Contents House of Commons • Noticeboard ...... 1 • The Week Ahead ...... 2 • Order of Oral Questions ...... 3 Weekly Business Information • Business of the House of Commons 7 – 11 December 2009 ...... 5 Bulletin • Written Ministerial Statements ...... 7 • Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons • 14 December 2009 – 11 January 2010 ...... 9 Editor: Mary Durkin • Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
• 14 December 2009 – 8 January 2010 ...... 13 House of Commons Information Office Legislation London Public Legislation SW1A 2TT • Public Bills before Parliament 2009/10 ...... 15 www.parliament.uk • Bills – Presentation, Publication and Royal Assent ...... 18 • Public and General Acts 2009/10 ...... 18 Tel : 020 7219 4272 • Draft Bills under consideration or published during 2009/10 Session ...... 19 Fax : 020 7219 5839 [email protected] Private Legislation • Private Bills before Parliament 2009/10 ...... 20
To Contact the Editor: Delegated Legislation Tel : 020 7219 5715 • Statutory Instruments ...... 23 Fax : 020 7219 2055 • Legislative Reform Proposals and Orders ...... 23 [email protected] • Remedial Orders under the Human Rights Act ...... 25 • Northern Ireland Legislation ...... 26 • Legislation of the Northern Ireland Assembly ...... 28 • Transport and Works Act Orders ...... 29
Committees • General Committees – public meetings/membership ...... 31 • Select Committees – public meetings/membership ...... 35 • Lords Select Committees – public meetings ...... 41 • Select Committee publications and NAO reports ...... 42 Subscriptions: • Select Committees – Current Inquiries ...... 44 The Stationery Office Tel: 0845 7585463 Documents etc, received • White and Green Papers received since the last bulletin ...... 53
• European Union Documents to be considered ...... 55 £1.50 (single copy) • Early Day Motions tabled between 7 – 11 December 2009 ...... 56 £53.50 (annual)
Members of Parliament and Information Parliamentary Bookshop about the House of Commons 12 Bridge Street • State of the Parties, as at 11 December 2009 ...... 58 London • By-Elections and new MPs since the General Election of May 2005 ...... 59 SW1A 2JX • Political Party Contacts ...... 60 www.bookshop.parliament.uk • Address Book – how to contact Parliament ...... 61 • Selective Index ...... 62 Tel : 020 7219 3890 Fax : 020 7219 3866 [email protected]
Weekly Information Bulletin
Noticeboard
Weekly Information Bulletin
The next Bulletin will be published on Saturday 19 December 2009
Private Members’ Bills:
The Private Members Bill Ballot took place at 10am on Thursday 26 November 2009
Result of the Private Members’ Bill Ballot:
1. Dr Brian Iddon 2. Mr David Chaytor 3. Andrew Gwynne 4. Albert Owen 5. Julie Morgan 6. Mr Anthony Steen 7. Alistair Burt 8. John Smith 9. Chris Grayling 10. Mr Nigel Dodds 11. Dr Richard Taylor 12. Simon Hughes 13. Mr Nigel Waterson 14. Mr Douglas Carswell 15. Bob Spink 16. Mr Mark Hoban 17. David Cairns 18. Mr Richard Shepherd 19. Mr David Heath 20. Mr Mark Field
The Private Members Ballot Bills will be presented to the House on Wednesday 16 December 2009
House of Commons calendar for the 2009/2010 session:
The Leader of the House announced the following recess dates for the 2009/2010 session:
Christmas recess 2009
The House will rise on Wednesday 16 December 2009 and will return on Tuesday 5 January 2010
Spring half term recess 2010
The House will rise on Wednesday 10 February 2010 and will return on Monday 22 February 2010
www.parliament.uk The Parliament website provides information on parliamentary proceedings, membership of both Houses and general information on a wide range of parliamentary matters.
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The Week Ahead: 14 – 18 December 2009
Lords Select Date Commons Chamber General Committees Select Committees Lords Chamber Committees
• OPQ – Home Office, including Topical • 1st DLC – Draft Non-Domestic Rating • West Midlands Regional • Oral Questions • EU Sub-Committee B Questions (Chargeable Amounts) (England) (in Birmingham) • Debate – Review Body on Senior Salaries report: • Legislation – Personal Care at Home Bill Regulations 2009 • Treasury Review of financial support for Members of the nd Mon – Second reading • 2 DLC – Motion in the name of Ms • Children Schools and Families House of Lords • Legislation – Consolidated Fund Bill – Harriet Harman relating to the Electoral • Committee on Issue of Privilege 14 Dec Commission proceedings • Communities and Local Government • Adj – Processing of Freedom of • Public Accounts Information requests
• OPQ – Treasury, including Topical • SRC – Corporation Tax Bill • Treasury • Oral Questions • Science and Technology Questions • PBC – Financial Services Bill • Culture, Media and Sport • Debate – Motions to approve Procedure • Joint Committee on • Legislation – Flood and Water • SRC – Taxation (International and Other • Home Affairs Committee reports Human Rights Management Bill – Second reading Provisions) Bill • Welsh Affairs • Legislation – Equality Bill – Second reading • Economic Affairs • Motion – SI relating to Welsh language • 3rd DLC – Draft Crime (International • International Development Debate • Adj – Aircraft movements at London Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of • Environmental Audit • Orders and Regulations City Airport Participating Countries) (England, Wales • Defence and Northern Ireland) (No. 3) Order • Business, Innovation and Skills 2009 • Joint Committee on Human Rights • 4th DLC – Draft Banking Act 2009 Tues • Justice (Exclusion of Insurers) Order 2009 • South East Regional (in Westminster) 15 Dec th • 5 DLC – Draft Amendment to Schedule 6 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Order 2009, the Draft Transfer of Functions of the
2 Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2009 and the Draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2009, • 6th DLC – Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1371)
• OPQ – Northern Ireland; Prime Minister • WGC – Government’s Legislative • Energy and Climate Change • Oral Questions • EU Sub-Committee D • Motion – on the Christmas recess Programme as outlined in the Queen’s • Committees on Arms Export Controls • Legislation – Consolidated Fund Bill – • EU Sub-Committee E adjournment Speech as it relates to Wales and • Work and Pensions proceedings • EU Sub-Committee F • Adj – Transparency in financial Government expenditure in Wales • Children, schools and Families • Debate – Pre-Budget Report 2009 Weds reporting and Birmingham City Council • International Development • Orders and Regulations 16 Dec • Foreign affairs • Treasury • Scottish Affairs • Transport • Public Accounts
• The House will not be sitting • None • East Midlands Regional (in Derby) • The House will not be sitting • None Thurs 17 Dec
• The House will not be sitting • None • None The House will not be sitting • None Fri 18 Dec
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Order of Oral Questions (Next Sitting period N.B. All dates are provisional)
Monday 23 November 2009 – Thursday 7 January 2010
Mon. 23 November Tues. 24 November Wed. 25 November Thu. 26 November • Health • Scotland • Church Commissioners • Prime Minister Public Accounts Commission Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission Solicitor General* Leader of the House of Commons and House of Commons Commission*
Mon. 30 November Tues. 1 December Wed. 2 December Thu. 3 December • Children, Schools • Foreign and • International • Transport and Families Commonwealth Development • Women Office • Prime Minister and Equality
Mon. 7 December Tues. 8 December Wed. 9 December Thu. 10 December • Work and Pensions • Communities and Local • Cabinet Office • Environment, Food and Government • Prime Minister Rural Affairs
Mon. 14 December Tues. 15 December Wed. 16 December • Home Office • Treasury • Northern Ireland
• Prime Minister
Tues. 5 January Wed. 6 January Thu. 7 January • Justice* • Wales* • Energy and Climate • Prime Minister Change
*Remit-
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also answers on behalf of the Cabinet Office. The Hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission also answers on behalf of the Finance and Services Committee. The Minister of State for Justice, also answers on behalf of the Privy Council Office The Secretary of State for Scotland also answers on behalf of the Advocate General. The Solicitor General also answers on behalf of the Attorney General. The Secretary of State for Wales also answers on his responsibilities as Minister for Digital Inclusion
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Order of Oral Questions (Next Sitting period N.B. All dates are provisional)
Monday 11 January – Wednesday 10 February 2010
Mon. 11 January Tues. 12 January Wed. 13 January Thu. 14 January • Defence • Health • Scotland • Business, Innovation • Prime Minister and Skills
Mon. 18 January Tues. 19 January Wed. 20 January Thu. 21 January • Culture, Media and • Foreign and • International • Church Commissioners Sport Commonwealth Development Public Accounts • Olympics Office • Prime Minister Commission Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission Solicitor General* Leader of the House of Commons and House of Commons Commission*
Mon. 25 January Tues. 26 January Wed. 27 January Thu. 28 January • Children, Schools • Communities and Local • Cabinet Office • Transport and Families Government • Prime Minister • Women and Equality
Mon. 1 February Tues. 2 February Wed. 3 February Thu. 4 February • Work and Pensions • Treasury • Northern Ireland • Environment, Food and • Prime Minister Rural Affairs
Mon. 8 February Tues. 9 February Wed. 10 February • Home Office • Justice* • Wales* • Prime Minister
*Remit-
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also answers on behalf of the Cabinet Office. The Hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission also answers on behalf of the Finance and Services Committee. The Minister of State for Justice, also answers on behalf of the Privy Council Office The Secretary of State for Scotland also answers on behalf of the Advocate General. The Solicitor General also answers on behalf of the Attorney General. The Secretary of State for Wales also answers on his responsibilities as Minister for Digital Inclusion
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Business of the House of Commons 7 – 11 December 2009
Monday 7 December
The House sat at 2.30pm
Oral Questions – Work and Pensions, including Topical Questions
Urgent Question – Future of NHS IT Programme – Andrew Lansley
Statement – Smarter Government – Liam Byrne
Legislation – Energy Bill – Second reading – Bill read a Second time
Legislation – Energy Bill – Programme Motion – agreed
Legislation – Energy Bill – Money Resolution – agreed
Adjournment – Asylum system and destitution and homelessness – Clare Short
The House rose at10.31pm
Tuesday 8 December
The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates –
09.30-11.00 Afghanistan strategy – Paul Flynn 11.00-12.30 High speed rail – Greg Mulholland 12.30-13.00 Seatbelts in heavy goods vehicles – Mr Alan Milburn 13.00-13.30 Immigration policy and language schools – Mr Robert Syms 13.30-14.00 Future of the Purton Hulks – Mr David Drew
The House sat at 2.30pm
Oral Questions – Communities and Local Government, including Topical Questions
Debate – Opposition day (1st allotted day) – i) Disability Benefits for the Elderly – Motion, as amended, agreed; ii) Local Government Finance Settlement and Council Tax – Motion, as amended, agreed
Adjournment – Flooding in West Cumbria – Jamie Reed
The House rose at11.14pm
Wednesday 9 December
The House sat in Westminster Hall between 9.30-5.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates –
09.30-11.00 Political situation in Burma – Mr Nigel Evans 11.00-11.30 400th anniversary of the King James Bible – David Simpson 14.30-16.00 National DNA database – Ms Diane Abbott 16.00-16.30 Review of listed sporting events and the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final – Mr Neil Turner 16.30-17.00 British Forces Post Office service – Sandra Gidley
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The House sat at 11.30am
Oral Questions – Cabinet Office; Prime Minister
Statement – Pre-Budget Report – Chancellor of the Exchequer
Legislation – Child Poverty Bill – Remaining stages
Adjournment – Upper gastro-intestinal surgery – Angela Browning
The House rose at 7.41pm
Thursday 10 December
The House sat in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.00pm
Westminster Hall – a debate on the 5th Report from the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2008-09 HC 411, Tackling Pension Poverty, and the Government’s response, HC 1029
The House sat at 10.30am
Oral Questions – Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, including Topical Questions
Business Statement – Leader of the House
Statement – Benefits Uprating – Angela Eagle
Debate – Estimates (1st allotted day) – i) students and universities; ii) the relationship between Central and Local Government
Presentation of Bill – Consolidated Fund Bill – Bill presented and read the First time
Adjournment – British nuclear test veterans – Siobhain McDonagh
The House rose at 6.32pm
Friday 11 December
The House did not sit
* Details known previous Thursday after 1.00pm
** There are no Westminster Hall Debates scheduled
*** Details known the previous Monday evening and will appear in Tuesday’s Ordered Paper
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Written Ministerial Statements 7 – 11 December 2009
7.12.09 Asset Protection Scheme/Asset Protection Agency – Mr Alistair Darling
7.12.09 “Putting the Frontline First” – Mr Liam Byrne
7.12.09 Cluster Munitions Production (Financing) – Chris Bryant
7.12.09 International War Crimes Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (Serbia) – David Miliband
7.12.09 General Affairs Council and Foreign Affairs Council – Chris Bryant
7.12.09 Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council –Gillian Merron
7.12.09 New Horizons: A Shard Vision for Mental Health – Phil Hope
7.12.09 Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council – Angela Eagle
