House of Commons
Session 2015-16
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
15th June 2015
No. 16
The House met at 2.30 pm.
PRAYERS.
1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
2 Scotland Bill: Committee of the whole House (1st allocated day)
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 8 June).
(In the Committee)
Clause 1 (The Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government)
Amendment 16 proposed.-(Mr Alistair Carmichael.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Question put, That Amendment 58 be made.-(Angus Robertson.)
The Committee divided.
Division No. 8.
Ayes: 271 (Tellers: Jonathan Edwards, Liz Saville Roberts).
Noes: 302 (Tellers: Margot James, George Hollingbery).
Question accordingly negatived.
Clause agreed to.
Clause 2 (The Sewel convention)
Amendment 39 proposed.-(Wayne David.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause agreed to.
Clause 3 (Elections)
Amendment 60 proposed.-(Angus Robertson.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments 92 to 98 made.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 4 (Power to make provision about elections)
Amendments 99 and 100 made.
Clause 4, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 5 (Timing of elections)
Amendment 101 made.
Question put, That Amendment 43 be made.-(Wayne David.)
The Committee divided.
Division No. 9.
Ayes: 269 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Karl Turner).
Noes: 305 (Tellers: Margot James, George Hollingbery).
Question accordingly negatived.
Clause 5, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 6 (Electoral registration: the digital service)
Amendments 102 to 105 made.
Clause 6, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 7 and 8 agreed to.
Clause 9 (Minor and consequential amendments: elections etc)
Amendments 106 and 107 made.
Clause 9, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 10 (Super-majority requirement for certain legislation)
Amendment 62 proposed.-(Joanna Cherry.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause agreed to.
Clause 11 (Scope to modify the Scotland Act 1998)
Amendments 108 to 110 made.
Question put, That Amendment 89 be made.-(Angus Robertson.)
The Committee divided.
Division No. 10.
Ayes: 60 (Tellers: Jonathan Edwards, Liz Saville Roberts).
Noes: 309 (Tellers: Simon Kirby, Margot James).
Question accordingly negatived.
Clause 11, as amended, agreed to.
New Clause NC2-(Ian Murray)-brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 11.
Ayes: 218 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Karl Turner).
Noes: 306 (Tellers: Simon Kirby, Margot James).
Question accordingly negatived.
Since it was after 10.00 pm, the Chair put forthwith the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on Clauses 1 to 11, new Clauses relating to Part 1 and new Schedules relating to Part 1 to a conclusion (Programme Order, 8 June).
The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83D).
(1) That new Clause NC3 be added to the Bill (New Clause selected for separate decision).-(Sir Edward Leigh.)
The Committee divided.
Division No. 12.
Ayes: 68 (Tellers: Mr Philip Hollobone, Philip Davies).
Noes: 298 (Tellers: Margot James, Simon Kirby).
Question accordingly negatived.
(2) That new Clause NC5 be added to the Bill (New Clause selected for separate decision).-(Mr Graham Allen.)
The Committee divided.
Division No. 13.
Ayes: 274 (Tellers: Karl Turner, Nic Dakin).
Noes: 309 (Tellers: George Hollingbery, Margot James).
Question accordingly negatived.
(3) That new Clause NC10 be added to the Bill (New Clause selected for separate decision).-(Angus Robertson.)
The Committee divided.
Division No. 14.
Ayes: 63 (Tellers: Jonathan Edwards, Liz Saville Roberts).
Noes: 309 (Tellers: Margot James, George Hollingbery).
Question accordingly negatived.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair (Programme Order, 8 June).
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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Stephen Barclay reported, That the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and moved, That the Committee may have leave to sit again.
Committee again tomorrow.
3 Public Petitions
A Public Petition from residents of Brierfield and Nelson relating to car insurance costs was presented and read by Andrew Stephenson.
4 Adjournment
Subject: Navitus Bay Wind Farm (Richard Drax).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Stephen Barclay.)
Adjourned at 11.18 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
Reports from Select Committees
5 High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee
High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 129) (Mr Robert Syms).
John Bercow
Speaker
APPENDIX
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 12 June under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:
1 Landfill Tax
Landfill Tax (Qualifying Fines) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1385), dated 12 June 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Damian Hinds).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
2 European Union No. 1 (2015)
Agreement, done at Brussels on 1 April 2015, between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland’s Participation in the Joint Fulfilment of the Commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the Second Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 9076) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
3 Harbours, Docks, Piers and Ferries
Blyth Harbour Revision Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1384), dated 5 June 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Patrick McLoughlin).
4 Health Care and Associated Professions
General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) (Amendment) Regulations Order of Council 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1375), dated 9 June 2015 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).
5 Miscellaneous Series No. 3 (2015)
Doha Amendment, adopted at Doha on 8 December 2012, to the Kyoto Protocol, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 9077) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
Other Papers:
6 Treaty Series No. 17 (2015)
Agreement, done at London on 3 September 2014, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China concerning the Exchange of Information on Tax Matters (by Command) (Cm. 9071) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
7 Treaty Series No. 18 (2015)
Framework Agreement, done at Jakarta on 9 November 2009, on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part (by Command) (Cm. 9072) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
8 Treaty Series No. 19 (2015)
Framework Agreement, done at Brussels on 10 May 2010, between the European Union and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Korea, on the other part (by Command) (Cm. 9073) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
9 Treaty Series No. 20 (2015)
Convention, done at London on 14 March 2013, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Spain for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital (with Protocol) (by Command) (Cm. 9074) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
10 Treaty Series No. 21 (2015)
International Treaty, done at Rome on 4 November 2002, on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted by the Thirty-first Session of the FAO Conference in Rome on 3 November 2001 (by Command) (Cm. 9079) (Secretary Philip Hammond).
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 15 June:
Other Papers:
11 Bank of England
Report and Financial Statements of the Bank of England for 1 March 2014–28 February 2015 (by Command) (Greg Hands).
12 Financial Services and Markets
Report and Accounts of Prudential Regulation Authority for 1 March 2014–28 February 2015, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 113) (Harriett Baldwin).
13 Higher Education
Report and Accounts of Office for Fair Access for 2014–15, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 155) (Secretary Sajid Javid).
14 Loans to Ireland
Report under section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010 for 1 October 2014–31 March 2015 (by Act) (Mr David Gauke).
15 National Audit
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Cross-government: Public service markets: Putting things right when they go wrong (by Act); to be printed (HC 84) (Clerk of the House).
16 National Health Service
(1) Report and Accounts of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2014–15 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);
(2) Report and Accounts of East London NHS Foundation Trust for 2014–15 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);
(3) Report and Accounts of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2014–15 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);
(4) Report and Accounts of Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2014–15 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);
(5) Report and Accounts of Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust for 2014–15 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt);
(6) Report and Accounts of the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2014–15 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt); and
(7) Report and Accounts of the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust for 2014–15 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).
17 Treasury
Report and Accounts of UK Asset Resolution Limited for the 12 months to 31 March 2015 (by Command) (Cm. 9081) (Harriett Baldwin).
POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT 2000
The Speaker has appointed Peter Wishart to serve on the committee, known as the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, established by section 2(1) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.