House of Commons
Session 2017-19
Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 9 April 2019
No. 286
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
2Urgent Questions: (1) Rwandan genocide: alleged perpretators (Mr Ben Wallace)
(2) Windrush compensation scheme (Caroline Nokes)
3Tobacco Companies (Transparency): 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 require tobacco companies to publish sales and marketing data; and for connected purposes.—(Bob Blackman.)
Motion opposed (Standing Order No. 23(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Ordered, That Bob Blackman, Alex Cunningham, Sir Kevin Barron, Ian Mearns, Dr Philippa Whitford, Norman Lamb and Caroline Lucas present the Bill.
Bob Blackman accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 12 April, and to be printed (Bill 377).
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Burma (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 136), which were laid before this House on 31 January, be approved.—(Sir Alan Duncan.)
One and a half hours after the start of proceedings on the Motion, the Speaker put the Question (Standing Order No. 16(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Motion made and Question put (Standing Order No. 16(1)), That the Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 135), which were laid before this House on 31 January, be approved.—(Sir Alan Duncan.)
Question agreed to.
Motion made and Question put (Standing Order No. 16(1)), That the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 134), which were laid before this House on 31 January, be approved.—(Sir Alan Duncan.)
Question agreed to.
7Exiting The European Union (Sanctions)
Motion made and Question put (Standing Order No. 16(1)), That the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations (S.I., 2019, No. 554), which were laid before this House on 15 March, be approved.—(Sir Alan Duncan.)
Question agreed to.
8Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House agrees for the purposes of Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 to the Prime Minister seeking an extension of the period specified in Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union to a period ending on 30 June 2019.—(The Solicitor General.)
The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
One and a half hours after the start of proceedings on the Motion, the Speaker put the Question (Standing Order 16(1)).
The House divided.
Division No. 413
Ayes: 420 (Tellers: Mr Alister Jack, Jeremy Quin)
Noes: 110 (Tellers: Dame Cheryl Gillan, Mr Simon Clarke)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered housing.—(Kit Malthouse.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
It being 7.00 pm the motion lapsed.
10Sittings in Westminster Hall (15-18 April)
Ordered, That, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 10, there shall be no sittings in Westminster Hall in the week commencing Monday 15 April.—(Mike Freer.)
Subject: Mental health support for young people (Ruth George)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Freer)
Adjourned at 7.28 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
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).
12First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019)
Members: Chris Philp discharged and Andrew Griffiths nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
13Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 25 April in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
14European Statutory Instruments Committee
(1) Twenty-third Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 2060);
(2) Ministerial correspondence: written evidence, to be published
(Sir Patrick McLoughlin).
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))
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of devolution of welfare.—(John Lamont.)
2Regulation of the incineration of waste
Motion made and Question proposed,That this House has considered the regulation of the incineration of waste.—(John Grogan.)
At 11.30 am, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
The sitting was suspended between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
Resolved, That this House has considered the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.—(Bob Blackman.)
4NHS funding for age-related macular degeneration
Resolved ,That this House has considered NHS funding for age-related macular degeneration.—(Bambos Charalambous.)
5Effect of the 25 Year Environment Plan on world health
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the effect of the 25 Year Environment Plan on world health.—(Derek Thomas).
The sitting was suspended between 5.12 pm and 5.27 pm for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Resolved, That this House has considered the effect of the 25 Year Environment Plan on world health.
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.44 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
1Exiting the European Union (Health and Safety)
Rail Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 837), dated 5 April 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Agreement, done at Minsk on 18 March 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Belarus concerning International Motor Vehicle Carriage (by Command) (CP 85), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)
Children’s Homes etc. Inspection Fees, Childcare Fees, Adoption and Children Act Register (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 835), dated 8 April 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nadhim Zahawi)
4Exiting the European Union (Merchant Shipping)
Merchant Shipping (Inland Waterways) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 808), dated 4 April 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
5Harbours, Docks, Piers and Ferries
(1) Ilfracombe Harbour Revision (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 815), dated 5 April 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
(2) Ilfracombe Harbour Revision Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 798), dated 5 April 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
6Exiting the European Union (Electricity)
Proposal for an instrument titled Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark)
Other papers
Government Response to the Annual Report from the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, on the Operation of the Terrorism Acts in 2017 (by Command) (CP 88) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
Reducing family conflict – Government response to the consultation on reform of the legal requirements for divorce (by Command) (CP 58) (Secretary David Gauke)
Protocol, done at Islamabad on 27 December 2018, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, to the Agreement on the Transfer of Prisoners (by Command) (CP 86) (Secretary Jeremy Hunt)