House of Commons
Session 2014-15
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Friday
23rd January 2015
No. 98
The House met at 9.30 am.
PRAYERS.
1 Motion to sit in private
Mr Mark Spencer moved, That the House sit in private.
Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).
The House divided.
Division No. 136.
Ayes: 1 (Tellers: Sir George Young, Mr Mark Spencer).
Noes: 37 (Tellers: Mel Stride, Alun Cairns).
Question accordingly negatived.
2 Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill: Consideration of the Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee
Amendment 1 proposed.-(Mr James Arbuthnot.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendment 2 proposed.-(Mr James Arbuthnot.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
3 Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed.
4 HS2 Funding Referendum Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the HS2 Funding Referendum Bill be now read a second time.
Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
Bill withdrawn.
5 Overseas Voters Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Overseas Voters Bill be now read a second time.
Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
Bill withdrawn.
6 Working Time Directive (Limitation) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Working Time Directive (Limitation) 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 27 February.
7 Zero Hours Contracts Bill: Second Reading
Order of the day read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 21 November 2014, That the Zero Hours Contracts Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Debate to be resumed on Friday 27 February.
8 Household Safety (Carbon Monoxide Detectors) Bill: Second Reading
Order of the day read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 12 September 2014, That the Household Safety (Carbon Monoxide Detectors) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Debate to be resumed on Friday 6 March.
9 Funeral Services Bill: Second Reading
Motion made, That the Funeral Services Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
10 House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Sir George Young signified Queen’s consent, as far as Her Majesty’s prerogative is concerned.
Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63).
11 Bat Habitats Regulation Bill: Second Reading
Order of the day read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 16 January, That the Bat Habitats Regulation Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Debate to be resumed on Friday 27 February.
12 Energy (Buildings and Reduction of Fuel Use) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made, That the Energy (Buildings and Reduction of Fuel Use) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
13 Houses in Multiple Occupation (Energy Performance Certificates and Minimum Energy Standards) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made, That the Houses in Multiple Occupation (Energy Performance Certificates and Minimum Energy Standards) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
14 Sugar in Food and Drinks (Targets, Labelling and Advertising) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made, That the Sugar in Food and Drinks (Targets, Labelling and Advertising) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
15 Defence Expenditure (NATO Target) Bill: Second Reading
Order of the day read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 9 January, That the Defence Expenditure (NATO Target) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Debate to be resumed on Friday 27 February.
16 Convicted Prisoners Voting Bill: Second Reading
Order of the day read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 5 December 2014, That the Convicted Prisoners Voting Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Debate to be resumed on Friday 27 February.
17 Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made, That the Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
18 Road Traffic Regulation (Temporary Closure for Filming) Bill: Second Reading
Order of the day read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 7 November 2014, That the Road Traffic Regulation (Temporary Closure for Filming) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Debate to be resumed on Friday 27 February.
19 Illegal Immigrants (Criminal Sanctions) Bill: Second Reading
Order of the day read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 24 October 2014, That the Illegal Immigrants (Criminal Sanctions) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Debate to be resumed on Friday 27 February.
20 House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made, That the House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
21 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 27 February.
22 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 27 February.
23 Adjournment
Subject: Coventry’s economy and City Link (Mr Jim Cunningham).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Alun Cairns.)
Adjourned at 3.04 pm until Monday 26 January.
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Other proceedings
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).
24 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014)
Members: Mr Geoffrey Cox discharged and Mr Brian Binley nominated in substitution.
25 Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Social Security (Penalty as Alternative to Prosecution) (Maximum Amount) Order 2015)
Members: Sir Oliver Heald discharged and Mr David Nuttall nominated in substitution.
26 Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2015)
Members: Jason McCartney discharged and Bob Blackman nominated in substitution.
John Bercow
Speaker
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
1 Rating and Valuation
Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Shale Oil and Gas and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 Social Security
Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 46), dated 21 January 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).
Other Papers:
3 Foreign Affairs
Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2014–15, on Support for British nationals abroad: The Consular Service (by Command) (Cm. 8994) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
4 Road Traffic
Additional Impact Assessment to the Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014 (laid 3 December 2014) (by Command) (Secretary Patrick McLoughlin).
CORRIGENDUM
Wednesday 14 January
Item 38, Public Accounts (Committee of)
The HC number recorded for the Report and written evidence on 16- to 18-year-old participation in education and training should have been HC 707, not HC 833.