House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
25th April 2012

No. 292

Wednesday 25 April 2012

The House met at 11.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Private Bills: Canterbury City Council Bill: Suspension Motion (Standing Order 188A relating to Private Business)

Motion made, That so much of the Lords Message (23 April) as relates to the Canterbury City Council Bill be now considered.-(Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).

Ordered, That the Message be considered on Monday 30 April.

2 Private Bills: Leeds City Council Bill: Suspension Motion (Standing Order 188A relating to Private Business)

Motion made, That so much of the Lords Message (23 April) as relates to the Leeds City Council Bill be now considered.-(Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).

Ordered, That the Message be considered on Monday 30 April.

3 Private Bills: Nottingham City Council Bill: Suspension Motion (Standing Order 188A relating to Private Business)

Motion made, That so much of the Lords Message (23 April) as relates to the Nottingham City Council Bill be now considered.-(Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).

Ordered, That the Message be considered on Monday 30 April.

4 Private Bills: Reading Borough Council Bill: Suspension Motion (Standing Order 188A relating to Private Business)

Motion made, That so much of the Lords Message (23 April) as relates to the Reading Borough Council Bill be now considered.-(Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).

Ordered, That the Message be considered on Monday 30 April.

5 Private Bills [Lords] (Suspension): City of London (Various Powers) Bill [Lords]

Motion made, That so much of the Lords Message (23 April) as relates to the City of London (Various Powers) Bill [Lords] be now considered.-(Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).

Ordered, That the Message be considered on Monday 30 April.

6 Private Bills [Lords] (Suspension): City of Westminster Bill [Lords]

Motion made, That so much of the Lords Message (23 April) as relates to the City of Westminster Bill [Lords] be now considered.-(Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).

Ordered, That the Message be considered on Monday 30 April.

7 Private Bills [Lords] (Suspension): Transport for London Bill [Lords]

Motion made, That so much of the Lords Message (23 April) as relates to the Transport for London Bill [Lords] be now considered.-(Chairman of Ways and Means.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).

Ordered, That the Message be considered on Monday 30 April.

8 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Wales

(2) the Prime Minister

9 Statement: Leveson Inquiry (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

10 Suicide (Prevention): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to set up a body to establish a public initiative for the prevention of suicide and self harm, to work with internet providers and others to reduce access to information on the internet and through other sources on methods of suicide and to develop a system of alerts and blocks for internet searches relating to suicide; and for connected purposes;

That Dr William McCrea, Ian Paisley, David Simpson, Lady Hermon, Ms Margaret Ritchie, Naomi Long, Kate Hoey, Fiona Bruce, Andrew Percy, Mark Pritchard, Paul Goggins and Mr Frank Field present the Bill.

Dr William McCrea accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 27 April, and to be printed (Bill 333).

11 Civil Aviation Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

Ordered, That the Order of 30 January 2012 (Civil Aviation Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.

2. Proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be taken on two days in accordance with the following provisions.

Consideration

3. Proceedings on Consideration shall be taken on the first day and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

Third Reading

4. Proceedings on Third Reading shall be taken on the second day and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after their commencement.-(Mrs Theresa Villiers.)

12 Civil Aviation Bill: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee

New Clause NC2-(Jim Fitzpatrick)-brought up, and read the first time.

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

Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

New Clause NC3-(John Woodcock)-brought up, and read the first time.

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

Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

New Clause NC4-(Jim Fitzpatrick)-brought up, and read the first time.

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

Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

New Clause NC6-(Seema Malhotra)-brought up, and read the first time.

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

Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendment 3 proposed.-(Jim Fitzpatrick.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The House divided.

Division No. 539.

Ayes: 205 (Tellers: Susan Elan Jones, Tom Blenkinsop).

Noes: 269 (Tellers: Stephen Crabb, Jeremy Wright).

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendment 9 proposed.-(Jim Fitzpatrick.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The House divided.

Division No. 540.

Ayes: 204 (Tellers: Susan Elan Jones, Tom Blenkinsop).

Noes: 274 (Tellers: Mr Shailesh Vara, Mark Hunter).

Question accordingly negatived.

Since it was 7.00 pm, the Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on Consideration to a conclusion (Programme Order, today).

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

(1) That Amendments 14, 15, 19 and 16 be made (single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).-(Mrs Theresa Villiers.)

Question agreed to.

(2) That Amendment 6 be made (Amendment selected by the Speaker for separate decision).-(Jim Fitzpatrick.)

The House divided.