7.12.09 Mental Health and Employment – Yvette Cooper
8.12.09 Financial Support (Students) – Mr David Lammy
8.12.09 Northern Rock PLC – Mr Alastair Darling
8.12.09 Local Government (Unitary Proposals) – Ms Rosie Winterton
8.12.09 Afghanistan (Aircraft Deployment to ISAF) – Mr Bob Ainsworth
8.12.09 "Healthy Children, Safer Communities" Strategy – Phil Hope
8.12.09 Justice and Home Affairs Post-Council Statement – Alan Johnson
8.12.09 Autumn Performance Report – Alan Johnson
8.12.09 Right to Control (Disabled People) - Government Response – Yvette Cooper
9.12.09 Fiscal Responsibility Bill (Draft Secondary Legislation) – Ian Pearson
9.12.09 Pre-budget Report Measures – Sarah McCarthy-Fry
9.12.09 Education, Youth and Culture Council – Mr Siôn Simon
9.12.09 Agriculture and Fisheries Council (14-16 December) – Hilary Benn
9.12.09 Security Industry Authority Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09 – Mr Alan Campbell
9.12.09 United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund – Mr Douglas Alexander
10.12.09 Financial Sector – Mr Alistair Darling
10.12.09 Early Years Funding – Dawn Primarolo
10.12.09 Revised Schools Admissions Code – Ms Diane R Johnson
10.12.09 Food Labelling (Occupied Palestinian Territories) – Hilary Benn
10.12.09 South Downs National Park – Hilary Benn
10.12.09 Autumn Performance Report – Andy Burnham
10.12.09 NHS 2010-15 – Andy Burnham
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10.12.09 Intercept as Evidence – Alan Johnson
10.12.09 UK Border Agency – Mr Phil Woolas
10.12.09 Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Mr Jack Straw
10.12.09 Parliamentary Standards (Legislative Proposals) – Ms Harriet Harman
10.12.09 Autumn Performance Report 2009 – Mr Sadiq Khan
10.12.09 Consultation on HGV Testing Exemptions – Paul Clark
10.12.09 Local Government Act 2008:Quality Contracts Schemes – Mr Sadiq Khan
10.12.09 Airport Economic Regulation – Paul Clark
10.12.09 Equality 2025 – Jonathan Shaw
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Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons 14 – 18 December 2009
Monday 14 December
The House will sit at 2.30pm
Oral Questions – Home Office, including Topical Questions
Legislation – Personal Care at Home Bill – Second reading
Legislation – Consolidated Fund Bill – proceedings
Adjournment – Processing of Freedom of Information requests – Gordon Prentice
Tuesday 15 December
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates 09.30-11.00 Healthcare Services in Buckinghamshire – Mrs Cheryl Gillan 11.00-12.30 Reform of the House of Commons – Mark Fisher 12.30-13.00 Government science priorities – Dr Vincent Cable 13.00-13.30 Bone Marrow Register – Chris Ruane 13.30-14.00 Fire Safety in rented accommodation – Mr Adrian Sanders
The House will sit at 2.30pm
Oral Questions – Treasury, including Topical Questions
Legislation – Flood and Water Management Bill – Second reading
Motion – to approve a Statutory Instrument relating to Welsh language
Adjournment – Aircraft movements at London City Airport – James Brokenshire
Wednesday 16 December
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30-5.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates –
09.30-11.00 Child Support Agency – Mr Brian Donohoe 11.00-11.30 General Practitioner practice boundaries – David Taylor 14.30-16.00 Age discrimination in Healthcare – Mr Paul Burstow 16.00-16.30 Future of the steel industry on Teeside – Dr Ashok Kumar 16.30-17.00 Neuroblastoma and monoclonal antibody therapy – Mr Peter Bone
The House will sit at 11.30am
Oral Questions – Northern Ireland; Prime Minister
Motion – on the Christmas recess adjournment
Adjournment – Transparency in financial reporting and Birmingham City Council – Richard Burden
N.B. The house will rise for the Christmas recess after the close of Business
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Thursday 17 December
The House will not be sitting
Friday 18 December
The House will not be sitting
* Details known previous Thursday after 1.00pm
** There are no Westminster Hall Debates scheduled
*** Details known the previous Monday evening and will appear in Tuesday’s Ordered Paper
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Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons 4 – 11 January 2010
Monday 4 January
The House will not be sitting
Tuesday 5 January
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30am-2.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates – **
The House will sit at 2.30pm
Oral Questions – Justice, including Topical Questions
Legislation – Fiscal Responsibility Bill – Second reading
Adjournment – *
Wednesday 6 January
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 9.30-5.00pm
Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debates – **
The House will sit at 11.30am
Oral Questions – Wales; Prime Minister
Motion – consideration of an allocation of Time Motion
Legislation – Video Recordings Bill – all stages
Adjournment – *
Thursday 7 January
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.00pm
Westminster Hall – a debate on the Public Administration Committee’s First Report, Session 2008-09, HC 36, Lobbying: access and influence in Whitehall, and the Government’s response, HC 1058.
The House will sit at 10.30am
Oral Questions – Energy and Climate Change; including Topical Questions
Debate – on the Pre-Budget Report
Adjournment – *
Friday 8 January
The House will not be sitting
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Monday 11 January
The House will sit at 2.30pm
Oral Questions – Defence, including Topical Questions
Legislation – Children, Schools and Families Bill – Second reading
Adjournment – *
* Details known previous Thursday after 1.00pm
** There are no Westminster Hall Debates scheduled
*** Details known the previous Monday evening and will appear in Tuesday’s Ordered Paper
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Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords 14 – 18 December 2009
Monday 14 December
The House will sit at 2:30pm Oral Questions – Quantitative easing – Lord Barnett; Titles used by the husbands of women Members of the House of Lords – Baroness Deech; Department for International Development’s aid in Afghanistan – Baroness Rawlings; Patients with dementia in hospital – Baroness Greengross Debate – Review Body on Senior Salaries report: Review of financial support for Members of the House of Lords – Lord Brabazon of Tara
Tuesday 15 December
The House will sit at 2:30pm Oral Questions – Public debt and deficits – Baroness O'Cathain; Points-based visa system and non-EU visiting artists and academics denied entry – Lord Clement-Jones; The Barnett Formula – Lord Anderson of Swansea Debate – Motions to approve Procedure Committee reports - Lord Brabazon of Tara Legislation – Equality Bill – Second reading – Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Orders and Regulations – Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009; Crime International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 3) Order 2009 – Lord Brett; Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009; National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Welsh Language) Order 2009 – Lord Davies of Oldham
The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3:30pm Orders and Regulations – Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2009 – Lord McKenzie of Luton; European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (1996 Hague Convention on Protection of Children etc.) Order 2009 – Lord Bach; Draft Legislative Reform (Revocation of Prescribed Form of Penalty Notice for Disorderly Behaviour) Order 2009 – Lord Bach: Community Radio (Amendment) Order 2010 – Lord Faulkner of Worcester; Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009 – Lord Davies of Abersoch.
Wednesday 16 December
The House will sit at 11:00am Oral Questions – Negotiations for a global arms trade treaty – Lord Judd; Unemployment in the UK – Lord Roberts of Conwy; Convicted criminals paid compensation in respect of denial of drugs – Lord Tebbit Legislation – Consolidated Fund Bill – Second reading and remaining stages – Lord Myners Debate – Pre-Budget Report 2009 – Lord Myners Orders and Regulations – Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2009 – Lord McKenzie of Luton
N.B. The House will rise for Christmas recess after the close of Business
Thursday 17 December
The House will not be sitting.
Friday 18 December
The House will not be sitting.
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Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords 4 – 8 January 2010
Monday 4 January The House will not be sitting.
Tuesday 5 January The House will sit at 2:30pm Oral Questions – Funding of highly specialised research and treatment services – Baroness Gardner of Parkes; Funding for university museums and galleries – Lord Howarth of Newport; Percentage of 15 to 19 year olds in education – Lord Naseby Legislation – Child Poverty Bill – Second reading – Lord McKenzie of Luton Debate – Preparations for hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games – Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Wednesday 6 January The House will sit at 3:00pm Oral Questions – The Mountain Rescue Service – Lord Dubs; The grounds for decisions to forbid hospital staff and carers from helping patients to eat – Baroness Knight of Collingtree; Iranian dissident refugees in Iraq – Lord Corbett of Castle Vale Legislation – Digital Economy Bill – Committee stage (day 1) – Lord Mandelson/ Lord Davies of Oldham
The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3:45pm Legislation – Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill – Committee stage (day 1) – Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
Thursday 7 January The House will sit at 11:00am Oral Questions – Proposals to enable Secretaries of State in the House of Lords to appear in the House of Commons – Baroness Boothroyd; Reforming the procedures of the House of Lords – Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe; Regulation of astrologers – Lord Taverne
The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2:00pm Legislation – Bribery Bill – Committee stage (day 1) – Lord Bach
Friday 8 January The House will not be sitting.
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Legislation – General Notes
In the list of Bills which follows, the type of Bill is shown at the left-hand margin next to the title by the following codes:
G Government Bills C Consolidation Bills B Private Members' Bills (under the ballot procedure). The number after refers to position in ballot P Private Members' Bills (under SO No 57) T Private Members' Bills (under the Ten Minute Rule, SO No 23) L Private Members' Bills starting in the House of Lords [HL] Bill starting in the House of Lords HYBRID Public Bill which affects private interests of particular persons or corporate bodies as distinct from the private interests of all persons or bodies
Abbreviations:
1R First reading: date of presentation (formal, no debate) 2R Second reading (debate on the principle(s) of the Bill) MR Money resolution (normally taken after 2R only shown in the list if taken at another time) GM Guillotine Motion SRC Second Reading Committee (2R taken in Committee: formal 2R in whole House next day unless otherwise stated) SGC/WGC Scottish or Welsh Grand Committee consideration of principles (equates with SRC) PBC Public Bill Committee in the House of Commons SPBC Special Public Bill Committee Comm Committee of the Whole House Comm** House of Lords Grand Committee, taken in a committee room JCCB Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills JC TLRB Joint Committee on Tax Law Re-write Bills (the date indicates the date on which the Bill was committed to the Joint Committee). SC Standing Committee SSC/SSSC Special Standing Committee/Special Scottish Standing Committee on a Bill, where public evidence is taken CN Committee negatived. (Indicates that there was no debate at committee stage in the House of Lords) OCD Order of Commitment discharged (no debate at committee stage in the House of Lords) Rep Report stage (detailed review of the Bill as amended in committee) 3R Third reading (final debate on the Bill) RS Remaining stages of a bill on the same day (usually report stage and third reading) LA Lords' amendments considered in the House of Commons CA Commons' amendments considered in the House of Lords RA Bill formally becomes an Act of Parliament CH Chapter number CO Carry-over Motion RC Re-committal to a Public Bill Committee, or to Committee stage in House of Lords Prog Programme Motion ATM Allocation of Time Motion SelCom Bill referred to a Select Committee Prov 2R (Rep, 3R) Provisional date for 2R of a Bill etc. For Private Members' Bills (if set down for a Private Members Bill Friday) this is followed, by the position of the Bill in the order of business for that day. Pri Private sitting (can occur at any stage) * Indicates proceedings were formal with no debate # Member in charge has named a date for consideration which is not a Private Members’ Bill Friday, therefore the Bill will not be debated. Deb adj Debate adjourned Order for 2nd Reading lapsed Bill has not been printed, therefore does not appear on the order paper on the named day Dropped Day for the next reading has not been named or time has run out for the Bill to be considered Withdrawn Member in charge has withdrawn the Bill Stood over Fewer than 40 Members present at a division, question not decided and business under consideration stood over until next sitting of the House
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Complete list of Public Bills before Parliament this Session
The following is a list of Public Bills before Parliament this Session.
To save space, the list is abbreviated. The title of the Bill is followed by the name of the Member and/or Peer sponsoring it. The letter denotes the type of Bill (see Legislation – General Notes). This is followed by the Bill number(s) with full bill reprints indicated by the use of bold; followed by the dates of the various stages. All forthcoming, and therefore provisional, dates are italicised. Government Bills are listed in bold type.
