House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday
12th March 2015

No. 124

The House met at 9.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(2) the Right honourable Member representing the Church Commissioners and the honourable Member representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

2 Business Question (Leader of the House)

3 Statement: UK Response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa (Secretary Justine Greening)

4 Backbench Business (27th allotted day (Standing Order No. 14))

(1) Defence spending

Motion made and Question put, That this House believes that defence spending should be set to a minimum of two per cent of GDP in accordance with the UK’s NATO commitment.-(Mr John Baron.)

The House divided.

Division No. 175.

Ayes: 37 (Tellers: Dr Julian Lewis, Bob Stewart).

Noes: 3 (Tellers: Mr Philip Hollobone, Philip Davies).

Question accordingly agreed to.

(2) Education regulations and faith schools

Resolved, That this House believes that Ofsted should respect the ability of faith schools to teach their core beliefs in the context of respect and toleration for others.-(Sir Edward Leigh.)

5 Public Petitions

A Public Petition from grammar school pupils and their families in Southend relating to funding for grammar schools in Southend was presented and read by Sir David Amess.

6 Adjournment

Subject: Innovations in HIV prevention (Mike Freer).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Harriett Baldwin.)

Adjourned at 5.31 pm until Monday 16 March.

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Other proceedings

Lords Messages

7 Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill

The Lords agree to the Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill, without amendment.

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).

8 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Health Care and Associated Professions (Knowledge of English) Order 2015 and the draft General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise and Over-arching Objective) and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (References to Court) Order 2015)

Members: Luciana Berger and Jenny Willott discharged and Andrew Gwynne and Ian Swales nominated in substitution.

9 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Renewables Obligation Closure (Amendment) Order 2015, the draft Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Criminal Sanctions) Regulations 2015 and the draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2015)

Members: Tom Greatrex discharged and Jonathan Reynolds nominated in substitution.

10 Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Local Authorities (Public Health Functions and Entry to Premises by Local Healthwatch Representatives) and Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) (Amendment) Regulations 2015)

Members: Andrew Gwynne and Mr David Heath discharged and Luciana Berger and Paul Burstow nominated in substitution.

11 Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft False or Misleading Information (Specified Care Providers and Specified Information) Regulations 2015 and the draft Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (Special Trustees) Amendment Regulations 2015)

Members: Mr David Heath discharged and Andrew George nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

12 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

The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Adjournment

Backbench Business (28th allotted day: First half (Standing Order No. 14))

Subjects:

(1) Relationship between police and children.

(2) Violence against women and girls.

Motion made and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.-(Anne Milton.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(13)).

Adjourned at 4.45 pm until Monday 16 March.

Lindsay Hoyle

Deputy Speaker

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1 Merchant Shipping

Draft Merchant Shipping (Alcohol) (Prescribed Limit Amendment) Regulations 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Patrick McLoughlin).

2 Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

Draft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Amendment and Guidance) Regulations 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

3 Agriculture

Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 668), dated 9 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).

4 Arms and Ammunition

Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 611), dated 9 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

5 Coroners

Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Alteration of Coroner Areas) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 658), dated 4 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

6 Corporation Tax

Tax Treatment of Financing Costs and Income (Change of Accounting Standards: Investment Entities) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 662), dated 11 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr David Gauke).

7 Immigration

Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 645), dated 5 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

8 Income Tax

(1) Income Tax (Deposit-takers and Building Societies) (Interest Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 653), dated 11 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr David Gauke); and

(2) Registered Pension Schemes (Splitting of Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 667), dated 12 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr David Gauke).

9 Local Government

Local Government (Prohibition of Charges at Household Waste Recycling Centres) (England) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 619), dated 9 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

10 Merchant Shipping

Merchant Shipping (Weighing of Goods Vehicles and other Cargo) (Revocations) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 629), dated 9 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Patrick McLoughlin).

11 Police

(1) Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 626), dated 9 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May);

(2) Police Appeals Tribunals (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 625), dated 9 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May); and

(3) Police Federation (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 630), dated 9 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa May).

