House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
15 May 2018
No. 139
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
2Speaker’s Statement: General Data Protection Regulation
3Urgent Question: Gaza border violence (Alistair Burt)
4Data Protection Bill [Lords] (No. 3): Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Data Protection Bill [Lords] (No. 3):
That the following provisions shall apply to the Data Protection Bill [Lords] for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 5 March 2018 (Data Protection Bill [Lords] (Programme)) and 9 May 2018 (Data Protection Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)):
Consideration of Lords Message
(1) Any Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(2) Proceedings on that Message shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
Subsequent stages
(3) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(4) The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.—(David Rutley.)
Question agreed to.
5Data Protection Bill [Lords]: Consideration of Lords Message
The House proceeded to consider the Lords Message received on 14 May relating to the Data Protection Bill [Lords] (Order, today).
Motion made and Question put, That this House disagrees to Lords Amendment No. 62B proposed instead of the words left out of the Bill by Commons Amendment No. 62 but proposes amendments (za) to (a) to Clause (Review of processing of personal data for the purposes of journalism) inserted by Commons Amendment No. 109 and amendments (c) to (f) to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendment.—(Secretary Matt Hancock.)
The House divided.
Division No. 157.
Ayes: 301 (Tellers: Kelly Tolhurst, Mims Davies).
Noes: 289 (Tellers: Nick Smith, Thangam Debbonaire).
Question accordingly agreed to.
6Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill (Report Stage): Consideration of the Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee
No amendments on Consideration.
7Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill: Legislative Grand Committee (England)
The House forthwith resolved itself into the Legislative Grand Committee (England) (Standing Order No. 83M(3)).
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(In the Legislative Grand Committee (England))
Resolved, That the Legislative Grand Committee (England) consents to the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill.—(Rishi Sunak.)
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the decision of the Committee (Standing Order No. 83M(6)).
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Nigel Adams reported, That the Committee consents to the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill.
8Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time, and passed.
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered housing and homes.—(Secretary James Brokenshire.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Resolved, That this House has considered housing and homes.
10Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 16 April, be approved.—(Wendy Morton.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere and the European Space Agency (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 29 March, be approved.—(Wendy Morton.)
Question agreed to.
(1) A public petition from residents of Ross, Skye and Lochaber relating to Royal Bank of Scotland closure in Kyle of Lochalsh was presented and read by Ian Blackford.
(2) A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to Natwest Ferryhill was presented and read by Phil Wilson.
Subject: Contribution of Arsène Wenger to the profile and performance of English football (Huw Merriman)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Wendy Morton.)
Adjourned at 7.31 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
13Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill
The Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee of six Lords to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons to consider and report on the draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill presented to both Houses on 14 September 2017 (Cm 9497) and that the Committee should report on the draft Bill by 24 July;
they have ordered that the Committee have power to agree with the Committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman;
that the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;
that the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
that the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
that the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom;
that the reports of the Committee from time to time shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;
that the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published; and
that the quorum of the Committee be two.
General Committees: Reports
14Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the draft Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2018.
15Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
Siobhain McDonagh (Chair) reported the draft Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions 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).
16Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Restriction on the Preparation of Adoption Reports (Amendment) Regulations 2018)
Members: Colleen Fletcher discharged and Jeff Smith nominated in substitution.
17Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Somerset West and Taunton (Modification of Boundary Change Enactments) Regulations 2018 and the draft Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018)
Members: Jim McMahon discharged and Yvonne Fovargue nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
18Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on 24 May in the Chamber and 24 May in Westminster Hall, with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 15 May, to be published (Ian Mearns).
19Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) The impact of Brexit on the aerospace sector: Government Response to the Sixth Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee: Tenth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1049);
(2) Corporate governance: delivering on fair pay: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 928);
(3) Correspondence with the Group Chief Executive Officer for Sainsbury’s relating to the combination of Sainsbury’s and Asda: Written evidence, to be published
(Rachel Reeves).
(1) Sunset for the Royal Marines? The Royal Marines and UK Amphibious Capability: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2017-19: Sixth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1044);
(2) UK military operations in Mosul and Raqqa: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 999);
(3) Modernising Defence Programme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 818);
(4) The DExEU position paper: Foreign policy, defence and development: a future partnership paper: Written evidence, to be published (HC 594)
(Dr Julian Lewis).
21Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) Combatting doping in sport: Government Response to the Fourth Report of the Committee, Session 2017-19: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 1050);
(2) Fake news: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 363)
(Damian Collins).
