House of Commons
Session 2019-20
Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 22 October 2019
No. 7
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Speaker's Statements: (1) New Serjeant at Arms
(2) Arrangements for Private Members' Bill ballot
2Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
3Urgent Question: British children: Syria (Dr Andrew Murrison)
4European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill be now read a second time.
The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put.
The House divided.
Division No. 4
Ayes: 329 (Tellers: Stuart Andrew, Iain Stewart)
Noes: 299 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Nick Smith)
Question accordingly agreed to and Bill read a second time.
5European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Proceedings in Committee
(2) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in two days.
(3) The proceedings shall be taken on each of those days as shown in the first column of the following Table and in the order so shown.
(4) The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.
TABLE
Proceedings |
Time for conclusion of proceedings |
At today’s sitting |
|
Clauses 1 to 4; new Clauses relating to Part 1; new Schedules relating to Part 1 |
Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order. |
Second day |
|
Clauses 21 to 23; Schedule 3; Clause 24; Clauses 29 to 34; Schedule 4; Clauses 35 and 36; new Clauses relating to any of Clauses 21 to 23, Schedule 3, Clause 24, Clauses 29 to 34, Schedule 4, Clause 35 or Clause 36; new Schedules relating to any of Clauses 21 to 23, Schedule 3, Clause 24, Clauses 29 to 34, Schedule 4, Clause 35 or Clause 36 |
Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day. |
Clauses 7 to 14; Schedule 1; Clause 15; Schedule 2; Clauses 16 and 17; new Clauses relating to Part 3; new Schedules relating to Part 3 |
Six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day. |
Clauses 18 to 20; Clauses 5 and 6; Clauses 25 to 28; Clauses 37 and 38; Schedule 5; Clause 39; Schedule 6; Clause 40; new Clauses relating to any of Clauses 18 to 20, Clauses 5 and 6, Clauses 25 to 28, Clauses 37 and 38, Schedule 5, Clause 39, Schedule 6 or Clause 40; new Schedules relating to any of Clauses 18 to 20, Clauses 5 and 6, Clauses 25 to 28, Clauses 37 and 38, Schedule 5, Clause 39, Schedule 6 or Clause 40 |
Nine hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day. |
New Clauses relating to a further referendum in connection with the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union, new Schedules relating to a further referendum in connection with the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union, remaining new Clauses, remaining new Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill |
Twelve hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day. |
Proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading
(5) Any proceedings on Consideration, any proceedings in legislative grand committee and proceedings on Third Reading shall be taken in one day in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.
(6) Any proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on that day.
(7) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion eight hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on that day.
Programming committee
(8) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to other proceedings up to and including Third Reading.
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(9) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
Subsequent stages
(10) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(11) The 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.—(Jeremy Quin.)
The House divided.
Division No. 5
Ayes: 308 (Tellers: Stuart Andrew, Iain Stewart)
Noes: 322 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Nick Smith)
Question accordingly negatived.
6Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Gas Tariffs Code (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 10 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 11 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
The Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question was challenged.
Division deferred until tomorrow (Standing Order No. 41A).
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 15 July, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
The Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question was challenged.
Division deferred until tomorrow (Standing Order No. 41A).
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Agriculture (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 25 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1312), dated 7 October 2019, a copy of which was laid before this House on 7 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 25 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(7) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Railways (Safety, Access, Management and Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1310), dated 7 October 2019, a copy of which was laid before this House on 7 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(8) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 4 September 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(9) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 2) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 4 September 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(10) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 18 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(11) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 23 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(12) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Small-scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 20 June 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(13) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Human Medicines and Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 24 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
(14) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 15 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
The Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of the Question was challenged.
Division deferred until tomorrow (Standing Order No. 41A).
(15) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid for Separated Children) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 22 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Jeremy Quin.)
Question agreed to.
Ordered, That, for the remainder of the current Session, paragraph (2)(a) of Standing Order No. 10 (Sittings in Westminster Hall) shall not apply.—(Jeremy Quin.)
8Business Statement (Leader of the House)
(1) A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to Cavendish House in Dudley town centre was presented and read by Ian Austin.
(2) A public petition from registered members of the Wycombe Islamic Mission and Mosque Trust, High Wycombe relating to the Wycombe Islamic Mission and Mosque Trust elections was presented and read by Mr Steve Baker.
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Maggie Throup.)
Adjourned at 8.37 pm until tomorrow
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
11Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mark Pritchard (Chair) reported the draft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019.
12Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the draft Waste and Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (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).
13Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Insolvency (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019)
Members: Andrew Bowie discharged and Giles Watling nominated in substitution.
14Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019)
Members: Mr Jonathan Lord discharged and Martin Vickers nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
15Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) The future of the Post Office Network: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 247);
(2) Thomas Cook: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 39);
(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility relating to tipping of workers: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth relating to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme: Written evidence, to be published
(Rachel Reeves).
16Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Scrutiny of the Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill:
(i) Government Response to the Eighteenth Report of the Committee, Session 2017–19: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 238);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 238);
(2) Net zero government: Written evidence, to be published (HC 89);
(3) Sustainable tourism: Written evidence, to be published (HC 90)
(Mary Creagh).
Record of the Committee’s decisions taken at its meetings in the 2017 Parliament, to be published (Chris Bryant).
(1) Autocracies and UK foreign policy: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 109);
(2) Beyond aid: The UK’s strategic engagement in Africa: Written evidence, to be published (HC 175);
(3) Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to UK-Irish relations and engagement of Ministers with their European counterparts: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) The Caucasus: Written evidence, to be published (HC 108)
(Tom Tugendhat).
19Health and Social Care Committee
(1) NHS capital: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 129);
(2) Childhood obesity: follow-up 2019: Written evidence, to be published (HC 130);
(3) Correspondence from the National Prison Health Care Board relating to the Committee’s Twelfth Report of Session 2017–19: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Dentistry services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 254)
(Dr Sarah Wollaston).
20Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
Correspondence with the Minister for Prisons and Probation relating to the death of an infant in HMP Bronzefield: Written evidence, to be published (Ms Harriet Harman).
(1) Transforming rehabilitation: Follow-up: Government Response to the Nineteenth Report of the Committee, Session 2017–19: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 189);
(2) The work of the Prison Service: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 42);
(3) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice: Written evidence, to be published
(Robert Neill).
(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).
Select committees and contempts: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 173) (Kate Green).
24Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
The Role of Parliament in the UK Constitution: the role of the Speaker: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 32) (Sir Bernard Jenkin).
25Science and Technology Committee
(1) Work of the Science Minister: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 34);
(2) Clinical trials transparency: follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 139)
(Norman Lamb).
(1) Impact of Business Rates on Business: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 222);
(2) Economic Crime:
(i) Third Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 246);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 246);
(3) IT failures in the financial services sector: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 224);
(4) HMRC Annual Report and Accounts: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 236);
(5) Correspondence between the Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee and the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to UK contributions to the EU budget after 31 October 2019: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence from the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to the Budget: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions relating to Barclays and Post Office: Written evidence, to be published
(Catherine McKinnell).
Wales and the Armed Forces: Written evidence, to be published (HC 128) (David T C Davies).
John Bercow
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
1Exiting the European Union (Financial Services and Markets)
Cross-Border Distribution of Funds, Proxy Advisors, Prospectus and Gibraltar (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1370), dated 22 October 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Agreement, done at London on 19 September 2019, establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Lebanon (by Command) (CP 183), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
(1) Draft Isle of Wight (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(2) Draft London Borough of Harrow (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(3) Draft London Borough of Hillingdon (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(1) Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1367), dated 21 October 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
(2) Magistrates’ Courts (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005, Part 5A, and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1368), dated 21 October 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
(3) Magistrates’ Courts (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005, Part 5B) Rules 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1369), dated 21 October 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
Other papers
5Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Minute, dated 22 October 2019, concerning the notification of a guarantee as part of the British Business Bank's ENABLE Funding scheme following the first planned securitisation (by Command) (Kelly Tolhurst)
6Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1366) (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)
(1) Understanding in relation to Freedom of Speech accompanying the Agreement, done at Washington on 3 October 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime, laid on 7 October 2019 (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
(2) Understanding in relation to GTMO accompanying the Agreement, done at Washington on 3 October 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime, laid on 7 October 2019 (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
(3) Understanding in relation to Subscriber Information and Preservation Process accompanying the Agreement, done at Washington on 3 October 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime, laid on 7 October 2019 (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
(4) Understanding in relation to the Death Penalty accompanying the Agreement, done at Washington on 3 October 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime, laid on 7 October 2019 (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Withdrawn papers
8Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1366) (laid 21 October)
EXAMINER OF PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS
In pursuance of Standing Order 69 relating to Private Business (Appointment of Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills) the Speaker has appointed Christopher David Stanton as an Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills in place of Colin Geoffrey Lee.
TAXING OFFICER
In pursuance of section 1(1) of the Parliamentary Costs Act 2006 the Speaker has appointed Christopher David Stanton as the Taxing Officer of the House of Commons.
CORRECTION
Monday 21 October 2019
The following item should have appeared after item 20:
Procedure Committee
Exiting the European Union: scrutiny of delegated legislation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 195) (Sir Charles Walker).
The following item should have appeared after item 4 in Papers Laid:
Magistrates' Courts
Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1367), dated 21 October 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)