House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
26th June 2013

No. 24

The House met at 11.30 am..

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Scotland

(2) the Prime Minister

2 Statement: Spending Review (Chancellor of the Exchequer)

3 Railways Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Caroline Lucas, supported by John McDonnell, Ian Lavery, Katy Clark, Jeremy Corbyn, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Jonathan Edwards, Hywel Williams, Kelvin Hopkins, John Cryer, Grahame M. Morris and Martin Caton, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to assume control of passenger rail franchises when they come up for renewal; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 18 October, and to be printed (Bill 81).

4 High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill be now read a second time.

5 Deferred Divisions

The Speaker announced the results of the Division which had been deferred to this day (Standing Order No. 41A).

Statutory Instrument: Motion for Approval

That the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 20 May, be approved.

Division No. 34.

Ayes: 281.

Noes: 185.

Question accordingly agreed to.

6 High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill: Second Reading (resumed)

Amendment moved, to leave out from ‘That’ to the end of the Question and add ‘this House declines to give a second reading to a Bill which authorises preparatory expenditure on a railway without specifying further detail of the route and a limit on expenditure.’.-(Mrs Cheryl Gillan.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The House divided.

Division No. 35.

Ayes: 37 (Tellers: Mrs Anne Main, Kelvin Hopkins).

Noes: 325 (Tellers: Mark Hunter, Karen Bradley).

Question accordingly negatived.

Question, That the Bill be now read a second time, put forthwith (Standing Order No. 62(2)).

The House divided.

Division No. 36.

Ayes: 330 (Tellers: Mr Robert Syms, Mark Hunter).

Noes: 27 (Tellers: Mrs Anne Main, Kelvin Hopkins).

Question accordingly agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a second time.

7 High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill (Programme)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 18 July 2013.

(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other Proceedings

(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.-(Mr Robert Syms.)

Question agreed to.

8 High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill (Money)

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under or by virtue of the Act.-(Mr Robert Syms.)

Question agreed to.

9 Amendment of Private Business Standing Orders

Ordered, That the following Standing Order (Private Business) be made:

224A. "Comments on environmental statement

(1) This order applies to any government bill in relation to which the Examiner decides Standing Orders 4 to 68 are applicable and in relation to which an environmental statement is required to be deposited under Standing Order 27A.

(2) In this order:

(a) "the relevant Minister" means the Minister of the Crown with responsibility for the bill;

(b) "the environmental statement" means the environmental information originally deposited by the relevant Minister in relation to the bill for the purpose of Standing Order 27A;

(c) "supplementary environmental information" means any additional environmental information deposited by the relevant Minister, after the deposit of the environmental statement, to supplement that statement for the purpose of meeting the requirements of any EU Directive relating to environmental impact assessment.

(3) The notice published under Standing Order 10 in relation to the bill shall state that any person who wishes to make comments on the environmental statement should send them to the relevant Minister in such manner and on or before such date as shall be specified by the relevant Minister in the notice, that date being no earlier than the 56th day after the first publication of the notice.

(4) For the purpose of Standing Order 224 paragraph (3) shall be treated as one of the Standing Orders compliance with which must be examined by the Examiner.

(5) The relevant Minister shall, in such form as may be specified by the Examiner, publish and deposit in the Private Bill Office any comments received by him in accordance with this order and shall also submit those comments to the independent assessor appointed under paragraph (6) below. The relevant Minister shall deposit a certificate in the Private Bill Office setting out the date on which all comments have been received by the independent assessor.

(6) (a) If the bill originated in this House and if comments are received on the environmental statement in accordance with this order:

i. a report shall be prepared by an independent assessor summarising the issues raised by those comments;

ii. the Examiner shall appoint the independent assessor within the period for commenting on the environmental statement prescribed by paragraph (3) above;

iii. the assessor shall be instructed to prepare the report within such period as the Examiner shall specify, the end of that period being no earlier than the 28th day after the date certified by the relevant Minister, in accordance with paragraph (5) above, as the date on which the assessor received all of the comments from the relevant Minister;

iv. before specifying a period in accordance with sub-sub-paragraph (iii) above, the Examiner shall consult the relevant Minister on the length of this period;

v. the Examiner shall submit the report of the assessor to the House.

(b) If a report is submitted to the House in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(v) above, the Examiner has leave to submit the report of the assessor to the House of Lords.

(7) If paragraph (6) above is applied, the bill shall not receive a second reading until at least 14 days after the report of the independent assessor on the comments on the environmental statement has been submitted to the House.

