House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
1 May 2018

No. 131

The House met at 11.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

2Tributes to the Rt Hon the Lord Martin of Springburn

3Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences etc.) (No. 2): 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 about the surrender, production or other delivery up of driving licences, or test certificates, in relation to certain offences; to make provision in relation to identifying persons in connection with fixed penalty notices, conditional offers and the payment of fixed penalties under the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988; and for connected purposes;

That Mr Alister Jack, Alex Burghart, Eddie Hughes, Mrs Kemi Badenoch, Leo Docherty, Mr Simon Clarke, Julia Lopez, Andrew Bridgen, Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg, Mr William Wragg, Richard Drax and Colin Clark present the Bill.

Mr Alister Jack accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 11 May, and to be printed (Bill 201).

4Sanctions and Anti-money Laundering Bill [Lords]: Programme (No. 2)

Ordered, That the Order of 20 February 2018 (Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill (Lords) (Programme)) be varied as follows:

(1) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Order shall be omitted.

(2) Proceedings on Consideration shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.

(3) The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

Table

Proceedings

Time for conclusion of proceedings

New Clauses, new Schedules and amendments relating to gross violations of human rights, to public registers in Crown Dependencies and British overseas territories of beneficial ownership of companies, or to Scottish limited partnerships

Two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion for this Order, or 4.30 pm on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced, whichever is the later.

Remaining proceedings on Consideration

6.00 pm on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced.

(4) Any proceedings in legislative grand committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 6.00 pm on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced.

(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced.—(Sir Alan Duncan.)

5Sanctions and Anti-money Laundering Bill [Lords] (Report Stage): Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee

New Clause NC3—(Sir Alan Duncan.)—brought up and read the first time.

At 4.30 pm, the debate was interrupted (Programme Order, today).

The Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on new Clauses, new Schedules and amendments relating to gross violations of human rights, to public registers in Crown Dependencies and British overseas territories of beneficial ownership of companies, or to Scottish limited partnerships to a conclusion (Programme Order, today).

The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E).

(1) That new Clause NC3 be read a second time (Question already proposed from the Chair).

Question agreed to.

(2) That new Clause NC3 be added to the Bill (Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded).

Question agreed to.

(3) That new Clause NC6 be added to the Bill (Question on new Clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Dame Margaret Hodge.)

Question agreed to.

(4) That new Clause NC19 be added to the Bill (Question on new Clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Alison Thewliss.)

The House divided.

Division No. 143.

Ayes: 301 (Tellers: Angela Crawley, David Linden).

Noes: 314 (Tellers: Mims Davies, Kelly Tolhurst).

Question accordingly negatived.

(5) That Amendments 10 to 17 be made (Single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Sir Alan Duncan.)

Question agreed to.

(6) That Amendment 20 be made (Question on Amendment selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Dame Margaret Hodge.)

Question agreed to.

(7) That Amendment 18 be made (Question on Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Sir Alan Duncan.)

Question agreed to.

New Clause NC4—(John Glen)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC5—(Sir Alan Duncan)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill. 

New Clauses NC15 to NC17—(Sir Alan Duncan)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

New Clause NC8—(Anneliese Dodds)—brought up and read the first time.

Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.

The House divided.

Division No. 144.

Ayes: 296 (Tellers: Vicky Foxcroft, Jeff Smith).

Noes: 314 (Tellers: Kelly Tolhurst, Mims Davies).

Question accordingly negatived.

It being after 6.00 pm, the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring remaining proceedings on Consideration to a conclusion (Programme Order, today).

The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E).

(1) That new Clause NC13 be added to the Bill (Question on new Clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Anneliese Dodds.)

Division No. 145.

Ayes: 298  (Tellers: Vicky Foxcroft, Jeff Smith).

Noes: 313 (Tellers: Kelly Tolhurst, Mims Davies).

Question accordingly negatived.

(2) That Amendments 23 to 25 be made (Single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(John Glen.)

Question agreed to.

(3) That Amendment 21 be made (Amendment selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Anneliese Dodds.)

The House divided.

Division No. 146.

Ayes: 295 (Tellers: Vicky Foxcroft, Jeff Smith).

Noes: 313 (Tellers: Kelly Tolhurst, Mims Davies).

Question accordingly negatived.

(4) That Amendments 26 and 19 be made (Single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Sir Alan Duncan.)

