House of Commons
Session 2017-19
Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 22 January 2019
No. 238
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
2Urgent Questions: (1) Tower blocks: dangerous cladding (Kit Malthouse)
(2) Proxy voting (Leader of the House)
3Green Deal (Conduct of Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to review the conduct of Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd in relation to the Green Deal; to require the Secretary of State to report on the merits of a scheme guaranteed by Her Majesty’s Government to compensate persons mis-sold loans under the Green Deal; and for connected purposes;
That Alan Brown, Gavin Newlands, Patricia Gibson, Dr Philippa Whitford, Drew Hendry, Stuart C. McDonald, Chris Stephens, David Linden, Alison Thewliss, Ben Lake and Ged Killen present the Bill.
Alan Brown accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 8 March, and to be printed (Bill 322).
4Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill: Programme (No. 3)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 11 June 2018 (Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill (Programme)) and 11 September 2018 (Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill (Programme) (No.2)):
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm at today’s sitting.
(2) The proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Lords Amendments Nos. 1 to 11, 13 and 16; Lords Amendments Nos. 12, 14, 15 and 17 to 42.
Subsequent stages
(3) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(4) The 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.—(Michelle Donelan.)
Question agreed to.
5Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
Lords Amendment 1 agreed to
Lords Amendments 2 to 11, 13 and 16 agreed to.
Lords Amendment 12 agreed to.
Lords Amendments 14, 15 and 17 to 42 agreed to.
6Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Guernsey) (EU Exit) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 26 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
The House divided.
Division No. 299
Ayes: 302 (Tellers: Iain Stewart, Wendy Morton)
Noes: 263 (Tellers: Colleen Fletcher, Jeff Smith)
Question accordingly agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Isle of Man) (EU Exit) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 26 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
The House divided.
Division No. 300
Ayes: 304 (Tellers: Iain Stewart, Wendy Morton)
Noes: 263 (Tellers: Vicky Foxcroft, Jessica Morden)
Question accordingly agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Jersey) (EU Exit) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 26 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
The House divided.
Division No. 301
Ayes: 304 (Tellers: Iain Stewart, Wendy Morton)
Noes: 262 (Tellers: Vicky Foxcroft, Jessica Morden)
Question accordingly agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Higher Education (Fee Limits For Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 29 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
The House divided.
Division No. 302
Members of the House (Standing Order No. 83Q(2))
Ayes: 301 (Tellers: Craig Whittaker, Mike Freer)
Noes: 223 (Tellers: Thangam Debbonaire, Jeff Smith)
Members representing qualifying constituencies (England, Standing Order No. 83Q(3)(b))
Ayes: 269
Noes: 200
Question accordingly agreed to.
(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 27 November 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
The House divided.
Division No. 303
Ayes: 303 (Tellers: Craig Whittaker, Mike Freer)
Noes: 266 (Tellers: Thangam Debbonaire, Bambos Charalambous)
Question accordingly agreed to.
(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Austria) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 3 December 2018, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
A public petition from residents of Paisley and Renfrewshire North relating to the Green Deal scheme was presented and read by Gavin Newlands.
Subject: Funding of pupil referral units (Chris Green)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Paul Maynard.)
The Deputy Speaker reported an error in a Division on the Question relating to the draft Higher Education (Fee Limits For Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018.
On the Question relating to the draft Higher Education (Fee Limits For Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018, the correct number of Noes for Members representing qualifying constituencies should read 194 instead of 200.
The Deputy Speaker directed the Clerk to correct the Journal accordingly:
Division No. 302
Members of the House (Standing Order No. 83Q(2))
Ayes: 301 (Tellers: Craig Whittaker, Mike Freer)
Noes: 223 (Tellers: Thangam Debonnaire, Jeff Smith)
Members representing qualifying constituencies (England, Standing Order No. 83Q(3)(b))
Ayes: 269
Noes: 194
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.
Adjourned at 6.08 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
11Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords]
Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 February.
12Toilets (Provision and Accessibility) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 March.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 8 March.
14Defibrillators (Availability) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 March.
General Committees: Reports
15Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Committee
Mark Pritchard (Chair) reported:
(1) written evidence submitted to the Committee; and
(2) the Bill as amended.
Written evidence to be published.
Bill, as amended, to be considered tomorrow and to be printed (Bill 323).
16Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
David Hanson (Chair) reported the draft Interchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.
17Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir David Amess (Chair) reported the draft Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.
18Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Graham Brady (Chair) reported the draft Equality (Amendment and Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.
19Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Henry Bellingham (Chair) reported the draft Civil Legal Aid (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
20Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir David Crausby (Chair) reported the draft Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (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).
21Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Interchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
Members: Mr Pat McFadden discharged and Dame Louise Ellman nominated in substitution.
22Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
Members: Alan Mak and |John McNally discharged and Alex Burghart and Douglas Chapman nominated in substitution.
23Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Civil Legal Aid (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)
Members: Mr Philip Dunne, Dame Louise Ellman and Caroline Flint discharged and Dr Caroline Johnson, Mr Pat McFadden and Lucy Powell nominated in substitution.
24Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Ship Recycling (Facilities and Requirements for Hazardous Materials on Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)
Members: Alec Shelbrooke discharged and Simon Hoare nominated in substitution.
25Eleventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
Members: Vernon Coaker and Daniel Zeichner discharged and John Grogan and Liz Twist nominated in substitution.
26Fifteenth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)
Members: Michael Tomlinson discharged and Matt Warman nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
27Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Corporate Governance: delivering on fair pay: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 928) (Rachel Reeves).
