House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
3rd February 2015

No. 104

The House met at 11.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

2 Living Wage (Reporting): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require listed companies to report annually on the percentage of their staff paid below a Living Wage; and for connected purposes;

That Heidi Alexander, Paul Blomfield, Lisa Nandy, Sarah Champion, Mr Steve Reed, Jenny Chapman, Natascha Engel, Teresa Pearce, Bridget Phillipson, Mr David Lammy, Nick Smith and Karl Turner present the Bill.

Heidi Alexander accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 27 February, and to be printed (Bill 165).

3 Insurance Bill [Lords]: Committee

The House resolved itself into a Committee (Order, 27 January).

(In the Committee)

Clauses 1 to 23 agreed to.

Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to.

Bill to be reported, without amendment.

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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.

Mark Lancaster reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no amendment.

4 Insurance Bill [Lords]: Third Reading

Bill read the third time and passed, without amendment.

5 National Insurance Contributions Bill (Money)

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the National Insurance Contributions Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under Any other Act out of money so provided.-(Mr David Gauke.)

6 National Insurance Contributions Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the National Insurance Contributions Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 8 September 2014 (National Insurance Contributions Bill (Programme)):

Consideration of Lords Amendments

(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after their commencement at today’s sitting.

Subsequent stages

(2) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

(3) The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.-(Mark Lancaster.)

Question agreed to.

7 National Insurance Contributions Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments

The Deputy Speaker announced that Lords Amendment 1 engaged Commons financial privilege.

Lords Amendments 1 to 5 agreed to, with Commons financial privilege waived in respect of Lords Amendment 1.

8 Human Fertilisation and Embryology

Motion made and Question put, That the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 17 December 2014, be approved.-(Jane Ellison.)

The House divided.

Division No. 147.

Ayes: 382 (Tellers: Gavin Barwell, John Penrose).

Noes: 128 (Tellers: Mr Peter Bone, Mr Philip Hollobone).

Question accordingly agreed to.

9 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2015, dated 7 January 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 7 January, be approved.-(Damian Hinds.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Shared Parental Leave and Leave Curtailment (Amendment) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.-(Damian Hinds.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.-(Damian Hinds.)

Question agreed to.

10 Backbench Business

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered rural phone and broadband connectivity.-(Jesse Norman.)

At 7.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).

11 Public Petitions

A Public Petition from a resident of the UK relating to bank branches in Sedbergh was presented and read by Tim Farron.

12 Adjournment

Subject: CCTV in slaughterhouses (Henry Smith).

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

Adjourned at 7.30 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

General Committees: Reports

13 Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee

Sandra Osborne (Chair) reported:

(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and

(2) written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

14 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

Martin Caton (Chair) reported the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2015.

15 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

Albert Owen (Chair) reported the draft Protected Disclosures (Extension of Meaning of Worker) 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 Mutuals’ Deferred Shares Bill [Lords] Committee

Members: Mr Barry Sheerman and Mr Gareth Thomas discharged and Cathy Jamieson and Mark Lazarowicz nominated in substitution.

17 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Smoke-free (Private Vehicles) Regulations 2015)

(1) Chair: Annette Brooke in place of Mr Andrew Turner

(2) Members: Debbie Abrahams, Sarah Champion, Mr David Heath and David Wright discharged and Alex Cunningham, Bill Esterson, Mr Nick Raynsford and Roger Williams nominated in substitution.

18 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Protected Disclosures (Extension of Meaning of Worker) Order 2015)

Members: Mr Geoffrey Cox discharged and Anne-Marie Morris nominated in substitution.

19 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code A) Order 2015)

Members: Alex Cunningham discharged and Ms Gisela Stuart nominated in substitution.

20 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)

Members: Mr Bob Ainsworth, Mr John Denham and Barbara Keeley discharged and Tony Cunningham, Ian Lavery and Liz McInnes nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

21 Business, Innovation and Skills Committee

(1) Post Office Mediation:

(i) Evidence, to be published (HC 935);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 935);

(2) Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Written evidence, to be published (HC 804)

(Mr Adrian Bailey).

22 Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013–14: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 878);

(2) Building regulations applying to electrical and gas installation and repairs in dwellings: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Litter: Written evidence, to be published (HC 607);

(4) Private Rented Sector: Written evidence, to be published (HC 964);

(5) The work of the Regulation Committee of the Homes and Communities Agency: Written evidence, to be published (HC 541)

(Mr Clive Betts).