For an explanation of Parliamentary consideration of Public Bills see HCIO Factsheets L1 and L2 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
BRIBERY [HL] (G) Lord Bach Lords: (3) *1R: 19.11.2009 2R: 9.12.2009 Prov Comm**: 7 & 13.1.2010
BUILDING REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) [HL] (L) Lord Harrison Lords: (10) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
CHILD POVERTY (G) Stephen Timms (introduced in 2008-09 and carried over to 2009-10) Commons: (112, 2008-09) *1R: 11.6.2009 2R: 20.7.2009 *Prog: 20.7.2009 *MR: 20.7.2009 *CO: 20.7.2009 PBC: 20, 22, 27 & 29.10; 3.11.2009 Commons: (10, 2009-10) *1R: 19.11.2009 *2R: 19.11.2009 Rep: 9.12.2009 3R: 9.12.2009 Lords: () *1R: 10.12.2009 Prov 2R: 5.1.2010
CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES (G) Ed Balls Commons: (8) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: 11.1.2010
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS [HL] (L) Baroness Walmsley Lords: (8) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
CLUSTER MUNITIONS (PROHIBITIONS) [HL] (G) Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead Lords: (2) *1R: 19.11.2009 2R: 8.12.2009 Prov Comm**: 6.1.2010
CONSOLIDATED FUND (G) Mr Stephen Timms Commons: (12) *1R: 10.12.2009 Prov 2R: 14.12.2009 Prov 3R: 14.12.2009
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [HL] (L) Lord Willoughby de Broke Lords: (13) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND GOVERNANCE (G) Jack Straw (introduced in 2008-09 and carried over to 2009-10) Commons: (142, 2008-09) *1R: 20.7.2009 2R: 20.10.2009 Prog: 20.10.2009 MR: 20.10.2009 CO: 20.10.2009 Prog: 3.11.2009 Comm: 3 & 4.11.2009 Commons: (4, 2009-10) *1R: 19.11.2009 *2R: 19.11.2009 Prov Comm: No date
CONSUMER EMISSIONS (CLIMATE CHANGE) [HL] (L) Lord Teverson Lords: (13) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
CONTAMINATED BLOOD (SUPPORT FOR INFECTED AND BEREAVED Lord Morris of Manchester PERSONS) [HL] (L) Lords: (5) *1R: 19.11.2009 2R: 11.12.2009 Prov Comm: No date
CO-OPERATIVE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT SOCIETIES AND CREDIT UNIONS [HL] (L) Lord Tomlinson Lords: (11) *1R: 19.11.2009 2R: 11.12.2009 Prov Comm: No date
CORPORATION TAX (G) Alistair Darling Commons: (1) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov SRC: 15.12.2009
CRIME AND SECURITY (G) Alan Johnson Commons: (3) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
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DAMAGES (ASBESTOS-RELATED CONDITIONS) [HL] (L) Baroness Quin Lords: (16) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
DIGITAL ECONOMY [HL] (G) Lord Mandelson Lords: (1) *1R: 19.11.2009 2R: 2.12.2009 Prov Comm: 6 & 12.1.2010
ENERGY (G) Edward Miliband Commons: (7) *1R: 19.11.2009 2R: 7.12.2009 Prog: 7.12.2009 MR: 7.12.2009 Prov PBC: No date
EQUALITY (G) Ms Harriet Harman / Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (introduced in 2008-09 and carried over to 2009-10) Commons: (85, 2008-09) *1R: 24.4.2009 2R: 11.5.2009 Prog: 11.5.2009 MR: 11.5.2009 *CO: 11.5.2009 *CO: 13.5.2009 PBC: 2, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 & 30.6; 2 & 7.7.2009 Commons: (5, 2009-10) *1R: 19.11.2009 *2R: 19.11.2009 Rep: 2.12.2009 3R: 2.12.2009 Lords: (20, 2009-10) 1R: 3.12.2009 Prov 2R: 15.12.2009 Prov Comm: 11 & 13.1.2010
FINANCIAL SERVICES (G) Alistair Darling Commons: (6) *1R: 19.11.2009 2R: 30.11.2009 Prog: 30.11.2009 MR: 30.11.2009 PBC: 8. & 10.12.2009 Prov PBC: 15.12.2009
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY (G) Mr Alistair Darling Commons: (13) *1R: 9.12.2009 Prov 2R: 5.1.2010
FLOOD AND WATER MANAGEMENT (G) Hilary Benn Commons: (9) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: 15.12.2009
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (INDEPENDENT LIVING) [HL] (L) Lord Ashley of Stoke Lords: (19) *1R: 23.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
LIVE MUSIC [HL] (L) Lord Clement-Jones Lords: (7) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
MARINE NAVIGATION AIDS [HL] (L) Lord Berkeley Lords: (15) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
MARRIAGE (WALES) [HL] (L) Lord Rowe-Beddoe Lords: (6) *1R: 19.11.2009 2R: 11.12.2009 Prov Comm: No date
NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS [HL] (G) Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Lords: (4) *1R: 19.11.2009 2R: 1.12.2009 Prov Comm**: 12.1.2010
PATIENT TRANSPORT [HL] (L) Baroness Greengross Lords: (18) *1R: 23.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
PERSONAL CARE AT HOME (G) Rt Hon Andy Burnham Commons: (11) *1R: 25.11.2009 Prov 2R: 14.12.2009
POWERS OF ENTRY ETC. [HL] (L) Lord Selsdon Lords: (12) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov 2R: No date
REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS (AMENDMENT) [HL] (L) Lord Dholakia Lords: (9) *1R: 19.11.2009 2R: 11.12.2009 Prov Comm: No date
TAXATION (INTERNATIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS) (G) Alistair Darling Commons: (2) *1R: 19.11.2009 Prov SRC: 15.12.2009
THIRD PARTIES (RIGHTS AGAINST INSURERS) [HL] (G) Lord Bach Lords: (17) *1R: 23.11.2009 SRC: 7.12.2009 2R: 9.12.2009 Prov SPBC: No date
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Presentation and Publication of Public Bills and Acts 7 – 11 December 2009
Presentation of Bills (not yet published by Parliament)
Date Title and type of Bill Bill No.
10.12 Consolidated Fund (G) 12
Bills published after presentation
Date Title and type of Bill Bill No. ISBN Price £
9.12 Fiscal responsibility (G) 13 0215 534415 2.00
Receiving Royal Assent
Date Title Ch No.
None
Acts published after Royal Assent date
Date Title Ch No. ISBN Price £
None
Public and General Acts 2009 – 2010
Date of Royal Title Ch No. ISBN Price £ Assent
None
Church of England Measures
Date Title No. ISBN Price £
None
Publication of Bills and Acts on the Internet
Public/Private Bills before Parliament Church of England Measures http://services.parliament.uk/bills/ www.cofe.anglican.org/about/churchlawlegis/measures/
Full text of Public General Acts since 1988 Full text of Local Acts since 1991 www.opsi.gov.uk/acts.htm www.opsi.gov.uk/acts.htm
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Draft Bills under consideration or published during 2009–10 Session
As part of the reforms to the legislative process initiated by the Modernisation Committee, the government now publishes a number of bills each session in draft form, before they are introduced into parliament as formal bills. This enables consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny before a bill is issued formally.
The House can refer these to a joint committee of the Commons and Lords appointed for the specific purpose of examining and reporting on a named draft bill. A draft bill may also be referred to one of the departmental select committees or a select committee appointed for that specific purpose.
Listed below are draft bills that are currently under consideration or that have been published during the 2009/10 Session of Parliament. Further information on draft bills, including those from previous sessions can be viewed on the Parliament website at: www.parliament.uk/bills/draftbills.cfm. This page links to electronic copies of the draft bills and related publications including select committee reports on the draft bills.
Title Date Paper No Committee Committee Reports Government Published and ISBN Response
Antarctic Bill 11.11.2009 Cm 7635 010 1763523
Immigration 12.11.2009 Cm 7666 Bill 010 1766623
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Private Legislation - General Notes
Abbreviations
1R First Reading
2R Second Reading
CO Carry-over or revival motion (To enable Bill to progress through Parliament across more than one session)
BR Bill Reintroduced (Together with any other formal stages necessary to return the Bill to the point it had reached in the previous session)
BC Bill committed (as yet the type of Committee is not known)
UBC Bill committed to an unopposed committee (If two dates are given the last is the date on which the committee reported)
OBC Bill committed to an opposed committee (If two dates are given the last is the date on which the committee reported)
Rep Report stage (House of Commons only)
3R Third Reading
CA Commons' amendments considered by the House of Lords
LA Lords' amendments considered by the House of Commons
RA Bill formally becomes an Act of Parliament
CH Chapter number
Debate Bill debated, otherwise the stages are taken formally. In the House of Commons this will be at 7 pm
Prov Provisional date for next stage - date supplied where known, ie prov 2R: 27.1.2009 - provisional second reading 27 January 2009
Copies of Private Bills can be obtained from the appropriate Agent, details listed below
Bircham Dyson Bell LLP, 50 Broadway, Westminster, London, SW1H 0BL, 020 7227 7000 E-mail: [email protected]
Eversheds LLP, 1 Wood St, London, EC2V 7WS, 020 7919 4500 E-mail: [email protected]
Rees & Freres, 1 The Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3JT, 020 7222 5381 E-mail: [email protected]
Sharpe Pritchard, Elizabeth House, Fulwood Place, London, WC1V 6HG, 020 7405 4600 E-mail: [email protected]
Winckworth Sherwood, 35 Great Peter Street, London, SW1P 3LR, 020 7593 5000 E-mail: [email protected]
Members of Parliament may obtain copies of Private Bills from the Vote Office. Lords may obtain them from the Lords Private Bill Office.
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Complete list of Private Bills before Parliament this Session
The following is a list of Private Bills before Parliament. Private Bills originate outside Parliament and are promoted by bodies seeking special powers not available under the general law. Each Bill starts with a petition to Parliament from the promoter for leave to bring in a Bill; this must be deposited on or before 27 November. Any such petitions will be noted below until they gain a 1st Reading.
Parties affected by a Bill may present a petition against it, clearly stating the grounds of their objection. The petitioning period will be shown beneath the Bill until the deadline has expired.
House of Commons Private Bill Office: Mick Hillyard (Tel: 020 7219 3250 e-mail: [email protected]) House of Lords Private Bill Office: Chris Bolton (Tel: 020 7219 3231 e-mail: [email protected])
For an explanation of parliamentary consideration of Private Bills see HCIO Factsheet L4 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
BEVERLEY FREEMEN [HL] (Winckworth Sherwood)
Lords: (2008-09) 1R: 22.1.2009 2R: 17.3.2009 CO: 29.10.2009 Commons: (2008-09) CO: 3.11.2009 Lords: (2008-09) UBC: 10.11.2009 Lords: (2009-10) BR: 19.11.2009 3R: 25.11.2009 Commons: (2009-10) BR: 26.11.2009 2R: 8.12.2009 Prov UBC: No date (The Bill is unopposed. No petitions were deposited against the Bill in the House of Lords. There will be an opportunity to petition in the House of Commons when the Bill reaches that House)
BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL [HL] (Sharpe Pritchard)
Lords: (2006-07) 1R: 22.1.2007 2R: 20.2.2007 (Instruction to Committee) OBC: 3 & 10.7.2007 CO: 22.10.2007 Commons: (2006-07) CO: 24.10.2007 Lords: (2007-08) BR: 8.11.2007 3R: 29.11.2007 Commons: (2007-08) 1R: 29.11.2007 2R: 12.6.2008 (Deb adj) 2R: 29.10.2008 (Debate) Commons: (2008-09) OBC: 30.6; 1.7.2009 Commons: (2009-10) BR: 3.12.2009 Prov Rep: No date (The Bill is opposed, 3 petitions outstanding)
CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL (Sharpe Pritchard)
Commons: (2007-08) 1R: 22.1.2008 2R: 12.6.2008 (Deb adj) 2R: 29.10.2008 (Debate) Commons: (2008-09) UBC: 8.7.2009 Commons: (2009-10) BR: 3.12.2009 Prov 3R: No date (No petitions were presented against the Bill in the House of Commons)
CITY OF WESTMINSTER [HL] (Sharpe Pritchard)
Lords: (2008-09) 1R: 22.1.2009 2R: 13.3.2009 OBC: 15.7.2009 CO: 12.10.2009 Lords: (2009-10) BR: 25.11.2009 Commons: (2009-10) BR: 1.12.2009 Prov OBC: No date (The Bill is opposed. 2 petitions are outstanding against the Bill in the House of Lords. There will be an opportunity to petition in the House of Commons when the Bill reaches that House)
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL (Sharpe Pritchard)
Commons: (2007-08) 1R: 22.1.2008 2R: 12.6; 29.10.2008 (Deb adj) Commons: (2008-09) 2R: 3.6.2009 UBC: 8.7.2009 Prov CO: 12.11.2009 Commons: (2009-10) BR: 26.11.2009 Prov Rep: 7.1.2010 Lords: (2009-10) BR: 30.11.2009 (No petitions were presented against the Bill in the Commons)
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LONDON LOCAL AUTHORITIES [HL] (Sharpe Pritchard)
Lords: (2007-08) 1R: 22.1.2008 2R: 20.2.2008 OBC: 7, 8 & 9.7.2008 CO: 17.11.2008 Commons: (2007-08) CO: 24.11.2008 Lords: (2008-09) UBC: 16.7.2009 CO: 29.10.2009 Commons: (2008-09) CO: 3.11.2009 Lords: (2009-10) BR: 19.11.2009 3R: 3.12.2009 Commons: (2009-10) 1R: 3.12.2009 (The Bill was opposed in HL. There will be an opportunity to petition against the Bill when it reaches the House of Commons)
LONDON LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (NO. 2) [HL] (Sharpe Pritchard)
Lords: (2007-08) 1R: 22.1.2008 2R: 20.2.2008 CO: 17.11.2008 Commons: (2007-08) CO: 19.11.2008 Lords: (2008-09) OBC: 9, 10 & 11.3.2009 OBC: 2.4.2009 CO: 29.10.2009 Commons: (2008-09) CO: 3.11.2009 Lords: (2009-10) BR: 19.11.2009 Prov 3R: No date (The Bill was opposed in the Lords. There will be an opportunity to petition against the Bill when it reaches the House of Commons)
MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL [HL] (Sharpe Pritchard)
Lords: (2006-07) 1R: 22.1.2007 2R: 20.2.2007 OBC: 3 & 10.7.2007 CO: 22.10.2007 Commons: (2006-07) CO: 24.10.2007 Lords: (2007-08) BR: 8.11.2007 3R: 29.11.2007 Commons: (2007-08) 1R: 29.11.2007 2R: 12.6.2008 (Deb adj) 2R: 29.10.2008 (Debate) Commons: (2008-09) OBC: 30.6; 1.7.2009 Commons: (2009-10) BR: 3.12.2009 Prov Rep: No date (The Bill is opposed, 1 petition outstanding)
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL (Sharpe Pritchard)
Commons: (2007-08) 1R: 22.1.2008 2R: 12.6.2008 (Deb adj) 2R: 29.10.2008 (Deb adj) Commons: (2008-09) 2R: 3.6.2009 UBC: 8.7.2009 Commons: (2009-10) BR: 3.12.2009 Prov 3R: No date (No petitions were presented against the Bill in the House of Commons)
READING BOROUGH COUNCIL (Sharpe Pritchard)
Commons: (2007-08) 1R: 22.1.2008 2R: 12.6.2008 (Deb adj) 2R: 29.10.2008 (Deb adj) Commons: (2008-09) 2R: 3.6.2009 UBC: 8.7.2009 CO: 12.11.2009 Commons: (2009-10) BR: 26.11.2009 Prov Rep: 7.1.2010 Lords: (2009-10) BR: 30.11.2009 (No petitions were presented against the Bill in the Commons)
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (SUPPLEMENTAL TOLL PROVISIONS) [HL] (Eversheds LLP)
Lords: (2006-07) 1R: 22.1.2007 2R: 26.4.2007 CO: 22.10.2007 Commons: (2006-07) CO: 24.10.2007 Lords: (2007-08) BR: 8.11.2007 UBC: 11.11.2008 CO: 17.11.2008 Commons: (2007-08) CO: 19.11.2008 Lords: (2008-09) CO: 29.10.2009 Lords: (2009-10) BR: 25.11.2009 Prov 3R: No date Commons: (2009-10) BR: 1.12.2009
N.B. 2 petitions for Bills were deposited:
27.11.2009 – ALLHALLOWS STAINING CHURCH (Bircham Dyson Bell LLP)
27.11.2009 – KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (FILMING ON HIGHWAYS) (Bircham Dyson Bell LLP)
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Delegated Legislation
Statutory Instruments
The most common form of delegated legislation, or secondary legislation, is Statutory Instruments. Those requiring parliamentary approval are subject to either the affirmative or negative procedure. For an explanation of Statutory Instrument procedures see HCIO Factsheet L7 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
The laying of Orders before the House of Commons is recorded in the Statutory Instrument List published by the Journal Office: www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsilist/cmsilist.htm.
