Delegated Legislation
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)),
Broadcasting
That the draft Community Radio (Amendment) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 23 November, be approved—(Mr. Blizzard.)
Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)),
Constitutional Law
That the draft Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 24 November, be approved.—(Mr. Blizzard.)
Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)),
Criminal Law
That the draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Mandatory Life Sentence: Determination of Minimum Term) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 25 November, be approved.—(Mr. Blizzard.)
Question agreed to.
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993
Motion made,
That, for the purposes of its approval under section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, the Government’s assessment as set out in the Pre-Budget Report 2009 shall be treated as if it were an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees).—(Mr. Blizzard.)
Object.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Ordered,
That—
the Lords Message of 7 January communicating a Resolution relating to National Security Strategy (Joint Committee), be now considered;
this House concurs with the Lords in the said Resolution;
and the following Standing Order be made:
(1) There shall be a Select Committee, to consist of 12 Members, to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, to consider the National Security Strategy.
(2) The committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to report from time to time, and to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee’s order of reference, and to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom.
(3) The quorum of the committee shall be three; and
(4) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.—(Mr. Blizzard.)
National Security Strategy
Ordered,
That Mr James Arbuthnot, Margaret Beckett, Sir Alan Beith, Des Browne, Malcolm Bruce, Mike Gapes, Dr Kim Howells, Peter Luff, Mr Paul Murphy, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Paddy Tipping and Keith Vaz be members of the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy.—(Mr. Blizzard.)
Adjournment (February)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 25),
That this House, at its rising on Wednesday 10 February 2010, do adjourn till Monday 22 February 2010.—(Mr. Blizzard.)
The Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question being challenged, the Division was deferred until Wednesday 20 January (Standing Order No. 41A).