The quality of apprenticeships and skills training: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 344) (Robert Halfon).
23Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Heatwaves: adapting to climate change: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 826);
(2) 25-Year Environment Plan: Written evidence, to be published (HC 803);
(3) Hand car washes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 981);
(4) Nitrates: Written evidence, to be published (HC 656);
(5) Sustainable seas: Written evidence, to be published (HC 980)
(Mary Creagh).
(1) Moscow’s gold: Russian corruption in the UK: Eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 932);
(2) Article 50 negotiations: Implications of 'No Deal': Government Response to the Ninth Report of the Committee, Session 2016-17: Eighth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1053);
(3) The UK's response to hurricanes in its Overseas Territories: Government Response to the Fifth Report of the Committee, Session 2017-19: Ninth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1052);
(4) Global Britain: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 780)
(Tom Tugendhat).
25High 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).
(1) Windrush children: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 990);
(2) Policing for the future: Written evidence, to be published (HC 515)
(Yvette Cooper).
27International Development Committee
(1) DFID’s work on Bangladesh, Burma and the Rohingya crisis:
(i) Bangladesh, Burma and the Rohingya crisis: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1054);
(ii) Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2017-19: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1055);
(2) Definition and administration of ODA: Written evidence, to be published (HC 547);
(3) DFID’s Economic Development Strategy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 941);
(4) Sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector: Written evidence, to be published (HC 840)
(Stephen Twigg).
(1) Small claims limit for personal injury: Seventh Report, with an Appendix, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 659);
(2) Disclosure of evidence in criminal cases: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 859);
(3) Correspondence with the Minister of State for Justice relating to a Statutory Instrument to amend The Prison Rules 1999: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice relating to support for witnesses giving evidence: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Prison population 2022: planning for the future: Written evidence, to be published (HC 483);
(6) Transforming rehabilitation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 482)
(Robert Neill).
29Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Devolution and democracy in Northern Ireland – dealing with the deficit: Third Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 613) (Dr Andrew Murrison).
(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).
31Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) Pre-appointment hearings: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 909);
(2) Sourcing public services: lessons to be learned from the collapse of Carillion: Written evidence, to be published (HC 748)
(Mr Bernard Jenkin).
32Science and Technology Committee
(1) Algorithms in decision-making: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 351);
(2) Energy drinks: Written evidence, to be published (HC 821);
(3) Evidence-based early years intervention: Written evidence, to be published (HC 506);
(4) Impact of social media and screen use on young people’s health: Written evidence, to be published (HC 822)
(Norman Lamb).
(1) ATM network in Scotland: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 925);
(2) Digital connectivity in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 654)
(Pete Wishart).
(1) Economic crime: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 940);
(2) Household finances: income, saving and debt: Written evidence, to be published (HC 565);
(3) Tax avoidance and evasion: Written evidence, to be published (HC 934);
(4) The work of the Chancellor of the Exchequer: Written evidence, to be published (HC 424)
(Nicky Morgan).
The cancellation of rail electrification in South Wales: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 403) (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))
1Raising standards of infection prevention and control in the NHS
Resolved, That this House has considered raising standards of infection prevention and control in the NHS.—(Jim Shannon.)
2The administration of justice in respect of Daniel Cresswell
Resolved, That this House has considered the administration of justice in respect of Daniel Cresswell.—(Crispin Blunt.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.26 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered public legal education.—(Mr Ranil Jayawardena.)
The sitting was suspended between 3.21 pm and 3.38 pm for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Question again proposed.
At 4.17 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
4Diagnosis and treatment of ADHD
Resolved, That this House has considered the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD.—(Jo Platt.)
5Historic allegations against veterans
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered historic allegations against veterans.—(Sir Henry Bellingham.)
At 5.47 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.47 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Other papers
Fire and Rescue National Framework for England (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(1) Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: Investigation into the 2017 auction for low-carbon electricity generation contracts (by Act), to be printed (HC 949) (Clerk of the House)
(2) Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on NHS England: NHS England's management of the primary care support services contract with Capita (by Act), to be printed (HC 632) (Clerk of the House)
High Speed Two (HS2) Property Price Support Scheme Technical Consultation (by Command) (Cm. 9581) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
CORRECTION
Tuesday 8 May 2018
The following items should have appeared after item 19:
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).
20 Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill Committee
Chairs: Ms Nadine Dorries and Albert Owen
21 Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee
Chair: Mrs Madeleine Moon