House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
2nd November 2011

No. 216

Wednesday 2 November 2011

The House met at 11.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Private Bills [Lords]: London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]: Consideration of the Bill

Ordered, That the Bill be considered on Tuesday 8 November.

2 Questions to (1) the Minister for the Cabinet Office

(2) the Prime Minister

3 Statement: Public Service Pensions (Danny Alexander)

4 Devolved Administrations (Armed Forces Covenant Reports): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to impose a duty on the devolved administrations to report annually on the Military Covenant and the effects of membership, or former membership, of the armed forces on service people; and for connected purposes;

That Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, Mr Julian Brazier, Mr Gregory Campbell, Mr Nigel Dodds, Thomas Docherty, John Glen, Mr Dai Havard, Patrick Mercer, Mrs Madeleine Moon, Sandra Osborne, Jim Shannon and David Simpson present the Bill.

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson 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 243).

5 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Further consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee (3rd allocated day)

New Clause NC4-(Mr Jonathan Djanogly)-brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC9-(Mr Jonathan Djanogly)-brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC17-(Yvonne Fovargue)-brought up, and read the first time.

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

The House divided.

Division No. 387.

Ayes: 238 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Mark Hendrick).

Noes: 301 (Tellers: Mark Hunter, Jeremy Wright).

Question accordingly negatived.

New Schedule NS3-(Mr Jonathan Djanogly)-brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Amendment 116 proposed.-(Mr Andy Slaughter.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The House divided.

Division No. 388.

Ayes: 233 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Mark Hendrick).

Noes: 298 (Tellers: Mark Hunter, Mr Shailesh Vara).

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendments 1, 2, 25 to 27, 64, 65, 137, 66 to 68, 138 and 19 made.

Amendment 21 proposed.-(Mr Andy Slaughter.)

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

At 6.00 pm, the debate was interrupted (Programme Order, 31 October).

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

(1) That the Amendment be made (Question already proposed from the Chair).

The House divided.

Division No. 389.

Ayes: 223 (Tellers: Graham Jones, Tom Blenkinsop).

Noes: 315 (Tellers: Mark Hunter, Mr Shailesh Vara).

Question accordingly negatived.

(2) That Amendment 163 be made (Amendment selected by the Deputy Speaker for separate decision).-(Chris Bryant.)

The House divided.

Division No. 390.

Ayes: 222 (Tellers: Graham Jones, Tom Blenkinsop).

Noes: 305 (Tellers: Mr Shailesh Vara, Jeremy Wright).

Question accordingly negatived.

(3) That Amendments 75 to 78, 3 to 9, 28 to 50, 154 to 157, 133 to 135, 51 to 54, 136, 20, 158 to 161 and 139 to 141 be made (single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).-(Mr Crispin Blunt.)

Question agreed to.

Title accordingly amended, as follows: A Bill to make provision about legal aid; to make further provision about funding legal services; to make provision about costs and other amounts awarded in civil and criminal proceedings; to make provision about referral fees in connection with the provision of legal services; to make provision about sentencing offenders, including provision about release on licence or otherwise; to make provision about bail and about remand otherwise than on bail; to make provision about the employment, payment and transfer of persons detained in prisons and other institutions; to make provision about penalty notices for disorderly behaviour and cautions; and to create new offences of threatening with a weapon in public or on school premises and of causing serious injury by dangerous driving; to create a new offence relating to squatting; and to amend section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.

6 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Third Reading

Motion made and Question put, That the Bill be now read the third time.

The House divided.

Division No. 391.

Ayes: 306 (Tellers: James Duddridge, Mark Hunter).

Noes: 228 (Tellers: Graham Jones, Mr David Hamilton).

Question accordingly agreed to.

Bill accordingly read the third time and passed.

7 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Armenia) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 14 September, be approved.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (China) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 14 September, be approved.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Ethiopia) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 14 September, be approved.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Question agreed to.

(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Double Taxation Relief (Aircraft Crew) (Brazil) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 14 September, be approved.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Question agreed to.

(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Hungary) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 10 October, be approved.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Question agreed to.

(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Advertising and Trading) (England) Regulations 2011, which were laid before this House on 10 October, be approved.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Question agreed to.

8 Business of the House (9 November)

Ordered, That, at the sitting on Wednesday 9 November, paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to the Motions in the name of Edward Miliband as if the day were an Opposition Day; proceedings on the Motions may continue, though opposed, until the moment of interruption and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.-(Stephen Crabb.)

9 Adjournment

Subject: University technical colleges (Robert Halfon).

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.-(Stephen Crabb.)

House adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

Adjourned at 7.43 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).

10 First Delegated Legislation Committee (West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2011)

(1) Chair: Mrs Linda Riordan

(2) Members: Mr Ben Bradshaw, Mr Ronnie Campbell, Stephen Crabb, Nic Dakin, Jack Dromey, Matthew Hancock, John Hemming, Mr Adam Holloway, John Howell, Karl McCartney, Paul Murphy, Mr Geoffrey Robinson, Mr Virendra Sharma, David Simpson, Mr Mark Spencer, Andrew Stunell, Martin Vickers and Gavin Williamson.

