House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday
28th May 2015

No. 7

The House met at 9.30 am.

PRAYERS.

1 Speaker’s Statement: Changes to the Standing Orders

2 Business Question (Leader of the House)

3 Urgent Question: Indictment against FIFA officials (Secretary John Whittingdale)

4 High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Theresa May, Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary Sajid Javid, Secretary Greg Clark, Secretary Elizabeth Truss, Secretary Amber Rudd and Mr Robert Goodwill, presented a Bill to make provision for a railway between Euston in London and a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre in Staffordshire, with a spur from Old Oak Common in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to a junction with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link at York Way in the London Borough of Islington and a spur from Water Orton in Warwickshire to Curzon Street in Birmingham; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first and second time without Question put, and committed to a select committee (Order, 29 April 2014); and to be printed (Bill 1) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 1–EN).

5 European Union Referendum Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Secretary Philip Hammond, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary David Mundell, Secretary Theresa Villiers, Secretary Stephen Crabb, Mr Oliver Letwin, Mr David Lidington and Mr James Wharton, presented a Bill to make provision for the holding of a referendum in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 1 June, and to be printed (Bill 2) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 2–EN).

6 Scotland Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Secretary David Mundell, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Theresa May, Secretary Michael Gove, Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary Amber Rudd, Mr Patrick McLoughlin, Secretary Theresa Villiers, Secretary Stephen Crabb, Greg Hands and Damian Hinds, presented a Bill to amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 1 June, and to be printed (Bill 3) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 3–EN).

7 Queen’s Speech (Motion for an Address) (second day)

Debate resumed (Order, 27 May).

Question again proposed, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:

Most Gracious Sovereign,

We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.

Subject: Home affairs.

Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.-(Guy Opperman.)

Debate to be resumed on Monday 1 June.

8 Adjournment

Subject: Safety at HM Naval Base Clyde (Alex Salmond).

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.-(Guy Opperman.)

At 5.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Guy Opperman.)

Adjourned at 5.30 pm until Monday 1 June.

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 2.30 pm.

APPENDIX

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Other Papers:

1 Air Force (Constitution)

Amendment List 38 to Queen’s Regulations for the Royal Air Force (Fifth Edition) (by Act) (Secretary Michael Fallon).