House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
12 September 2017
No. 26
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Private Bills: Middle Level Bill: Revival Motion (Standing Order 188B relating to Private Business)
Motion made, That the promoters of the Middle Level Bill, which originated in this House in the previous Session on 24 January 2017, may have leave to proceed with the Bill in the current Session according to the provisions of Standing Order 188B (Revival of bills).—(Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).
Business deferred until Tuesday 10 October.
2Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
3Statements: (1) Hurricane Irma: Government response (Sir Alan Duncan)
(2) Fox/Sky merger (Secretary Karen Bradley)
4Business of the House Commission: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to create a Business of the House Commission to regulate the timetabling of business in the House of Commons; and for connected purposes;
That Mr Peter Bone, Mr Christopher Chope, Chris Bryant, Henry Smith, Paul Flynn, Mr Philip Hollobone, Angus Brendan MacNeil, Zac Goldsmith, Tom Brake, Esther McVey, Philip Davies and Sir Edward Leigh present the Bill.
Mr Peter Bone accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 3 November 2017, and to be printed (Bill 106).
Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time.—(Mel Stride.)
At 7.00 pm, the debate was interrupted.
Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting, proceedings on the Motion in the name of Andrea Leadsom relating to Business of the House (Today) may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour, and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
7Finance Bill: Second Reading (resumed)
The House resumed the debate.
Question put, That the Finance Bill be now read a second time.
The House divided.
Division No. 16.
Ayes: 320 (Tellers: Heather Wheeler, Andrew Griffiths)
Noes: 299 (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Thangam Debonnaire)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Finance Bill:
Committal
(1) The following shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House—
(a) Clause 5 (termination payments etc: amounts chargeable on employment income) and any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the tax treatment of payments or benefits received in connection with the termination of an employment or a change in the duties in, or earnings from, an employment;
(b) Clause 15 (business investment relief) and any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the conditions under which business investment relief in Chapter A1 of Part 14 of the Income Tax Act 2007 is available;
(c) Clause 25 (trading profits taxable at the Northern Ireland rate) and any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the extent to which trading profits are chargeable to corporation tax at the Northern Ireland rate.
(2) The remainder of the Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Committee of the whole House
(3) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in one day.
(4) Those proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.
(5) Each part of the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.
(6) Standing Order No. 83B (programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House.
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Proceedings |
Time for conclusion of proceedings |
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Proceedings committed under paragraph (1)(a) (termination payments etc) |
2 hours from commencement of proceedings on the Bill |
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Proceedings committed under paragraph (1)(b) (business investment relief) |
4 hours from commencement of proceedings on the Bill |
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Proceedings committed under paragraph (1)(c) (trading profits taxable at the Northern Ireland rate) |
6 hours from commencement of proceedings on the Bill |
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee etc
(7) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 26 October 2017.
(8) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
(9) When the provisions of the Bill considered, respectively, by the Committee of the whole House and by the Public Bill Committee have been reported to the House, the Bill shall be proceeded with as if it had been reported as a whole to the House from the Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading.
(10) 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 proceedings on Consideration are commenced.
(11) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(12) Standing Order No. 83B (programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading.—(Mark Spencer.)
Question agreed to.
9Business of the House (Today)
Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting, the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Andrea Leadsom relating to (a) Nomination of Members to Committees and (b) Standing Orders etc. (Departmental Nomenclature) (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) not later than two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; proceedings may continue, though opposed, after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Mark Spencer.)
10Nomination of Members to Committees
Motion made and Question proposed, That, notwithstanding the practice of the House in the nomination of Members to committees, the following orders shall have effect for the duration of the present Parliament:
A: Selection Committee
(1) There shall be a select committee, to be known as the Selection Committee, to discharge the functions of nomination to committees provided for in the Standing Orders of the House relating to public business and to carry out the functions set out in or by virtue of the provisions of this order.
(2) The Committee shall consist of nine Members, of whom three shall be a quorum.
(3) Mr Alan Campbell, David Evennett, Patrick Grady, Andrew Griffiths, Jessica Morden, Christopher Pincher, Julian Smith, Mark Tami and Bill Wiggin shall be members of the Committee.
(4) The Committee appointed under this order shall be regarded as the Committee of Selection for the purposes of motions for nomination of select committees under paragraph(2)(b)(ii) of Standing Order No. 121 (Nomination of select committees).
(5) The Committee shall have the power of nomination to and discharge from general committees provided for in Standing Order No. 86 (Nomination of general committees).
(6) The Committee shall observe the conditions on nominations of public bill committees on a private Member’s bill set out in Standing Order No. 84A (Public bill committees).
(7) The Committee shall have the power to nominate members to European Committees in Standing Order No. 119 (European Committees).
(8) The Committee shall have the power of nomination and discharge of members as provided for in Standing Order No. 92 (Consideration on report of certain bills by a general committee), Standing Order No. 102 (Welsh Grand Committee (composition and business)), Standing Order No. 109 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (composition and business)) and Standing Order No. 117 (Regional Affairs Committee).