Division No. 541.

Ayes: 203 (Tellers: Tom Blenkinsop, Susan Elan Jones).

Noes: 273 (Tellers: Mr Shailesh Vara, Mark Hunter).

Question accordingly negatived.

(3) That Amendments 17 and 18 be made (single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).-(Mrs Theresa Villiers.)

Question agreed to.

Bill to be read the third time tomorrow.

13 Adjournment

Subject: Elections for police and crime commissioners (Wayne David).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Mark Francois.)

Adjourned at 7.44 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

14 Parliament Square (Management) Bill [Lords]

The Lords have passed a Bill to make provision for the management of Parliament Square; and for connected purposes; to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.

15 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

The Lords do not insist on their Amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill to which the Commons have disagreed and agree without amendment to the Commons Amendment in lieu of the remaining Lords Amendment.

Reports from Select Committees

16 Defence Committee

(1) Operations in Libya: Government Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2010–12: Eleventh Special Report, to be printed (HC 1952);

(2) Developing Threats: Electro-Magnetic Pulses (EMP): Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2010–12: Twelfth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1925);

(3) Defence Acquisition: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr James Arbuthnot).

17 Education Committee

Great teachers: attracting, training and retaining the best: Ninth Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report, and part of the written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 9 November 2011 and 29 February (HC 1515-I and -II) (Mr Graham Stuart).

18 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Follow-up evidence session to the Committee’s inquiry into the implications of the Welfare of Laying Hens Directive:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1955-i);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Miss Anne McIntosh).

19 Environmental Audit Committee

(1) Budget 2012: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1931-i);

(2) Protecting the Arctic: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Wildlife Crime: Written evidence, to be published

(Joan Walley).

20 European Scrutiny Committee

(1) Sixty-fourth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 428-lviii);

(2) The Unified Patent Court: help or hindrance?: Sixty-fifth Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 20 December 2011, 18 and 25 January and 1 February (HC 1799);

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

(Mr William Cash).

21 Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) The introduction of the work programme: Eighty-fifth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1814);

(2) Delivering the free entitlement to education for 3 and 4 year olds: Eighty-sixth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1893);

(3) HM Revenue and Customs: The Compliance and Enforcement Programme: Eighty-seventh Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1892);

(4) Managing change in the Defence Workforce: Eighty-eighth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1905);

(5) Renewed alcohol strategy-progress report: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1945-i)

(Margaret Hodge).

22 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

Business Appointment Rules: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1762-v) (Mr Bernard Jenkin).

23 Science and Technology Committee

(1) Engineering in Government: Follow-up to the 2009 report on Engineering: turning ideas into reality: Fifteenth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1667);

(2) Bridging the "valley of death": improving the commercialisation of research:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 1936-ii);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published

(Andrew Miller).

24 Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)

Forty-fourth Report, to be printed (HC 354-xliv) (Mr George Mudie).

25 Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)

Tenth Report, to be printed (HC 355-x) (Mr George Mudie).

26 Treasury Committee

Debt Management Office: Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee, to be printed (HC 1830) (Mr Andrew Tyrie).

27 Work and Pensions Committee

Draft Order on the transfer of functions of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Evidence, to be printed (HC 1948-i) (Harriett Baldwin).

[WH, No. 194]

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Anglo-Vietnamese relations (Mr George Howarth).

Sexting and the risk of sexual grooming (Ann Coffey).

Mayoral referendums (Martin Vickers).

Future of local newspapers (Mrs Mensch).

Outsourcing to the private sector by Government departments (Grahame M. Morris).

Motion made and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Stephen Crabb.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(11)).

Adjourned at 5.00 pm until tomorrow.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Civil Aviation

Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 1134), dated 23 April 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Justine Greening).

2 Environmental Protection

Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 1139), dated 24 April 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

3 Licensing

Amended Guidance issued under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

4 Social Security

Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 1135), dated 23 April 2012 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).

Other Papers:

5 Communities and Local Government

Department for Communities and Local Government Minute, dated 25 April 2012, concerning a contingent liability relating to the Audit Commission Pension Scheme (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

6 Treaty Series (No. 27, 2012)

Film Co-Production Agreement, done at Ramallah on 3 November 2010, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority (by Command) (Cm. 8345) (Secretary William Hague).

7 Treaty Series (No. 28, 2012)

Film Co-Production Agreement, done at Jerusalem on 3 November 2010, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the State of Israel (by Command) (Cm. 8346) (Secretary William Hague).