House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
12th October 2011

No. 203

Wednesday 12 October 2011

The House met at 11.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Private Bills [Lords]: Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Tuesday 18 October.

2 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Wales

(2) the Prime Minister

3 Statement: Patrick Finucane (Secretary Owen Paterson)

4 United Kingdom Bioethanol Industry: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Chancellor of the Exchequer to lay before Parliament an independent report on methods for supporting the domestic bioethanol production industry; and for connected purposes;

That Ian Swales, Tristram Hunt, Andrew Percy, Austin Mitchell and Mr David Ward present the Bill.

Ian Swales 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 233).

5 Opposition Day: Leader of the Opposition (Un-allotted day)

Jobs and Growth in the UK Economy

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House notes that there has been no growth in the UK economy over the last nine months, compared to 1.8 per cent. growth in the previous nine months; further notes that families are feeling the squeeze, unemployment is rising again and the recovery was choked off last autumn, well before the Eurozone crisis of recent months; agrees with the International Monetary Fund’s managing director that ‘growth is necessary for fiscal credibility’ and the IMF’s recent report which warned that ‘if activity were to undershoot current expectations and risk a period of stagnation’ the Government should ‘consider delaying some of their planned consolidation’; further notes that borrowing is forecast to be £46 billion higher than planned because of the slower growth and higher unemployment arising from the Government’s policy of cutting spending and raising taxes too far and too fast; further believes that the Government needs a plan for jobs and growth if the deficit is to be reduced in a sustainable way; and calls on the Government to implement a steadier deficit plan and the Opposition’s five point plan for jobs, which includes a tax on bank bonuses to fund 100,000 jobs for young people, bringing forward long-term investment projects, reversing temporarily the VAT increase to provide an average £450 increase for a couple with children, implementing a one year cut in VAT on home improvements, repairs and maintenance to five per cent., and a one year national insurance tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.-(Ed Balls.)

6 Deferred Divisions

The Deputy Speaker announced the results of the Division which had been deferred to this day (Standing Order No. 41A).

Tribunals and Inquiries,-That the draft First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 12 July, be approved.

Division No. 364.

Ayes: 309.

Noes: 20.

Question accordingly agreed to.

7 Opposition Day: Leader of the Opposition (Un-allotted day) (resumed)

The House resumed the debate.

Ms Rosie Winterton claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).

Question put, That the Question be now put.

Question agreed to.

Question accordingly put.

The House divided.

Division No. 365.

Ayes: 244 (Tellers: Phil Wilson, Yvonne Fovargue).

Noes: 315 (Tellers: Norman Lamb, Jeremy Wright).

Question accordingly negatived.

8 Business of the House

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Orders No.15 and No. 41A), That, at this day’s sitting, proceedings on the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to Business of the House (17 October) may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour, and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.-(Bill Wiggin.)

Question agreed to.

9 Business of the House (17 October)

Ordered, That, at the sitting on Monday 17 October, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 14(3A) (Arrangement of public business), the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of the proceedings on the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund not later than two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion; and such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved.-(Mr David Heath.)

10 Business of the House (13 October)

Motion made, That, at the sitting on Thursday 13 October-

(1) the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Mr Greg Knight relating to Hand-held Electronic Devices in the Chamber, Select Committee Amendments, Explanatory Statements on Amendments to Bills, and Written Parliamentary Questions not later than one and a half hours after their commencement; and such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved;

(2) proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr Greg Knight on Ministerial Statements may continue until three hours after commencement of proceedings on the Motions specified in paragraph (1), and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of.-(Bill Wiggin.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 9(6)).

11 Adjournment

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Bill Wiggin.)

Adjourned at 7.20 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

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).

12 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authorities) Order 2011)

(1) Chair: Hugh Bayley

(2) Members: Jonathan Ashworth, Sir Stuart Bell, Tom Brake, Mike Crockart, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Barbara Keeley, Pauline Latham, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Jason McCartney, John McDonnell, Ian Paisley, Mr Richard Shepherd, Mr Andy Slaughter, Derek Twigg, Mr Shailesh Vara, Mr Ben Wallace, Dr Sarah Wollaston and Mike Wood.

13 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011)

(1) Chair: Mr Peter Bone

(2) Members: Lyn Brown, Mike Crockart, Simon Danczuk, Bill Esterson, John Hemming, Mr Mark Hoban, Kate Hoey, Joseph Johnson, Chris Leslie, Fiona Mactaggart, Mark Pawsey, Claire Perry, Christopher Pincher, Alok Sharma, Rory Stewart, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Sammy Wilson and Jeremy Wright.

14 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications of Enactments) Order 2011)

Members: Mr William Bain, Gordon Banks, Fiona Bruce, Mr Tom Clarke, Mr Geoffrey Cox, Thomas Docherty, Mr Brian H. Donohoe, Mr David Hamilton, Mr Marcus Jones, Mrs Eleanor Laing, Mark Lazarowicz, Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil, Mark Menzies, David Mundell, Sir Robert Smith, John Stevenson, Jo Swinson and Angela Watkinson.

15 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 10784/11, relating to Commission Communication: A dialogue for migration, mobility and security with the southern Mediterranean countries

Chair: Miss Anne McIntosh.

