House of Commons
Session 2017-19
Votes and Proceedings
Monday 17 December 2018
No. 224
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Electoral Commission (Answer to Address)
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported to the House, That the Address of 21 November, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Lord Gilbert of Panteg and Joan Walley as Electoral Commissioners with effect from 1 November 2018 for the period ending on 31 October 2022; and Alastair Ross as an Electoral Commissioner with effect from 1 November 2018 for the period ending on 31 October 2020, was presented to Her Majesty, who was graciously pleased to comply with the request.
2Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Answer to Address)
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported to the House, That the Address of 5 December, 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, was presented to Her Majesty, who was graciously pleased to comply with the request.
3Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
4Statements: (1) European Council (the Prime Minister)
(2) Good Work Plan (Secretary Greg Clark)
5Application for emergency debate (Standing Order No. 24)
Ian Blackford proposed that the House should debate the outcome of the Prime Minister's recent discussions with the European Commission and European Heads of Government regarding the Withdrawal Agreement, and potential ways forward.
The Speaker put the application to the House.
Leave given.
Debate to be held for a length and at a time to be announced at the conclusion of the next item of business.
Motion made and Question proposed, That the draft Online Pornography (Commercial Basis) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 10 October, be approved.—(Margot James.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That the draft Online Pornography (Commercial Basis) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 10 October, be approved.
(1) Resolved, That the draft British Board of Film Classification Guidance on Ancillary Service Providers 2018, which was laid before this House on 25 October, be approved.—(Margot James.)
(2) Resolved, That the draft British Board of Film Classification Guidance on Age-verification Arrangements 2018, which was laid before this House on 25 October, be approved.—(Margot James.)
8Application for emergency debate (Standing Order No. 24)
The Speaker announced that the debate on the outcome of the Prime Minister's recent discussions with the European Commission and European Heads of Government regarding the Withdrawal Agreement, and potential ways forward would be held at at the commencement of business tomorrow for up to three hours.
Subject: Criminal justice system and the death of Kayden Dunn (Ruth Smeeth)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Gareth Johnson.)
Adjourned at 9.03 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
10Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill (Lords)
The Lords have agreed without amendment to the Amendment made by the Commons to the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill (Lords).
General Committees: Reports
11First Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Virendra Sharma (Chair) reported the draft Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.
12Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee
Joan Ryan (Chair) reported the draft Gaming Machine (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocation) 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).
13Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill (Lords) Programming Sub-Committee
Members: Nic Dakin, Mr Alister Jack, Rachel Maclean, Paul Maynard, Eleanor Smith, Nick Thomas-Symonds and Mr Ben Wallace.
14First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
Members: Drew Hendry discharged and Alison Thewliss nominated in substitution.
15Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 and the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018)
Members: Nick Boles and Alex Burghart discharged and Andrew Bowie and Richard Graham nominated in substitution.
16Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Blood Safety and Quality (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)
Members: Jackie Doyle-Price and Wendy Morton discharged and Steve Brine and Jo Churchill nominated in substitution.
17Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Social Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and the draft Social Security (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
Members: Richard Drax, Richard Graham and Sir Oliver Heald discharged and Alex Burghart, Vicky Ford and Anne-Marie Trevelyan nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
(1) Correspondence from the Home Secretary relating to the Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Windrush children: Written evidence, to be published (HC 990)
(Yvette Cooper).
19Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) High streets and town centres in 2030: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1010);
(2) Leasehold reform: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1468);
(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to post-legislative scrutiny: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Minister for Local Government relating to parks: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to Part P of the Building Regulations: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to Grenfell: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Clive Betts).
20Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Mental health services for children and young people:
(i) Seventy-second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1593);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 1593);
(2) Windrush generation and the Home Office: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1518);
(3) Brexit and the UK border: progress review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1595);
(4) Defence equipment plan 2018–28: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1519);
(5) Green Investment Bank: creation and sale: Written evidence, to be published (HC 468);
(6) Ofsted’s inspection of schools: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1029);
(7) Rail franchising: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1793);
(8) Renewable heat incentive in Great Britain: Written evidence, to be published (HC 696);
(9) Research and development funding across government: Written evidence, to be published (HC 668);
(10) Whole of Government accounts: Written evidence, to be published (HC 464)
(Meg Hillier).
