House of Commons
Session 2014-15
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
24th March 2015
No. 131
The House met at 11.30 am.
PRAYERS.
1 Private Bills [Lords]: Transport for London Bill [Lords]: Further Consideration of the Bill, as amended
Motion made, That the Transport for London Bill [Lords] be now considered.-(Chairman of Ways and Means.)
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).
2 Questions to (1) the Deputy Prime Minister
(2) the Attorney General
3 Urgent Question: Rural Payments Agency: basic payment scheme (George Eustice)
4 Statements: (1) Falkland Islands defence review (Secretary Michael Fallon)
(2) Cyber security (Mr Francis Maude)
5 Schools (Opportunity to Study for Qualifications): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Motion made and Question proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that pupils in secondary education are guaranteed the opportunity to study for qualifications including triple science GCSEs and all English Baccalaureate GCSE subjects; and for connected purposes.-(Chris Skidmore.)
Motion opposed (Standing Order No. 23(1)).
Question put, and agreed to.
Ordered, Chris Skidmore, Dr Sarah Wollaston, Henry Smith, Neil Carmichael, Andrew Percy, Mr Dominic Raab, Nigel Adams, Mr Henry Bellingham, Richard Fuller, Christopher Pincher and Mrs Cheryl Gillan present the Bill.
Chris Skidmore accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 27 March, and to be printed (Bill 194).
6 Business of the House (24, 25 and 26 March)
Ordered, That the following provisions shall have effect:
Sittings on 24, 25 and 26 March
(1) At today’s sitting and the sittings on Wednesday 25 March and Thursday 26 March-
(a) Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply;
(b) Standing Orders Nos. 83D to 83H and 83I(2), (3) and (6) (conclusion of proceedings etc) shall apply to proceedings to be taken in accordance with this Order, but with the omission of Standing Orders Nos. 83D(2)(c) and 83E(2)(c);
(c) no notice shall be required of any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown and any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown may be proceeded with, though opposed, after the moment of interruption and shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House;
(d) no Motion to alter the order in which proceedings on a Bill are taken, to recommit a Bill or to vary or supplement the provisions of this Order shall be made except by a Minister of the Crown and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
Tuesday 24 March
(2) At today's sitting-
(a) proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments to the Recall of MPs Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) three hours after their commencement;
(b) proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) three hours after their commencement;
(c) the Lords Amendments to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill shall be considered in the following order: Nos. 34 to 62, 86, 132, 136 to 141, 1 to 33, 63 to 85, 87 to 131, 133 to 135 and 142 to 193;
(d) proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to approval for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one and a half hours after their commencement;
(e) proceedings on the Motion in the name of Secretary Theresa May relating to the draft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Amendment and Guidance) Regulations 2015 and the Motion in the name of Secretary Chris Grayling relating to the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015 shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first of those Motions;
(f) any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill may be considered forthwith without any further Question being put;
(g) subject to sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), proceedings on any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one hour after their commencement.
(3) The start of any emergency debate under Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) to be held at today's sitting shall be postponed until the conclusion of the proceedings at that sitting to which this Order applies.
Wednesday 25 March
(4) Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee, any proceedings on Consideration, and proceedings on Third Reading on the Finance (No. 2) Bill shall be completed at the sitting on Wednesday 25 March, as follows-
(a) proceedings on Second Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) two hours after their commencement;
(b) when the Bill has been read a second time, it shall stand committed to a Committee of the whole House and, subject to sub-paragraph (c), the House shall immediately resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House on the Bill;
(c) where relevant, when the Bill has been read a second time-
(i) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put on any Procedure Resolution relating to the Bill and, in accordance with Standing Order No. 52(1) (financial resolutions in connection with bills), on any Money Resolution or Ways and Means Resolution relating to the Bill;
(ii) on the conclusion of proceedings on any Procedure Resolution, Money Resolution or Ways and Means Resolution relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and the House shall immediately resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House on the Bill;
(d) proceedings in the Committee of the whole House shall be taken in the following order: clauses 66 and 67 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to value added tax; clauses 1 to 5 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the charge to, the rates of and the limits and allowances for income tax; clause 6 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the charge to, and the main rate of, corporation tax; remaining proceedings in Committee;
(e) if, on conclusion of proceedings in Committee, the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put;
(f) proceedings in Committee, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) six hours after the commencement of proceedings on Second Reading.
(5) Paragraph (4) shall have effect notwithstanding the practice of the House as to the intervals between stages of a Bill brought in upon Ways and Means Resolutions.
(6) At the sitting on Wednesday 25 March-
(a) any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill may be considered forthwith without any further Question being put;
(b) proceedings on any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one hour after their commencement.
