House of Commons

Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday 12 February 2020

No. 26

The House met at 11.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Scotland

(2) the Prime Minister

2Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill: Business of the House

Motion made and question proposed, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill:

Timetable

(1) (a) Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings up to and including Third Reading shall be taken at today’s sitting in accordance with this Order.

(b) Proceedings on Second Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.

(c) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings up to and including Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.

Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put

(2) When the Bill has been read a second time:

(a) it shall, despite Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put;

(b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.

(3) (a) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee of the whole House, the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.

(b) If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.

(4) If, following proceedings in Committee of the whole House and any proceedings on Consideration of the Bill, a legislative grand committee withholds consent to the Bill or any Clause or Schedule of the Bill or any amendment made to the Bill, the House shall proceed to Reconsideration of the Bill without any Question being put, unless a Minister of the Crown nominates a future day for Reconsideration.

(5) If, following Reconsideration of the Bill:

(a) a legislative grand committee withholds consent to any Clause or Schedule of the Bill or any amendment made to the Bill (but does not withhold consent to the whole Bill and, accordingly, the Bill is amended in accordance with Standing Order No. 83N(6)), and

(b) a Minister of the Crown indicates his or her intention to move a minor or technical amendment to the Bill, the House shall proceed to consequential Consideration of the Bill without any Question being put.

(6) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (1), the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions in the same order as they would fall to be put if this Order did not apply:

(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;

(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;

(c)  the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;

(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded; and shall not put any other questions, other than the question on any motion described in paragraph 17(a) of this Order.

(7) On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

(8) If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (6)(c) on successive amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Chairman or Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.

(9) If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (6)(d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions, except that the Question shall be put separately on any Clause of or Schedule to the Bill which a Minister of the Crown has signified an intention to leave out.

Consideration of Lords Amendments

(10) (a) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.

(b) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.

(11) Paragraphs (2) to (11) of Standing Order No. 83F (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments) apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (10) of this Order.

Subsequent stages

(12) (a) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.

(b) 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; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.

(13) Paragraphs (2) to (9) of Standing Order No. 83G (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on further messages from the Lords) apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (12) of this Order.

Reasons Committee

(14) Paragraphs (2) to (6) of Standing Order No. 83H (Programme orders: reasons committee) apply in relation to any committee to be appointed to draw up reasons after proceedings have been brought to a conclusion in accordance with this Order.

Miscellaneous

(15) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on the Bill.

(16) Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.

(17) (a) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken, to recommit the Bill or to vary or supplement the provisions of this Order.

(b) No notice shall be required of such a Motion.

(c) Such a Motion may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.

(d) The Question on such a Motion shall be put forthwith; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (c) shall thereupon be resumed.

(e) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on such a Motion.

(18) (a) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.

(b) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

(19) The start of any debate under Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) to be held on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall be postponed until the conclusion of any proceedings on that day to which this Order applies.

(20) Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

(21) (a) Any private business which has been set down for consideration at a time falling after the commencement of proceedings on this Order or on the Bill on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders or by any Order of the House, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on that Bill on that day.

(b) Standing Order 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business so far as necessary for the purpose of securing that the business may be considered for a period of three hours.—(Secretary Robert Buckland.)

Amendment proposed, in paragraph (6), after sub-paragraph (b) insert '(ba) the question on any amendment, new clause or new schedule selected by the Chairman or Speaker for separate decision;'.—(Mr Alistair Carmichael.) 

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The House divided.

Division No. 34

Ayes: 51 (Tellers: Jamie Stone, Christine Jardine)

Noes: 316 (Tellers: Nigel Huddleston, James Morris)

Question accordingly negatived.

Main Question put and agreed to.

3Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House (Order, today).

4Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill: Committee of the whole House

The House forthwith resolved itself into a Committee (Order, today).

(In the Committee)

Clause 1 (Eligibility for release on licence of terrorist prisoners: England and Wales)

Amendment 3 proposed.—(Sir William Cash.)

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clauses 1 to 10 agreed to.

Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to. 

The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the Bill (Order, today).

The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.

Leo Docherty reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no amendment.

5Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill: Third Reading (Order, today)

Bill read the third time, and passed.

6Business of the House (24 February)

Ordered, That at the sitting on Monday 24 February, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on—

(a) the Motion in the name of Secretary Priti Patel relating to Police Grant Report not later than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on that Motion, and

(b) the Motions in the name of Secretary Robert Jenrick relating to Local Government Finance not later than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first such Motion or six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to Police Grant Report, whichever is the later; proceedings on those Motions may continue, though opposed, after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Leo Docherty.)

7Adjournment

Subject: Marine licensing consultation (Steve Double)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Leo Docherty.) 

Adjourned at 6.16 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

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 Committee of Selection nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees).