16 European Committee B in respect of European Union Documents No. 11055/11 and Addendum, relating to a Commission Communication on the protection of the financial interests of the European Union by criminal law and by administrative investigations, and No. 12141/11 and Addendum, relating to the Commission Communication on the Commission anti-fraud strategy

Members: Lyn Brown, Rehman Chishti, Mr James Clappison, Geraint Davies, Mark Garnier, Justine Greening, John Hemming, Kelvin Hopkins, Cathy Jamieson, Mr Andrew Love, Paul Uppal, Sammy Wilson and Jeremy Wright.

17 Welsh Grand Committee

Members: Mr Brooks Newmark discharged and Michael Fabricant nominated in substitution.

18 Welsh Grand Committee in respect of its meeting on 20 October

Chairs: Martin Caton and Mr Dai Havard.

European Union Documents Referred

19 European Committee B

European Union Document No. 13284/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, relating to a draft Council Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms.

20 European Committee B

European Union Document No. 14142/10, relating to the draft Council Decision on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania.

Reports from Select Committees

21 Defence Committee

(1) Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2011–12: Government response to the Fifth Report of Session 2010–12: Seventh Special Report, to be printed (HC 1528);

(2) Operations in Afghanistan: Government response to the Fourth Report of Session 2010–12: Eighth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1525);

(3) Operations in Libya:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 950-ii);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(4) The Military Covenant In Action? Part 1: Military Casualties: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr James Arbuthnot).

22 Draft Defamation Bill (Joint Committee on)

Draft Defamation Bill:

(1) First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 930);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Sir Peter Bottomley).

23 Education Committee

(1) Services for Young People: The Government Response: Sixth Report, to be printed (HC 1501);

(2) The revised Schools Admissions and Appeals Codes: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1513-i);

(3) Main Estimates 2011–12: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Graham Stuart).

24 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

(1) EU proposals for the dairy sector and the future of the dairy industry: Government response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2010–12: Seventh Special Report, to be printed (HC 1548);

(2) Common Fisheries Policy Reform: Written evidence, to be published

(Miss Anne McIntosh).

25 Environmental Audit Committee

(1) Sustainable development in the National Planning Policy Framework:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1480-i);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Preparations for the Rio+20 summit: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Green Economy: Written evidence, to be published

(Joan Walley).

26 European Scrutiny Committee

(1) Forty-second Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 428-xxxvii);

(2) Ministerial Correspondence: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr William Cash).

27 Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) DfID Financial Management: Fifty-second Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1398);

(2) Managing high value capital equipment: Fifty-third Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1469);

(3) HM Revenue and Customs Accounts 2010–11:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1531-i);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published

(Margaret Hodge).

28 Public Administration (Select Committee on) 

Smaller Government: Bigger Society?: Evidence, to be printed (HC 902-vi) (Mr Bernard Jenkin).

29 Science and Technology Committee

(1) Peer review in scientific publications: Government and Research Councils UK Responses to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2010–12: Tenth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1535);

(2) The evidence base for alcohol guidelines:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1536-i);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Science in the Met Office: Written evidence, to be published

(Andrew Miller).

30 Scottish Affairs Committee

(1) The Crown Estate in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Health and Safety in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Ian Davidson).

31 Work and Pensions Committee

Automatic enrolment in workplace pensions and the National Employment Savings Trust: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1494-i) (Dame Anne Begg).

[WH, No. 132]

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Ovarian cancer (Stuart Andrew).

Innovation in the NHS (John Glen).

Disabled access to public transport (Lisa Nandy).

Preventing violence against women and girls (Caroline Lucas).

Sharing of resources and co-operation with Commonwealth partners (Andrew Percy).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)

Adjourned at 4.59 pm until tomorrow.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Education

Southgate College (Dissolution) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2455), dated 6 October 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

Other Papers:

2 Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise)

Report of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies for 2010–11 (by Act) (Secretary Vince Cable).

3 Culture, Media and Sport

Government Response to the Seventh Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Session 2010–12, on Football Governance (by Command) (Cm. 8207) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

4 Intelligence Services

Government Response to the Annual Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee for 2010–11 (by Command) (Cm. 8168) (The Prime Minister).

5 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department of Health: Achievement of foundation trust status by NHS hospital trusts (by Act); to be printed (HC 1516) (Clerk of the House).

6 Treaty Series (No. 41, 2011)

Agreement, done at Berne on 16 December 2005, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Federal Council on the Readmission of Persons Present without Authorisation with Protocol (by Command) (Cm. 8199) (Secretary William Hague).

7 Treaty Series (No. 42, 2011)

Amendment, adopted at Washington on 28 April 2008, of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund to Enhance Voice and Participation in the International Monetary Fund and Amendment, adopted at Washington on 5 May 2008, of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund to Expand the Investment Authority of the International Monetary Fund (by Command) (Cm. 8202) (Secretary William Hague).

8 Treaty Series (No. 43, 2011)

Amended Convention, adopted at Brussels on 22 April 2005, establishing the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Centre (by Command) (Cm. 8200) (Secretary William Hague).

9 Treaty Series (No. 44, 2011)

Exchange of Notes, done at Dublin on 8 and 13 September 2011, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland concerning the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland establishing Implementation Bodies, done at Dublin on 8 March 1999 (by Command) (Cm. 8201) (Secretary William Hague).

10 Welsh Affairs

Memorandum to the Welsh Affairs Committee on Post-legislative Assessment of the Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006 (by Command) (Cm. 8191) (Secretary Cheryl Gillan).

Prepared 2nd February 2015