House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday
26th June 2014

No. 14

The House met at 9.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

2 Business Question (Leader of the House)

3 Statement: NHS investigations into Jimmy Savile (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

4 Pension Schemes Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith supported by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Danny Alexander, Secretary Vince Cable and Steve Webb, presented a Bill to make provision about pension schemes, including provision designed to encourage arrangements that offer people different levels of certainty in retirement or that involve different ways of sharing or pooling risk.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 30 June, and to be printed (Bill 12) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 12–EN).

5 Programme of Commemoration for the First World War

Resolved, That this House has considered the programme of commemoration for the First World War.-(Dr Andrew Murrison.)

6 Adjournment

Subject: Shop closures on King Street, South Shields (Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr David Evennett.)

Adjourned at 5.24 pm until Monday 30 June.

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Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

7 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

Katy Clark (Chair) reported the draft Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2014.

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).

8 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2014)

Members: John Hemming discharged and Roger Williams nominated in substitution.

9 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014)

Members: Martin Horwood discharged and Stephen Lloyd nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

10 Political and Constitutional Reform Committee

(1) Revisiting the Cabinet Manual: Evidence, to be published (HC 233);

(2) Voter engagement in the UK: Written evidence, to be published (HC 232)

(Mr Graham Allen).

11 Welsh Affairs Committee

International Representation and Promotion of Wales by UK bodies: Evidence, to be published (HC 337) (David T. C. Davies).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Adjournment

Debate on select committee reports chosen by the Liaison Committee (2nd allotted day (Standing Order No. 10(15)))

Subject:

Migration Statistics-Seventh Report from the Public Administration Select Committee, Session 2013–14, and the Government response.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(James Brokenshire.)

Adjourned at 3.20 pm until Tuesday 1 July.

Lindsay Hoyle

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Companies

Draft Community Interest Company (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 Criminal Law

Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 1651), dated 23 June 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

3 Electricity

Electricity and Gas (Billing) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 1648), dated 24 June 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Edward Davey).

4 Energy

Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 1643), dated 24 June 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Edward Davey).

5 National Health Service

National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 1611), dated 19 June 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

6 Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

Proscribed Organisations (Name Changes) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 1612), dated 7 June 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

Other Papers:

7 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Report and Accounts of Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 99) (Secretary Owen Paterson).

8 Arrest of a Member

Copy of a letter addressed to the Speaker, dated 26 June 2014, from the Metropolitan Police, relating to the arrest of David Ruffley, Member for Bury St Edmunds (The Speaker).

9 Bank of England

Financial Stability Report by the Financial Policy Committee: June 2014 (by Act) (Nicky Morgan).

10 Child Poverty

Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17 (by Act) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).

11 Climate Change

Report and Accounts of Committee on Climate Change for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 125) (Secretary Edward Davey).

12 Criminal Injuries Compensation

Report and Accounts of Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 155) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

13 Defence

Ministry of Defence Minute, dated 26 June 2014, concerning the Gift of Defence Equipment to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond).

14 Energy and Climate Change

Government Response to the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme consultation (by Command) (Cm. 8885) (Secretary Edward Davey).

15 Government Resources and Accounts

(1) Financial Statement of the Security and Intelligence Agencies for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 40) (Nicky Morgan);

(2) Report and Accounts of Department for Transport for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 12) (Nicky Morgan);

(3) Report and Accounts of Department for Work and Pensions for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 13) (Nicky Morgan);

(4) Report and Accounts of Department of Energy and Climate Change for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 9) (Nicky Morgan);

(5) Report and Accounts of National Fraud Authority for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 371) (Secretary Theresa May);

(6) Report and Accounts of Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 28) (Nicky Morgan);

(7) Report and Accounts of the Planning Inspectorate for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 158) (Secretary Eric Pickles);

(8) Report and Accounts of Public Health England for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 162) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

(9) Report and Accounts of UK Trade and Investment for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 35) (Nicky Morgan);

(10) Report and Accounts of Wales Office for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 37) (Nicky Morgan); and

(11) Report and Financial Statements of the Crown Estate Office for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 211) (Nicky Morgan).

16 Government Resources and Accounts (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies)

Report and Accounts of High Speed Two (HS2) Limited for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 100) (Secretary Patrick McLoughlin).

17 Government Trading Funds

Report and Accounts of The Patent Office for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 138) (Clerk of the House).

18 Housing and Regeneration

Report and Financial Statements of Homes and Communities Agency for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 395) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

19 Human Tissue

Report and Accounts of Human Tissue Authority for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 159) (Clerk of the House).

20 Local Government, Planing and Land

Report and Accounts of West Northamptonshire Development Corporation for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 230) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

21 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Energy and Climate Change: Early contracts for renewable electricity (by Act); to be printed (HC 172) (Clerk of the House).

22 National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of NHS Business Services Authority for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 432) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);

(2) Report and Accounts of NHS Direct National Health Service Trust for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 402) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt); and

(3) Statement under section 6E(9) of the National Health Service Act 2006 about the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations (SI. 2014, No. 1611) made under section 6E coming into force on 1 October 2014 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

23 National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions

Report and Accounts and Performance Review Report of Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 197-I and -II) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

24 National Heritage

Acceptance-in-Lieu Scheme: Statement to Parliament listing items accepted in lieu of inheritance tax during the financial year 2013–14 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid).

25 Natural Environment and Rural Communities

Report and Accounts of Joint Nature Conservation Committee and JNCC Support Co for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 318) (Secretary Owen Paterson).

26 Planning and Compulsory Purchase

Report on performance in complying with statutory timetables for planning decisions for 2010–11; 2011–12; 2012–13; 2013–14 (by Act) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

27 Regulation of Investigatory Powers

Report of the Intelligence Services Commissioner for 2013 (by Act); to be printed (HC 304) (The Prime Minister).

28 Social Security Administration

Account of the Social Fund for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 423) (Clerk of the House).

29 Water Industry

Report and Accounts of Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 38) (Nicky Morgan).

30 Work and Pensions

Consultation on setting the 2020 persistent child poverty target (by Command) (Cm. 8875) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).