House of Commons
Session 2017-19
Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 5 March 2019
No. 263
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
2Application for emergency debate (Standing Order No. 24)
Alan Brown proposed that the House should debate the latest developments in UK Government ferry contract awards for no deal preparations.
The Speaker put the application to the House.
Leave was refused by the House, but the assent of not fewer than 40 Members standing in support was obtained.
Debate to be held as the first item of business today for a maximum of three hours.
3Gender-based Pricing (Prohibition) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Christine Jardine, supported by Jo Swinson, Wera Hobhouse, Layla Moran, Stella Creasy, Jess Phillips, Tonia Antoniazzi, Hannah Bardell, Tom Brake and Jamie Stone, presented a Bill to prohibit the differential pricing of products and services that are substantially similar other than being intended for, or marketed to, a particular gender; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 22 March, and to be printed (Bill 348).
4Hereditary Titles (Female Succession): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Motion made and Question proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for the succession of female heirs to hereditary titles; and for connected purposes.—(Philip Davies.)
Motion opposed.
Question put and agreed to.
Ordered, That Philip Davies, Ms Harriet Harman, Sir Christopher Chope, Jess Phillips, Esther McVey, Christine Jardine, Tim Loughton, Mrs Maria Miller, Vicky Ford, Sarah Champion and Jo Swinson present the Bill.
Philip Davies accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 22 March, and to be printed (Bill 349).
5Emergency Debate (Standing Order No. 24)
EU exit preparations: ferry contracts
Resolved, That this House has considered the latest developments in UK Government ferry contract awards for no deal preparations—(Alan Brown.)
6Speaker's Statement: Recall petition process: Member for Peterborough
7Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Bill: Business of the House
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Bill:
Timetable
(1) (a) Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings up to and including Third Reading shall be taken at today’s sitting in accordance with this Order.
(b) Notices of Amendments, new Clauses or new Schedules to be moved in Committee of the whole House may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time.
(c) Proceedings on Second Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
(d) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings up to and including Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put
(2) When the Bill has been read a second time:
(a) it shall, despite Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put;
(b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.
(3) (a) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee of the whole House, the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.
(b) If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.
(4) If, following proceedings in Committee of the whole House and any proceedings on Consideration of the Bill, a legislative grand committee withholds consent to the Bill or any Clause or Schedule of the Bill or any amendment made to the Bill, the House shall proceed to Reconsideration of the Bill without any Question being put.
(5) If, following Reconsideration of the Bill:
(a) a legislative grand committee withholds consent to any Clause or Schedule of the Bill or any amendment made to the Bill (but does not withhold consent to the whole Bill and, accordingly, the Bill is amended in accordance with Standing Order No. 83N(6)), and
(b) a Minister of the Crown indicates his or her intention to move a minor or technical amendment to the Bill, the House shall proceed to consequential Consideration of the Bill without any Question being put.
(6) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (1), the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions in the same order as they would fall to be put if this Order did not apply:
(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
(c) the Question on any amendment, new Clause or new Schedule selected by the Chair or Speaker for separate decision;
(d) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
(e) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded; and shall not put any other questions, other than the question on any motion described in paragraph (17)(a) of this Order.
(7) On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
(8) If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (6)(d) on successive amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Chairman or Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.
(9) If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (6)(e) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions, except that the Question shall be put separately on any Clause of or Schedule to the Bill which a Minister of the Crown has signified an intention to leave out.
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(10) (a) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(b) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.
(11) Paragraphs (2) to (11) of Standing Order No. 83F (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments) apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (10) of this Order.
Subsequent stages
(12) (a) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(b) 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; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.
(13) Paragraphs (2) to (9) of Standing Order No. 83G (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on further messages from the Lords) apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (12) of this Order.
Reasons Committee
(14) Paragraphs (2) to (6) of Standing Order No. 83H (Programme orders: reasons committee) apply in relation to any committee to be appointed to draw up reasons after proceedings have been brought to a conclusion in accordance with this Order.
Miscellaneous
(15) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply so far as necessary for the purposes of this Order.
(16) Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
(17) (a) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken, to recommit the Bill or to vary or supplement the provisions of this Order.
