House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
13th July 2010
No. 31
The House met at 2.30 pm.
PRAYERS.
1
Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
2
Statement: Counter-Terrorism and Security Powers (Secretary Theresa May)
3
Shared Parenting Orders Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Brian Binley, supported by Dr Thérèse Coffey, Mr Douglas Carswell, Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Christopher Chope, Mr Peter Bone, Mark Reckless, Caroline Dinenage, Mark Pritchard, Harriett Baldwin and Mr David Nuttall, presented a Bill to provide for the making of Shared Parenting Orders and to create a legal presumption that such Orders enhance the welfare of the child unless certain exceptions apply; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 17 June and to be printed (Bill 56).
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Foreign Prisoners (Repatriation): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the immediate repatriation of foreign nationals awarded a custodial sentence to serve detention in their country of origin; and for connected purposes;
That Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr David Davis, Mr Peter Bone, Mr Julian Brazier, Andrew Rosindell, Mr David Nuttall, Mr Andrew Turner, Patrick Mercer, Mike Freer, Bob Stewart, Priti Patel and Gordon Henderson present the Bill.
Mr Philip Hollobone accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 10 June, and to be printed (Bill 54).
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Finance Bill: Committee of the whole House
The House again resolved itself into a Committee (Order, 6 July).
(In the Committee)
Clause 3 (Rates of value added tax)
Amendment 13 proposed.-(Stewart Hosie.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 17.
Ayes: 21 (Tellers: Hywel Williams, Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil).
Noes: 316 (Tellers: James Duddridge, Stephen Crabb).
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 57 proposed.-(Andrew George.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendment 35 proposed.-(Mr Liam Byrne.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 18.
Ayes: 243 (Tellers: Lyn Brown, Kerry McCarthy).
Noes: 321 (Tellers: Stephen Crabb, Norman Lamb).
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 41 proposed.-(Mr Liam Byrne.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 19.
Ayes: 241 (Tellers: Kerry McCarthy, Lyn Brown).
Noes: 321 (Tellers: James Duddridge, Norman Lamb).
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 38 proposed.-(Mr Liam Byrne.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendment 26 proposed.-(Owen Smith.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendment 46 proposed.-(Mr Liam Byrne.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 20.
Ayes: 247 (Tellers: Kerry McCarthy, Lyn Brown).
Noes: 322 (Tellers: James Duddridge, Stephen Crabb).
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 58 proposed.-(Mr Liam Byrne.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 21.
Ayes: 248 (Tellers: Kerry McCarthy, Lyn Brown).
Noes: 320 (Tellers: James Duddridge, Norman Lamb).
Question accordingly negatived.
Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 22.
Ayes: 321 (Tellers: Stephen Crabb, Norman Lamb).
Noes: 246 (Tellers: Lyn Brown, Kerry McCarthy).
Question accordingly agreed to.
Schedule 2 agreed to.
To report progress and ask leave to sit again.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)
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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr Brooks Newmark reported, That the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and moved, That the Committee may have leave to sit again.
Committee again tomorrow.
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Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Parliamentary Standards Act (Staff Transfer) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 26 May, be approved.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)
Question agreed to.
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Delegated Legislation
Motion made, That the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to the Electoral Commission shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees) in respect of which notice of a motion has been given that the instrument be approved.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 9(6)).
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Business of the House
Motion made, That, notwithstanding the practice of the House as to the intervals between stages of Bills brought in upon Ways and Means Resolutions, more than one stage of the Finance Bill may be taken at any sitting of the House.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 9(6)).
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Adjournment
Subject: Issues arising from the 2007 floods in Hull (Diana R. Johnson).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Brooks Newmark.)
Adjourned at 11.38 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
Lords Messages
10
Academies Bill [Lords]
The Lords have passed a Bill to make provision about Academies; to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills
11
Academies Bill [Lords]
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 57), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 57–EN).
Private Business
12
Canterbury City Council Bill
To confer powers on Canterbury City Council for the better control of street trading and touting in the city of Canterbury.
Bill read the first, second and third time and passed (Order, 5 July).
13
Nottingham City Council Bill
To confer powers on Nottingham City Council for the better control of street trading in the city of Nottingham.
Bill read the first, second and third time and passed (Order, 5 July).
General Committees: Reports
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Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr George Howarth (Chair) reported the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and the draft Pensions Regulator (Contribution Notices) (Sum Specified following Transfer) Regulations 2010.
Reports from Select Committees
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Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) Press Standards, Privacy and Libel: Responses to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2009–10: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 351);
(2) BBC Annual Report 2008–09: BBC Trust’s Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2009–10: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 352)
(Mr John Whittingdale).
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Treasury Committee
June 2010 Budget: Evidence, to be printed (HC 350-i) (Mr Andrew Tyrie).
John Bercow
Speaker
The Speaker will take the Chair at 11.30 am.
Sitting in Westminster Hall
No. 15
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Adjournment
Subjects:
Infrastructure support for the offshore energy industry (Malcolm Bruce).
Housing benefit (Meg Hillier).
Construction of new nuclear power stations (Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger).
Information Commissioner’s Office and the case of Sarika Singh (Ann Clwyd).
Minor injuries services in Devizes constituency (Claire Perry).
Motion made and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Shailesh Vara.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(11)).
Adjourned at 2.00 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Deputy Speaker
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
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Equality
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Consequential Amendments, Saving and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2
Food
Nutrition and Health Claims (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1768), dated 7 July 2010 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley).
Other Papers:
3
Access to Justice
Accounts of the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 62) (Secretary Kenneth Clarke).
4
Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport Minute dated 13 July 2010, concerning contingent liabilities in relation to a Government Guarantee to back a borrowing facility for Historic Royal Palaces (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).
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Data Protection
Report and Accounts of the Information Commissioner’s Office for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 220) (Clerk of the House).
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Education
Department for Education Minute, dated 13 July 2010, concerning contingent liabilities arising out of schools within a PFI contract becoming Academies and new build PFI Academies (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove).
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Government Resources and Accounts
Resource Accounts of Teachers’ Pension Scheme (England and Wales) for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 257) (Mark Hoban).
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Government Resources and Accounts (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies)
(1) Report and Accounts of the National Forest Company for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 105) (Secretary Caroline Spelman); and
(2) Report and Accounts of the Pensions Advisory Service for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 4) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).
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Government Trading Funds
Report and Accounts of Ordnance Survey for 2009–10, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 195) (Clerk of the House).
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Health
Government Response to the Fourth Report from the Health Select Committee, Session 2009–10, on Commissioning (by Command) (Cm. 7877) (Mr Secretary Lansley).
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National Health Service
(1) Report and Accounts of 2gether NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(2) Report and Accounts of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(3) Report and Accounts of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(4) Report and Accounts of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(5) Report and Accounts of the Christie NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(6) Report and Accounts of City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(7) Report and Accounts of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 1 March–31 March 2010 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(8) Report and Accounts of Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(9) Report and Accounts of Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(10) Report and Accounts of Medway NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(11) Report and Accounts of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(12) Report and Accounts of Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(13) Report and Accounts of Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(14) Report and Accounts of Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(15) Report and Accounts of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(16) Report and Accounts of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(17) Report and Accounts of Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(18) Report and Accounts of Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley);
(19) Report and Accounts of the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley); and
(20) Report and Accounts of Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2009–10 (by Act) (Mr Secretary Lansley).
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