(9) The Committee shall have the power of appointment provided for in, or by virtue of, paragraph (8)(a) of Standing Order No. 83J (Certification of bills etc. as relating exclusively to England or England and Wales and being within devolved legislative competence), paragraph (4) of Standing Order No. 83P (Certification of instruments) and paragraph (6) of Standing Order No. 83U (Certification of motions upon which a Finance Bill is to be brought in, etc.) of two members of the Panel of Chairs to assist the Speaker in certifications.
(10) The Committee shall have powers to send for persons, papers and records in the execution of its duties.
(11) The provisions of Private Business Standing Orders shall apply to the Committee established under this order as if the Committee were the Committee of Selection established under Standing Order 109 of those Standing Orders; and each reference to the Committee of Selection in those Standing Orders shall be taken as a reference to the Committee established under this order.
B. Selection Committee (Nomination to General Committees)
The Selection Committee shall interpret paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 86 (Nomination of general committees) in such a way that where a committee has an odd number of members the Government shall have a majority, and where a committee has an even number of members the number of Government and Opposition members shall be equal; but this instruction shall not apply to the nomination of any public bill committee to which the proviso in sub-paragraph (iv) of that paragraph applies.
C: Positions for which additional salaries are payable for the purposes of section 4A(2) of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
The Chair of the committee established under part A of this order shall, for the period that part A of this order has effect, be a position specified for the purposes of section 4A(2) of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, subject to paragraphs (2) to (4) of the resolution of the House of 19 March 2013 (Positions for which additional salaries are payable for the purposes of Section 4A(2) of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009) which apply as if that position were referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of that resolution; and, for that period, the chair of the Committee of Selection shall not be a position so specified.
D: Nomination of Programming Committees
The Speaker shall interpret paragraph (2)(b) of Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) in such a way that the number of Government and Opposition members nominated to each such committee shall be equal.
E: Nomination of Programming Sub-committees
The Speaker shall interpret paragraph (3)(b) of Standing Order No. 83C (Programming sub-committees) in such a way that the Government shall have a majority of the members nominated to each such committee.
F: Nomination of Reasons Committees
That, unless the House otherwise orders, the Government shall have a majority of the members nominated to each committee to draw up reasons.—(Andrea Leadsom.)
It being two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Business of the House (Today) motion, the Speaker put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Andrea Leadsom relating to (a) Nomination of Members to Committees and (b) Standing Orders etc. (Departmental Nomenclature) (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Order of the House, today).
Amendment (a) moved.—(Mr Alistair Carmichael.)
Question put forthwith, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 17
Ayes: 300 (Tellers: Tom Brake, David Linden).
Noes: 320 (Tellers: Andrew Griffiths, Mrs Heather Wheeler).
Question accordingly negatived.
Main Question put.
The House divided.
Division No. 18
Ayes: 320 (Tellers: Andrew Griffiths, Mrs Heather Wheeler).
Noes: 301 (Tellers: Thangam Debonnaire, Jeff Smith).
Question accordingly agreed to.
11Standing Orders etc. (Departmental Nomenclature) (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Ordered, That the following changes to Standing Orders be made:
A: Select Committees Related to Government Departments
(1) That Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended in the Table in paragraph (2), in item 3, by inserting “Digital,” before “Culture, Media and Sport” in each place it occurs.
B. European Committees
(2) That the Table in paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 119 (European Committees) be amended in respect of European Committee C, by inserting “Digital,” before “Culture, Media and Sport”.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
(1) A public petition from residents of the UK relating to the system of obtaining Pemanent Residence Certification was presented and read by Tommy Sheppard.
(2) A public petition from residents of Harborough, Oadby and Wigston relating to Glenfield Children's Heart Unit was presented and read by Neil O'Brien.
Subject: Access to NHS dentists (Judith Cummins).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Adjourned at 11.15 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Private Business
1High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Bill
Mr Speaker laid upon the Table a Report from the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, pursuant to Order (18 July 2017), That, in the case of the High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Bill, certain Standing Orders are applicable. Furthermore, of those which are applicable, Standing Orders 4, 4A, 10, 10A, 11, 12A, 13, 27, 27A, 33, 34, 36, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45 and 47 have not been complied with.
Report referred to the Standing Orders Committee.
Reports from Select Committees
2Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) Industrial Strategy: First Review: Government response to the Second Report from the Committee, Session 2016-17: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 337);
(2) Corporate Governance: Government response to the Third Report of the Committee, Session 2016-17: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 338)
(Rachel Reeves).
F-35 Procurement: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 326)
(Dr Julian Lewis).
(1) The future of chemicals regulation after the EU Referendum: Government response to the Eleventh Report of the Committee, Session 2016-17: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 313);
(2) Marine Protected Areas revisited: Government response to the Tenth Report of the Committee, Session 2016-17: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 314)
(Mary Creagh).
