House of Commons

House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Monday
5 November 2018

No. 201

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

2Urgent Question: Leaving the EU: Rights of EU citizens (Caroline Nokes)

3Statements: (1) Universal Credit (Secretary Esther McVey)

(2) Government vision for the prevention of ill-health (Secretary Matt Hancock)

4School Uniforms Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Frank Field, supported by Tim Loughton, presented a Bill to require school governing bodies to implement affordability policies when setting school uniform requirements; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 23 November, and to be printed (Bill 283).

5Dame Laura Cox report on the bullying and harassment of House of Commons staff

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Dame Laura Cox report on the bullying and harassment of House of Commons staff.—(Andrea Leadsom.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Resolved, That this House has considered the Dame Laura Cox report on the bullying and harassment of House of Commons staff.

6Road Safety

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered road safety.—(Jesse Norman.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Resolved, That this House has considered road safety.

7Sitting in Westminster Hall (6 November)

Ordered, That, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 10(1)(b), the sitting in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 6 November shall be suspended from 11.30 am till 3.15 pm and may then continue for up to 3 hours.—(Iain Stewart.

8Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Derek Twigg be discharged from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and Jessica Morden be added.—(Mark Spencer, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)

(2) Ordered, That Jeremy Quin be discharged from the Regulatory Reform Committee and Ben Bradley be added.—(Mark Spencer, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)

(3) Ordered, That Iain Stewart be discharged from the Transport Committee and Robert Courts be added.—(Mark Spencer, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)

9Public petitions

A public petition from residents of Berkshire relating to illegal encampments in Berkshire was presented and read by Richard Benyon.

10Adjournment

Subject: Healthcare in Essex (Robert Halfon)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Iain Stewart.

Adjourned at 10.27 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

11First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Adrian Bailey (Chair) reported the draft Central Counterparties (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.

12Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Stewart Hosie (Chair) reported the draft Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (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).

13First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Central Counterparties (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)

Members: Gillian Keegan discharged and Leo Docherty nominated in substitution.

14Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Building Societies Legislation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)

Members: Gillian Keegan discharged and Kwasi Kwarteng nominated in substitution.

15Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft International Road Transport Permits (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and the draft Trailer Registration Regulations 2018)

Members: Chris Green discharged and Alex Burghart nominated in substitution.

16Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Credit Transfers and Direct Debits in Euro (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and the draft Electronic Money, Payment Services and Payment Systems (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)

Members: Richard Benyon discharged and Nigel Mills nominated in substitution.

17Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018)

Members: Craig Whittaker discharged and Mike Freer nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

18Environmental Audit Committee

(1) Sustainable seas: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1543);

(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to departmental staffing: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Hand car washes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 981);

(4) Sustainability in the fashion industry: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1148);

(5) The changing Arctic: Written evidence, to be published (HC 842)

(Mary Creagh).

19Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 5 November, to be published (Sir Paul Beresford).

20Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Leasehold Reform: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1468);

(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the definition of sustainable development and the NHBC policy for New Capital Quay: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the housing revenue account borrowing cap: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Procedure Committee relating to the establishment of a Budget Committee: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the Budget: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) High streets and town centres in 2030: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1010)

(Clive Betts).

21Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Defra’s progress towards Brexit:

      (i) Sixty-eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report
(HC 1514);

      (ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 1514);

(2) Brexit and the UK border: progress review: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1595);

(3) Correspondence from the Department of Health and Social Care relating to its Annual Report and Accounts: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1515);

(4) Department for Transport: Implementation of Brexit: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1657);

(5) Ofsted inspection of schools: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1029)

(Meg Hillier).

22Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Status of resolutions of the House of Commons: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1587) (Sir Bernard Jenkin).

23Transport Committee

(1) Appointment of the Chair of the Office of Rail and Road:

(i) Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1510);

(ii) Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1510);

(2) Active travel: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1487);

(3) Health of the bus market: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1425);

(4) Local roads funding and governance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1486);

(5) Rail infrastructure investment: Written evidence, to be published (HC 582)

(Lilian Greenwood).

