House of Commons

Votes and Proceedings
Monday 25 February 2019

No. 258

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Questions to the Home Secretary

2Urgent Question: Employment and Support Allowance: underpayments (Sarah Newton)

3Statements: (1) Relationships and sex education (Secretary Damian Hinds)

(2) UK interests in existing EU trade remedy measures (Secretary Liam Fox)

4Plastic Pollution Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Mr Alistair Carmichael, supported by Anna McMorrin, Scott Mann, Alex Sobel, Caroline Lucas, Layla Moran, Tim Farron, Mary Creagh, Zac Goldsmith, Ben Lake, Dr Matthew Offord and Kerry McCarthy, presented a Bill to set targets for the reduction of plastic pollution; to require the Secretary of State to publish a strategy and annual reports on plastic pollution reduction; to establish an advisory committee on plastic pollution; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 15 March, and to be printed (Bill 339).

5Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)

Resolved, That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 31 January, be approved.—(John Glen.)

6Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)

Motion made and Question put, That the draft REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 5 February, be approved.—(Dr Thérèse Coffey.)

The House divided.

Division No. 337

Ayes: 297 (Tellers: Jo Churchill, Michelle Donelan)

Noes: 240 (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Colleen Fletcher)

Question accordingly agreed to.

7Backbench Business

Twentieth anniversary of the Macpherson Report

Resolved, That this House notes the twentieth anniversary of the publication of the Macpherson Report on the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry on 24 February 2019; and calls on the Government and all in public life to renew their commitment to fulfilling the recommendations of the Macpherson Report.—(Alex Norris.)

8Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 13 December 2018, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 13 December 2018, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 16 January, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

Question agreed to.

(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 9 January, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

Question agreed to.

(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Financial Regulators’ Powers (Technical Standards etc.) and Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 29 January, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

Question agreed to.

(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 29 January, be approved.—(Iain Stewart.)

Question agreed to.

9Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Liz Twist be added to the Committee on Standards.—(Iain Stewart.)

(2) Ordered, That Sir Kevin Barron be discharged from the Committee of Privileges and Liz Twist be added.—(Iain Stewart.)

(3) Ordered, That Joan Ryan be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Alex Cunningham be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)

(4) Ordered, That Alex Burghart be discharged from the Joint Committee on Human Rights and Scott Mann be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)

(5) Ordered, That Sandy Martin be discharged from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and Eleanor Smith be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)

10Adjournment

Subject: Importance of instrumental music tuition for young people (Douglas Ross)

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

Adjourned at 10.29 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Lords Messages

11Joint Committee on the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill

The Lords communicate that they have appointed a Committee of six members to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons to consider and report on the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill presented to both Houses on 23 July 2018 (Cm 9635) and that the Committee should report on the draft Bill by Friday 10 May 2019;

that they have ordered that the Committee have power to agree with the Committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman;

that the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records; 

that the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

that the Committee have leave to report from time to time; 

that the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom;

that the reports of the Committee from time to time be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;

that the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published; and

that the quorum of the Committee shall be two.

Changes to Notices Given

12Workers (Definition and Rights) Bill

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

General Committees: Reports

13Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords] (Second Reading Committee)

Steve McCabe (Chair) reported the following Resolution:

That the Committee recommends that the Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords] ought to be read a second time.

14Fifteenth Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir Roger Gale (Chair) reported the Motion in the name of Andrea Leadsom relating to the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

15Sixteenth Delegated Legislation Committee

Siobhain McDonagh (Chair) reported the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) 2019 and the Civil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019.

General Committees: Appointments

16Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [Lords] Committee 

Members: Bim Afolami discharged and Julian Knight nominated in substitution.

17Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill Committee

Chair: Sir David Crausby in place of Geraint Davies.

18First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Hannah Bardell, Suella Braverman, John Cryer, Janet Daby, Martyn Day, Dame Louise Ellman, Bill Esterson, Colleen Fletcher, Rebecca Harris, Sir John Hayes, Sir Bernard Jenkin, Graham P Jones, Sir Patrick McLoughlin, Neil O’Brien, Mr Mark Prisk, Kelly Tolhurst and Martin Vickers discharged.

19Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Election Expenses) Order 2019)

Members: Rachel Maclean discharged and Michael Tomlinson nominated in substitution.

20Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019)

Members: Richard Drax discharged and Mr Owen Paterson nominated in substitution.

21Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Henry Smith discharged and Mr Simon Clarke nominated in substitution.

22Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Theresa Villiers discharged and Mr William Wragg nominated in substitution.

23Twelfth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Road Vehicle Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the draft Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Andrew Percy discharged and David Duguid nominated in substitution.

24Thirteenth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Mrs Kemi Badenoch discharged and Mr William Wragg nominated in substitution.

25Seventeenth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Securitisation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)

Members: Kirstene Hair discharged and Lee Rowley nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

26Health and Social Care Committee

Department of Health and Social Care 2018–19 Supplementary Estimate: Written evidence, to be published (Order made in the Adjournment (Standing Order No. 137)) (Clerk of the House).

27Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

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

(2) LGSCO Triennial Review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1905);

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

(4) MHCLG Annual Report and Accounts 2018: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1735);

(5) Brexit and local government: Written evidence, to be published (HC 493);

(6) Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: Written evidence, to be published (HC 555);

(7) Leasehold reform: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1468);

(8) Modern methods of construction: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1831);

(9) Correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Homelessness relating to the Mobile Homes Act 2013: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Clive Betts).

28Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) NHS financial sustainability: progress review: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1743);

(2) Brexit and the UK border: further progress review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1942);

(3) Correspondence from HM Land Registry relating to local land charges: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence from the Home Office relating to the delay in laying the 2017–18 Accounts of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Ofsted inspection of schools: progress review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1971);

(6) Sale of student loans: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1527);

(7) Transforming children’s services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1741)

(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))

1Relationship and sex education

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered e-petition 235053 relating to relationship and sex education.—(Helen Jones.)

At 7.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

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

Adjourned at 7.30 pm until tomorrow.

Lindsay Hoyle

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 22 February 2019 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Terms and Conditions of Employment

Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 324), dated 20 February 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark)

Other papers

2Health and Social Care

Government Response to the Tenth Report from the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2017–19, on Research Integrity: Clinical Trials Transparency (by Command) (CP 24) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 25 February 2019

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

3Constitutional Law

Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Mundell)

4Education

Draft Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (England) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Damian Hinds)

5Exiting the European Union (Armorial Bearings, Ensigns and Flags)

Draft Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Karen Bradley)

6Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)

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

7Exiting the European Union (Financial Services and Markets)

Draft Electronic Commerce and Solvency 2 (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (John Glen)

8Exiting the European Union (Transport)

Draft Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Chris Grayling)

9Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

10Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)

Agriculture, Food and Horse (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 347), dated 21 February 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)

11National Health Service

(1) National Health Service (Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 334), dated 20 February 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Steve Brine)

(2) Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 285), dated 18 February 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Hammond)

12Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 329), dated 20 February 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

13Senior Courts of England and Wales

Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 342), dated 17 February 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Gauke)

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

14Exiting the European Union (Civil Aviation)

Proposal for an instrument titled Civil Aviation (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Chris Grayling)

Other papers

15Mental Health

Report of the Care Quality Commission: Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2017–18 (by Act) (Jackie Doyle-Price)

16National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Transport: A memorandum on the Crossrail programme (by Act), to be printed (HC 1924) (Clerk of the House)

Withdrawn papers

17Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)

Draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (laid 21 February)

18Exiting the European Union (Transport)

Draft Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (laid 28 January)

 

Prepared 25 February 2019