House of Commons
Session 2019-20
Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 7 January 2020
No. 5
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Speaker’s Statements: (1) Australian wildfires
(2) Ballot for Private Members' Bills
2Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
3Statement: Middle East: Security (Secretary Ben Wallace)
4European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Committee of the Whole House (first day)
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 20 December 2019)
(In the Committee)
Clauses 1 to 6 agreed to
Clause 7 (Rights related to residence: application deadline and temporary protection)
Amendment 5 proposed.—(Stuart C McDonald.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clauses 7 to 14 agreed to
Schedule 1 agreed to.
Clause 15 agreed to.
Schedule 2 agreed to.
Clauses 16 and 17 agreed to.
New Clause NC5—(Paul Blomfield.)—brought up and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 2
Ayes: 252 (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Colleen Fletcher)
Noes: 342 (Tellers: Tom Pursglove, Nigel Huddleston)
Question accordingly negatived.
New Clause NC18—(Stuart C McDonald.)—brought up and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 3
Ayes: 255 (Tellers: Owen Thompson, Marion Fellows)
Noes: 341 (Tellers: Tom Pursglove, Nigel Huddleston)
Question accordingly negatived.
New Clause NC34—(Christine Jardine.)—brought up and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 4
Ayes: 251 (Tellers: Christine Jardine, Mr Alistair Carmichael)
Noes: 343 (Tellers: Tom Pursglove, Nigel Huddleston)
Question accordingly negatived.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair (Programme Order, 20 December 2019).
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mike Freer reported that the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and moved, That the Committee may have leave to sit again.
Committee again tomorrow.
Subject: Role of UK special forces in Iraq and Afghanistan (Stewart Malcolm McDonald)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Freer.)
At 10.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Leo Docherty.)
Adjourned at 10.02 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Monday 23 December 2019
Marriage (Same-sex Couples) and Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1514), dated 19 December 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Julian Smith)
Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1517), dated 20 December 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 7 January 2019
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Gibraltar) Order 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr Simon Clarke)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 8), dated 6 January 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 9), dated 6 January 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)
(1) State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 7), dated 6 January 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)
(2) State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 6), dated 6 January 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)
Other papers
(1) Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the BBC: BBC Studios (by Act), to be printed (HC 18) (Clerk of the House)
(2) Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on HM Revenue & Customs: Administration of Scottish Income Tax 2018–19 (by Act), to be printed (HC 24) (Clerk of the House)
(3) Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on HM Revenue and Customs: Administration of Welsh Income Tax 2018–19 (by Act), to be printed (HC 25) (Clerk of the House)