House of Commons
Session 2019-21
Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday 13 May 2020
No. 58
The House met at 11.30 am (Order, 22 April).
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(2) the Prime Minister
2Urgent Question: COVID-19 school reopening (Secretary Gavin Williamson)
3Statement: Housing update (Secretary Robert Jenrick)
As it was more than two hours after the commencement of hybrid scrutiny proceedings, the Speaker brought proceedings on the statement to a close (Order (Scrutiny proceedings (1)), 21 April).
4Speaker’s Statement: Social distancing on the parliamentary estate
5Business of the House (13 May)
Motion made, That:—
(1) The following arrangements shall apply to today’s business:
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Business |
Timings |
Remote division designation |
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Business statement |
Up to 20 minutes |
None |
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Agriculture Bill: Consideration |
Up to one hour and 55 minutes; suspension; up to one hour and 15 minutes from the resumption following the suspension |
Remote division |
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Agriculture Bill: Third Reading |
Up to two hours and 15 minutes from the resumption following the suspension |
Remote division |
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Committee on Standards |
No debate |
None |
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Committee of Privileges |
No debate |
None |
(2) At the conclusion of proceedings on Consideration of the Agriculture Bill the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to bring those proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with Standing Order No. 83E (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration and up to and including Third Reading).
(3) At the conclusion of the time allocated to the debate on the Third Reading of the Agriculture Bill the Speaker shall put the Question, That the Bill be now read the third time.—(James Morris.)
The Speaker declared the Question agreed to (Order (Substantive proceedings (4)), 22 April).
6Business Statement (Leader of the House)
7Agriculture Bill (Report Stage): Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC1—(Simon Hoare)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
The Deputy Speaker suspended the House (Order, today).
Debate resumed.
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
In accordance with the Speaker's determination, the Deputy Speaker announced which of the Questions necessary to bring the proceedings to a conclusion would be decided by remote division (Order (Conduct of remote divisions (2)), 22 April, and Order, today).
The Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring the proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with Standing Order No. 83E (Order, today).
(1) That New Clause NC 2 be read a second time (Question on new Clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Neil Parish.)
The House divided.
Division No. 42
Ayes: 277
Noes: 328
Question accordingly negatived.
(2) That New Clause NC7 be read a second time (Question on new Clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Luke Pollard.)
The House divided.
Division No. 43
Ayes: 221
Noes: 352
Question accordingly negatived.
(3) That Amendment 39 be made (Question on amendment selected by the Speaker for a separate decision).—(Deidre Brock.)
The House divided.
Division No. 44
Ayes: 56
Noes: 362
Question accordingly negatived.
(4) That Amendments 20 to 22 be made (Single Question on successive Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Tom Pursglove.)
Question agreed to.
8Agriculture Bill: Third Reading
Secretary George Eustice signified Queen's consent, as far as Her Majesty's interest is concerned.
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be read the third time.
As it was two hours and fifteen minutes after the resumption of proceedings on the Agriculture Bill after the suspension, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, That the Bill be now read the third time (Order, today).
The House divided.
Division No. 45
Ayes: 360
Noes: 211
Question accordingly agreed to and Bill passed.
9Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Bridget Phillipson be discharged from the Committee on Standards and Chris Elmore be added.—(Stuart Andrew.)
(2) Ordered, That Bridget Phillipson be discharged from the Committee of Privileges and Chris Elmore be added.—(Stuart Andrew.)
The Deputy Speaker adjourned the House without Question put (Order (Hybrid proceedings (5)), 22 April).
Adjourned at 6.55 pm until Monday 18 May (Order, 22 April).
Other Proceedings
Reports from Select Committees
11Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State relating to the catch recording system for under 10-meter fishing boats: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State relating to the Small Raised Reservoir Project: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) COVID-19 and food supply: Written evidence, to be published (HC 263);
(4) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Main Estimates 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) OFWAT Main Estimates 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published
(Neil Parish).
12Future Relationship with the European Union (Committee on the)
Progress of the negotiations on the UK’s future relationship with the EU: Written evidence, to be published (HC 203) (Hilary Benn) (Order, 24 March).
(1) Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 232);
(2) Correspondence with the Home Secretary relating to the recruitment of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Home Office Main Estimate 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published
(Yvette Cooper).
14Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
Draft Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order 2020: Second Report: Fourth Report to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 256) (Ms Harriet Harman) (Order of 24 March).
15International Trade Committee
(1) The COVID-19 pandemic and international trade: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 286);
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to a Free Trade Agreement with Japan: Written evidence, to be published
(Angus Brendan MacNeil).
Procedure under coronavirus restrictions: Written evidence, to be published (HC 300) (Karen Bradley).
17Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) Electoral law: The urgent need for review: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2019: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 327);
(2) Work of the Office for National Statistics: Oral evidence to be published (HC 336);
(3) Cabinet Office Main Estimate 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman relating to the Supplementary Estimate 2019–20: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2018–19: Written evidence, to be published (HC 117);
(6) The Government’s management of its major projects: Written evidence, to be published (HC 125);
(7) The work of the Cabinet Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 118)
(Mr William Wragg).
18Science and Technology Committee
UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 136) (Greg Clark).
Conor Burns: Written evidence, to be published (HC 212) (Chris Bryant).
20Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Tenth Report, to be printed (HC 75-xi) (Jessica Morden).
21Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)
Ninth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 73-x) (Jessica Morden).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
1Exiting The European Union (Environmental Protection)
Draft INSPIRE (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)
2Health and Personal Social Services
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 503), dated 12 May 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Brandon Lewis)
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 500), dated 12 May 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Draft Public Service Vehicles (Open Data) (England) Regulations 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
5Exiting the European Union (Transport)
Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 (Public Service Obligations in Transport) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 504), dated 11 May 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure, Listed Buildings and Environmental Impact Assessment) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 505), dated 12 May 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Christopher Pincher)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
7Exiting the European Union (Environmental Protection)
Proposal for an instrument titled Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)
Other papers
8Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Minute, dated 13 May 2020, concerning the notification of the revised contingent liability arising from changes to the parameters of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (by Command) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement, NHS Digital: Digital transformation in the NHS (by Act), to be printed (HC 317) (Clerk of the House)
Report under section 56(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the renewal of call-out orders under section 56(1B) and (3) of that Act, dated 7 May 2020, for standing call-out orders, operations in Mali, operations in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Kosovo and operations to counter the threat of Daesh (by Act) (James Heappey)
11Statutory Instruments (Notification)
Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament: Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 500) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
The Speaker has certified that Siobhan Baillie is eligible under the terms of the temporary Standing Order on voting by proxy for parental absence and the Resolution of the House of 28 January 2019 to have a proxy vote cast on her behalf, starting on 18 May and finishing on 31 October. The nominated proxy is Eddie Hughes.
CORRECTION
Monday 4 May 2020
This item should have appeared after item 13:
Environmental Audit Committee
Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affair relating to the New Chemicals Strategy and the future of chemicals regulation: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).