House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
25 April 2018
No. 127
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Scotland
(2) the Prime Minister
2Health Impacts (Public Sector Duty): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require public authorities to have regard to the need to consider physical and mental health impacts in the exercise of their functions; and for connected purposes;
That Luciana Berger, Debbie Abrahams, Dr Lisa Cameron, Rosie Cooper, Stella Creasy, Mr George Howarth, Diana Johnson, Norman Lamb, Johnny Mercer, Rachel Reeves, Andrew Selous and Dr Philippa Whitford present the Bill.
Luciana Berger accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 26 October, and to be printed (Bill 198).
3Opposition Day: Leader of the Opposition (9th allotted day (Standing Order No. 14))
(1) School funding
Resolved, That this House notes the Conservative Party manifesto pledge to make sure that no school has its budget cut as a result of the new national funding formula, the statement by the Secretary of State for Education that each school will see at least a small cash terms increase and the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s guarantee that every school would receive a cash terms increase; endorses the aim of ensuring that there is a cash increase in every school’s budget; agrees with the UK Statistics Authority that such an increase is not guaranteed by the national funding formula, which allows for reductions of up to 1.5 per cent in per pupil funding for schools; and calls on the Government to meet its guarantee, ensuring that every single school receives a cash increase in per pupil funding in every financial year of the 2017 Parliament.—(Angela Rayner.)
(2) Social care
Resolved, That this House notes that Government cuts to council budgets have resulted in a social care funding crisis; further notes that Government failure to deal with this crisis has pushed the funding problem on to councils and council tax payers and has further increased the funding gap for social care; is concerned that there is an unacceptable variation in the quality and availability of social care across the country with worrying levels of unmet need for social care; and calls on the Government to meet the funding gap for social care this year and for the rest of this Parliament.—(Barbara Keeley.)
4Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Deferred Prosecution Agreements) (Amendment of Specified Offences) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 26 February, be approved.—(Mike Freer.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Transport Levying Bodies (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 19 March, be approved.—(Mike Freer.)
Question agreed to.
5Church of England (General Synod) (Measures)
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Legislative Reform Measure (HC 785) passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before Parliament.—(Dame Caroline Spelman.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Mission and Pastoral etc. (Amendment) Measure (HC 784), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before Parliament.—(Dame Caroline Spelman.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure (HC 783), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before Parliament.—(Dame Caroline Spelman.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Pensions (Pre-Consolidation) Measure (HC 782), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before Parliament.—(Dame Caroline Spelman.)
Question agreed to.
(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Statute Law (Repeals) Measure (HC 781), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before Parliament.—(Dame Caroline Spelman.)
Question agreed to.
(1) A public petition from residents of Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport relating to Mount Wise tower block cladding was presented and read by Luke Pollard.
(2) A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to fibromyalgia as a disability was presented and read by Toby Perkins.
Subject: Law on the use of digital images and consent (Meg Hillier)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Freer.)
Adjourned at 7.26 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
8Pensions (Review of Women’s Arrangements) (No. 2) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a Second Time on Friday 15 June.
9International Payments (Audit) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 May.
10Criminal Fraud (Private Prosecutions) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 May.
11Affordable Home Ownership Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 May.
12 British Broadcasting Corporation (Oversight) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 27 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.
General Committees: Reports
13Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee
James Gray (Chair) reported the Bill as amended.
Bill, as amended, to be considered on Friday 15 June; and to be printed (Bill 200).
14Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No.18) Order 2018.
15Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee
Ms Nadine Dorries (Chair) reported the draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (NHS Recruitment – Protected Disclosure) Regulations 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).
16Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill Committee
(1) Chairs: Ms Nadine Dorries and Phil Wilson
(2) Members: Bim Afolami, Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods, Mr Jim Cunningham, Thangam Debbonaire, Michelle Donelan, Dr Caroline Johnson, Gillian Keegan, Jim McMahon, Scott Mann, Stephen Morgan, Neil O’Brien, Chris Philp, Rishi Sunak, Kelly Tolhurst, Liz Twist and Chris Williamson.
17First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Licensing Act 2003 (Royal Wedding Licensing Hours) Order 2018)
(1) Chair: Ian Paisley
(2) Members: Nigel Adams, Bim Afolami, Victoria Atkins, Margaret Beckett, Ben Bradley, Richard Burden, Stella Creasy, Nic Dakin, Zac Goldsmith, Mr Mark Harper, Carolyn Harris, Mr John Hayes, Mr David Lammy, Rachel Maclean, Eleanor Smith, Derek Thomas and Daniel Zeichner.
18Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (England) Regulations 2018)
(1) Chair: Stewart Hosie
(2) Members: Mr Richard Bacon, Mrs Kemi Badenoch, Mims Davies, Thangam Debbonaire, Stephen Doughty, Dr David Drew, Maria Eagle, George Eustice, Mrs Helen Grant, Mike Hill, Mr David Jones, Kerry McCarthy, Luke Pollard, Rebecca Pow, Alex Sobel, Iain Stewart and Giles Watling.
19Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 and the draft West Suffolk (Modification of Boundary Change Enactments) Regulations 2018)
(1) Chair: Mark Pritchard
(2) Members: Lucy Allan, Mr John Baron, Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods, Sarah Champion, Vernon Coaker, Steve Double, Chris Elmore, John Howell, Andrea Jenkyns, Diana Johnson, Andrew Jones, Ian C. Lucas, Seema Malhotra, Dr Matthew Offord, Ellie Reeves, Rishi Sunak and Kelly Tolhurst.
20Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Share of Supply Test) (Amendment) Order 2018)
(1) Chair: Ian Austin
(2) Members: Adam Afriyie, Richard Benyon, Luciana Berger, Bob Blackman, Mr Ronnie Campbell, Bambos Charalambous, Bill Esterson, Richard Harrington, Rebecca Harris, Nick Herbert, Gillian Keegan, Liz Kendall, Stephen Metcalfe, Mary Robinson, Naz Shah, Nick Smith and Anna Turley.
21Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Landfill Tax (Disposals of Material) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 442))
(1) Chair: Sir David Crausby
(2) Members: Heidi Alexander, Crispin Blunt, Fiona Bruce, Maria Caulfield, Anneliese Dodds, Richard Drax, Clive Efford, Mr Mark Francois, John Grogan, Robert Jenrick, Conor McGinn, Scott Mann, Lee Rowley, David Rutley, Jeff Smith, Thelma Walker and Catherine West.
Reports from Select Committees
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 25 April, to be published (Sir Paul Beresford).
23Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Small businesses and productivity: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 807) (Rachel Reeves).
24Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Fur trade in the UK: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 823);
(2) Work of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Health and Harmony: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 870);
(3) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Sport and Civil Society on the funding of greyhound welfare improvements: Written evidence, to be published
(Neil Parish).
(1) Twenty-Fifth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 301-xxiv);
(2) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 301)
(Sir William Cash).
26Exiting the European Union (Committee on)
The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 372) (Hilary Benn).
27Health and Social Care Committee
(1) Childhood obesity: Written evidence, to be published (HC 882);
(2) Correspondence from Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, relating to mental health expenditure: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from Sir David Behan, Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission, regarding the procurement of Experts by Experience services: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Department of Health 2018–19 Main Estimates: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Food Standards Agency 2018–19 Main Estimates: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Memorandum of understanding on data-sharing between NHS Digital and the Home Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 677)
(Dr Sarah Wollaston).
28Health and Social Care Committee and Education Committee
The Government’s Green Paper on mental health: failing a generation:
(i) First Joint Report, being the Third Report from the Education Committee and the Sixth Report from the Health and Social Care Committee, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 642);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 642)
(Dr Sarah Wollaston).
29High 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).
Windrush children: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 990) (Yvette Cooper).
31International Development Committee
(1) Definition and administration of ODA: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 547);
(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State regarding the EU hosted conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Department for International Development Main Estimate 2018-19: Written evidence to be published
(Stephen Twigg).
32International Trade Committee
(1) UK-US trade relations: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 481);
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the recruitment of a non-executive Chair of the UK Trade Remedies Authority: Written evidence, to be published (HC 743);
(3) Correspondence from Louis Taylor relating to the UK Export Finances 2017-18 supplementary evidence: Written evidence, to be published
(Angus Brendan MacNeil).
33Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) Brexit and Northern Ireland: fisheries: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 878);
(2) Brexit and Northern Ireland: agriculture: Written evidence, to be published (HC 939);
(3) Correspondence from the Financial Secretary to the Treasury relating to the Northern Ireland Office 2018-19 Main Estimates: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Northern Ireland Office 2018-19 Main Estimates: Written evidence, to be published
(Dr Andrew Murrison).
(1) Reducing modern slavery: Thirty-sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 886);
(2) Exiting the European Union: the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for International Development: Thirty-seventh Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 736);
(3) BBC commercial activity: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 670);
(4) HMRC’s performance: progress review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 972)
(Meg Hillier).
35Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Twentieth Report, to be printed (HC 542-xx) (Derek Twigg).
(1) The work of the Chancellor of the Exchequer: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 424);
(2) Correspondence with the Chief Executive Officer of TSB relating to TSB’s systems upgrade: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility relating to the European Union withdrawal agreement and OBR forecasts: Written evidence, to be published
(Nicky Morgan).
37Women and Equalities Committee
(1) Sexual harassment in the workplace: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 725)
(2) Correspondence relating to Gender Pay Gap reporting: Written evidence, to be published;
(Mrs Maria Miller).
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))
1Protecting children in conflict areas
Resolved, That this House has considered protecting children in conflict areas.—(Chris Law.)
2Capital needs of co-operatives
Resolved, That this House has considered capital needs of co-operatives .—(Gareth Thomas.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.24 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
Resolved, That this House has considered transport for the South East.—(Huw Merriman.)
4Future governance of Christchurch Borough Council
Resolved, That this House has considered future governance of Christchurch Borough Council .—(Sir Christopher Chope.)
5Strategy for internally displaced people
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered a strategy for internally displaced people.—(Dame Caroline Spelman.)
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)).
At 5.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.30 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Framework Agreement, done at Manila on 7 August 2017, between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part, with Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 9584) (Secretary Boris Johnson)
Partnership Agreement, done at Brussels on 5 October 2016, between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Cm. 9585)(Secretary Boris Johnson)
Other papers
Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (by Act), to be printed (HC 954-I, -II and -III) (Secretary Amber Rudd)
4Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction
Corporate Plan of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for 2018–19, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 979) (The Speaker)
(1) Local Government Boundary Commission for England: Main Supply Estimates (by Act), to be printed (HC 977) (The Speaker)
(2) The Electoral Commission: Main Supply Estimates (by Act), to be printed (HC 945) (The Speaker)