House of Commons
Session 2010-12
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
19th March 2012
No. 279
Monday 19 March 2012
The House met at 2.30 pm.
PRAYERS.
1 Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
2 Application for emergency debate (Standing Order No. 24)
Andy Burnham proposed that the House should debate the matter of whether the House should defer consideration of Lords Amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill until after disclosure of the NHS transition risk register.
The Speaker put the application to the House.
Leave given.
Debate to be held at the commencement of public business tomorrow for a maximum of one and a half hours.
3 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.-(James Duddridge.)
The House divided.
Division No. 494.
Ayes: 290 (Tellers: Mr Philip Dunne, Mark Hunter).
Noes: 200 (Tellers: Mr David Hamilton, Nic Dakin).
Question accordingly agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.-(James Duddridge.)
The House divided.
Division No. 495.
Ayes: 293 (Tellers: Greg Hands, Mark Hunter).
Noes: 202 (Tellers: Mr David Hamilton, Nic Dakin).
Question accordingly agreed to.
4 Financial assistance to industry
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6) and Order of 13 March), That this House authorises the Secretary of State to undertake to pay, and to pay by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, sums exceeding £10 million and up to a cumulative total of £50 million in respect of a grant to the Business Angel Co-investment Fund, funded by the Regional Growth Fund.-(Angela Watkinson.)
Question agreed to.
5 Financial services: prudential requirements
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 119(11)), That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 13284/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, relating to a draft Regulation on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms, No. 13285/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a draft Directive on the access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Directive 2002/87/EC on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate, and No. 5876/12, relating to an opinion of the European Central Bank on a proposal for a Directive on the access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms and a proposal for a Regulation on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms; supports the Government’s view that to protect financial stability, avoid unnecessary international arbitrage and reinforce market confidence in EU banks it is crucial that the EU builds upon the G20 commitment to fully and faithfully implement the Basel 3 agreement and provides Member States with the flexibility to respond in a timely manner to systemic risks in their jurisdiction or to mitigate fiscal risk; and supports the Government’s ongoing efforts to reform the UK financial sector and system of financial regulation in order to protect UK taxpayers’ exposure to future losses.-(Angela Watkinson.)
Question agreed to.
6 Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 4)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Protection of Freedoms Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 1 March 2011 (Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme)), 16 March 2011 (Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 2)) and 10 October 2011 (Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)):
Consideration of Lords Amendments
1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after their commencement at today’s sitting.
2. The proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.
3. The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.
TABLE
Lords Amendments |
Time for conclusion of proceedings |
Nos. 16 to 18. |
One hour after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments. |
Nos. 51, 52, 59, 68 and 133. |
Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments. |
Nos. 1 to 15, 19 to 50, 53 to 58, 60 to 67, 69 to 132 and 134 to 145. |
Four hours after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments. |
Subsequent stages
4. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
5. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.-(James Brokenshire.)
Question agreed to.
7 Protection of Freedoms Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
Lords Amendments 16 to 18 disagreed to.
Lords Amendment 51
Amendment (b) moved.-(Stella Creasy.)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 496.
Ayes: 200 (Tellers: Susan Elan Jones, Tom Blenkinsop).
Noes: 286 (Tellers: Mr Brooks Newmark, Mark Hunter).
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendments (g) to (k) made to the Lords Amendment.
Lords Amendment 51, as amended, agreed to.
Lords Amendments 52, 59 and 68 agreed to.
Lords Amendment 133
Amendments (a) to (c) made to the Lords Amendment.
Lords Amendment 133, as amended, agreed to.
Lords Amendments 1 to 15 and 19 to 29 agreed to.
Lords Amendment 30
Amendment (a) moved.-(Diana Johnson.)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 497.
Ayes: 207 (Tellers: Susan Elan Jones, Graham Jones).
Noes: 300 (Tellers: Mr Philip Dunne, Greg Hands).
Question accordingly negatived.
Since it was more than four hours after the commencement of proceedings, the Deputy Speaker put forthwith the Question necessary to bring proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments 1 to 15, 19 to 50, 53 to 58, 60 to 67, 69 to 132 and 134 to 145 to a conclusion (Programme Order, today).
The following question was put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83F).
That this House agrees with the Lords in their Amendments 30 to 50, 53 to 58, 60 to 67, 69 to 132 and 134 to 145 (Question to agree with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments (Standing Order No. 83F(6))).-(James Brokenshire.)
Question agreed to.
Lords Amendments 30 to 50, 53 to 58, 60 to 67, 69 to 132 and 134 to 145 accordingly agreed to.
Title accordingly amended, as follows: A Bill to provide for the destruction, retention, use and other regulation of certain evidential material; to impose consent and other requirements in relation to certain processing of biometric information relating to children; to provide for a code of practice about surveillance camera systems and for the appointment and role of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner; to provide for judicial approval in relation to certain authorisations and notices under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; to provide for the repeal or rewriting of powers of entry and associated powers and for codes of practice and other safeguards in relation to such powers; to make provision about vehicles left on land; to amend the maximum detention period for terrorist suspects; to replace certain stop and search powers and to provide for a related code of practice; to make provision about the safeguarding of vulnerable groups and about criminal records including provision for the establishment of the Disclosure and Barring Service and the dissolution of the Independent Safeguarding Authority; to disregard convictions and cautions for certain abolished offences; to make provision about the release and publication of datasets held by public authorities and to make other provision about freedom of information and the Information Commissioner; to make provision about the trafficking of people for exploitation and about stalking; to repeal certain enactments; and for connected purposes.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H(2)), That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments 16 to 18.
That James Brokenshire, James Duddridge, Diana Johnson, Mark Tami and Tom Brake be members of the Committee.
That James Brokenshire be Chair of the Committee.
