House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Thursday
1 February 2018

No. 90

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

2Urgent Question: Capita (Oliver Dowden)

3Business Question (Leader of the House)

4Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D)

Publication of the Second Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, The future of UK diplomacy in Europe (Tom Tugendhat).

5Backbench Business

(1) Baby leave for Members of Parliament

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House believes that it would be to the benefit of the functioning of parliamentary democracy that honourable Members who have had a baby or adopted a child should for a period of time be entitled, but not required, to discharge their responsibilities to vote in this House by proxy.—(Ms Harriet Harman.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Resolved, That this House believes that it would be to the benefit of the functioning of parliamentary democracy that honourable Members who have had a baby or adopted a child should for a period of time be entitled, but not required, to discharge their responsibilities to vote in this House by proxy.

(2) Hospital car parking charges

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House calls on the Government to undertake a consultation to identify the most efficient means of abolishing car parking charges at NHS hospitals in England for patients, staff and visitors and to provide the timescale for its implementation.—(Robert Halfon.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Resolved, That this House calls on the Government to undertake a consultation to identify the most efficient means of abolishing car parking charges at NHS hospitals in England for patients, staff and visitors and to provide the timescale for its implementation.

6Public petitions

A public petition from residents of Stretford and Urmston relating to Myanmar's Muslim ethnic minority was presented and read by Kate Green.

7Adjournment

Subject: Housing, planning and infrastructure in Essex (Priti Patel)

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Kelly Tolhurst.

At 5.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Nigel Adams.

Adjourned at 5.18 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

8Terms of Withdrawal from EU (Referendum) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 2 February, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 February.

9Healthcare (Local Accountability) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 2 February, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 6 July.

10Local Roads (Investment) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 2 February, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 6 July.

General Committees: Reports

11Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords]

Graham Stringer (Chair) reported:

(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and

(2) written evidence.

Written evidence to be published.

12Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill

Mrs Anne Main (Chair) reported:

(1) written evidence submitted to the Committee; and

(2) the  Bill without Amendment.

Written evidence to be published.

Bill, not amended, to be considered tomorrow.

13Trade Bill Committee

Philip Davies (Chair) reported:

(1) written evidence submitted to the Committee, and

(2) the Bill without Amendment.

Written evidence to be published.

Bill, not amended, to be considered tomorrow.

14Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

Virendra Sharma (Chair) reported the Proposal for Designation of an Age-Verification Regulator.

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).

15First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments, Savings and Transitional Provisions))

Members: Lee Rowley discharged and Paul Masterton nominated in substitution.

16Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Proposal for Designation of Age-Verification Regulator)

Members: Martin Whitfield discharged and Holly Lynch nominated in substitution.

17Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018)

Members: Kirstene Hair discharged and Luke Graham nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

18Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Devolution and democracy in Northern Ireland–dealing with the deficit: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 613) (Dr Andrew Murrison).

John Bercow

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Liaison Committee business (Standing Order No 10(7))

1Resolved, Future of Chemicals Regulation after the EU Referendum

Resolved, That this House has considered the Eleventh Report of the Environmental Audit Committee of Session 2016-17, The Future of Chemicals Regulation after the EU Referendum, HC 912, and the Government response, HC 313.—(Mary Creagh.)

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

2Policy framework for agriculture after the UK leaves the EU

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the policy framework for agriculture after the UK leaves the EU.—(Mr Alistair Carmichael.)

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 Tuesday 6 February.

Lindsay Hoyle

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Electricity

Draft Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Powers of Seizure) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

2Climate Change Levy

Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 118), dated 30 January 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Robert Jenrick)

3Competition

Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Specification) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 104), dated 29 January 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)

4Court of Judicature

Crown Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. (N.I.), 2018, No. 24), dated 29 January 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Gauke)

5Customs

Export Control (Venezuela Sanctions) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 108), dated 29 January 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Liam Fox)

6Environmental Protection

National Emission Ceilings Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 129), dated 31 January 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)

7Judges

Alteration of Judicial Titles (Registrar in Bankruptcy of the High Court) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 130), dated 31 January 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Gauke)

8Magistrates’ Courts

Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. (N.I.), 2018, No. 25), dated 29 January 2018 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Gauke)

9Senior Courts

Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 132), dated 31 January 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Gauke)

10Social Security

Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 120), dated 31 January 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mel Stride)

11Town and Country Planning

Town and Country Planning (Local Authority Consultations etc.) (England) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 119), dated 30 January 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dominic Raab)

Other papers

12Home Office

Independent review into the application of sharia law in England and Wales (by Command) (Cm. 9560) (Secretary Amber Rudd)

13National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on NHS England: Investigation into clinical correspondence handling in the NHS (by Act), to be printed (HC 778) (Clerk of the House)

14Treaty Series No. 1 (2018)

Treaty, done at London on 18 January 2018, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic concerning the reinforcement of Cooperation for the coordinated management of their shared border (by Command) (Cm. 9568) (Secretary Boris Johnson)

CORRECTIONS

Wednesday 31 January 2018

(1) The following should have appeared after item 27:

Defence Committee

Defence in the Arctic: Oral evidence taken before the Sub-Committee, to be published (HC 388) (Mrs Madeleine Moon).

(2) The following should have appeared after item 30:

European Scrutiny Committee

(1) Twelfth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 301-xii);

(2) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 301);

(3) Oral evidence from Ministers: Written evidence, to be published (HC 815) 

(Sir William Cash).

 

Prepared 1 February 2018