(7) The start of any emergency debate under Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) to be held at the sitting on Wednesday 25 March shall be postponed until the conclusion of the proceedings at that sitting to which this Order applies.
Thursday 26 March
(8) On Thursday 26 March there shall be no sitting in Westminster Hall.
(9) At the sitting on Thursday 26 March-
(a) proceedings on the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to the valedictory debate recommended by the Backbench Business Committee shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) at 4.30pm;
(b) any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill may be considered forthwith without any further Question being put;
(c) proceedings on any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one hour after their commencement;
(d) no debate shall be held in accordance with Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates);
(e) the Speaker shall not adjourn the House before a Message has been received from the Lords Commissioners.
General
(10) Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
(11) In this Order, a reference to proceedings on or in respect of a Bill includes a reference to proceedings on any Motion to alter the order in which those proceedings are considered and (except in paragraph (4)(c)) to proceedings on any Procedure Resolution, Money Resolution or Ways and Means Resolution in relation to those proceedings.
(12) If today's sitting continues after 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday 25 March, this Order shall have effect as if any reference to the sitting on Wednesday 25 March or Thursday 26 March were a reference to today's sitting.
(13) If the sitting on Wednesday 25 March continues after 9.30 a.m. on Thursday 26 March, this Order shall have effect as if any reference to the sitting on Thursday 26 March were a reference to the sitting on Wednesday 25 March.
(14) If today's sitting or the sitting on Wednesday 25 March continues as described in paragraph (12) or (13), any business set down for consideration at the later sitting or sittings mentioned in that paragraph may be considered at the continued sitting, notwithstanding the practice of the House which forbids the bringing forward of an Order of the Day.-(Mr William Hague.)
7 Recall of MPs Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
The Deputy Speaker announced that Lords Amendment 18 engaged Commons financial privilege.
Lords Amendments 1 to 32 agreed to, with Commons financial privilege waived in respect of Lords Amendment 18.
8 Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
The Deputy Speaker announced that Lords Amendments 85, 123 and 133 engaged Commons financial privilege.
Lords Amendments 34 to 62, 86, 132, 136 to 141, 1 to 33, 63 to 85, 87 to 131, 133 to 135 and 142 to 193 agreed to, with Commons financial privilege waived in respect of Lords Amendments 85, 123 and 133.
9 Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993
Motion made and Question put, That this House approves, for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, the Government’s assessment as set out in Budget 2015 and Autumn Statement 2014, combined with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook (2015) and Fiscal Sustainability Report (2014), which forms the basis of the United Kingdom’s Convergence Programme.-(Mr David Gauke.)
The House divided.
Division No. 182.
Ayes: 300 (Tellers: Gavin Barwell, Lorely Burt).
Noes: 199 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Graham Jones).
Question accordingly agreed to.
10 Counter-Terrorism (Statutory Instruments)
(1) Resolved, That the draft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Amendment and Guidance) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 12 March, be approved.-(James Brokenshire.)
(2) Resolved, That the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 406), dated 26 February 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27 February, be approved.-(James Brokenshire.)
11 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations and Appeals) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 16 January, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (Special Trustees) Amendment Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 3 February, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft False or Misleading Information (Specified Care Providers and Specified Information) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 11 February, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 23 February, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 18(2)), That the draft Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 11 December 2014, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Selective Licensing of Houses (Additional Conditions) (England) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 4 March, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(7) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 9 March, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(8) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 4 February, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(9) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Nicotine Inhaling Products (Age of Sale and Proxy Purchasing) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 25 February, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(10) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Proxy Purchasing of Tobacco, Nicotine Products etc. (Fixed Penalty Amount) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 25 February, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(11) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-prudential Measures) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 12 February, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(12) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-prudential Measures) (No. 2) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 12 February, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
(13) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 27 February, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)
Question agreed to.
12 Public Petitions
A Public Petition from residents of the UK relating to the progress of the Affordable Homes Bill was presented and read by Andrew George.
A Public Petition from residents of Barnoldswick relating to the expansion of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Barnoldswick was presented and read by Andrew Stephenson.
A Public Petition from the organisers of the website mcdonaldspetition.co.uk relating to planning permission for McDonald’s in Kenton (Newcastle) was presented and read by Chi Onwurah.
A Public Petition from residents of Beverley and Holderness relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Mr Graham Stuart.
A Public Petition from residents of Daventry relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Chris Heaton-Harris.
A Public Petition from residents of Dewsbury relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Simon Reevell.
A Public Petition from residents of the constituency of Newton Abbot relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Anne Marie Morris.
A Public Petition from residents of North East Hertfordshire relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Sir Oliver Heald.
