House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
14th February 2011

No. 117

Monday 14 February 2011

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

2 Urgent Question: Building Schools for the Future (Secretary Michael Gove)

3 Statements: (1) Middle East (Secretary William Hague)

(2) Quarterly Statement on Afghanistan (Secretary Liam Fox)

4 Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Bill read a second time.

5 Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords] (Programme)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords]:

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 8 March 2011.

3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Question agreed to.

6 Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords] (Money)

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise-

(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the Treasury or the National Audit Office in consequence of the Act, and

(2) the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of-

(a) amounts payable in accordance with remuneration arrangements made in relation to the Comptroller and Auditor General and the person who chairs the National Audit Office, and

(b) amounts payable in consequence of liability for breach of duty in relation to audits, examinations and inspections carried out as part of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s functions.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Question agreed to.

7 Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords] (Ways and Means)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise-

(1) the imposition of charges to corporation tax in relation to transfers of property, rights and liabilities, and

(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Question agreed to.

8 Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Mr Aidan Burley be discharged from the Home Affairs Committee and Michael Ellis be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(2) Ordered, That Mr James Clappison be discharged from the International Development Committee and Mr Sam Gyimah be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(3) Ordered, That Alok Sharma be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Stephen McPartland be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

9 Adjournment

Subject: City status for Southend (Mr David Amess).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Adjourned at 8.52 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

10 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

The Lords agree to the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, with Amendments to which they desire the agreement of this House.

Printing of Lords Amendments

11 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Lords Amendments to the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 147), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 147–EN).

General Committees: Reports

12 Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Lee Scott (Chair) reported the draft Control of Donations and Regulation of Loans etc. (Extension of the Prescribed Period) (Northern Ireland) Order 2011.

13 Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Dai Havard (Chair) reported the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 3) 2010 (S.R. (N.I.), 2010, No. 430) and the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3038).

14 European Committee B in respect of European Union Documents No. 9193/10, relating to a Commission Report on the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management, No. 10346/10 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a Commission Communication: "More or less controls? Striking the right balance between the administrative costs of control and the risk of error", No. 15759/10, relating to the European Court of Auditors’ Opinion, and No. 5129/11, relating to a draft Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the annual budget of the Union

Miss Anne McIntosh (Chair) reported the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 9193/10, relating to the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management, No. 10346/10 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a Commission Communication on striking the right balance between the administrative costs of control and the risk of error, and Nos. 5129/11 and 15759/10, relating to a proposal for a Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the annual budget of the Union and corresponding Opinion of the European Court of Auditors; and supports the Government’s approach to ensure that, especially at a time when households and governments across the EU are taking difficult decisions to balance their budgets, EU expenditure must be subject to strict budgetary discipline and appropriate principles of sound financial management.

General Committees: Appointments

The Speaker appoints the Chair of General Committees and members of Programming Sub-Committees, and allocates Statutory Instruments to Delegated Legislation Committees.

The Committee of Selection nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees).

15 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2011)

Members: Sir Peter Bottomley discharged and James Brokenshire nominated in substitution.

16 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (Republic of Serbia) Order 2011)

Members: James Duddridge discharged and Stephen Crabb nominated in substitution.

17 European Committee B in respect of European Union Documents No. 9193/10, relating to a Commission Report on the functioning of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management, No. 10346/10 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a Commission Communication: "More or less controls? Striking the right balance between the administrative costs of control and the risk of error", No. 15759/10, relating to the European Court of Auditors’ Opinion, and No. 5129/11, relating to a draft Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the annual budget of the Union

Members: Mr David Gauke, Ben Gummer and John Hemming discharged and Danny Alexander, Nick Boles and Kwasi Kwarteng nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

18 Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 14 February 2011, to be published (Sir Alan Haselhurst).

19 Communities and Local Government Committee

Localism:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 547-viii);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Clive Betts).

20 Justice Committee

Access to Justice: Government’s proposed reforms for Legal Aid: Evidence, to be printed (HC 681-v) (Sir Alan Beith).

21 Science and Technology Committee

Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies: Third Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 13 and 20 October and 1 December 2010 (HC 619) (Andrew Miller).

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Broadcasting

Draft Media Ownership (Radio and Cross-media) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

2 Equality

Draft Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

3 Legal Services

Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulators) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

4 Data Protection

Information Commissioner’s Data Sharing Code of Practice (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

5 Fees and Charges

(1) Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Companies, Overseas Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 309), dated 8 February 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable);

(2) Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 324), dated 8 February 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable); and

(3) Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Limited Partnerships) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 319), dated 8 February 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

6 Local Government

Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 313), dated 9 February 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

7 Rating and Valuation

Non-Domestic Rating and Business Rate Supplements (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 255), dated 8 February 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

Other Papers:

8 Broadcasting

An Agreement between Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport and the British Broadcasting Corporation (by Command) (Cm. 8002) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

9 Government Resources and Accounts

Treasury Minute, dated 14 February 2011, directing the application of certain amounts as appropriations in aid of the Estimates for the year ending 31 March 2011 (by Act) (Mark Hoban).

10 Health Service Commissioners

Fourth Report of the Health Service Commissioner for England, Session 2010–2011: Care and compassion?: Report of the Health Service Ombudsman on ten investigations into NHS care of older people (by Act); to be printed (HC 778) (Clerk of the House).

11 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Progress report February 2011 (by Act); to be printed (HC 756) (Clerk of the House).

12 Supply Estimates, 2009–10

Central Government Supply Estimates 2009–10: Statement of Excesses (by Command); to be printed (HC 791) (Mark Hoban).

13 Supply Estimates, 2010–11

Spring Supplementary Estimates for Central Government (by Command); to be printed (HC 790) (Mark Hoban).

Withdrawn Papers:

14 Social Security

Employment and Support Allowance (Limited Capability for Work and Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 228), dated 8 February 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (laid 10 February 2011).