House of Commons

Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday 24 October 2018

No. 194

Corrected 19 December 2018

The House met at 11.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Wales

(2) the Prime Minister

2Housing Reform: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the law relating to housing; to make provision about housing space and thermal performance standards; to place a duty on the Secretary of State to require the provision of serviced plots of land; and for connected purposes.—(Mr Richard Bacon.

That Mr Richard Bacon, George Freeman, Jeremy Lefroy, Hilary Benn, Siobhain McDonagh, Mr Simon Clarke, Sir Vince Cable, Eddie Hughes, Mr Clive Betts, Jim Shannon, Sir Robert Syms and Sir Graham Brady present the Bill.

Mr Richard Bacon accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 23 November, and to be printed (Bill 277).

3Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: Business of the House

Motion made and Question proposed, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) 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) 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.           

(c) 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),

(b) the Bill is amended to remove any provisions which are not agreed to by the House and the Legislative Grand Committee, and

(c) 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) No private business may be considered at today’s sitting after this Order has been agreed.—(Secretary Karen Bradley.)

Amendment proposed, in line 42, in paragraph (6), after sub-paragraph (b), at end insert –

'(ba) the Question on any amendment, new clause or new schedule selected by the Chair or Speaker for separate decision;'.—(Stella Creasy.

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

Question agreed to.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) 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) 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.           

(c) 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),

(b) the Bill is amended to remove any provisions which are not agreed to by the House and the Legislative Grand Committee, and

(c) 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, new clause or new schedule selected by the Chair or Speaker for separate decision;

(d) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;

(e) 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) No private business may be considered at today’s sitting after this Order has been agreed.

4Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time.—(Secretary Karen Bradley.)

5Deferred Division

The Deputy Speaker announced the results of the Division which had been deferred to this day (Standing Order No. 41A).

That the draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 19 July, be approved.

Division No. 249

Aye: 304

Noes: 203

Question accordingly agreed to.

6Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: Second Reading (resumed)

Question again proposed, That the Bill be read a second time.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a second time.

7Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: Committee of the whole House

The House resolved itself into a Committee (Order, today).

(In the Committee)

Clause 1 (Extension of period for Executive formation) 

Amendment 15 moved.—(Nigel Mills.

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

As it was six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: Business of the House Motion, the Chair put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings to a conclusion (Order, today).

(1) Clauses 1 to 3 agreed to (Single Question on business to be disposed of).

(2) Amendment 23 agreed to (Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Secretary Karen Bradley.)

(3) Clause 4, as amended, and Clauses 5 and 6 agreed to (Single Question on business to be disposed of).

(4) Amendment 24 agreed to (Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Secretary Karen Bradley.)

(5) Clause 7, as amended, and Clauses 8 to 10 agreed to (Single Question on business to be disposed of).

(6) That new Clause NC7 be added (New Clause selected by the Chair for separate decision).—(Stella Creasy.)

The Committee divided.

Division No. 250

Ayes: 207  (Tellers: Stella Creasy, Conor McGinn)

Noes: 117  (Tellers: Simon Hoare, Michael Tomlinson)

Question accordingly agreed to.

Bill, as amended, to be reported.

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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.

Mims Davies reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made Amendments. 

8Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: Consideration and Third Reading

No Amendments on Consideration.

Secretary Karen Bradley signified Queen’s consent, as far as Her Majesty’s prerogative is concerned.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Order, today), That the Bill be now read the third time.

The House divided.

Division No. 251  

Ayes: 344  (Tellers: Amanda Milling, Rebecca Harris) 

Noes: 26  (Tellers: Fiona Bruce, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson) 

Question accordingly agreed to and Bill read the third time, and passed.

 

9Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Higher Education (Transparency Condition and Financial Support) (England) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 15 June, be approved.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft West of England Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 23 July, be approved.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 23 July, be approved.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

10Exchanging Data with non-EU Countries

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 119(11)), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 5191/17, a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council on Exchanging and Protecting Data in a Globalised World, and an Unnumbered European Union proposal for provisions on Cross-border data flows and protection of personal data and privacy; welcomes the adequacy framework as an effective means of ensuring a free flow of data from the EU to third countries; and further notes that in the context of the UK leaving the EU it provides the right starting point.—(Mims Davies.)

Question agreed to.

11Public petitions

(1) A public petition from residents of Kings Langley relating to the Green Belt, Kings Langley, was presented and read by Sir Mike Penning.

(2) A public petition from residents of Oxfordshire relating to the European Baccalaureate Qualification was presented and read by John Howell. 

12Adjournment

Subject: Government approach to detrimental home insulation issues (Sir Mark Hendrick)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mims Davies.

