Tuesday 23rd October 2012

(12 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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[Mr Speaker in the Chair]
Business before questions
New Writs
Ordered,
That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the County Constituency of Corby in the room of Mrs Louise Daphne Mensch, who since her election for the said County Constituency has been appointed to the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Manor of Northstead in the County of York.—(Sir George Young.)
Ordered,
That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough Constituency of Cardiff South and Penarth in the room of Alun Edward Michael, who since his election for the said Borough Constituency has been appointed to the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham in the County of Buckingham.—(Ms Winterton.)
Ordered,
That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough Constituency of Manchester Central in the room of Mr Anthony Joseph Lloyd, who since his election for the said Borough Constituency has been appointed to the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Manor of Northstead in the County of York.—(Ms Winterton.)
City of London (Various Powers) Bill [Lords] (By Order)
Second Reading opposed and deferred until Tuesday 30 October (Standing Order No. 20).