(b) No notice shall be required of such a Motion.
(c) Such a motion may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(d) The Question on such a Motion shall be put forthwith; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (c) shall thereupon be resumed.
(e) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on such a Motion.
(18) (a) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.
(b) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
(19) No debate shall be held in accordance with Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) at today’s sitting after this Order has been agreed.
(20) Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
(21) No private business may be considered at today’s sitting after this Order has been agreed.—(Secretary Karen Bradley.)
8Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House (Order, today).
9Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Bill: Committee of the whole House
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Order, today).
(In the Committee)
Clauses 1 to 9 agreed to.
Schedules 1 to 4 agreed to.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the Bill (Order, today).
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Amanda Milling reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no amendment.
10Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed.
11Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 28 January, be approved.—(Amanda Milling.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Environment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 31 January, be approved.—(Amanda Milling.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 24 January, be approved.—(Amanda Milling.)
The Deputy Speaker's opinion as to the decision of the Question was challenged.
Division deferred until tomorrow (Standing Order No. 41A).
A public petition from residents and business owners of Southampton relating to police force funding was presented and read by Dr Alan Whitehead.
Subject: Families of Commonwealth soldiers (Drew Hendry)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Amanda Milling.)
Adjourned at 8.11 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
14Parking (Code of Practice) Bill
The Lords agree to the Parking (Code of Practice) Bill without amendment.
Changes to Notices Given
15Low-level Letter Boxes (Prohibition) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 29 March, read and discharged.
Bill withdrawn.
General Committees: Reports
16Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords] Committee
Steve McCabe (Chair) reported the Bill without amendment.
Bill, not amended, to be considered tomorrow.
17Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee
Graham Stringer (Chair) reported:
(1) Written evidence submitted to the Committee, and
(2) the Bill without Amendment.
Written evidence to be published.
Bill, not amended, to be considered tomorrow.
18Third Delegated Legislation Committee
David Hanson (Chair) reported the draft Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
19Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Adrian Bailey (Chair) reported the draft Merchant Shipping (Passengers’ Rights) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the draft Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
20Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Nigel Evans reported the draft Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2019.
21Eleventh Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the draft Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2019.
22Twelfth Delegated Legislation Committee
Siobhain McDonagh (Chair) reported the draft General Food Hygiene (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the draft Contaminants in Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the draft Specific Food Hygiene (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the draft General Food Law (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).
23Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)
Members: Kevin Hollinrake discharged and Mr Bob Seely nominated in substitution.
24Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)
Members: Suella Braverman, Mr Robert Goodwill and Daniel Kawczynski discharged and Adam Afriyie, Eddie Hughes and Andrew Lewer nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
25Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on 2 April in the Westminster Hall with Annex containing a transcript of representations made on 5 March to be published (Ian Mearns).
26Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) Small business and productivity: Government Response to the Fifteenth Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee: Seventeenth Special Report, to be printed (HC 2017);
(2) Automation and the future of work: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1093);
(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Business and Industry relating to Euratom: Written evidence, to be published (HC 378);
(4) Gas storage: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1666);
(5) Work of the Department: Written evidence, to be published (HC 604)
(Rachel Reeves).
(1) Future anti-ship missile systems: Joint inquiry with the Assemblée Nationale’s Standing Committee on National Defence and the Armed Forces: Government Response to the Committee’s Thirteenth Report: Sixteenth Special Report, to be printed (HC 2033);
(2) UK response to hybrid threats: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1816);
(3) Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2018: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1899);
(4) Correspondence with the Minister for Defence People and Veterans: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Minister for Defence Procurement in relation to General Electric site in Rugby: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence with the Minister of State for the Armed Forces in relation to Locally Employed Civilians in Afghanistan: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Statute of Limitations — veterans’ protection: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1224);
(8) Work of the Service Complaints Ombudsman: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1889)
(Dr Julian Lewis).
28Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) Immersive and addictive technologies: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1846);
(2) Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1791)
(Damian Collins).
(1) Special educational needs and disabilities: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 968);
(2) Accountability hearings: Written evidence, to be published (HC 341)
(Robert Halfon).
