House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
16 April 2018
No. 121
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Home Secretary
2Urgent Question: Windrush generation children (immigration status) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
3Statements: (1) Syria (response to chemical attack) (The Prime Minister)
(2) Business (Leader of the House)
4Applications for emergency debate (Standing Order No. 24)
(1) Jeremy Corbyn proposed that the House should debate Parliament's rights in relation to the approval of military action by British forces overseas (Standing Order No. 24).
The Speaker put the application to the House.
Leave given.
Debate to be held tomorrow as the first item of public business and to last for a maximum of three hours.
(2) Alison McGovern proposed that the House should debate the current situation in Syria and the UK Government's approach (Standing Order No. 24).
The Speaker put the application to the House.
Leave given.
Debate to take place immediately and to last for a maximum of three hours.
5Emergency Debate (Standing Order No. 24)
The current situation in Syria and the UK Government's approach
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the current situation in Syria and the UK Government's approach.—(Alison McGovern.)
The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Patrick Grady claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).
Question, That the Question be now put, put and agreed to.
Main Question put.
The House divided.
Division No. 136.
Ayes: 314 (Tellers: Stuart Andrew, Mike Freer).
Noes: 36 (Tellers: Kirsty Blackman, David Linden).
Question accordingly agreed to.
Resolved, That this House has considered the current situation in Syria and the UK Government's approach.
6Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Order read, That the Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Bill [Lords] be now read a second time.
Bill to be read a second time tomorrow.
Subject: Effect of cyber-bullying on young people's mental health (Alex Chalk)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Chris Heaton-Harris.)
Adjourned at 11.46 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
8Planning (Agent of Change) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 11 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 June.
9Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 June.
10Live Animal Exports (Prohibition) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 26 October.
11Pension Benefits (Ill Health) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 June.
12Social Media Service Providers (Civil Liability and Oversight) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 June.
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).
13European Committee A in respect of Council Decision 2017/971 of 8 June 2017 determining the planning and conduct arrangements for EU non-executive military CSDP missions and amending Decisions 2010/96/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces, 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian armed forces, and (CFSP) 2016/610 on a European Union CSDP military training mission in the Central African Republic, European Union Documents No. 14866/17 Council Decision establishing Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States
Members: Michael Tomlinson discharged and Mr Marcus Fysh nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
14Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Fake news: Written evidence, to be published (HC 363) (Order made in the adjournment (Standing Order No. 137)) (Clerk of the House).
15Health and Social Care Committee
Brexit: medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin: Written evidence, to be published (HC 392) (Order made in the adjournment (Standing Order No. 137)) (Clerk of the House).
16High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Committee
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 927) (James Duddridge).
John Bercow
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on petitions and e-petitions (Standing Orders Nos. 10(1)(a) and 145A(7))
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petitions 200224 and 200371, and public petitions P002061, P002064, P002078 and P002104, relating to Myanmar’s Rohingya minority.—(Helen Jones.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 6.42 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Tuesday 3 April 2018
Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 451), dated 27 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
(1) Franchising Schemes (Service Permits) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 423), dated 26 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
(2) Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 439), dated 26 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
(3) Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Franchising Schemes Transitional Provisions and Amendments) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 406), dated 26 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Wednesday 4 April 2018
Higher Education (Basic Amount and Higher Amount) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 465), dated 28 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sam Gyimah)
School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 466), dated 26 March 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Anne Milton)
Thursday 12 April 2018
5Miscellaneous Series No. 4 (2018)
Agreement, done at Lanzarote on 25 October 2007, on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (by Command) (Cm. 9602), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Boris Johnson)
Friday 13 April 2018
Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 472), dated 5 April 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sam Gyimah)
Other papers
Tuesday 3 April 2018
One year review of Enforcement Agent reforms introduced by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (by Command) (Cm. 9600) (Secretary David Gauke)
Thursday 5 April 2018
Impact Assessment of the Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 451) (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
Tuesday 10 April 2018
Report under section 56(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the making of a call-out order to authorise the call out of members of the reserve forces in support of the response to the major incident in Salisbury (by Act) (Mark Lancaster)
Wednesday 11 April 2018
10Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Post Implementation Review of the Flood and Risk Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee (England) Regulations 2011 (by Command) (Cm. 9598) (Secretary Michael Gove)
Withdrawn papers
Thursday 5 April 2018
Impact Assessment of the Poisons Act 1972 (Explosives Precursors) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 451) (laid 3 April)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 16 April 2018
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Elizabeth Truss)
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Uzbekistan) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mel Stride)
Draft Restriction on the Preparation of Adoption Reports (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nadhim Zahawi)
Draft Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
16Senior Courts of England and Wales
Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 479), dated 9 April 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Gauke)
Universal Credit (Persons Required to Provide Information, Miscellaneous Amendments and Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. (N.I.), 2018, No. 92), dated 16 April 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Alok Sharma)
Other papers
Report and Accounts of the Port of London Authority for 2017 (by Act) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Agreement, done at Nairobi on 13 September 1999, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Kenya for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (by Command) (Cm. 9603) (Secretary Boris Johnson)
Withdrawn papers
Agreement, done at Nairobi on 13 September 1999, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Kenya for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (Cm. 4597) (laid 1 March 2000)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
Instruments
The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83P, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion, the following instruments relate exclusively to England and are within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83P.
Draft Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018
Draft Dorset (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2018
Draft Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018
Draft Somerset West and Taunton (Modification of Boundary Change Enactments) Regulations 2018
CORRECTION
Wednesday 7 February 2018
The following Speaker's Certificate relating to an instrument should have appeared:
The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83P, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion, the following instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83P:
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Alternative Notional Amounts) (England) Report 2018-19 (HC 790)