The Journal Office list records when Orders were laid and in the case of affirmative instruments, whether a motion for their approval has been tabled. In the case of Negative Instruments, the number of praying days left (in which a motion calling for the instrument to be annulled may be laid) is noted.
Outstanding Orders are listed below. Details of previous Orders are available in earlier editions of the bulletin.
Legislative Reform Proposals and Orders: Proceedings as at 11 December 2009
Under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 (s 6(1)) the Government is able to make Orders to amend or repeal provisions in primary legislation, which are considered to impose a burden on businesses or others, which could be reduced or removed without removing any necessary protection.
For an explanation of Parliamentary consideration of Regulatory Reform Orders, see HCIO Factsheet L7
Committee recommendation: a) a draft order in the same terms as the proposal should be laid before the House b) proposal should be amended before a draft order is laid before the House c) the order-making power should not be used in respect of the proposals d) draft order should be approved/made † indicates Committee’s recommendation was agreed after a division e) draft order should not be approved/made f) a revised draft order should be laid before the House h) revised draft order should be approved/made i) revised draft order should not be approved # indicates report issued following amendments to draft order
Consideration by Lords/Commons: * indicates stage taken formally, no debate g) considered by Lords Grand Committee
Draft Proposals
Date Lords Committee Report Commons Committee Laid Title & Recommendation Report & Recommendation None
Draft Orders
Date Title and Committee Recommended Consideration Laid SI Number Reports & Procedure to approve Draft Order Recommendations
Lords Commons Minister Committee Lords Commons
13.5.2009 Draft Legislative Reform HL 110 (d) HC 883 (d) Super- Super- (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous Affirmative Affirmative Provisions) Order 2009
29.10.2009 Draft Legislative Reform Second- Second- 15.12.2009 (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous stage stage Provisions) Order 2009 Super- Super- Affirmative Affirmative
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Draft Orders (cont.)
Date Title and Committee Recommended Consideration Laid SI Number Reports & Procedure to approve Draft Order Recommendations
Lords Commons Minister Committee Lords Commons
21.10.2009 Draft Legislative Reform HL 178 (d) HC 1108 Affirmative Affirmative 15.12.2009 (Revocation of Prescribed (d) Form of Penalty Notice for Disorderly Behaviour) Order 2009
25.11.2009 Draft Legislative Reform Super- (Industrial and Provident Affirmative Societies and Credit Unions) Order 2010
7.12 Draft Legislative Reform (Dangerous Wild Animals) (Licensing) Order 2010
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Remedial Orders, Draft Remedial Orders and Urgent Procedure Remedial Orders: Proceedings as at 11 December 2009
Under the Human Rights Act 1998 (s10), if a court makes a declaration of incompatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to a statute, the Government is able to propose draft Orders or make Orders to amend primary legislation in order to remove any incompatibility. The Joint Committee on Human Rights is required, in accordance with Schedule 2 to the Act, to report to each House its opinion on any such proposal, draft Order or urgent procedure Order within a specified period after it has been laid before Parliament.
Committee recommendation: a) a draft order in the same terms as the proposal should be laid before the House b) the proposal should be amended before a draft order is laid before the House c) the order or draft order should be approved d) the order should be replaced by a modified order e) the order or draft order should not be approved
Proposals for Draft Orders
Date Jnt Cttee on Human Rights: Laid Title Report & Recommendation
None
Draft Orders
Date Jnt Cttee on Human Rights: Lords Commons Laid Title Report & Recommendation Consideration Consideration
None
Urgent Orders
Date Jnt Cttee on Human Rights: Lords Commons Laid Title Report & Recommendation Consideration Consideration
None
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Northern Ireland Legislation: proceedings as at 11 December 2009
The Northern Ireland Assembly was established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Following devolution, legislative power in most areas was transferred from Westminster to the Assembly. However, under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, certain powers are retained by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and are not devolved matters. These include constitutional and security issues, law and order, policing, electoral matters and relations with the European Union. Reserved matters, which include the criminal law and civil defence, can be transferred at a future date. Legislation in non- devolved or excepted matters continues to be made by the Westminster Parliament under the 1998 Act in the form of Orders in Council, Acts and Statutory Instruments. This page includes Orders in Council that relate to reserve matters, the criminal law, electoral and policing matters, made under Section 85 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
The Northern Ireland Assembly was restored from 8 May 2007 following a period of suspension from midnight on 14 October 2002. During suspension, legislation, which would otherwise have come within the competence of the Assembly, was made by Order in Council under Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 2000. The 2000 Act was also used to make Orders in Council which, while the Assembly was active, would have been made under Section 85 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Orders making provision for certain reserved matters, for example the criminal law).
Unless made without Parliamentary Approval by reason of urgency, draft Orders in Council must be approved by a resolution of both Houses before being made (affirmative procedure). Orders in Council made before Parliamentary approval by reason of urgency (U), must be approved by both Houses within 40 days of being made. Some UK Acts, for example dealing with social security or pensions, provide for corresponding provisions to be made for Northern Ireland by means of an Order in Council under the 2000 Act, subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House (negative procedure (N)), rather than by the normal affirmative procedure.
Where appropriate, proposals for draft Orders in Council are issued for public consultation and on occasions may be considered by the Northern Ireland Grand Committee (G), before the draft Order is laid. Prior to formal approval being sought on the floor of the Commons, draft Orders are normally considered in a Delegated Legislation Committee (D) or, less frequently, by the Northern Ireland Grand Committee. The Northern Ireland Orders Grand Committee (O) would also, from time to time, consider a draft Order before formal approval is sought on the floor of the Lords.
Outstanding Orders are listed below. Details of previous Orders are available in earlier editions of the bulletin.
To distinguish between UK Bills/Acts applying to Northern Ireland and Acts passed by the Assembly, see the positioning of the term ‘Northern Ireland’. Examples of each are given below:
UK legislation applying to Northern: Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly legislation: Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
Bills introduced into the Northern Ireland Assembly can be found on the Northern Ireland Assembly website: www.niassembly.gov.uk/
For further information on Northern Ireland Legislation see HCIO Factsheet L8 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
Abbreviations: U Urgent Procedure D Delegated Legislation Committee G Northern Ireland Grand committee O Northern Ireland Order Grand Committee A Approved N Negative Procedure
Title and SI No. Consultation (Draft) Commons Lords Privy on Proposal Order Council Laid
Draft Justice and Security 8.6.09 8.7.09 (A) 8.7.09 (A) (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2009
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Title and SI No. Consultation (Draft) Commons Lords Privy on Proposal Order Council Laid
Draft Electoral Law Act 8.7.09 26.10.09 (A) 4.11.09 (A) 17.11.2009 (Northern Ireland) 1962 (Amendment) Order 2009
Draft District Electoral 8.7.09 26.10.09 (A) 4.11.09 (A) 17.11.2009 Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2009
Draft Private Security 20.7.09 9.11.09 (A) 4.11.09 (A) 17.11.2009 Industry Act 2001 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2009
Draft Private Security 12.10.09 9.11.09 (A) 4.11.09 (A) Industry Act 2001 (Amendment to Schedule 2) Order 2009
Draft Representation of the 2.12.2009 People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
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Legislation of the Northern Ireland Assembly (s. 15 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998)
Some Northern Ireland Assembly Bills which include provisions dealing with exempted or reserved matters are required to be laid before Parliament for a period of 20 sitting days before being presented for Royal Assent. If a motion, signed by not less than 20 Members, disapproving of the Bill is tabled in either House during the 20-day period, the Bill shall not be presented for Royal Assent unless the motion is rejected or withdrawn. The date of tabling of any such motion will be shown below.
Assembly Bills of this type which the Secretary of State deems urgent (U) may be presented for Royal Assent before being laid before Parliament. Such Acts of the Assembly are then required to be laid before Parliament for 20 sitting days. If a motion, signed by not less than 20 Members, praying that the Act shall cease to have effect is tabled in either House during the 20-day period the Act and is agreed to, the Act of the Assembly may be repealed by Order in Council. The date of tabling of any such motion will be shown below.
Delegated legislation dealing with certain reserved matters, are subject to Parliamentary procedure at Westminster. The Parliamentary stages of any such legislation are detailed below.
DLSC - Draft Order considered by a Delegated Legislation Standing Committee in the House of Commons. NIGC - Proposal for a draft Order considered in the Northern Ireland Grand Committee. U - Urgent Act or Order (not in draft form) laid before Parliament. C - Consequential Order (not in draft form) laid before Parliament. (subject to negative procedure) * - Taken formally. SI - Statutory Instrument Number, shown after title P - Provisional date for next stage i.e. PSC: 20.1.2009
Title of Bill or Act Date Laid Royal Assent None
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Transport and Works Act 1992 Orders
This Act replaces Private Bill procedure for the authorisation of transport works projects
Applications are made to the TWA Orders Unit at the Department for Transport (unless otherwise specified); the date refers to when applications are received Agents– See ‘Private Legislation: General Notes’ for contact details. Final orders – are printed as a Statutory Instrument on the OPSI website: www.opsi.gov.uk and published by The Stationery Office.
Applications for Orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992
Title of Order Application Agent Final Order
Babbacombe Cliff Railway Order 30.10.2008 Sharpe Pritchard LLP 2009/No.872 Made 25.03.09 Borough of Poole (Poole Harbour Opening Bridges) 13.12.2004 Rees and Freres (now Eversheds) 2006/No.2310 Order Made 24.08.06 Cirrus Energy Shell Flat Offshore Wind Farm 28.08.2003 Winckworth Sherwood Application (BERR) withdrawn Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (Land 02.07.2008 Hammonds LLP Application Acquisition) Order withdrawn Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement 02.08.2006 Rees & Freres (now Eversheds) 2007/No.2297 and 2012 Games Preparation) Order Made 02.08.07
Docklands Light Railway (Dagenham Dock 30.04.2008 Bircham Dyson Bell Extension) Order
Docklands Light Railway (Stratford International 21.09.2005 Bircham Dyson Bell 2006/No.2905 Extension) Order Made 01.11.06 East Kent Railway Order 28.02.2006 Winckworth Sherwood 2007/No.3234 Made 09.11.07 Environment Agency (Inland Waterways) Order 18.10.2004 Bircham Dyson Bell (DEFRA) Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard 14.12.2005 DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary UK 2008/2512 Improvement Order 05.05.2006 LLP Made 23.09.08 (revised) Felixstowe Dock and Railway (Land Acquisition) 15.06.2004 Rees and Freres (now Eversheds) 2007/No.3345 Order Made 26.11.07 Greater Manchester (LRTS) (Media City Extension) 25.06.2008 Bircham Dyson Bell 2009/No.1100 Order Made 27.4.09 Heathrow Airtrack Order 24.07.2009 Winckworth Sherwood
Llangollen and Corwen Railway Order 17.09.2009 Winckworth Sherwood London Gateway Logistics and Commercial Centre 14.02.2002 Berwin Leighton Paisner 2007/No.2657 Order Made 07.09.07
London Underground (Archway Station) Order 29.11.2007 Berwin Leighton Paisner Application withdrawn London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) 22.11.2007 Bircham Dyson Bell 2009/No.2364 Order 05.08.2008 Made 28.08.09
(revised) Luton Dunstable Translink Order 18.12.2003 Rees and Freres (now Eversheds) 2006/No.3118 Made 22.11.06
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Applications for Orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992 (cont.)