30European Statutory Instruments Committee
Twentieth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1935), and including the following recommendation:
That the affirmative procedure should apply to the instruments titled:
(i) Electronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the proposal for which was laid before this House on 18 February;
(ii) Food and Farming (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the proposal for which was laid before this House on 14 February
(Sir Patrick McLoughlin).
Global Britain: South America: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1617) (Tom Tugendhat).
(1) Appointment of HM Chief Inspector of Probation: Fifteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 2015);
(2) Correspondence with Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice relating to sitting days for recorders: Written evidence, to be published
(Robert Neill).
The effectiveness and influence of the select committee system: Written evidence, to be published (HC1860) (Dr Sarah Wollaston).
(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) Governance of statistics: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1820);
(2) The role of Parliament in the UK Constitution: Authorisation of military force: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1891)
(Sir Bernard Jenkin).
(1) The relationship between the UK and Scottish Governments: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1586)
(2) Digital connectivity in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 654)
(Pete Wishart).
The Committee’s role in ICGS appeals: Sixth Report, to be published, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1976) (Kate Green).
(1) Appointment of Kathryn Cearns as Chair of the Office of Tax Simplification:
(i) Twenty-seventh Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 2012);
(ii) Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 2012);
(2) Economic Crime – Anti-money laundering supervision and sanctions implementation:
(i) Twenty-eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 2010);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 940);
(3) Impact of business rates on business: Written evidence, to be published (1944);
(4) IT failures in the financial services sector: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1766);
(5) The UK’s economic relationship with the European Union: Written evidence, to be published (HC 473)
(Nicky Morgan).
Correspondence relating to the Recall of MPs Act 2015
39Imprisonment of a Member and appeal against conviction
Text of a letter and a copy of Court Order recieved by the Speaker:
Criminal Appeal Office
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
5 March 2019
Dear Mr Speaker,
R–v–Fiona Onasanya
Criminal Appeal Reference: 201900046B3
Further to my letter dated 13th February 2019, please find attached a copy of the Court’s Order recording the decision of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division on this appeal.
This decision is final. An appeal to the Supreme Court may only be made from a decision of the CACD on an appeal and not where the court refuses an application for leave to appeal: R u Garwood [2017] EWCA Crim 59; [2017] 1 Cr.App.R. 30.
Yours faithfully
Alix Beldam
Registrar of Criminal Appeals
Criminal Appeal Office
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL CRIMINAL DIVISION
REGINA v Fiona Oluyinka ONASANYA
Criminal Appeal Office Ref No: 201900046 B3
ORDER ON THE APPLICATION
THE APPLICANT having been convicted in the Central Criminal Court on 19 December 2018, was sentenced on 29 January 2019 to 3 months imprisonment.
THE COURT OF APPEAL CRIMINAL DIVISION on 5 March 2019 CONSIDERED the application for leave to appeal against conviction
AND HAS Refused the applications.
Counsel for the Crown: Mr D H Jeremy QC
The Applicant was not in custody and was present.
Date: 5 March 2019
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))
40Future of Catholic sixth form colleges
Resolved, That this House has considered the future of Catholic sixth form colleges.—(Gareth Thomas.)
The sitting was suspended between 10.50 am and 11.00 am.
Resolved, That this House has considered UK relations with Kosovo.—(John Grogan.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.25 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
42investment in regional transport infrastructure
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered investment in regional transport infrastructure.—(Dan Jarvis.)
At 4.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
43Effect on the solar industry of the replacement of the feed-in tariff
Resolved, That this House has considered the effect on the solar industry of the replacement of the feed-in tariff.—(Antoinette Sandbach.)
44Effect of leaving the EU without a deal on public sector catering
Resolved, That this House has considered the effect of leaving the EU without a deal on public sector catering.—(Mrs Sharon Hodgson.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.27 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
1Exiting the European Union (Animals)
(1) Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 452), dated 5 March 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)
(2) Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 451), dated 5 March 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Michael Gove)
2Exiting the European Union (Customs)
(1) Mutual Assistance on Customs and Agricultural Matters (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 426), dated 4 March 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mel Stride)
(2) Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 450), dated 4 March 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Graham Stuart)
(3) Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Procedures) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 449), dated 4 March 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Graham Stuart)
3Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 433), dated 4 March 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mark Field)
Other papers
Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2019 (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)