House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
5th December 2011

No. 233

Monday 5 December 2011

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

2 Statement: Life sciences (Mr Secretary Lansley)

3 Backbench Business (Un-allotted day)

(1) Ministerial statements

Motion made and Question put, That this House expects Ministers to make all important announcements relating to government policy to Parliament before they are made elsewhere on all occasions when Parliament is sitting; considers that information which forms all or part of such announcements should not be released to the press before such a statement is made to Parliament, as recommended in the First Report from the Procedure Committee, on Ministerial Statements, HC 602; and further considers that hon. Members who believe the protocol has been breached should first report this to the Speaker for his judgment and that in the case of a minor breach the Speaker may take appropriate steps but in more serious or more complex cases he would refer the matter to the Committee on Standards and Privileges for further investigation.-(Mr Philip Hollobone.)

The House divided.

Division No. 407.

Ayes: 119 (Tellers: Mr James Gray, Mr Philip Hollobone).

Noes: 228 (Tellers: Oliver Colvile, Penny Mordaunt).

Question accordingly negatived.

(2) UK extradition arrangements

Resolved, That this House calls upon the Government to reform the UK’s extradition arrangements to strengthen the protection of British citizens by introducing as a matter of urgency a Bill to enact the safeguards recommended by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its Fifteenth Report, HC 767, and by pursuing such amendments to the UK-US Extradition Treaty 2003 and the EU Council Framework Decision 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant as are necessary in order to give effect to such recommendations.-(Mr Dominic Raab.)

4 Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Water Supply (Amendment to the Threshold Requirement) Regulations 2011, which were laid before this House on 31 October, be approved.-(Mr Philip Dunne.)

Question agreed to.

5 Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Simon Kirby be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Paul Uppal be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(2) Ordered, That Claire Perry be discharged from the Justice Committee and Steve Brine be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(3) Ordered, That Nick de Bois be discharged from the Public Administration Committee and Priti Patel be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

6 Adjournment

Subject: Bonn Conference and women in Afghanistan (Margot James).

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

Adjourned at 10.28 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

7 Special Urban Development Zones Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 20 January 2012, read and discharged.

Bill withdrawn.

8 National Debt Cap Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 20 January 2012, read and discharged.

Bill withdrawn.

9 Fee Charging Debt Management Companies (Promotion of Free Debt Management Advice) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 20 January 2012, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 30 March 2012.

10 Education and Training (Young People with Autism) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 20 January 2012, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 30 March 2012.

General Committees: Reports

11 First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Graham Brady (Chair) reported the draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) 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).

12 Daylight Saving Bill Committee

Chair: Dr William McCrea.

13 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Investment Trust (Approved Company) (Tax) Regulations 2011)

Members: Mr Brian Binley, Jim Dowd, Fabian Hamilton, Mr Frank Roy and Stephen Williams discharged and Mr Geoffrey Cox, Paul Goggins, Eric Joyce, Siobhain McDonagh and Mr Mark Williams nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

14 Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 5 December, to be published (Sir Alan Haselhurst).

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

Draft House of Lords Reform Bill:

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

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Tom Clarke).

16 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)

National Security Strategy:

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

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Margaret Beckett).

17 Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee on)

Privacy and Injunctions: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1443-viii) (Mr John Whittingdale).

18 Public Accounts (Committee of)

Whole of Government Accounts: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1696-i) (Margaret Hodge).

19 Scottish Affairs Committee

Health and Safety in Scotland: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1344-vi) (Mr Ian Davidson).

20 Treasury Committee

(1) Autumn Statement 2011:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1691-i);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Liquidity: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Andrew Tyrie).

21 Welsh Affairs Committee

(1) Inward investment in Wales:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 854-ix);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) The future of AHVLA services in Wales: Written evidence, to be published

(David T.C. Davies).

APPENDIX

Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 2 December under Standing Orders Nos. 158 and 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Corporation Tax

Corporation Tax (Variation of the Relevant Percentage) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2885), dated 1 December 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith).

2 Intellectual Property

Artist’s Resale Right (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2873), dated 29 November 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

Other Papers:

3 Education

Memorandum to the Education Committee on Post-Legislative Assessments of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, Childcare Act 2006 and Children and Adoption Act 2006 (by Command) (Cm. 8204) (Secretary Michael Gove).

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 5 December:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

4 European Union

Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Republic of Korea Framework Agreement) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary William Hague).

5 Local Government

(1) Draft City of Birmingham (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(2) draft City of Bradford (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(3) draft City of Bristol (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(4) draft City of Coventry (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(5) draft City of Leeds (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(6) draft City of Liverpool (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(7) draft City of Manchester (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(8) draft City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(9) draft City of Nottingham (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(10) draft City of Sheffield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(11) draft City of Wakefield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles); and

(12) draft Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

6 Competition

Competition Act 1998 (Public Policy Exclusion) (Revocation) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2886), dated 29 November 2011 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

7 Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

Statute, dated 16 June 2011, made by the Governing Body of Magdalene College in the University of Cambridge, amending the existing Statutes of the College (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

Other Papers:

8 Health Professions

Report and Accounts of Health Professions Council for 2010–11, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 1629) (Mr Secretary Lansley).

9 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Progress report December 2011 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1596) (Clerk of the House).

Prepared 2nd February 2015