House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
17 July 2017
No. 18
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
2Urgent Question: Saudi Arabia: anticipated executions (Alistair Burt)
3Statement: Schools update (Secretary Justine Greening)
4High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Secretary Chris Grayling, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Greg Clark, Secretary Michael Gove, Secretary David Mundell and Secretary Alun Cairns, presented a Bill to make provision for a railway between a junction with Phase One of High Speed 2, near Fradley Wood in Staffordshire, and a junction with the West Coast Main Line near Crewe in Cheshire; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 6) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 6–EN).
5Emergency Debate (Standing Order No. 24)
Scheduling of Parliamentary Business by the Leader of the House
Resolved, That this House has considered the scheduling of parliamentary business by the Leader of the House and the implications of a two-year session for Standing Orders requirements.—(Valerie Vaz.)
6Adjournment (November and Christmas)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 25), That this House—
(1) at its rising on Tuesday 7 November 2017, do adjourn until Monday 13 November; and
(2) at its rising on Thursday 21 December 2017, do adjourn until Monday 8 January 2018.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Question agreed to.
7Business of the House (Private Members' Bills)
Motion made and Question proposed, That Private Members’ Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 20 October, 3 November, 1 December 2017, 19 January, 2 and 23 February, 16 March, 27 April, 11 May, 15 June, 6 July, 26 October and 23 November 2018.—(Andrea Leadsom.)
Amendment proposed, in line 1, after 'That' insert ', subject to the House agreeing before Thursday 13 September 2017 to a Motion providing for an additional 13 sitting Fridays for Private Members' Bills together with the necessary adjustments to Standing Order No.14,'.—(Valerie Vaz.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 8.
Ayes: 285 (Tellers: Thangam Debbonaire, Jeff Smith).
Noes: 315 (Tellers: Nigel Adams, David Rutley).
Question accordingly negatived.
Another Amendment proposed, in line 1, to leave out from ‘That’ to the end of the Question and insert ‘, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 14(8) relating to the number of Fridays on which Private Members’ Bills shall have precedence over Government business, Private Members’ Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 20 and 27 October, 3 and 10 November, 1 and 8 December 2017, 19 and 26 January, 2, 16 and 23 February, 16 March, 27 April, 11 and 18 May, 15 and 22 June, 6 and 13 July, 19 and 26 October, 16 and 23 November 2018, 18 January, 15 February and 15 March 2019.’.—(Chris Bryant.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 9.
Ayes: 287 (Tellers: Thangam Debbonaire, Jeff Smith).
Noes: 316 (Tellers: Nigel Adams, David Rutley).
Question accordingly negatived.
Main Question put and agreed to.
Resolved, That Private Members’ Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 20 October, 3 November, 1 December 2017, 19 January, 2 and 23 February, 16 March, 27 April, 11 May, 15 June, 6 July, 26 October and 23 November 2018.
8Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)
Resolved, That this House welcomes the work of the United Kingdom Youth Parliament in providing young people with an opportunity to engage with the political process; recognises the positive contribution to such engagement provided by the annual meetings of the Youth Parliament in the Chamber of this House; and accordingly resolves that the UK Youth Parliament should be allowed to meet once a year in the Chamber of this House for the duration of this Parliament.—(Andrea Leadsom.)
9Statement: HS2 update (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Subject: Acid attacks (Stephen Timms).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Chris Heaton-Harris.)
Adjourned at 11.46 pm until tomorrow.
John Bercow
Speaker
Papers laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 748), dated 13 July 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mel Stride)
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Reviews of Sentencing) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 751), dated 11 July 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lidington)
Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 753), dated 12 July 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Matt Hancock)
Other papers:
Report and Statement of Accounts of S4C 2016-17 (by Act) (Matt Hancock)
Report and Accounts of the Civil Aviation Authority (by Act) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Report and Accounts of VisitBritain and VisitEngland for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 36) (John Glen)
7Financial Services and Markets
Report and Accounts of the Money Advice Service for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 262) (Stephen Barclay)
8Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of Department for Culture, Media and Sport for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 6) (Mel Stride)
(2) Report and Accounts of Forest Enterprise England for 2016–17 (by Act), to be printed (HC 183) (Secretary Michael Gove)
(3) Report and Accounts of Forest Research for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 196) (Secretary Michael Gove)
(4) Report and Accounts of the Animal and Plant Health Agency for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 189) (Secretary Michael Gove)
(5) Report and Accounts of the Forestry Commission England/Central Services for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 195) (Mel Stride)
Report and Accounts of Driver and Vehicle Standard Agency for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 245) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
10Health and Social Work Professions
Report and Accounts of Health and Care Professions Council for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 230) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(1) Fitness to Practise Statistics of General Medical Council for 2016 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(2) Report of Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service for 2016 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(3) Trustees' Report and Accounts of the General Medical Council for 2016 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
Report and Accounts of the Wallace Collection for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 150) (John Glen)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General: Managing the Official Development Assistance target—a report on progress (by Act) (HC 243) (Clerk of the House)
Report and Accounts of Historic England for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 114) (John Glen)
Report and Accounts of the English Sports Council: Grant-in-Aid and National Lottery Distribution Fund for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 88) (Tracey Crouch)
(1) Report and Accounts of the Nursing and Midwifery Council for 2016–17 and Strategic Plan for 2017–18, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 154) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(2) Fitness to Practise Report of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (by Statutory Instrument) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
Financial statements of Severn River Crossing Plc 2016 (by Act) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
(1) Crewe Hub Consultation (by Command) (Cm. 9477) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
(2) High Speed Two Phase 2a: West Midlands to Crewe: Government Response to the Design Refinement Consultation (by Command) (Cm. 9478) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
(3) High Speed Two Phase 2b: Crewe to Manchester, West Midlands to Leeds and beyond - Property Consultation Response (by Command) (Cm. 9480) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
(4) High Speed Two: From Crewe to Manchester, West Midlands to Leeds and beyond: Phase 2b Route Decision (by Command) (Cm. 9479) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Report and Accounts of UK Government Investments Limited 2016-17 (by Command) (Cm. 9450) (Stephen Barclay)
Treaty, done at Perth on 18 January 2013, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia for Defence and Security Cooperation (by Command) (Cm. 9482) (Secretary Boris Johnson)
Exchange of Notes, done at Berlin on 20 February 2017, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Charging of Bank Levies, done on 7 December 2011 (by Command) (Cm. 9483) (Secretary Boris Johnson)
Exchange of notes, done at Warsaw on 9 and 15 February 2017, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning the Mutual Protection of Classified Information done at Warsaw on 18 August 2006 (by Command) (Cm. 9484) (Secretary Boris Johnson)
Report and Accounts of the British Board of Film Classification 2016 (by Act) (Matt Hancock)
Code of Practice for England on Species Control Provisions (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)