House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
30th January 2012

No. 255

Monday 30 January 2012

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

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

2 Statement: Strategy for victims and witnesses (Secretary Kenneth Clarke)

3 Civil Aviation Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time.

4 Civil Aviation Bill (Programme)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Civil Aviation Bill:

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 15 March 2012.

3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.-(James Duddridge.)

Question agreed to.

5 Civil Aviation Bill (Money)

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Civil Aviation Bill, it is expedient to authorise-

(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided, and

(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.-(James Duddridge.)

Question agreed to.

6 Civil Aviation Bill (Carry-over)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 80A(1)(a)), That if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Civil Aviation Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next Session.-(James Duddridge.)

Question agreed to.

7 Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)

Resolved, That this House concurs with the Lords Message of 25 January 2012 and that, notwithstanding the Resolution of this House of 14 July 2011, it be an instruction to the Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions that it should report by 15 March 2012.-(Mr David Heath.)

8 Changes to membership of select committees

Ordered, That Jonathan Reynolds be discharged from the Finance and Services Committee and Mr George Howarth be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

9 Adjournment

Subject: Educating future generations about the Lidice massacre (Robert Flello).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(James Duddridge.)

Adjourned at 9.49 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

10 Live Music Bill [Lords]

The Lords agree without amendment to the amendments made by the Commons to the Live Music Bill [Lords].

General Committees: Reports

11 First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Christopher Chope (Chair) reported the draft Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2012 and the Value Added Tax (Land Exemption) Order 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 58).

12 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Lee Scott (Chair) reported the draft City of Nottingham (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012.

13 Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee

Katy Clark (Chair) reported the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to the Electoral Commission.

14 Eleventh Delegated Legislation Committee

Philip Davies (Chair) reported the draft City of Liverpool (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012.

15 European Committee A in respect of European Union Document No. 12046/11, relating to a draft Directive on energy efficiency and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC

Mr Mike Hancock (Chair) reported the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 12046/11, relating to a draft Directive on energy efficiency and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC; and supports the Government’s view in welcoming the overall level of ambition of the Directive, whilst rejecting unnecessary levels of prescription, and seeking full compatibility with key United Kingdom policies.

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).

16 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2012 and the Value Added Tax (Land Exemption) Order 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 58))

Members: Lyn Brown and Owen Smith discharged and Mr David Hamilton and Chris Leslie nominated in substitution.

17 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Inspections etc.) Regulations 2011)

Members: Lorraine Fullbrook discharged and Eric Ollerenshaw nominated in substitution.

18 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (Directions to OFCOM) Order 2012 and the draft Local Digital Television Programme Services Order 2012)

Members: Mr Nick Raynsford and Mr Shailesh Vara discharged and James Duddridge and Lilian Greenwood nominated in substitution.

19 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012)

Members: Justin Tomlinson discharged and Tracey Crouch nominated in substitution.

20 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft City of Nottingham (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012)

Members: Paul Blomfield, Simon Danczuk and Nick Smith discharged and Diana Johnson, Grahame M. Morris and Mr Barry Sheerman nominated in substitution.

21 Eleventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft City of Liverpool (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012)

Members: Paul Blomfield discharged and Geraint Davies nominated in substitution.

22 Twelfth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft City of Sheffield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012)

Members: Geraint Davies discharged and John Healey nominated in substitution.

23 Thirteenth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012)

Members: Paul Blomfield discharged and Nick Smith nominated in substitution.

24 Fifteenth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft City of Wakefield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012)

Members: Stephen Crabb discharged and Mr Shailesh Vara nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

25 Administration Committee

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

(2) Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 30 January, to be published

(Sir Alan Haselhurst).

26 Communities and Local Government Committee

Financing of new housing supply:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1652-iv);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Clive Betts).

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

Draft House of Lords Reform Bill:

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

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Tom Clarke).

28 Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee on)

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

29 Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Excess Votes 2010–11: Sixty-sixth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1796);

(2) Whole of Government Accounts 2009–10: Sixty-seventh Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1696);

(3) Ministry of Defence: The Major Projects Report 2011: Sixty-eighth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1678);

(4) Rural Payments Agency-follow-up of previous PAC recommendations: Sixty-ninth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1616);

(5) Oversight of special education for young people aged 16–25: Seventieth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1636);

(6) Reducing bureaucracy in Further Education: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1803-i)

(Margaret Hodge).

30 Treasury Committee

Independent review of the Financial Services Authority’s report into the failure of the Royal Bank of Scotland: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1780-ii) (Mr Andrew Tyrie).

APPENDIX

Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 27 January under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Criminal Law

Iran (European Union Financial Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 190), dated 26 January 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mark Hoban).

2 Legal Profession

Solicitors’ (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 171), dated 25 January 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

Other Papers:

3 Treasury

A new approach to financial regulation: securing stability, protecting consumers, including Annexes containing the Government Responses to the Report from the Joint Committee on the Draft Financial Services Bill, Session 2010–12, and the Twenty-first Report from the Treasury Committee, Session 2010–12, on Accountability of the Bank of England (by Command) (Cm. 8268) (Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer).

4 Treaty Series (No. 10, 2012)

Bilateral Letter of Implementation, done at Lima on 5 August 2005, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Peru concerning the Repayment of Certain Debt Obligations of the Government of the Republic of Peru (by Command) (Cm. 8279) (Secretary William Hague).

5 Treaty Series (No. 11, 2012)

Agreement, done at Quito on 4 January 2007, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador concerning Air Services (by Command) (Cm. 8280) (Secretary William Hague).

6 Treaty Series (No. 12, 2012)

Protocol of 1996, done at London on 2 May 1996, to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (by Command) (Cm. 8281) (Secretary William Hague).

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 30 January:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

7 Pensions

(1) Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith); and

(2) draft Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).

8 Social Security

(1) Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Limits and Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke);

(2) draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Gauke); and

(3) draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

9 Customs

Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 178), dated 25 January 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Caroline Spelman).

10 Local Government

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

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

11 Police

Police (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 192), dated 26 January 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

Other Papers:

12 Data Protection

Guidance issued by the Information Commissioner under section 55C (1) of the Data Protection Act 1998 regarding the issue of monetary penalties (by Act) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

13 Energy

NDA Designation of Sellafield (Modification Direction No. 1) (by Act) (Secretary Chris Huhne).

14 Justice

Getting it right for victims and witnesses (by Command) (Cm. 8288) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).

15 Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research)

Report and Accounts of the Alcohol Education and Research Council for 2010–11, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 1729) (Mr Secretary Lansley).

16 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Skills Funding Agency and National Apprenticeship Service: Adult Apprenticeships (by Act); to be printed (HC 1787) (Clerk of the House).

17 Sea Fisheries (Shellfish)

Report to Parliament under section 6 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 of the applications to, and proceedings of, the Secretary of State under the provisions of the Act in the year ended 31 December 2010 (by Act) (Secretary Caroline Spelman).

18 Social Security Administration

Report by the Government Actuary on the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012 and the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2012 (by Act) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).