House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
24th October 2011

No. 210

Monday 24 October 2011

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

2 Statement: European Council (Prime Minister)

3 Backbench Business (34th allotted day (Standing Order No. 14))

National Referendum on the European Union

Motion made and Question put, That this House calls upon the Government to introduce a Bill in the next session of Parliament to provide for the holding of a national referendum on whether the United Kingdom should

(a) remain a member of the European Union on the current terms;

(b) leave the European Union; or

(c) re-negotiate the terms of its membership in order to create a new relationship based on trade and co-operation.-(Mr David Nuttall.)

The House divided.

Division No. 372.

Ayes: 111 (Tellers: Mr Peter Bone, Mr Philip Hollobone).

Noes: 483 (Tellers: Mr Philip Dunne, Greg Hands).

Question accordingly negatived.

4 Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 5 September, be approved.-(Angela Watkinson.)

Question agreed to.

5 Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Dan Jarvis and Ian Murray be discharged from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and Julie Elliott and Ann McKechin be added.-(Mr Mark Francois, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(2) Ordered, That Cathy Jamieson be discharged from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and Steve Rotheram be added.-(Mr Mark Francois, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(3) Ordered, That Mr Mike Hancock be discharged from the Defence Committee and Bob Russell be added.-(Mr Mark Francois, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(4) Ordered, That Yvonne Fovargue be discharged from the Health Committee and Barbara Keeley be added.-(Mr Mark Francois, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(5) Ordered, That Ian Lavery be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Mr David Anderson be added.-(Mr Mark Francois, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(6) Ordered, That Stella Creasy and Mrs Anne McGuire be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Meg Hillier and Fiona Mactaggart be added.-(Mr Mark Francois, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

6 Adjournment

Subject: Live animal exports from the Port of Ramsgate (Laura Sandys).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Angela Watkinson.)

Adjourned at 10.43 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

7 Coinage (Measurement) Bill

The Lords agree to the Coinage (Measurement) Bill without amendment.

General Committees: Reports

8 Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr David Crausby (Chair) reported the draft Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications of Enactments) 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).

9 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Medicines Act 1968 (Pharmacy) Order 2011)

Members: Gavin Barwell discharged and Stephen Barclay nominated in substitution.

10 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Motions in the name of Sir George Young relating to the Electoral Commission (two Motions) and to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England)

Members: John Glen discharged and Nicola Blackwood nominated in substitution.

11 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: Justine Greening discharged and Mr Mark Hoban nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

12 Administration Committee

(1) Visitor Access and Facilities in the House of Commons: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1556-ii);

(2) Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 24 October 2011, to be published

(Sir Alan Haselhurst).

13 Communities and Local Government Committee

National Planning Policy Framework: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1526-iii) (Clive Betts).

14 Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Phone-hacking: Evidence, to be printed (HC 903-v) (Mr John Whittingdale).

15 Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee on)

Draft House of Lords Reform Bill:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1313-iii);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Tom Clarke).

16 Foreign Affairs Committee

Piracy off the coast of Somalia: Part of the evidence, to be printed (HC 1318-iv) (Richard Ottaway).

17 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)

National Security Strategy:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1384-iii);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Margaret Beckett).

18 Public Accounts (Committee of)

Armoured Vehicles: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1444-i) (Margaret Hodge).

19 Science and Technology Committee

(1) Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Technology Strategy Board:

(i) Tenth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1539);

(ii) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1539-i);

(iii) Written evidence, to be published;

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

(Andrew Miller).

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Representation of the People

Draft Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Deputy Prime Minister).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 Road Traffic

Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2516), dated 19 October 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Justine Greening).

Other Papers:

3 Constitution, Political and Constitutional Reform and Public Administration

Government Response to the Twelfth Report from the House of Lords Constitution Committee, Session 2010–12, on the Cabinet Manual, the Sixth Report from the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, Session 2010–12, on the Constitutional implications of the Cabinet Manual and the Eighth Report from the Public Administration Select Committee, Session 2010–12, on the Cabinet Manual (by Command) (Cm. 8213) (The Prime Minister).

4 Parliamentary Commissioner

Ninth Report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, Session 2010–12: Responsive and Accountable? The Ombudsman’s review of complaint handling by government departments and public bodies 2010–11 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1551) (Clerk of the House).

5 Pharmacy

Strategic Plan of the General Pharmaceutical Council for 2012–15 (by Statutory Instrument) (Mr Secretary Lansley).

6 Planning

Draft National Policy Statement for Ports (by Command) (Secretary Justine Greening).

Withdrawn Papers:

7 Representation of the People

Draft Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (laid 10 October 2011).

Prepared 2nd February 2015