House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
27th June 2011

No. 176

Monday 27 June 2011

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

2 Statements: (1) EU Council (Prime Minister)

(2) Defence reform (Secretary Liam Fox)

3 House of Lords Reform

Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of House of Lords reform.-(Deputy Prime Minister.)

4 Estimates

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 145), That this House agrees with the Report (22 June) of the Liaison Committee.-(Mr Philip Dunne.)

Question agreed to.

5 Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Bill Esterson be discharged from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Cathy Jamieson be added.-(Mr Mark Francois, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(2) Ordered, That Nadine Dorries be discharged from the Health Committee and Dr Daniel Poulter be added.-(Mr Mark Francois, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(3) Ordered, That Alun Cairns be discharged from the Welsh Affairs Committee and Mr Robin Walker be added.-(Mr Mark Francois, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(4) Ordered, That Alex Cunningham be discharged from the Work and Pensions Committee and Debbie Abrahams be added.-(Mr Mark Francois, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

6 Adjournment

Subject: Community orchards (Paul Maynard).

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

Adjourned at 10.24 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

7 Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee on)

The Lords have come to the following Resolution, to which they desire the agreement of this House:

That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider privacy and injunctions, including:

(1) how the statutory and common law on privacy and the use of anonymity injunctions and super-injunctions has operated in practice;

(2) how best to strike the balance between privacy and freedom of expression, in particular how best to determine whether there is a public interest in material concerning people’s private and family life;

(3) issues relating to the enforcement of anonymity injunctions and super-injunctions, including the internet, cross-border jurisdiction within the United Kingdom, parliamentary privilege and the rule of law; and

(4) issues relating to media regulation in this context, including the role of the Press Complaints Commission and the Office of Communications (OFCOM);

and that the committee should report by 29 February 2012.

Changes to Notices Given

8 Planning (Green Belt Protection) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 9 September, read and discharged.

Bill withdrawn.

General Committees: Reports

9 First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Regulations 2011.

10 Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr David Amess (Chair) reported the draft Carbon Budget Order 2011 and the draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2011.

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 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Regulations 2011)

Members: Lyn Brown and Paul Uppal discharged and Mr Alan Campbell and Mike Freer nominated in substitution.

12 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Carbon Budget Order 2011 and the draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2011)

Members: Mike Crockart, Caroline Dinenage, George Freeman and Huw Irranca-Davies discharged and Karen Bradley, Meg Hillier, Elizabeth Truss and Simon Wright nominated in substitution.

13 European Committee A in respect of European Union Document No. 8333/11 and Addenda 1 to 3, a White Paper: Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area-Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system

Members: Kwasi Kwarteng discharged and Steve Baker nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

14 Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 27 June, to be published (Sir Alan Haselhurst).

15 Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Audit and Inspection of Local Authorities: Fourth Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 763);

(2) Regeneration:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1014-v);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Localisation issues in welfare reform: Written evidence, to be published

(Clive Betts).

16 Public Accounts (Committee of)

Department for Work and Pensions Cost Reduction: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1351-i) (Margaret Hodge).

APPENDIX

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 24 June 2011 under Standing Order No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 National Health Service

(1) Care Quality Commission (Additional Functions) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 1551), dated 19 June 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Lansley); and

(2) NHS Foundation Trusts and Primary Care Trusts (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 1552), dated 21 June 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Lansley).

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 27 June 2011:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

2 Construction

(1) Draft Construction Contracts (England) Exclusion Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable); and

(2) draft Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

3 Equality

Draft Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

4 Tribunals and Inquiries

Draft First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

5 National Health Service

National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 1556), dated 21 June 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mr Secretary Lansley).

6 Social Security

Social Security (Exemption from Claiming Retirement Pension) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 1554), dated 21 June 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).

Other Papers:

7 Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport Minute, dated 27 June 2011, concerning the transfer of freeholds from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

8 National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust for 2010–11 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);

(2) Report and Accounts of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2010–11 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);

(3) Report and Accounts of City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust for 2010–11 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);

(4) Report and Accounts of Medway NHS Foundation Trust for 2010–11 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);

(5) Report and Accounts of North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2010–11 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);

(6) Report and Accounts of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2010–11 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);

(7) Report and Accounts of Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for 2010–11 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley); and

(8) Report and Accounts of the Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2010–11 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley).

9 Pharmacy

Report, Fitness to Practise Report and Accounts of General Pharmaceutical Council for 2010–11 (by Statutory Instrument) (Mr Secretary Lansley).