House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday
19 October 2017

No. 36

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

2Urgent Question: Grenfell Tower (Secretary Sajid Javid)

3Business Question (Leader of the House)

4Backbench Business

(1) Tobacco control plan

Resolved, That this House has considered the Government's publication of the new Tobacco control plan.—(Sir Kevin Barron.

(2) Valproate and Fetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome

Resolved, That this House notes with concern that there has been a systematic failure to inform women of the dangers of taking the epilepsy drug sodium valproate during pregnancy, resulting in thousands of children being born with congenital malformations, disabilities and developmental disorders since the 1970s as a result of fetal exposure to the drug; welcomes the launch of the Valproate Toolkit by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in February 2016 to ensure that women are informed of the potential risks of the drug, but further notes with concern a recent survey which found that 68 per cent of women have still not received these safety warnings; calls on the Government to take immediate steps to ensure that the materials in the Valproate Toolkit are distributed to all prescribing clinicians, pharmacists, and women who are being prescribed the drug; calls on the Government to require all clinicians prescribing sodium valproate to women and girls of childbearing age to discuss annually with the patient, the risks during pregnancy before a prescription is renewed; and further calls on the Government to bring forward proposals for a care plan and financial assistance to the victims of sodium valproate in pregnancy and their families.—(Norman Lamb.

5Adjournment

Subject: UK companies and Azerbaijan's money-laundering and tax evasion scheme (Dame Margaret Hodge)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David Rutley.

Adjourned at 5.29 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

6Finance Bill Committee

Mr Charles Walker (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

7Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Philip Davies reported the draft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

General Committees: Appointments

The Speaker appoints the Chair of General Committees and members of Programming Sub-Committees, and allocates Statutory Instruments to Delegated Legislation Committees.

The Selection Committee nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees).

8Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services) (Telecommunication Services) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 778))

Members: Gillian Keegan discharged and Kit Malthouse nominated in substitution.

John Bercow

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders Nos. 10(7) and 14(4))

1Carbon capture and storage

Resolved, That this House has considered carbon capture and storage.—(Mr Simon Clarke.)

2Government's review of defence capability

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Government's review of defence capability.—(Mr Marcus Fysh.)

At 4.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 4.30 pm until Monday 23 October.

Lindsay Hoyle

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Designs

Draft Designs (International Registration of Industrial Designs) Order 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)

2Electronic Communications

(1) Draft Communications Act 2003 and the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments to Primary Legislation) Regulations 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Matt Hancock)

(2) Draft Electronic Communications Code (Jurisdiction) Regulations 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Matt Hancock)

3Town and Country Planning

Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Alok Sharma)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

4Electronic Communications

(1) Communications Act 2003 and the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 1011), dated 18 October 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Matt Hancock)

(2) Electronic Communications Code (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 1008), dated 18 October 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Matt Hancock)

Other papers

5Justice

Report and Accounts of The Office for Legal Complaints for 2016–17, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 427) (Secretary David Lidington)

6Northern Ireland

Report of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland for 2016–17, to be printed (HC 422) (Secretary James Brokenshire)

7Transport

High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013 Expenditure Report (by Act) (Secretary Chris Grayling)

8Treasury

(1) Government Actuary's Quinquennial Review of the National Insurance Fund as at April 2015 (by Act) (Mel Stride)

(2) Report under section 231 of the Banking Act 2009 - 1 October 2016 - 31 March 2017 (by Act) (Stephen Barclay)

 

Prepared 19 October 2017