House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday
19th May 2011

No. 160

Thursday 19 May 2011

The House met at 10.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

2 Urgent Question: Wild animals (circuses) (Mr James Paice)

3 Business Question (Leader of the House)

4 Statement: McNulty Report on Rail value for money and West Coast (Secretary Philip Hammond)

5 Backbench Business (27th allotted day (Standing Order No. 14))

(1) BBC World Service

Resolved, That this House notes the Sixth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service, HC 849; endorses the Committee’s support for the World Service’s invaluable work in providing a widely respected and trusted news service in combination with high-quality journalism to many countries; considers that the unfolding events in North Africa and the Middle East demonstrate the continuing importance of the soft power wielded through the World Service; believes that the value of the World Service far outweighs its relatively small cost; and invites the Government to review its decision to cut spending on the World Service by 16 per cent.-(Richard Ottaway.)

(2) Rural Broadband and Mobile Coverage

Resolved, That this House recognises that rural businesses and rural communities across the UK are isolated and undermined by slow broadband and the lack of mobile voice and mobile broadband coverage; urges Ofcom to increase the coverage obligation attached to the 800MHz spectrum licence to 98 per cent.; and calls upon the Government to fulfil its commitment to build both the best superfast broadband network in Europe and provide everyone in the UK with a minimum of 2 Mbps by 2015.-(Rory Stewart.)

6 Business of the House (8 June)

Ordered, That, at the sitting on Wednesday 8 June, notwithstanding paragraph (2)(c)(i) of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business), opposition business may be proceeded with for three hours; proceedings shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.-(Mr Philip Dunne.)

7 Adjournment

Subject: East Coast main line call centre contract (Ian Mearns).

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

House adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 9(3)).

Adjourned at 6.30 pm until Monday 23 May.

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Other proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

8 Activity Centres (Young Persons’ Safety) (Amendment) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 20 May, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 17 June.

9 Sale of Park Homes Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 10 June, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 17 June.

General Committees: Reports

10 London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee

Mr David Amess (Chair) reported the Bill, with an Amendment.

Bill, as amended, to be considered on Monday 23 May; and to be printed (Bill 192).

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).

11 Energy Bill [Lords] (Programming Sub-Committee)

Members: Mr David Anderson, Gregory Barker, Luciana Berger, George Freeman, Huw Irranca-Davies, Tessa Munt and Mr Shailesh Vara.

12 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 14436/10 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to attacks against information systems, repealing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA

Members: Mark Tami discharged and Lilian Greenwood nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

13 Transport Committee

The Coastguard, emergency towing vessels and the Maritime Incident Response Group: Evidence, to be printed (HC 948-iii) (Mrs Louise Ellman).

[WH, No. 104]

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 2.30 pm.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Implications for Wales of the Government’s Proposals for Constitutional Reform-First Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, and the Government response.

Severn Crossings Toll-Third Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, and the Government response.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr David Jones.)

Adjourned at 5.16 pm until Tuesday 24 May.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Other Papers:

1 Equality

How Fair is Britain?-Equality, Human Rights and Good Relations in 2010-first triennial review from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (by Act) (Secretary Theresa May).

2 National Heritage

Government Indemnity Scheme: Report to Parliament on the level of outstanding liabilities for the six month period ending 31 March 2011 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

Withdrawn Papers:

3 Equality

How Fair is Britain?-Equality, Human Rights and Good Relations in 2010-first triennial review from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (by Act) (laid 11 October 2010).