House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
17th November 2014

No. 61

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

The House met at 2.30 pm.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

2 Urgent Question: Reserve recruitment (Mr Julian Brazier)

3 Statements: (1) G20 (Prime Minister)

(2) Avian influenza (Secretary Elizabeth Truss)

4 Childcare Payments Bill: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee

New Clause NC1-(Catherine McKinnell)-brought up, and read the first time. Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.

The House divided. Division No. 80.

Ayes: 206 (Tellers: Mr David Hamilton, Graham Jones). Noes: 274 (Tellers: Tom Brake, Gavin Barwell).

Question accordingly negatived.

New Clause NC2-(Alison McGovern)-brought up, and read the first time. Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.

The House divided. Division No. 81.

Ayes: 208 (Tellers: Graham Jones, Phil Wilson). Noes: 272 (Tellers: Tom Brake, Gavin Barwell).

Question accordingly negatived.

5 Childcare Payments Bill: Third Reading

Bill read the third time and passed.

6 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Shared Parental Leave and Paternity and Adoption Leave (Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved.-(Dr Thérèse Coffey.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave (Parental Order Cases) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved.-(Dr Thérèse Coffey.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Sections 75G and 75H to Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved.- (Dr Thérèse Coffey.)

Question agreed to.

(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Parental Order Cases) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved.-(Dr Thérèse Coffey.)

Question agreed to.

(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Sections 75A, 75B, 75G, 75H, 80A and 80B to Parental Order Cases) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved.-(Dr Thérèse Coffey.)

Question agreed to.

(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Adoption from Overseas) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved.-(Dr Thérèse Coffey.)

Question agreed to.

7 Business of the House (19 November)

Ordered, That at the sitting on Wednesday 19 November paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to the Motion in the name of Edward Miliband as if the day were an Opposition Day; proceedings on the Motion may continue, though opposed, for three hours and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.-(Dr Thérèse Coffey.)

8 Adjournment

Subject: Mental health services and the homicide investigation report of the death of

Christina Edkins (James Morris).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Dr Thérèse Coffey.)

Adjourned at 9.07 pm until tomorrow.

Other proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

9 Off-patent Drugs Bill

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

10 Sugar in Food and Drinks (Targets, Labelling and Advertising) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 November, read and discharged. Bill to be read a second time on Friday 5 December.

11 Counsellors and Psychotherapists (Regulation) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 November, read and discharged. Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 November.

12 Mobile Phones and Other Devices Capable of Connection to the Internet (Distribution of

Sexually Explicit Images and Manufacturers’ Anti-Pornography Default Setting) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 November, read and discharged. Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January 2015.

13 Tyres (Buses and Coaches) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged. Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February 2015.

14 Sex and Relationships Education (Curriculum) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 November, read and discharged. Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February 2015.

General Committees: Reports

15 Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Albert Owen (Chair) reported the Insurance Premium Tax (Non-taxable Insurance

Contracts) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2856).

16 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme Order 2014, the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014 and the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014.

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).

17 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Canada) Order 2014 and the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Tajikistan) Order 2014)

Members: Gareth Johnson and Dame Angela Watkinson discharged and Charlotte Leslie and Laura Sandys nominated in substitution.

18 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme Order

2014, the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014 and the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment No. 2)

Regulations 2014)

Members: Conor Burns and Stephen Gilbert discharged and Gordon Birtwistle and

Christopher Pincher nominated in substitution.

19 Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014)

Members: Karen Lumley discharged and Stuart Andrew nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

20 Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 17 November, to be published (Sir

Alan Haselhurst).

21 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).

22 House of Commons Governance Committee

House of Commons Governance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 692) (Order made in the adjournment (Standing Order No. 137)) (Clerk of the House).

23 Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) School oversight and intervention: Evidence, to be published (HC 735);

(2) The management and removal of foreign national offenders: Written evidence, to be published (HC 708);

(3) The Whole of Government Accounts 2012–13: Written evidence, to be published (HC

678)

(Margaret Hodge).

24 Transport Committee

HS2: Update: Evidence, to be published (HC 793) (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 the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Civil Aviation

(1) Air Navigation (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2920), dated 5

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

Patrick McLoughlin);

(2) Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2925), dated 5 November 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond); and

(3) Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Environmental Standards) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2926), dated 5 November 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond).

2 Highways

Dartford–Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2949), dated

10 November 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary

Patrick McLoughlin).

3 Judgments

Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2947), dated 10 November 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

4 Senior Courts of England and Wales

Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 7) Rules 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2948), dated 10 November

2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

Other Papers:

5 Overseas Territories

Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2919), dated 5 November 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond).

Thursday 13 November 2014

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

6 Food

Products Containing Meat etc. (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3001), dated 12

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

Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).

7 Pensions

Armed Forces Pension Scheme and Armed Forces Early Departure Payments Scheme (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2958), dated 8 November 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Fallon).

Friday 14 November 2014

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

8 Commons

Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3038), dated 12

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

Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).

9 Weights and Measures

Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2975), dated

9 November 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary

Vince Cable).

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 17 November 2014: Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

10 Betting, Gaming and Lotteries

Draft Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund (Winding Up) Order 2014 (by Act), with an

Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid).

11 Corporation Tax

Draft Changes in Accounting Standards (Loan Relationships and Derivative Contracts) Regulations 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr David Gauke).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

12 Energy

Draft Modifications to the Smart Energy Code and the Smart Meter Communication Licences (Smart Meters No. 1 of 2015) (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Edward Davey).

13 Pensions

Payment of Pension Levies for Past Periods Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 2939), dated

10 November 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary

Iain Duncan Smith).

Other Papers:

14 Energy and Climate Change

Memorandum to the Energy and Climate Change Committee: Post Legislative Scrutiny of the Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009 (by Command) (Cm. 8949) (Secretary Edward Davey).

15 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Communities and Local Government: Financial sustainability of local authorities 2014 (by Act); to be printed (HC 783) (Clerk of the House).

THE SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATE

The Speaker has certified that the Childcare Payments Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911.