House of Commons
Session 2014-15
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
28th January 2015
No. 101
The House met at 11.30 am.
PRAYERS.
1 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(2) the Prime Minister
2 Urgent Question: NHS: major incidents (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
3 Private Rented Sector (Decent Homes Standard): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require private landlords to ensure that any property they let meets the requirements of the Decent Homes Standard; and for connected purposes;
That Laura Sandys, Dr Julian Huppert, Mr Mark Prisk, Mr Stewart Jackson, Mr Andrew Love, Mark Pawsey, Bob Blackman, Mr Jim Cunningham, Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Caroline Lucas and Stephen Gilbert present the Bill.
Laura Sandys accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 6 March, and to be printed (Bill 164).
4 Opposition Day: Leader of the Opposition (15th allotted day (Standing Order No. 14))
(1) Government Spending and the NHS
Motion made and Question put, That this House notes comments from leading doctors and nurses that the NHS is in crisis under this Government, which has wasted £3 billion on a reckless reorganisation; believes an extra £2.5 billion a year should be invested in the health service, including to fund an additional 20,000 nurses and 8,000 GPs, by raising additional revenue from closing tax loopholes, a levy on tobacco companies and a tax on properties worth over £2 million; further notes that the Office for Budget Responsibility has said that the Government’s spending plans in the Autumn Statement would return public spending to a share of national income last seen in the late 1930s, before there was an NHS, and a level which is incompatible with the Government’s claims to be able to protect the NHS; recognises that only four OECD countries have total government expenditure at 35 per cent or less of GDP and that all of these countries have significantly higher charging as a share of overall national health spending than in the UK; and calls on the Government to reconsider the plans set out in the Autumn Statement for even deeper spending cuts, which the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said could involve a fundamental reimagining of the role of the state.-(Chris Leslie.)
The House divided.
Division No. 143.
Ayes: 228 (Tellers: Tom Blenkinsop, Susan Elan Jones).
Noes: 298 (Tellers: Dr Thérèse Coffey, Harriett Baldwin).
Question accordingly negatived.
(2) Sustainable Development Goals
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House recognises that 2015 is an historic year for development as the countries of the world come together to negotiate the binding climate change agreement at the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals; believes it is unacceptable that more than one billion people still live in extreme poverty on less than $1.25 a day; notes that the effects of climate change will be most severe in some of the world’s poorest countries; further recognises that the UK has a leading role to play in these negotiations; regrets that the Government failed to bring forward legislation to enshrine in law the commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income on international aid as set out in the Coalition Agreement; further regrets that this Government has failed to support standalone Sustainable Development Goals on health and climate change; and calls on the Government to show global leadership on tackling the causes of poverty inequality and climate change.-(Mary Creagh.)
Ms Rosie Winterton claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).
Question put, That the Question be now put.
Question agreed to.
Question accordingly put.
The House divided.
Division No. 144.
Ayes: 200 (Tellers: Karl Turner, Bridget Phillipson).
Noes: 290 (Tellers: Harriett Baldwin, Dr Thérèse Coffey).
Question accordingly negatived.
5 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Judicial Pensions Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 11 December 2014, be approved.-(Gavin Barwell.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 11 December 2014, be approved.-(Gavin Barwell.)
Question agreed to.
6 Adjournment
Subject: Funding for the hormone replacement therapy implant (Tracey Crouch).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Gavin Barwell.)
Adjourned at 7.36 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
General Committees: Reports
7 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr James Gray (Chair) reported the Motions in the name of Sir Tony Baldry relating to the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction (Amendment) Measure (HC 914), the Ecclesiastical Property Measure (HC 915) and the Church of England (Pensions) (Amendment) Measure (HC 916).
8 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Annette Brooke (Chair) reported the Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014.
9 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr George Howarth (Chair) reported the draft Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2015.
10 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Adrian Sanders (Chair) reported the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015.
11 Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee
Andrew Rosindell (Chair) reported the draft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) 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).
12 Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee
(1) Chairs: Sir David Amess and Sandra Osborne
(2) Members: Gavin Barwell, Nic Dakin, Mark Durkan, Chris Evans, Mr David Gauke, Gareth Johnson, Andrew Jones, Jack Lopresti, Shabana Mahmood, Andy McDonald, Mark Menzies, Nigel Mills, Stephen Pound, David Rutley, Ian Swales and Sammy Wilson.
