House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
24 April 2018
No. 126
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
2Urgent Questions: (1) Yemen (Harriett Baldwin)
(2) Capita (Oliver Dowden)
3Statement: Takeover of GKN (Secretary Greg Clark)
4Unsolicited Calls (Prevention): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision to prevent unsolicited calls; and for connected purposes;
That Stephen Kerr, Kate Hoey, Hugh Gaffney, Rachel Reeves, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Ben Lake, Nigel Dodds, Lady Hermon, Dame Cheryl Gillan, Fiona Bruce and Patricia Gibson present the Bill.
Stephen Kerr accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 6 July, and to be printed (Bill 197).
5Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords] (Report Stage): Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC4—(John Glen)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
New Clause NC9—(Guy Opperman)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
Amendment 39 proposed.—(Neil Gray.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 139.
Ayes: 255 (Tellers: David Linden, Angela Crawley).
Noes: 293 (Tellers: Mims Davies, Kelly Tolhurst).
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 10 made.
Amendment 1 proposed.—(Gareth Thomas.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 140.
Ayes: 255 (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Nick Smith).
Noes: 293 (Tellers: Kelly Tolhurst, Mims Davies).
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 11 made.
Amendment 5 proposed.—(Luciana Berger.)
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments 12, 43 and 13 to 24 made.
Ordered, That Clause 22 be transferred to the beginning of line 1 on page 21.—(John Glen.)
Amendments 25, 44, 26, 45 to 48, 28 and 29 made.
Title accordingly amended, as follows: A Bill to make provision establishing a new financial guidance body (including provision about a debt respite scheme); to make provision about the funding of debt advice in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; to provide a power to make regulations prohibiting unsolicited direct marketing in relation to pensions and other consumer financial products and services; and to make provision about the regulation of claims management services.
The Deputy Speaker suspended the sitting for consideration of certification under Standing Order No. 83L.
7Deputy Speaker’s certification (Standing Order No. 83L(6))
The Deputy Speaker announced the certification in accordance with Standing Order No. 83L(2) in relation to the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords] (Deputy Speaker’s certificate, today).
8Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords]: Legislative Grand Committee (England and Wales)
The House forthwith resolved itself into the Legislative Grand Committee (England and Wales) (Standing Order No. 83M(3)).
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(In the Legislative Grand Committee (England and Wales))
It being after one hour before the moment of interruption, the Chair put forthwith the Question on the consent motion moved by a Minister of the Crown (Programme Order, 22 January).
The following Question was put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83M(5)):
That the Committee consents to the following certified clauses of the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords]:
Clauses certified under SO No. 83J as relating exclusively to England and Wales and being within devolved legislative competence
Clauses 29 and 31 of the Bill as amended in the public bill committee (Bill 160) and Schedule 4 to the Bill as amended on Consideration.—(Secretary Esther McVey.)
Question agreed to.
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The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the decision of the Committee (Standing Order No. 83M(6)).
Rebecca Harris reported, That the Legislative Grand Committee (England and Wales) has consented to clauses 29 and 31 of the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords] as amended in the public bill committee, and to Schedule 4 to the Bill as amended on consideration.
9Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords]: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed, with Amendments.
10Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill: Money
Queen’s Recommendation signified
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State, and
(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.—(Jackie Doyle-Price.)
11Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Companies (Disclosure of Address) (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 22 February, be approved.—(Mike Freer.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Work in Fishing Convention) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 22 February, be approved.—(Mike Freer.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (Railways) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 28 February, be approved.—(Mike Freer.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Combined Authorities (Borrowing) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 12 March, be approved.—(Mike Freer.)
Question agreed to.
(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Mandatory Conditions of Licences) (England) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 15 March, be approved.—(Mike Freer.)
Question agreed to.
(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 7 February, be approved.—(Mike Freer.)
Question agreed to.
(7) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 19 March, be approved.—(Mike Freer.)
Question agreed to.
(1) A public petition from residents of North Ayrshire and Arran relating to Royal Bank of Scotland closure in Kilbirnie was presented and read by Patricia Gibson.
(2) A public petition from residents of Basingstoke relating to Basingstoke motorway service areas was presented and read by Mrs Maria Miller.
Subject: Roll-out of the National Bereavement Care Pathway (Will Quince)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Freer.)
At 7.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(7)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Freer.)
Adjourned at 7.07 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
14Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords]
The Lords have passed a bill to make provision about the international transport of goods by road; to make provision about the registration of trailers; and for connected purposes, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills
15Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords]
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 199), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 199–EN).
Changes to Notices Given
16Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 June.
17Child Maintenance (Assessment of Parent’s Income) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 26 October.
18Carbon Monoxide (Detection and Safety) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill withdrawn.
19Unpaid Trial Work Periods (Prohibition) Bill: Adjourned Debate on Second Reading [15 March]
Debate to be resumed on Friday 15 June.
20Homelessness (End of Life Care) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 6 July.
General Committees: Appointments
21Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Deferred Prosecution Agreements) (Amendment of Specified Offences) Order 2018)
Members: Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Amanda Milling discharged and Julia Lopez and Craig Whittaker nominated in substitution.
22Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No.18) Order 2018)
Members: Lucy Frazer discharged and Rory Stewart nominated in substitution.
23Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) (Amendment) Order 2018)
Members: Justin Tomlinson discharged and Sir Desmond Swayne nominated in substitution.
24Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (NHS Recruitment – Protected Disclosure) Regulations 2018)
Members: Mr Richard Bacon and Maggie Throup discharged and James Cartlidge and James Cleverly nominated in substitution.