8First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020)

(1) Chair: Sir Gary Streeter

(2) Members: Lucy Allan, Mr Gareth Bacon, Harriett Baldwin, Scott Benton, Sara Britcliffe, Rob Butler, Alex Chalk, Colleen Fletcher, Damien Moore, Sarah Owen, Bridget Phillipson, David Rutley, Andy Slaughter, Cat Smith, Chloe Smith, John Spellar and Zarah Sultana

9Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2020)

(1) Chair: Sir Charles Walker

(2) Members: Tahir Ali, Lee Anderson, Mr Richard Bacon, Mr John Baron, Saqib Bhatti, Anthony Browne, Andy Carter, Bambos Charalambous, Jonathan Gullis, Jessica Morden, Neil O’Brien, Taiwo Owatemi, Chris Philp, Tom Pursglove, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Mr Virendra Sharma and Mr Barry Sheerman

10Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendments) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 91) and the Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 90))

(1) Chair: Caroline Nokes

(2) Members: Stuart Anderson, Shaun Bailey, Bob Blackman, James Cartlidge, Damian Collins, Robert Courts, James Daly, Thangam Debbonaire, Allan Dorans, Steve Double, George Eustice, James Morris, Abena Oppong-Asare, Kirsten Oswald, Luke Pollard, Beth Winter and Daniel Zeichner

11Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2020)

(1) Chair: Ms Karen Buck

(2) Members: Bambos Charalambous, Jackie Doyle-Price, Ruth Edwards, Ben Everitt, Katherine Fletcher, Mark Garnier, Richard Graham, Damian Green, Helen Hayes, Meg Hillier, Neil O’Brien, Chris Philp, Lucy Powell, Tom Pursglove, Ms Marie Rimmer, Lloyd Russell-Moyle and Mohammad Yasin

12Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020))

(1) Chair: James Gray

(2) Members: Bim Afolami, Amy Callaghan, Sarah Champion, Marsha De Cordova, Leo Docherty, Mrs Flick Drummond, Dr Luke Evans, Simon Fell, Mr Mark Francois, Jo Gideon, Neil Gray, Chris Green, Kate Griffiths, Justin Tomlinson, Claudia Webbe, Matt Western and Mick Whitley

13Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Gibraltar) Order 2020)

(1) Chair: Siobhain McDonagh

(2) Members: Mr Simon Clarke, Mark Eastwood, Sir David Evennett, Mark Fletcher, Stephen Flynn, Richard Fuller, Mr Robert Goodwill, James Grundy, Mr Mark Harper, Mr Marcus Jones, Rachel Maclean, Toby Perkins, Jonathan Reynolds, Jeff Smith, Gareth Thomas, Stephen Timms and Derek Twigg

14Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure (HC 299))

(1) Chair: Mr Laurence Robertson

(2) Members: Sir Alan Campbell, Maria Caulfield, Richard Drax, Mrs Natalie Elphicke, Florence Eshalomi, Laura Farris, Vicky Ford, Peter Gibson, Mrs Helen Grant, Andrew Griffith, Gordon Henderson, Alison McGovern, Catherine McKinnell, Anna McMorrin, Grahame Morris, Andrew Selous and Mark Tami

Reports from Select Committees

15Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)

Second Report, to be printed (HC 75-ii) (Jessica Morden)

16Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)

Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 73-ii) (Jessica Morden).

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))

1Future of UK fisheries

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the future of UK fisheries.—(Mrs Sheryll Murray.)

At 11.00 am, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).

2Education and attainment for white working-class boys

Resolved, That this House has considered education and attainment for white working-class boys.—(Ben Bradley.)

The sitting was suspended between 11.28 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).

3Leaseholders and cladding

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered leaseholders and cladding.—(Hilary Benn.)

At 4.00 pm, the Motion lapsed, (Standing Order No. 10(6)).

4Support for hill farmers

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of support for hill farmers.—(Tim Farron.)

At 4.30 pm, the Motion lapsed, (Standing Order No. 10(6)).

5Social mobility

Resolved, That this House has considered social mobility.—(Sir David Evennett.)

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 Affirmative Resolution

1Damages

Draft Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)

2Licences and Licensing

Licensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3Representation of the People

Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 139), dated 11 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith)

Other papers

4Justice

Government Response to the Twenty-first Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2017–19: Proposals for a draft Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order (by Act) (Secretary Robert Buckland)

5National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on HM Revenue and Customs and HM Treasury: The management of tax expenditures (by Act), to be printed (HC 46) (Clerk of the House)

6Supply Estimates, 2019–20

(1) Supplementary Estimate for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for 2019–20 (by Act), to be printed (HC 82) (The Speaker)

(2) Supplementary Estimates for Central Government for 2019–20 (by Command), to be printed (HC 71) (Rishi Sunak)

7Supply Estimates, 2020–21

(1) Estimates for which a Vote on Account is required for Central Government for 2020–21 (by Command), to be printed (HC 72) (Rishi Sunak)

(2) Estimates for which a Vote on Account is required for the House of Commons Administration for 2020–21 (by Act), to be printed (HC 78) (The Speaker)

(3) Estimates for which a Vote on Account is required for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for 2020–21 (by Act), to be printed (HC 62) (The Speaker)

(4) Estimates for which a Vote on Account is required for the National Audit Office for 2020–21 (by Act), to be printed (HC 74) (Sir Edward Leigh)

(5) Estimates for which a Vote on Account is required for the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body for 2020–21 (by Act), to be printed (HC 76) (The Speaker)

8UK Borders

Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: A re-inspection into failed right of abode applications and referral for consideration for enforcement action: May–July 2019 (by Act) (Secretary Priti Patel)

SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATE

Instrument

The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83P, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion, the following instrument relates exclusively to England, and is within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83P.

Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 129)

 

Prepared 12 February 2020