(1) The United Kingdom’s relations with Russia: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2016-17: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 332);
(2) The UK’s relations with Turkey: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2016-17: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 333);
(3) ‘Political Islam’, and the Muslim Brotherhood Review: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2016-17: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 334)
(Tom Tugendhat).
Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published
(Helen Jones).
7Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Chair’s annual report: First Special Report, to be printed with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 347);
(2) Correspondence with the BBC relating to the Committee’s Fifty-ninth Report of Session 2016-17, The BBC Licence Fee: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the Department for International Development relating to the Committee’s Fifty-fourth Report of Session 2016-17, Department for International Development: Investing through the CDC: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Government Property Unit relating to the Committee’s Fifty-third Report of Session 2016-17, The HMRC Estate: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with HMRC relating to the Committee’s Thirty-sixth Report of Session 2016-17, Collecting tax from high net worth individuals: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence with HMRC relating to the Committee’s Fifty-third Report of Session 2016-17, The HMRC Estate: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence with the Home Office relating to the Committee’s Thirty-fourth Report of Session 2016-17, The Syrian Vulnerable People’s Resettlement Programme: Written evidence, to be published;
(8) Correspondence with NHS England relating to the Committee’s Fifty-eighth Report of Session 2016-17, Local support for people with a learning disability: Written evidence, to be published;
(9) Correspondence with the Secretary of State, Department of Health relating to the Department for Health’s Annual Report and Accounts: Written evidence, to be published;
(10) Tackling online VAT fraud and error: Written evidence, to be published (HC 312)
(Meg Hillier).
8Science and Technology Committee
(1) Science communication and engagement: Government Response to the Eleventh Report from the Committee of Session 2016–17: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 319);
(2) Managing intellectual property and technology transfer: Government Response to the Tenth Report from the Committee of Session 2016-17: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 318);
(3) The Industrial Strategy, Science and STEM Skills: Government Response to the Thirteenth Report from the Committee of Session 2016-17: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 335);
(4) Correspondence with the Minister of State for Transport Legislation and Maritime, relating to the Committee’s inquiry into the draft Spaceflight Bill: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, relating to the Committee’s inquiry into ocean acidification: Written evidence, to be published
(Norman Lamb).
John Bercow
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Foreign direct investment into the UK in 2016-17
Resolved, That this House has considered foreign direct investment into the UK in 2016-17.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
2Shropshire's NHS Future Fit process and the future of services at the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Resolved, That this House has considered Shropshire's NHS Future Fit process and the future of services at the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.—(Lucy Allan.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.29 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Negotiations on the future rights of UK nationals in the EU
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered negotiations on the future rights of UK nationals in the EU.—(Daniel Zeichner.)
At 4.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
4Proposed new prison in Port Talbot
Resolved, That this House has considered the proposed new prison in Port Talbot.—(Liz Saville Roberts.)
5Bereavement leave for families who lose a child
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of bereavement leave for families who lose a child.—(Paul Masterton.)
At 5.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.30 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Scottish Banknote (Designation of Authorised Bank) Regulations 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrew Jones).
Draft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Barclay).
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
3Friendly Societies (Northern Ireland)
Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Modification of Part 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 906), dated 11 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Barclay).
Infected Blood Schemes (Application of Sections 731, 733 and 734 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 904), dated 11 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mel Stride).
Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 900), dated 6 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Caroline Dinenage).
Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to Museums and Galleries) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 905), dated 11 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mel Stride).
Other papers:
7Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Report and Accounts of Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Order), to be printed (HC 193) (Secretary Michael Gove).
Explanatory Memorandum to the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 737), (laid 12 July 2017) (by Command) (Margot James).
Ministry of Defence Minute, dated 12 September 2017, concerning the gifting of Counter-IED equipment to the Government of Libya (by Command) (Secretary Michael Fallon).
10Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts for the Royal Parks for 2016-17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 211) (John Glen).
Third Report of the Police Remuneration Review Body: England and Wales 2017 (by Command) (Cm. 9453) (Secretary Amber Rudd).
Prison Service Pay Review Body: Sixteenth Report on England and Wales 2017 (by Command) (Cm. 9474) (Secretary David Lidington).
Supplement to the Thirty-ninth Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries 2017: Chief Police Officers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Report No. 88 (Cm. 9456) (Secretary Amber Rudd).
14Social Security Administration
(2) Report by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council in accordance with Section 171 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 reviewing the Terms of Prescription for Latex Anaphylaxis (by Command) (Cm. 9498) (Secretary David Gauke).
(1) Report by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council in accordance with Section 171 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 reviewing Nasal Carcinoma and Occupational Exposure to Wood Dust (by Command) (Cm. 9499) (Secretary David Gauke).
Withdrawn Papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 737) (by Command) (laid 12 July 2017).
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE
Instruments
The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83P, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion, the following instrument relates exclusively to England and Wales, and is within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83P.
Draft Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Consequential Amendments) Order 2017
POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT
The Speaker has appointed Kirsty Blackman, Ms Nusrat Ghani and Gloria De Piero 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.