House of Commons
Session 2017-19
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.)
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
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
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)
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)
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
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.