House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
26 February 2018

No. 100

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Questions to the Home Secretary

2Urgent Question: Syria: De-escalation zones (Secretary Boris Johnson)

3Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Secretary Greg Clark, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr David Lidington, Secretary Chris Grayling, Secretary Michael Gove, Andrea Leadsom and Claire Perry, presented a Bill to make provision for the imposition of a cap on rates charged to domestic customers for the supply of gas and electricity; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 168) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 168–EN).

4Estimates Day (Standing Order No. 54(2) and Resolution, 22 February) (1st allotted day)

(1) Supplementary Estimate 2017–18: Ministry of Defence

Subject for debate: The spending of the Ministry of Defence

Motion made and Question proposed, That, for the year ending with 31 March 2018, for expenditure by the Ministry of Defence:

(1) further resources, not exceeding £8,852,638,000, be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 808,

(2) further resources, not exceeding £1,363,500,000, be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and

(3) a further sum, not exceeding £1,703,385,000, be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.—(Mr Tobias Ellwood.)

Debate concluded and Question deferred (Standing Order No. 54(4)).

(2) Supplementary Estimate 2017–18: Department for Exiting the European Union

Subject for debate: The spending of the Department for Exiting the European Union

Motion made and Question proposed, That, for the year ending with 31 March 2018, for expenditure by the Department for Exiting the European Union:

(1) the resources authorised for use for current purposes be reduced by £22,093,000 as set out in HC 808,

(2) further resources, not exceeding £650,000, be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and

(3) the sum authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund be reduced by £24,303,000.—(Mr Steve Baker.)

Debate concluded and Question deferred (Standing Order No. 54(4)).

5Business of the House (Wednesday 28 February)

Motion made, That, at the sitting on Wednesday 28 February:—

(1) the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Andrea Leadsom relating to Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy not later than three hours after their commencement; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; proceedings may continue, though opposed, after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply; and

(2) notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 20 (Time for taking private business), the Private Business set down by the Chairman of Ways and Means shall be entered upon at the conclusion of proceedings on the motion relating to Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy (whether before, at or after four o’clock) and may then be proceeded with, though opposed, for three hours, after which the Speaker shall interrupt the business; and the business may be entered upon after the moment of interruption.—(Paul Maynard.)

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 9(6)).

6Adjournment

Subject: Future of diabetes care, treatment and prevention (Liz McInnes)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Paul Maynard.

Adjourned at 10.30 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

7First Delegated Legislation Committee

Siobhain McDonagh (Chair) reported the draft Renewable Transport Fuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations 2018.

8Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir Henry Bellingham (Chair) reported the draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2018.

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).

9Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [Lords] Committee

Members: Julia Lopez discharged and Mrs Kemi Badenoch nominated in substitution.

10Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [Lords] (Programming Sub-Committee)

Members: Robert Courts, Anneliese Dodds, Sir Alan Duncan, Mike Freer, Helen Goodman, Luke Graham and Nick Smith

11First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Renewable Transport Fuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations 2018)

Members: Vicky Foxcroft discharged and Mrs Kemi Badenoch nominated in substitution.

12Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2018)

Members: Giles Watling discharged and Andrew Bridgen nominated in substitution.

13Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2018)

Members: Margaret Beckett discharged and Luciana Berger nominated in substitution.

14Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Building Societies (Restricted Transactions) (Amendment to the Prohibition on Entering into Derivatives Transactions) Order 2018, the draft Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2018 and the draft Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (Amendments to Audit Requirements) Order 2017)

Members: Jeff Smith discharged and Thangam Debbonaire nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

15Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Private rented sector: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 440);

(2) Draft Tenant Fees Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 583);

(3) Correspondence from the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee regarding the power of the Secretary of State to amend the permitted payments list and the intention to produce guidance for local authorities: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Property in Common Occupation) Bill: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Clive Betts).

16National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)  

National Security Capability Review: a changing security environment: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 756) (Margaret Beckett).

17Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) The monitoring, inspection and funding of Learndirect Ltd.: Twenty-second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 646);

(2) Rail franchising in the UK: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 689);

(3) Adult social care workforce: Written evidence, to be published (HC 690)

(Meg Hillier).

18Transport Committee

(1) Rail infrastructure investment: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 582);

(2) Airports National Policy Statement: Written evidence, to be published (HC 548)

(Lilian Greenwood).

19Work and Pensions and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committees

Carillion: Written evidence, to be published (HC 769) (Frank Field).

John Bercow

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 4.30 pm.

Debate on an e-petition (Standing Orders Nos. 10(1)(a) and 145A(7))

Ending the export of live farm animals after the UK leaves the EU

Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 200205 relating to ending the export of live farm animals after the UK leaves the EU.—(Steve Double.)

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

Adjourned at 7.12 pm until tomorrow.

Lindsay Hoyle

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers presented or laid upon the Table

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Criminal Law

Draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Deferred Prosecution Agreements) (Amendment of Specified Offences) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Gauke)

2Government Trading Funds

Draft Land Registry Trading Fund (Extension and Amendment) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3Health and Safety

Blood Safety and Quality Regulations and the Care and Support (Business Failure) Regulations (Consequential Amendments) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 231), dated 22 February 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Caroline Dinenage)

4Local Government

(1) Draft Hertsmere (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)

(2) draft Preston (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)

(3) draft West Berkshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)

5Pensions

(1) Contracting-out (Transfer and Transfer Payment) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 234), dated 22 February 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

(2) Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration and Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 233), dated 22 February 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

(3) Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 237), dated 22 February 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

(4) Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefit and Charges and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 240), dated 22 February 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

6Public Service Pensions

Teachers’ Pensions Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 218), dated 20 February 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nick Gibb)

Other papers

7Civil List

List of new and supplementary pensions granted under the Civil List Act 1972 (by Act) (Robert Jenrick)

8Mental Health

Report of the Care Quality Commission: Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2016–17 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

CORRECTIONS 

Thursday 13 July 2017

The following item should have appeared after item 34 in Papers Laid:

Sessional Returns, 2016–17

Returns to an Order (11 July) for Returns for Session 2016–17 of information and statistics relating to:—(1) Business of the House; (2) Closure of Debate, Proposal of Question and Allocation of Time (including Programme Motions); (3) Sittings of the House; (4) Private Bills and Private Business; (5) Public Bills; (6) Delegated Legislation and Legislative Reform Orders; (7) European Legislation, etc; (8) Grand Committees; (9) Panel of Chairs; and (10) Select Committees (by Order); to be printed (HC 1) (Clerk of the House).

Tuesday 23 January 2018

In item 18, the Space Industry Bill, as amended in Committee, was ordered to be printed as Bill 155.

 

Prepared 26 February 2018