Adjourned at 8.05 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

13Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

14Employment Opportunities Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

15Bat Habitats Regulation (No. 2) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

16Mobile Homes and Park Homes Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

17Fruit and Vegetables (Classification) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

18Student Loans (Debt Discharge) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

19Stamp Duty Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

20Fishing (Access to Territorial Waters) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

21Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

22Tax Rates and Duties (Review) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

23Sublet Property (Offences) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

24Healthcare (Local Accountability) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

25Local Roads (Investment) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

26Import Tariff (Reduction) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

27Schools Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

28Public Services (Availability) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

29Electoral Commission (Duties) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

30Armed Forces (Volunteer Reserve) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

31Manufactured Goods (Trade) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

32International Payments (Audit) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

33Criminal Fraud (Private Prosecutions) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

34Affordable Home Ownership Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 November.

35Criminal Records (Childhood Offences) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill withdrawn.

36Protection of Pollinators Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged.

Bill withdrawn.

General Committees: Reports

37Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

Mark Pritchard (Chair) reported the Cattle Compensation (England) (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 754).

  

38Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee

Ian Austin (Chair) reported the draft EEA Passport Rights (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 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).

39First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Freedom of Information (Designation as Public Authority and Amendment) Order 2018) Committee

(1) Chair: David Hanson 

(2) Members: Lucy Allan, Guto Bebb, Nic Dakin, Steve Double, Louise Haigh, Nick Herbert, Mr Nick Hurd, Diana Johnson, Sir Greg Knight, Seema Malhotra, Paul Masterton, Paul Maynard, Bridget Phillipson, Douglas Ross, Tulip Siddiq, Eleanor Smith and Matt Western

40Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Armed Forces (Specified Aviation and Marine Functions) Regulations 2018)

(1) Chair: David Hanson

(2) Members: Luciana Berger, Douglas Chapman, Mr Tobias Ellwood, Chris Elmore, Chris Evans, Gerald Jones, Daniel Kawczynski, Liz Kendall, Jack Lopresti, Wendy Morton, Jo Platt, Alec Shelbrooke, Chris Skidmore, Gareth Snell, Dame Caroline Spelman, Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr William Wragg

41Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Economic Partnership Agreements and Trade Agreement) (Eastern and Southern Africa States, Southern African Development Community States, Ghana and Ecuador) Order 2018)

(1) Chair: Mr Clive Betts

(2) Members: Peter Aldous, Hannah Bardell, Andrew Bridgen, Conor Burns, Rehman Chishti, Jo Churchill, John Cryer, Bill Esterson, George Hollingbery, Dr Caroline Johnson, Mr Pat McFadden, Anna McMorrin, Mark Menzies, Anne Marie Morris, Lisa Nandy, Stephanie Peacock and Mr Barry Sheerman

42Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Further Education Bodies (Insolvency) Regulations 2018)

(1) Chair: Graham Stringer  

(2) Members: Sir Paul Beresford, Ben Bradley, Jack Brereton, Neil Coyle, Stella Creasy, Colleen Fletcher, Greg Hands, Helen Hayes, Gordon Marsden, Amanda Milling, Anne Milton, John Penrose, Emma Reynolds, Sir Nicholas Soames, Stephen Timms, Theresa Villiers and Catherine West

43 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Electricity and Gas (Powers to Make Subordinate Legislation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)

(1) Chair: Sir David Crausby 

(2) Members: Chris Bryant, Bambos Charalambous, Sir David Evennett, George Freeman, Rebecca Harris, Mr John Hayes, Drew Hendry, Dr Rupa Huq, Andrea Jenkyns, Susan Elan Jones, Nigel Mills, Damien Moore, Neil O’Brien, Claire Perry, Nick Smith, Dr Alan Whitehead and Daniel Zeichner

44Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Cattle Compensation (England) (Amendment) Order 2018) (S.I. 2018, No. 754)

Members: Adam Afriyie and Iain Stewart discharged and Jeremy Quin and Bill Wiggin nominated in substitution.

45Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft EEA Passport Rights (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)

Members: Huw Merriman discharged and Neil O’Brien nominated in substitution.

46Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Companies (Directors’ Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018)

Members: Douglas Ross and Ross Thomson discharged and Luke Graham and Rachel Maclean nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

47Defence Committee

(1) Work of Defence Equipment and Support: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1561);

(2) Correspondence with the Cabinet Secretary in relation to the announcement of the Secretary of State in Plymouth: Written evidence, to be published

(John Spellar).

48Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

(1) The work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 361);

(2) BBC Annual Report 2017–18: Written evidence, to be published (HC 993)

(Damian Collins).

49Education Committee

Value for money in higher education: Seventh Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 343) (Robert Halfon).

50Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1591) (Neil Parish).

