House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
20 June 2018
No. 157
Corrected 1 August 2018
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House a Return of a Paper, entitled Gosport War Memorial Hospital: The Report of the Gosport Independent Panel, dated 20 June 2018.—(Christopher Pincher.)
2Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(2) the Prime Minister
3Statement: Gosport Independent Panel: publication of report (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
4Members’ interests (Standing Order No. 150(4)(a)) (Craig Mackinlay)
5Offensive Weapons Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Secretary Sajid Javid, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary David Gauke, Secretary Greg Clark, Secretary Damian Hinds, the Solicitor General and Victoria Atkins, presented a Bill to make provision for and in connection with offences relating to offensive weapons.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 232) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 232–EN).
6Armed Forces Representative Body: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Motion made and Question proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to create a staff association to represent the interests of members of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces as employees; and for connected purposes.—(Martin Docherty-Hughes.)
Motion opposed (Standing Order No. 23(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Ordered, That Martin Docherty-Hughes, Ian Blackford, Liz Saville Roberts, Carol Monaghan, Stewart Malcolm McDonald, Douglas Chapman, Angela Crawley, Stephen Gethins, Stewart Hosie, Chris Law, Angus Brendan MacNeil and Pete Wishart present the Bill.
Martin Docherty-Hughes accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 23 November, and to be printed (Bill 233).
7European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Programme (No. 4)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 11 September 2017 (European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (Programme)), 16 January 2018 (European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (Programme) (No. 2)) and 12 June 2018 (European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (Programme) (No. 3)):
Lords Message of 18 June 2018
(1) Proceedings on the Message from the Lords received on 18 June 2018 shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one and a half hours after their commencement at today’s sitting.
(2) The proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Lords Amendments Nos. 19C to 19E, 19G to 19L, 19P, 4B to 4E, 24C and 110B to 110J.
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.—(Secretary David Davis.)
Question agreed to.
8European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Consideration of Lords Message
The House proceeded to consider the Lords Message received on 18 June relating to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (Programme Order, today).
Lords Amendments Nos. 19C to 19E, 19G to 19L and 19P.
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House agrees with the Lords in their Amendments 19C to 19E, 19G to 19L and 19P and proposes the following amendments to Lords Amendment 19P—
Line 3, leave out from "motion" to second "the" and insert "in neutral terms, to the effect that the House of Commons has considered the matter of"
Line 24, leave out from "motion" to second "the" and insert "in neutral terms, to the effect that the House of Commons has considered the matter of"
Line 50, leave out from "motion" to second "the" and insert "in neutral terms, to the effect that the House of Commons has considered the matter of".—(Secretary David Davis.)
Amendment (b) proposed, in line 2, to leave out from first “19P” to end.—(Mr Dominic Grieve.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
One and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Lords Message, the debate was interrupted (Programme Order, today).
The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83G).
(1) That amendment (b) to the Motion be made (Question already proposed from the Chair).
The House divided.
Division No. 191.
Ayes: 303 (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Nick Smith)
Noes: 319 (Tellers: Stuart Andrew, Andrew Stephenson)
Question accordingly negatived.
(2) That this House agrees with the Lords in their Amendments 19C to 19E, 19G to 19L and 19P and proposes the following amendments to Lords Amendment 19P—
Line 3, leave out from "motion" to second "the" and insert "in neutral terms, to the effect that the House of Commons has considered the matter of"
Line 24, leave out from "motion" to second "the" and insert "in neutral terms, to the effect that the House of Commons has considered the matter of"
Line 50, leave out from "motion" to second "the" and insert "in neutral terms, to the effect that the House of Commons has considered the matter of" (Question on any motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the motion already proposed from the Chair).
Question agreed to.
(3) That this House agrees with the Lords in their Amendments Nos. 4B to 4E, 24C and 110B to 110J (Question to agree with the Lords in all the remaining Lords proposals).
Question agreed to.
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered NATO.—(Secretary Gavin Williamson.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
10Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Official Statistics Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 21 May, be approved.—(Mr Robert Goodwill.)
Question agreed to.
A public petition from residents of South Gloucestershire relating to Charlton Boulevard was presented and read by Jack Lopresti.
Subject: Establishment of a UK development bank (Jeremy Lefroy)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Robert Goodwill.)
Adjourned at 7.23 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
13Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill (changed to Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill)
Phil Wilson reported the Bill as amended.
Title amended as follows: A Bill to amend the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to require that residential rented accommodation is provided and maintained in a state of fitness for human habitation; and for connected purposes.
