House of Commons
Session 2017-19
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday
5 December 2018
No. 218
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Wales
(2) the Prime Minister
2Immigration (Time Limit on Detention): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for a maximum period of detention under the Immigration Act 1971 of 28 days; and for connected purposes;
That Tulip Siddiq, Mr David Davis, Mr Dominic Grieve, Dame Caroline Spelman, Mr Andrew Mitchell, Paul Blomfield, Lisa Nandy, Layla Moran, Rushanara Ali, Christine Jardine, Mr David Lammy and Stella Creasy present the Bill.
Tulip Siddiq accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 25 January 2019, and to be printed (Bill 302).
3Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Adjourned Debate on Question (second day)
Debate resumed (Order, 4 December).
Question again proposed, That this House approves for the purposes of section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the negotiated withdrawal agreement laid before the House on Monday 26 November 2018 with the title ‘Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community’ and the framework for the future relationship laid before the House on Monday 26 November 2018 with the title ‘Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom’.
The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question again proposed.
Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Debate to be resumed tomorrow (Order, 4 December).
4Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 29 October, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 31 October, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Trade Repositories (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 6 November, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6) and Order of 26 November), That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Richard Lloyd to the office of ordinary member of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for a period of five years with effect from 1 December 2018.—(Jeremy Quin.)
The Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question was challenged.
Division deferred until Wednesday 12 December (Standing Order No. 41A).
A public petition of constituents of Bristol East constituency relating to funding of Avon and Somerset Police was presented and read by Kerry McCarthy.
Subject: South Western Railway franchise (Sir Vince Cable)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Adjourned at 9.32 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
7Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Christopher Chope (Chair) reported the draft Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
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).
8First Delegated Legislation Committee (Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services) (Supplies of Electronic, Telecommunication and Broadcasting Services) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1194))
(1) Chair: Stewart Hosie
(2) Members: Sir Paul Beresford, Lyn Brown, Colin Clark, Angela Crawley, Mrs Helen Grant, Simon Hart, Dame Margaret Hodge, Dan Jarvis, Daniel Kawczynski, Rachel Maclean, Shabana Mahmood, Emma Reynolds, Mr Bob Seely, Jeff Smith, Mel Stride, Thelma Walker and Craig Whittaker.
9Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Takeovers (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)
(1) Chair: Ian Austin
(2) Members: Adam Afriyie, Mr John Baron, Bill Esterson, Chris Evans, Mr Roger Godsiff, Richard Graham, Rebecca Harris, Drew Hendry, Diana Johnson, Nigel Mills, Anne Marie Morris, Neil O’Brien, Angela Smith, Nick Smith, Kelly Tolhurst, Thelma Walker and Giles Watling.
10Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
Members: Robert Courts discharged and Will Quince nominated in substitution.
11Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure (HC 1688), the Church Property Measure (HC 1689) and the Church of England Pensions Measure (HC 1690))
(1) Chair: Stewart Hosie
(2) Members: Nick Boles, Stephen Crabb, Steve Double, Sir David Evennett, Jim Fitzpatrick, Zac Goldsmith, Kate Hoey, Liz Kendall, Mr Pat McFadden, John Mann, Lisa Nandy, Jeremy Quin, Mary Robinson, Karin Smyth, Dame Caroline Spelman, Mark Tami and Michael Tomlinson.
12Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Merchant Shipping (Recognised Organisations) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)
(1) Chair: Sir Christopher Chope
(2) Members: Bim Afolami, Luciana Berger, Ronnie Cowan, Neil Coyle, Michelle Donelan, Michael Fabricant, Paul Farrelly, Vicky Foxcroft, Mark Garnier, Ruth George, Ms Nusrat Ghani, Mr Robert Goodwill, Kirstene Hair, Dr Rupa Huq, Sir Desmond Swayne, Ross Thomson and Karl Turner.
13Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Capital Requirements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and the draft Bank Recovery and Resolution and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
(1) Chair: Ms Karen Buck
(2) Members: Mr Richard Bacon, Richard Burden, Mr Ronnie Campbell, Sarah Champion, Mr Philip Dunne, Kevin Foster, John Glen, Sir Oliver Heald, Gillian Keegan, Andrew Lewer, Jonathan Reynolds, Jeff Smith, Jo Stevens, Alison Thewliss, Theresa Villiers, Thelma Walker and Craig Whittaker.
14Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018)
(1) Chair: Ian Austin
(2) Members: Margaret Beckett, Anneliese Dodds, Patricia Gibson, John Glen, Nick Herbert, John Howell, Andrea Jenkyns, Susan Elan Jones, Gillian Keegan, Kerry McCarthy, Mark Pawsey, Jeff Smith, Derek Thomas, Martin Vickers, Thelma Walker, Martin Whitfield and Craig Whittaker.
15Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
(1) Chair: Philip Davies
(2) Members: Ben Bradley, Bambos Charalambous, Mr Simon Clarke, Martyn Day, Julie Elliott, Bill Esterson, Kate Green, Rebecca Harris, Gordon Henderson, Julia Lopez, Sandy Martin, Ian Murray, Neil O’Brien, Nick Smith, Kelly Tolhurst, Mr John Whittingdale and Mr William Wragg.
16Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Postal and Parcel Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
(1) Chair: Andrew Rosindell
(2) Members: Mr Ben Bradshaw, Maria Caulfield, Bambos Charalambous, Jon Cruddas, George Freeman, Gill Furniss, Mr Marcus Fysh, Greg Hands, Rebecca Harris, Mr David Jones, Stephen Kerr, David Linden, Neil O’Brien, Tulip Siddiq, Nick Smith, John Spellar and Kelly Tolhurst.
Reports from Select Committees
17Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) Live music: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 733);
(2) Sports governance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 320);
(3) The social impact of participation in culture and sport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 734)
(Damian Collins).
18Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill (Joint Committee on)
Dame Caroline Spelman reported, That she had been chosen Chair of the Joint Committee (Dame Caroline Spelman).
19Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Scrutiny of the Fisheries Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1722) (Neil Parish).
(1) Forty-seventh Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 301-xlvi);
(2) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 301)
(Sir William Cash).
21Exiting the European Union (Committee on)
The progress of the UK's negotiations on EU withdrawal—The Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration: Tenth Report to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1778) (Hilary Benn).
(1) The future of the UK Overseas Territories: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1464);
(2) China and the international rules-based system: Written evidence, to be published (HC 612);
(3) Correspondence with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office relating to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to Hong Kong: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) FCO budget and capacity, and annual report 2017–18: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1711);
(6) Oral evidence from the Foreign Secretary: Written evidence, to be published (HC 538)
(Tom Tugendhat).
(1) Home Office preparations for the UK exiting the EU: Twelfth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1674);
(2) Asylum accommodation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1758);
(3) Correspondence from the Immigration Minister relating to DNA testing in immigration and asylum cases: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Immigration detention: Written evidence, to be published (HC 913);
(5) Windrush children: Written evidence, to be published (HC 990)
(Yvette Cooper).
24Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) Immigration detention: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1484);
(2) Conditions in learning disability inpatient units: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1811);
(3) The right to family life: children whose mothers are in prison: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1610)
(Ms Harriet Harman).
25International Trade Committee
(1) The work of the Department for International Trade: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 436);
(2) UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1043)
(Angus Brendan MacNeil).
26Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Funding priorities in the 2018–19 Budget: Education: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1497) (Dr Andrew Murrison).
Correspondence between the Chair and the Leader of the House of Commons relating to humble Addresses: Written evidence, to be published (Kate Green).
28Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Brexit and the UK border: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1595);
(2) Correspondence from the Ministry of Justice relating to the electronic location monitoring pilot: Written evidence, to be published
(Meg Hillier).
Draft Legislative Reform (Horseracing Betting Levy) Order 2018 inquiry: Oral and written evidence to be published (HC 1756);
The Government’s Deregulation Agenda: Written evidence, to be published (HC 893)
(Stephen McPartland).
