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Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Thursday Volume 510 27 May 2010 No. 7 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Thursday 27 May 2010 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2010 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Parliamentary Click-Use Licence, available online through the Office of Public Sector Information website at www.opsi.gov.uk/click-use/ Enquiries to the Office of Public Sector Information, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; e-mail: [email protected] 283 27 MAY 2010 Business of the House 284 common sense and consideration for the House in the House of Commons Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government’s handling of the £6 billion cuts announcement and the leaking of Thursday 27 May 2010 the Queen’s Speech. The fact that we read about the contents of the Queen’s Speech in newspapers at the weekend before it The House met at half-past Ten o’clock was announced to Parliament displayed a disturbing lack of courtesy to the House. The response from PRAYERS Downing street is that although they are disappointed, there will be no leak inquiry. That demonstrates extremely poor judgment from the Government, and I ask the [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] Leader of the House to explain why no investigation will be carried out. Business of the House It was also extremely disturbing that the Government chose to announce £6 billion of spending cuts while the 10.34 am House was not sitting. I am sure that you, Mr Speaker, recognised that that was not the way to treat the House Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central) (Lab): May when you granted the urgent question tabled by the I ask the Leader of the House to give us the business for Opposition yesterday. We thank you for that. In effect, the forthcoming week? we saw the Chief Secretary to the Treasury being virtually dragged to the House so that Members could question The Leader of the House of Commons (Sir George him on the cuts. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Young): Mr Speaker, you informed the House on Tuesday the other hand, did not even bother to turn up. I of the subjects for debate on the Queen’s Speech. The understand that he was spotted walking around business for next week will be: Whitehall—but clearly in the opposite direction from TUESDAY 1JUNE—The House will not be sitting. the House so that Members could not question him on the cuts. WEDNESDAY 2JUNE—Continuation of the debate on the Queen’s Speech. The subjects for debate, as you I think the Chancellor refused to give details of his announced, Mr Speaker, will be education and health. cuts announcement to the “Today” programme because he did not want to be discourteous to the journalists THURSDAY 3JUNE—A general debate on European affairs. who were assembling for him at 10 o’clock. I have to say that it is a shame he did not have the same worries about The business for the week commencing 7 June will showing discourtesy to the House. include: Rumour has it that the Chancellor might be popping MONDAY 7JUNE—Continuation of the debate on the in for the Budget statement, which we on the Opposition Queen’s Speech. Constitution and home affairs will be Benches are obviously quite excited about. Will the debated. Leader of the House confirm that the Chancellor will TUESDAY 8JUNE—Conclusion of the debate on the actually be there in person, and not his new friend? Queen’s Speech. Economic affairs and work and pensions will be debated. I am sure the Leader of the House is more than aware of the concern among not only the Opposition but his WEDNESDAY 9JUNE—Second Reading of the Identity own Back Benchers about the proposal providing for Documents Bill. the dissolution of Parliament only if 55% or more of THURSDAY 10 JUNE—General debate: subject to be the House votes in favour. The new Government have announced. no mandate for this change, which could theoretically In accordance with the Standing Orders, the House allow a Government to rule without the confidence of will meet at 2.30 pm on Wednesday 2 June. Parliament. That would weaken Parliament and strengthen As previously announced by my right hon. Friend the the hand of the Executive considerably. Given that the Chancellor, the Budget will be on 22 June. Deputy Leader of the House told us on Tuesday that there will be a full process for considering the Bill in Colleagues will also wish to know that, subject to the question, with no guillotine, and acknowledged that progress of business, the House will rise at the end of there is a strong case for pre-legislative scrutiny, will the business on Thursday 29 July and, subject to the will of Leader of the House confirm that there will be pre-legislative the House, return on Monday 6 September for two scrutiny of the Bill? weeks. The Leader of the House said yesterday that the Ms Winterton: I thank the right hon. Gentleman for Government intend to abolish Regional Select Committees setting out the forthcoming business and I would like and the important scrutiny function they provide. Do once again to congratulate him on his appointment as the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government intend Leader of the House. As I said yesterday, he has served to keep Regional Grand Committees, given the importance as shadow Leader of the House for some years, so he of scrutinising the regional effect of the cuts that have brings a wealth of experience to his position. Indeed, he been announced? brings such a wealth of experience that it is rather a Finally, I am sure the Leader of the House will be poor show that he has not been made a full member of aware of early-day motion 105, which followed concerns the Cabinet. Some say he would have brought a touch raised by the Leader of the Opposition on Tuesday of class to the table. I am confident that, had he been a about proposed changes in prosecuting rape cases that full member, there would have been an element of could grant anonymity to rape defendants. 285 Business of the House27 MAY 2010 Business of the House 286 [Ms Winterton] We have no intention of reintroducing Regional Select Committees as they were not a great success and were [That this House believes that the Government’s proposal opposed by the Liberal Democrats and my party. We to grant anonymity to defendants in rape cases sends a will announce our decision on Regional Grand Committees, message to juries and rape victims that the victim is not to which are a different proposition, in due course. be believed; fears that this could inhibit the effective The right hon. Lady has raised a serious issue about prosecution of serial rapists; is further concerned that rape and anonymity. I recognise the concern about this this will reverse the progress made on the prosecution of issue, and there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind rape cases noted in the independent Stern Review; is about this Government’s determination to tackle rape further concerned that the Government has put forward and sexual offences and to ensure that those who commit the proposal without any research, evidence or examination such offences are convicted and properly sentenced. No of these issues; and calls on the Government to withdraw quarter will be given to those convicted of rape. However, its proposal.] the House will also be aware that some people’s lives As the Leader of the Opposition has said, that could have been wrecked by being falsely and maliciously turn the clock back on rape cases, and I ask the Leader accused of rape. That is why we have said that we will of the House to make time for a debate on this serious undertake a careful and sensitive analysis of the options issue. and implications before we bring any proposals to Parliament. Of course, any proposals to change the law Sir George Young: Before I reply to the right hon. will have to go through this House and the other House. Lady’s questions, may I welcome her to her new post as shadow Leader of the House? She was a respected Several hon. Members rose— Minister in the last Government and she has always been a popular Member of the House; I look forward Mr Speaker: Order. A large number of Members are to working with her to further the interests of the seeking to catch my eye. As Members from the last House. May I also pay tribute to my predecessor, the Parliament will know, I have always sought to accommodate now acting leader of the Labour party? She took her everyone if it is at all feasible to do so, but I need a responsibilities seriously and although she did not go single short supplementary question and a typically quite as far as many of us had hoped on parliamentary pithy reply from the Front Bench. reform, many reforms to the way in which the House works did take place while she was the Leader of the Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con): I welcome House. my right hon. Friend to the Front Bench and his There is a vital task ahead in rejuvenating parliamentary commitment to a sweeping redistribution of powers life and reconnecting it with the people we serve. My from the Government to Parliament. May I urge on him hon. Friend the Member for Somerton and Frome rather speedier action for the setting up of the House (Mr Heath)—I welcome him to his post—and I want business committee, which the coalition document talks Parliament to be strengthened and to be more effective about being set up within three years? Surely, it could and relevant, and it is the Government’s intention to and should be set up this year.
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