No. 61 377 House of Commons Monday 1 November 2010 Votes and Proceedings PRAYERS. The House met at 2.30 pm. 1 Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 2 Statements: (1) European Council (Prime Minister) (2) Aviation security incident (Secretary Theresa May) 3 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill (Programme) (No. 4) Motion made and Question put, That the following provisions shall apply to the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, in place of paragraph 5 of the Order of 6 September 2010: 1. Proceedings on consideration shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table. 2. 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 Proceedings Amendments relating to Clause 11. Amendments relating to Clauses 12 and 13; Amendments relating to Clause 10; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 2. Amendments relating to Clause 4; Amendments relating to Schedules 5 to 8; Amendments relating to Clause 8; remaining proceedings on consideration. Time for conclusion of proceedings 7.30 pm on the first day. The moment of interruption on the first day. 8.00 pm on the second day. (Mr Mark Harper.) Division No. 103. Ayes: 320 (Tellers: Mr Philip Dunne, Mark Hunter). Noes: 241 (Tellers: Mr David Hamilton, Angela Smith). Question accordingly agreed to.
378 Votes and Proceedings: 1 November 2010 No. 61 4 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Committee (1st allocated day) Amendment 9 proposed. (Chris Bryant.) Division No. 104. Ayes: 245 (Tellers: Angela Smith, Mr David Hamilton). Noes: 326 (Tellers: Bill Wiggin, Norman Lamb). Since it was after 7.30 pm the Deputy Speaker put forthwith the following Questions necessary to bring proceedings to a conclusion on Amendments relating to Clause 11 (Programme Order, today): (1) That Amendment 11 be made (Amendment selected by the Speaker for separate decision). (Chris Bryant.) Division No. 105. Ayes: 243 (Tellers: Angela Smith, Mr David Hamilton). Noes: 327 (Tellers: Bill Wiggin, Norman Lamb). (2) That Amendment 183 be made (Amendment selected by the Speaker for separate decision). (Mr Charles Kennedy.) Division No. 106. Ayes: 257 (Tellers: Angela Smith, Mr Alan Reid). Noes: 315 (Tellers: Mr Philip Dunne, Norman Lamb). (3) That Amendments 220, 221 and 21 be made (single Question on remaining Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown). (Mr David Heath.) Question agreed to. Amendment 205 proposed. (Mrs Eleanor Laing.) Question negatived. Amendment 15 proposed. (Sadiq Khan.) Division No. 107. Ayes: 244 (Tellers: Mr David Hamilton, Mr David Anderson). Noes: 336 (Tellers: Mr Philip Dunne, Norman Lamb). Since it was after 10.00 pm the Speaker put forthwith the following Question necessary to bring proceedings to a conclusion on Amendments relating to Clauses 12 and 13, Amendments relating to Clause 10, new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 2 (Programme Order, today):
No. 61 Votes and Proceedings: 1 November 2010 379 That Amendments 20, 218 and 219 be made (single Question on remaining Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown). (Mr David Heath.) Question agreed to. Bill to be further considered tomorrow. 5 Change to membership of select committees Ordered, That Nick Boles be discharged from the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee and Andrew Griffiths be added. (Stephen Crabb.) 6 Adjournment Subject: Options for maintenance of Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers (Thomas Docherty). Resolved, That this House do now adjourn. (Stephen Crabb.) Other proceedings General Committees: Reports Adjourned at 10.43 pm until tomorrow. 7 First Delegated Legislation Committee Mrs Anne Main (Chair) reported the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (No. 2) Regulations 2010. 8 Second Delegated Legislation Committee Philip Davies (Chair) reported the draft International Tax Enforcement (Turks and Caicos Islands) Order 2010, the draft International Tax Enforcement (Liechtenstein) Order 2010, the draft International Tax Enforcement (Gibraltar) Order 2010, the draft International Tax Enforcement (Bahamas) Order 2010 and the draft International Tax Enforcement (Anguilla) Order 2010. 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). 9 Local Government Bill [Lords] Programming Sub-Committee Members: Mr Ben Bradshaw, Stephen Hammond, Robert Neill, Angela Smith, Bill Wiggin, Chris Williamson and Simon Wright. 10 Local Government Bill [Lords] Committee Members: John Hemming discharged and Duncan Hames nominated in substitution. 11 Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill (Programming Sub-Committee) Members: Lyn Brown, Yvonne Fovargue, Mr Robert Goodwill, John Hemming, Mr Mark Hoban, Kerry McCarthy and Alok Sharma.
380 Votes and Proceedings: 1 November 2010 No. 61 12 Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee Members: Mike Crockart and Nic Dakin discharged and John Hemming and Alison McGovern nominated in substitution. 13 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft International Tax Enforcement (Turks and Caicos Islands) Order 2010, the draft International Tax Enforcement (Liechtenstein) Order 2010, the draft International Tax Enforcement (Gibraltar) Order 2010, the draft International Tax Enforcement (Bahamas) Order 2010 and the draft International Tax Enforcement (Anguilla) Order 2010) Members: Mr Geoffrey Robinson discharged and Alison McGovern nominated in substitution. 14 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Tax Avoidance Schemes (Penalty) (Amendment) Regulations 2010) Members: Lyn Brown, John Hemming, Tony Lloyd and Stephen Williams discharged and Lilian Greenwood, Tessa Munt, Sandra Osborne and Dr John Pugh nominated in substitution. 15 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Oman) Order 2010, the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Switzerland) Order 2010, the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Singapore) Order 2010, the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Mexico) Order 2010 and the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Austria) Order 2010) Members: Lyn Brown and Stephen Williams discharged and Mr David Anderson and Mike Crockart nominated in substitution. 16 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Central Africa Interim Economic Partnership Agreement) Order 2010 and the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Côte d Ivoire Economic Partnership Agreement) Order 2010) Members: Mr Robin Walker discharged and Julian Smith nominated in substitution. Reports from Select Committees 17 Administration Committee Record of the Committee s discussions at its meeting on 1 November, to be published (Sir Alan Haselhurst). 18 Backbench Business Committee Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 11 November, Thursday 18 November in Westminster Hall, and on future days, to be published (Natascha Engel). 19 Communities and Local Government Committee Localism: Evidence, to be printed (HC 547-i) (Clive Betts). 20 Treasury Committee Comprehensive Spending Review: Evidence, to be printed (HC 544-ii) (Mr Andrew Tyrie). John Bercow Speaker
No. 61 Votes and Proceedings: 1 November 2010 381 The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm. APPENDIX Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 29 October 2010 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159: Papers subject to Negative Resolution: 1 Energy Conservation Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2617), dated 27 October 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Caroline Spelman). 2 Equality Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2622), dated 27 October 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May). 3 Financial Services and Markets Capital Requirements (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 2628), dated 28 October 2010 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mark Hoban). Other Papers: 4 Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions Memorandum to the Work and Pensions Committee on Post-Legislative Assessment of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (by Command) (Cm. 7958) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith). Other Papers: Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 1 November 2010: 5 Treasury Government Response to the Fourth Report from the Treasury Committee, Session 2010 11, on Office for Budget Responsibility (by Command) (Cm. 7962) (Justine Greening).