House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
10 July 2017

No. 14

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

2Statements: (1) G20 (The Prime Minister)

(2) Export licensing: High Court judgment (Secretary Liam Fox)

3Application for emergency debate

Diana Johnson proposed that the House should debate the matter of a public inquiry into contaminated blood (Standing Order No. 24).

The Speaker put the application to the House.

Leave given.

Debate to be held at the commencement of public business tomorrow for three hours.

4Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time.

5Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill: Programme

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

(2) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 4; the Schedule; Clauses 5 and 6; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill.

Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading

(3) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

(4) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

(5) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to other proceedings up to and including Third Reading.

Other proceedings

(6) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Question agreed to.

6Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill: Money

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Question agreed to.

7Adjournment

Subject: Future of King George Hospital, Ilford (Mike Gapes).

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)

At 10.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Adjourned at 10.29 pm until tomorrow.

John Bercow

Speaker

Papers laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 7 July under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1Social Security

(1) Discretionary Financial Assistance (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. (N.I.), 2017, No. 143), dated 6 July 2017 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Caroline Dinenage)

(2) Universal Credit (Housing Costs Element for claimants aged 18 to 21) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. (N.I.), 2017, No. 142), dated 6 July 2017 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Caroline Dinenage)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 10 July

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

2Pensions

Draft Pension Schemes Act 2015 (Transitional Provisions and Appropriate Independent Advice) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assement (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3Coroners

Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Alteration of Coroner Areas) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 728), dated 6 July 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lidington)

4Criminal Law

Criminal Justice (European Investigation Order) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 730), dated 5 July 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)

5Energy

Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 727), dated 6 July 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Claire Perry)

6Housing

Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. (N.I.), 2017, No. 144), dated 6 July 2017 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Caroline Dinenage)

7Local Government

(1) Draft Leeds (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)

(2) Draft Newcastle upon Tyne (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)

(3) Draft South Lakeland (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)

8Social Security

(1) Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provision) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. (N.I.), 2017, No. 148), dated 6 July 2017 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Penny Mordaunt)

(2) Universal Credit (Benefit Cap Earnings Exception) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. (N.I.), 2017, No. 145), dated 6 July 2017 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Damian Hinds)

(3) Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. (N.I.), 2017, No. 146), dated 6 July 2017 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Damian Hinds)

(4) Universal Credit (Reduction of the Earnings Taper Rate) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. (N.I.), 2017, No. 147), dated 6 July 2017 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Damian Hinds)

Other papers:

9Dentists

Report and Accounts of the General Dental Council for 2016, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 166) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

10Digital, Culture Media and Sport

(1) Financial Statements of Historic Royal Palaces for 2016–17 (by Command) (John Glen)

(2) Review of Historic Royal Palaces for 2016–17 (by Command) (John Glen)

11Finance

Report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Stamp duty on paper documents: a way forward to reform, digitise and simplify (by Act) (Mel Stride)

12Government Resources and Accounts

Report and Accounts of the Charity Commission for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 3) (Mel Stride)

13Government Resources and Accounts (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies)

(1) Report and Accounts of the Pensions Advisory Service for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 139) (Secretary David Gauke)

(2) Report and Financial Statements of the English Institute of Sport Limited for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 106) (Tracey Crouch)

14National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(2) Report and Accounts of Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(3) Report and Accounts of Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(4) Report and Accounts of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(5) Report and Accounts of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(6) Report and Accounts of Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(7) Report and Accounts of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(8) Report and Accounts of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(9) Report and Accounts of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(10) Report and Accounts of Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(11) Report and Accounts of Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(12) Report and Accounts of NHS Business Services Authority for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 255) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(13) Report and Accounts of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(14) Report and Accounts of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(15) Report and Accounts of Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(16) Report and Accounts of South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(17) Report and Accounts of South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

(18) Report and Accounts of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust for 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

15National Heritage

Report and Accounts of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 164) (Secretary Michael Gove)

16Pension Schemes

Report and Accounts of the Pensions Ombudsman and the Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 146) (Secretary David Gauke)

17Pensions

(1) Report and Accounts of the National Employment Savings Trust Corporation for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 99) (Secretary David Gauke)

(2) Report and Accounts of the Pensions Regulator for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 145) (Secretary David Gauke)

18School Teachers

Twenty-Seventh Report of the School Teachers' Review Body (by Command) (Cm 9454) (Secretary Justine Greening)

19 Treaty Series No. 15 (2017)

Agreement, done at London on 8 October 2015, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Iraq (by Command) (Cm 9476) (Secretary Boris Johnson)

20Video Recordings

Report and Accounts of The Video Standards Council (by Act) (Matt Hancock)

SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE

Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill

The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83J, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion, clauses 1, 2 and 5 of the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill (Bill 3) relate exclusively to England and Wales and are within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J.

POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT

The Speaker has appointed Jessica Morden and Bridget Phillipson 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.

 

Prepared 10 July 2017