Question agreed to.

6Sanctions and Anti-money Laundering Bill [Lords]: Third Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time.

At 7.00 pm, the debate was interrupted (Programme Order, today).

The Deputy Speaker put the Question necessary to bring proceedings on Third Reading to a conclusion (Programme Order, today).

Question, That the Bill be read the third time, put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E).

Question agreed to.

Bill accordingly read the third time, and passed with Amendments.

7Deferred Divisions

Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting,  Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of Mel Stride relating to Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill.—(Rory Stewart.)

8Prisons (Interference With Wireless Telegraphy) Bill: Money

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 out of money so provided.—(Rory Stewart.)

9Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) (Amendment) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 22 February, be approved.—(Mims Davies.)

The Deputy Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question was challenged.

Division deferred until tomorrow (Standing Order No. 41A).

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No.18) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 13 March, be approved.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Legislative Reform (Constitution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 1 March, be approved.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Legislative Reform (Regulator of Social Housing) (England) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 28 February, be approved.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (NHS Recruitment – Protected Disclosure) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 19 March, be approved.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Licensing Act 2003 (Royal Wedding Licensing Hours) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 21 March, be approved.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(7) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (England) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 23 February, be approved.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

10EU Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 119(11)), That this House takes note 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; further takes note of European Union Documents No. 14866/17 Council Decision establishing Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States; further takes note of Council Recommendation of 6 March 2018 concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO and Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 of 6 March 2018 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO; and agrees with the Government’s conclusion that PESCO must be designed in a way that strengthens the relationship with NATO and promotes an open and competitive European defence industry.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

11Public petitions

(1) A public petition from residents of North Ayrshire and Arran relating to Royal Bank of Scotland closures in Kilwinning was presented and read by Patricia Gibson.

(2) A public petition from people of Airdrie and its surrounding area relating to Royal Bank of Scotland closure in Airdrie was presented and read by Neil Gray.

12Adjournment

Subject: Shop Direct in Greater Manchester (Debbie Abrahams)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mims Davies.

Adjourned at 7.39 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Standing Orders (Public Business)

13Ordered, That the Standing Orders relating to Public Business be printed (HC 1020).

First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills

14Family Relationships (Impact Assessment and Targets) Bill [Lords]

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 26 October, and to be printed (Bill 205).

General Committees: Reports

15Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill Committee

Phil Wilson (Chair) reported:

(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication;

(2) written evidence; and

(3) the Bill without Amendment.

Written evidence to be published.

Bill, not amended, to be considered tomorrow.

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).

16Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018 and the draft West Suffolk (Modification of Boundary Change Enactments) Regulations 2018)

Members: Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods discharged and Yvonne Fovargue nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

17Backbench Business Committee

Determination of business to be taken on 10 and 17 May in the Chamber and 10 and 15 May in Westminster Hall, with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 1 May, to be published (Ian Mearns).

18Defence Committee

Modernising Defence Programme: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 818) (Dr Julian Lewis).

19Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Fake news: Written evidence, to be published (HC 363) (Damian Collins).

20Education Committee

Alternative provision: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 342) (Robert Halfon).

21Environmental Audit Committee

(1) Green finance: mobilising investment in clean energy and sustainable development: Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 617);

(2) The Ministry of Justice: Environmental Sustainability: Government Response to the Third Report of the Committee, Session 2017-19: Sixth Special Report, to be printed (HC 982);

(3) Heatwaves: Adapting to Climate Change: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 826);

(4) 25-year Environment Plan: Written evidence, to be published (HC 803) 

(Mary Creagh).

22Foreign Affairs Committee

(1) 2017 elections to the International Court of Justice: Government Response to the Fourth Report of the Committee: Seventh Special Report, to be printed (HC 1012);

(2) Responsibility to protect and humanitarian intervention: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1005);

(3) Foreign and Commonwealth Office Main Estimate 2018-19: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Russian corruption and the UK: Written evidence, to be published (HC 932)

(Tom Tugendhat).

23Health and Social Care Committee

(1) Childhood obesity: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 882);

(2) Integrated care: organisations, partnerships and systems: Written evidence, to be published (HC 650)

(Dr Sarah Wollaston).

24High 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).

25Home Affairs Committee

(1) Policing for the future: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 515);

(2) Hate crime and its violent consequences: Written evidence, to be published (HC 683);

(3) Home Office Main Estimate 2018–19: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Immigration detention: Written evidence, to be published (HC 913)

(Yvette Cooper).

