House of Commons
Session 2017-19
Votes and Proceedings
Monday 21 January 2019
No. 237
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Home Secretary
2Statements: (1) Leaving the EU (The Prime Minister)
(2) Security situation: Northern Ireland (Secretary Karen Bradley)
3European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 3) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Yvette Cooper, supported by Nicky Morgan, Norman Lamb, Hilary Benn, Nick Boles, Liz Kendall and Sir Oliver Letwin, presented a Bill to make provision in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 321).
4Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (Report Stage): Consideration of the Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC1—(Justin Madders)—brought up and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The House divided.
Division No. 297
Ayes: 260 (Tellers: Colleen Fletcher, Stephanie Peacock)
Noes: 295 (Tellers: Jo Churchill, Michelle Donelan)
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 1 proposed.—(Justin Madders.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 298
Ayes: 261 (Tellers: Stephanie Peacock, Colleen Fletcher)
Noes: 298 (Tellers: Michelle Donelan, Jo Churchill)
Question accordingly negatived.
5Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time, and passed.
6Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Merchant Shipping and Other Transport (Environmental Protection) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 27 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 29 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 3 December 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc.) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 3 December 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Services of Lawyers and Lawyer's Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 21 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Justification Decision Power (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 23 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(7) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 28 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(8) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 28 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(9) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 29 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
7Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Alex Chalk be discharged from the Justice Committee and Robert Courts be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
(2) Ordered, That Neil O'Brien be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Mr Sam Gyimah be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
Subject: Proposal for the future use and sale of Coy's site at Seaton Delaval (Mr Ronnie Campbell)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Adjourned at 8.14 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
9First Delegated Legislation Committee
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Chair) reported the draft Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.
10Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Graham Stringer (Chair) reported the draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Guernsey) (EU Exit) Order 2018, the draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Isle of Man) (EU Exit) Order 2018 and the draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Jersey) (EU Exit) Order 2018.
11Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Mrs Anne Main (Chair) reported the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Austria) Order 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).
12First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
Members: Maria Caulfield discharged and Eddie Hughes nominated in substitution.
13Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Austria) Order 2018)
Members: Simon Hart discharged and Henry Smith nominated in substitution.
14Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Interchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
Members: Mr Robert Goodwill discharged and Michael Tomlinson nominated in substitution.
15Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Civil Legal Aid (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)
Members: John Howell discharged and Mr Robert Goodwill nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 21 January, to be published (Sir Paul Beresford).
17Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) MHCLG Annual Report and Accounts 2018: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1737);
(2) Brexit and local government: Written evidence, to be published (HC 493);
(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Local Government relating to public parks: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Funding of local authorities children’s services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1638);
(5) High streets and town centres in 2030: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1010);
(6) Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Written evidence, to be published (HC 555);
(7) Land value capture: Written evidence, to be published (HC 766)
(Mr Clive Betts).
18Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Pre-appointment hearing: preferred candidate for Comptroller and Auditor General: Seventy-fifth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1883);
(2) Bank of England’s central services: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1739);
(3) Correspondence from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to the Withdrawal Agreement: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Financial sustainability of police forces in England and Wales: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1513)
(Meg Hillier).
John Bercow
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Order No. 10(1)(a))
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered e-petition 229744 relating to college funding.—(Daniel Zeichner.)
The sitting was suspended between 7.17 pm and 7.42 pm for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
At 7.55 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.55 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 18 January 2019 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 44), dated 14 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Steve Brine)
Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 62), dated 14 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 21 January 2019
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
3Exiting The European Union (Agriculture)
Draft Common Agricultural Policy and Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)
4Exiting the European Union (Animals)
Draft Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
5Exiting The European Union (Atomic Energy and Radioactive Substances)
Draft Shipments of Radioactive Substances (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Richard Harrington)
6Exiting the European Union (Competition)
Draft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)
7Exiting the European Union (Environmental Protection)
Draft Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Sarah Newton)
8Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)
Draft Public Record, Disclosure of Information and Co-operation (Financial Services) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (John Glen)
9Exiting the European Union (Financial Services and Markets)
Draft Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (John Glen)
10Exiting the European Union (Mediation)
Draft Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary David Gauke)
11Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic)
Draft Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Draft Modifications to the Standard Conditions of Electricity and Gas Supply Licences and the Smart Energy Code (Smart Meters No. 1 of 2019) (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Claire Perry)
13Exiting The European Union (Animals)
Zoonotic Disease Eradication and Control (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 76), dated 16 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
14Exiting The European Union (Environmental Protection)
Air Quality (Amendment of Domestic Regulations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 74), dated 16 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)
Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 82), dated 17 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Other papers
Report on the number of notices served, directions given and enforcement notices served under the Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994 during 2018 (by Statutory Instrument) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Transforming the Response to Domestic Abuse: Consultation Response and Draft Bill (by Command) (CP 15) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Education: Pressures on children's social care (by Act), to be printed (HC 1868) (Clerk of the House)
Withdrawn papers
19Exiting the European Union (Animal Health)
Proposal for an instrument titled Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, (laid 13 November 2018)