House of Commons
Session 2016-17
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
7th June 2016
No. 8
The House met at 11.30 am.
PRAYERS.
1 Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
2 Urgent Question: NHS commissioning (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) (Jane Ellison)
3 Wales Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Secretary Alun Cairns, supported by Secretary Stephen Crabb, Secretary David Mundell, Mr Oliver Letwin and Greg Hands presented a Bill to amend the Government of Wales Act 2006 and make provision about the functions of the Welsh Ministers; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow and to be printed (Bill 5) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 5–EN).
4 Investigatory Powers Bill (Report Stage): Further consideration of the Bill (2nd allocated day)
Amendment 390 proposed.-(Anne McLaughlin.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 10.
Ayes: 66 (Tellers: Owen Thompson, Marion Fellows).
Noes: 285 (Tellers: Sarah Newton, George Hollingbery).
Question accordingly negatived.
Since it was more than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on Consideration on the second day, the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on new clauses and new schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part 6; and new clauses and new schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part 7 to a conclusion (Programme Order, 6 June).
The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E).
(1) That Amendments 42 to 48 and 127 to 130 be made (single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).-(Mr John Hayes.)
Question agreed to.
(2) That New Clause NC14 be added to the Bill (Question on New Clause moved by a Minister of the Crown).-(Mr John Hayes.)
Question agreed to.
New Clause NC18-(Stephen McPartland)-brought up and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendment 320 proposed.-(Gavin Newlands.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 11.
Ayes: 68 (Tellers: Marion Fellows, Owen Thompson).
Noes: 285 (Tellers: Sarah Newton, George Hollingbery).
Question accordingly negatived.
Since it was one hour before the moment of interruption, the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on new clauses and new schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part 3; new clauses and new schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part 4; new clauses and new schedules relating to, and amendments to, Chapter 2 of Part 9; and remaining proceedings on Consideration to a conclusion (Programme Order, 6 June).
(1) That Amendments 49 to 52 be made (Single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).-(The Solicitor General.)
Question agreed to.
(2) That Amendment 3 be made (Amendment selected by the Speaker for separate decision).-(Mr Alistair Carmichael.)
The House divided.
Division No. 12.
Ayes: 69 (Tellers: Tom Brake, Owen Thompson).
Noes: 282 (Tellers: Sarah Newton, George Hollingbery).
Question accordingly negatived.
(3) Motions transferring clause 94 to the end of line 38 on page 76 and clause 117 to the end of line 36 on page 74 (Single Question on Motions made by a Minister of the Crown).-(The Solicitor General.)
Question agreed to.
5 Investigatory Powers Bill: Third Reading
Motion made and Question put, That the Bill be now read the third time.
The House divided.
Division No. 13.
Ayes: 444 (Tellers: Simon Kirby, Sarah Newton).
Noes: 69 (Tellers: Marion Fellows, Owen Thompson).
Question accordingly agreed to.
Bill accordingly read the third time and passed.
6 Public Petitions
A Public Petition from residents of Leicester East relating to car parking facilities at Watermead Country Park, Leicester was presented and read by Keith Vaz.
7 Adjournment
Subject: Comparative healthcare economics and future funding of the NHS (Dr Andrew Murrison).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Charlie Elphicke.)
Adjourned at 7.49 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
General Committees: Reports
8 Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Chair) reported the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.
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).
9 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016)
Additional Chair: Sir Roger Gale.
Reports from Select Committees
10 Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Working practices at Sports Direct: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 219) (Mr Iain Wright).
11 Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and Work and Pensions Committee
BHS: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 54) (Mr Iain Wright).
12 Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) White Paper on the BBC and other issues: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 150);
(2) Countries of Culture: Written evidence, to be published (HC 114)
(Jesse Norman).
13 Defence Committee
(1) Naval Procurement: Type 26 and Type 45: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 221);
(2) MoD support for former and serving personnel subject to judicial processes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 109);
(3) Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 and the Army: Written evidence, to be published (HC 108);
(4) UK military operations in Syria and Iraq: Written evidence, to be published (HC 106)
(Dr Julian Lewis).
14 Energy and Climate Change Committee
(1) 2020 renewable heat and transport targets: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 173);
(2) Correspondence with energy suppliers relating to supplier sales tactics: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the Mineral Products Association relating to energy policy on energy intensive industries: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Low carbon network infrastructure: Written evidence, to be published (HC 267)
(Angus Brendan MacNeil).
15 Foreign Affairs Committee
(1) The UK’s role in the war against ISIL following the cessation of hostilities in Syria in February 2016: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2015–16: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 209);
(2) Political Islam: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 118)
(Crispin Blunt).