23 Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Tourism: Evidence, to be published (HC 614) (Mr John Whittingdale).

24 Defence Committee

(1) Decision-making in defence policy: Evidence, to be published (HC 682)

(2) Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2013–14: Written evidence, to be published (HC 896)

(Rory Stewart).

25 Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee on)

Draft Protection of Charities Bill:

(1) Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 813);

(2) Written evidence, to be published (HC 813)

(Mr Bernard Jenkin).

26 Energy and Climate Change Committee

(1) Energy price comparison websites: Evidence, to be published (HC 899);

(2) Progress on smart meter roll-out: Written evidence, to be published (HC 665)

(Mr Tim Yeo).

27 Health Committee

Impact of physical activity and diet on health: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 845) (Dr Sarah Wollaston).

28 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).

29 Home Affairs Committee

(1) Evaluating the new architecture of policing: the College of Policing and the National Crime Agency: Tenth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 800);

(2) Policing and mental health: Eleventh Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 202);

(3) Counter-terrorism: Evidence, to be published (HC 933)

(Keith Vaz).

30 Justice Committee

(1) Joint enterprise: follow-up: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2014–15: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 1047);

(2) Criminal Cases Review Commission: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 850);

(3) Prisons: planning and policies: Written evidence, to be published (HC 309)

(Sir Alan Beith)

31 Public Administration (Select Committee on)

(1) NHS Complaints and Clinical Failure: Evidence, to be published (HC 886);

(2) Correspondence relating to Special Advisers: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Statistics for the economy and public finances: Written evidence, to be published (HC 898);

(4) Whitehall: capacity to address future challenges: Written evidence, to be published (HC 669)

(Mr Bernard Jenkin).

32 Scottish Affairs Committee

(1) Land reform in Scotland: Evidence, to be published (HC 274);

(2) The Smith Commission: Proposals for Further Devolution to Scotland: Evidence, to be published (HC 835);

(3) Our Borderlands-Our Future: Written evidence, to be published (HC 571)

(Mr Ian Davidson).

33 Scottish Affairs and Business, Innovation and Skills Committees

Impact of the closure of City Link on employment: Evidence, to be published (HC 928) (Mr Ian Davidson).

34 Standards (Committee on)

The Standards System in the House of Commons: Sixth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 383) (Kevin Barron).

35 Standards (Committee on): Standards Review Sub-Committee

The Standards System in the House of Commons: Written evidence, to be published (HC 383) (Mr Tom Clarke).

36 Treasury Committee

(1) Re-appointment of Dr Donald Kohn and Martin Taylor to the Financial Policy Committee:

(i) Eighth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1044);

(ii) Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 1044);

(2) Bank of England Foreign Exchange Market Investigation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 956)

(Mr Andrew Tyrie).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 11.30 am.

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Adjournment

Subjects:

Compensation for victims of badly installed cavity wall insulation (Mr John Denham).

Work-related activity group (Sheila Gilmore).

Respiratory health (Stephen McPartland).

Effect of housing targets on Pudsey constituency (Stuart Andrew).

Time stamping of foreign exchange transactions (Austin Mitchell).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Mr Ben Wallace.)

Adjourned at 4.56 pm until tomorrow.

Lindsay Hoyle

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Financial Services and Markets

Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Andrea Leadsom).

2 Health Care and Associated Professions

Draft Health Care and Associated Professions (Knowledge of English) Order 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

3 Local Government Finance

(1) Local Government Finance Report (England) for 2015–16 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1013) (Secretary Eric Pickles); and

(2) Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report for 2015–16 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1014) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

4 National Health Service

Draft Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (Special Trustees) Amendment Regulations 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

5 Customs

Export Control (Various Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 97), dated 29 January 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

6 Environmental Protection

Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 98), dated 29 January 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Vince Cable).

7 Police

Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Designated Places of Detention: Lay Visitors) Order 2015 (S.R. (N.I.), 2015, No. 29), dated 30 January 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers).

Other Papers:

8 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department of Health: Care services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour (by Act); to be printed (HC 1028) (Clerk of the House).

Withdrawn Papers:

9 Financial Services and Markets

Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (laid 26 January).