(1) Active travel: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1487);
(2) Health of the bus market: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1425);
(3) Local roads funding and governance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1486)
(Lilian Greenwood).
John Bercow
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 14 December 2018 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1344), dated 12 December 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Mundell)
Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1346), dated 12 December 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Rishi Sunak)
3Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic)
Heavy Goods Vehicles (Charging for the Use of Certain Infrastructure on the Trans-European Road Network) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1352), dated 11 December 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Districts of Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe (Changes to Years of Elections) Order 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1355), dated 12 December 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Rishi Sunak)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
5Exiting the European Union (Export Credits)
Proposal for an instrument titled EU Export Credits Legislation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (George Hollingbery)
6Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic)
Proposal for an instrument titled Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Other papers
Help Shape Our Future: The 2021 Census of Population and Housing in England and Wales (by Command) (Cm 9745) (Chloe Smith)
8Exiting the European Union (Human Fertilisation and Embryology)
Revised Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (laid 10 December) (by Command) (Jackie Doyle-Price)
9Exiting the European Union (Human Tissue)
(1) Revised Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (laid 10 December) (by Command) (Jackie Doyle-Price)
(2) Revised Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (laid 10 December) (by Command) (Jackie Doyle-Price)
Withdrawn papers
10Exiting the European Union (Human Fertilisation and Embryology)
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (laid 10 December)
11Exiting the European Union (Human Tissue)
(1) Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (laid 10 December)
(2) Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (laid 10 December)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 17 December 2018:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Margot James)
Draft Employment Rights (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)
14Exiting the European Union (Environmental Protection)
(1) Draft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (Secretary Greg Clark)
(2) Draft Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (Secretary Michael Gove)
15Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)
(1) Draft Collective Investment Schemes (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (John Glen)
(2) Draft Long-term Investment Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (John Glen)
16Exiting the European Union (Wildlife)
Draft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (Secretary Michael Gove)
17Representation of the People
Draft Representation of the People (Election Expenses Exclusion) (Amendment) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith)
18Terms and Conditions of Employment
Draft Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with and Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Single Source Contract (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1350), dated 10 December 2018 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stuart Andrew)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
20Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)
(1) Proposal for an instrument titled Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments to Farmers) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
(2) Proposal for an instrument titled Common Agricultural Policy (Rules for Direct Payments) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
21Exiting the European Union (Electricity)
(1) Proposal for an instrument titled Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)
(2) Proposal for an instrument titled Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (Markets and Trading) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)
(3) Proposal for an instrument titled Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)
22Exiting the European Union (Energy)
Proposal for an instrument titled Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)
23Exiting the European Union (Gas)
Proposal for an instrument titled Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)
Other papers
24Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Good Work Plan (by Command) (Cm 9755) (Secretary Greg Clark)
Report to Parliament on the Marine Protected Areas Network for 2012–18 (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on NHS England: A review of the role and costs of clinical commissioning groups (by Act), to be printed (HC 1783) (Clerk of the House)
Revised Explanatory Memorandum to the Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1255) (laid 3 December) (Steve Brine)
28Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Functions)
Guidance issued under section 4 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018 (by Command) (Cm 9749) (Secretary Karen Bradley)
29Parliamentary Service Commissioner
Blowing the whistle: an investigation into the Care Quality Commission's regulation of the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement (by Act), to be printed (HC 1815) (Clerk of the House)
Aviation 2050: The future of UK aviation (by Command) (Cm 9714) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 1255) (laid 12 December)
CORRECTION
Wednesday 12 December 2018
Item 23 should have read:
Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Humane Trapping Standards Regulations 2019)
(1) Chair: Philip Davies
(2) Members: Dr Lisa Cameron, Dr Thérèse Coffey, Robert Courts, Thangam Debbonaire, Dr David Drew, Mr Robert Goodwill, Simon Hart, Simon Hoare, Kevin Hollinrake, Mr Chris Leslie, Sandy Martin, Emma Reynolds, Iain Stewart, Wes Streeting, Julian Sturdy, Gareth Thomas and Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill (Lords)
The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83J, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion, the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill (Lords) (Bill 303) relates exclusively to England and Wales and is within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J.