Title of Order Application Agent Final Order
Network Rail (Hitchin (Cambridge Junction)) Order 01.10.2009 Bircham Dyson Bell Network Rail (Nuneaton North Chord) Order 30.07.2009 Winckworth Sherwood LLP Network Rail (Reading) (Land Acquisition) Order 06.11.2008 Winckworth Sherwood LLP 2009/No.2728 Made 7.10.09 Network Rail (Thameslink 2000) Order 21.11.1997 Rees & Freres (now Eversheds) 2006/No.3117 Made 22.11.06
Network Rail (Thameslink) (Land Acquisition) 23.01.2008 Eversheds LLP 2008/No.3163 Order Made 05.12.08
Nottingham Express Transit System Order 01.05.2007 Bircham Dyson Bell
Ouseburn Barrage Order 11.11.2004 Newcastle City Council 2007/No.608 27.1.2006 Made 26.02.07 (revised) Pontypool and Blaenavon (Phase 1) Railway Order 15.8.2005 Winckworth Sherwood 2006/No.1691 Made 20.06.06 River Humber (Upper Burcom Tidal Stream 21.12.2007 Winckworth Sherwood 2008/No.969 Generator) Order (BERR) Made 02.04.08 River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2.06.2008 DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary UK LLP Stansted Rail Improvement Order 27.3.2008 CMS Cameron McKenna
South Devon Railway Order 27.3.2009 Winckworth Sherwood
Teesport (Land Acquisition) Order 26.5.2006 Rees & Freres (now Eversheds) 2008/No.969 Made 02.04.08
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General Committees
General Committee debates are available to view on the Parliament website.
Public Bill Committee debates. www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/stand.htm Other General Committee debates. www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/othstn.htm
For further information on General Committees see HCIO Factsheet L6 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
Current Public Bill Committees, details of membership
Bill Status Membership
Corporation Tax Bill (G) tbc This Issue Energy Bill (G) 21.01.2010 This Issue Financial Services Bill (G) 10.12.2009 Issue 3 Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Bill (G) tbc This Issue
Dates in italics denote expected reporting date of Public Bill Committee as stated in the Programme Motion if made
Membership announcements and changes:
Welsh Grand Committee: Chairman – Mr Martin Caton
Corporation Tax Bill Second Reading Committee:
Chairman: Mr Clive Betts
Charlotte Atkins Lyn Brown Dr Vincent Cable Ann Clwyd Mr Geoffrey Cox Mrs Ann Cryer Frank Dobson Mr Mark Field Mr David Gauke Mr Oliver Heald David Lepper Mr Brooks Newmark Dr John Pugh Mr Geoffrey Robinson Mr Andy Slaughter Mr Stephen Timms
Energy Bill Committee:
Chairmen: Hugh Bayley and Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Brian Binley Mr Tobias Ellwood Natascha Engel Charles Hendrey Simon Hughes Mr David Kidney Steve McCabe Anne Main Judy Mallaber John Robertson Joan Ruddick Emily Thornberry Paddy Tipping Derek Twigg Mr Mike Weir Dr Alan Whitehead Bill Wiggin Phil Willis
Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Bill Second Reading Committee:
Chairman: Mr Gary Streeter
Mr Peter Ainsworth Mr Graham Allen Mr Richard Bacon Lorely Burt Dr Vincent Cable Mr Jim Devine Paul Flynn Mr David Gauke Kerry McCarthy Mr Paul Murphy Mr Brooks Newmark Albert Owen Mr Gordon Prentice John Reid Chloe Smith Mr Stephen Timms
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General Committee Meetings 7 – 11 December 2009
Abbreviations:
PBC Public Bill Committee SCR Second Reading Committee DLC Delegated Legislation Committee EC European Committee (A/B/C) RGC Regional Grand Committee WGC Welsh Grand Committee SGC Scottish Grand Committee
Monday 7 December
1st DLC Cancelled
2nd DLC Draft Real Estate Investment Trusts (Prescribed Arrangements) Regulations 2009
EC A EU Document No. 14738/09 and Addendum 1 relating to the draft Council Regulation on Fisheries catch quotas for 2010
Tuesday 8 December
PBC Financial Services Bill
3rd DLC Draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009
4th DLC Non-Domestic Rating (Deferred Payments) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1597)
5th DLC Draft Corporation Tax (Exclusion from Short-Term Loan Relationships) Regulations 2009
6th DLC Business Rate Supplements (Rateable Value Condition) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 2542)
7th DLC Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (1996 Hague Convention on Protection of Children etc.) Order 2009
EC A EU Document No. 11892/09 relating to Measures to safeguard security of gas supply
Wednesday 9 December
8th DLC Draft Climate Change Levy (Solid Fuel) (Revocation) Regulations 2009
9th DLC Motion in the name of Ms Harriet Harman relating to the House of Commons Members Fund
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Thursday 10 December
PBC Financial Services Bill, 9.00am & 1.00pm
Friday 11 December
None
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Forthcoming General Committee Meetings 14 – 18 December 2009
Abbreviations:
PBC Public Bill Committee SCR Second Reading Committee DLC Delegated Legislation Committee EC European Committee (A/B/C) RGC Regional Grand Committee WGC Welsh Grand Committee SGC Scottish Grand Committee
Monday 14 December
1st DLC Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2009, 4.30pm, Room 9
2nd DLC Motion in the name of Ms Harriet Harman relating to the Electoral Commission, 4.30pm, Room 11
Tuesday 15 December
SRC Corporation Tax Bill, 10.00am, Room 11
PBC Financial Services Bill, 10.30am & 4.00pm, Room 12
SRC Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Bill, 4.30pm, Room 14
3rd DLC Draft Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 3) Order 2009, 10.30am, Room 9
4th DLC Draft Banking Act 2009 (Exclusion of Insurers) Order 2009, 4.30pm, Room 9
5th DLC Draft Amendment to Schedule 6 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Order 2009, the Draft Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2009 and the Draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2009, 4.30pm, Room 10
6th DLC Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1371), 4.30pm, Room 11
Wednesday 16 December
WGC Government’s Legislative Programme as outlined in the Queen’s Speech as it relates to Wales and Government expenditure in Wales, 9.25am & 2.00pm, Room 14
Thursday 17 December
None
Friday 18 December
None
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Select Committees
Select Committees are set up to examine the work of Government Departments, and now constitute the main investigatory system by which the House overseas the exercise of Government responsibilities and the development of public policy and expenditure.
The following information on Select Committees is available on the Parliament website:
Select Committee membership: www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/selmem.cfm Links to Select Committee home pages containing information on the work of the Select Committee and its publications: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/parliamentary_committees16.cfm
For further information on Select Committees see HCIO Factsheet P2 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
Membership announcements and changes:
Joint Committee on Human Rights: John Austin discharged; Fiona Mactaggart added
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee): Michael Jabez Foster and Mr David Kidney discharged; Jeff Ennis, Judy Mallaber and Chris Ruane added
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee): Michael Jabez Foster and Mr David Kidney discharged; Jeff Ennis, Judy Mallaber and Chris Ruane added
Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee): Mr David Gauke and Mr George Mudie discharged; Mr William Bain and Mr Andrew Tyrie added
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Select Committee Meetings
7 – 11 December 2009
Monday 7 December
South West Regional Subject: Transport in the South West Witnesses: Highways Agency South West, and Network Rail; South West Regional Development Agency; Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, Minister for the South West, and Chris Mole MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport
Children, Schools and Families Subject: Sure Start Children’s Centres Witnesses: Association of Directors of Children’s Services, London Borough of Newham, and Northumberland County Council; Loughborough Primary School and Children’s Centre, Ormiston Children and Families Trust, St Thomas’ Children’s Centre, and Treetops Children’s Centre
Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) Subject: Police searches on the Parliamentary Estate Witnesses: Sir William McKay KCB; Jill Pay, Serjeant at Arms
Public Accounts Subject: Dealing with the tax obligations of older people Witnesses: Lesley Strathie, Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, Sarah Walker, Director, Benefits and Credits, and Jane Frost, Director, Individuals Customer Unit, HM Revenue and Customs
Communities and Local Government Subject: Beyond Decent Homes Witnesses: BRE Housing Group, Ridge and Partners, and Savills Ltd; Sir Bob Kerslake, Chief Executive, Homes and Communities Agency, Peter Marsh, Chief Executive, Tenant Services Authority, and Rt Hon John Healey MP, Minister for Housing, Department for Communities and Local Government
Tuesday 8 December
Treasury Sub Committee Subject: Administration and expenditure of the Chancellor’s departments, 2008-09 Witnesses: Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Financial Secretary, and Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP, Exchequer Secretary, HM Treasury
Environmental Audit Subject: Adapting to Climate Change Witnesses: Local Government Information Unit; Town and Country Planning Association (at 11.00am)
Defence Subject: Defence Equipment 2010 Witnesses: Finmeccanica UK Limited, BAE Systems, General Dynamics UK Limited, Defence Industries Council, and ADS Group Ltd
Business, Innovation and Skills Subject: Pub Companies: Follow Up Witnesses: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; British Beer and Pub Association; Independent Pub Confederation
Home Affairs Subject: The Home Office’s response to Terrorist Attacks; The Cocaine Trade Witnesses: (i) Andy Hayman CBE; Sir Ian Blair (ii) Keith Hellawell; Alan Campbell MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office
Culture, Media and Sport Subject: The Future of Local and Regional Media Witnesses: Michael Grade CBE, Executive Chairman, and Michael Jermey, Director of News, Current Affairs and Sport, ITV plc; Siôn Simon MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Keith Smith, Deputy Director of Media, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Welsh Affairs Subject: Welsh prisoners in the prison estate Witnesses: Maria Eagle MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
Justice Subject: (i) Justice issues in Europe (ii) HM Chief Inspector, Crown Prosecution Service Witnesses: (i) Nuala Mole, AIRE Centre, Jago Russell, Fair Trials International, and Jodie Blackstock, Justice (ii) Stephen Wooler CB, HM Chief Inspector, Crown Prosecution Service
Wednesday 9 December
Children, Schools and Families Subject: Early Years Single Funding Formula Witnesses: Birmingham City Council, Hertfordshire County Council, and Sheffield City Council; Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister for Children, Young People and Families, Department for Children, Schools and Families (at 10.30 a.m.)
