House of Commons

Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 26 September 2019

No. 343

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Speaker’s Statement: Conduct in the Chamber

2Urgent Questions: (1) Compliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 (James Duddridge)

(2) Hong Kong (Secretary Dominic Raab)

(3) Arms export licences (Saudi Arabia) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss)

(4) Role of the Prime Minister in creating a safe environment in the UK and in Parliament (Kevin Foster)

3Statement: International climate action (Secretary Andrea Leadsom)

4Adjournment (Conference)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 25), That this House, at its rising today, do adjourn until Thursday 3 October 2019.—(Tom Pursglove.)

The House divided.

Division No. 446

Ayes: 289 (Tellers: Stuart Andrew, Iain Stewart)

Noes: 306 (Tellers: Thangam Debbonaire, Jeff Smith)

Question accordingly negatived.

5Business Statement (Leader of the House)

6Principles of democracy and the rights of the electorate

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the principles of democracy and the rights of the electorate.—(Oliver Dowden.)

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

Resolved, That this House has considered the principles of democracy and the rights of the electorate.

7Public petitions

(1) A public petition from residents of Solihull relating to the proposed closure of Morrisons supermarket, Shirley was presented and read by Julian Knight.

(2) A public petition from residents of the City of Glasgow relating to a resolution of the dispute in Kashmir was presented and read by Alison Thewliss.

8Adjournment

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David Rutley.

Adjourned at 5.03 pm until Monday 30 September.

Other Proceedings

Reports from Select Committees

9Backbench Business Committee

Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 3 October in the Chamber and in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).

10Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

Thomas Cook: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2660) (Rachel Reeves).

11Home Affairs Committee

Home Office preparations for Brexit: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2612) (Yvette Cooper).

John Bercow

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Local Loans

Draft Local Loans (Increase of Limit) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)

Other papers

2National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department of Health and Social Care: Exiting the EU: supplying the health and social care sectors (by Act), to be printed (HC 2654) (Clerk of the House)

SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES

Proxy Voting for Parental Absence

The Speaker has certified that Julia Lopez is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on her behalf, starting from 30 September 2019 and finishing on 29 March 2020.  The nominated proxy is Lee Rowley.

NOTE: This certificate supersedes the certificate recorded in the Votes and Proceedings of 25 September 2019.

CORRECTIONS

Wednesday 17 October 2017

Item 38 (Work and Pensions Committee) should have included:

() Correspondence from the Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability and Minister for Employment relating to victims of modern slavery: Written evidence, to be published;

 

Wednesday 10 January 2018

Item 25 (Work and Pensions Committee) should have included:

() Correspondence from the Director of HR, Strategy and Operations, Ryanair, relating to pay and working conditions: Written evidence, to be published;

 

Monday 15 January 2018

The following should have appeared after item 18:

Work and Pensions Committee

British Steel Pension Scheme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 404) (Order made in the Adjournment (Standing Order No. 137)) (12 January) (Clerk of the House).

 

Thursday 18 January 2018

The following should have appeared after item 20:

Work and Pensions Committee

Correspondence from the Director of HR, Strategy and Operations, Ryanair, relating to pay and working conditions: Written evidence, to be published (Frank Field).

 

Thursday 8 February 2018

The following should have appeared after item 12:

Work and Pensions Committee

Correspondence from the Chief Executive, The Pensions Regulator, relating to Barclays UK Retirement Fund: Written evidence, to be published (Frank Field).

 

 

Prepared 26 September 2019