That three be the Quorum of the Committee.
That the Committee do withdraw immediately.-(Mr Philip Dunne.)
Question agreed to.
8 Protection of Freedoms Bill (Reasons Committee)
James Brokenshire (Chair) reported from the Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to the Protection of Freedoms Bill, That it had drawn up the following Reason, which it had directed him to report to the House:
The Commons disagree to Lords Amendments 16 to 18 for the following Reason:
Because the Commons consider that the imposition of general restrictions of this nature on the exercise of powers of entry could undermine actions to protect public safety.
The Reason was agreed to.
Message to the Lords to communicate the said Reason, with the Bill and Amendments.
9 National Policy Statements
Resolved, That this House takes note of and approves the National Policy Statement for Waste Water, which was laid before this House on 9 February.-(Richard Benyon.)
10 Adjournment
Subject: Future of shipbuilding (John Robertson).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Philip Dunne.)
Adjourned at 10.29 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
Lords Messages
11 Health and Social Care Bill
The Lords agree to the Health and Social Care Bill, with Amendments to which they desire the agreement of this House.
Printing of Lords Amendments
12 Health and Social Care Bill
Lords Amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 321), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 321–EN).
General Committees: Reports
13 First Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) Order 2012.
14 Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Lee Scott (Chair) reported the draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012 and the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012.
15 European Committee A in respect of European Union Documents No. 18007/11, relating to a Commission Communication on airport policy in the European Union: addressing capacity and quality to promote growth, connectivity and sustainable mobility, No. 18008/11 and Addenda 1 to 3, relating to a draft Council Regulation on groundhandling services at Union airports and repealing Council Directive 96/67/EC, No. 18009/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, relating to a draft Regulation on common rules for the allocation of slots at European Union airports (recast), and No. 18010/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a draft Regulation on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a balanced approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC
Mr David Amess (Chair) reported the following Resolution:
That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 18007/11, relating to a Commission Communication on airport policy in the European Union: addressing capacity and quality to promote growth, connectivity and sustainable mobility, No. 18008/11 and Addenda 1 to 3, relating to a draft Council Regulation on groundhandling services at Union airports and repealing Council Directive 96/67/EC, No. 18009/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, relating to a draft Regulation on common rules for the allocation of slots at European Union airports (recast), and No. 18010/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a draft Regulation on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a balanced approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC; supports the Government’s aim of ensuring any resulting measures are appropriate, encourage competition and help to deliver a level playing field across the EU; and further supports the Government’s view that any such measures should be evidence-based, proportionate and should reduce, or at least minimise, the regulatory, administrative and cost burden for industry.
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 Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) Order 2012)
(1) Chair: Mr James Gray in place of Hywel Williams
(2) Members: Chris Ruane and Laura Sandys discharged and Tom Blenkinsop and Rebecca Harris nominated in substitution.
17 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012 and the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012)
Members: Mr Gordon Marsden discharged and Mr Iain Wright nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
18 Administration Committee
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 19 March, to be published (Sir Alan Haselhurst).
19 Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) Park Homes:
(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1865-iii);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Department for Communities and Local Government Supplementary Estimate, 2011–12: Written evidence, to be published
(Clive Betts).
20 Public Accounts (Committee of)
Managing change in the Defence Workforce: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1905-i) (Margaret Hodge).
21 Science and Technology Committee
Risk perception and energy infrastructure: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1742-iv) (Andrew Miller).
22 Work and Pensions Committee
(1) The Work Programme: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1903-i);
(2) EU Pensions Policy: Written evidence, to be published
(Harriett Baldwin).
APPENDIX
Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 16 March under Standing Order No. 159:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1 Clean Air
(1) Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 814), dated 13 March 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Caroline Spelman); and
(2) Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 815), dated 13 March 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Caroline Spelman).
2 Education
Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 836), dated 13 March 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).
3 Employment and Training
Apprenticeships (Form of Apprenticeship Agreement) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 844), dated 15 March 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).
4 Sea Fisheries
Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 827), dated 14 March 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Caroline Spelman).
5 Social Security
Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 845), dated 15 March 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith).
6 Tax Credits
Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 848), dated 16 March 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith).
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 19 March:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
7 London Government
Draft Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Amendment) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Secretary Lansley).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
8 Civil Aviation
Policing of Aerodromes (Belfast International Airport) Order 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 837), dated 13 March 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Justine Greening).
9 Local Government
(1) Draft Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker);
(2) draft Durham (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker); and
(3) draft Hart (Electoral Changes) Order 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker).
10 Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
(1) Statute, dated 15 November 2011, made by the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford, revising the existing Statutes of the University governing the Basant Kumar and Sarala Birla Graduate Scholarship Fund (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable);
(2) Statute, dated 15 November 2011, made by the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford, revising the existing Statutes of the University governing the George Kelley Senior Research Fellow in Materials (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable); and
(3) Statute, dated 15 November 2011, made by the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford, revising the existing Statutes of the University governing the Talbot Trust (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).
Other Papers:
11 Communities and Local Government
Department for Communities and Local Government Minute, dated 19 March 2012, concerning contingent liabilities arising from the Newbuy Guarantee Scheme (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).
12 Constitutional Reform and Governance
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: MPs’ Pensions: Report on the Consultation (by Act); to be printed (HC 1891) (The Speaker).
13 Foreign Affairs
Government Response to the Tenth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2010–12, on Piracy off the coast of Somalia (by Command) (Cm. 8324) (Secretary William Hague).
14 Low Pay Commission
National Minimum Wage: Low Pay Commission Report for 2012 (by Command) (Cm. 8302) (Secretary Vince Cable).
15 National Audit
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Cabinet Office: The Government Procurement Card (by Act); to be printed (HC 1828) (Clerk of the House).