Business without Debate

Monday 6th December 2010 Commons Chamber

Business of the House

Motion made,

That, at the sitting on Thursday 9 December, the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Secretary Vince Cable relating to Higher Education Higher Amounts not later than three hours after the start of proceedings on the Motion; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; proceedings may continue after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Sir George Young.)

[Hon. Members]

Object.

[Mr Speaker]

I was about to say that the Question is as on the Order Paper, as many as are of that opinion say Aye.

[Hon. Members]

Aye.

[Hon. Members]

Object.

[Mr Speaker]

Objection taken. [Interruption.] Order. The Government Chief Whip has absolutely no business whatsoever shouting from a sedentary position. He—[Interruption.] Order. The right hon. Gentleman will remain in the Chamber. He has absolutely no business scurrying out of the Chamber. [Interruption.] Order. The Chief Whip has absolutely no business—

[The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Mr Patrick McLoughlin)]

We all saw you.

[Mr Speaker]

Order. The right hon. Gentleman has no business behaving in that way. The objection has been registered, and it has been registered in a perfectly proper way. I thought it proper to put the Question. The objection had been registered, and it was registered clearly. The right hon. Gentleman has nothing about which to complain.

Delegated Legislation

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6),

Electronic Communications

That the draft Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (Directions to OFCOM) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 27 July, be approved.—(James Duddridge.)

Question agreed to.

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6),

Animals

That the draft Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010, which were laid before this House on 8 November, be approved.—(James Duddridge.)



Question agreed to.

European Union Documents

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 119(11),

Right of Information in Criminal Proceedings

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 12564/10 and Addenda 1 and 2, Draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right to information in criminal proceedings; and endorses the Government’s support of the proposal to ensure that individuals subject to criminal proceedings across the EU are given timely information about their rights, information on the accusation against them and access to evidence.—(James Duddridge.)

Question agreed to.

Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills

Ordered,

That Mr Robert Buckland, Martin Caton, Mrs Jenny Chapman, Damian Collins, Jim Dobbin, Mr Stephen Dorrell, Charlie Elphicke, Paul Farrelly, Yvonne Fovargue, Jesse Norman, Sir Robert Smith and Justin Tomlinson be members of the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills.—(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)