13 House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Bill [Lords] Committee
(1) Chair: Dr William McCrea
(2) Members: Margaret Beckett, Dan Byles, Mr Christopher Chope, Ann Coffey, Frank Dobson, Mr Sam Gyimah, Mr David Heath, Jeremy Lefroy, David Mowat, Robert Neill, Ian Paisley, Stephen Pound, Sir John Randall, Mr Nick Raynsford, Stephen Twigg and Sir George Young.
14 Mutuals’ Deferred Shares Bill [Lords] Committee
(1) Chair: Katy Clark
(2) Members: Mr Adrian Bailey, Steve Baker, Stephen Doughty, Chris Evans, Graham Evans, Jonathan Evans, Mr Nigel Evans, Mr Mark Hoban, Andrea Leadsom, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Mr Andrew Love, Mr David Nuttall, Mr Barry Sheerman, Mr Gareth Thomas, Paul Uppal and Roger Williams.
15 National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill Committee
(1) Chairs: Mr Jim Hood and Mr Peter Bone
(2) Members: Mr James Arbuthnot, Mr Russell Brown, Ms Karen Buck, Mr Simon Burns, Mark Durkan, Clive Efford, Andrew George, Andrew Gwynne, Simon Kirby, Sir Greg Knight, Liz McInnes, Stephen Metcalfe, Mr David Nuttall, Dr Daniel Poulter, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Phil Wilson.
16 Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Gavin Barwell, Nic Dakin, Chris Evans, Mr David Gauke, Gareth Johnson, Shabana Mahmood and Ian Swales.
17 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2015)
(1) Chair: Mark Pritchard
(2) Members: Mr Bob Ainsworth, Gavin Barwell, Oliver Colvile, Rosie Cooper, Sir Tony Cunningham, Nic Dakin, Nick de Bois, Mr David Gauke, Duncan Hames, Stephen Hammond, Gareth Johnson, Sir Gerald Kaufman, Barbara Keeley, Shabana Mahmood, Mr Lee Scott, Jim Shannon, Bob Stewart and Ian Swales.
18 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015)
(1) Chair: Mr George Howarth
(2) Members: Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, Paul Flynn, Sir Oliver Heald, Mr David Heath, John Hemming, Mrs Siân C. James, Robert Jenrick, Dame Tessa Jowell, Kwasi Kwarteng, Nigel Mills, Jesse Norman, Bridget Phillipson, Jonathan Reynolds, Chris Ruane, Amber Rudd, Martin Vickers, Mr Ben Wallace and Mike Wood.
19 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Shared Parental Leave and Leave Curtailment (Amendment) Regulations 2015)
(1) Chair: Annette Brooke
(2) Members: Gregory Barker, Guto Bebb, Gordon Birtwistle, Mr Simon Burns, Ann Clwyd, Stephen Doughty, Charles Hendry, John Howell, Sir Greg Knight, John McDonnell, Paul Murphy, Mr Geoffrey Robinson, David Simpson, Mel Stride, Jo Swinson, Derek Twigg, James Wharton and Mr Iain Wright.
20 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Smoke-free (Private Vehicles) Regulations 2015)
(1) Chair: Mr Andrew Turner
(2) Members: Debbie Abrahams, Rushanara Ali, Stephen Barclay, Luciana Berger, Paul Burstow, Neil Carmichael, Sarah Champion, Ann Coffey, Jane Ellison, Richard Fuller, Mr David Heath, Andrew Jones, Mark Lancaster, Sir Peter Luff, Mr David Ruffley, Jim Shannon, Phil Wilson and David Wright.
21 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2015)
(1) Chair: Martin Caton
(2) Members: Jenny Chapman, Mr James Clappison, Mr Peter Hain, Mr Adam Holloway, Mr Stewart Jackson, Fiona Mactaggart, Stephen Metcalfe, Robert Neill, Ian Paisley, John Pugh, Simon Reevell, Andrew Selous, Mr Barry Sheerman, Mr Dennis Skinner, Karl Turner, Valerie Vaz, Mr Ben Wallace and Simon Wright.
22 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Motor Vehicles (Variation of Speed Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014)
Members: Mr David Heath and Mr Michael Thornton discharged and Ian Swales and Simon Wright nominated in substitution.
