House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday
26 June 2018
No. 160
Corrected 1 August 2018
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
The Speaker reported that the Queen had signified Royal Assent to the following Acts under the Royal Assent Act 1967:
Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
2Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
3Food Advertising (Protection of Children from Targeting): 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 prevent the marketing and advertising of food that does not meet certain nutritional requirements from being targeted at children.—(Kirstene Hair.)
Motion opposed (Standing Order No. 23(1)).
Question put, and agreed to.
Ordered, That Kirstene Hair, Kerry McCarthy, Conor McGinn, Fiona Bruce, Andrew Selous, Stuart C. McDonald, John Lamont, Paul Masterton, Mr Alister Jack, Jamie Stone, Mr Alistair Carmichael and Bill Grant present the Bill.
Kirstene Hair accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 23 November, and to be printed (Bill 237).
Motion made and Question proposed, That the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Canada Trade Agreement) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 21 May, be approved.—(Secretary Liam Fox.)
The Deputy 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 Motion, the Deputy Speaker put the Question (Standing Order No. 16).
The House divided.
Division No. 193.
Ayes: 315 (Tellers: Kelly Tolhurst, Mims Davies)
Noes: 36 (Tellers: David Linden, Drew Hendry)
Question accordingly agreed to.
5EU Trade Agreements: EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 7959/18 and Addenda 1 to 11, Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Japan; and European Union Document No. 7960/18 and Addenda 1 to 11, Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Japan; and welcomes the proposed signature and conclusion of the agreement.—(George Hollingbery.)
The Deputy 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 Motion, the Deputy Speaker put the Question (Standing Order No. 16).
The House divided.
Division No. 194.
Ayes: 317 (Tellers: Mims Davies, Kelly Tolhurst)
Noes: 1 (Tellers: Sir Desmond Swayne, Peter Bone)
Question accordingly agreed to.
6Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill: Programme (No. 3)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 23 October 2017 (Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill (Programme)) and 29 January 2018 (Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill (Programme) (No. 2)):
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement at today’s sitting.
Subsequent stages
(2) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(3) 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.—(Jesse Norman.)
The House divided.
Division No. 195.
Ayes: 288 (Tellers: Mims Davies, Kelly Tolhurst)
Noes: 182 (Tellers: Stephanie Peacock, Jeff Smith)
Question accordingly agreed to.
7Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
Lords Amendments 1 to 32 agreed to.
8Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords]: Programme (No. 2)
Motion made and Question put, That the Order of 14 May 2018 (Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords]: Programme) be varied as follows:
(1) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Order shall be omitted.
(2) Proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
(3) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.—(Jesse Norman.)
The House divided.
Division No. 196.
Ayes: 273 (Tellers: Mims Davies, Kelly Tolhurst)
Noes: 168 (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Stephanie Peacock)
Question accordingly agreed to.
9Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords] (Report Stage): Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC1—(Tom Brake)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments 1 and 3 made.
10Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill [Lords]: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed, with Amendments.
11Standing Orders (Consideration of Estimates)
Ordered, That Standing Order No. 54 (Consideration of estimates) shall apply for the remainder of this Session as if, for the word ‘Three’ in line 1, there were substituted the word ‘Five’.—(Andrea Leadsom.)
(1) A public petition from pupils and staff of Deanburn Primary School relating to the gap in educational attainment was presented and read by Martyn Day.
(2) A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to medical cannabis oil was presented and read by Ian Lavery.
(3) A public petition from residents of Aldershot and the wider United Kingdom relating to protection of veterans was presented and read by Leo Docherty.
Subject: Council tax and second homes (Derek Thomas)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(David Rutley.)
At 7.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David Rutley.)
Adjourned at 7.13 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
14Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee
Mrs Anne Main (Chair) reported:
(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence shall be reported to the House for publication; and
(2) written evidence.
Written evidence to be published.
15Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Virendra Sharma (Chair) reported the draft Data Sharing Code of Practice: Code of Practice for civil registration officials disclosing information under section 19AA of the Registration Service Act 1953.
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).
16Second 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)
Members: Damien Moore discharged and Andrew Lewer nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
17Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on 28 June and 5 July in the Chamber and 5 July in Westminster Hall with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 26 June, to be published (Ian Mearns).
18Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) Pubs Code Adjudicator update: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1082);
(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to pre-appointment hearings: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Draft National Policy Statement for geological disposal infrastructure: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1092);
(4) Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority: Written evidence, to be published (HC 985);
(5) The Swansea Bay tidal lagoon: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1014)
(Rachel Reeves).
(1) Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2017: Ninth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 707);
(2) Armed Forces' and veterans' mental health: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 813);
(3) Correspondence from the Ministry of Defence providing the third six-monthly update relating to the Ministry of Defence’s progress in implementing the recommendations of the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2015-16, An acceptable risk? The use of Lariam for military personnel: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Statute of limitations – veterans' protection: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1224)
(Dr Julian Lewis).
20Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Channel 4 Annual Report 2017: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 992) (Damian Collins).
21Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Environmental principles and governance consultation: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1062);
(2) Hand car washes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 981);
(3) Heatwaves: adapting to climate change: Written evidence, to be published (HC 826);
(4) Nitrates: Written evidence, to be published (HC 656);
(5) Sustainable seas: Written evidence, to be published (HC 980);
(6) The changing Arctic: Written evidence, to be published (HC 842)
(Mary Creagh).
22Exiting the European Union (Committee on)
Parliamentary approval of the Withdrawal Agreement and the future relationship: Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1240) (Hilary Benn).
(1) Responsibility to Protect and humanitarian intervention: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1005);
(2) China and the international rules-based system: Written evidence, to be published (HC 612);
(3) Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary relating to the FCO’s Main Estimate 2018-19: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary relating to treatment of BBC Persia staff: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Western Balkans: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1013)
(Tom Tugendhat).
24Health and Social Care Committee
Childhood obesity: Written evidence, to be published (HC 882) (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).
(1) Post-Brexit migration policy: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 857);
(2) Hate crime and its violent consequences: Written evidence, to be published (HC 683);
(3) The work of the Home Secretary: Written evidence, to be published (HC 434)
(Yvette Cooper).
(1) Draft Sentencing Council guideline on child cruelty offences: Tenth Report, with appendices, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 892);
(2) Prison population 2022: planning for the future: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 483);
(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the Framework for the UK-EU Partnership: Civil Judicial Co-operation: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Employment Tribunal fees: Written evidence, to be published (HC 576)
(Robert Neill).
(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).
29Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) Devolution and exiting the EU: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 484);
(2) Correspondence with the Minister for the Constitution relating to the Committee’s Fifth Special Report of Session 2017-19, Parliamentary Boundary Reviews: What next?: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1072);
(3) Sourcing public services: lessons to be learned from the collapse of Carillion: Written evidence, to be published (HC 748)
(Sir Bernard Jenkin).
30Science and Technology Committee
(1) Research integrity:
(i) Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 350);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 350);
(2) Galileo: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1192);
(3) An immigration system that works for science and innovation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1061);
(4) Energy drinks: Written evidence, to be published (HC 821);
(5) Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health: Written evidence, to be published (HC 822)
(Norman Lamb).
(1) BMW vehicle recall: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1140);
(2) Freight and Brexit: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1000);
(3) Vauxhall vehicle fires: Written evidence, to be published (HC 516)
(Lilian Greenwood).
(1) Appointment of Bradley Fried as Chair of Court, Bank of England: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1319);
(2) Appointment of Professor Jonathan Haskel to the Monetary Policy Committee: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1318);
(3) Correspondence with the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to business rates: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to HMRC relating to HMRC’s remit: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Digital currencies: Written evidence, to be published (HC 910);
(6) Service disruption at TSB: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1009);
(7) SME finance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 805);
(8) The conduct of tax enquiries and resolution of tax disputes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 933);
(9) Work of the Valuation Office Agency: Written evidence to be published (HC 1164)
(Nicky Morgan).
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))
1Access to treatment, support and innovative new medicines for phenylketonuria patients
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered access to treatment, support and innovative new medicines for phenylketonuria patients.—(Liz Twist.)
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 access to treatment, support and innovative new medicines for phenylketonuria patients.
2North Wales Police, probation and the murder of Nicholas Churton
Resolved, That this House has considered North Wales Police, probation and the murder of Nicholas Churton.—(Ian C. Lucas.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.26 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
The sitting was further suspended until 2.40 pm for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
3Humanitarian situation in Gaza
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the humanitarian situation in Gaza.—(Grahame Morris.)
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 the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The sitting was suspended between 3.10 pm and 3.35 pm for divisions in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
4Sentences for supplying Fentanyl
Resolved, That this House has considered sentences for supplying Fentanyl.—(Charlie Elphicke.)
5Future of upland farming after the UK leaves the EU
The sitting was suspended between 5.05 pm and 5.15 pm for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the future of upland farming after the UK leaves the EU.—(Jonathan Edwards.)
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 the future of upland farming after the UK leaves the EU.
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 6.15 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Other papers
1Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of the Government Actuary's Department for 2017–18, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1130) (Mel Stride)
Report and Accounts of the British Hallmarking Council for 2017, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1116) (Secretary Greg Clark)
Report and Accounts of Construction Industry Training Board for 2017–18, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1120) (Anne Milton)
(1) Report and Accounts of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(2) Report and Accounts of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(3) Report and Accounts of Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(4) Report and Accounts of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(5) Report, Accounts and Quality Account of Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(6) Report and Accounts of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(7) Report and Accounts of North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(8) Report and Accounts of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(9) Report and Accounts of Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(10) Report and Accounts of South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
Report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards for 2017–18 (by Standing Order), to be printed (HC 1256) (Clerk of the House)
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE
Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill
The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83J, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion, the Voyeurism (Offences) (No.2) Bill (Bill 235) relates exclusively to England and Wales on matters within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J.