House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
20 November 2017
No. 53
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Speaker’s Statement: Seventieth wedding anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh
2Questions to the Home Secretary
3Urgent Question: Student Loans Company (Joseph Johnson)
4Statement: Yemen: humanitarian and political situation (Alistair Burt)
5Duties of Customs (Ways and Means)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That—
(a) provision may be made imposing and regulating a duty of customs chargeable by reference to the importation of goods into the United Kingdom,
(b) provision may be made conferring power to impose and regulate a duty of customs chargeable by reference to the export of goods from the United Kingdom,
(c) other provision may be made in relation to any duty of customs in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and
(d) provision may be made dealing with subordinate matters incidental to any provision within any of paragraphs (a) to (c).—(Mel Stride.)
Amendment (e) proposed, in line 3, after "goods" to insert "other than goods originating from the European Union".—(Ian Murray.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 43.
Ayes: 76 (Tellers: Phil Wilson, Martin Whitfield).
Noes: 311 (Tellers: David Rutley, Nigel Adams).
Question accordingly negatived.
Main Question put and agreed to.
Resolved, That—
(a) provision may be made imposing and regulating a duty of customs chargeable by reference to the importation of goods into the United Kingdom,
(b) provision may be made conferring power to impose and regulate a duty of customs chargeable by reference to the export of goods from the United Kingdom,
(c) other provision may be made in relation to any duty of customs in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and
(d) provision may be made dealing with subordinate matters incidental to any provision within any of paragraphs (a) to (c).
6Value added tax and excise duty on goods (Ways and Means)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 51(3))—
(1) That provision may be made—
(a) amending the law relating to value added tax in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union,
(b) amending the law relating to any excise duty on goods in connection with that withdrawal, and
(c) dealing with subordinate matters incidental to any provision within paragraph (a) or (b).
(2) This Resolution does not extend to the making of any amendment relating to value added tax so as to provide—
(a) for a new description of supply or importation to qualify for a zero-rate or a reduced rate or for an exemption,
(b) for a refund of an amount of tax by reference to a particular description of supply or importation, or
(c) for a new relief applicable only in relation to a particular description of supply or importation.—(Andrew Stephenson).
Question agreed to.
7Taxation (Cross-border Trade): Money
Queen's Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 51(3)), That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session which imposes a duty of customs, it is expedient—
(a) to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenses incurred by any public authority by virtue of the Act, and
(b) to authorise the payment into the Consolidated Fund of any fees which any public authority receives by virtue of the Act.—(Andrew Stephenson).
Question agreed to.
8Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the foregoing resolutions;
That the Chairman of Ways and Means, the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Liam Fox, Secretary Greg Clark, Elizabeth Truss, Mel Stride, Stephen Barclay and Andrew Jones present the Bill.
Mel Stride accordingly presented a Bill to impose and regulate a duty of customs by reference to the importation of goods into the United Kingdom; to confer a power to impose and regulate a duty of customs by reference to the export of goods from the United Kingdom; to make other provision in relation to any duty of customs in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU; to amend the law relating to value added tax, and the law relating to any excise duty on goods, in connection with that withdrawal; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 128), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 128–EN).
9Changes to the membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That John Grogan be a member of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.—(David Evennett, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
(2) Ordered, That Ronnie Cowan be discharged from the Procedure Committee and Alison Thewliss be added.—(David Evennett, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
(3) Ordered, That Stephen Morgan be a member of the Committee of Public Accounts.—(David Evennett, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
(4) Ordered, That Tonia Antoniazzi be a member of the Women and Equalities Committee.—(David Evennett, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
Subject: Companies House and transgender persons (Nicky Morgan)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Adjourned at 9.48 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Private Business
11High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Summary of issues raised by comments on the Environmental Statement: Report prepared by the Independent Assessor appointed under Standing Order 224A(6)(a)(ii) and submitted to the House by the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills under Standing Order 224A(6)(a)(v), to be published (HC 597).
(1) The Chairman of Ways and Means reported from the Standing Orders Committee that it had resolved in respect of the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: That the following Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with: 4, 4A, 10, 10A, 11, 12A, 13, 27, 27A, 33, 34, 36, 41, 42, 43 and 47;
The Resolution was agreed to.
(2) Ordered, That the Standing Orders Committee have leave to report evidence taken this day on the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill.
(3) The Chairman of Ways and Means reported evidence taken before the Standing Orders Committee on the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill.
Evidence to be published.
Public Petitions
A public petition from residents of Heysham, Morecambe and surrounding areas relating to the protection of civilians in Syria from hostile forces was presented.
General Committees: Reports
14First Delegated Legislation Committee
Phil Wilson (Chair) reported the draft International Headquarters and Defence Organisations (Designation and Privileges) Order 2017.
15Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Nigel Evans (Chair) reported the draft International Development Association (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2017, the draft African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2017 and the draft International Development Association (Eighteenth Replenishment) Order 2017.
16Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Albert Owen (Chair) reported the draft African Development Bank (Fourteenth Replenishment of the African Development Fund) Order 2017, the draft Asian Development Bank (Eleventh Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2017 and the draft Caribbean Development Bank (Ninth Replenishment of the Unified Special Development Fund) Order 2017
17Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Siobhain McDonagh (Chair) reported the draft Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Public Health Functions) Order 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).
18Smart Meters Bill Committee (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Dan Carden, Thangam Debbonaire, Mike Freer, Richard Harrington, Stephen Kerr, Kelly Tolhurst and Dr Alan Whitehead.
19First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft International Headquarters and Defence Organisations (Designation and Privileges) Order 2017)
Members: Judith Cummins discharged and Jeff Smith nominated in substitution.
20Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Public Health Functions) Order 2017)
Members: Mrs Pauline Latham discharged and Andrew Lewer nominated in substitution.
21Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Consequential Amendments) Order 2017)
Members: Nigel Mills discharged and Jeremy Lefroy nominated in substitution.
22Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (Energy Intensive Industries) Order 2017)
Members: Michael Fabricant discharged and Tom Pursglove nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
23Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) Housing for older people: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 370);
(2) Brexit and local government: Written evidence, to be published (HC 493);
(3) Homelessness Reduction Act: Written evidence, to be published (HC 554)
(Mr Clive Betts).
Child and adolescent mental health services: access and funding: Written evidence, to be published (HC 522) (Dr Sarah Wollaston).
25National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on the)
Margaret Beckett reported, That she had been chosen as Chair of the Committee.
26Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Clinical correspondence handling and NHS Shared Business Services: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 396);
(2) Brexit and the Borders: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 558)
(Meg Hillier).
(1) Airports NPS: Written evidence, to be published (HC 548);
(2) Community transport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 480)
(Lilian Greenwood).
John Bercow
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Order No. 10(1)(a) and 145A(7))
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petitions 170931 and 200239 relating to the TV licence fee.—(Helen Jones.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.11 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented or laid upon the Table
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
(1) Draft European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chris Skidmore)
(2) draft European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chris Skidmore)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
(1) Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 1117), dated 16 November 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
(2) Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England, Wales and Scotland) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 1118), dated 16 November 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 1104), dated 15 November 2017 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)
Other papers
HM Treasury Minute, dated 20 November 2017, concerning a contingent liability arising from the Asset Purchase Facility (by Command) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
CORRECTION
Thursday 16 November 2017
In the Appendix, the following entry should have appeared under Other papers:
National Audit
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Implementing the UK's exit from the European Union: Department for Exiting the European Union and the centre of government (by Act), to be printed (HC 593) (Clerk of the House)