General Committees: Reports
25Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Siobhain McDonagh (Chair) reported the Motions in the name of Dame Caroline Spelman relating to the Legislative Reform Measure (HC 785), the Mission and Pastoral etc. (Amendment) Measure (HC 784), the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure (HC 783), the Pensions (Pre-Consolidation) Measure (HC 782) and the Statute Law (Repeals) Measure (HC 781).
26Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Henry Bellingham (Chair) reported the draft Transport Levying Bodies (Amendment) Regulations 2018.
27Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
Ms Nadine Dorries (Chair) reported the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Deferred Prosecution Agreements) (Amendment of Specified Offences) Order 2018.
Reports from Select Committees
28Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on 3 May in the Chamber, with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 24 April, to be published (Ian Mearns).
29Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Competition Markets Authority:
(i) Eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 985);
(ii) Oral evidence, to be published (HC 985);
(2) Correspondence with the UK Brand & Communications Director, Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd relating to the safety of electrical goods in the UK: Written evidence, to be published (HC 503);
(3) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Main Estimate 2018-19: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) UK Atomic Energy Pension Schemes Main Estimate 2018-19: Written evidence, to be published
(Rachel Reeves).
(1) Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Procurement: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 958);
(2) Armed Forces' and veterans’ mental health: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 813);
(3) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, relating to MoD Supplementary Estimates 2017/18: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Modernising Defence Programme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 818)
(Dr Julian Lewis).
31Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) Fake news: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 363);
(2) BBC pay: Written evidence, to be published (HC 732);
(3) The work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 361)
(Damian Collins).
(1) Value for money in higher education: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 343);
(2) Main Estimates 2018–19: memoranda relating to the Department for Education and the Teachers' Pension Scheme: Written evidence, to be published
(Robert Halfon).
33Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Heatwaves: Adapting to climate change: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 826);
(2) Nitrates: Written evidence, to be published (HC 656)
(Mary Creagh).
34High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill (Committee on)
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 927) (James Duddridge).
(1) Hate crime and its violent consequences: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 683);
(2) Correspondence with the Home Secretary regarding port security following the Salisbury incident: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Immigration detention: Written evidence, to be published (HC 913)
(Yvette Cooper).
36Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee and Health and Social Care Committee
Long term funding of adult social care: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 768) (Clive Betts).
37International Trade Committee and Treasury Committee
The economic effects of trade policy: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 931) (Angus Brendan MacNeil).
(1) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Justice relating to EU exit and the Crown Dependencies: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Disclosure of evidence in criminal cases: Part of the written evidence, to be published (HC 859);
(3) Estimates 2018–19 Memoranda: HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor; and Serious Fraud Office: Written evidence, to be published
(Robert Neill).
(1) Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published;
(2) List of closed e-petitions presented to the House, to be published;
(3) Online abuse and the experience of disabled people: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 759);
(4) Make it illegal for a company to require women to wear high heels at work: Written evidence, to be published
(Helen Jones).
40Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) Sourcing public services: lessons to be learned from the collapse of Carillion: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 748);
(2) Devolution and exiting the EU: Written evidence, to be published (HC 484);
(3) Pre-appointment hearings: Written evidence, to be published (HC 909);
(4) Safeguards for proper Government decision making: Written evidence, to be published (HC 854)
(Mr Bernard Jenkin).
41Science and Technology Committee
(1) E-cigarettes: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 505);
(2) Biometrics strategy and forensic services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 800);
(3) Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health: Written evidence, to be published (HC 822);
(4) Research integrity: Written evidence, to be published (HC 350)
(Norman Lamb).
Digital connectivity in Scotland: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 654) (Pete Wishart).
(1) The UK’s economic relationship with the European Union: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 473);
(2) Correspondence from the Chairman of the London Stock Exchange Group relating to the appointment of David Schwimmer as Chief Executive of the LSE Group: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission relating to gender pay gap reporting: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority relating to Aviva preference shares: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury relating to a draft Statutory Instrument on the responsibilities of UK regulators of financial services: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) SME finance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 805);
(7) The work of UK Government Investments and UK Financial Investments: Written evidence, to be published (HC 923)
(Nicky Morgan).
(1) Universal Credit rollout: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 336);
(2) Defined benefit pension schemes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 579)
(Frank Field)
John Bercow
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
Resolved, That this House has considered street homelessness.—(Adam Holloway.)
2Regulation of independent financial advisers
Resolved, That this House has considered regulation of independent financial advisers.—(Kevin Hollinrake.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.23 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Cost of the energy review by Dieter Helm
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the cost of the energy review by Dieter Helm.—(Graham Stringer.)
At 4.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
4Protection of Welsh speakers from defamation
Resolved, That this House has considered the protection of Welsh speakers from defamation.—(Liz Saville Roberts.)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered global road deaths.—(Mr Barry Sheerman.)
The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).
The sitting was suspended between 5.04 pm and 5.28 pm for divisions in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Question again proposed.
At 5.54 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.54 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Claire Perry)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Oil and Gas Authority (Offshore Petroleum) (Retention of Information and Samples) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 514), dated 23 April 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)
Other papers
Export of Objects of Cultural Interest 2016-17 (by Act) (Secretary Matthew Hancock)
Report under section 2 of the Loans to Ireland Act 2010: 1 October 2017 to 31 March 2018 (by Act) (John Glen)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Implementing the UK's exit from the European Union (by Act), to be printed (HC 899) (Clerk of the House)
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE
Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords]
The Deputy Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83L, and on the basis of material put before her, that, in her opinion:
Clauses 29 and 31 of the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords] as amended in Public Bill Committee (Bill 160) and Schedule 4 to the Bill as amended on Consideration relate exclusively to England and Wales and are within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J.