(1) Departmental priorities post-NATO summit: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1560);
(2) Consequences for UK Defence of INF withdrawal: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1734);
(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Defence Procurement relating to radar capability: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Minister for Defence Procurement relating to the National Shipbuilding Strategy and UK sovereign capabilities: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to drone activity in the UK: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to fire safety: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Modernising Defence Programme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 818);
(8) UK response to hybrid threats: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1816)
(Dr Julian Lewis).
29Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Written evidence, to be published (HC 363);
(2) The social impact of participation in culture and sport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 734)
(Damian Collins).
30Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Hand car washes: Government Response to the Tenth Report of the Committee: Thirteenth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1910);
(2) UK Progress on Reducing Nitrate Pollution: Government Response to the Eleventh Report of the Committee: Fourteenth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1911);
(3) Planetary health: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1803);
(4) Sustainability of the fashion industry: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1148);
(5) UK export finance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1804)
(Mary Creagh).
31European Statutory Instruments Committee
(1) Fifteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1840);
(2) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published
(Sir Patrick McLoughlin).
32Health and Social Care Committee
(1) Suicide prevention: follow-up: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1825);
(2) Correspondence from the Chairs of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Health and Social Care, and Housing, Communities and Local Government Committees to the Secretaries of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Health and Social Care and Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to sleep-ins: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) First 1000 days of life: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1496)
(Dr Sarah Wollaston).
(1) English Channel migrant crossings: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1900);
(2) The work of the Home Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1713)
(Yvette Cooper).
(1) Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published;
(2) List of closed e-petitions presented to the House, to be published
(Helen Jones).
35Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Annual Scrutiny 2017–18: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1855);
(2) Governance of statistics: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1820)
(Sir Bernard Jenkin).
36Science and Technology Committee
(1) Japanese Knotweed and the built environment: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1702);
(2) Balance and effectiveness of research and innovation spending: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1453);
(3) Correspondence with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Ministry of Defence and Huawei relating to the security of the UK’s communications infrastructure: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Digital government: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1455);
(5) Energy drinks: Written evidence, to be published (HC 821);
(6) Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health: Written evidence, to be published (HC 822);
(7) Work of the Science Minister and Government Chief Scientific Adviser: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1826)
(Norman Lamb).
(1) Fisheries Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1787);
(2) Scotland and Brexit: trade and foreign investment: Written evidence, to be published (HC 903);
(3) The future of Scottish agriculture post-Brexit: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1637);
(4) The future of the oil and gas industry: Written evidence, to be published (HC 996);
(5) The relationship between the UK and Scottish Governments: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1586)
(Pete Wishart).
(1) Independent Review of the Financial Ombudsman Service: Oral evidence and written evidence to be published (HC 1400);
(2) Conduct of tax enquiries and the resolution of tax disputes: Written evidence to be published (HC 933);
(3) Consumers’ access to financial services: Written evidence to be published (HC 1642);
(4) Correspondence from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury relating to EU Exit legislation for a no-deal scenario: Written evidence to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Financial Secretary to the Treasury relating to changes to Entrepreneurs’ Relief: Written evidence to be published;
(6) Economic crime: Written evidence to be published (HC 940);
(7) UK’s economic relationship with the European Union: Written evidence to be published (HC 473);
(8) Update from HMRC on child benefit research and interest charged: Written evidence to be published
(Nicky Morgan).
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 the water industry in England and Wales
Resolved, That this House has considered the future of the water industry in England and Wales.—(Gareth Thomas.)
Resolved, That this House has considered cashless transactions.—(Matt Warman.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.28 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Mental health and the benefits assessment process
Resolved, That this House has considered mental health and the benefits assessment process.—(Angela Crawley.)
4Future of Wembley Stadium and the funding of grass roots football
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the future of Wembley Stadium and the funding of grass roots football.—(Justin Madders.)
The sitting was suspended between 4.22 pm and 5.33 pm for divisions in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Question again proposed.
At 5.41 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered freehold estate fees.—(Helen Goodman.)
The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That this House has considered freehold estate fees.
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 6.30 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
1Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)
Draft Financial Services (Gibraltar) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (John Glen)
2Exiting the European Union (Value Added Tax)
Value Added Tax (Tour Operators) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 73), dated 17 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mel Stride)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
3Exiting the European Union (Value Added Tax)
Value Added Tax (Accounting Procedures for Import VAT for VAT Registered Persons and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 60), dated 21 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mel Stride)
4Exiting the European Union (Value Added Tax)
Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 59), dated 21 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Mel Stride)
Agreement, done at Washington on 18 December 2018, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on Prudential Measures regarding Insurance and Reinsurance, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (CP 19) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
6Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)
Proposal for an instrument titled Agriculture, Food and Horse (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
Other papers
7Government Resources and Accounts (Audit of Public Bodies)
Trustees’ Report and Consolidated Financial Statements of the National Museum of the Royal Navy for 2017–18, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 1823) (Secretary Gavin Williamson)
Report of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner 2017–18 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
Report under section 56(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the making of a call-out order in support of the United Kingdom's contribution to the NATO-led Kosovo Force under section 56(1B) of that Act, dated 21 January 2019 (by Act) (Mark Lancaster)
Accounts of the Dartford—Thurrock River Crossing Charging Scheme 2017–18 (by Statutory Instrument) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Department for Work and Pensions Minute, dated 22 January 2019, concerning a contingent liability relating to NEST (by Command) (Secretary Amber Rudd)