House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
26 March 2018
No. 117
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2Urgent Question: UK Passport contract (Caroline Nokes)
3Statement: European Council (The Prime Minister)
4Application for emergency debate
Tom Brake proposed that the House should debate the EU referendum and alleged breaches of electoral law (Standing Order No. 24).
The Speaker put the application to the House.
Leave given.
Debate to be held at the commencement of public business tomorrow for two hours.
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered national security and Russia.—(The Prime Minister.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That this House has considered national security and Russia.
Subject: Cable standards and fire safety (Mr George Howarth)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mims Davies.)
Adjourned at 10.22 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
7First Delegated Legislation Committee
Philip Davies (Chair) reported the draft Finance Act 2003, Part 3 (Amendment) Order 2018.
8Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Peter Bone (Chair) reported the draft Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018.
9Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Christopher Chope (Chair) reported the draft Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) (Custodial Premises) Subordinate Provisions Order 2018.
10Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir David Crausby (Chair) reported the draft Scottish Rates of Income Tax (Consequential Amendments) Order 2018.
11European Committee A in respect of European Union Document No. 5846/18 and Addenda 1-5, Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast).
Phil Wilson (Chair) reported the following Resolution:
That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 5846/18 and Addenda 1-5, Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast); considers that the proposal does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity for the reasons set out in the annex to the Eighteenth Report of Session 2017-19 of the European Scrutiny Committee (HC 301-xviii); and, in accordance with Article 6 of Protocol No. 2 annexed to EU Treaties on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, instructs the Clerk of the House to forward this reasoned opinion to the Presidents of the European Institutions.
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).
12Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill [Lords] Committee
Members: Tony Lloyd discharged and Stella Creasy nominated in substitution.
13Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill [Lords] (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Thangam Debbonaire, Andrew Lewer, Tony Lloyd, Melanie Onn, Chris Philp, Kelly Tolhurst and Mrs Heather Wheeler
14First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Finance Act 2003, Part 3 (Amendment) Order 2018)
Members: Mrs Helen Grant and Henry Smith discharged and Luke Hall and Gillian Keegan nominated in substitution.
15Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018)
Chair: Mr Peter Bone Chair in place of Geraint Davies.
Members: Sir Mike Penning, Mr Mark Prisk and Mr Bob Seely discharged and Andrew Jones, Julia Lopez and Rachel McClean nominated in substitution.
16Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Work in Fishing Convention) Order 2018)
Members: Kevin Foster discharged and Chris Philp nominated in substitution.
17Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Companies (Disclosure of Address) (Amendment) Regulations 2018)
Members: Nick Smith discharged and Jeff Smith nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 26 March, to be published (Sir Paul Beresford).
19Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Fake news: Written evidence, to be published (HC 363) (Damian Collins).
20Health and Social Care Committee
Alcohol minimum unit pricing: Written evidence, to be published (HC 678) (Dr Sarah Wollaston).
21Health and Social Care Committee and Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Long term funding of adult social care: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 768) (Dr Sarah Wollaston).
22High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill (Select Committee on)
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 927) (James Duddridge).
23Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Tenant Fees Bill:
(i) Third Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 583);
(ii) Written evidence to be published (HC 583);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Local Government relating to the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Property in Common Occupation) Bill: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence to the Secretary of State relating to Brexit and local Government: Written evidence, to be published
(Bob Blackman).
Correspondence with the Prime Minister relating to a Parliamentary Commission on Health and Social Care: Written evidence, to be published (Dr Sarah Wollaston).
25Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Academy schools’ finances: Thirtieth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 760);
(2) The future of the National Lottery: Thirty-first Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 898);
(3) Avoiding unnecessary emergency admissions: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 795);
(4) NHS correspondence handling: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 929);
(5) Correspondence with HM Treasury relating to the use of the LIBOR fund: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy relating to Better Regulation guidance: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence with the Department of Health and Social Care relating to rebranding costs: Written evidence, to be published;
(8) Correspondence with the National Audit Office relating to a Ministerial Direction: Written evidence, to be published
(Meg Hillier).
Rail infrastructure investment: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 582) (Lilian Greenwood).
The work of UK Government Investments and UK Financial Investments: Oral evidence taken before the Sub-Committee, to be published (HC 923) (Nicky Morgan).
John Bercow
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Order No. 10(1)(a))
1GCSE English literature exams
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 200299 relating to GCSE English literature exams.—(Helen Jones.)
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 presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 23 March under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Aggregates Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 395), dated 21 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Robert Jenrick)
Landfill Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 396), dated 21 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Robert Jenrick)
Mandatory Travel Concession (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 385), dated 19 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 26 March
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
4Atomic Energy and Radioactive Substances
Nuclear Security (Secretary of State Security Directions) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 408), dated 21 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)
Police Super-complaints (Criteria for the Making and Revocation of Designations) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 412), dated 22 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
Other papers
Twenty-third Report of the Public Accounts Commission: Work of the Commission in 2017 (by Act), to be printed (HC 907) (Sir Edward Leigh)
(1) Treasury Minute, dated 26 March 2018, concerning a contingent liability relating to Dissolution and Reconfiguration of certain NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts: Remission of Outstanding Public Dividend Capital (by Command) (Stephen Barclay)
(2) Treasury Minutes on the Government response to the Twelfth to Nineteenth reports from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2017–19 (by Command) (Cm. 9596) (Robert Jenrick)