51European Scrutiny Committee

(1) Forty-first Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 301-xl);

(2) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 301)

(Sir William Cash).

52Exiting the European Union (Committee on)

The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 372) (Hilary Benn).

53Home Affairs Committee

Counter-terrorism: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 750) (Yvette Cooper).

54Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

(1) Legislative Scrutiny: Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill:

      (i) Twelfth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1662);

      (ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 1662);

(2) Proposal for a draft Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2018: Thirteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1451);

(3) Correspondence with Mr Ben Wallace relating to children as Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS): Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability relating to the Offensive Weapons Bill: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Twenty years of the Human Rights Act: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1434)

(Ms Karen Buck).

55International Development Committee

(1) The Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s review on DFID’s governance work in Nepal and Uganda: Oral evidence taken before the Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact, to be published (HC 1503);

(2) The Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s review on DFID’s approach to disability in development: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1495)

(Paul Scully).

56International Trade Committee

(1) The impact of UK-EU arrangements on wider UK trade policy: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1549);

(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to progress on EU exit preparations: Written evidence, to be published

(Angus Brendan MacNeil).

57Procedure Committee

Motions under section 13(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1664) (Mr Charles Walker).

58Public Accounts (Committee of) 

(1) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: risk reduction at Sellafield: Sixty-fifth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1375);

(2) HMRC’s performance 2017-18: Sixty-sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1526);

(3) Department for Transport: Implementation of Brexit: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1657);

(4) Correspondence from the Director General, Customer Strategy and Tax Design, HMRC, relating to Making Tax Digital for VAT: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy relating to Wylfa Newydd new nuclear power plant: Written evidence, to be published

(Meg Hillier).

59Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)

Thirty-fifth Report, to be printed (HC 542-xxxv) (Sir Robert Syms).

60Treasury Committee

(1) SME Finance: Twenty-fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 805);

(2) Work of the Treasury: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1668)

(Nicky Morgan).

61Women and Equalities Committee

(1) Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 360);

(2) Independent inquiry into bullying and harassment of House of Commons staff: Written evidence, to be published

(Mrs Maria Miller).

62Work and Pensions Committee

(1) Universal Support: Eighteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1667);

(2) Universal Credit rollout: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 336);

(3) Correspondence with the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council, relating to PwC audits of BHS and Taveta: Written evidence, to be published         

(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))

1School funding

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered school funding.—(Mrs Anne Main.

At 11.00 am the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).

2Asylum seekers' right to work

Resolved, That this House has considered asylum seekers' right to work.—(Dame Caroline Spelman.

The sitting was suspended between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).

3Poverty in Liverpool

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered poverty in Liverpool.—(Luciana Berger.

At 4.00 pm the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).

4Regulation of materials used in notice boards

Resolved, That this House has considered regulation of materials used in notice boards.—(Dr David Drew.

The sitting was suspended between 4.23 pm and 4.30 pm.

5Sports facilities in coalfield areas

Resolved, That this House has considered sports facilities in coalfield areas.—(Ben Bradley.

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 5.29 pm until tomorrow.

 

Lindsay Hoyle

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers presented or laid upon the Table

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Exiting the European Union (Pensions)

(1) Draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

(2) Draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc.) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

2Exiting the European Union (Electronic Communications)

Proposal for an instrument titled Open Internet Access (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations, (by Act) with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Margot James)

3Exiting the European Union (Environmental Protection)

Proposal for an instrument titled Environmental Assessments and Miscellaneous Planning (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Kit Malthouse)

4Exiting the European Union (Northern Ireland) (Town and Country Planning)

Proposal for an instrument titled Planning (Environmental Assessments and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (Northern Ireland) Regulations (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Kit Malthouse)

5Exiting the European Union (Town and Country Planning)

Proposal for an instrument titled Planning (Hazardous Substances and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Kit Malthouse)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

6Exiting the European Union (Animals)

Zoonotic Disease Eradication and Control (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1110), dated 22 October 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)

Other papers

7Political Parties, Elections and Referendums

Second Report in 2018 from the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission on the appointment of nominated Commissioners (by Act), to be printed (HC 1639) (The Speaker)

8Social Security 

Explanatory Memorandum to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Social Fund Maternity Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 989), dated 24 October 2018 (by Command) (Justin Tomlinson)

Withdrawn papers

9Social Security

Explanatory Memorandum to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Social Fund Maternity Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 989), dated 10 September 2018 (by Command) (Justin Tomlinson)

CORRECTION

Tuesday 23 October 2018

The second item under Speaker's Certificates should have read:

Instruments

The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83P, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion, the following instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83P.

Draft Infrastructure Planning (Water Resources) (England) Order 2018

 

Prepared 24 October 2018