A Public Petition from residents of Crawley relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Henry Smith.
A Public Petition from residents of Redditch County relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Karen Lumley.
A Public Petition from residents of Rutland and Melton relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Sir Alan Duncan.
A Public Petition from residents of Hornchurch and Upminster relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Dame Angela Watkinson.
A Public Petition from residents of Congleton relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Fiona Bruce.
A Public Petition from residents of Worcester relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Mr Robin Walker.
A Public Petition from residents of Southend West relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Sir David Amess.
A Public Petition from residents of South East Cornwall relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Sheryll Murray.
A Public Petition from residents of York Outer relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Julian Sturdy.
A Public Petition from residents of Gosport relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Caroline Dinenage.
A Public Petition from residents of the Cleethorpes constituency relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented and read by Martin Vickers.
A Public Petition from residents of Enfield Southgate relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented by Mr David Burrowes.
A Public Petition from residents of Aldershot relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented by Sir Gerald Howarth.
A Public Petition from residents of Stevenage relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented by Stephen McPartland.
A Public Petition from residents of Norwich North relating to eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons was presented by Chloe Smith.
13 Adjournment
Subject: Lesser-taught languages (Nick de Bois).
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Ben Wallace.)
At 7.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Ben Wallace.)
Adjourned at 7.28 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
General Committees: Reports
14 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Dr William McCrea (Chair) reported the draft Local Authorities (Prohibition of Charging Residents to Deposit Household Waste) Order 2015.
15 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sandra Osborne (Chair) reported the draft Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015.
16 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
Mark Pritchard (Chair) reported the draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Revenue Information) Regulations 2015.
17 Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr David Crausby (Chair) reported the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Advisory Committees on Pesticides) Order 2015.
18 Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mrs Anne Main (Chair) reported the draft Community Radio (Amendment) Order 2015.
19 Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee
John Robertson (Chair) reported the draft Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Powers of Entry: Safeguards) (England) Order 2015.
20 European Committee B in respect of European Union Documents No. 16115/14, a Commission Communication: An investment plan for Europe, No. 5112/15 and Addendum, a draft Regulation on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No. 1291/2013 and (EU) No. 1316/2013, and No. 5317/15, draft Amending Budget No. 1 to the General Budget 2015 accompanying the draft Regulation on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No. 1291/2013 and (EU) No. 1316/2013
Miss Anne McIntosh (Chair) reported the following resolution:
That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 16115/14, a Commission Communication: An investment plan for Europe, No. 5112/15 and Addendum, a draft Regulation on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No. 1291/2013 and (EU) No. 1316/2013, and No. 5317/15, draft Amending Budget No. 1 to the General Budget 2015 accompanying the draft Regulation on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No. 1291/2013 and (EU) No. 1316/2013; agrees with the Government that at a time of ongoing economic fragility in Europe and tight constraints on domestic public spending, a focus on jobs and growth to facilitate the economic recovery of Europe should be welcomed; notes that the Draft Amending Budget is budget neutral and is funded from reallocations from within the ceiling for the 2014–20 Multiannual Financial Framework, which was secured by the Prime Minister in 2013 and which delivers an unprecedented real-terms reduction compared with the 2007–13 period; notes that the proposed structure respects the integrity of the European Investment Bank and does not duplicate or pre-empt the existing governance structures of the institution; and supports the Government's objective of ensuring that the proposed mechanism contributes to growth and investment in the UK.
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).
21 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Local Authorities (Prohibition of Charging Residents to Deposit Household Waste) Order 2015)
Members: Brooks Newmark discharged and Andrew Percy nominated in substitution.
22 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015)
Members: Andrew Gwynne discharged and Mr Jamie Reed nominated in substitution.
23 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Revenue Information) Regulations 2015)
Members: Sarah Newton discharged and Heather Wheeler nominated in substitution.
24 Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Advisory Committees on Pesticides) Order 2015)
Members: Mr James Clappison, Tracey Crouch and Dr Phillip Lee discharged and Nick de Bois, Stephen Phillips and James Wharton nominated in substitution.
25 Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Powers of Entry: Safeguards) (England) Order 2015)
Members: Susan Elan Jones discharged and Stephen Doughty nominated in substitution.
European Union Documents Referred
26 European Committee B
European Union Document No.17228/13, a Commission Communication: Towards the elimination of female genital mutilation.
27 European Committee B
European Union Document No. 6144/15 and Addendum, a draft Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States, together with No. 6813/15, a draft Council Recommendation on broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and the Union, already referred on 18 March .