Boris Johnson:
(i) Fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1797);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 1797)
(Kate Green).
31Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Fortieth Report, to be printed (HC 542-xl) (Jessica Morden).
The UK’s economic relationship with the European Union: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 473) (Nicky Morgan).
33Women and Equalities Committee
(1) Sexual harassment in the workplace: Government response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2017–19: Seventh Special Report, to be printed (HC 1801);
(2) Tackling inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities: Part of the oral evidence, to be published (HC 360);
(3) Enforcing the Equality Act: the law and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1470)
(4) Health and social care and LGBT communities: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1492)
(Mrs Maria Miller).
(1) Pension costs and transparency: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1476);
(2) Benefit cap: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1477);
(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance relating to Widowed Parent’s Allowance: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Defined benefit pension schemes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 579);
(5) Overpayment of Carer’s Allowance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1772);
(6) Support for carers: Written evidence, to be published (HC 581);
(7) Universal Credit: Written evidence, to be published (HC 336);
(8) Welfare safety net: follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1539)
(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))
1Future of free schools and academies in England
Resolved, That this House has considered the future of free schools and academies in England.—(Greg Hands.)
2Services at Southend Hospital
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered services at Southend Hospital.—(Sir David Amess.)
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)).
3Reforming the regulation of shisha lounges
Resolved, That this House has considered reforming the regulation of shisha lounges.—(Shabana Mahmood.)
The sitting was suspended between 3.38 pm and 4.00 pm.
4Provision of affordable credit for people on low incomes
Resolved, That this House has considered the provision of affordable credit for people on low incomes.—(Frank Field.)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the gender pay gap.—(Stella Creasy.)
At 5.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
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
1Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)
Draft Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
2Exiting the European Union (Civil Aviation)
Draft Air Services (Competition) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
3Exiting the European Union (Environmental Protection)
Draft Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
4Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)
Draft Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (John Glen)
(1) Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith)
(2) Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
6Exiting the European Union (Banks and Banking)
Bank of England (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1297), dated 4 December 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)
7Exiting the European Union (Companies)
(1) European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1299), dated 3 December 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)
(2) European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1298), dated 3 December 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)
8Exiting the European Union (Employment)
European Network of Employment Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1283), dated 3 December 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Alok Sharma)
Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1296), dated 26 November 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Rishi Sunak)
10Miscellaneous Series No. 14 (2018)
Convention, done at Interlaken on 20 May 1987, on a common transit procedure (Cm. 9746), dated 25 September, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
11Miscellaneous Series No. 15 (2018)
Convention, done at Interlaken on 20 May 1987, on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods (Cm. 9748), dated 25 September, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
12Exiting the European Union (Electronic Communications)
Proposal for an instrument titled Draft Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Margot James)
13Exiting the European Union (Plant Breeders' Rights)
Proposal for an instrument titled Plant Breeders' Rights (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
14Exiting the European Union (Seeds)
Proposal for an instrument titled Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
15Exiting the European Union (Statistics of Trade)
Proposal for an instrument titled Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Mel Stride)
Other papers
Explanatory Memorandum for the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1230) (laid 29 November) (by Command) (Kit Malthouse)
Explanatory Memorandum for the School and Early Years Finance (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1185) (laid 15 November) (by Command) (Nick Gibb)
18Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of National College for Teaching and Leadership for 2017–18, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1636) (Nick Gibb)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Motability scheme (by Act), to be printed (HC 1681) (Clerk of the House)
20Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages, etc.
Impact Assessment for the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) (Amendment) and Multilingual Standard Forms Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1268) (laid 30 November) (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An Inspection of Country of Origin Information: May 2018 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1230) (laid 29 November)
School and Early Years Finance (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1185) (laid 15 November)
24Exiting the European Union (Electronic Communications)
Proposal for an instrument titled Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (laid 3 December)
25Exiting the European Union (Statistics of Trade)
Proposal for an instrument titled Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (Regulations) 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (laid 30 November)