Foreign Affairs Subject: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Departmental Annual Report 2008-09 Witnesses: Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, Permanent Under-Secretary, Keith Luck, Director General Finance, and James Bevan, Director General Change and Delivery, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign Affairs Subject: Developments in the EU Witnesses: Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and Matthew Rycroft, Director EU, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Scottish Affairs* Subject: Banking in Scotland Witnesses: Archie Kane, Group Executive Director, Insurance, Lloyds Banking Group
Transport Subject: Update on the London Underground and the public-private partnership (PPP) agreements Witnesses: Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, and Richard Parry, Interim Managing Director, Transport for London; Tube Lines; ASLEF, RMT, and London Travel Watch; Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP, Minister of State, and Bronwyn Hill, Director general, City and Regional Networks, Department for Transport
Public Accounts Subject: The procurement of criminal legal aid in England and Wales by the Legal Services Commission/The Legal Services Commission Accounts Witnesses: Carolyn Regan, Chief Executive, and Hugh Barrett, Executive Director, Legal Services Commission, and Peter Handcock CBE, Director General, Access to Justice, Ministry of Justice
Thursday 10 December
Public Administration Subject: Work of the Charity Commission in 2008-09 Witnesses: Dame Suzi Leather, Chair and Andrew Hind, Chief Executive, Charity Commission
Friday 11 December None
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Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings 14 – 18 December 2009
Monday 14 December
West Midlands Regional Committee 10:00am Advanatge West Subject: Advantage West Midlands Annual Report and Future Priorities Midlands, Aston Witnesses: Advantage West Midlands Science Park, Birmingham
Treasury* 3:15pm The Thatcher Subject: Pre-Budget Report 2009 Room, Portcullis Witnesses: Sheila Dow, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling, Karen Ward, House Chief UK Economist, HSBC, Robert Chote, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Martin Weale, Director, National Institute of Economic and Social Research; Robert Chote, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, John Whiting OBE, Tax Policy Director, Chartered Institute of Taxation and Low Incomes Tax Reform Group, David Harker, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice, and David Heald, Professor of Accountancy, University of Aberdeen (at 4.00pm)
Children, Schools and Families 3:45pm The Wilson Room, Subject: Sure Start Children’s Centres Portcullis House Witnesses: 4Children, Action for Children, Barnardo’s, and Family Action
Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)* 4:15pm The Grimond Subject: Police searches on the Parliamentary Estate Room, Portcullis Witnesses: Sir Gus O’Donnell KCB, Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home House Civil Service, and Robert Hannigan, Head of Intelligence, Security and Resilience, Cabinet Office; Robert Quick QPM (at 4.55pm)
Communities and Local Government 4:20pm Committee Room Subject: Preventing Violent Extremism 6, Palace of Witnesses: Church of England, Board of Deputies of British Jews, Network of Sikh Westminster Organisations, and Hindu Council UK; Federation of Muslim Organisations, and Somali Family Support Group (at 4.55pm); Dr Paul Thomas, Senior Lecturer, Youth and Community Work, University of Huddersfield, Bob McDonald, Principal Lecturer, and Yaser Mir, Senior Lecturer, International School for Communities, Rights and Inclusion, University of Lancashire (at 5.30pm)
Public Accounts 4:30pm Committee Room Subject: Maintaining financial stability across the United Kingdom’s banking system 15, Palace of Witnesses: Sir Nicholas Macpherson KCB, Permanent Secretary, and Tom Scholar, Westminster Second Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
Tuesday 15 December
Treasury 9:45am The Wilson Room, Subject: Pre-Budget Report 2009 Portcullis House Witnesses: HM Treasury
Culture, Media and Sport* 10:30am Committee Room Subject: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 8, Palace of Witnesses: Lord Coe, Chairman, and Paul Deighton, Chief Executive, London Westminster Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and John Armitt, Chairman, and David Higgins, Chief Executive, Olympic Delivery Authority
Home Affairs 10:30am The Thatcher Subject: The work of the National Policing Improvement Agency; The work of the Room, Portcullis Home Office 2009 House Witnesses: (i) National Policing Improvement Agency (ii) Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State, Home Office (at 11.00am)
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Welsh Affairs 10:30am Committee Room Subject: Cross-border provision of public services for Wales: follow-up 15, Palace of Witnesses: Ieuan Wyn Jones AM, Deputy First Minister for Wales and Minister for Westminster the Economy and Transport, Welsh Assembly Government; Chris Mole MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport, and Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, Minister for the South West (at 11.15am)
International Development 10:30am Committee Room Subject: DFID’s Programme in Nepal 5, Palace of Witnesses: Saferworld, Professor Surya Subedi, and Dr Liz Philipson Westminster
Defence* 10:30am The Grimond Subject: Defence Equipment 2010 Room, Portcullis Witnesses: Quentin Davies MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, General Sir House Kevin O’Donoghue KCB CBE, Chief of Defence Materiel, and Vice Admiral Paul Lambert CB, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Capability), Ministry of Defence
Business, Innovation and Skills 10:30am Committee Room Subject: Motor sport and aerospace industries 6, Palace of Witnesses: Colin Hilton, Chief Executive, Motor Sports Association, Andrew Westminster Manahan, Managing Director, Lola Group, Chris Aylett, Chief Executive, Motorsport Industry Association, Mike Dickison, Coventry University
Joint Committee on Human Rights* 1:45pm The Thatcher Subject: The work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Room, Portcullis Witnesses: The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, Leader of the House of Commons House and Minister for Women and Equality, and Mr Jonathan Rees, Director-General, Government Equalities Office
Welsh Affairs 2:15pm Committee Room Subject: Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing 15, Palace of and Local Government) Order 2010 Westminster Witnesses: Jocelyn Davies AM, Deputy Minister for Housing, Welsh Assembly Government
Defence* 3:30pm The Grimond Subject: Defence Equipment 2010 Room, Portcullis Witnesses: Bernard Gray; Rt Hon Lord Drayson, Minister of State, and Sir Bill House Jeffrey KCB, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence (at 4.30pm)
Justice 4:15pm The Wilson Room, Subject: Crown dependencies Portcullis House Witnesses: Professor Alastair Sutton, White & Case
South East Regional 4:30pm Committee Room Subject: Post appointment hearing: the new Chair of SEEDA 6, Palace of Witnesses: Rob Douglas, Chair, Pam Alexander, Chief Executive, and Paul Lovejoy, Westminster Executive Director, Strategy and Communications, South East England Development Agency
Wednesday 16 December
Energy and Climate Change 9:15am Committee Room Subject: Low Carbon Technologies in a Green Economy 15, Palace of Witnesses: David Kidney MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Phil Wynn Westminster Owen CB, Director General, National Climate Change and Consumer Support, and David Mackay, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Committees on Arms Export Controls 9:30am The Grimond Subject: Strategic Export Controls Room, Portcullis Witnesses: UK Working Group on Arms, and Export Group for Aerospace and House Defence
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Work and Pensions 9:30am Committee Room Subject: Management and Administration of Contracted Employment programmes 8, Palace of Witnesses: Rt Hon Jim Knight MP, Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform, Westminster Department for Work and Pensions
Children, Schools and Families 9:30am The Wilson Room, Subject: Sure Start Children’s Centres Portcullis House Witnesses: Association of Teachers and Lecturers, Daycare Trust, National Day Nurseries Association, and National Union of Teachers; Capacity, Community Matters, and Early Childhood Forum (at 10.30am)
International Development 1:30pm Committee Room Subject: DFID’s programme in Bangladesh 6, Palace of Witnesses: Michael Foster MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department Westminster for International Development
Foreign Affairs 2:30pm The Grimond Subject: Global Security: UK/US Relations Room, Portcullis Witnesses: Ivan Lewis MP, Minister of State, and John Rankin, Director, Americas, House Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Treasury* 2:30pm The Wilson Room, Subject: Pre-Budget Report 2009 Portcullis House Witnesses: Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury
Thursday 17 December
East Midlands Regional Committee 10:30am Roundhouse Subject: Share of funding in the East Midlands College, Derby Witnesses: Travelwatch East Midlands, Network Rail, East Midlands Trains, and Nottinghamshire County Council; David Parsons CBE, Chair, East Midlands Regional Assembly (at 11.30am)
Friday 18 December
None
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House of Lords Committees: Forthcoming Public Meetings 14 – 18 December 2009
Further enquiries about Lords Committees can be made to the Lords Committee Office: 020 7219 2940
Monday 14 December
EU Sub-Committee B: Internal Market 3:45pm Subject: The Better Regulation Agenda Witnesses: Ian Lucas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Tuesday 15 December
Science and Technology 10:10am Subject: Setting Science and Technology Research Funding Priorities Witnesses: Mr Colin Smith, Director of Engineering and Technology, Rolls Royce; Mr Simon Denegri, Chief Executive, Association of Medical Research Charities; Professor Anne Glover, Chief Executive, Amadeus Capital Partners; Mr Iain Gray, Chief Executive, Technology Strategy Board; Dr Graham Hiller, Director of Strategy and Futures, Centre for Process Innovation; and Dr David Clarke, Chief Executive, Energy Technologies Institute.
Joint Committee on Human Rights 1:45pm Subject: The work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Witnesses: The Rt. Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, Minister for Women and Equality, Government Equalities Office; and Jonathan Rees, Director General and Accounting Officer of the Government Equalities Office.
Economic Affairs 3:35pm Subject: Private Finance Projects and off-balance sheet debt Witnesses: Peter Houten, Director for Schools, Department for Children, Schools and Families; Peter Coates CBE, Director, Capital and Investments, Department of Health; Kate Mingay, Corporate Finance Director, Department for Transport; Jon Thompson, Director General Finance, MoD; Margie Jaffe, Policy Officer, Unison; and Dr Mark Porter, Chair of Consultants Committee, BMA.
Wednesday 16 December
EU Sub-Committee F: Home Affairs 10:45am Subject: EU policy on protecting Europe from large-scale cyber-attacks Witnesses: Dr. Udo Helmbrecht, Executive Director, and Jeremy Beale, Head of Stakeholder Relations, European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA).
EU Sub-Committee D: Environment and Agriculture 11:00am Subject: The Adaptation of Agriculture and Forestry to Climate Change: The EU Policy Response Witnesses: Mr. Gareth Morgan, Head of Agriculture Policy and Dr. Mark Avery, Director of Conservation, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
EU Sub-Committee E: Law and Institutions 4:10pm Subject: The EU's Regulation on Succession Witnesses: Lord Bach, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice.
Thursday 17 December None
Friday 18 December None
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Select Committees: Publications received since the last Bulletin
All publications are available from The Stationery Office. Contact details are shown on the back cover of this Bulletin. HC numbers refer to House of Commons papers session 2009-10 unless otherwise stated. Cm numbers refer to papers in the Command series. HLP numbers refer to House of Lords papers. Select Committee Reports (Section B) are available on the parliamentary website. NAO & NIAO Reports are the forerunner of Public Accounts Committee inquiries.
(A) Select Committee Evidence
Date Committee Subject Witnesses Date Paper No Price Received Heard and ISBN £
9.12.09 Children, Schools 21st Century Schools Rt Hon Ed Balls, MP 21.10.09 HC 116 4.00 and Families Vernon Coaker, MP 0215 542496 Jon Coles
9.12.09 Public Work of the Ann Abraham 5.11.09 HC 122 5.50 Administration Ombudsman in 2008- Kathryn Hudson 0215 542502 09 Bill Richardson (incorporating HC 10797 Session 08-9)
3.12.09 Science and Setting the scene on Rt Hon Lord Drayson 14.10.09 HC 1001-i 5.50 Technology science, engineering Professor John Beddington 0215 542304 and technology issues across government
(B) Select Committee Reports
Date Committee Subject HC Paper and Price Received ISBN £
10.12.09 Defence 2nd. MoD Winter Supplementary Estimate 2009-10 HC 150 8.00 0215 542557
10.12.09 Energy and Climate 1st, Work of the Committee in Session 2008-09 HC 133 10.00 Change 0215 542526
7.12.09 Environmental Audit 1st, The work of the Committee in 2008-09 HC 58 17.50 0215 542397
4.12.09 Foreign Affairs 1st, The work of the Committee in 2008-09 HC 87 10.00 0215 542403
8.12.09 Home Affairs 2nd, The Work of the UK Border Agency HC 105-I 6.50 0215 54246 (incorporating HC 723i-iii, Session 08-09)
8.12.09 Joint Committee on 1s Report of Session 2009-10 HC 3-i 8.00 Statutory Instruments Hl Paper 8 010 8459085
10.12.09 Public Accounts 2nd, HM Revenue and Customs: Improving the HC 97 10.00 Processing and Collection of Tax: Income Tax, 0215 542489 Stamp Duty Land Tax and Tax Credits (incorporating HC 1027, Session 08-09)
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9.12.09 Public Administration 4th, Parliament and the Ombudsman HC 107 5.00 0215 542519
8.12.09 Speaker’s Committee 2nd, Political Parties and Referendums Act 2000 HC 137 8.50 0215 542472
3.12.09 Standards and Privileges 3rd, Mr Stephen Byers HC 110 10.50 0215 542410
10.12.09 Standards and Privileges 4th, Mr Jeremy Hunt HC 157 13.00 0215 542540
7.12.09 Transport 1st, The Future of Aviation HC 125-I 14.50 0215 542458 (incorporating HC 449, Session 08-09)
7.12.09 Welsh Affairs 1st, The Proposed National Assembly for Wales HC 40 11.00 (Legislative Competence) (Culture and other fields) 0215 542427 Order 2009 (incorporating HC 1098i, Session 08-09)
(C) Government Responses to Select Committee Reports
Date Committee Details of Original Report HC Paper or Cm Price Received No of response £
10.12.09 Home Affairs Bogus Colleges [HC 595] Cm 7766 5.50 010 1776622
10.12.09 Home Affairs Managing Migration: The Points Based System [HC 217] Cm 7767 5.50 010 1776721
7.12.09 Procedure Written Parliamentary Questions [HC 859] HC 129 4.50 0215 542434
(D) National Audit Office (NAO): Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO)
Date Title Paper No Price Received and ISBN £
9.12.09 Audit of Assumptions for the 2009 Pre-Budget Report HC 83 7.95 010 2963373
3.12.09 HM Revenue &Customs’ estate private finance deal eight years on HC 30 14.35 010 2963298
1.12.09 Maintaining financial stability across the United Kingdom’s banking system HC 91 14.35 010 2963199
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Select Committee: Current Inquiries
Select Committee evidence is published as a House of Commons Paper; there is generally a delay of 4-6 weeks before the material is available. When published it is also made available on the Parliament website. All HC paper numbers shown are from the 2008-09 session unless otherwise stated. Select Committees may also publish uncorrected transcripts of Ministers’ evidence on the website as soon as the transcript is available. Hard copies of Select Committee publications can be purchased from The Stationery Office, contact details are shown on the back page of this bulletin.