26Justice Committee

(1) Disclosure of evidence in criminal cases: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 859);

(2) Correspondence relating to Dame Glenys Stacey’s decision to chair a review into farm inspection: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Justice relating to Employment Tribunal Fees: Written evidence, to be published (HC 576);

(4) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Justice relating to Parole Board Decisions Review: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Main Estimates 2018-19: memoranda relating to the Ministry of Justice and the Judicial Pensions Scheme: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Prison Population 2022: planning for the future: Written evidence, to be published (HC 483);

(7) Transforming rehabilitation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 482)

(Robert Neill).

27Petitions Committee

(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

(Helen Jones). 

28Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Avoiding unnecessary emergency admissions: Written evidence, to be published (HC 795);

(2) Higher Education Market: Written evidence, to be published (HC 693);

(3) Implementing EU Exit: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written evidence, to be published (HC 699)

(Meg Hillier).

29Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

(1) Civil Service effectiveness: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 497);

(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care relating to NHS culture and patient safety: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Pre-appointment hearings: Written evidence, to be published (HC 909);

(4) Sourcing public services: lessons to be learned from the collapse of Carillion: Written evidence, to be published (HC 748);

(Mr Bernard Jenkin).

30Science and Technology Committee

(1) Brexit, science and innovation: Government Response to the Second Report of the Committee, Session 2017-19: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1008);

(2) Evidence-based early years intervention: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 506);

(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, regarding undersea communication cables: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) E-cigarettes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 505);

(5) Impact of social media and screen use on young people’s health: Written evidence, to be published (HC 822);

(6) Research integrity: Written evidence, to be published (HC 350)

(Norman Lamb).

31Scottish Affairs Committee

(1) Digital connectivity in Scotland: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 654);

(2) Delivery charges in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 752);

(3) Immigration and Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 488);

(4) Scotland Office Main Estimate 2018–19: Written evidence, to be published

(Pete Wishart).

32Treasury Committee

(1) Digital currencies: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 910);

(2) Correspondence from the Chief Executive of TSB relating to the service disruption at TSB: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to HM Revenue and Customs relating to Lycamobile: Written evidence, to be published

(Nicky Morgan).

33Welsh Affairs Committee

(1) Brexit: agriculture, trade and the repatriation of powers: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 402);

(2) Wales Office Main Estimate 2018­­­­-19: Written evidence, to be published

(David T. C. Davies).

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))

1Safeguarding children and young people in sport

Resolved, That this House has considered safeguarding children and young people in sport.—(Bambos Charalambous.)

The sitting was suspended between 10.29 am and 11.06 am.

2Bowel cancer screening

Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of bowel cancer screening.—(Nick Thomas-Symonds.)

The sitting was suspended between 11.35 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).

3NHS cancer targets

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered NHS cancer targets.—(Mr John Baron.)

At 4.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).

4Use of solitary confinement for children and young people in the justice system

Resolved, That this House has considered the use of solitary confinement for children and young people in the justice system.—(Seema Malhotra.)

5Global ban on cosmetic animal testing

The sitting was suspended between 4.31 pm and 4.47 pm for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).

Resolved, That this House has considered a global ban on cosmetic animal testing.—(Dr Lisa Cameron.)

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

Adjourned at 5.24 pm until tomorrow.

Lindsay Hoyle

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Financial Services and Markets

Insurance Distribution (Regulated Activities and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 546), dated 30 April 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)

2Local Government

(1) Draft Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)

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

3Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

Terrorism Act 2000 (Enforcement in Different Parts of the United Kingdom) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 521), dated 24 April 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

4Prisons

Prison and Young Offender Institution (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 549), dated 27 April 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Gauke)

5Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages, etc.

Registration (Entries of Overseas Births and Deaths) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 522), dated 24 April 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Caroline Nokes)

Other papers

6Energy

Corporate Plan of the Office for Nuclear Regulation for 2018/19 (by Act) (Secretary Esther McVey)

7Overseas Territories

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 524), dated 24 April 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sir Alan Duncan)

8United Nations

North Korea (United Nations Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 523), dated 24 April 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sir Alan Duncan)

CORRECTION

Wednesday 25 April 2018

The second entry in item 34, Public Accounts (Committee of) should have read:

(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 699); 

 

Prepared 1 May 2018