House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
18 June 2018
No. 155
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Janet Jessica Daby, Member for Lewisham East, made the Affirmation required by law.
3Urgent Questions: (1) Medicinal cannabis (Mr Nick Hurd)
(2) Upskirting (Lucy Frazer)
4Statement: Long-term plan for the NHS (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
5Emergency Debate (Standing Order No. 24)
Validity of the Sewel Convention
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the validity of the Sewel Convention.—(Ian Blackford.)
The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put.
The House divided.
Division No. 188.
Ayes: 88 (Tellers: Wendy Morton, Mike Freer)
Noes: 51 (Tellers: Marion Fellows, David Linden)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Motion made, That this House has considered acquired brain injury.—(Steve Brine.)
At 10.00 pm the Deputy Speaker interrupted the debate (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Motion made and Question put forthwith, That, at this day’s sitting, proceedings on the motion in the name of the Prime Minister relating to acquired brain injury may continue, though opposed, until 11.00 pm.—(Rebecca Harris.)
8Acquired brain injury (resumed)
Question proposed, That this House has considered acquired brain injury.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put, and agreed to.
9Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Rachel Maclean be discharged from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and Sir Patrick McLoughlin be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
(2) Ordered, That Sarah Jones be discharged from the Home Affairs Committee and Alex Norris be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
Subject: Accessibility challenges for people with invisible disabilities (Martin Whitfield)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Adjourned at 11.25 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
11European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
The Lords do not insist on their Amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill to which the Commons has disagreed; and agree to the Amendments made by the Commons in lieu of certain of their Amendments and to one of their Amendments; and have made Amendments to the Amendments made by the Commons in lieu of certain of their Amendments and Amendments in lieu of certain other Amendments, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
Printing of Lords Amendments
12European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Lords Amendments to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 229), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 229-EN).
General Committees: Reports
13First Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the draft Double Taxation Relief (Mauritius) Order 2018 and the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Cyprus) Order 2018.
14Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Ian Austin (Chair) reported the draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, E, F, and H) Order 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).
15Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill Committee
Members: Chris Philp discharged and Eddie Hughes nominated in substitution.
16First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Double Taxation Relief (Mauritius) Order 2018 and the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Cyprus) Order 2018)
Members: Ross Thomson and Martin Vickers discharged and Jack Lopresti and Andrew Percy nominated in substitution.
17Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, E, F, and H) Order 2018)
Members: Louise Haigh and Nick Hurd discharged and Victoria Atkins and Ms Karen Lee nominated in substitution.
18Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Official Statistics Order 2018)
Members: Jo Churchill discharged and Mike Freer nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 18 June, to be published (Sir Paul Beresford).
20Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (Joint Committee on)
Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1064) (Mr Bernard Jenkin).
21High 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).
22Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Strategic Suppliers: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1031);
(2) Supporting primary care services: NHS England’s contract with Capita: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 698);
(3) HMRC’s performance: progress review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 972);
(4) Transforming courts and tribunals: Written evidence, to be published (HC 796)
(Meg Hillier).
(1) Rail timetable changes: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1163);
(2) Freight and Brexit: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1000);
(3) Intercity East Coast rail franchise: Written evidence, to be published (HC 891)
(Lilian Greenwood).
(1) The conduct of tax enquiries and resolution of tax disputes: Oral and written evidence taken before the Sub-committee, to be published (HC 933);
(2) The work of National Savings and Investments: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1057)
(Nicky Morgan).
John Bercow
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Order No. 10(1)(a) and 145A(7))
1Referendum on the abolition of the House of Lords
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 209433 relating to a referendum on the abolition of the House of Lords.—(Paul Scully.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 6.11 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Master Trusts) Regulations 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Guy Opperman)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 731), dated 13 June 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)
Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 730), dated 15 June 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nigel Adams)
Persons Subject to Immigration Control (Housing Authority Accommodation and Homelessness) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 729), dated 14 June 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(1) Private Water Supplies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 707), dated 14 June 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)
(2) Water Supply (Water Quality) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 706), dated 14 June 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)
Other papers
Ministry of Defence Minute, dated 18 June 2018, concerning a contingent liability relating to the Defence Fire and Rescue Contract (by Command) (Secretary Gavin Williamson )
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: progress with reducing risk at Sellafield (by Act), to be printed (HC 1126) (Clerk of the House)
(1) Report and Accounts of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(2) Report and Accounts of City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(3) Report and Accounts of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(4) Report and Accounts of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(5) Report and Accounts of Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83O, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion and in accordance with Standing Order No. 83O(2), the following Motion relating to a Lords Amendment to the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J:
Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 20.