House of Commons
Session 2017-19
Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday 12 September 2018
No. 183
Corrected 12 November 2018
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
(2) the Prime Minister
2Urgent Question: Police: financial stability (Mr Nick Hurd)
3Agriculture Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Secretary Michael Gove, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary David Mundell, Secretary Alun Cairns, Secretary Karen Bradley, Secretary Liam Fox, Secretary Dominic Raab, Elizabeth Truss and George Eustice, presented a Bill to authorise new expenditure for certain agricultural and other purposes; to make provision about direct payments during an agricultural transition period following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union; to make provision about the acquisition and use of information connected with food supply chains; to confer power to respond to exceptional market conditions affecting agricultural markets; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to agricultural and rural development payments and public market intervention and private storage aid; to make provision about marketing standards and the classification of carcasses; to make provision for the recognition of associations of agricultural producers which may benefit from certain exemptions from competition law; to confer power to make regulations about contracts for the purchase of agricultural products from agricultural producers and securing compliance with the WTO Agreement on Agriculture; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 266) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 266–EN).
4Energy Consumption (Innovative Technologies): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to undertake a public consultation on innovative technologies and energy consumption in households and commercial properties and to report on responses to that consultation and steps to be taken to encourage the development of innovative technologies to reduce energy consumption; and for connected purposes;
That Rebecca Pow, Ian Austin, Caroline Lucas, John Grogan, John Penrose, Julian Knight, David Warburton, Derek Thomas, Sir David Amess, James Heappey, Alex Sobel and Geraint Davies present the Bill.
Rebecca Pow accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 23 November, and to be printed (Bill 267).
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Salisbury incident.—(Mr Ben Wallace.)
The Deputy Speaker announced the results of the Division which had been deferred to this day (Standing Order No. 41A).
That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 7966/18 on the signature of the proposed agreement along with Addenda numbered 1 to 13 and European Union Document No. 7967/18 on the conclusion of the proposed agreement along with Addenda numbered 1 to 13; welcomes the proposed signature and conclusion, on behalf of the EU, of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement; further notes European Union Document No. 7973/18 on the signature of the proposed agreement along with Addenda numbered 1 to 2 and European Union Document No. 7974/18 on the conclusion of the proposed agreement along with Addenda numbered 1 to 2; and further notes the signature and conclusion of the proposed Investment Protection Agreement between the EU and its Member States and Singapore.
Division No. 239.
Ayes: 331
Noes: 145
Question accordingly agreed to.
Resolved, That this House has considered the Salisbury incident.
8Sittings in Westminster Hall (9 October)
Ordered, That, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 10(2)(b), the sittings in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 9 October shall begin at 11.30am, shall be suspended from 1.30pm to 4.30pm and may then continue for up to a further three hours.—(Iain Stewart.)
(1) A public petition from residents of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire and the surrounding area relating to the proposed sale of the Jackson Lane car park was presented and read by Mr Peter Bone.
(2) A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to residential development on Nicholas Road, Irthlingborough was presented and read by Tom Pursglove.
Subject: Access to Beeston station (Anna Soubry)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Iain Stewart.)
Adjourned at 5.39 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
The Lords agree to the Middle Level Bill with amendments to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills
12Creditworthiness Assessment Bill (Lords)
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 26 October, and to be printed (Bill 269).
Public petitions
A public petition from residents of Brighton Pavilion relating to Home education: draft guidance and the consultation was presented by Caroline Lucas.
General Committees: Reports
14Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill
Phil Wilson (Chair) reported the Bill as amended.
Title amended as follows: A Bill to make amendments of the Human Tissue Act 2004 concerning consent to activities done for the purpose of transplantation; and for connected purposes.
Bill, as amended, to be considered on Friday 26 October; and to be printed (Bill 268).
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).
