House of Commons

Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 24 January 2019

No. 240

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

2Urgent Question: EU free trade agreements (George Hollingbery)

3Business Question: (Leader of the House)

4Statement: report by HM Inspectorates on management and supervision of men convicted of sexual offences (Rory Stewart) 

5Backbench Business

(1) Holocaust Memorial Day 2019

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Holocaust Memorial Day 2019.—(Ian Austin.)

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

Resolved, That this House has considered Holocaust Memorial Day 2019.

(2) Appropriate ME treatment

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House calls on the Government to provide increased funding for biomedical research for the diagnosis and treatment of ME; supports the suspension of Graded Exercise Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy as means of treatment; supports updated training of GPs and medical professionals to ensure that they are equipped with clear guidance on the diagnosis of ME and appropriate management advice to reflect international consensus on best practice; and is concerned about the current trends of subjecting ME families to unjustified child protection procedures.—(Carol Monaghan.)

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

Resolved, That this House calls on the Government to provide increased funding for biomedical research for the diagnosis and treatment of ME; supports the suspension of Graded Exercise Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy as means of treatment; supports updated training of GPs and medical professionals to ensure that they are equipped with clear guidance on the diagnosis of ME and appropriate management advice to reflect international consensus on best practice; and is concerned about the current trends of subjecting ME families to unjustified child protection procedures.

6Division: Further correction

The Deputy Speaker reported an error in a Division on the Question relating to Lords Amendment 36 to the Tenant Fees Bill on Wednesday 23 January 2019.

On the Question relating to Lords Amendment 36, the correct number of Ayes for Members representing qualifying constituencies should read 263 instead of 261. 

The Deputy Speaker directed the Clerk to correct the Journal accordingly:

Division No. 304

Members of the House (Standing Order No. 83Q(2))

Ayes: 293 (Tellers: Amanda Milling, Paul Maynard)

Noes: 220 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Thangam Debbonaire)

Members representing qualifying constituencies (England)

Ayes: 263 

Noes: 194  

7Adjournment

Subject: Effectiveness of regulation of Newcastle United Football Club (Chi Onwurah)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jo Churchill.

Adjourned at 5.30 pm until Monday 28 January.

Other Proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

8Immigration (Time Limit on Detention) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 March.

9Banking (Cash Machine Charges and Financial Inclusion) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 March.

10Gypsy and Traveller Communities (Housing, Planning and Education) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 March.

11Fire Safety (Leasehold Properties) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 8 February.

12Marriage and Civil Partnership (Consent) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 March.

13Tobacco Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 March.

14Unsolicited Calls (Prevention) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 8 March.

15Access to Fertility Services Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 March.

16Access to Welfare (Terminal Illness Definition) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 8 February.

17Packaging (Extended Producer Responsibility) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 March.

18International Development (Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 March.

19Hospital (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 January, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 8 February.

General Committees: Reports

20Fifteenth Delegated Legislation Committee

James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Insolvency (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).

21First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Michael Fabricant discharged and Owen Paterson nominated in substitution.

22Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019)

Members: Douglas Ross discharged and Colin Clark nominated in substitution.

23Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Maritime Transport Access to Trade and Cabotage (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Owen Paterson discharged and Michael Fabricant nominated in substitution.

24Twelfth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Amendment and Power to Modify) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)

Members: Patricia Gibson and John Lamont discharged and Alan Brown and Kirstene Hair nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

25Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

Correspondence with the Home Secretary relating to the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill: Written evidence, to be published (Ms Harriet Harman).

26Women and Equalities Committee

Abortion law in Northern Ireland: Part of the oral evidence, to be published (HC 1584) (Mrs Maria Miller).

John Bercow

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders Nos. 10(7) and 14(4))

1Tackling knife crime

Resolved, That this House has considered tackling knife crime.—(John Cryer.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 4.30 pm until Monday 28 January.

Lindsay Hoyle

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Defence

Draft Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Tobias Ellwood)

2Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)

Draft Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Stephen Hammond)

3Exiting The European Union (Financial Services)

(1) Draft Benchmarks (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (John Glen)

(2) draft Money Market Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (John Glen)

4Exiting The European Union (Road Traffic)

Draft 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)

5Police

Police Grant Report (England and Wales) for 2019–20 (by Act); to be printed (HC 1896) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

6Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)

Fertilisers (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 100), dated 17 January 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)

7Exiting the European Union (Environmental Protection)

Control of Mercury (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 96), dated 16 January 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)

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

8Exiting the European Union (Taxes and Duties)

Proposal for an instrument titled Value Added Tax and Excise Personal Reliefs (Special Visitors and Goods Permanently Imported) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mel Stride)

9Exiting the European Union (UK Statistics)

Proposal for an instrument titled UK Statistics (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations, dated 22 January 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Chloe Smith)

Other papers

10Charities

Report by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport on the usage of Section 70 of the Charities Act 2006 for 2017-18 (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Wright)

11Government Resources and Accounts

Report of the Financial Reporting Advisory Board 2017–19 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1844) (Elizabeth Truss)

12Health and Social Care

Government response to the Eleventh Report from the Health and Social Care Committee, on antimicrobial resistance (by Command) (CP 13) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

13National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, HM Revenue & Customs, HM Treasury: Oil and gas in the UK - offshore decommissioning (by Act), to be printed (HC 1870) (Clerk of the House)

SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE

Tenant Fees Bill

The Speaker has certified that, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83O, and on the basis of the material put before him, that, in his opinion and in accordance with Standing Order No. 83O(2), the following Motions relating to Lords Amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill relate exclusively to England and are within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J:

Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1

Motion to agree to Lords Amendments 2 to 35

Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 36

Motion to agree to Lords Amendments 37 to 60.

 

Prepared 24 January 2019