House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
24 October 2017
No. 39
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
2Urgent Question: Raqqa and Daesh (Alistair Burt)
3Affordable Home Ownership: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for affordable home ownership; to require the inclusion of rent to buy homes in the definition of affordable housing; to make provision for a minimum proportion of new affordable housing to be available on affordable rent to buy terms; to provide relief from stamp duty when an affordable rent to buy home is purchased; and for connected purposes;
That Mr Christopher Chope, Mr Gary Streeter, Derek Thomas, Craig Tracey, Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Ranil Jayawardena, Steve Double, Robert Halfon, Philip Davies, Sir Edward Leigh and Sir Desmond Swayne present the Bill.
Mr Christopher Chope accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 3 November, and to be printed (Bill 115).
4Emergency Debate (Standing Order No. 24)
Government Response to the decision of the House on pausing the Universal Credit full service roll-out
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Government's response to the decision of the House on pausing the Universal Credit full service roll-out.—(Debbie Abrahams.)
The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Resolved, That this House has considered the Government's response to the decision of the House on pausing the Universal Credit full service roll-out.
5Smart Meters Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Smart Meters Bill be now read a second time.—(Secretary Greg Clark.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Bill accordingly read a second time.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Smart Meters Bill:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 30 November.
(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading
(4) 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.
(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Rebecca Harris.)
The House divided.
Division No. 26.
Ayes: 314 (Tellers: Stuart Andrew, Andrew Stephenson).
Noes: 228 (Tellers: Nick Smith, Thangam Debbonaire).
Question accordingly agreed to.
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Smart Meters Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of grants, loans, indemnities and guarantees by the Secretary of State in connection with smart meter communication licensee administrations.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Question agreed to.
8Smart Meters Bill: Ways and Means
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Smart Meters Bill, it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the imposition, by virtue of the Act, of charges under licences issued under the Gas Act 1986 or Electricity Act 1989; and
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Question agreed to.
9Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2017, which was laid before this House on 19 July, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Question agreed to.
(2) That the Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services) (Telecommunications Services) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 778), which was laid before this House on 20 July, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Question agreed to.
(1) A public petition from residents of Linlithgow and Falkirk East relating to Personal Independence Payment assessment criteria and process was presented and read by Martyn Day.
(2) A public petition from residents of the constituency of Newton Abbot relating to funding for young people in Devon was presented and read by Anne Marie Morris.
Subject: Preparedness to leave the EU with no agreement (Charlie Elphicke)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Adjourned at 7.39 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
Mr Charles Walker (Chair) reported:
(1) written evidence submitted to the Committee; and
(2) the Bill as amended.
Written evidence to be published.
Bill, as amended, to be considered tomorrow; and to be printed (Bill 116).
Reports from Select Committees
13Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on 2 November in the Chamber and 2 November in Westminster Hall with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 24 October, to be published (Ian Mearns).
14Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) Channel Four Annual Report 2016: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 364);
(2) Fake news: Written evidence, to be published (HC 363)
(Damian Collins).
15Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Disposable packaging: coffee cups and plastic bottles: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 339);
(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy relating to F-gas emissions: Written evidence, to be published (HC 469);
(3) The future of chemicals regulation after the EU referendum: Written evidence, to be published (HC 389)
(Mary Creagh).
The future of Britain’s diplomatic relationship with Europe: Written evidence, to be published (HC 514) (Tom Tugendhat).
(1) Report of the House of Lords Committee on the Long-term sustainability of the NHS: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 510);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Public Health and Primary Care relating to the Government’s response to the Health Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2016-17 titled Childhood obesity : follow-up: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Nursing workforce: Written evidence, to be published (HC 353)
(Dr Sarah Wollaston).
(1) Policing for the future: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 515);
(2) Brook House Immigration Removal Centre: Written evidence, to be published (HC 346);
(3) Home Office delivery of Brexit: immigration: Written evidence, to be published (HC 421)
(Yvette Cooper).
19International Development Committee
(1) DFID’s Annual Report 2016–7: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 486);
(2) DFID’s priorities 2017: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 485)
(Stephen Twigg).
Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published (Helen Jones).
21Science and Technology Committee
(1) Research integrity: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 350);
(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, relating to Chief Scientific Advisers: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Genomics and genome-editing in the NHS: Written evidence, to be published (HC 349)
(Norman Lamb).
(1) Work of the Scotland Office: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 376);
(2) European Union Withdrawal Bill: Implications for devolution: Written evidence, to be published (HC 375)
(Pete Wishart).
Women in Finance: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 477) (Nicky Morgan).
Brexit: agriculture, trade and the repatriation of powers: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 402) (David T.C. Davies).
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))
Resolved, That this House has considered UK relations with Taiwan.—(Bob Blackman.)
2Illegal Gypsy and Traveller encampments in Bedfordshire.
Resolved, That this House has considered illegal Gypsy and Traveller encampments in Bedfordshire.—(Ms Nadine Dorries.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.22 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Improving rail links in south west England.
Resolved, That this House has considered improving rail links in south west England.—(Luke Pollard.)
4Local authority funeral charges
Resolved, That this House has considered local authority funeral charges.—(Siobhain McDonagh.)
5English language teaching for refugees
Resolved, That this House has considered English language teaching for refugees.—(Dame Caroline Spelman.)
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
Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 1019), dated 23 October 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lidington)
(1) Draft Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(2) Draft Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(3) Draft North East Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 1015), dated 18 October 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)
Other papers:
Revised draft Airports National Policy Statement: new runway capacity and infrastructure at airports in the south east of England (by Act) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Consultation response on UK Airspace Policy: a framework for balanced decisions on the design and use of airspace (by Command) (Cm. 9520) (Secretary Chris Grayling)