House of Commons

Votes and Proceedings
Monday 4 February 2019

No. 245

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

2Urgent Questions: (1) Knife Crime Prevention Orders (Victoria Atkins)

(2) Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (Mark Field)

3Statement: Nissan in Sunderland (Secretary Greg Clark)

4Social Security

(1) Resolved, That the draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 16 January, be approved.—(Guy Opperman.)

(2) Resolved, That the draft Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 16 January, be approved.—(Guy Opperman.)

5Sport in the UK

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered sport in the UK.—(Mims Davies.)

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

Question again proposed.

Resolved, That this House has considered sport in the UK.

6Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Civil Partnership and Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Jurisdiction and Judgments) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 12 December 2018, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 10 December 2018, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Collective Investment Schemes (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 17 December 2018, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

Question agreed to.

(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Long-term Investment Funds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, that were laid before this House on 17 December 2018, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

The Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question was challenged. 

Division deferred until Wednesday 6 February (Standing Order No. 41A).

(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 20 December 2018, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

Question agreed to.

7Public petitions

A public petition from residents of Glasgow North relating to the closure of the St George's Cross branch of the Bank of Scotland was presented and read by Patrick Grady.

8Adjournment

Subject: Crown use licence for Orkambi (Bill Wiggin)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Iain Stewart.

Adjourned at 10.30 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

9Packaging (Extended Producer Responsibility) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 1 March, read and discharged.

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

10Banking and Post Office Services (Rural Areas and Small Communities) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 8 February, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 22 March.

11Food Insecurity Bill

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

12Low-level Letter Boxes (Prohibition) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 8 March, read and discharged.

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

13Access to Radiotherapy Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 8 February, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 22 March.

14Hospital Patients (Transport) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 8 February, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 22 March.

15Railways (Franchises) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 8 February, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 22 March.

16Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [Lords]

Order for Second Reading on Friday 8 February, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 22 March.

General Committees: Reports

17First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mike Gapes (Chair) reported the draft Devolved Income Tax Rates (Consequential Amendments) Order 2018.

18Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Peter Bone (Chair) reported the draft Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.

19Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Ian Austin (Chair) reported the draft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019.

20Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

Ms Karen Buck (Chair) reported the draft Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

21Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Adrian Bailey (Chair) reported the draft Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

22Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir Gary Streeter (Chair) reported the draft Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.

23Fifteenth Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir Henry Bellingham (Chair) reported the draft Solvency 2 and Insurance (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the draft Insurance Distribution (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the draft Financial Conglomerates and Other Financial Groups (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).

24First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Devolved Income Tax Rates (Consequential Amendments) Order 2018)

Members: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Helen Hayes discharged and Mike Hill and Susan Elan Jones nominated in substitution.

25Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019)

Chair: Mr Peter Bone in place of Stewart Hosie.

26Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Derek Thomas and Anne-Marie Trevelyan discharged and Andrew Bridgen and Fiona Bruce nominated in substitution.

27Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Construction Products (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Leo Docherty discharged and John Howell nominated in substitution.

28Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018)

Members: Ross Thomson discharged and Mr Simon Clarke nominated in substitution.

29Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Mr Owen Paterson discharged and James Cleverly nominated in substitution.

30Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Farriers and Animal Health (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and draft Veterinary Surgeons and Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Martin Vickers discharged and John Stevenson nominated in substitution.

31Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Chair: Mr Laurence Robertson in place of Mark Pritchard.

32Fourteenth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Non-Contentious Probate (Fees) Order 2018)

Members: Mr Marcus Jones discharged and Michael Tomlinson nominated in substitution.

33Fifteenth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Solvency 2 and Insurance (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, draft Insurance Distribution (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and draft Financial Conglomerates and Other Financial Groups (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019))

Members: Mr John Baron, Mike Hill, Susan Elan Jones and Huw Merriman discharged and Alex Chalk, Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Helen Hayes and Julian Knight nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

34Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 4 February, to be published (Sir Paul Beresford).

35Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

(1) Correspondence with the Secretary of State: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Future of Audit: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1718)

(Rachel Reeves).

36Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Leasehold reform: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1468);

(2) Funding of local authorities’ children’s services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1638);

(3) High streets and town centres in 2030: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1010);

(4) Correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Homelessness relating to consumer redress in the housing market: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Clive Betts).

37Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

(1) Democracy, free speech and freedom of association: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1890);

(2) Draft British Nationality Act 1981 (Remedial) Order 2019: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1943)

(Ms Harriet Harman).

38Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Transforming children’s services: Oral evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 1741);

(2) Capita’s contracts with the Ministry of Defence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1736);

(3) Defence Equipment Plan 2018–28: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1519);

(4) Supporting primary care services: NHS England’s contract with Capita: Written evidence, to be published (HC 698);

(5) Transforming courts and tribunals: Written evidence, to be published (HC 976)

(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))

1Leaving the European Union

Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 224908 relating to leaving the European Union.—(Paul Scully.)

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

Adjourned at 6.14 pm until tomorrow.

Lindsay Hoyle

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 1 February under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Australia No. 2 (2019)

Agreement, done at London on 18 January 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia on Mutual Recognition in Relation to Conformity Assessment, Certificates and Markings (by Command) (CP 28), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

2Electronic Communications

Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 151), dated 29 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Wright)

3Exiting the European Union (Animals)

(1) Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 158), dated 24 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)

(2) Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 157), dated 23 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)

4Exiting the European Union (Food)

Food (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 150), dated 30 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)

5Merchant Shipping

(1) Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 42), dated 28 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)

(2) Merchant Shipping (Technical Requirements for Inland Waterway Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 160), dated 24 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)

6New Zealand No. 2 (2019)

Agreement, done at London on 21 January 2018, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of New Zealand on Mutual Recognition in Relation to Conformity Assessment (by Command) (CP 27), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)

Withdrawn papers

7Environmental Protection

Draft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019 (laid 8 January)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 4 February

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

8Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)

(1) Draft Food and Feed (Chernobyl and Fukushima Restrictions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Steve Brine)

(2) Draft Food and Feed (Maximum Permitted Levels of Radioactive Contamination) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Steve Brine)

(3) Draft Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Steve Brine)

(4) Draft Official Controls for Feed, Food and Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Steve Brine)

9Exiting the European Union (Electronic Communications)

Draft Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Margot James)

10Exiting the European Union (Food)

Draft Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Steve Brine)

11Northern Ireland

Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Election Expenses) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Karen Bradley)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

12Exiting the European Union (Animals)

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 170), dated 31 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)

13Exiting the European Union (Seeds)

Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 162), dated 24 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)

14Pensions

Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling and Compensation Cap) Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 159), dated 31 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

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

15Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)

Proposal for an instrument titled Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Statutory Instrument) (John Glen)

16Exiting the European Union (Public Passenger Transport)

Proposal for an instrument titled Common Rules for Access to the International Market for Coach and Bus Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)

17Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)

Proposal for an instrument titled Sanctions (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Sir Alan Duncan)

Other papers

18Housing, Communities and Local Government

Post Implementation Review of the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2055) (by Command) (Kit Malthouse)

19Justice

(1) Government Response to the public consultation on Reconsideration of Parole Board Decisions: Creating a new and open system (by Command) (CP 30) (Secretary David Gauke)

(2) Review of the Parole Board Rules and Reconsideration Mechanism: Delivering an effective and transparent system (by Command) (CP 29) (Secretary David Gauke)

SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE

Instrument

The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83P, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion, the following instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83P.

Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Alternative Notional Amounts) (England) Report 2019–20

 

Prepared 4 February 2019