No. 16
Tuesday 3 September 2024
Votes and Proceedings
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Speaker’s Statement: Ballot for Private Members’ Bills
2Sessional Returns
Ordered, That there be laid before this House Returns for Session 2023–24 of information and statistics relating to:
(1) Business of the House
(2) Closure of Debate, Proposal of Question, Allocation of Time and Programming of Bills
(3) Sittings of the House
(4) Private Bills and Private Business
(5) Public Bills
(6) Delegated Legislation and Legislative Reform Orders
(7) European Legislation, etc
(8) Grand Committees and the Regional Affairs Committee
(9) Panel of Chairs
(10) Select Committees.—(Chairman of Ways and Means.)
3Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
4Urgent Questions: (1) Humanitarian and political situation in Sudan (Anneliese Dodds)
(2) Changes to Ofsted reporting (Catherine McKinnell)
5Statement: Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6 Results (Secretary Ed Miliband)
6Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: Committee of the whole House
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 29 July).
(In the Committee)
Clause 1 (Prohibition on franchise extensions and new franchises)
Amendment 18 proposed.—(Helen Whately.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause agreed to.
Clause 2 (Future provision of services)
Amendment 14 proposed.—(Helen Whately.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 7
Ayes: 111 (Tellers: Dr Luke Evans, Paul Holmes)
Noes: 362 (Tellers: Martin McCluskey, Kate Dearden)
Question negatived.
As it was more than four hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House, the Chair put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings in Committee to a conclusion (Programme Order, 29 July).
The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83D).
(1) That Amendment 17 be made (Question on an Amendment selected for separate decision).—(Helen Whately.)
The Committee divided.
Division No. 8
Ayes: 113 (Tellers: Dr Luke Evans, Paul Holmes)
Noes: 372 (Tellers: Martin McCluskey, Kate Dearden)
Question negatived.
(2) That Amendment 21 be made (Question on an Amendment selected for separate decision).—(Wera Hobhouse.)
The Committee divided.
Division No. 9
Ayes: 82 (Tellers: Mr Alistair Carmichael, Jamie Stone)
Noes: 360 (Tellers: Martin McCluskey, Kate Dearden)
Question negatived.
(3) That Clauses 2 to 4 stand part of the Bill and that the Schedule be the Schedule to the Bill (single Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded).
Clauses 2 to 4 and Schedule agreed to.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the Bill (Programme Order, 29 July).
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Christian Wakeford reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no amendment.
7Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed.
8Public petitions
A public petition from residents of the constituency of Hazel Grove relating to the closure of High Lane Post Office was presented and read by Lisa Smart.
9Adjournment
Subject: Potential merits of a cross-Government strategy on unpaid carers (Wendy Chamberlain)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Christian Wakeford.)
Adjourned at 8.06 pm until tomorrow.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Healthcare provision in the East of England
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered healthcare provision in the East of England.—(Clive Lewis.)
At 11 am, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
2Legacy of Team GB's performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Resolved, That this House has considered the legacy of Team GB's performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics.—(Tonia Antoniazzi.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Potential merits of an international special tribunal on crimes of aggression in Ukraine
Resolved, That this House has considered the potential merits of an international special tribunal on crimes of aggression in Ukraine.—(Richard Foord.)
The sitting was suspended between 3.31 pm and 4 pm.
4SEND services in Somerset
Resolved, That this House has considered SEND services in Somerset.—(Sarah Dyke.)
5Fly-tipping
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of fly-tipping.—(Deirdre Costigan.)
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.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
1Electricity
Warm Home Discount (Reconciliation) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 893), dated 3 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
2Food
Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 892), dated 2 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Reed)
3Health and Safety
Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 896), dated 2 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrew Gwynne)
4National Health Service
(1) National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 894), dated 2 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Kinnock)
(2) Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 895), dated 3 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Karin Smyth)
5Social Security
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 898), dated 3 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Emma Reynolds)
6Development of Tourism
Report and Accounts of the British Tourist Authority for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 77) (Sir Chris Bryant)
7National Health Service
(1) Report and Accounts of North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(2) Report and Accounts of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(3) Report and Accounts of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
CORRECTION
Monday 29 July 2024
Sub-entry (27) of item 34 in the list of Papers Laid should have read:
(27) Report and Accounts of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)