Bill, as amended, to be considered on Friday 26 October; and to be printed (Bill 234).
14Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Nigel Evans (Chair) reported the draft Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) 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).
15Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee
(1) Chairs: Mrs Anne Main and Joan Ryan
(2) Members: Andrew Bowie, Douglas Chapman, Neil Coyle, Nic Dakin, Stephen Doughty, Kevin Foster, Luke Hall, Simon Hoare, Dr Rupa Huq, Afzal Khan, Julia Lopez, Rachel Maclean, Paul Maynard, Gavin Newlands, Tom Pursglove, Eleanor Smith, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Mr Ben Wallace and Matt Warman.
16First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018 and draft Information Sharing Code of Practice: Code of Practice for public authorities disclosing information under Chapter 1, 3 and 4 (Public Service Delivery, Debt and Fraud) of Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act 2017)
(1) Chair: Stewart Hosie
(2) Members: Andrew Bowie, Ben Bradley, Fiona Bruce, Chris Bryant, Liam Byrne, Martyn Day, Chris Elmore, Paul Farrelly, Margot James, Mr David Lammy, Douglas Ross, Ruth Smeeth, Angela Smith, Sir Hugo Swire, Kelly Tolhurst, Justin Tomlinson and Giles Watling.
17Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Data Sharing Code of Practice: Code of Practice for civil registration officials disclosing information under section 19AA of the Registration Service Act 1953)
(1) Chair: Mr Virendra Sharma
(2) Members: Ms Karen Buck, Liam Byrne, Rosie Cooper, Steve Double, Chris Elmore, Kirstene Hair, Nick Herbert, Nigel Huddleston, Margot James, Diana Johnson, Anna McMorrin, Damien Moore, Anne Marie Morris, Mr Gavin Shuker, Ruth Smeeth, Ross Thomson and Kelly Tolhurst.
18Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Research Code of Practice and draft Accreditation Criteria and the draft Statistics Statement of Principles and Draft Code of Practice on changes to data systems)
(1) Chair: Philip Davies
(2) Members: Bim Afolami, Liam Byrne, Maria Caulfield, Rosie Duffield, Mr Philip Dunne, Dame Louise Ellman, Chris Elmore, Mike Gapes, Zac Goldsmith, Gordon Henderson, Nigel Huddleston, Margot James, Mr Pat McFadden, James Morris, Ruth Smeeth, John Spellar and Kelly Tolhurst.
Reports from Select Committees
19Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Attendance of a witness: Damian Collins reported, That the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee had directed him to report that Mr Dominic Cummings had failed to comply with the Order of the House of 7 June 2018.
20Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill Committee
Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1064) (Sir Bernard Jenkin).
21Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Proposed merger of ASDA and Sainsburys: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1167);
(2) Regulation of the water industry: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1041);
(3) Correspondence from the Minister of State for Trade Policy on the Department for International Trade’s trade personnel in China: Written evidence, to be published (HC 824);
(4) Dangerous dogs: breed-specific legislation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1040)
(Neil Parish).
(1) Thirty-second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 301-xxxi);
(2) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 301)
(Sir William Cash).
23Exiting the European Union (Committee on)
The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC372) (Hilary Benn).
24Health and Social Care Committee
(1) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to financial liability of "sleep-ins": Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to Orkambi and cystic fibrosis: Written evidence, to be published
(Dr Sarah Wollaston).
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).
Post-Brexit migration policy: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 857) (Yvette Cooper)
27Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) Local authority support for people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1037);
(2) Land value capture: Written evidence, to be published (HC 766);
(3) Planning guidance on fracking: Written evidence, to be published (HC 767)
(Mr Clive Betts).
28Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) Legislative scrutiny: Counter-terrorism and Border Security Bill: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1208);
(2) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice relating to changes to the Lord Chancellor’s exceptional funding guidance for inquests: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Human Rights: attitudes to enforcement: Written evidence, to be published (HC 669)
(Ms Harriet Harman).
29International Development Committee
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s review of the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund’s aid spending: Oral evidence taken before the Sub-Committee, to be published (HC 1024) (Paul Scully).
30International Trade Committee
(1) Trade and the Commonwealth: developing countries: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 667);
(2) UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1043);
(3) Correspondence from the Minister of State for Trade Policy relating to the UK Trade Remedies Authority: Written evidence, to be published (HC 743)
(Angus Brendan MacNeil).
