House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
6th February 2012

No. 259

Monday 6 February 2012

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

2 Statement: Syria (Secretary William Hague)

3 Financial Services Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time.

4 Financial Services Bill (Programme)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Financial Services 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 Tuesday 20 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.-(Bill Wiggin.)

Question agreed to.

5 Business of the House

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 15), That, at this day’s sitting, the Second Reading of the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill [Lords] may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour, and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.-(Bill Wiggin.)

Question agreed to.

6 Financial Services 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 Financial Services Bill, it is expedient to authorise-

(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of-

(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown or government department (apart from any expenditure to be met from the National Loans Fund), and

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

(2) the payment out of the National Loans Fund of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums so payable under any other Act.-(Bill Wiggin.)

Question agreed to.

7 Financial Services 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 Financial Services Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next Session.-(Bill Wiggin.)

Question agreed to.

8 Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Orders No. 59(3) and No. 90(5)), That the Bill be now read a second time.-(Mr Mark Hoban.)

Question agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a second time and stood committed to a Public Bill Committee.

9 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2970), dated 14 December 2011, a copy of which was laid before this House on 14 December, be approved.-(Bill Wiggin.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 4) 2011 (S.R. (N.I.), 2011, No. 422), dated 14 December 2011, a copy of which was laid before this House on 15 December, be approved.-(Bill Wiggin.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012, which were laid before this House on 11 January, be approved.-(Bill Wiggin.)

Question agreed to.

10 Delegated Legislation

Ordered, That the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 8), dated 3 January 2012, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.-(Bill Wiggin.)

11 Business of the House (7 February)

Ordered, That, at the sitting on Tuesday 7 February paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to the Motion in the name of Mr Edward Miliband as if the day were an Opposition Day; proceedings on the Motion may continue, though opposed, for three hours and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.-(Bill Wiggin.)

12 Business of the House (8 February)

Ordered, That, at the sitting on Wednesday 8 February, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Secretary Theresa May relating to Police Grant Report not later than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, and shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Secretary Eric Pickles relating to Local Government Finance and Council Tax not later than six hours after the commencement of proceedings relating to Police Grant Report; proceedings may continue after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.-(Bill Wiggin.)

13 Changes to membership of select committees

Ordered, That Mrs Linda Riordan be discharged from the Justice Committee and Seema Malhotra be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

14 Public Petitions

A Public Petition from residents of Scunthorpe relating to Police cuts (Humberside) was presented and read by Nic Dakin.

15 Adjournment

Subject: Reforming Early Day Motions (Graham Evans).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)

Adjourned at 10.32 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

16 Fourteenth Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir Alan Meale (Chair) reported the draft City of Coventry (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012.

17 Fifteenth Delegated Legislation Committee

Albert Owen (Chair) reported the draft City of Wakefield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012.

18 European Committee C in respect of European Union Document No. 16250/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, relating to a Draft Directive on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings

Miss Anne McIntosh (Chair) reported the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 16250/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, relating to a draft Directive on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings; supports the Government’s aim to reduce administrative burdens, particularly on small companies, through the harmonisation and simplification of requirements, including those for micro-businesses; and, as an aid to this, supports, within the scope of the proposal, increasing relevant thresholds whilst resisting harmonisation in areas that will increase administrative burdens on small business; and further supports, within the scope of the proposal, the Government’s aim of aligning the wording of new requirements for transparency in the reporting of payments to governments by companies engaged in the extractives sector (oil, gas and mining industries) with similar requirements which apply in the United States of America.

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).

19 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Licensing Act 2003 (Diamond Jubilee Licensing Hours) Order 2012)

Members: Dr Julian Huppert discharged and Duncan Hames nominated in substitution.

20 European Committee C in respect of European Union Document No. 16250/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, relating to a draft Directive on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings.

Members: Mr Edward Davey discharged and Norman Lamb nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

21 Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 6 February, to be published (Sir Alan Haselhurst).

22 Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

Pre-Appointment Hearing: Appointment of Director of the Office for Fair Access: Thirteenth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1811-I and -II) (Mr Adrian Bailey).

23 Communities and Local Government Committee

Building regulations applying to electrical and gas installation and repairs in dwellings, including houses with multiple occupation: Written evidence, to be published (Clive Betts).

24 Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

(1) Implementation of the Right of Disabled People to Independent Living:

(i) Twenty-third Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1074);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Justice and Security Green Paper: Written evidence, to be published

(Dr Hywel Francis).

25 Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee on)

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

26 Public Accounts (Committee of)

Accountability: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1503-iii) (Margaret Hodge).

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Employment Tribunals

Draft Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

2 Terms and Conditions of Employment

Draft Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

Other Papers:

3 Justice and Education

Government Response to the Family Justice Review: A system with children and families at its heart (by Command) (Cm. 8273) (Secretary Michael Gove).

4 Severn Bridges

Account prepared pursuant to the Severn Bridges Act 1992 for 2010–11, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 1808) (Clerk of the House).