House of Commons
Session 2014-15
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
24th November 2014
No. 66
The House met at 2.30 pm.
PRAYERS.
1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
2 Recall of MPs Bill: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Committee of the whole House
New Clause NC2-(Dr Julian Huppert)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the clause be read a second time.
The House divided.
Division No. 91.
Ayes: 64 (Tellers: Sir Andrew Stunell, Jenny Willott).
Noes: 271 (Tellers: Mr Andrew Lansley, Dame Angela Watkinson).
Question accordingly negatived.
Question put, That Amendment 14 be made.-(Thomas Docherty.)
The House divided.
Division No. 92.
Ayes: 204 (Tellers: Tom Blenkinsop, Stephen Doughty).
Noes: 125 (Tellers: Damian Green, Dame Angela Watkinson).
Question accordingly agreed to.
Question put, That Amendment 15 be made.-(Dr Julian Huppert.)
The House divided.
Division No. 93.
Ayes: 119 (Tellers: Sir Andrew Stunell, Roger Williams).
Noes: 193 (Tellers: Damian Green, Dame Angela Watkinson).
Question accordingly negatived.
Question put, That Amendment 24 be made.-(Thomas Docherty.)
The House divided.
Division No. 94.
Ayes: 281 (Tellers: Stephen Doughty, Tom Blenkinsop).
Noes: 2 (Tellers: Dame Angela Watkinson, Damian Green).
Question accordingly agreed to.
Question put, That Amendment 16 be made.-(Thomas Docherty.)
The House divided.
Division No. 95.
Ayes: 236 (Tellers: Stephen Doughty, Tom Blenkinsop).
Noes: 65 (Tellers: Dame Angela Watkinson, Jacob Rees-Mogg).
Question accordingly agreed to.
Amendment 9 proposed.-(Dr Julian Huppert.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
3 Recall of MPs Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time, and passed.
4 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 15 October, be approved.-(John Penrose.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Consular Marriages and Marriages under Foreign Law (No. 2) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 24 October, be approved.-(John Penrose.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential and Contrary Provisions and Scotland) and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 15 October, be approved.-(John Penrose.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Tajikistan) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 14 October, be approved.-(John Penrose.)
Question agreed to.
(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Canada) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 14 October, be approved.-(John Penrose.)
Question agreed to.
(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Fuel Poverty (England) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 22 October, be approved.-(John Penrose.)
Question agreed to.
(7) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 188(6)), That the draft Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved.-(John Penrose.)
Question agreed to.
(8) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 18(2)), That the draft Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 8 July, be approved.-(John Penrose.)
Question agreed to.
5 Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Mr Robert Buckland be discharged from the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills.-(John Penrose, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(2) Ordered, That David Morris be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee.-(John Penrose, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(3) Ordered, That Mr Pat McFadden and Mr George Mudie be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Rushanara Ali and Mike Kane be added.-(John Penrose, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
6 Adjournment
Subject: Traffic controls outside schools (Ms Gisela Stuart).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(John Penrose.)
Adjourned at 8.09 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
Explanatory Notes to Bills
7 Tenancies (Reform) Bill
Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 19–EN).
Changes to Notices Given
8 Zero Hours Contracts Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 January 2015.
General Committees: Reports
9 First Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr George Howarth (Chair) reported the draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014 and the draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014.
10 Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Sandra Osborne (Chair) reported the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014 and the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2014.
11 Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Dai Havard (Chair) reported the draft Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2014.
12 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Andrew Rosindell (Chair) reported the draft Business Improvement Districts (Property Owners) (England) 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).
13 Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) Bill
Chair: Mr Jim Hood in place of Dr William McCrea.
14 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014 and the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 5) Regulations 2014 )
Members: Jessica Lee discharged and Angie Bray nominated in substitution.
15 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2014)
Members: Mr Mark Prisk, Craig Whittaker and Phil Wilson discharged and Heidi Alexander, Jeremy Lefroy and Heather Wheeler nominated in substitution.
16 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Business Improvement Districts (Property Owners) (England) Regulations 2014 )
Members: Susan Elan Jones and Julian Sturdy discharged and Bob Blackman and Julie Hilling nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
17 Administration Committee
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 24 November, to be published (Sir Alan Haselhurst).
18 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).
19 Justice Committee
(1) Prisons: planning and policies: Part of the evidence, to be published (HC 309);
(2) Manorial Rights: Written evidence, to be published (HC 657);
(3) Ministry of Justice Annual Report and Accounts 2013–14 and related matters: Written evidence, to be published (HC 658);
(4) Older prisoners: follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 659)
(Sir Alan Beith).
20 Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
(1) The future of devolution after the referendum: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 700);
(2) Consultation on ‘A New Magna Carta?’: Written evidence, to be published (HC 599);
(3) What next on the redrawing of Parliamentary boundaries?: Written evidence, to be published (HC 600)
(Mr Graham Allen).
21 Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Strategic flood risk management: Evidence, to be published (HC 737);
(2) The management and removal of foreign national offenders: Written evidence, to be published (HC 708)
(Margaret Hodge).
22 Transport Committee
(1) Motoring of the future: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 429);
(2) Contingent liability to Trustees of the Air Travel Trust Fund (ATTF): Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Cost of motor insurance: whiplash: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Investing in the railway: Written evidence, to be published (HC 257);
(5) Review of Traffic Commissioners: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Smaller airports: Written evidence, to be published (HC 713)
(Mrs Louise Ellman).
John Bercow
Speaker
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
1 Banks and Banking
(1) Draft Bank Recovery and Resolution Order 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Andrea Leadsom);
(2) draft Banking Act 2009 (Mandatory Compensation Arrangements Following Bail-in) Regulations 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Andrea Leadsom);
(3) draft Banking Act 2009 (Restriction of Special Bail-in Provision, etc.) Order 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Andrea Leadsom); and
(4) draft Banks and Building Societies (Depositor Preference and Priorities) Order 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Andrea Leadsom).
2 Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
3 Food
Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3104), dated 21 November 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).
4 Marine Pollution
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) and Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3076), dated 17 November 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Patrick McLoughlin).
Other Papers:
5 Armed Forces
Accounts of Greenwich Hospital and Travers Foundation for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 671) (Secretary Michael Fallon).
6 Government Resources and Accounts (Audit of Public Bodies)
Account of Royal Air Force Museum for 2013–14, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 421) (Clerk of the House).
7 Opticians
Fitness to Practise Report of the General Optical Council for 2013–14 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).