16 Health Committee
(1) Public Health post-2013: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 140);
(2) Impact of EU membership on UK health policy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 141)
(Dr Sarah Wollaston).
17 Home Affairs Committee
(1) The work of the Immigration Directorates (Q3 2015): Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2015–16: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 213);
(2) The work of the Immigration Directorates (Q1 2016): Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 151);
(3) The rise of anti-Semitism: Written evidence, to be published (HC 136)
(Keith Vaz).
18 International Development Committee
(1) DFID’s programme in Nigeria: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 110);
(2) Tackling corruption overseas: Written evidence, to be published (HC 111)
(Stephen Twigg).
19 Justice Committee
(1) Reduction in sentence for a guilty plea guideline: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 168);
(2) The role of the magistracy: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 165);
(3) Correspondence from the Ministry of Justice on prison reform: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Ministry of Justice on the Ministry of Justice Main Estimate 2016–17: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Young adult offenders: Written evidence, to be published (HC 169)
(Robert Neill).
20 Petitions Committee
(1) Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published;
(2) List of closed e-petitions presented to the House, to be published;
(3) Ban the use of plastic microbeads in all cosmetic products sold in the UK: Written evidence, to be published
(Helen Jones).
21 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) Appointment of the Chief Investigator of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
(i) Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 96);
(ii) Oral evidence, to be published (HC 96);
(2) Follow up to PHSO Report of an investigation into a complaint about HS2 Ltd: Government and HS2 Ltd responses to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2015–16: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 258);
(3) EU migration statistics: Written evidence, to be published (HC 254);
(4) Follow up to PHSO report on unsafe discharge from hospital: Written evidence, to be published (HC 97);
(5) Government Accounts: Written evidence, to be published (HC 95);
(6) The work of the Civil Service: Written evidence, to be published (HC 253)
(Mr Bernard Jenkin).
22 Science and Technology Committee
(1) EU regulation of the life sciences: First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 158);
(2) Digital skills crisis: Second Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 270);
(3) Satellites and space: Third Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 160);
(4) Science in emergencies: chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incidents: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 163);
(5) Smart meters: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 161);
(6) Correspondence from the Minister of State for Universities and Science relating to the appointments process for the Chair of UKRI: Written evidence, to be published
(7) Graphene: Written evidence to be published (HC 159);
(8) Regenerative medicine: Written evidence, to be published (HC 275);
(9) Robotics and artificial intelligence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 154);
(10) Science communication: Written evidence, to be published (HC 162)
(Nicola Blackwood).
23 Treasury Committee
(1) Retail Banking Market Review: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 231);
(2) Financial Conduct Authority: Written evidence, to be published (HC 283);
(3) Financial Conduct Authority Practitioner Panels: Written evidence, to be published (HC 284)
(Mr Andrew Tyrie).
24 Women and Equalities Committee
(1) Sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 91);
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Equality on the delay to the response to the Gender Pay Gap report: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Equality to the Chair of the Lords Select Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and Disability on the delay to the response to the Equality Act 2010 and Disability Report: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: Written evidence, to be published (HC 90);
(5) Women in executive management: Written evidence, to be published (HC92)
(Mrs Maria Miller).
25 Work and Pensions Committee
Pension Protection Fund and the Pensions Regulator: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 55) (Frank Field).
John Bercow
Speaker
Sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
(1) Support with life-shortening conditions
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered support for children and young people with life-shortening conditions.-(Stuart Andrew.)
At 11.00 am, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
(2) Conveyancing
Resolved, That this House has considered the conveyancing process.-(Will Quince.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.23 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
(3) Diabetes-related complications
Resolved, That this House has considered diabetes-related complications.-(Paula Sherriff.)
(4) UN Peacekeeping Week 2016
Motion made, That this House has considered UN Peacekeeping Week 2016.-(Kirsten Oswald.)
The sitting was suspended between 4.14 pm and 4.29 pm for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Question proposed, That this House has considered UN Peacekeeping Week 2016.
Question put and agreed to.
(5) HPV vaccination
Resolved, That this House has considered HPV vaccinations for men who have sex with men.-(Mike Freer.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.40 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1 Companies
Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Requirements) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 599), dated 6 June 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid).
2 Fees and Charges
Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 621), dated 6 June 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid).
3 Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
Statute, dated 19 February 2016, made by the Governing Body of University College in the University of Oxford, revising the existing Statutes of the University (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid).
4 Value Added Tax
Value Added Tax (Drugs, Medicines, Aids and Charities, etc.) Order 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 620), dated 6 June 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr David Gauke).
Other Papers:
5 National Audit
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for International Development: Realising the benefits of the St Helena Airport Project (by Act); to be printed (HC 19) (Clerk of the House).