House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
9 October 2017
No. 29
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2Statements: (1) Monarch Airlines (Secretary Chris Grayling)
(2) UK plans for leaving the EU (The Prime Minister)
3Application for emergency debate (Standing Order No. 24)
Mr Alistair Carmichael proposed that the House should consider the Government's policy in relation to the proceedings of this House (Standing Order No. 24).
The Speaker put the application to the House.
Leave given.
Debate to be held at the commencement of business tomorrow for up to three hours.
4Gypsies and Travellers and local communities
Motion made, and Question proposed That this House has considered Gypsies and Travellers and local communities.—(Alok Sharma.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question again proposed.
Resolved, That this House has considered Gypsies and Travellers and local communities.
Subject: Use and control of air rifles (Karin Smyth)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Adjourned at 10.24 pm until tomorrow.
Other proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
6Principal Local Authorities (Grounds for Abolition) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 20 October, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 December.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 20 October, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 December.
Reports from Select Committees
Correspondence with Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, regarding travel vaccines: Written evidence, to be published (Order made in the Adjournment (Standing Order No. 137)) (Clerk of the House).
9Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Hinkley Point C: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 393);
(2) Correspondence from learndirect relating to the NAO learndirect inquiry: written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Department for Communities and Local Government relating to the Committee’s Report on Financial sustainability of local authorities: written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Department for Education relating to the Committee’s Report on Child Protection: written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Home Office relating to the Committee’s Report on Confiscation Orders: written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence from the Home Office relating to the Committee’s Report on the Emergency Services Network: written evidence, to be published;
(7) Delivering Carrier Strike: written evidence, to be published (HC 394);
(8) Department of Education Annual Report and Accounts: written evidence, to be published (HC 395);
(9) Tackling online VAT fraud and error: written evidence, to be published (HC 312)
(Meg Hillier).
John Bercow
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Friday 15 September
(1) Nuclear Installations (Excepted Matter) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 920), dated 11 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)
(2) Nuclear Installations (Insurance Certificate) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 922), dated 11 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)
Tuesday 19 September
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (European Union Financial Sanctions) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 928), dated 19 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Barclay)
Thursday 21 September
12Financial Services and Markets
(1) Immigration Act 2014 (Current Accounts) (Freezing Orders: Code of Practice) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 930), dated 18 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
(2) Immigration Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 931), dated 18 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
Thursday 28 September
13Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 944), dated 26 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
14Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 947), dated 27 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
Friday 29 September
Fishing Vessels (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 943), dated 26 September 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Wednesday 4 October
NHS Business Services Authority (Awdurdod Gwasanaethau Busnes y GIG) (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 959), dated 3 October 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Philip Dunne)
NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 958), dated 3 October 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Philip Dunne)
NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Investigatory Powers and Other Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 960), dated 3 October 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Philip Dunne)
Other Papers:
Tuesday 19 September
19Communities and Local Government
Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Select Committee Report: The Future of Public Parks (by Command) (Cm. 9503) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
Report under section 56(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the making of a call-out order to authorise the call out of members of the reserve forces in support of United Kingdom Operations to aid areas affected by the 2017 hurricane season (by Act) (Mark Lancaster)
Friday 22 September
Report under section 56(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the making of a call-out order to authorise the call out of members of the reserve forces to support defence objectives (by Act) (Mark Lancaster)
Tuesday 26 September
Explanatory Memorandum to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 908) (laid 13 September) (by Command) (Steve Brine)
Friday 29 September
Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 885) (laid 7 September) (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
Withdrawn Papers:
Explanatory Memorandum to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (by Command) (laid 13 September 2017)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 885) (laid 7 September 2017)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 9 October 2017
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Draft Modifications to the Conditions of the Smart Meter Communication Licences (Smart Meters No. 4 of 2017) (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)
Other papers
Ministry of Defence Minute, dated 9 October 2017, concerning a contingent liability for Programme HADES (by Command) (Secretary Michael Fallon)
28Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Minute, dated 9 October 2017, reporting a contingent liability in relation to the 2022 Commonwealth Games (by Command) (Tracey Crouch)
Report by the Care Quality Commission: The state of health care and adult social care in England for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 377) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
Preparing for our future UK trade policy (by Command) (Cm. 9470) (Secretary Liam Fox)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's Magnox contract (by Act), to be printed (HC 408) (Clerk of the House)
Report under section 56(1B) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the making of a call-out order to authorise the call out of members of the reserve forces in support of United Kingdom Operations to counter the threat of Daesh (by Act) (Mark Lancaster)
Customs Bill: legislating for the UK's future customs, VAT and excise regimes (by Command) (Cm. 9502) (Mel Stride)
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 is within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83P.
Draft Regulation of Social Housing (Influence of Local Authorities) (England) Regulations 2017
CORRECTION
Wednesday 13 September 2017
The following should have appeared after item 13:
Women and Equalities Committee
Ensuring strong equalities legislation after the EU exit: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2016–17: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 385) (Mrs Maria Miller).