House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
12th September 2016

No. 35

The House met at 2.30 pm.

PRAYERS.

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

2 Statement: Schools that work for everyone (Secretary Justine Greening)

3 Arms Export Controls (Countries of Concern) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Tom Brake presented a Bill to establish a presumption against licensing arms exports to certain countries designated by the Secretary of State as being countries of concern in relation to their respect for human rights; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 21 October 2016 and to be printed (Bill 63).

4 Wales Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the Wales Bill, in place of paragraphs (5) and (6) of the Order of 14 June 2016:

(1) Proceedings on Consideration shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

Table

Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
New Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1; amendments to Part 1.	Two and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion for this order.
New Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 2; amendments to Part 2; New Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 3; amendments to Part 3; New Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 4; amendments to Part 4; remaining proceedings on Consideration.	Five hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion for this order.

(2) Any proceedings in Legislative Grand Committee and proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion for this order.-(Heather Wheeler.)

5 Wales Bill (Report Stage): Consideration of the Bill, as amended in Committee of the whole House

New Clause NC4-(Secretary Alun Cairns)-brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Amendments 3 to 7 made.-(Secretary Alun Cairns.)

Question put, That Amendment 60 be made.-(Liz Saville Roberts.)

The House divided.

Division No. 62.

Ayes: 30 (Tellers: Owen Thompson, Marion Fellows).

Noes: 288 (Tellers: Chris Heaton-Harris, Mark Spencer).

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendments 8 to 22 and 26 to 42 made.

New Clause NC5-(Guto Bebb)-brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Question put, That new Clause NC3 be read a second time.-(Paul Flynn.)

The House divided.

Division No. 63.

Ayes: 191 (Tellers: Holly Lynch, Jeff Smith).

Noes: 286 (Tellers: Mark Spencer, Chris Heaton-Harris).

Question accordingly negatived.

Question put, That new Clause NC6 be read a second time.-(Jonathan Edwards.)

The House divided.

Division No. 64.

Ayes: 195 (Tellers: Owen Thompson, Marion Fellows).

Noes: 281 (Tellers: Mark Spencer, Chris Heaton-Harris).

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendments 23 to 25 and 43 to 59 made.

6 Wales Bill: Third Reading

Secretary Alun Cairns signified Queen’s consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is concerned.

Bill read the third time, and passed.

7 Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016, which were laid before this House on 4 July, be approved.-(Chris Heaton-Harris.)

Question agreed to.

8 Business of the House (14 September)

Ordered, That at the sitting on Wednesday 14 September paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to the Motion in the name of Jeremy Corbyn as if the day were an Opposition Day; proceedings on the Motion may continue, though opposed, for three hours and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.-(Mr David Lidington.)

9 Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Carolyn Harris be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Dr Alan Whitehead be added.-(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(2) Ordered, That Deidre Brock be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Philip Boswell be added.-(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

10 Public Petitions

A public petition from citizens of the Royal town of Sutton Coldfield relating to the Royal Sutton Coldfield Green Belt was presented and read by Mr Andrew Mitchell.

11 Adjournment

Subject: Govia Thameslink rail service (Henry Smith).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Chris Heaton-Harris.)

Adjourned at 10.37 pm until tomorrow.

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Other proceedings

Disqualification of a Member

12 Disqualification of a Member

Notification, laid upon the Table by the Speaker, That Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer had today appointed Rt hon. David William Donald Cameron, Member for Witney, to be Steward and Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Manor of Northstead in the county of York.

General Committees: Reports

13 First Delegated Legislation Committee

Philip Davies (Chair) reported the draft Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.

14 Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Mike Gapes (Chair) reported the Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services: Exceptions Relating to Supplies Made to Relevant Business Person) Order 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 726).

15 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Peter Bone (Chair) reported the draft International Development Association (Seventeenth Replenishment: Additional Payments) Order 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).

16 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services: Exceptions Relating to Supplies Made to Relevant Business Person) Order 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 726))

Members: Mr Alan Mak discharged and Maria Caulfield nominated in substitution.

17 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft West Midlands Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016)

Members: Rebecca Pow discharged and Rebecca Harris nominated in substitution.

18 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft International Development Association (Seventeenth Replenishment: Additional Payments) Order 2016)

Members: Byron Davies discharged and Craig Mackinlay nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

19 Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Adult social care: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 47);

(2) Homelessness Reduction Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 635)

(Mr Clive Betts).

20 Health Committee

Planning for winter pressure in accident and emergency departments: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 277) (Dr Sarah Wollaston).

21 Justice Committee

Prison safety: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2015–16: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 647) (Robert Neill).

22 Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Improving access to mental health services:

(i) Sixteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 80);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 80);

(2) Transforming rehabilitation: Seventeenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 484);

(3) Granite and Northern Rock: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 632);

(4) Correspondence from the Government Chief Commercial Officer relating to the Cabinet Office’s review of Atos’ contracts with central Government: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to HM Revenue and Customs relating to HMRC’s Building Our Future transformation: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Disposal of public land for new homes: progress review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 634)

(Meg Hillier).

23 Transport Committee

(1) All lane running: Government response: Fifth Report, with an Appendix, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 654);

(2) Bus Services Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 611)

(Mrs Louise Ellman).

John Bercow

Speaker

The Speaker will take the Chair at 11.30 am.

Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 4.30 pm.

Debate on an e-petition (Standing Order No. 10(1)(a))

South Korea and the dog meat trade

Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 120702 relating to South Korea and the dog meat trade.-(Oliver Dowden.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 6.15 pm until tomorrow.

Lindsay Hoyle

Chairman of Ways and Means

APPENDIX

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 9 September under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1 Building and Buildings

Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 888), dated 7 September 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Gavin Barwell).

2 Children and Young Persons

Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 887), dated 6 September 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Caroline Dinenage).

3 Criminal Law

Côte d’Ivoire (Asset-Freezing) (Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 893), dated 8 September 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Simon Kirby).

4 Insolvency

Postal Administration (Scotland) Rules 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 900), dated 8 September 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark).

5 National Health Service

National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 875), dated 5 September 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (David Mowat).

6 Rating and Valuation

Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 882), dated 7 September 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Marcus Jones).

7 Taxes

International Tax Compliance (Client Notification) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 899), dated 8 September 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jane Ellison).

Other Papers:

8 Health

Government Response to the First Report from the Health Committee, Session 2015–16, on Childhood obesity-brave and bold action (by Command) (Cm. 9330) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt).

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 12 September:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

9 Energy

Oil and Gas Authority (Fees) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 904), dated 7 September 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark).

10 Family Proceedings

Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 901), dated 8 September 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).

11 Insolvency

Insolvency (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 903), dated 9 September 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark).

Other Papers:

12 Law Commissions

Report of the Law Commission on Bills of Sale (by Act); to be printed (HC 641) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss).

13 National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Home Office: The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement programme (by Act); to be printed (HC 626) (Clerk of the House).