Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 21 February 2019

No. 257

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(2) the right hon. Member representing the Church Commissioners, the right hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission and the hon. Member representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

2Business Question (Leader of the House)

3Potential future free trade agreements: Australia, New Zealand, US and a comprehensive and progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Resolved, That this House has considered potential future free trade agreements: Australia, New Zealand, US and a comprehensive and progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.—(Secretary Liam Fox.)

4Adjournment

Subject: Northern Ireland backstop and a conditional interpretative declaration (Sir Edward Leigh)

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Craig Whittaker.)

At 5.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(7)).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Craig Whittaker.) 

Adjourned at 5.03 pm until Monday 25 February.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

5Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Adrian Bailey (Chair) reported the draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

6Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Siobhain McDonagh (Chair) reported the draft Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the draft Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (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).

7Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [Lords] Programming Sub-Committee

Members: John Glen, Huw Merriman, Craig Whittaker, Trudy Harrison, Jonathan Reynolds, Jeff Smith and Alison Thewliss

8First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Nick Smith discharged and Colleen Fletcher nominated in substitution.

9Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the draft Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Mr Bob Seely discharged and Trudy Harrison nominated in substitution.

10Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Election Expenses) Order 2019)

Members: Nic Dakin discharged and Jessica Morden nominated in substitution.

11Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019)

Members: Kevin Hollinrake and Iain Stewart discharged and Jo Churchill and Eddie Hughes nominated in substitution.

12Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Mr Alister Jack discharged and Mike Freer nominated in substitution.

13Eleventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Paul Masterton discharged and Simon Hoare nominated in substitution.

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))

1Greater Manchester Spatial Framework

Resolved, That this House has considered the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework.—(Mr William Wragg.)

2Banning the consumption of dog meat in the UK

Resolved, That this House has considered banning the consumption of dog meat in the UK.—(Jim Shannon.)

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

Adjourned at 3.58 pm until Monday 25 February.

Lindsay Hoyle

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)

Draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)

2Rating and Valuation

Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) and (Levy Account: Basis of Distribution) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Rishi Sunak)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3National Health Service

National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 287), dated 18 February 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Hammond)

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

4Exiting the European Union (Animal Health)

Proposal for an instrument titled Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Food (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)