House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Friday
17th October 2014

No. 44

The House met at 9.30 am.

1 The Speaker’s Absence

Mr Lindsay Hoyle, the Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table (Standing Order No. 3(3)).

PRAYERS.

2 Deputy Speaker in the Chair

Mr Lindsay Hoyle, the Chairman of Ways and Means, took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).

3 European Union (Referendum) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the European Union (Referendum) Bill be now read a second time.

Robert Neill claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).

Question put, That the Question be now put.

Question agreed to.

Question accordingly put, That the Bill be now read a second time.

The House divided.

Division No. 58.

Ayes: 283 (Tellers: Anne Milton, Gavin Barwell).

Noes: 0 (Tellers: Mr Ben Wallace, Mr Peter Bone).

Question accordingly agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63).

4 Transparency and Accountability Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Transparency and Accountability Bill be now read a second time.

At 2.30 pm the debate was adjourned (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Debate to be resumed on Friday 24 October.

5 EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 October.

6 Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63).

7 Wild Animals in Circuses Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the Wild Animals in Circuses Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 October.

8 Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made, That the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 5 December.

9 Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63).

10 Adjournment

Subject: Journey times between London and Worcester on the North Cotswold line (Mr Robin Walker).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Harriett Baldwin.)

Adjourned at 2.59 pm until Monday 20 October.

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Other proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

11 Mental Health Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 7 November.

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).

12 Affordable Homes Bill Committee

Members: Bob Blackman, Annette Brooke, Chris Bryant, Andrew George, Sheila Gilmore, Julie Hilling, John Howell, Kwasi Kwarteng, Ian Lavery, Caroline Lucas, Esther McVey, Grahame M. Morris, James Morris, Mr David Nuttall, Teresa Pearce, Mr Nick Raynsford, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Dame Angela Watkinson.

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Agriculture

Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2748), dated 13 October 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

2 Immigration

Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2761), dated 14 October 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

3 Miscellaneous No.8 (2014)

Protocol, done at New York on 6 May 2014, to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 8952) (Secretary Philip Hammond).

4 National Health Service

National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2721), dated 13 October 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

5 Social Security

Jobseeker’s Allowance (Habitual Residence) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2735), dated 13 October 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).

Other Papers:

6 Foreign and Commonwealth Office

(1) Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minute, dated 17 October 2014, concerning gifting of equipment to the 3rd Land Border Regiment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond); and

(2) Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minute, dated 17 October 2014, concerning gifting of non-lethal equipment to Ukraine (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond).

7 Health

Government Response to the Second Report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, Session 2014–15, After the storm? UK blood safety and the risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (by Command) (Cm. 8940) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

8 Postal Services

Report on Postal Heritage for 2013–14 (by Act) (Secretary Vince Cable).

9 Work and Pensions

Better Workplace Pensions: Putting savers’ interests first (by Command) (Cm. 8929) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).