House of Commons
Session 2019-20
Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 28 January 2020
No. 17
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Private Bills: Monken Hadley Common Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and committed.
2Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
3Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill: Committee of the whole House
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Order, 21 January).
(In the Committee)
Clauses 1 to 9 agreed to.
Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the Bill (Order, 21 January).
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Mr Marcus Jones reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no amendment.
4Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time, and passed.
5Statement: UK Telecommunications (Secretary Dominic Raab)
(1) Motion made and Question proposed, That the draft Release of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 14 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Chris Philp.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
(2) Resolved, That the draft Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 14 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Tom Pursglove.)
A public petition from residents of Glasgow East relating to over-75s free TV licences was presented and read by David Linden.
Subject: Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Sir Paul Beresford)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Tom Pursglove.)
Adjourned at 5.52 pm until tomorrow.
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Fire risk in flats and shared housing
Resolved, That this House has considered the fire risk in flats and shared housing.—(Matt Rodda.)
2UKAEA Public Service Pension Scheme survivor's pension
Resolved, That this House has considered the UKAEA Public Service Pension Scheme survivor's pension.—(Cat Smith.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.19 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Antarctica science and diplomacy
Resolved, That this House has considered Antarctica science and diplomacy.—(James Gray.)
The sitting was suspended between 3.27 pm and 4.00 pm.
4London suburbs and local service provision
Resolved, That this House has considered London suburbs and local service provision.—(Dr Rupa Huq.)
5Incineration of industrial and commercial waste
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the incineration of industrial and commercial waste.—(Stephen Doughty.)
The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).
At 5.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.30 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
1Exiting the European Union (Financial Services and Markets)
Financial Services (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 56), dated 27 January 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)
National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 59), dated 27 January 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Edward Argar)
Other papers
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ofgem and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Electricity networks (by Act), to be printed (HC 42) (Clerk of the House)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill
The Speaker has certified that the Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911.
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 Sarah Owen is is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on her behalf, starting from 29 January 2020 and finishing on 29 July 2020. The nominated proxy is Kate Osamor.