Select Committee publications are available to view on the Parliament website: www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/select.htm
Further details of current Select Committee inquiries can also be found on the Parliament website: www.parliament.uk/what_s_on/hoc_news4.cfm
Committee on Arms Export Controls
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Strategic Export Controls Oral evidence in progress First oral evidence session on 16 December
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES BERR Departmental Annual Report 2008-09 Report to be published on 15 December Broadband Speed Report in preparation Exporting out of recession Report in preparation Motor sport and aerospace industry Oral evidence in progress PubCos: Follow-up Report in preparation Risk and Reward: Creating a Higher Value-Added Report in preparation Economy The Work of the Department for Business, Innovation and Oral evidence in progress Skills
Children, Schools and Families
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Child Health Strategy Oral evidence concluded Early Years Funding Formula Oral evidence in progress Elective Home Education Report to be published on 16 December NEETS Written evidence invited Deadline for submissions 16 December Public Expenditure One off oral evidence concluded School accountability Report in preparation Sure Start Children’s Centres Oral evidence in progress Next evidence session on 14 December Teacher Training Report in preparation 21st Century Schools White Paper One off oral evidence concluded Oral and written evidence published
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Communities & Local Government
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Beyond Decent Homes: decent housing standards post Oral evidence concluded 2010 Departmental Annual Report 2009 Inquiry announced Fire Control Programme Inquiry announced Deadline for submissions 8 January 2010 Planning policy Statement 6 (Town Centres) Report in preparation Preventing Violent Extremism Oral evidence in progress
Culture, Media & Sport
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES
Departmental Annual Report 2009 and the One off oral evidence session concluded Responsibilities of the Secretary of State
London 2012 Games and Paralympic Games Continuing scrutiny Next evidence session on 15 December
Press Standards, Privacy and Libel Report in preparation
The Future for Local and Regional Media Oral evidence in progress
The Ofcom Annual Plan 2009-10 One-off oral evidence session concluded
Defence
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Defence Equipment Oral evidence in progress Evidence session on 15 December Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09 Report in preparation Ministry of Defence Winter Supplementary Estimate Report published on 10 December 2009-10 The Comprehensive Approach Report in preparation The contribution of ISTAR to operations Report in preparation The Green Paper and the readiness and recuperation of Oral evidence concluded the Armed Forces
Energy and Climate Change
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Low carbon technologies in a green economy Oral evidence in progress Project Discovery; and the prospect for domestic prices One-off oral evidence session concluded Scrutiny of the proposals for Energy National Policy Written evidence invited Statements, Energy Deadline for submissions 15 January 2010 Severn estuary tidal project options Report in preparation The future of Britain’s Electricity Networks Report in preparation
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Environmental Audit
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Adapting to Climate Change Oral evidence in progress Next evidence session 5 January 2010 Air Quality Inquiry announced Deadline for submissions 14 December Carbon Budgets Report in preparation Green jobs and skills Report to be published on 16 December The role of carbon markets in preventing dangerous Report in preparation climate change The scientific basis for carbon reduction targets Oral evidence concluded The work of the Committee in 2008-09 Report published on 7 December
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Dairy farmers of Britain Report in preparation DEFRA Departmental Report 2009 Report in preparation Notifiable Animal Diseases Observatory Continuing scrutiny The National Forest Inquiry announced Deadline for written submissions 7 January 2010
European Scrutiny
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Scrutiny related issues and meeting of the European One off oral evidence concluded Council
Foreign Affairs
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES BBC World Service Report in preparation British Council Report in preparation Developments in the European Union Ongoing inquiry FCO Annual report 2008-09 Report in preparation Global Security: UK/US Relations Oral evidence in progress Next evidence session16 December
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Health
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Alcohol Report in preparation Commissioning Oral evidence in progress Social Care Oral evidence in progress Next oral evidence session 7 January 2010
Home Affairs
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Counter-Terrorism Oral evidence in progress E-borders Report in preparation Police Service Strength Report in preparation The Cocaine Trade Oral evidence in progress The Government’s Approach to Crime Prevention Inquiry announced The right of Gurkhas to settle in the UK Report in preparation Work of the UKBA Report published on 8 December
International Development
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES DFID’s Annual Report 2009 Report in preparation DFID’s Assistance to Zimbabwe Inquiry announced Deadline for written submissions on 8 January 2010 DFID’s Programme in Bangladesh Oral evidence in progress Next oral evidence session 16 December DFID’s Programme in Nepal Inquiry announced First evidence session 15 December HIV/AIDS: Progress on implementation of DFID’s Report published on 1 December HIV/AIDS strategy
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Business and human rights Report to be published on 16 December Counter-terrorism policy and human rights Oral evidence in progress Equality and Human Rights Commission Oral evidence in progress Next oral evidence session 15 December Human Rights Judgments: Monitoring the Governments Report in preparation Response to Human Rights Judgments, Annual Report 2009 The work of the Human Rights Minister Oral evidence in progress
Justice
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Constitutional Reform and Renewal Report in preparation Crown Dependencies Inquiry announced Oral evidence session on 15 December Justice Issues in Europe Oral evidence in progress Next evidence session on 5 January 2010 Justice Reinvestment Report in preparation
The Work of the Ministry of Justice Report in preparation
Liaison
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Matters relating to select committees Continuing scrutiny
Modernisation of the House of Commons
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Recall and Dissolution Report in preparation
Northern Ireland Affairs
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Northern Ireland Human Rights Bill Report in preparation Omagh: a decade after the bombing Oral evidence in progress Television Broadcasting Report in preparation The Consultative Group on the Past Report to be published on 16 December The Work of the Committee 2008-09 Report to be published on 15 December
Procedure
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Timetabling of business Inquiry announced; Deadline for submissions closed
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Public Accounts
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Bank Recapitalisation and Liquidity One off oral evidence session 14 December Contracting for Highways Maintenance Report in preparation Dealing with the tax obligations of older people Report in preparation Dementia follow-up One off oral evidence session 7 December Department for Transport: The failure of Metronet Report in preparation DWP: Management of Benefit Overpayment Debt One off oral evidence report in preparation DFID’s Assistance to Malawi Report in preparation Equality and Human Rights Commission Accounts Report in preparation Financial Management in the Foreign and Report in preparation Commonwealth Office HMRC Standard Report Report in preparation National Chlamydia Screening Report in preparation Promoting Participation with the Historic Environment Report in preparation Protecting consumers? Removing retail price controls – Report in preparation Postcomm follow-up Rheumatoid Arthritis Report in preparation Rural Payment Agency: Administration of the Single Report in preparation Payment Scheme The procurement of legal aid in England and Wales by Report in preparation the Legal Services Commission Train to Gain Report in preparation
Public Administration
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Executive pay in the Public Sector Report in preparation Ministerial and other appointments from outside Report in preparation Parliament Outside appointments in the Senior Civil Service Report in preparation Public Administration and the Fiscal Squeeze Oral evidence in progress Evidence session on 21 January 2010
Regional Committee: East of England
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Global Economic Downturn Written evidence published online
Regional Committee: East Midlands
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Share of funding received by the East Midlands region. Oral evidence in progress
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Regional Committee: North East
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Industry and Innovation in the North East of England Report in preparation
Regional Committee: North West
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES The Future of the Nuclear Industry in the North West Inquiry announced Written evidence invited
Regional Committee: South East
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES South East Regional Committee inquiry into the South Oral evidence in progress East England Development Agency and the Regional Economic Strategy
Regional Committee: South West
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Transport in the South West Report in preparation
Regional Committee: West Midlands
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES The effects of the economic downturn on the people of Report in preparation the West Midlands
Regional Committee: Yorkshire and The Humber
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES The Work of Yorkshire Forward Report in preparation
Regulatory Reform
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Reform Orders Continuing scrutiny
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Science and Technology
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Bioengineering Inquiry announced Deadline for submissions closed Evidence Check: Homeopathy Oral evidence concluded Evidence Check: Literacy Interventions Report in preparation Principles applying to the treatment of independent Report to be published on 14 December scientific advice provided to government Regulation of Geoengineering Inquiry announced Deadline for submissions closed Setting the Scene on Science, Engineering and One off oral evidence session concluded Technology issues across Government Technology Strategy Board Oral evidence concluded The Work of the Committee in 2008-09 Report to be published on 15 December The Work of the UK Research Councils One-off oral evidence session
Scottish Affairs
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Banking in Scotland Oral evidence in progress Scotland and the UK: co-operation and communication Inquiry announced between Governments Written evidence invited Scotland Office Annual Report One off oral evidence session concluded Scottish transport links and the credit crunch Oral evidence concluded
Transport
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Department for Transport Annual Report 2008 Report in preparation National Policy Statement on Ports Oral evidence in progress Evidence session on 13 January 2010 Performance of the Department for Transport Report in preparation Priorities for Investment in the Railways Report in preparation The future of aviation Report published on 7 December The major road network Report in preparation The new European Motorcycle Report in preparation Update on the London Underground and the public- Oral evidence in progress private partnership (PPP) agreements
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Treasury
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Credit Searches Report in preparation UK Financial Investments Ltd Oral evidence concluded Walker Report Oral evidence concluded Women in the City Report in preparation
Treasury Sub-committee
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Departmental Annual Reports Oral evidence in progress
Welsh Affairs
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Cross-border services for Wales: follow-up Oral evidence in progress Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed Legislative Report published on 7 December Competence Order in Council on Culture and other fields Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed Legislative Report in preparation Competence Order in Council relating to Domestic Fire Safety Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Inquiry announced Competence) (Education) Order 2010 Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Inquiry announced Competence) (Housing and Local Government) Order Deadline for submissions 5 January 2010 2010 Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Oral evidence concluded Competence) (Local Government) Order 2009 Wales and Whitehall Inquiry announced Deadline for submissions closed Welsh prisoners in the prison estate: follow-up One off evidence session concluded
Work & Pensions
INQUIRY STAGE & NOTES Decision making and appeals in the benefit system Oral evidence in progress Local Housing Allowance Written evidence invited Deadline for submissions closed Management and administration of contracted Written evidence invited employment programmes
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White Papers and Green Papers received since last Bulletin
WHITE PAPERS are issued by the Government as statements of policy, and often set out proposals for legislative changes, which may be debated before a Bill is introduced. Some White Papers may invite comments.
GREEN PAPERS set out for discussion, proposals which are still at a formative stage. Not all discussion papers are published and put on general release: some are sent only to a predetermined list of consultees. This is a matter solely for the Department concerned. Papers to which an ISBN and price are appended are normally available through The Stationery Office. For others, application should be made to the department concerned. External links provided in this section are correct as at the time of going to press, however they are not updated after that date.
White Papers
Home Office Protecting the Public: Supporting the Police to Succeed 8.12 Cm 7749 ISBN: 010 1774925 £26.60
Green Papers
None
Impact Assessments received since the last Bulletin
Date Title Contact
None
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Other Papers
General Social Care Council: Annual Report and Account 2008-09, HC 12, ISBN: 010 2960297, £19.15
Department of Health: Autumn Performance Report 2009, Cm 7776, ISBN: 010 1777629, £19.15
Home Office: Autumn Performance Report 2009, Cm 7754, ISBN: 010 1775427, £14.35
Home Office: Intercept as Evidence: A Report, Cm 7760, ISBN: 010 1776028, £5.50
The Law Commission: Conspiracy and Attempts, HC 41, ISBN: 010 2963052, £34.55
Ministry of Justice: Autumn Performance Report 2009, Cm 7732, ISBN: 010 1773225, £26.60
NHS 2010-2015: from good to great. Preventative, people-centred, productive, Cm 7775, ISBN: 0101777520, £14.35
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 120, ISBN: 010 2963106, £5.50
Department for Transport: Autumn Performance Report 2009, Cm 7737, ISBN: 010 1773720, 14.35
Treasury: Putting the Frontline First: Smarter Government, Cm 7753, ISBN: 010 1775328, £14.35
Wales Office: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing and Local Government) Order 2010, Cm 7765, ISBN: 010 1776523, £9.50
Department for Work and Pensions: Realising ambitions: Better employment support for people with a mental health condition, Cm 7742, ISBN: 010 1774222, £26.60
Department for Work and Pensions & Department for Health: Working Our Way to Better mental Health: A Framework for Action, Cm 7756, ISBN: 010 1775625, £19.15
Department for Work and Pensions: Chromium and sino-nasal cancer, Cm 7740, ISBN: 010 1774024, £9.50
UK Trade & Investment: Autumn Performance Report 2009, Cm 7745, ISBN: 010 1774529, £14.35
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European Union Documents to be considered EU documents recommended for debate by the European Scrutiny Committee
Progress of documents to be considered by the House is noted in the “European Union Documents” list, in the Vote Bundle, and on the Parliament website at: www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmeudoc/cmeudoc.htm.
Members and others with access to the Parliamentary Information Management Services (PIMS) database can check the status and progress of EU documentation.
Enquiries can be directed to the European Scrutiny Select Committee office on 020 7219 5467/1548.
The European Scrutiny Select Committee meets each Wednesday at 2.30pm when the House is sitting. Under Standing Order No. 143, the Committee examines: “any proposal under the Community Treaties for legislation by the Council acting jointly with the European Parliament”. This includes draft Regulations and Directives, Decisions of the Council and Budgetary documents. The Committee examine the documents for political and legal implications, and decides whether it should be considered further in European Standing Committee, or for the most important documents, on the floor of the House. Recommendations for further consideration are noted in the list of “Memoranda” in the days Votes and Proceedings.
Reports of the European Scrutiny Committee are available from TSO or on the parliament website at: www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmeuleg.htm
For further information on EU Legislation and Scrutiny Procedures see HCIO Factsheet L11 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
COM documents are available for consultation in the 44 European Documentation Centres (most of which are in university libraries) or the 22 European Information Centres.
SEC documents are not normally available for public consultation. The occasional important one on policy issues may be available in the above centres. For information about your nearest ED or EIC Tel: 020 7973 1992 (London Office of the European Commission) or Tel: 01482 465941, (ED Librarian, University of Hull).
Members of Parliament may obtain copies from the Vote Office by reference to the yellow demand form, quoting the number after the COM or SEC number.
COM Documents and EC legislation are available from The Stationery Office. Contact details are shown on the back cover of this Bulletin.
European Union Website: http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
European Standing Committee A
Security of gas supply (11892/09) – Considered 8/12/2009
Dairy Market Situation 2009 (12289/09 and Addendum 1) – to be considered 25.1.2010
Fisheries catch quotas for 2010 (14738/09 and Addendum 1) – Considered 7/12/2009
European Standing Committee B
Financial Management (12139/09 and Addenda 1 and 2) – to be considered 18.01.2010
European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan – to be considered 18.01.2010
Commission Communication: Enlargement Strategy and main challenges 2009-2010 (14513/09) – to be considered 19.01.2010
EU/Japan Agreement: Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum) – awaiting consideration
Financial Management (14998/09 and Addendum 1) – awaiting consideration
Financial Services (15049/09 and Addenda 1 to 3) – awaiting consideration
Future Relations between the EU and the Overseas Countries and Territories (15647/09) – awaiting consideration
European Standing Committee C
None
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Early Day Motions tabled between 7 – 11 December 2009
Early Day Motion is a colloquial term for a notice given by a Member for which no date has been fixed for debate. This section records the date, number, primary sponsor and title of EDMs tabled in the last week. [R] denotes relevant interest declared
For information about the text and signatories see ‘Notices of Motions’ section of the Vote Bundle, the EDM Database on the Parliament website or contact the House of Commons Information Office (Tel: 020 7219 4272) who will advise.
