House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
10 October 2017
No. 30
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).—(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).
Business deferred until Tuesday 17 October at 4.00 pm.
2Private Bills: City of London Corporation (Open Spaces) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time, and passed.
3Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
4Urgent Question: BAE Systems Air and Information sites: job losses (Claire Perry)
5Statements: (1) Race disparity audit (Secretary Damian Green)
(2) Bombardier (Secretary Greg Clark)
6Legalisation of Cannabis (Medicinal Purposes): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to allow the production, supply, possession and use of cannabis and cannabis resin for medicinal purposes; and for connected purposes;
That Paul Flynn, Frank Field, Caroline Lucas, Mary Glindon, Jeff Smith, Kelvin Hopkins, Crispin Blunt, Michael Fabricant, Martyn Day, Ronnie Cowan, Layla Moran and Mr Alistair Carmichael present the Bill.
Paul Flynn accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 23 February 2018, and to be printed (Bill 108).
7Emergency Debate (Standing Order No. 24)
Government and Parliamentary Proceedings
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Government's policy in relation to the proceedings of this House.—(Mr Alistair Carmichael.)
The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question again proposed.
Resolved, That this House has considered the Government's policy in relation to the proceedings of this House.
8European Union (Approvals) Bill: Committee of the whole House
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 4 July).
(In the Committee)
Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the Bill (Standing Order No. 83D).
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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Andrew Stephenson reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no Amendment.
9European Union (Approvals) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time, and passed.
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Baby Loss Awareness Week.—(Mr Philip Dunne.)
At 7.00 pm, the debate was interrupted.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 15), That, at this day’s sitting, proceedings on the motion in the name of the Prime Minister relating to Baby Loss Awareness Week may be proceeded with, though opposed, until 9.00pm.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Question agreed to.
12Baby Loss Awareness Week (resumed)
The House resumed the debate.
Resolved, That this House has considered Baby Loss Awareness Week.
13Adjournment (February, Easter, May Day and Whitsun)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 25), That this House, at its rising on Thursday 8 February 2018, do adjourn until Tuesday 20 February 2018; at its rising on Thursday 29 March 2018, do adjourn until Monday 16 April 2018; at its rising on Thursday 3 May 2018 do adjourn until Tuesday 8 May 2018; and at its rising on Thursday 24 May 2018, do adjourn until Monday 4 June 2018.—(Craig Whittaker.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Devolution: Yorkshire (John Grogan).
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Craig Whittaker.)
House adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 9(7)).
Adjourned at 9.15 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Reports from Select Committees
15Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on 17 and 19 October in the Chamber and 19 October in Westminster Hall with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 10 October, to be published (Ian Mearns).
16Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) Taylor Review of modern working practices:
(i) Oral evidence, to be published (HC 352);
(ii) Correspondence with the Director for Legal and Public Affairs for Hermes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 352);
(2) Correspondence with the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority relating to Premium Listing category for sovereign controls companies: Written evidence, to be published
(Rachel Reeves).
(1) The indispensable ally? US, NATO and UK Defence relations: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 387);
(2) Correspondence from the Ministry of Defence providing the first six-monthly update relating to the Ministry of Defence’s progress in implementing the recommendations of the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2015-16, An acceptable risk? The use of Lariam for military personnel, to be published
(Dr Julian Lewis).
18Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
The work of Ofcom: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 407) (Damian Collins).
(1) Apprenticeships: Government Response to the Second Joint Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Education Committees of Session 2016–17: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 450);
(2) Multi-academy trusts: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2016–17: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 452)
(Robert Halfon).
20Education and Health Committees
Children and young people’s mental health—the role of education: Government Response to the First Joint Report of the Education and Health Committees of Session 2016–17: First Joint Special Report, being the First Special Report of the Education Committee and the First Special Report of the Health Committee, to be printed (HC 451) (Robert Halfon).
21Environmental Audit Committee
Disposable packaging: coffee cups and plastic bottles: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 339)
(Mary Creagh).
(1) Violence in Rakhine State: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 435);
(2) Correspondence from the Ambassador of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, dated 6 October: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, relating to corporate matters, dated 14 September: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, relating to his oral evidence to the Committee, dated 10 October: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, relating to violence in Rakhine State, dated 26 September: Written evidence, to be published;
(Tom Tugendhat).
(1) Work of NHS England and NHS Improvement: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 430);
(2) Correspondence with the Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission relating to the recruitment and payment of Experts by Experience: Written evidence, to be published
(Dr Sarah Wollaston).
(1) Home Office delivery of Brexit: immigration: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 421);
(2) Brook House Immigration Removal Centre: Written evidence, to be published (HC 346)
(Yvette Cooper).
(1) Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published;
(2) List of closed e-petitions presented to the House, to be published
(Helen Jones).
26Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) Will the NHS Never Learn? Follow up to the PHSO Report ‘Learning from Mistakes’ on the NHS in England: Government Response to the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 2016-17: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 441);
27Science and Technology Committee
Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, relating to Leaving the EU: implications and opportunities for Science and research: 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))
1Tackling aggressive anti-social behaviour
Resolved, That this House has considered tackling aggressive anti-social behaviour.—(Steve McCabe.)
2Effect of the Catalan independence referendum on the EU
Resolved, That this House has considered the effect of the Catalan independence referendum on the EU.—(Hywel Williams.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b))
3Effect of the UK leaving the EU on consumers and consumer protection
Resolved, That this House has considered the effect of the UK leaving the EU on consumers and consumer protection.—(Vicky Ford.)
4Future funding of supported housing
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the future funding of supported housing.—(Peter Aldous.)
At 4.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
5Education funding in south Liverpool
Resolved, That this House has considered education funding in south Liverpool.—(Maria Eagle.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.29 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Republic of Mali (European Union Financial Sanctions) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 972), dated 9 October 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Barclay)
Agreement, done at London on 2 November 2016, on the Mutual Recognition of Degrees between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Colombia, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 9509) (Secretary Boris Johnson).
Agreement, done at London on 13 May 2016, on the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications and Degrees between the Republic of Chile and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 9510) (Secretary Boris Johnson).
Television Co-production Agreement, done at Shanghai on 6 December 2016, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 9508) (Secretary Boris Johnson).
Other papers
5Budget Responsibility and National Audit
Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecast Evaluation Report (by Act) (Andrew Jones).