(8) If any supplementary environmental information is deposited in relation to the bill:

(a) it shall be prefaced with a statement that the information is being deposited as supplementary information under this order;

(b) the requirements of Standing Order 27A in relation to the deposit of copies of the environmental statement shall apply to the supplementary environmental information;

(c) copies of the supplementary environmental information shall be made available for inspection and sale at the offices prescribed by Standing Order 27A(6);

(d) notice shall be published in accordance with Standing Order 10 (save in respect of dates) above stating that any person who wishes to make comments on the supplementary environmental information should send them to the relevant Minister in such manner and within such period as may be specified in the notice, the end of that period being no earlier than the 42nd day after the date of the first publication of the notice;

(e) paragraphs (5) and (6) above shall have effect in relation to any comments received on any supplementary environmental information deposited in this House as they apply to comments received on the environmental statement and irrespective of the bill’s House of origin;

(f) the examiner shall examine and report to the House whether or not paragraphs (8)(a) to (d) have been complied with and Standing Order 224 shall apply to that examination.

(g) the bill shall not receive a third reading in this House or, if supplementary environmental information has been submitted before second reading, second reading in this House until at least 14 days after the assessor’s report on the comments on the supplementary environmental information has been submitted to the House.

(9) At third reading of the bill the relevant Minister shall set out:

(a) the main reasons and considerations upon which Parliament is invited to give consent to the project to be authorised by the bill;

(b) the main measures to avoid, reduce and, if possible, offset the major adverse effects of the project.

A written statement setting out this information shall be laid before this House not less than 7 days before third reading.

(10) The costs of the assessor and also the costs of the process of appointing an assessor, incurred by the House by virtue of paragraphs (6) and (8)(e) above, shall be reimbursed by the government.

(11) For the avoidance of doubt, any supplementary environmental information accompanying an amendment to a bill which, if the bill were a private bill, would require a petition for an additional provision shall be subject to paragraph (8) above and not paragraph (3) or (7) above".-(Mr Andrew Lansley.)

10 Electronic Deposit of Documents (High Speed 2)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Order of 24 June), That, in respect of any bill relating to High Speed 2 that is read the first time in Session 2013–14 and to which the standing orders relating to private business are found by the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills to apply, it shall be sufficient compliance with:

(a) any requirement under those standing orders for a document to be deposited or delivered at, or sent to, an office of a government department, body or person if it is deposited or delivered at, sent to or otherwise made accessible at that office in electronic form;

(b) any requirement under those standing orders for a document to be deposited with an officer if it is deposited with or delivered, sent or otherwise made accessible to that officer in electronic form;

(c) any requirement under those standing orders for a document to be made available for inspection at a prescribed office, or to permit a document to be inspected, if it is made available for inspection at that office, or is permitted to be inspected, in electronic form;

(d) the requirement under Standing Order 27(4) or 36(3) relating to private business to permit a person to make copies of a document or extracts from it, if there is provided to that person, on request and within a reasonable time, copies of so much of it as the person may reasonably require and such copies may, if the person so agrees, be provided in electronic form;

(e) the requirement under Standing Order 27(4) relating to private business for a memorial to be made on every document deposited under that Standing Order, if the memorial is made on a separate document;

(f) any requirement under Standing Order 4A(1), 27A(6) or 224A(8) relating to private business to make a document available for sale at prescribed offices, if it is made available for sale at an office in London.

That this Order shall not affect any requirement under those standing orders to deposit any document at, or deliver any document to, the Private Bill Office or the Vote Office.

That any reference in those standing orders to a document which is deposited, lodged, delivered or sent under those standing orders includes a reference to a document which is so deposited, delivered or sent in electronic form.

That any reference to a document in this order includes a reference to any bill, plan, section, book of reference, ordnance map, environmental or other statement or estimate.-(Mr Robert Syms.)

Question agreed to.

11 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 8 May, be approved.-(Mr Robert Syms.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Code of Practice) Order 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1128), dated 14 May 2013, a copy of which was laid before this House on 14 May, be approved.-(Mr Robert Syms.)

Question agreed to.

12 Public Petitions

A Public Petition from users and fans of the Undercroft skateboard area relating to Skateboarding, Southbank was presented and read by Kate Hoey.

13 Adjournment

Subject: Government policy on the future of the Lindisfarne Gospels (Roberta Blackman-Woods).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Nicky Morgan.)

Adjourned at 8.33 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

14 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

Mark Pritchard (Chair) reported the draft Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2013.