23 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Protected Disclosures (Extension of Meaning of Worker) Order 2015)
(1) Chair: Albert Owen
(2) Members: Mr Geoffrey Cox, Stephen Doughty, Sir Edward Garnier, John Healey, Nick Herbert, Mike Kane, Mark Lazarowicz, Dr Phillip Lee, Mr Andrew Love, Karl McCartney, Austin Mitchell, David Mowat, Ian Murray, David Simpson, Mel Stride, Jo Swinson, David Tredinnick and Mr David Ward.
24 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2015)
Members: Mr Russell Brown discharged and Gordon Banks nominated in substitution.
25 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code A) Order 2015)
(1) Chair: John Robertson
(2) Members: Andrew Bridgen, Steve Brine, Mr Aidan Burley, Alex Cunningham, Damian Green, Damian Hinds, Dr Julian Huppert, Meg Munn, Ian Paisley, Mike Penning, Stephen Phillips, Dame Joan Ruddock, Mr Virendra Sharma, Mr Andy Slaughter, Chloe Smith, Mr Michael Thornton, Karl Turner and Mr Tom Watson.
26 Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Downloading of Data) Regulations 2015)
(1) Chair: Mr Mike Weir
(2) Members: Mr Ben Bradshaw, Richard Burden, Dr Thérèse Coffey, Mr Jim Cunningham, Dr Liam Fox, Mark Garnier, Sheila Gilmore, Duncan Hames, Mr Nick Hurd, Graham Jones, Stephen Lloyd, Mrs Madeleine Moon, Claire Perry, Jim Shannon, Mr Andrew Smith, Iain Stewart, Dame Angela Watkinson and Bill Wiggin.
27 Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society) (Modification of Functions) Order 2015)
(1) Chair: Sir Alan Meale
(2) Members: Nigel Adams, Mr William Bain, Sir Alan Beith, Tracey Crouch, Alex Cunningham, Rebecca Harris, John Hemming, Mr David Lammy, Stephen Metcalfe, Ian Paisley, Mr Mark Prisk, Dame Joan Ruddock, Mr Andy Slaughter, Henry Smith, Graham Stringer, Karl Turner, Mr Shailesh Vara and Mr Ben Wallace.
28 Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Armed Forces Pension (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015, the draft Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (England) (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015, the draft Police Pensions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015, the draft National Health Service Pension Scheme (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015, the draft Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Consequential and Amendment) Regulations 2015 and the draft Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2015)
(1) Chair: Mr Gary Streeter
(2) Members: Mr Bob Ainsworth, Gavin Barwell, Nic Dakin, Mr John Denham, Jim Dowd, Jonathan Evans, Andrew Griffiths, Martin Horwood, Glenda Jackson, Cathy Jamieson, Barbara Keeley, Jessica Lee, Karen Lumley, Priti Patel, Mr Dominic Raab, Mr Andrew Robathan, Jim Shannon and Mr Michael Thornton.
29 Eleventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Amendment) Order 2015)
(1) Chair: Mr Graham Brady
(2) Members: Sir Alan Beith, James Brokenshire, Conor Burns, Mr David Burrowes, Dr Thérèse Coffey, Frank Dobson, Michael Fabricant, Simon Hart, Mr David Heath, George Hollingbery, Diana Johnson, Ian Lavery, Siobhain McDonagh, Teresa Pearce, Jim Shannon, Chris Skidmore, Dr Alan Whitehead and Phil Wilson.
European Union Documents Referred
30 European Committee B
European Union Document No. 5080/15 and Addenda 1 to 4, a Commission Communication: Commission Work Programme 2015: A New Start.
Reports from Select Committees
31 Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
(1) Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 804);
(2) Competition in the postal services sector: Written evidence, to be published (HC 769);
(3) Government Support for Business: Written evidence, to be published (HC 770)
(Mr Adrian Bailey).
32 Education Committee
(1) Ofsted Annual Report 2013/14: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 880);
(2) Apprenticeships and traineeships for 16 to 19 year olds: Written evidence, to be published (HC 597);
(3) Careers guidance for young people: Follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 333)
(Mr Graham Stuart).
33 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Rural broadband and digital-only services:
(i) Seventh Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 834);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 834);
(2) Defra performance in 2013–14:
(i) Eighth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 802);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 802);
(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to Flood Re: Written evidence, to be published
(Miss Anne McIntosh).
34 Environmental Audit Committee
(1) The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 857);
(2) Climate change adaptation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 453);
(3) Simplification of Government annual reports and accounts: Written evidence, to be published
(Joan Walley).
