House of Commons
Session 2014-15
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
11th June 2014
No. 5
The House met at 11.30 am.
PRAYERS.
1 Contingencies Fund 2013–14
Ordered, That there be laid before this House an Account of the Contingencies Fund, 2013–14, showing-
(1) a Statement of Financial Position;
(2) a Statement of Cash Flows; and
(3) Notes to the Account; together with the Certificate and Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.-(Mr Andrew Robathan.)
2 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(2) the Prime Minister
3 Introduction of new Member
Robert Jenrick, Member for Newark, was sworn.
4 Statement: G7 (The Prime Minister)
5 Speaker’s statement: Chair of the Backbench Business Committee
6 Queen’s Speech (Motion for an Address) (fifth day)
Debate resumed (Order, 10 June).
Question again proposed, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:
Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.
Subject: Jobs and work.
Amendment proposed, at the end of the Question, to add ‘but regret that the measures in the Gracious Speech fail to ensure that those who put in a hard day’s work get a decent reward for doing so, or cut the costs to the social security system resulting from the current record 5.2 million workers on low pay and the rising tide of insecurity at work; and call on your Government to bring forward measures setting the Low Pay Commission a five year target to raise the National Minimum Wage faster than average earnings while retaining the capacity to take account of shocks to the economy.’.-(Mr Chuka Umunna.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 1.
Ayes: 247 (Tellers: Phil Wilson, Nic Dakin).
Noes: 306 (Tellers: Mark Hunter, Mr Sam Gyimah).
Question accordingly negatived.
Since it was after 7.00 pm, the debate stood adjourned (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Ordered, That the debate be resumed tomorrow.
7 Public Petitions
A Public Petition from residents of the UK relating to NHS health services in Guisborough, Skelton, Brotton and Park End (Middlesbrough) was presented and read by Tom Blenkinsop.
8 Adjournment
Subject: Localised healthcare (Stephen Barclay).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mr Sam Gyimah.)
Adjourned at 7.42 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
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).
9 European Committee B in respect of European Union Documents No. 7413/14, a Commission Communication: Results of in-depth reviews under Regulation (EU) No. 1176/2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances, and an unnumbered Commission Occasional Paper: Macroeconomic imbalances: United Kingdom, 2014, together with European Union Documents No. 16171/13, a Commission Report: A single market for growth and jobs: an analysis of progress made and remaining obstacles in the Member States, No. 15808/13, a Commission Report: Alert Mechanism Report 2014, No. 15803/13, a Commission Communication: Annual Growth Survey 2014, and No. 16348/13, a Draft Joint Employment Report accompanying the Commission Communication on the Annual Growth Survey 2014
(1) Chair: John Robertson
(2) Members: Mr Henry Bellingham, Nic Dakin, Geraint Davies, Chris Kelly, Mr Andrew Love, Catherine McKinnell, Stephen Metcalfe, Nicky Morgan, Mr Brooks Newmark, Amber Rudd, Jim Shannon and Mr Gerry Sutcliffe.
Joint Committees: Appointments
10 The Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014 (Petition of General Objection and Petition of Amendment) (Joint Committee)
The Committee of Selection has nominated three Members to serve on a Committee to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee to which the Petition of General Objection and the Petition of Amendment against the Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014 stand referred, pursuant to section 4 of the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945, Paul Blomfield, Matthew Offord MP and Craig Whittaker MP.
European Union Documents Referred
11 European Committee B
European Union Documents No. 10522/14 and Addendum, draft Council Recommendation on the United Kingdom’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on the United Kingdom’s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10679/14, a Commission Communication: 2014 European Semester: Country-specific recommendations: Building growth, No. 10459/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Belgium’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Belgium’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10462/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Bulgaria’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Bulgaria’s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10464/14, a draft Council Recommendation on the Czech Republic’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on the Czech Republic’s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10466/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Denmark’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Denmark’s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10468/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Germany’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Germany’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10471/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Estonia’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Estonia’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10479/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Ireland’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Ireland’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10481/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Spain’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Spain’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10482/14, a draft Council Recommendation on France’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on France’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10483/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Croatia’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Croatia’s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10484/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Italy’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Italy’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10487/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Latvia’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Latvia’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10489/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Lithuania’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Lithuania’s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10491/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Luxembourg’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Luxembourg’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10493/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Hungary’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Hungary’s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10497/14, a draft Council Decision abrogating Decision 2010/407/EU on the existence of an excessive deficit in Denmark, No. 10498/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Malta’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Malta’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10500/14, a draft Council Recommendation on the Netherlands’ 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on the Netherlands’ 2014 stability programme, No. 10502/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Austria’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Austria’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10504/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Poland’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Poland’s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10505/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Portugal’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Portugal’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10510/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Romania’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Romania’s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10512/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Slovenia’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Slovenia’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10515/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Slovakia’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Slovakia’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10517/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Finland’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Finland’s 2014 stability programme, No. 10519/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Sweden’s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Sweden’s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10524/14, a draft Council Recommendation on the implementation of the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States whose currency is the euro, together with No. 7413/14, a Commission Communication: Results of in-depth reviews under Regulation (EU) No. 1176/2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances, and an unnumbered Commission Occasional Paper: Macroeconomic imbalances: United Kingdom, 2014, already referred on 9 April, No. 16171/13, a Commission Report: A single market for growth and jobs: an analysis of progress made and remaining obstacles in the Member States, already referred on 18 December 2013 and No. 15808/13, a Commission Report: Alert Mechanism Report 2014, No. 15803/13, a Commission Communication: Annual Growth Survey 2014, and No. 16348/13, a Draft Joint Employment Report accompanying the Commission Communication on the Annual Growth Survey 2014, already referred on 11 December 2013.