General Committees: Appointments

The Speaker appoints the Chair of General Committees and members of Programming Sub-Committees, and allocates Statutory Instruments to Delegated Legislation Committees.

The Committee of Selection nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees).

15 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements) (England) Order 2013)

(1) Chair: Andrew Rosindell

(2) Members: Gavin Barwell, Kevin Brennan, Jeremy Corbyn, Bill Esterson, George Eustice, Mr Adam Holloway, Graham Jones, Dame Tessa Jowell, Kwasi Kwarteng, Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck, Stephen Lloyd, Anne Milton, Mrs Madeleine Moon, James Morris, Dan Rogerson, David Simpson, Elizabeth Truss and Mike Weatherley.

16 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2013)

(1) Chair: Nadine Dorries

(2) Members: Nic Dakin, Jim Fitzpatrick, Pat Glass, Stephen Hammond, Mr Stephen Hepburn, Mr Stewart Jackson, Mark Lazarowicz, Nicky Morgan, Mr Stephen O’Brien, Dr Matthew Offord, Mr Nick Raynsford, Mr Alan Reid, Jim Shannon, Julian Sturdy, Mr Michael Thornton, David Tredinnick, Derek Twigg and Mr Shailesh Vara.

17 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013)

(1) Chair: Dr William McCrea

(2) Members: Heidi Alexander, Gordon Birtwistle, Hazel Blears, Mr Crispin Blunt, Sir Peter Bottomley, Mr Robert Buckland, Jenny Chapman, Caroline Dinenage, Mr Brian H. Donohoe, Mr David Evennett, Mr Peter Hain, John Healey, Mrs Siân C. James, Karen Lumley, Mr Brooks Newmark, Ian Paisley, Ian Swales and Jeremy Wright.

18 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013)

(1) Chair: Albert Owen

(2) Members: Jonathan Ashworth, Lorely Burt, Mr Frank Doran, Mr Frank Field, Robert Halfon, Greg Hands, Sajid Javid, Mr Marcus Jones, Chris Leslie, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Ann McKechin, Dame Joan Ruddock, Jim Shannon, Sir Richard Shepherd, John Stevenson, Ian Swales, Bill Wiggin and Mr David Winnick.

19 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013)

(1) Chair: Hugh Bayley

(2) Members: Mr Bob Ainsworth, Heidi Alexander, Alex Cunningham, Michael Ellis, Mr David Evennett, Mike Freer, Mrs Helen Grant, Richard Harrington, Stephen Lloyd, Mr Michael Meacher, Paul Murphy, Caroline Nokes, Ian Paisley, Sir Bob Russell, Mr Lee Scott, Mr Barry Sheerman, Chris Skidmore and Mr Andy Slaughter.

20 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2013)

(1) Chair: Mr Joe Benton

(2) Members: Mr David Blunkett, Ann Clwyd, Graham Evans, Michael Fabricant, Barry Gardiner, Mr Mark Harper, John Hemming, Diana Johnson, Charlotte Leslie, Sheryll Murray, Guy Opperman, Priti Patel, Bridget Phillipson, John Pugh, Mr Geoffrey Robinson, Jim Shannon, Mr Robert Syms and Phil Wilson.

21 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 6225/13, a Joint Communication on Cybersecurity Strategy of the European Union: An Open, Safe and Secure Cyberspace

Members: Mr James Clappison, Mr Tobias Ellwood, Jonathan Evans, Tim Farron, Mark Hendrick, Julie Hilling, Kelvin Hopkins, Mr Greg Knight, Mr David Lidington, Emma Reynolds, Jim Shannon, Rory Stewart and Valerie Vaz.

22 European Committee B in respect of European Union Document No. 9198/13 on a Commission Staff Working Document: Trade and Worst Forms of Child Labour

Chair: Mr Jim Hood.

Reports from Select Committees

23 Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill (Joint Committee on)

Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (Mr Nick Gibb).

24 Education Committee

(1) The Role of School Governing Bodies: Second Report, with written evidence, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 15 January and 20 March 2013, in the last Session of Parliament (HC 850-I and -II);

(2) Foundation Years: Sure Start children’s centres: Evidence, to be printed (HC 364-iii);

(3) Department for Education Main Estimate 2013–14: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Graham Stuart).

25 Environmental Audit Committee

(1) Green finance: Evidence, to be printed (HC 191-i);

(2) Energy subsidies in the UK: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Progress on carbon budgets: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Well-being: Written evidence, to be published

(Joan Walley).