11 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft International Development Association (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2011, the draft International Development Association (Sixteenth Replenishment) Order 2011, the draft International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Selective Capital Increase) Order 2011 and the draft International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (General Capital Increase) Order 2011)

(1) Chair: Mr Roger Gale

(2) Members: Adam Afriyie, Guto Bebb, Mr Gregory Campbell, Mr Frank Field, Stephen Gilbert, Mrs Helen Grant, Ben Gummer, Mark Hendrick, Meg Hillier, Glenda Jackson, Chris Kelly, Mr Ivan Lewis, Fiona Mactaggart, Mr Andrew Mitchell, Mr Brooks Newmark, Julian Smith, Malcolm Wicks and Roger Williams.

12 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Incidental Flooding and Coastal Erosion (England) Order 2011)

Members: Gordon Birtwistle and Caroline Dinenage discharged and Stephen Lloyd and Caroline Nokes nominated in substitution.

13 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Al-Qaida (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011)

(1) Chair: Hywel Williams

(2) Members: Mr Richard Bacon, Lyn Brown, Dan Byles, Ann Coffey, Oliver Colvile, Andrew Griffiths, Greg Hands, John Hemming, Mr Mark Hoban, Mr Stewart Jackson, Chris Leslie, Mr Pat McFadden, Austin Mitchell, Alok Sharma, Mr Barry Sheerman, Stephen Williams, Sammy Wilson and David Wright.

14 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Pupil Information by Welsh Ministers) Regulations 2011 and the draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Value Added Tax Information) Regulations 2011)

(1) Chair: Mr Gary Streeter

(2) Members: Chris Ruane discharged and Mark Tami nominated in substitution.

15 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2011)

Chair: Annette Brooke.

16 European Committee A in respect of European Union Documents No. 12519/11, relating to a Commission Communication-Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, and No. 12514/11 and Addenda 1 to 3, relating to a Draft Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy

Chair: Katy Clark.

17 European Committee C in respect of European Union Document No. 10052/11 and Addenda 1 to 3, relating to a Draft Regulation applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences

Members: Paul Blomfield, Mr Edward Davey, Richard Harrington, Rebecca Harris, Kelvin Hopkins, Paul Maynard, Penny Mordaunt, Ian Murray, Chris Ruane, David Simpson, Jo Swinson, Mr David Winnick and Jeremy Wright.

European Union Documents Referred

18 European Committee B

European Union Document No. 14879/11 and Addenda 1 to 3, relating to the Commission Report on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests: Fight against fraud: Annual Report 2010.

Reports from Select Committees

19 Education Committee

The Child Protection System in England:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1514-ii);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Graham Stuart).

20 Energy and Climate Change Committee

(1) Departmental Annual Report and Accounts: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1623-i);

(2) The future of Marine Renewables in the UK: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1624-i)

(Mr Tim Yeo).

21 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1563-iv) (Miss Anne McIntosh).

22 Environmental Audit Committee

(1) Green Economy: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Sustainable development in the National Planning Policy Framework: Written evidence, to be published

(Joan Walley).

23 European Scrutiny Committee

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

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

(Mr William Cash).

24 International Development Committee

(1) The Department for International Development Report and Accounts 2010–11 and Business Plan 2011–15: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1569-i);

(2) Private Foundations: Written evidence, to be published

(Malcolm Bruce).

25 Public Accounts (Committee of)

Means Testing Benefits: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1627-i) (Margaret Hodge).

26 Science and Technology Committee

Science in the Met Office:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1538-ii);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Andrew Miller).

27 Scottish Affairs Committee

(1) The Referendum on Separation for Scotland:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1608-i);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

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

(Mr Ian Davidson).

28 Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)

Thirty-first Report, to be printed (HC 354-xxxi) (Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger).

29 Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)

Seventh Report, to be printed (HC 355-vii) (Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger).

30 Treasury Committee

(1) Financial Conduct Authority: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1574-iii);

(2) Independent Commission on Banking: Final Report: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1534-iv)

(Mr Andrew Tyrie).

31 Work and Pensions Committee

(1) Automatic enrolment in workplace pensions and the National Employment Savings Trust:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1494-ii);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Proposal to replace Disability Living Allowance with Personal Independence Payment: Written evidence, to be published

(Dame Anne Begg).

[WH, No. 141]

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Parliamentary lobbying (Paul Flynn).

Standard of living in Telford (David Wright).

High speed rail and the North of England (Paul Maynard).

Statutory protection for consumers in building work for loft conversions (Bob Russell).

Government policy on preventing carbon monoxide poisoning (Mr Barry Sheerman).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Jeremy Wright.)

Adjourned at 4.59 pm until tomorrow.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 European Union

Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 Local Government

(1) Draft Daventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker);

(2) draft Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker);

(3) draft Rugby (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker);

(4) draft Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker); and

(5) draft West Lindsey (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker).

3 Merchant Shipping

Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2601), dated 31 October 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Justine Greening).

Other Papers:

4 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Education: Oversight of special education for young people aged 16–25 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1585) (Clerk of the House).

5 National Health Service

Report and Accounts of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust for 2010–11 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley).

6 Treasury

Public Service Pensions: good pensions that last (by Command) (Cm. 8214) (Danny Alexander).

Withdrawn Papers:

7 European Union

Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement) Order 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (laid 20 July 2011).

Prepared 2nd February 2015