House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
22nd March 2011

No. 136

Tuesday 22 March 2011

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

2 Statement: Student visas (Secretary Theresa May)

3 Dangerous and Reckless Cycling (Offences): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill creating new offences of causing death or serious injury through dangerous or reckless cycling; to make provision regarding minimum sentencing and fines for those convicted of such offences; and for connected purposes;

That Andrea Leadsom, Amber Rudd, Dan Byles, Damian Hinds, Mark Lancaster, Harriett Baldwin, Mary Macleod, Chris Heaton-Harris and Margot James present the Bill.

Andrea Leadsom accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 4 November, and to be printed (Bill 168).

4 Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords]: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee

Amendment 1 proposed.-(Chris Leslie.)

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendment 2 proposed.-(Chris Leslie.)

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

5 Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords]: Third Reading

Mr Patrick McLoughlin signified Queen’s consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is concerned.

Bill read the third time and passed, with an Amendment.

6 Public Petitions

A Public Petition from residents of Alyn and Deeside relating to Sentencing Guidelines (Manslaughter) was presented and read by Mark Tami.

7 Adjournment

Subject: Closure of driving test centres in Girvan and Cumnock (Sandra Osborne).

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Philip Dunne.)

8 Suspension of sitting

The Deputy Speaker suspended the sitting (Order, 21 March).

9 Royal Assent

The Deputy Speaker reported that the Queen had signified Royal Assent to the following Acts under the Royal Assent Act 1967:

National Insurance Contributions Act 2011

Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011

10 Adjournment (resumed)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Philip Dunne.)

Adjourned at 8.30 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

11 National Insurance Contributions Bill

The Lords agree to the National Insurance Contributions Bill without amendment.

General Committees: Reports

12 Education Bill Committee

Mr Charles Walker (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

13 Health and Social Care Bill Committee

Mr Roger Gale (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

14 Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee

Mr Martin Caton (Chair) reported:

(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and

(2) written evidence.

Written evidence to be published.

15 Welfare Reform Bill Committee

Mr James Gray (Chair) reported:

(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and

(2) written evidence.

Written evidence to be published.

16 Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Jim Dobbin (Chair) reported the draft Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2011 and the draft Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011.

17 Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr David Crausby (Chair) reported the draft Media Ownership (Radio and Cross-media) Order 2011.

18 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

Dr William McCrea (Chair) reported the Insurance Premium Tax (Discounted Insurance Premiums: Higher Rate) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 661) and the draft Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2011.

19 European Union Document No. 14768/10 and Addendum, relating to a Commission Communication on Facing the challenge of the safety of offshore oil and gas activities

Mrs Anne Main (Chair) reported the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 14768/10 and Addendum, relating to a Commission Communication on Facing the challenge of the safety of offshore oil and gas activities; agrees that the UK has a proven, robust offshore environmental and safety regime, and supports the Government’s intention to work closely with the Commission and EU Member States to ensure that high standards of health and safety and high levels of protection for the environment are maintained across Europe in respect of oil and gas operations.

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).

20 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2011 and the draft Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011)

Members: Charlotte Leslie discharged and Dr Daniel Poulter nominated in substitution.

21 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2011)

Members: Dr Daniel Poulter discharged and Jeremy Lefroy nominated in substitution.

22 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011)

Members: Mark Pritchard discharged and Neil Carmichael nominated in substitution.

23 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Insurance Premium Tax (Discounted Insurance Premiums: Higher Rate) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 661) and the draft Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2011)

Members: Lyn Brown discharged and Mr David Anderson nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

24 Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 22 March, to be published (Sir Alan Haselhurst).

25 Backbench Business Committee

Determination of business to be taken on 31 March in Westminster Hall, with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 22 March, to be published (Natascha Engel).

26 Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

The Future of Higher Education:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 885-i);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Adrian Bailey).

27 Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees

Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly Reports for 2010, licensing policy and review of export control legislation: First Joint Report, being the Fourth Report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, the Second Report from the Defence Committee, the Fifth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Sixth Report from the International Development Committee, 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 December 2010 and 24 January (HC 686) (Sir John Stanley).