15First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Financial Regulators’ Powers (Technical Standards etc.) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
(1) Chair: Sir David Crausby
(2) Members: Peter Aldous, Mr John Baron, Sir Paul Beresford, Sarah Champion, Rehman Chishti, Clive Efford, John Glen, Mrs Helen Grant, Diana Johnson, Mr Kevan Jones, Huw Merriman, Jonathan Reynolds, Paul Scully, Jeff Smith, Alison Thewliss, Thelma Walker and Craig Whittaker.
16Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Trading Fund (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2018)
(1) Chair: Mr Adrian Bailey
(2) Members: Steve Brine, Chris Davies, Thangam Debbonaire, Chris Evans, Greg Hands, Mike Hill, Daniel Kawczynski, Mrs Pauline Latham, Ian C. Lucas, Justin Madders, Mark Menzies, James Morris, Wendy Morton, Alex Norris, Teresa Pearce, Maggie Throup and Dr Philippa Whitford.
17Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 (Consequential Amendment of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2018)
(1) Chair: Siobhain McDonagh
(2) Members: Ann Coffey, John Cryer, Lucy Frazer, Chris Green, Peter Heaton-Jones, Kate Hoey, Andrea Jenkyns, Mr David Lammy, Amanda Milling, Gavin Newlands, Fiona Onasanya, John Penrose, Tom Pursglove, Yasmin Qureshi, Lee Rowley, Lloyd Russell-Moyle and Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan.
European Union Documents Referred
European Union Documents No. 5191/17, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalised World; and Unnumbered European Union Document, EU proposal for provisions on cross-border data flows and protection of personal data and privacy.
Reports from Select Committees
Record of the Committee's discussions at its meeting on 12 September, to be published (Sir Paul Beresford).
20Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) Industrial Strategy: sector deals and productivity: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 663);
(2) Corporate Governance, delivering on fair pay: Written evidence, to be published (HC 928);
(3) Correspondence with the Chairman, Competition and Markets Authority relating to the Prudential and Regulation Authority: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Chief Executive, Competition and Markets Authority relating to the Sainsbury’s and Asda merger: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Swansea Bay tidal lagoon: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1014);
(6) The future of GKN: Written evidence, to be published (HC 844)
(Rachel Reeves).
21Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Regulation of the water industry: Eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1041);
(2) Controlling dangerous dogs: Ninth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1040);
(3) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the use of state aid for rural broadband: Written evidence, to be published
(Neil Parish).
(1) Thirty-eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 301-xxxvii);
(2) EU Withdrawal: Written evidence, to be published (HC 763);
(3) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 301)
(Sir William Cash).
23European Statutory Instruments Committee
Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1565), and including the following recommendation:
That the affirmative procedure should apply to the instrument titled Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market)(EU Exit) Regulations 2018, the proposal for which was laid before this House on 20 August 2018
(Sir Patrick McLoughlin).
24Exiting the European Union (Committee on)
(1) The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: June to September 2018:
(i) Ninth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 1554);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 372);
(2) The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: March to May 2018: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1552);
(3) The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: Data: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report: Sixth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1564)
(Hilary Benn).
25Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) Legislative Scrutiny: Counter–Terrorism and Border Security Bill: Government Response to the Ninth Report of Committee, Session 2017–19: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 1578);
(2) Youth detention: solitary confinement and restraint: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 994);
(3) Correspondence relating to children as Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Written evidence, to be published
(Ms Harriet Harman).
26International Development Committee
(1) Appointment of the Chief Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact: Ninth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1493);
(2) Definition and administration of ODA: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2017-19: Seventh Special Report, to be printed (HC 1556);
(3) Bangladesh, Burma and the Rohingya follow-up: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1494);
(4) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the Technical Notice on delivering humanitarian aid programmes if there is no Brexit deal: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar relating to the Rohingya: Written evidence, to be published
(Stephen Twigg).
27International Trade Committee
The impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1549) (Angus Brendan MacNeil).
28Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) Devolution and democracy in Northern Ireland – dealing with the deficit: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2017–19: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1589);
(2) Funding priorities for the 2018–19 Budget: health: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1447)
(Dr Andrew Murrison).
