House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
6th September 2011

No. 193

Tuesday 6 September 2011

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Private Bills [Lords]: London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Tuesday 13 September.

2 Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

3 Currency and Banknotes (Amendment): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Motion made and Question proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Currency and Banknotes Act 1954 to allow banknotes in addition to those issued by the Bank of England to be legal tender; and for connected purposes.-(Mr Douglas Carswell.)

Motion opposed (Standing Order No. 23(1)).

Question put, and agreed to.

Ordered, That Mr Douglas Carswell and Steve Baker present the Bill.

Mr Douglas Carswell accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 20 January 2012, and to be printed (Bill 226).

4 Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 3)

Motion made and Question put, That the Order of 31 January 2011 (Health and Social Care Bill (Programme)) as supplemented by the Order of 21 June 2011 (Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 2)) be varied as follows:

1. Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Order shall be omitted.

2. Proceedings on Consideration shall be taken on the days shown in the first column of the following Table and in the order so shown.

3. Each part of the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in relation to it in the second column of the Table.

TABLE

Proceedings

Time for conclusion of proceedings

First day

New Clauses and New Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Parts 3 and 4 other than:

(a) New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to transitional arrangements for NHS foundation trusts,

(b) New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to private health care, and

(c) amendments providing for commissioning consortia to be known as clinical commissioning groups.

8.30 pm on the first day.

New Clauses and New Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Parts 3 and 4, which relate to transitional arrangements for NHS foundation trusts or to private health care; amendments providing for commissioning consortia to be known as clinical commissioning groups.

10.00 pm on the first day.

Second day

New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to the provision of information, advice or counselling about termination of pregnancy.

One and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on consideration on the second day.

Remaining New Clauses and New Schedules relating to, and remaining amendments to, Parts 1, 2 and 5 to 12; remaining proceedings on consideration.

6.00 pm on the second day.

4. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm on the second day on which proceedings on consideration are taken.-(Mr Simon Burns.)

The House divided.

Division No. 335.

Ayes: 299 (Tellers: Stephen Crabb, Norman Lamb).

Noes: 232 (Tellers: David Wright, Lyn Brown).

Question accordingly agreed to.

5 Health and Social Care (Re-Committed) Bill: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee (1st allocated day)

New Clause NC2-(Mr Secretary Lansley)-brought up, and read the first time.

Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.

The House divided.

Division No. 336.

Ayes: 304 (Tellers: James Duddridge, Stephen Crabb).

Noes: 231 (Tellers: Lilian Greenwood, Graham Jones).

Question accordingly agreed to.

Since it was after 8.30 pm the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on New Clauses and New Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Parts 3 and 4 other than: (a) New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to transitional arrangements for NHS foundation trusts, (b) New Clauses, New Schedules and amendments relating to private health care, and (c) amendments providing for commissioning consortia to be known as clinical commissioning groups to a conclusion (Programme Order, today).

The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E).

(1) That the Clause be added to the Bill (Question necessary to bring to a decision a question already proposed from the Chair).-(Mr Secretary Lansley.)

Question agreed to.

(2) That New Clause NC6 be added to the Bill (Question on new Clause moved by a Minister of the Crown).-(Mr Secretary Lansley.)

Question agreed to.

(3) That Amendment 10 be made (Amendment selected by the Speaker for separate decision).-(Liz Kendall.)

The House divided.

Division No. 337.

Ayes: 232 (Tellers: Lilian Greenwood, Graham Jones).

Noes: 302 (Tellers: Stephen Crabb, Norman Lamb).

Question accordingly negatived.

(4) That Amendments 87, 90 to 107, 113 to 220 and 366 to 372 be made (single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).-(Mr Secretary Lansley.)

Question agreed to.

New Clause NC3-(Paul Burstow)-brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC4-(Paul Burstow)-brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC5-(Paul Burstow)-brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC19-(Andrew George)-brought up, and read the first time.

Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.

Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

At 10.00 pm, proceedings were interrupted (Programme Order, today).

The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E).

(1) That Amendments 88, 89 and 108 to 112 be made (single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).-(Mr Simon Burns.)

Question agreed to.

(2) That Amendment 1165 be made (Amendment selected by the Speaker for separate decision).-(Emily Thornberry.)

The House divided.

Division No. 338.

Ayes: 239 (Tellers: Graham Jones, Lilian Greenwood).

Noes: 292 (Tellers: James Duddridge, Stephen Crabb).

Question accordingly negatived.

(3) That Amendments 404 to 1117 and 403 be made (single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).-(Mr Simon Burns.)

Question agreed to.

Title accordingly amended, as follows: A Bill to establish and make provision about a National Health Service Commissioning Board and clinical commissioning groups and to make other provision about the National Health Service in England; to make provision about public health in the United Kingdom; to make provision about regulating health and adult social care services; to make provision about public involvement in health and social care matters, scrutiny of health matters by local authorities and cooperation between local authorities and commissioners of health care services; to make provision about regulating health and social care workers; to establish and make provision about a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; to establish and make provision about a Health and Social Care Information Centre and to make other provision about information relating to health or social care matters; to abolish certain public bodies involved in health or social care; to make other provision about health care; and for connected purposes.

Bill to be further considered tomorrow.

