House of Commons
Session 2019-21
Votes and Proceedings
Monday 24 February 2020
No. 28
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Speaker’s Statement: new Speaker's Chaplain
2Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
3Urgent Question: Syria: security situation (James Cleverly)
4Statements: (1) Points-based immigration system (Secretary Priti Patel)
(2) Flooding (Secretary George Eustice)
Resolved, That the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) for 2020–21 (HC 51), which was laid before this House on 22 January, be approved.—(Kit Malthouse.)
6Local Government Finance (England)
(1) Resolved, That the Local Government Finance Report (England) for 2020–21 (HC 68), which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.—(Secretary Robert Jenrick.)
(2) Resolved, That the Report on Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Alternative Notional Amounts) (England) 2020–21 (HC 69), which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)
(3) Resolved, That the Report on Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2020–21 (HC 70), which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)
Subject: Death of people on social security benefits since 2014 (Debbie Abrahams)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David T C Davies.)
Adjourned at 11.29 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
8Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill
The Lords agree to the Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill without amendment.
General Committees: Reports
9First Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Gary Streeter (Chair) reported the draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020.
10Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Charles Walker (Chair) reported the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2020.
11Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Caroline Nokes (Chair) reported the Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendments) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 91), The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 90).
12Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Ms Karen Buck (Chair) reported the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Appeals from Licencing Authority Decisions) Order 2020.
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).
Members: George Eustice discharged and Victoria Prentis nominated in substitution.
14First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020)
Members: Alex Chalk, Damien Moore and David Rutley discharged and Mr Richard Holden, Jane Hunt and Iain Stewart nominated in substitution.
15Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2020)
Members: Mr John Baron, Saqib Bhatti and Chris Philp discharged and Alex Chalk, Simon Jupp and Nigel Mills nominated in substitution.
16Third Delegated Legislation Committee (The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 91) and the Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 90))
Members: Damian Collins, Robert Courts and George Eustice discharged and Caroline Ansell, Crispin Blunt and Victoria Prentis nominated in substitution.
17Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2020)
Members: Damian Green and Chris Philp discharged and Alex Chalk and Tracey Crouch nominated in substitution.
18Fifth 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)
Members: Marsha De Cordova discharged and Margaret Greenwood nominated in substitution.
19Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Gibraltar) Order 2020)
Members: Mr Simon Clarke, Sir David Evennett, Mr Marcus Jones and Rachel Maclean discharged and Claire Coutinho, John Glen, Sally-Ann Hart and David Rutley nominated in substitution.
20Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure (HC 299))
Members: Richard Drax, Mrs Natalie Elphicke and Vicky Ford discharged and Darren Henry, Chris Loder and Dean Russell nominated in substitution.
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
Friday 14 February 2020
Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 133), dated 11 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Luke Hall)
Monday 17 February 2020
Taxation of Income from Land (Non-residents) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 151), dated 13 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
Friday 21 February 2020
Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 160), dated 11 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nigel Huddleston)
Other papers
Wednesday 19 February 2020
The UK's Points-Based Immigration System: Policy Statement (by Command) (CP 220) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 150), dated 12 February 2020 (by Act) (Johnny Mercer)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 24 February 2020
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Luke Hall)
7Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
8Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 169), dated 24 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 170), dated 24 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
10Exiting the European Union (Companies)
Proposal for an instrument titled International Accounting Standards, Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Alok Sharma)
Other papers
Estimates for which a Vote on Account is required for the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for 2020–21 (by Act), to be printed (HC 92) (The Speaker)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
Environment Bill
The Speaker has certified on the basis of material put before him, that for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83J, in his opinion —
(1) Clauses 1 to 6, 10, 13, 54, 80, 86 and 90 to 124 of and Schedules 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 to the Bill relate exclusively to England on matters within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J; and
(2) Clauses 7 to 9, 11, 12, 14 to 18, 20, 25, 57, 63, 65, 67, 75 to 77, 79 and 88 of and Schedule10 to the Bill relate exclusively to England and Wales on matters 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 jake Berry is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on his behalf, starting from 25 February 2020 and finishing on 9 March 2020. The nominated proxy is Stuart Andrew.
CORRECTION
Monday 27 January 2020
The following Speaker's Certificate relating to an instrument should have appeared:
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 Wales and is within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83P.
Draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2020