House of Commons
Session 2016-17
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday
27th October 2016
No. 51
The House met at 9.30 am.
PRAYERS.
1 Richmond Park Writ
Ordered, That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough Constituency of Richmond Park in the room of Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith, who since his election to the said County Constituency has been appointed to the Office of Steward and Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham in the county of Buckingham.-(Gavin Williamson.)
2 Private Bills: New Southgate Cemetery Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Motion made, That the New Southgate Cemetery Bill [Lords], be read a second time.-(Chairman of Ways and Means.)
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 3 November.
3 Questions to (1) the Attorney General
(2) the Minister for Women and Equalities
(3) the Leader of the House
4 Business Question (Leader of the House)
5 Technical and Further Education Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Secretary Justine Greening, supported by Secretary Greg Clark, Secretary Damian Green, Ben Gummer, Damian Hinds, Robert Halfon, Nick Gibb, Edward Timpson, Caroline Dinenage and Joseph Johnson, presented a Bill to make provision about technical and further education.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 82) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 82–EN).
6 Privileges
Resolved, That this House-
(i) approves the First Report from the Committee of Privileges (HC 662);
(ii) having regard to the conclusions of the Committee in respect of Mr Colin Myler, considers that Mr Myler misled the Culture, Media and Sport Committee by answering questions falsely about his knowledge of evidence that other News of the World employees had been involved in phone-hacking and other wrongdoing, and therefore formally admonishes him for his conduct; and
(iii) having regard to the conclusions of the Committee in respect of Mr Tom Crone, considers that Mr Crone misled the Culture, Media and Sport Committee by giving a counter-impression of the significance of confidentiality in the Gordon Taylor settlement and by answering questions falsely about his knowledge of evidence that other News of the World employees had been involved in phone-hacking and other wrongdoing, and therefore formally admonishes him for his conduct.
That the matter of the exercise and enforcement of the powers of the House in relation to select committees and contempts be referred to the Committee of Privileges.-(Mr David Lidington.)
7 Backbench Business (Order, 24 October)
Resolved, That this House notes the recommendations of the Youth Select Committee report of November 2015 on Young People’s Mental Health; endorses the findings of that report on the need for more support from the Government for mental health services for young people; acknowledges steps taken by the Government, since its response of January 2016 to that report, with regard to some of its recommendations; and calls on the Government to set out what further progress has been made since its response and what its plans are further to improve mental health services for young people.-(Helen Hayes.)
8 Public Petitions
A public petition from residents of the UK relating to the change of use of Abberley Hotel was presented and read by Valerie Vaz.
A public petition from residents of Southampton Itchen relating to the implementation of the 1995 and 2011 Pension Acts was presented and read by Royston Smith.
9 Adjournment
Subject: Effectiveness of communication and engagement by HS2 Limited (Mrs Cheryl Gillan).
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.-(Christopher Pincher.)
At 5.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Christopher Pincher.)
Adjourned at 5.29 pm until tomorrow.
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Other proceedings
General Committees: Reports
10 Digital Economy Bill Committee
Graham Stringer (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published
11 Neighbourhood Planning Bill
Steve McCabe (Chair) reported:
(1) written evidence submitted to the Committee; and
(2) the Bill as amended.
Written evidence to be published.
Bill, as amended to be considered tomorrow; and to be printed (Bill 83).
12 Savings (Government Contributions) Bill
Mr Christopher Chope (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
General Committees: Appointments
The Speaker appoints the Chairmen 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 including additional Members to serve on Grand Committees.
13 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Motions in the name of Mr David Lidington relating to the Electoral Commission)
Chair: Phil Wilson.
14 European Committee A in respect of European Union Document No. 12090/16 and Addenda 1 and 2 and COR1 (Draft regulation on establishing a Union certification system for aviation security screening equipment)
Chair: Mr David Hanson
Members: Andy McDonald discharged and Richard Burden nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
15 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Industrial strategy: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 616) (Mr Iain Wright).
16 Treasury Committee
(1) Tax credits: fraud and error: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 795);
(2) Correspondence with the Financial Conduct Authority relating to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the National Audit Office relating to the sale of Royal Bank of Scotland shares: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Andrew Tyrie).
John Bercow
Speaker
Sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.30 pm.
Liaison Committee business (Standing Order No. 10(7))
(1) Defence expenditure
Resolved, That this House has considered the Second Report from the Defence Committee of Session 2015–16, Shifting the goalposts? Defence expenditure and the 2% pledge, HC 494, and the Government response, HC 465.-(Dr Julian Lewis.)
(2) Use of Lariam for military personnel
Resolved, That this House has considered the Fourth Report from the Defence Committee of Session 2015–16, An acceptable risk? The use of Lariam for military personnel, HC 567, and the Government response, HC 648.-(Mrs Madeleine Moon.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.30 pm until Monday 31 October.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
APPENDIX
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1 Local Government
(1) Draft East Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker);
(2) draft Eastbourne (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker);
(3) draft Hastings (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker);
(4) draft Lewes (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker);
(5) draft Rother (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker); and
(6) draft Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2016 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker).
Other Papers:
2 Air Force (Constitution)
Queen’s Regulations for the Royal Air Force (Fifth Edition) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (Amendment List 42), dated 17 October 2016 (by Act) (Secretary Michael Fallon).
3 Energy
Statutory Security of Supply Report for 2016 (by Act); to be printed (HC 717) (Secretary Greg Clark).
Correction
Tuesday 18 October
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs, item 29, should have included
( ) The role and effectiveness of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 252);
Tuesday 25 October
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs, item 29, should have included
( ) The role and effectiveness of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 252);