28 Culture, Media and Sport Committee

(1) Funding of the arts and heritage: 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 12 and 26 October, 2 and 9 November, 1, 7 and 14 December 2010 and 8 March (HC 464-I and -II);

(2) Football Governance:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 792-v);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr John Whittingdale).

29 Defence Committee

Defence Equipment 2010: Further Government response to Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2009–10: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 898) (Mr James Arbuthnot).

30 Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills (Joint Committee on)

Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills: Evidence, to be printed (HC 893-i) (Tony Baldry).

31 Education Committee

English Baccalaureate:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 851-i);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Graham Stuart).

32 Energy and Climate Change Committee

Shale Gas: Written evidence, to be published (Dr Alan Whitehead).

33 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

(1) Welfare of Laying Hens Directive-Implications for the egg industry:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 830-ii);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) EU proposals for the dairy industry: Written evidence, to be published

(Miss Anne McIntosh).

34 Health Committee

Commissioning: further issues: Evidence, to be printed (HC 796-v) (Mr Stephen Dorrell).

35 Home Affairs Committee

(1) Follow up on domestic violence, forced marriage and "honour"-based violence: Evidence, to be printed (HC 880-i);

(2) Work of the Home Office-Equalities: Evidence, to be printed (HC 732-ii)

(Keith Vaz).

36 Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

(1) Facilitating Peaceful Protest: Tenth 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 18 January and 1 February (HC 684);

(2) Legislative Scrutiny: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) The Human Rights Implications of UK Extradition Policy: Written evidence, to be published

(Dr Hywel Francis).

37 Justice Committee

The operation of the Family Courts: Evidence, to be printed (HC 518-iv) (Sir Alan Beith).

38 Political and Constitutional Reform Committee

(1) Constitutional implications of the Cabinet Manual: Sixth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 13 and 20 January and 1 February (HC 734);

(2) Codifying the relationship between central and local government: Written evidence

(Mr Graham Allen).

39 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

Good Governance: the effective use of IT:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 715-iii);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Bernard Jenkin).

40 Transport Committee

(1) Bus Services after the Spending Review:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 750-ii);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Effective road and traffic management: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Issues relating to the licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) The Coastguard, emergency towing vessels and the Maritime Incident Response Group: Written evidence, to be published

(Mrs Louise Ellman).

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Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Government policy on the promotion of women in business (Mrs Helen Grant).

Regional development in the North East (Tom Blenkinsop).

Government policy on Pakistan (Andrew Stephenson).

Cross-border child custody access (Mr Frank Doran).

Civil recovery in England and Wales (Simon Hughes).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Angela Watkinson.)

Adjourned at 1.59 pm until tomorrow.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Climate Change

Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Nitrous Oxide) Regulations 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Chris Huhne).

2 Pensions

(1) Draft Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme) (Rights of Appeal) Regulations 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Liam Fox); and

(2) draft Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 (Time Limit for Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Liam Fox).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

3 Animals

Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 881), dated 21 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Caroline Spelman).

4 Building Societies

Mutual Societies (Electronic Communications) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 593), dated 21 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mark Hoban).

5 Civil Aviation

(1) Aerodromes (Designation) (Detention and Sale of Aircraft) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 832), dated 16 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond); and

(2) Airport Byelaws (Designation) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 828), dated 16 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond).

6 Criminal Law

(1) Egypt (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 887), dated 22 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mark Hoban); and

(2) Tunisia (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 888), dated 22 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mark Hoban).

7 Friendly Societies

Friendly Societies (Proxy Voting) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 883), dated 21 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mark Hoban).

8 Social Security

(1) Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 869), dated 17 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith); and

(2) Workmen’s Compensation (Supplementation) (Amendment) Scheme 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 868), dated 17 March 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).

Other Papers:

9 Animal Health

Return of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 and incidences of disease in imported animals for the year 2010 (by Act) (Secretary Caroline Spelman).

10 Culture, Media and Sport

The BBC’s management of the costs of producing continuing drama: Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General presented to the BBC Trust’s Finance and Compliance Committee (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

11 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Transport: The InterCity East Coast Passenger Rail Franchise (by Act); to be printed (HC 824) (Clerk of the House).

12 Science and Technology

Report and Accounts of the Medical Research Council for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 481) (Secretary Vince Cable).