For further information on Early Day Motions see HCIO Factsheet P3 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available, in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
Date EDM Primary Title Sponsor 7.12.09 369 Hugh Bayley FAIRTRADE CHOCOLATE 7.12.09 370 Keith Vaz COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING 2011 7.12.09 371 Mr Austin Mitchell RIGHTS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS 7.12.09 372 Greg Mulholland MANIFESTO FOR THE BRITISH PUB 7.12.09 373 David Maclean RELOCATION CASES 7.12.09 374 Derek Wyatt MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, COUNCILS AND GARDENS 7.12.09 375 Angus Robertson ARMY CADET FORCE 7.12.09 376 Colin Burgon VICTORY OF EVO MORALES IN THE BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS 7.12.09 377 Mr Martin Caton MICROGENERATION STRATEGY 7.12.09 378 Mr Tim Boswell BRITISH GRAND PRIX AT SILVERSTONE 7.12.09 379 Mr Ian McCartney HOME CREDIT MARKET 7.12.09 380 Jeremy Corbyn TRIDENT REPLACEMENT 7.12.09 381 Jeremy Corbyn ROLE OF BRITISH TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN (No. 2) 7.12.09 382 Jeremy Corbyn ELECTION OF PRESIDENT EVO MORALES IN BOLIVIA 7.12.09 383 Mr Tom Clarke PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY AND VOTING 7.12.09 384 John Austin KURDISH PEACE INITIATIVES IN TURKEY 7.12.09 385 Mr John Grogan BIOMASS CO-FIRING AND DRAX POWER STATION 8.12.09 386 Mr Mike Hancock WELFARE OF RACING GREYHOUNDS 8.12.09 387 Dr Ashok Kumar FUTURE OF TEESSIDE CAST PRODUCTS 8.12.09 388 Mr Alan Meale BID FOR CADBURYS 8.12.09 389 Mr Alan Meale DUTY ON CIDER 8.12.09 390 Andrew George NON-NATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES 8.12.09 391 Mr Nigel Evans INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 8.12.09 392 Mr Roger Williams AFFORDABLE RURAL HOUSING 8.12.09 393 Bob Spink ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND'S READ MY LIPS CAMPAIGN AND ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL 8.12.09 394 Bob Spink UK POPULATION AND IMMIGRATION 8.12.09 395 Bob Spink PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN ONLINE 8.12.09 396 Hywel Williams TURKEY'S BREACH OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR OCALAN 8.12.09 397 Damian Green LANGUAGE SCHOOLS AND THE POINTS-BASED SYSTEM TIER 4 REVIEW 8.12.09 398 Mr Dai Davies RBS ASSETS AND UNITED KINGDOM TAXPAYER LIABILITIES
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8.12.09 399 Jon Cruddas SUPPLY TEACHERS AND AGENCY WORKERS REGULATIONS 8.12.09 400 Mr Gregory Campbell CHARITY DROUGHT RELIEF IN KENYA 8.12.09 401 Mr Lindsay Hoyle ADOPTION MATTERS NORTHWEST 8.12.09 402 Mr Lindsay Hoyle CAFOD REPORT ON TREATMENT OF WORKERS IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY 8.12.09 403 Mr Lindsay Hoyle FREE BROADBAND ACCESS IN TOWNS 8.12.09 404 Andrew Rosindell FALKLAND ISLANDS BATTLE DAY 8.12.09 405 Andrew Rosindell FLAG OF TOKELAU 8.12.09 406 Mark Lazarowicz CRÈCHE FACILITIES AT EDINBURGH SWIMMING POOLS AND LEISURE CENTRES 8.12.09 407 Bob Spink WINTER FUEL PAYMENTS FOR OVER 80 YEAR OLDS 9.12.09 408 John Mann WORLD HUNGER 9.12.09 409 Mr Oliver Letwin HOME EDUCATION AND THE BADMAN REVIEW 9.12.09 410 Tim Farron RATEABLE VALUES FOR PETROL STATIONS 9.12.09 411 Mr Mark Oaten PARK HOMES AND FUEL POVERTY 9.12.09 412 Lindsay Roy FRONT PAGE CAMPAIGN 9.12.09 413 Mr Oliver Heald PROTECTION OF RIVER HABITATS 9.12.09 414 Mr Dai Davies A BIT OF TOM JONES FILM 9.12.09 415 Mr Dai Davies BANKERS' REMUNERATION AND THE PUBLIC PURSE 9.12.09 416 Tim Farron CUMBRIA TOURISM 9.12.09 417 David Cairns GOLDEN CASKET'S 50th ANNIVERSARY 9.12.09 418 David Taylor REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FOOD AND DRINK FIRMS 9.12.09 419 Mr Andrew Dismore FIRECONTROL PROJECT 9.12.09 420 Mr Angus MacNeil UK MARITIME INDUSTRY 9.12.09 421 Mr Joe Benton ST MONICA'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, BOOTLE 9.12.09 422 John Robertson EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE 9.12.09 423 Dr Evan Harris LIBEL LAW REFORM 9.12.09 424 Andrew Rosindell A DOG IS FOR LIFE, NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN 9.12.09 425 Mr Paul Burstow CONTRIBUTION OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL NEWSPAPERS 9.12.09 426 Mr Clive Betts SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR IN SHEFFIELD 9.12.09 427 Mr Lindsay Hoyle PLASTICS 2020 CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN AND MARINE CONSERVATION 10.12.09 428 Mr Doug Henderson REGIONAL AIR SERVICES AND AIR PASSENGER DUTY 10.12.09 429 Dr Vincent Cable PERSONAL FINANCE EDUCATION GROUP AND PERSONAL FINANCE 10.12.09 430 Mr John Leech FREE TELEVISION LICENCES FOR PENSIONERS 10.12.09 431 Mr John Leech ACCESS FOR DISABLED RAIL USERS 10.12.09 432 Mr John Leech MINIMUM WAGE RATES AND SUPPORT WORKERS 10.12.09 433 Paul Rowen UNIDENTIFIED GRAVES IN INDIAN-HELD KASHMIR 10.12.09 434 Mr George Howarth GURKHA PENSIONS AND PUBLIC EXPENDITURE 10.12.09 435 Mr Lindsay Hoyle SUPPRESSION OF CHRISTIANITY 10.12.09 436 Mr John Grogan FUTURE OF LOCAL RADIO 10.12.09 437 Jeremy Corbyn FUTURE OF LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
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State of the Parties in the House of Commons as at 11 December 2009
Labour 350 Ulster Unionist 1 (Lady Sylvia Hermon)
Conservative 193 Independent Labour 1 (Rt Hon Clare Short)
Liberal Democrat 63 Independent Conservative 1 (Derek Conway)
Scottish National Party / Plaid Cymru 10 Independent 5 (SNP – Messrs Robertson, Salmond, Weir, (Dr Richard Taylor, Dai Davies, Andrew Wishart, MacNeil, Hosie & Mason/ PC – Pelling, Robert Wareing, Bob Spink) Messrs Llwyd, Price, H Williams)
Democratic Unionist Party 9 Respect 1 (Messrs Campbell, Dodds, Donaldson, McCrea, (George Galloway) Paisley, P Robinson, Ms Iris Robinson, Simpson, Wilson)
Sinn Fein 5 (Have not The Speaker and 3 Deputies 4 (Do not (Messrs Adams, Doherty, McGuinness, Murphy taken their (Rt Hon John Bercow, Sir Alan Haselhurst, normally & Ms Gildernew) seats and CWM; Mrs Sylvia Heal, 1st DCWM; Sir vote) cannot vote) Michael Lord, 2nd DCWM)
Social Democratic & Labour Party 3 Vacant seats 0
(Messrs Durkan, McDonnell, McGrady)
Total number of seats
646
Current working Government Majority 63 (350 Labour MPs less 287 of all other parties – excludes Speaker & Deputies and Sinn Fein)
The total number of women MPs is 126: (Lab 94; Con 18; LD 9; DU 1; SF 1; UU 1; DCWM 1; Ind Lab 1)
Abbreviations:
CWM – Chairman of Ways and Means 1st DCWM – 1st Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 2nd DCWM – 2nd Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Further information on Members of Parliament by Party, Constituency and Region can be found on the Parliament website at: www.parliament.uk/directories/directories.cfm
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By-Elections and new MPs since the General Election of May 2005
Vacancy Cause By – New Member Date of Maiden Election introduction Speech
Cheadle Death of Patsy Calton 14.7.2005 Mark Hunter (LD) 19.07.2005 21.07.2005 (LD) (29.5.2005)
Livingston Death of Rt Hon Robin 29.9.2005 Jim Devine (Lab) 10.10.2005 25.10.2005 Cook (Lab) (6.8.2005)
Dunfermline Death of Rachel Squire 9.2.2006 Willie Rennie (LD) 13.02.2006 01.03.2006 and West Fife (Lab) (5.1.2006)
Blaenau Death of Peter Law (Ind) 29.6.2006 Dai Davies (Ind) 04.07.2006 20.07.2006 Gwent (25.4.2006)
Bromley & Death of Eric Forth (Con) 29.6.2006 Bob Neill (Con) 03.07.2006 19.07.2006 Chislehurst (18.5.2006)
Sedgefield Resignation of the Rt Hon 19.7.2007 Phil Wilson (Lab) 23.07.2007 08.10.2007 Tony Blair (Lab) (27.6.2007)
Ealing Death of Piara Khabra 19.7.2007 Virendra Kumar Sharma 23.07.2007 08.10.2007 Southall (Lab) (Lab) (19.6.2007)
Crewe and Death of Gwyneth 22.05.2008 Edward Timpson (Con) 02.06.2008 16.06.2008 Nantwich Dunwoody (Lab) (17.4.2008)
Henley Resignation of Boris 26.06.2008 John Howell (Con) 30.06.2008 16.07.2008 Johnson (Con) (4.6.2008)
Haltemprice Resignation of Rt Hon 10.07.2008 David Davis (Con) 14.07.2008 (5.11.1987) and Howden David Davis (Con) (18.6.2008)
Glasgow East Resignation of David 24.07.2008 John Mason (SNP) 06.10.2008 13.10.2008 Marshall (Lab) (30.06.2008)
Glenrothes Death of John MacDougall 06.11.2008 Lindsay Roy (Lab) 12.11.2008 08.12.2008 (Lab) (12.8.2008)
Norwich Resignation of Dr Ian 23.07.2009 Chloe Smith (Con) 12.10.2009 14.10.2009 North Gibson (Lab) (8.6.2009)
Glasgow Resignation of Rt Hon 12.11.2009 Willie Bain (Lab) 18.11.2009 25.11.2009 North East Michael Martin (SPK) (22.6.2009)
For further information on the By-Election process see HCIO Factsheet M7 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.
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Political Party Contacts
LABOUR PARTY SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY CONSERVATIVE PARTY 39 Victoria Street 107 McDonald Road Conservative Campaign Headquarters London Edinburgh 30 Millbank SW1H 0HA EH7 4NW London Tel: 08705 900200 Tel: 0131 525 8900 SW1P 4DP www.labour.org.uk www.snp.org Tel: 020 7222 9000 www.conservatives.com
PLAID CYMRU LIBERAL DEMOCRATS SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC & 18 Park Grove 4 Cowley Street LABOUR PARTY Cardiff London Cranmore House CF10 3BN SW1P 3NB 121 Ormeau Road Tel: 029 2064 6000 Tel: 020 7222 7999 Belfast www.plaidcymru.org www.libdems.org.uk BT7 1SH Tel: 028 9024 7700 www.sdlp.ie/
SINN FEIN ULSTER UNIONIST PARTY DEMOCRATIC UNIONIST PARTY Sinn Fein Cunningham House 91 Dundela Avenue 53 Falls Road 429 Holywood Road Belfast Belfast Belfast BT4 3BU BT12 4PD BT4 2LN Tel: 028 9052 1323 Tel: 028 9022 3000 Tel: 028 9076 5500 www.dup.org.uk www.sinnfein.ie www.uup.org
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Selective Index to the Weekly Information Bulletin
Booklist – Issue 1 p49 By-elections and new MPs since the General Election of May 2005 – This issue p109 HM Government – Issue 1 p72 Her Majesty’s Official Opposition – Issue 1 p82 House of Commons: Principal Officers – Issue 1 p103 Information on the House of Commons – Issue 1 p57 Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet – Issue 1 p90 Members of Parliament – Issue 1 p59 Order of Oral Questions – This issue p3 Private Members Bills – dates for the Private Members Bill Ballot and allocated Fridays, This issue (Noticeboard) Recess dates – This issue (Noticeboard) Select Committee Membership (Full List) – Issue 1 p91 -Business, Innovation and Skills – Issue 2 p35 -Joint Committee on Human Rights – This issue p35 -Standards and Privileges – Issue 2 p35; Issue 3 p36 -Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) – This issue p35 -Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) – This issue p35 -Tax Law Rewrite Bills(Joint Committee) – This issue p35 -Work and Pensions – Issue 2 p35 Visits to the House of Commons – Issue 1 p96
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