House of Commons

Votes and Proceedings
Monday 30 September 2019

No. 344

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Urgent Questions: (1) No-deal Brexit: short positions against the pound (Mr Simon Clarke)

(2) Wrightbus in Ballymena (Secretary Julian Smith) 

2Statement: Health Infrastructure Plan (Edward Argar) 

3Justice (Equality of Access) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Frank Field presented a Bill to place a duty on the Lord Chancellor to ensure equality of access to legal representation and the justice system for people of all socio-economic groups.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 436).

4Section 7 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019

Resolved, That this House takes note of and approves the Report pursuant to Section 3(14) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 - Historical Institutional Abuse, which was laid before this House on Wednesday 4 September.—(Secretary Julian Smith.)

5Section 6 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019

Resolved, That this House takes note of and approves the Report pursuant to Section 3(13) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 - Victims’ Payments, which was laid before this House on Wednesday 4 September.—(Mr Nick Hurd.)

6Section 5 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019

Resolved, That this House takes note of and approves the Report pursuant to Section 3(12) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 - Use of discretionary powers to provide assistance and support under section 18(9) of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, which was laid before this House on Wednesday 4 September.—(Mr Robin Walker.)

7Section 4 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019

Resolved, That this House takes note of and approves the Report pursuant to Section 3(11) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 - Gambling, which was laid before this House on Wednesday 4 September.—(Mr Robin Walker.)

8Adjournment

Subject: Availability of Maraviroc to patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (Seema Malhotra)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Marcus Jones.

Adjourned at 9.50 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Reports from Select Committees

9Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Support for children with special educational needs and disabilities: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 2050);

(2) Capita’s contracts with the Ministry of Defence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1736);

(3) Correspondence with HMRC relating to the error in the published Corporation Tax receipt statistics: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Department for Transport relating to the collapse of Thomas Cook: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Crossrail: progress review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2004);

(6) English language tests for overseas students: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2039);

(7) Military homes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2136)  (Meg Hillier).

 

John Bercow

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 27 February 2019 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Environmental Protection

Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1285), dated 26 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)

Other papers

2Exiting the European Union (Animals)

Explanatory Memorandum to the Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1229) (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)

Withdrawn papers

3Exiting the European Union (Animals)

Explanatory Memorandum to the Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (laid 5 September 2019)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 30 September 2019

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

4Food

Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1289), dated 28 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)

5Sea Fisheries

Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1284), dated 26 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)

6Wildlife

Humane Trapping Standards (England and Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1288), dated 26 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)

Withdrawn papers

7Criminal Law

Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Early Release on Licence) Order 2019 (laid 22 July 2019)

POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS ACT 2000

Pursuant to section 2(3) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Prime Minister has appointed Luke Hall to serve on the committee, known as the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, established by section 2(1) of the Act.

 

Prepared 30 September 2019