(1) Time limits on speeches in the Chamber: Seventh Report, with an Appendix, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1157);
(2) Exiting the European Union: scrutiny of delegated legislation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 386);
(3) Should there be a Commons Budget Committee?: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1482)
(Mr Charles Walker).
30Public Accounts (Committee of)
Price increases for generic medicines: Sixty-second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1184) (Meg Hillier).
31Science and Technology Committee
(1) Quantum technologies: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 820);
(2) E-cigarettes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 505)
(Norman Lamb).
32Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
(1) Thirty-second Report, to be printed (HC 542-xxxii);
(2) Transparency and Accountability in Subordinate Legislation: Government Response to First Special Report of the Committee, Session 2017-19: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 1577)
(John Lamont).
(1) Appointment of Jill May to the Prudential Regulation Committee:
(i) Twentieth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1511);
(ii) Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1511);
(2) Appointment of Julia Black to the Prudential Regulation Committee:
(i) Twenty-first Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1512);
(ii) Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1512);
(3) Crypto-assets: Twenty-second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 910);
(4) Appointment of Andy King as Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee, OBR: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1340);
(5) Correspondence with the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to the tenure of the Governor of the Bank of England: Written evidence, to be published
(Nicky Morgan).
34Women and Equalities Committee
(1) Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 360);
(2) Disability and the built environment: follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1471);
(3) Sexual harassment in the workplace: Written evidence, to be published (HC 725);
(4) Sexual harassment of women and girls in public places: Written evidence, to be published (HC 701)
(Mrs Maria Miller).
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))
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered High Speed 2.—(Sir William Cash.)
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 High Speed 2.
2Planning permission for shale gas exploration
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of planning permission for shale gas exploration.—(Lee Rowley.)
At 11.30 am, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
The sitting was suspended between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
Resolved, That this House has considered the peace process in Colombia.—(Chris Bryant.)
4Veterans in the criminal justice system
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered veterans in the criminal justice system.—(Mrs Madeleine Moon.)
At 4.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
5Preservation of historic battlefields
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the preservation of historic battlefields.—(Chris Skidmore.)
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 preservation of historic battlefields.
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.30 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Justin Tomlinson)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Adoption and Children Act Register (Search and Inspection) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 993), dated 10 September 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nadhim Zahawi)
Copyright and Related Rights (Marrakesh Treaty etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 995), dated 11 September 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Sam Gyimah)
Agreement, done at Luxembourg on 10 June 2013, between the European Union and its Member States and the Government of the State of Israel on Euro-Mediterranean Aviation (Cm. 9690) with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
Agreement, done at Brussels on 26 June 2018, between the European Union and its Member states and the Republic of Moldova on Common Aviation Area (Cm. 9691) with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
6Miscellaneous Series No. 9 (2018)
Agreement, done at Brussels on 30 June 2001, on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus agreement); and, Decision No 1/2011 of the Joint Committee established under the Interbus Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus of 11 November 2011 adopting its rules of procedure and adapting Annex 1 to the Agreement regarding conditions applying to road passenger transport operators, Annex 2 to the Agreement concerning the technical standards applying to buses and coaches and the requirements concerning the social provisions referred to in Article 8 of the Agreement; and, the Protocol to the agreement on the international occaisional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus Agreement) regarding the international regular and special regular carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Cm. 9699) with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
Other papers
A description of the UK system of controls on import of live animals and animal products and evaluation of its performance to protect public and animal health, April 2016 to March 2017 (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
8Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of Department for Transport for 2017–18, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1291) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
(2) Report and Accounts of National Forest Company for 2017–18, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 1506) (Secretary Michael Gove)
9Local Audit and Accountability
Code of Data Matching Practice (by Act) (Mr David Lidington)
Report and Accounts of the NHS Counter Fraud Authority for 2017–18, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 1508) (Jackie Doyle-Price)
Withdrawn papers
Draft Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (laid 12 July 2018)