House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
9 July 2018
No. 168
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
2Statements: (1) Exiting the EU (The Prime Minister)
(2) Amesbury update (Secretary Sajid Javid)
3Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill: Business of the House
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill:
Timetable
(1) (a) Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings up to and including Third Reading shall be taken at today’s sitting in accordance with this Order.
(b) Notices of Amendments, new Clauses or new Schedules to be moved in Committee of the whole House may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time.
(c) Proceedings on Second Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
(d) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings up to and including Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put
(2) When the Bill has been read a second time:
(a) it shall, despite Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put;
(b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.
(3)(a) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee of the whole House, the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.
(b) If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.
(4) If, following proceedings in Committee of the whole House and any proceedings on Consideration of the Bill, a legislative grand committee withholds consent to the Bill or any Clause or Schedule of the Bill or any amendment made to the Bill, the House shall proceed to Reconsideration of the Bill without any Question being put.
(5) If, following Reconsideration of the Bill—
(a) a legislative grand committee withholds consent to any Clause or Schedule of the Bill or any amendment made to the Bill (but does not withhold consent to the whole Bill), and
(b) a Minister of the Crown indicates his or her intention to move a minor or technical amendment to the Bill,
the House shall proceed to consequential Consideration of the Bill without any Question being put.
(6) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (1), the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions in the same order as they would fall to be put if this Order did not apply—
(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded;
and shall not put any other questions, other than the question on any motion described in paragraph (17)(a) of this Order.
(7) On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
(8) If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (6)(c) on successive amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Chairman or Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.
(9) If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (6)(d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions, except that the Question shall be put separately on any Clause of or Schedule to the Bill which a Minister of the Crown has signified an intention to leave out.
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(10)(a) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(b) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.
(11) Paragraphs (2) to (11) of Standing Order No. 83F (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments) apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (10) of this Order.
Subsequent stages
(12)(a) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(b) 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; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.
(13) Paragraphs (2) to (9) of Standing Order No. 83G (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on further messages from the Lords) apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (12) of this Order.
Reasons Committee
(14) Paragraphs (2) to (6) of Standing Order No. 83H (Programme orders: reasons committee) apply in relation to any committee to be appointed to draw up reasons after proceedings have been brought to a conclusion in accordance with this Order.
Miscellaneous
(15) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply so far as necessary for the purposes of this Order.
(16) Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
(17)(a) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken, to recommit the Bill or to vary or supplement the provisions of this Order.
(b) No notice shall be required of such a Motion.
(c) Such a motion may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(d) The Question on such a Motion shall be put forthwith; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (c) shall thereupon be resumed.
(e) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on such a Motion.
(18)(a) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.
(b) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
(19) No debate shall be held in accordance with Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) at today’s sitting after this Order has been agreed.
(20) Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
(21)(a) Any private business which has been set down for consideration at a time falling after the commencement of proceedings on this Order or on the Bill on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders or by any Order of the House, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill on that day.
(b) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business so far as necessary for the purpose of securing that the business may be considered for a period of three hours.—(Secretary Karen Bradley.)
4Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
5Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill: Committee of the whole House
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Order, today).
(In the Committee)
Clauses 1 to 8 agreed to.
Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported, without Amendment.
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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Jo Churchill reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no Amendment.
6Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time, and passed.
7Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill: Money
Queen's Recommendation signified.
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) 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 any other Act out of money so provided.—(Jo Churchill.)
Ordered, That Martyn Day be discharged as a member of the Public Accounts Commission under section 2(2)(c) of the National Audit Act 1983, and that Douglas Chapman be appointed.—(Paul Maynard.)
9Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 9 May, be approved.—(Jo Churchill.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Electronic Presentment of Instruments (Evidence of Payment and Compensation for Loss) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 30 April, be approved.—(Jo Churchill.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Social Workers Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 4 June, be approved.—(Jo Churchill.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 11 June, be approved.—(Jo Churchill.)
Question agreed to.
(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 4 June, be approved.—(Jo Churchill.)
The Deputy Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question was challenged.
Division deferred until Wednesday 11 July (Standing Order No. 41A).
10Business of the House (10 July)
Ordered, That, at the sitting on Tuesday 10 July, paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to the Motion in the name of Sir Vince Cable as if the day were an Opposition Day; proceedings on the Motion may continue, though opposed, for three hours and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Jo Churchill.)
11Changes to the membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Douglas Chapman be discharged from the European Scrutiny Committee and Martyn Day be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
(2) Ordered, That Martyn Day be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Douglas Chapman be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
(1) A public petition from residents of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland relating to home education: draft guidance and consultation was presented and read by Mr Simon Clarke.
(2) A public petition from residents of North Herefordshire constituency relating to home education: draft guidance and consultation was presented and read by Bill Wiggin.
(3) A public petition from residents of Manchester, Withington constituency relating to home education: draft guidance and consultation was presented and read by Jeff Smith.
(4) A public petition from residents of New Forest East constituency relating to home education: draft guidance and consultation was presented and read by Dr Julian Lewis.
(5) A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to home education: draft guidance and consultation was presented and read by Mr William Wragg.
Subject: Maintenance of parks in Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough constituency (Gill Furniss)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jo Churchill.)
Adjourned at 10.53 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Public petitions
(1) A public petition from residents of Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency relating to home education: draft guidance and consultation was presented by Sir David Evennett.
(2) A public petition from residents of Wolverhampton South East constituency relating to home education: draft guidance and consultation was presented.
General Committees: Reports
James Gray (Chair) reported the Bill as amended.
Title amended as follows: A Bill to make provision for orders to protect persons from risks associated with stalking; and for connected purposes.
Bill, as amended, to be printed (Bill 247).
16First Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Adrian Bailey (Chair) reported the draft Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018.
17Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Phil Wilson (Chair) reported the draft West of England Combined Authority (Business Rate Supplements Functions) 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).
18Stalking Protection Bill Committee
Chair: James Gray
19First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018)
Members: Trudy Harrison discharged and James Cleverly nominated in substitution.
20Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Master Trusts) Regulations 2018)
Members: Jeremy Lefroy discharged and Fiona Bruce nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 9 July, to be published (Sir Paul Beresford).
22High 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).
23Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) Independent review of building regulations and fire safety: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 555);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister of State for Housing relating to the National Planning Policy Framework: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Chair to the Secretary of State relating to leasehold reform: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Land value capture: Written evidence, to be published (HC 766)
(Mr Clive Betts).
24Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Visit to Washington DC: Fifty-fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1404);
(2) Universal Credit: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1183);
(3) Retaining and developing the teaching workforce: Written evidence, to be published (HC 460);
(4) Strategic suppliers: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1031);
(5) Correspondence with the Prime Minister on the Ministry of Defence’s budget: Written evidence, to be published
(Meg Hillier).
Rail timetable changes: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1163) (Lilian Greenwood).
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))
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petitions 206568, 210497 and 201416 relating to family visitor visas.—(Helen Jones.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.53 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Cableway Installations Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 816), dated 3 July 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Other papers
(1) Report and Accounts of Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(2) Report and Accounts of Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(3) Report and Accounts of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(4) Report and Accounts of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(5) Report and Accounts of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(6) Report and Accounts of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(7) Report and Accounts of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(8) Report and Accounts of the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
(9) Report and Accounts of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust for 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATE
Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill
The Speaker has certified that the Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911.
CORRECTION
Thursday 4 July 2018
The Speaker's Certificate relating to the Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill should not have appeared.