26 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

(1) Tree health and plant biosecurity:

(i) Evidence, to be printed (HC 469-i);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Flood funding: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Rural Communities: Written evidence, to be published

(Miss Anne McIntosh).

27 European Scrutiny Committee

(1) Seventh Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 83-vii);

(2) Ministerial Correspondence: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr William Cash).

28 Home Affairs Committee

Leadership and standards in the police: Third Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report and written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 16 October, 6 and 27 November and 4 December 2012 and 15 January, 5 and 19 February 2013, in the last Session of Parliament, and 14 and 16 May and 4, 11 and 18 June (HC 67) (Keith Vaz).

29 Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland:

(1) Evidence, to be printed (HC 51-iii);

(2) Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Laurence Robertson).

30 Science and Technology Committee

Climate: Public understanding and policy implications: Evidence, to be printed (HC 254-ii) (Andrew Miller).

31 Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)

Fifth Report, to be printed (HC 166-v) (Mr George Mudie).

32 Work and Pensions Committee

(1) Improving governance and best practice in workplace pensions: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2012–13: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 485);

(2) The role of Jobcentre Plus in the reformed welfare system: Evidence, to be printed (HC 479-i)

(Dame Anne Begg).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 9.30 am.

Sitting in Westminster Hall

No. 23

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Future funding of the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester (Debbie Abrahams).

Cost of non-geographic telephone numbers used by Government (Richard Burden).

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Beef and Lamb report on the carbon footprint of the beef cattle and sheep sector (Neil Parish).

Legal aid in rural Wales (Mr Mark Williams).

Accident and emergency services at Kettering General Hospital (Andy Sawford).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Karen Bradley.)

Adjourned at 4.59 pm until tomorrow.

Lindsay Hoyle

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Local Government

Draft Local Elections (Ordinary Day of Elections in 2014) Order 2013 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2 Ireland No. 1 (2013)

Agreement, done at Dublin on 28 March 2013, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland establishing a Single Maritime Boundary between the Exclusive Economic Zones of the two countries and parts of their Continental Shelves, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 8666) (Secretary William Hague).

3 Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

(1) Statute, dated 18 March 2013, made by the Governing Body of Merton College in the University of Oxford, revising the existing Statutes of the College (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable); and

(2) Statute, dated 9 January 2013, made by the Governing Body of Merton College in the University of Oxford, revising the existing Statutes of the College (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

Other Papers:

4 Bank of England

(1) Financial Policy Committee Response to HM Treasury’s Remit and Recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee (by Act) (Greg Clark); and

(2) Financial Stability Report by the Financial Policy Committee (by Act) (Greg Clark).

5 Climate Change

2013 Progress Report to Parliament by the Committee on Climate Change: Meeting Carbon Budgets (by Act) (Secretary Edward Davey).

6 Crown Estate

Report and Accounts of the Crown Estate for 2012–13, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 199) (Clerk of the House).

7 Government Resources and Accounts

(1) Report and Accounts of Maritime and Coastguard Agency for 2012–13, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 450) (Secretary Patrick McLoughlin); and

(2) Report and Financial Statements of the Crown Estate Office for 2012–13, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 11) (Greg Clark).

8 Government Resources and Accounts (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies)

(1) Report and Financial Statements of Caversham Lakes Trust Limited for 2012–13, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 151) (Secretary Maria Miller); and

(2) Report and Financial Statements of the Sports Council Trust Company for 2012–13, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 150) (Secretary Maria Miller).

9 Local Government

Report and Accounts of the Valuation Tribunal Service for 2012–13, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 217) (Clerk of the House).

10 National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);

(2) Report and Accounts of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);

(3) Report and Accounts of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);

(4) Report and Accounts of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);

(5) Report and Accounts of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);

(6) Report and Accounts of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);

(7) Report and Accounts of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);

(8) Report and Accounts of Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);

(9) Report and Accounts of Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt); and

(10) Report and Accounts of York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

11 Registration Service

Marriage Summary Statistics for 2010 (by Act) (Francis Maude).

12 Spending Round

Spending Round 2013 (by Command) (Cm. 8639) (Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer).

13 Treaty Series No. 23 (2013)

Treaty, done at London on 7 May 2009, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (by Command) (Cm. 8665) (Secretary William Hague).

Withdrawn Papers:

14 National Health Service

Report and Accounts of York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2012–13 (by Act) (laid 25 June 2013).

Prepared 27th June 2013