Reports from Select Committees
12 Communities and Local Government Committee
Local Government Chief Officers’ remuneration: Evidence, to be published (HC 191) (Mr Clive Betts).
13 Education Committee
(1) Underachievement in education by white working class children:
(i) First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 142);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 142);
(2) Fairer schools funding 2015–16: Evidence, to be published (HC 220);
(3) 16+ care options: Written evidence, to be published (HC 259);
(4) Department for Education Annual Report 2012–13: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Extremism in Birmingham schools: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Graham Stuart).
14 Energy and Climate Change Committee
(1) Low carbon innovation: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Ofgem review of policy: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Power disruption due to severe weather: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Small nuclear power: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2): Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Tim Yeo).
15 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Winter Floods 2013–14: First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 240);
(2) Waste management: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 241);
(3) The work of the Rural Payments Agency: Written evidence, to be published (HC 306)
(Miss Anne McIntosh).
16 Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Marine protected areas:
(i) First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 221);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 221);
(2) Plastic bags: Government response to the Eleventh Report of the Committee, Session 2013–14: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 239);
(3) HS2 and the environment: Government response to the Thirteenth Report of the Committee, Session 2013–14: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 216);
(4) Growing a circular economy: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 214);
(5) Action on air quality: Written evidence, to be published (HC 212);
(6) National Pollinator Strategy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 213);
(7) Sustainability in the Home Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 222)
(Joan Walley).
17 European Scrutiny Committee
(1) Second Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 219-ii);
(2) Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Evidence, to be published (HC 292);
(3) Ministerial Correspondence: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr William Cash).
18 Home Affairs Committee
Tobacco smuggling: First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 200) (Keith Vaz).
19 Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) Legal aid: children and the residence test: Evidence, to be published (HC 234);
(2) The implications for access to justice of the Government’s proposals to reform legal aid: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) UK National Human Rights Institutions: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Universal Periodic Review: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Violence against women and girls: Written evidence, to be published
(Dr Hywel Francis).
20 Procedure Committee
E-petitions: Evidence, to be published (HC 235) (Jacob Rees-Mogg).
21 Public Administration (Select Committee on)
Civil Service impartiality and referendums: Evidence, to be published (HC 111) (Mr Bernard Jenkin).
22 Regulatory Reform Committee
Draft Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014: First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 331), and including the following recommendations:
(1) That the affirmative procedure should apply to the Draft Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 6 May 2014.
(2) That the Draft Legislative Reform (Patents) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 6 May 2014 should be approved.
This recommendation was agreed without a division.
(James Duddridge).
23 Science and Technology Committee
(1) National health screening: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 244);
(2) Blood, tissue and organ screening: Written evidence, to be published (HC 327);
(3) GM foods and application of the precautionary principle in Europe: Written evidence, to be published (HC 328);
(4) Practical science in schools: Written evidence, to be published (HC 329)
(Andrew Miller).
24 Scottish Affairs Committee
(1) Zero Hours Contracts in Scotland: Evidence, to be published (HC 275);
(2) Land Reform in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Ian Davidson).
25 Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
First Report, to be printed (HC 332-i) (Mr George Mudie).
26 Treasury Committee
Appointment of Dr Ben Broadbent as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England:
(1) First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 205);
(2) Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 205)
(Mr Andrew Tyrie).
27 Work and Pensions Committee
Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments: Evidence, to be published (HC 302) (Dame Anne Begg).
John Bercow
Speaker
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
1 Children and Families
Draft Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove).
2 Children and Young Persons
Draft Adoption and Children Act Register (Search and Inspection) (Pilot) Regulations 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
3 Education
Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 1530), dated 4 June 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove).
Other Papers:
4 Communities and Local Government
Department for Communities and Local Government Minute, dated 11 June 2014, concerning contingent liabilities arising from the issuing of private rented sector housing guarantee (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).
5 Contingencies Fund
Accounts of Contingencies Fund for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (pursuant to Order today); to be printed (HC 185) (Nicky Morgan).
6 Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 50) (Secretary Owen Paterson);
(2) Report and Accounts of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 57) (Secretary Owen Paterson); and
(3) Report, Accounts and Product Accounts of National Savings and Investments for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 25) (Nicky Morgan).
7 International Immunities and Privileges
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft African Legal Support Facility (Legal Capacities) Order 2014 (laid 6 May 2014, in the previous Session of Parliament) (by Command) (Secretary Justine Greening).
8 Local Authorities
Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 1197) (laid 9 May 2014, in the previous Session of Parliament) (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling).
9 National Audit
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ministry of Defence: Army 2020 (by Act); to be printed (HC 263) (Clerk of the House).
10 National Health Service
Report and Accounts of Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2013–14 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).
11 Police and Criminal Evidence
Governance Rules for the National DNA Database Strategy Board (by Act) (Secretary Theresa May).
12 Registration Service
Marriage Summary Statistics for 2011 (by Act) (Mr Francis Maude).
13 Soft Power and the UK’s Influence
Government Response to the Report from the House of Lords Select Committee on Soft Power and the UK’s Influence, Session 2013–14, on Persuasion and Power in the Modern World (by Command) (Cm. 8879) (Secretary William Hague).
Withdrawn Papers:
14 International Immunities and Privileges
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft African Legal Support Facility (Legal Capacities) Order 2014 (by Command) (laid 6 May 2014).
15 Local Authorities
Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 1197) (by Command) (laid 9 May 2014).