House of Commons
Session 2014-15
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
5th January 2015
No. 84
The House met at 2.30 pm.
PRAYERS.
1 Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
2 Urgent Question: Rail Network (disruption) (Secretary Patrick McLoughlin)
3 Statement: UK Ebola preparedness (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
4 Serious Crime Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
5 Serious Crime Bill [Lords] (Programme)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Serious Crime Bill [Lords]:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 22 January 2015.
(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.-(Harriett Baldwin.)
Question agreed to.
6 Serious Crime Bill [Lords] (Money)
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Serious Crime Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State;
(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.-(Harriett Baldwin.)
Question agreed to.
7 Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 15 October, be approved.-(Harriett Baldwin.)
Question agreed to.
8 Public Petitions
A Public Petition from William and Pauline Daden relating to redress and closure of a probate claim was presented by Dr Liam Fox.
9 Adjournment
Subject: Diagnosis of children on the autism spectrum in Hull (Diana Johnson).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Harriett Baldwin.)
Adjourned at 10.30 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
10 Buses (Audio Announcements) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 9 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 January.
11 Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 9 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 6 March.
12 Sugar in Food and Drinks (Targets, Labelling and Advertising) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 9 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January.
13 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 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
General Committees: Reports
14 First Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Christopher Chope (Chair) reported the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Sensitive Words and Expressions) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3140) and the draft Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2014.
15 Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Linda Riordan (Chair) reported the draft Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Trading Fund Order 2015.
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).
16 Local Government (Religious etc Observances) Bill Committee
Members: Mr Ben Wallace discharged and James Wharton nominated in substitution.
17 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Trading Fund Order 2015)
(1) Chair: Mrs Linda Riordan in place of Mr Adrian Sanders
(2) Members: David Heath, Jessica Lee and Laura Sandy discharged and Richard Harrington, John Hemming and Gareth Johnson nominated in substitution.
18 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015)
Members: Jesse Norman discharged and Simon Hart nominated in substitution.
19 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (Amendment of Functions) Order 2014)
Members: Paul Uppal discharged and Mr Ben Wallace nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
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).
John Bercow
Speaker
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:
Friday 19 December 2014
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1 Criminal Law
Yemen (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3349), dated 19 December 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrea Leadsom).
2 Financial Services and Markets
(1) Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3348), dated 18 December 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrea Leadsom); and
(2) Building Societies (Bail-in) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3344), dated 18 December 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Andrea Leadsom).
3 River
Prohibition of Keeping and Release of Live Fish (Specified Species) (England) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3342), dated 14 December 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).
4 Sea Fisheries
Sea Fishing (Points for Masters of Fishing Boats) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3345), dated 18 December 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).
5 Stamp Duty Reserve Tax
Finance Act 2009, Schedules 55 and 56 and Sections 101 and 102 (Stamp Duty Reserve Tax) (Appointed Days, Consequential and Transitional Provision) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3346), dated 18 December 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr David Gauke).
Other Papers:
6 Home Affairs
Government Response to the Fourth Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2014–15, on Her Majesty’s Passport Office: delays in processing applications (by Command) (Cm. 8992) (Secretary Theresa May).
Monday 22 December 2014
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
7 Education
School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3352), dated 18 December 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Nicky Morgan).
8 Electricity
(1) Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3332), dated 17 December 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Edward Davey); and
(2) Electricity and Gas (Ownership Unbundling) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3333), dated 17 December 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Edward Davey).
9 Police
Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3347), dated 16 December 2014 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).
Tuesday 23 December 2014
Other Papers:
10 Environmental Protection
Impact Assessment to the draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (laid 17 December) (by Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).