6 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Landfill (Maximum Landfill Amount) Regulations 2011, which were laid before this House on 15 June, be approved.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011, which were laid before this House on 27 June, be approved.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Construction Contracts (England) Exclusion Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 27 June, be approved.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)

Question agreed to.

7 Northern Ireland Grand Committee

Ordered, That-

(1) the matter of re-balancing the economy in Northern Ireland be referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee;

(2) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Tuesday 1 November at 4.30 pm; and

(3) at that sitting-

(a) the Committee shall take questions under Standing Order No. 110 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)), and shall then consider the matter referred to it under paragraph (1) above;

(b) the chair shall interrupt proceedings not later than two and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the matter referred to the Committee; and

(c) at the conclusion of those proceedings, a motion for the adjournment of the Committee may be made by a Minister of the Crown, pursuant to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 116 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (sittings)).-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)

8 Adjournment

Subject: Metal thefts in the electricity industry (Graham Jones).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)

Adjourned at 10.41 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

9 NHS Acute Medical and Surgical Services (Working Time Directive) Bill

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

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 21 October.

General Committees: Reports

10 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill Committee

Mr Philip Hollobone (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

11 Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Jim Hood (Chair) reported the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011.

12 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 10794/11, relating to a new response to a changing neighbourhood, and Addenda 1 to 16, detailing the results and recommendations of the Commission’s review of the European Neighbourhood Policy and a report on implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy during 2010

Dr William McCrea (Chair) reported the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 10794/11, relating to a new response to a changing neighbourhood, and Addenda 1 to 16, detailing the results and recommendations of the Commission’s review of the European Neighbourhood Policy and a report on implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy during 2010; and supports the Government’s approach as set out in the Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the FCO dated 3 June 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).

13 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011)

Members: Lyn Brown and Mr Brooks Newmark discharged and Gregg McClymont and Angela Watkinson nominated in substitution.

14 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011)

Members: Mr Shailesh Vara discharged and Bill Wiggin nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

15 Backbench Business Committee

Determination of business to be taken on 15 September, with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 6 September, to be published (Natascha Engel).

16 Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

Pub Companies: 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 7 and 18 July (HC 1369-I and -II) (Mr Adrian Bailey).

17 Culture, Media and Sport Committee

(1) Phone-hacking:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 903-iii);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Gambling: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Spectrum: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr John Whittingdale).

18 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

(1) Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy: Domestic Fisheries Management: Government response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2010–12: Sixth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1485);

(2) Outcome of the Farming Regulation Task Force: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) The draft National Policy Statement for Hazardous Waste: Written evidence, to be published

(Miss Anne McIntosh).

19 Health Committee

(1) Annual Accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission: Ninth Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1430);

(2) Annual Accountability hearing with Monitor: Tenth Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1431)

(Mr Stephen Dorrell).

20 Home Affairs Committee

Policing large scale disorder: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1456-i) (Keith Vaz).

21 Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

(1) The Terrorism Act 2000 (Remedial) Order 2011: Stop and Search without Reasonable Suspicion (Second Report): Seventeenth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1483);

(2) Remedial Orders: Written evidence, to be published

(Dr Hywel Francis).

22 Liaison Committee

Evidence from the Prime Minister: Evidence, to be printed (HC 608-iii) (Sir Alan Beith).

23 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

(1) Public Appointments: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1389-ii);

(2) Smaller Government: Bigger Society?: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Bernard Jenkin).

24 Transport Committee

(1) Out of the jam: reducing congestion on our roads:

(i) Ninth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 872);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) The cost of motor insurance: Government response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2010–12: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1466);

(3) Keeping the UK moving: The impact on transport of the winter weather in December 2010: Government response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2010–12: Sixth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1467);

(4) High Speed Rail:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1185-iv);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(5) UK Rolling Stock Procurement: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Office of the Rail Regulator, Spring Supplementary Estimate: Written evidence, to be published;

(7) Department for Transport, Departmental Savings: Written evidence, to be published

(Mrs Louise Ellman).

25 Treasury Committee

Global imbalances: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1474-i) (Mr Andrew Tyrie).

[WH, No. 125]

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Competition in the bus industry (Graham Stringer).

Care and services for older people (Tracey Crouch).

Government policy on devolution of energy powers to Wales (Jonathan Edwards).

Provision of special needs education by the independent sector (Annette Brooke).

UN membership of a Palestinian state (Richard Burden).

Motion made and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(11)).

Adjourned at 2.00 pm until tomorrow.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Corporation Tax

Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2192), dated 5 September 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mark Hoban).

2 Mental Capacity

Public Guardian (Fees, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2189), dated 5 September 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

3 Town and Country Planning

(1) Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2058), dated 30 August 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(2) Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2057), dated 30 August 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles); and

(3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2056), dated 30 August 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

Other Papers:

4 Air Force (Constitution)

Air Publication 3393-Eleventh Edition of The Royal Air Force Manual for Officer Commissioning and Terms of Service (by Act) (Secretary Liam Fox).

5 Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions)

Report of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland for 2010–11 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1379) (Secretary Owen Paterson).

6 Public Processions (Northern Ireland)

Report and Financial Statements of Parades Commission for Northern Ireland for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 1362) (Secretary Owen Paterson).

Prepared 2nd February 2015