12 Senior Courts of England and Wales

Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 646), dated 9 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

13 Sports Grounds and Sporting Events

Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 661), dated 10 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid).

14 Tax Credits

Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 669), dated 12 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Priti Patel).

15 Town and Country Planning

(1) Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 660), dated 11 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles); and

(2) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 659), dated 11 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Eric Pickles).

16 Water

Water, Animals, Marine Pollution and Environmental Protection (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 663), dated 5 March 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).

Other Papers:

17 Armed Forces’ Pay

Forty-Fourth Report of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (by Command) (Cm. 9025) (Secretary Michael Fallon).

18 Banking

Banking Act 2009: special resolution regime code of practice (by Act) (Andrea Leadsom).

19 Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration

Forty-Third Report of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (by Command) (Cm. 9028) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

20 Foreign and Commonwealth Office

(1) Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minute, dated 12 March 2015, concerning the gifting of equipment to the 3rd Land Border Regiment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (by Command) (Secretary Philip Hammond); and

(2) Report on Human Rights and Democracy for 2014 (by Command) (Cm. 9027) (Secretary Philip Hammond).

21 Health

(1) HM Treasury Minute, concerning the remission of outstanding public dividend capital in relation to the dissolution and reconfiguration of certain NHS Foundation Trusts (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt); and

(2) HM Treasury Minute, concerning the remission of outstanding public dividend capital in relation to the dissolution and reconfiguration of certain NHS Trusts (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

22 Home Office

(1) Draft Riot Compensation Bill (by Command) (Cm. 9036) (Secretary Theresa May);

(2) Improving police integrity: reforming the police complaints and disciplinary systems: Summary of consultation responses and next steps (by Command) (Cm. 9031) (Secretary Theresa May); and

(3) Report on Ending Gang and Youth Violence for 2014–15 (by Command) (Cm. 9043) (Secretary Theresa May).

23 Infrastructure

Road Investment Strategy for the 2015–16 to 2019–20 Road Period (by Act) (Secretary Patrick McLoughlin).

24 Justice and Security

Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament on Privacy and Security: A modern and transparent legal framework (by Act); to be printed (HC 1075) (Clerk of the House).

25 Law Commissions

Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals (by Act); to be printed (HC 1062) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

26 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Investigation into potential conflicts of interest in the award of Disabled Students’ Allowance (by Act); to be printed (HC 1112) (Clerk of the House).

27 Olympic Delivery Authority (Dissolution)

Report and Accounts of Olympic Delivery Authority for 1 April–2 December 2014, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument); to be printed (HC 1098) (Secretary Sajid Javid).

28 Prison Service Pay

Fourteenth Report of the Prison Service Pay Review Body on England and Wales (by Command) (Cm. 9022) (Secretary Chris Grayling).

29 Regulation of Investigatory Powers

Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner for 2014 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1113) (The Prime Minister).

30 School Teachers

Twenty-Fifth Report of the School Teachers’ Review Body (by Command) (Cm. 9044) (Secretary Nicky Morgan).

31 Senior Salaries

Thirty-Seventh Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries: Report No. 83 (by Command) (Cm. 9035) (The Prime Minister).

32 Statutory Instruments (Notification)

Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 406) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker).

33 Terrorism

Government Response to the Annual Report from the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, on the Operation of the Terrorism Acts in 2013 (by Command) (Cm. 9032) (Secretary Theresa May).

34 Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures

(1) Government Response to the Report by David Anderson QC on the Operation in 2014 of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (by Command) (Cm. 9041) (Secretary Theresa May); and

(2) Report by David Anderson QC on the Operation in 2014 of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (by Act) (Secretary Theresa May).

35 Terrorist Asset-Freezing

Fourth Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation on the Operation of the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010, for 17 September 2013–16 September 2014 (by Act) (Mr David Gauke).

CORRIGENDUM

Wednesday 11 March

Item 41, Procedure Committee, should read:

Matters for the Procedure Committee in the 2015 Parliament: Seventh Report, with an Appendix, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1121) (Mr Charles Walker).