28 European Committee C
European Union Documents No. 6720/15 and Addendum, a draft Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions with regard to matters not related to substantive criminal law and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, and No. 6721/15 and Addendum, a draft Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions with regard to matters related to substantive criminal law and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
Reports from Select Committees
29 Energy and Climate Change Committee
(1) Energy network costs: transparent and fair?: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2014–15: Seventh Special Report, to be printed (HC 1144);
(2) Protecting consumers: Making energy price comparison websites transparent: Government and Ofgem Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2014–15: Eighth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1145);
(3) Smart meters: progress or delay?: Government and Ofgem Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2014–15:
(i) Ninth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1146);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 1146);
(4) Ofgem response to recent reports: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Tim Yeo).
30 European Scrutiny Committee
(1) Thirty-ninth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 219-xxxvii);
(2) Ministerial Correspondence: Written evidence, to be published
(Sir William Cash).
31 Foreign Affairs Committee
(1) List of informal meetings held by the Committee between 1 December 2014 and 31 March 2015, to be published;
(2) Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to aid to the Syrian opposition: Written evidence, to be published
(Sir Richard Ottaway).
32 International Development Committee
(1) DFID’s bilateral programme in Nepal: Fourteenth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 854);
(2) International Development Committee: the Legacy-Parliament 2010–15: Fifteenth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1138);
(3) Westminster Foundation for Democracy’s response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2014–15 on Parliamentary Strengthening: Written evidence, to be published
(Sir Malcolm Bruce).
33 Public Administration (Select Committee on)
(1) Investigating clinical incidents in the NHS:
(i) Sixth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 886);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 886);
(2) Our work in the 2010–2015 Parliament: Seventh Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1152);
(3) Correspondence with John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Bernard Jenkin).
34 Scottish Affairs Committee
(1) Land Reform in Scotland: Final Report:
(i) Eighth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 274);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 274);
(2) Scottish Affairs Committee: Legacy Report: Ninth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1130);
(3) Zero Hours Contracts: Written evidence, to be published (HC 275)
(Mr Ian Davidson).
35 Transport Committee
Work of the Department for Transport 2010–15: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1109) (Mrs Louise Ellman).
36 Treasury Committee
Budget 2015: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 1082) (Mr Andrew Tyrie).
John Bercow
Speaker
Sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Adjournment
Subjects:
Commonwealth Day (Sir Alan Haselhurst).
Future of Kettering General Hospital (Mr Philip Hollobone).
Reform of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 (Mr Russell Brown).
Update on the Shrewsbury 24 (Mr David Anderson).
Property taxes in London (Mark Field).
Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Dr Thérèse Coffey.)
Adjourned at 4.56 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Deputy Speaker
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Draft Legislative Reform Order:
1 Duchy of Lancaster
Draft Legislative Reform (Duchy of Lancaster) Order 2015, with an Explanatory Document recommending the negative resolution procedure (by Act) (Mr Oliver Letwin).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Companies
Companies (Disclosure of Address) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 842), dated 23 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).
3 Town and Country Planning
(1) Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 627), dated 18 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);
(2) Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 809), dated 18 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);
(3) Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 598), dated 18 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);
(4) Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 595), dated 18 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);
(5) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 596), dated 18 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);
(6) Town and Country Planning (Section 62A Applications) (Procedure and Consequential Amendments) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 797), dated 18 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles);
(7) Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 597), dated 18 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles); and
(8) Town and Country Planning General (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 807), dated 18 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).
Other Papers:
4 Armed Forces
Report of the Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces for 2014 (by Act) (Secretary Michael Fallon).
5 Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate
Five Year Review and Annual Report of HM Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service for 2014–15 (by Act) (The Attorney General).
6 Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Plan of the Competition and Markets Authority for 2015–16 (by Act) (Secretary Vince Cable).
7 Government Annuities
Account of the Government Annuities Investment Fund for 2014 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1107) (Andrea Leadsom).
8 Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of Her Majesty’s Passport Office for 1 April–30 September 2014, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 1142) (Secretary Theresa May).
9 Scotland
Third Report by the Scottish Government on the Implementation and Operation of Part 3 (Financial Provisions) of the Scotland Act 2012 (by Act) (Secretary Alistair Carmichael).
10 Superannuation
(1) Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2015 (by Act) (Mr Francis Maude);
(2) Civil Service Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2015 (by Act) (Mr Francis Maude);
(3) Partnership Pension Account Death Benefits Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2015 (by Act) (Mr Francis Maude);
(4) Partnership Pension Account Ill Health Benefits Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2015 (by Act) (Mr Francis Maude);
(5) Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2015 (by Act) (Mr Francis Maude); and
(6) Unregistered Death Benefits Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2015 (by Act) (Mr Francis Maude).