35 European Scrutiny Committee
(1) Thirty-first Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 219-xxx);
(2) Ministerial Correspondence: Written evidence, to be published;
(Sir William Cash).
36 Health Committee
(1) Children’s and adolescents’ mental health and CAMHS: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2014–15: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1036);
(2) End of Life Care: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 805)
(Dr Sarah Wollaston).
37 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).
38 Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) Violence against women and girls:
(i) Sixth Report, with Appendicies, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 594);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 594);
(3) Legislative Scrutiny: Written evidence, to be published
(Dr Hywel Francis).
39 International Development Committee
(1) Jobs and Livelihoods: Evidence, to be published (HC 685);
(2) DFID’s Departmental Annual Report and Accounts 2013–14: Written evidence, to be published (HC 750);
(3) The Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s Report on DFID’s Private Sector Development Work: Written evidence, to be published (HC 862)
(Sir Malcolm Bruce).
40 Procedure Committee
(1) Business in Westminster Hall: Government response and revised Standing Order No. 10: Fifth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1035);
(2) Written Parliamentary question answering performance in 2013–14: Written evidence, to be published (HC 655)
(Mr Charles Walker).
41 Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Tax avoidance: the role of large accountancy firms (follow-up): Thirty-eighth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 860);
(2) The UK’s response to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa: Thirty-ninth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 868);
(3) Charity Commission: follow up: Evidence, to be published (HC 926);
(4) Rural broadband: progress update: Evidence, to be published (HC 925)
(Margaret Hodge).
42 Regulatory Reform Committee
Draft Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2015: Third Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 969), and including the following recommendations:
(1) That the affirmative procedure should apply to the Draft Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 11 December 2014.
(2) That the Draft Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 11 December 2014 should be approved.
This recommendation was agreed without a division.
(Lee Scott).
43 Science and Technology Committee
(1) Legacy-Parliament 2010–15: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 758);
(2) Correspondence with Amanda Spielman, Chair of Ofqual, relating to practical science in schools: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Water, Forestry, Rural Affairs and Resource Management relating to practical science in schools: Written evidence to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the President of the European Commission relating to the Chief Scientific Adviser, European Commission: Written evidence, to be published
(Andrew Miller).
44 Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Twentieth Report, to be printed (HC 332-xx) (Mr George Mudie).
45 Treasury Committee
The Crown Estate Annual Report and Accounts 2013–14: Evidence, to be published (HC 955) (Mr Andrew Tyrie).
46 Work and Pensions Committee
Progress with disability and incapacity benefit reforms: Evidence, to be published (HC 967) (Dame Anne Begg).
John Bercow
Speaker
Sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Adjournment
Subjects:
Progress on UNCHR report on Tamil people in Sri Lanka (Mr Lee Scott).
Commuter rail services from Chelmsford to London Liverpool Street (Mr Simon Burns).
SMEs and Government contracts (Dr William McCrea).
Human rights in Mexico (Cathy Jamieson).
Rail services from Blackpool North (Paul Maynard).
Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Gavin Barwell.)
Adjourned at 5.05 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Deputy Speaker
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
1 Competition
Draft Groceries Code Adjudicator (Permitted Maximum Financial Penalty) Order 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).
2 Income Tax
Draft Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) (Amendment of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 2004) Order 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr David Gauke).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
3 Children and Families
Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years (by Act) (Secretary Nicky Morgan).
4 Education
Special Educational Needs and Disability (Detained Persons) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 62), dated 26 January 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Nicky Morgan).
5 Environmental Protection
Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 63), dated 24 January 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).
6 National Health Service
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 64), dated 26 January 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).
7 Public Service Pensions
Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Governance) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 57), dated 26 January 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).
Other Papers:
8 Criminal Procedure and Investigations
Revised Code of Practice under section 23 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (by Act) (Secretary Chris Grayling).
9 Parliamentary Commissioner
Report on Selected summaries of investigations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman for July–September 2014 (by Act); to be printed (HC 943) (Clerk of the House).
10 Work and Pensions
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Pensions Act 2007 (by Command) (Cm. 9001) (Secretary Iain Duncan Smith).
CORRIGENDUM
Monday 26 January
Item 6, Public Petitions, should have included:
A Public Petition from Mary Kidson relating to state intervention in care proceedings was presented by John Hemming.