House of Commons
Session 2019-20
Votes and Proceedings
Monday 28 October 2019
No. 10
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Home Secretary
2Statements: (1) Update on major incident in Essex (Secretary Priti Patel)
(2) Shared rural network (Secretary Nicky Morgan)
3Early parliamentary general election (Section 2 of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011)
Motion made and Question put, That there shall be an early parliamentary general election.—(The Prime Minister.)
The House divided.
Division No. 13
Ayes: 299 (Tellers: Colin Clark, David Rutley)
Noes: 70 (Tellers: Bambos Charalambous, Jeff Smith)
Question accordingly agreed to. The number of Members voting in favour of the motion was fewer than two thirds of the number of seats in the House (including vacant seats).
4Environment Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Bill read a second time.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Environment Bill:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 19 December 2019.
(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading
(4) Proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced.
(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Nigel Huddleston.)
Question agreed to.
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Environment Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State; and
(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.—(Nigel Huddleston.)
Question agreed to.
7Environment Bill: Ways and Means
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Environment Bill, it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the imposition of requirements to pay sums in respect of the costs of disposing of products and materials;
(2) the imposition under or by virtue of the Act of fees and charges in connection with—
(a) the exercise of functions, and
(b) biodiversity credits.—(Nigel Huddleston.)
Question agreed to.
Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the motion in the name of the Prime Minister relating to an early parliamentary general election and the motion in the name of Secretary Julian Smith relating to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.—(Nigel Huddleston.)
9Business Statement (Leader of the House)
10Section 3(2) Of The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Report pursuant to section 3(5) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019, which was laid before this House on Wednesday 23 October.—(Secretary Julian Smith)
Tuesday 29 October 2019
Resolved, That this House has considered the Report pursuant to section 3(5) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019, which was laid before this House on Wednesday 23 October.
11Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 24 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 11 July 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Provision of the service by Southern Water in Tunbridge Wells constituency (Greg Clark)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Adjourned at 12.33 am until today.
Other Proceedings
Disqualification of a Member
13Disqualification of a Member
Notification, laid upon the Table by the Speaker, That Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer had today appointed John Mann, Member for Bassetlaw, to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern.
General Committees: Reports
14First Delegated Legislation Committee
Ian Paisley (Chair) reported the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Civil and Family) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, (S.I., 2019, No. 1338).
15Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Roger Gale (Chair) reported the Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1343).
16Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1342).
17Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Steve McCabe (Chair) reported the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1313).
18Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Adrian Bailey (Chair) reported the Common Agricultural Policy (Market Measures, Notifications and Direct Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1344).
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).
19Domestic Abuse Bill Programming Sub-Committee
Members: Victoria Atkins, Nic Dakin, Carolyn Harris, Eddie Hughes, Mr Marcus Jones, Sarah Newton, and Liz Saville Roberts
20First Delegated Legislation Committee (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Civil and Family) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, (S.I., 2019, No. 1338))
Members: Mike Freer discharged and Rebecca Harris nominated in substitution.
21Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1343))
Members: Sandy Martin and Sarah Newton discharged and Dr David Drew and Mr Robert Goodwill nominated in substitution.
22Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1339))
Members: Rehman Chishti and Lisa Nandy discharged and Mrs Helen Grant and Anna McMorrin nominated in substitution.
23Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Common Agricultural Policy (Market Measures, Notifications and Direct Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1344))
Members: Robert Courts discharged and Lee Rowley nominated in substitution.
24Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1308))
Members: Jackie Doyle-Price discharged and Eddie Hughes nominated in substitution.
25Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (INSPIRE (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1352))
Members: Mr Shailesh Vara discharged and Gareth Johnson nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
26Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) Work of the Secretary of State: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 24);
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the future of support for victims and their children in accommodation-based domestic abuse services: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Progress on devolution in England: Written evidence, to be published (HC 26)
(Mr Clive Betts).
27Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Food safety and standards: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 29);
(2) Correspondence with the Cabinet Office relating to the public information campaign ‘Get Ready for Brexit’: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the Department for Transport relating to the use of an indemnity and funding agreement between the Civil Aviation Authority and the Official Receiver: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Ministry of Defence relating to the Accounting Officer Assessment of SKYNET 6 the next generation military satellite communication programme: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Financial sustainability of police forces in England and Wales: Written evidence, to be published (HC 289);
(6) Investigation: Fracking: Written evidence, to be published (HC 204);
(7) Network Rail’s sale of railway arches: Written evidence, to be published (HC 199);
(8) NHS Property Services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 200);
(9) Support for children with special educational needs and disabilities: Written evidence, to be published (HC 203);
(10) Windrush generation and the Home Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 290)
(Meg Hillier).
28Science and Technology Committee
Commercial genomics: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 33) (Norman Lamb).
Keith Vaz:
(i) First Report, with an Appendix, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 93);
(ii) Part of the oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 93)
(Kate Green).
(1) Road safety: driving while using a mobile phone: Government Response to the Committee’s Twelfth Report of Session 2017–19: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 237);
(2) Williams Rail Review: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 59);
(3) Road safety: young and novice drivers: Written evidence, to be published (HC 61)
(Lilian Greenwood).
John Bercow
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Order No. 10(1)(a))
1Restoring nature and climate change
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 254607 relating to restoring nature and climate change.—(Daniel Zeichner.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 6.30 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 24 October 2019 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Agreement done at London on 4 October 2019, establishing an association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Tunisia (CP 188) (by Command), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) and an accompanying report (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Other papers
2Housing, Communities and Local Government
Government Response to the Eighteenth Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, Session 2017–19, on Local Government Finance and the 2019 Spending Review (by Command) (CP 185) (Secretary Robert Jenrick)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 28 October 2019
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Luke Hall)
Other papers
4Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1313) (laid 16 October) (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)
5Exiting the European Union (Immigration)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1383) (laid 24 October) (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)
(1) Markets in Financial Instruments Exemption Directions 2019 (by Statutory Instrument) (John Glen)
(2) Prospectus Directive and Transparency Directive Equivalence (Variation) Directions 2019 (by Statutory Instrument) (John Glen)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Department for Education: Investigation into university technical colleges (by Act), to be printed (HC 101) (Clerk of the House)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1284) (laid 30 September) (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)
Withdrawn papers
9Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1313) (laid 16 October)
10Exiting the European Union (Immigration)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1383) (laid 24 October)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Sea Fishing (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1284) (laid 30 September)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
Environment Bill
The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83J, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion:
Clauses 1 to 18, 23, 52, 78, 84 and 88 to 121 of and Schedules 15 to 19 to the Environment Bill relate exclusively to England and are within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J; and
Clauses 56, 61, 63, 65, 73 to 75, 77 and 86 of and Schedule 11 to the Environment Bill relate exclusively to England and Wales and are within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J.
Proxy Voting for Parental Absence
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of the temporary Standing Order on voting by proxy for parental absence and the Resolution of the House of 28 January, that Ellie Reeves is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on her behalf, starting on 29 October 2019 and finishing on 29 April 2020. The nominated proxy is Bambos Charalambos.
NOTE: This certificate supersedes the certificate recorded in the Votes and Proceedings of 19 October 2019.