24Treasury Committee

(1) Budget 2018: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1606);

(2) Economic crime: Written evidence, to be published (HC 940);

(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions relating to the transfer of National Insurance credits: Written evidence, to be published

(Nicky Morgan).

25Women and Equalities Committee

Correspondence with the Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission relating to the Independent inquiry into bullying and harassment of House of Commons staff: Written evidence, to be published (Mrs Maria Miller).

26Work and Pensions Committee 

Universal Credit: Written evidence, to be published (HC 336) (Order made in the Adjournment (Standing Order No. 137)) (Clerk of the House).

John Bercow

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 2 November 2018 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Local Government

Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1128), dated 31 October 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Rishi Sunak)

Other Papers

2Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Post Implementation Review: The Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012 (by Command) (Kelly Tolhurst)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 5 November 2018

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

3Anti-social Behaviour

Draft Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Amendment) Order 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

4Senior Courts of England and Wales

Draft Non-Contentious Probate (Fees) Order 2018 (by Act), with and Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Gauke)

5Social Security

Draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration) Regulations 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Alok Sharma)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

6Constitutional Law

Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Best Start Grants) (Consequential Modifications and Saving) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1138), dated 29 October 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Mundell)

7Miscellaneous Series No. 10 (2018)

Convention, done at The Hague on 23 November 2007, on the International Recovery of Child Support and other forms of Family Maintenance (Cm. 9707), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

8Miscellaneous Series No. 11 (2018)

Convention, done at The Hague on 30 June 2005, on Choice of Court Agreements (Cm. 9723), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

9Plant Health

Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1136), dated 1 November 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)

10Senior Courts of England and Wales

Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1137), dated 1 November 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Gauke)

11Social Security

(1) Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1129), dated 30 October 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Tomlinson)

(2) Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. (N.I.), 2018, No. 187), dated 30 October 2018 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Tomlinson)

12Tax Credits

Child Tax Credit (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1130), dated 31 October 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Elizabeth Truss)

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

13Exiting the European Union (Companies)

Proposal for an instrument titled Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)

Other papers

14Energy

(1) Contracts for Difference and Capacity Market Scheme Update Report 2018 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1645) (Secretary Greg Clark)

(2) Statutory Security of Supply Report for 2018 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1644) (Secretary Greg Clark)

15Exiting the European Union (Terms and Conditions of Employment)

(1) Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)

(2) Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Employment Rights (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)

16National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ministry of Defence: The Equipment Plan 2018 to 2028 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1621) (Clerk of the House)

17Nursing and Midwifery

(1) Fitness to Practise Report of the Nursing and Midwifery Council for 2017–2018 (by Statutory Instrument) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

(2) Report and Accounts of Nursing and Midwifery Council 2017–18 and Strategic Plan 2018–19, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 1655) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

18Reserve Forces

Reserve Land Forces Regulations 2016 Amendment No. 2 (by Act) (Mark Lancaster)

Withdrawn papers

19Exiting the European Union (Companies)

Proposal for an instrument titled Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (laid 31 October)

20Exiting the European Union (Terms and Conditions of Employment)

(1) Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (laid 31 October)

(2) Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Employment Rights (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (laid 31 October)

21Senior Courts

Draft Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2017 (laid 24 February)

CORRECTIONS

Wednesday 31 October 2018

Item 23 should have read:

European Committee C

European Union Document No. 12118/18 + ADD 1, Proposal for a Directive discontinuing seasonal changes of time and repealing Directive 2000/84/EC.

 

Thursday 1 November 2018

Item 16 should have read:

European Committee C in respect of European Union Document No. 12118/18 + ADD 1, Proposal for a Directive discontinuing seasonal changes of time and repealing Directive 2000/84/EC 

Chair: Steve McCabe

Members: Fiona Bruce and Alan Mak discharged and Neil O'Brien and Michael Tomlinson nominated in substitution.

 

Prepared 5 November 2018