House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
3rd November 2014

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

2 Statement: Child abuse inquiry (Secretary Theresa May)

3 Recall of MPs Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

Ordered, That the Order of 21 October 2014 (Recall of MPs Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

(1) In paragraph (2) of the Order (number of days for proceedings in Committee), for "three days" substitute "two days".

(2) In the Table in paragraph (4) of the Order (order of proceedings etc. in Committee), for the entries for the Second and Third days substitute:

"Second day

Clause 6, Schedule 1, Clauses 7 to 10, Schedule 2, Clauses 11 to 16, Schedules 3 to 5, Clauses 17 to 20, Schedule 6, Clauses 21 to 25, remaining new Clauses, remaining new Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill

The moment of interruption on the second day"

(3) In paragraph (5) of the Order (proceedings on Consideration), for "one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced" substitute "five hours after the commencement of the proceedings".

(4) In paragraph (6) of the Order (proceedings on Third Reading), for "at the moment of interruption on that day" substitute "six hours after the commencement of proceedings on Consideration".-(Mr Sam Gyimah.)

4 Recall of MPs Bill: Committee of the whole House (2nd allocated day)

The House again resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 21 October). (In the Committee)

Clause 6 and Schedule 1 agreed to.

Clause 7 (Where and from when the recall petition may be signed) Question put, That Amendment 38 be made.-(Jacob Rees-Mogg.) Question negatived.

Clause agreed to.

Clauses 8 to 10, Schedule 2, Clauses 11 to 16, Schedules 3 to 5 and Clauses 17 and 18 agreed to.

Clause 19 (Performance of the Speaker’s functions by others) Question put, That Amendments 50 to 52 be made.-(Tom Brake.)

Question agreed to.

Clause 19, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 20, Schedule 6 and Clauses 21 to 25 agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported.

The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.

Gavin Barwell reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made amendments.

Bill, as amended, to be considered tomorrow; and to be printed (Bill 113).

5 International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill (Money) Queen’s Recommendation signified.

Motion made and Question proposed, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill, it is expedient to authorise any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown or Government Department.-(Mr Desmond Swayne.)

Three quarters of an hour after the start of proceedings on the Motion, the Deputy Speaker put the Question (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b)).

The House divided. Division No. 66.

Ayes: 295 (Tellers: Harriett Baldwin, Jenny Willott). Noes: 7 (Tellers: Mr Peter Bone, Mr Philip Hollobone).

Question accordingly agreed to.

6 Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Broadcasting (Independent Productions) (Amendment) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 21 July, be approved.-(Mark Lancaster.)

Question agreed to.

7 Sittings of the House (11 November)

Ordered, That on Tuesday 11 November, notwithstanding the provisions of any existing

Standing Order of this House–

(1) the House shall sit at twelve noon;

(2) the moment of interruption shall be half past seven o’clock;

(3) the sitting in Westminster Hall shall begin at half past two o’clock and may continue for up to two and a half hours, excluding any period during which the sitting may be suspended owing to a division being called in the House or a committee of the whole House; and

(4) the proviso to paragraph (1)(c) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall have effect as if instead of the reference to eight o’clock on Tuesday there stood a reference to half past eight o’clock.-(Mark Lancaster.)

8 Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Mr Julian Brazier and Mr Adam Holloway be discharged from the Defence Committee and Richard Benyon and Dr Julian Lewis be added.-(Geoffrey Clifton- Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(2) Ordered, That Tim Loughton be a member of the Home Affairs Committee.-(Geoffrey

Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(3) Ordered, That Mr Andrew Robathan be a member of the Joint Committee on Statutory

Instruments.-(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

9 Public Petitions

A Public Petition from residents of Acocks Green, customers of the Post Office in Acocks Green and others, relating to Acocks Green Post Office (Birmingham) was presented and read by John Hemming.

10 Adjournment

Subject: Future of Blackpool Airport (Mark Menzies).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Mark Lancaster.)

Adjourned at 9.32 pm until tomorrow.

Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

11 First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Dai Havard (Chair) reported the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance and Property Interference: Code of Practice) Order 2014 and the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Code of Practice) Order 2014.

12 Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Andrew Turner (Chair) reported the draft Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014, the draft Statutory Shared Parental Pay (General) Regulations 2014 and the draft Maternity and Adoption Leave (Curtailment of Statutory Rights to Leave) Regulations 2014.

13 Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Annette Brooke (Chair) reported the Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services) (Exceptions Relating to Supplies Not Made to Relevant Business Person) Order 2014 (S.I.,

2014, No. 2726).

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).

14 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance and Property Interference: Code of Practice) Order 2014 and the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Code of Practice) Order 2014)

Members: Mike Crockart and Nick de Bois discharged and Mr David Burrowes and Martin

Horwood nominated in substitution.

15 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014, the draft Statutory Shared Parental Pay (General) Regulations 2014 and the draft Maternity and Adoption Leave (Curtailment of Statutory Rights to Leave) Regulations 2014)

Members: Zac Goldsmith, Andrew Percy and John Stevenson discharged and Richard

Benyon, Dr Matthew Offord and Justin Tomlinson nominated in substitution.

16 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services) (Exceptions Relating to Supplies Not Made to Relevant Business Person) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2726))

Members: Nic Dakin discharged and Mr David Hamilton nominated in substitution.

17 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No.

2) Order 2014)

Members: Mr William Bain, Norman Baker, Stephen Barclay, Bob Blackman, Angie Bray, Michael Fabricant, Jim Fitzpatrick, Dr Liam Fox, Damian Hinds, Glenda Jackson, Diana Johnson, Stephen Lloyd, Mrs Anne McGuire, Sarah Newton, Mr Andrew Robathan, Jim Shannon, Phil Wilson and David Wright discharged.

Reports from Select Committees

18 Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 3 November, to be published (Sir

Alan Haselhurst).

19 Foreign Affairs Committee

Appointment of the Rt Hon. Lord Hill of Oareford to the European Commission: Evidence, to be published (HC 791) (Sir Richard Ottaway).

20 High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 338) (Mr Robert Syms).

21 Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) 16- to 18-year-old participation in education and training: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 707);

(2) Contract management within central government: Written evidence, to be published (HC

586)

(Margaret Hodge).

22 Transport Committee

(1) Security on the railway: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of

Session 2014–15: Ninth Special Report, to be printed (HC 792);

(2) Motoring of the future: Evidence, to be published (HC 429); (3) Smaller airports: Written evidence, to be published (HC 713)

(Mrs Louise Ellman).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 11.30 am.

APPENDIX

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 31 October under

Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159: Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Consumer Protection

REACH Enforcement (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2882), dated 25

October 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by

Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).

2 Social Care

(1) Care and Support (Deferred Payment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2671), dated 22

October 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy

Hunt); and

(2) Care and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2871), dated 20

October 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy

Hunt).

Other Papers:

3 Immigration

Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2761) (laid 17 October) (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

Withdrawn Papers:

4 Immigration

Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2761) (by Command) (laid 17 October).

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 3 November: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

5 Consumer Protection

Draft Compensation (Claims Management Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (by

Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

6 Criminal Law

Draft Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

7 Legal Aid and Advice

Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) (Advocacy Exceptions) Order 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

8 Legal Services

Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Claims Management Complaints) (Fees) Regulations 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

9 Education

School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission

Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2886), dated 30

October 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Nicky

Morgan).

10 Environmental Protection

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2890), dated 29 October 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).

Other Papers:

11 Constitutional Law

Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014 (by Command) (Secretary Alistair Carmichael).

Withdrawn Papers:

12 Constitutional Law

Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2014 (by Command) (laid 27 October).