House of Commons

Votes and Proceedings
Friday 20 December 2019

No. 4

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Taking of the Oath or making of the Affirmation

The following Members took and subscribed the Oath required by law:

Kerry Gillian McCarthy

for Bristol East

Darren Paul Jones

Bristol North West

Marsha De Cordova

Battersea

Right honourable Julian Richard Smith

Skipton and Ripon

Stephen Mark Flynn

Aberdeen South

2Speaker's Statement: Election of Deputy Speakers 

3Adjournment (Christmas)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 25), That this House, at its rising on Friday 20 December 2019, do adjourn until Tuesday 7 January 2020.—(Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg.)

Question agreed to.

4Allocation of Select Committee Chairs (Timing)

Ordered, That the following provisions shall have effect in this Parliament in relation to Standing Order No. 122B (Election of select committee chairs):

(1) In paragraph (3), the reference to “a week” shall be read as “three weeks”; and

(2) In paragraph (5), the reference to “two weeks” shall be read as “four weeks”.—(Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg.)

5European 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 Prime Minister.)

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

Question put, That the Bill be read a second time.

The House divided.

Division No. 1

Ayes: 358  (Tellers: Iain Stewart, Stuart Andrew)

Noes: 234  (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Thangam Debbonaire)

Question accordingly agreed to and Bill read a second time.

6European 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

First day

 

Clauses 1 to 6; new Clauses relating to Part 1 or 2; new Schedules relating to Part 1 or 2

Four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the first 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

Eight hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the first day

Second day

 

Clauses 18 to 23; Schedule 3; Clauses 24 to 37; new Clauses relating to Part 4; new Schedules relating to Part 4

Two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day.

Clauses 38 to 40; Schedule 4; Clause 41; Schedule 5; Clause 42; new Clauses relating to Part 5; new Schedules relating to Part 5

Five hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day.

Remaining new Clauses, remaining new Schedules, remaining proceedings in Committee on the Bill

Eight 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 two hours before the
moment of interruption on that day.

(7) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption 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) Any 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.—(Mr Marcus Jones.)

The House divided.

Division No. 2

Ayes: 353 (Tellers: Iain Stewart, Stuart Andrew)

Noes: 243 (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Thangam Debbonaire)

Question accordingly agreed to.

7European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Money

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 European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, it is expedient to authorise:

(1) any sum that is required to be paid to the EU or an EU entity to meet any obligation that the United Kingdom has by virtue of the withdrawal agreement to be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund or, if the Treasury so decides, the National Loans Fund;

(2) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—

(a) any expenditure which is incurred by a Minister of the Crown, government department or other public authority by virtue of the Act; and

(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided;

(3) any other charge on the Consolidated Fund or the National Loans Fund, or any other charge on the public revenue, arising by virtue of the Act.—(Mr Marcus Jones.)

Question agreed to.

8European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) 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 European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, it is expedient to authorise:

(1) any taxation, fees or charges or any other charge on the people arising by virtue of the Act;

(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund or the National Loans Fund.—(Mr Marcus Jones.)

Question agreed to.

9Adjournment

Subject: Progress of Southend towards city status (Sir David Amess)

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

Adjourned at 3.16 pm until Tuesday 7 January 2020

(Resolution, today).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Competition

Public Interest Merger Reference (Mettis Aerospace Ltd.) (Pre-emptive Action) Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1515), dated 20 December 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Andrea Leadsom)

2Criminal Law

Turkey (Asset-Freezing) Regulation 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1512), dated 19 December 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)

3Excise

Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1510), dated 19 December 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Simon Clarke)

4Financial Services

Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1511), dated 19 December 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)

5Jordan No.1 (2019)

Agreement, done at Amman on 5 November 2019, establishing an Association between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (CP 204), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) and an accompanying report (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

6Kosovo No.1 (2019)

Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement, done at Pristina on 3 December 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Kosova (CP 201), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) and an accompanying report (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

7Morocco No.2 (2019)

Agreement, done at London on 26 October, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Morocco establishing an Association (CP 202), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) and an accompanying report (by Command) (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

8Switzerland No. 7 (2019)

Transitional Agreement, done at London on 31 October 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on Social Security for a Temporary Period following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the Free Movement of Persons Agreement (CP 199), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

9Uzbekistan Series No.1 (2019)

Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, done at Tashkent on 31 October 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part (CP 203), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

10Value Added Tax

(1) Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1509), dated 19 December 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)

(2) Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Goods) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1507), dated 19 December 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Jesse Norman)

Other papers

11Armed Forces

Report on the Armed Forces Covenant for 2019 (by Act) (Secretary Ben Wallace)

12Constitutional Reform and Governance

Report on Special Advisers for 2019 (by Act) (Chloe Smith)

13Education

Department For Education Minute, dated 20 December 2019, concerning the notification of the gifting relating to a lease to Kensington & Chelsea College (by Command) (Secretary Gavin Williamson)

14Energy

(1) Contracts for Difference and Capacity Market Scheme Update for 2019 (by Act), to be printed (HC 17) (Secretary Andrea Leadsom)

(2) Statutory Security of Supply Report for 2019 (by Act), to be printed (HC 16) (Secretary Andrea Leadsom)

15Isle of Man

Commissioners of HM Revenue and Customs in Account with the Government of the Isle of Man for  2018–19, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 12) (Jesse Norman)

SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES

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 Stephen Flynn is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on his behalf, starting from 7 January 2020 and finishing on 20 January 2020.  The nominated proxy is Patrick Grady.

 

Prepared 20 December 2019