Estimates Days: Dr Sarah Wollaston reported, That, following the recommendation of the Backbench Business Committee on applications considered at its meeting of 19 June, the Liaison Committee recommendation for the allocation of time for the consideration of Estimates on (a) the third allotted day in the present session and (b) the first of any additional days to be allotted in the remainder of the session (Standing Order No. 145) is as follows:
(i) That a day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2018–19:
Ministry of Justice (on the application of Robert Neill)
Department of Health and Social Care and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (on the application of Dr Sarah Wollaston and Mr Clive Betts)
(ii) That a further day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2018–19:
Department for Education (on the application of Robert Halfon)
Her Majesty’s Treasury, so far as it relates to spending decisions and their consequences for grants to the devolved institutions (on the application of Stewart Malcolm McDonald).
32Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) Brexit and Northern Ireland: agriculture: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 939);
(2) Brexit and Northern Ireland: fisheries: Written evidence, to be published (HC 878);
(3) Consultation on implementation of the Stormont House Agreement: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1095)
(Dr Andrew Murrison).
33Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Exiting the EU: The financial settlement: Forty-eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 973);
(2) Progress in tackling online VAT fraud: Forty-ninth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1304);
(3) Strategic suppliers: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1031);
(4) Financial sustainability of local authorities: Written evidence, to be published (HC 970)
(Meg Hillier).
34Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) Accounting for Democracy Revisited: The Government Response and Proposed Review: Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1197);
(2) Devolution and exiting the EU: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 484)
(Sir Bernard Jenkin).
35Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Twenty-sixth Report, to be printed (HC 542-xxvi) (Derek Twigg).
36Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)
Fifth Report, to be printed (HC 543-v) (Derek Twigg).
(1) Digital currencies: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 910);
(2) Service disruption at TSB: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1009)
(Nicky Morgan).
38Women and Equalities Committee
(1) Work of the Government Equalities Office: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 356);
(2) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy relating to pregnancy and maternity discrimination: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Disability and the built environment: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Older people and employment: Written evidence, to be published (HC 359);
(5) Sexual harassment in the workplace: Written evidence, to be published (HC 725)
(Mrs Maria Miller).
(1) Benefit sanctions: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 955);
(2) Carillion: Written evidence, to be published (HC 769);
(3) Collective defined contribution pension schemes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 580);
(4) Correspondence with the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work relating to victims of modern slavery: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary relating to the Main Estimate 2018-19: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Defined benefit pensions white paper: Written evidence, to be published (HC 956);
(7) Pension freedom and choice: Written evidence, to be published (HC 404);
(8) Universal Credit rollout: Written evidence, to be published (HC 336)
(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))
1The Government's response to the UN report on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Resolved, That this House has considered the Government's response to the UN report on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.—(Rosie Duffield.)
2Future of rail services in Cumbria
Resolved, That this House has considered the future of rail services in Cumbria.—(Tim Farron.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.29 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3UK constitutional machinery and frameworks for intergovernmental co-operation
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the UK constitutional machinery and frameworks for intergovernmental co-operation.—(Stephen Kerr.)
The sitting was suspended between 3.45 pm and 4.06 pm for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Resolved, That this House has considered the UK constitutional machinery and frameworks for intergovernmental co-operation.
4UK and Polish war reparations from Germany
Resolved, That this House has considered UK and Polish war reparations from Germany.—(Daniel Kawczynski.)
5Insecure work and the gig economy
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered insecure work and the gig economy.—(Stephanie Peacock.)
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)).
Resolved, That this House has considered insecure work and the gig economy.
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.50 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented or laid upon the Table
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft International Fund for Agricultural Development (Eleventh Replenishment) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Penny Mordaunt)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Environment and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 739), dated 19 June 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)
Enterprise Management Incentives Exemptions and Reliefs (Amendment of Tax Advantages in Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2016) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 737), dated 19 June 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mel Stride)
Other papers
Report and Accounts of the General Dental Council for 2017, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 1080) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
Return to an Address to Her Majesty for a Return of a Paper, dated 20 June 2018, entitled Gosport War Memorial Hospital: The Report of the Gosport Independent Panel (pursuant to Resolution today); to be printed (HC 1084) (Jackie Doyle-Price)
6Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of the Office of Rail and Road for 2017–18, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 1098) (Mel Stride)
(2) Report and Accounts of UK Export Finance for 2017–18, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 1101) (Mel Stride)
Report and Accounts of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board for 2017, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act); to be printed (HC 1087) (Anne Milton)
(1) Report and Accounts of Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(2) Report and Accounts of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(3) Report and Accounts of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(4) Report and Accounts of West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)