No. 342

Wednesday 25 September 2019 Votes and Proceedings

The House met at 11.30 am. Prayers

1 Speaker's Statement: Resumption of 2017-19 Session The Speaker made the following communication to the House: The UK Supreme Court ruled yesterday that “Parliament has not been prorogued” and that “the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Speaker can take immediate steps to enable each House to meet as soon as possible to decide upon a way forward.” I will arrange for the citation for that judgment to be entered in the Journal of this House and accordingly direct that the item relating to the prorogation of Parliament in the Journal of Monday 9 September is expunged and the House is instead recorded as adjourned at the close of the business. I instruct the Clerk to correct the Journal accordingly and to record the House to have adjourned at the close of business on Monday 9 September until today. Members should also be aware the Royal Assent to the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill, which formed part of the Royal Commission appointed under the quashed Order in Council, will need to be re-signified. I wish to record my thanks, and I hope colleagues across the House will join me in doing so, to the staff of the House, including the security, catering, Chamber business, parliamentary digital and in-house services teams, who have worked exceptionally hard over the past 24 hours to prepare for this resumption.

2 Urgent Questions: (1) Attorney General's legal advice (The Attorney General) (2) Hacker House (Matt Warman)

3 Ministerial Statements: (1) Thomas Cook (Secretary ) (2) readiness: Operation Yellowhammer (Secretary ) (3) Iran () (4) Prime Minister's update (The Prime Minister) (5) Business (Leader of the House)

4 Adjournment Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Marcus Jones.) Adjourned at 10.58 pm until tomorrow. 2 Votes and Proceedings: 25 September 2019 No. 342

Other Proceedings

Reports from Select Committees

5 Home Affairs Committee Home Office preparations for Brexit: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2612) (Yvette Cooper).

6 Work and Pensions Committee (1) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to digital systems: Written evidence, to be published; (2) Defined benefit pension schemes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 579) (Order made in the Adjournment (Standing Order No. 137)) (24 September) (Clerk of the House).

John Bercow 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

Tuesday 10 September 2019

1 Corporation Tax Hybrid and Other Mismatches (Financial Instrument: Exclusions) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1251), dated 9 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)

2 Capital Gains Tax Taxation of Hybrid Capital Instruments (Amendment of Section 475C of the Corporation Tax Act 2009) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1250), dated 9 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)

3 Environmental Protection Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1252), dated 9 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers) No. 342 Votes and Proceedings: 25 September 2019 3

4 Social Security Income-related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) Amendment Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1243), dated 5 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Will Quince)

Thursday 12 September 2019

5 Energy Conservation Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1253), dated 10 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary )

6 Plant Health Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1257), dated 11 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)

Friday 13 September 2019

7 Financial Services and Markets Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Benchmarks) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1256), dated 11 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)

Monday 16 September 2019

8 Montenegro No. 2 (2019) Agreement, done at on 3 September 2019, between the Government of the of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Montenegro on International Road Transport (by Command) (CP. 173), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Dominic Raab)

Tuesday 17 September 2019

9 Water Isles of Scilly (Application of Water Legislation) Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1259), dated 16 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)

Wednesday 18 September 2019

10 Public Passenger Transport (1) Appeals to Traffic Commissioners (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1264), dated 16 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps) 4 Votes and Proceedings: 25 September 2019 No. 342

(2) Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services in Enhanced Partnership Areas) (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1265), dated 16 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

Friday 20 September 2019

11 Education School Teachers' Pay and Conditions (England) Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1267), dated 17 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) ()

12 Housing Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1260), dated 16 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Luke Hall)

13 Miscellaneous Series No. 25 (2019) Marrakesh Treaty, done at Marrakesh on 27 June 2013, to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled (CP 174) (by Command), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Dominic Raab)

Tuesday 24 September 2019

14 Exiting the European Union (Constitutional Law) Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1272), dated 23 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)

15 Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic) International Driving Permits (Fees) (EU Exit) (Revocation) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1270), dated 19 September 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

Other papers

Thursday 12 September 2019

16 Government Response Government Response to the Humble Address Motion submitted under Standing Order No. 24 on 9 September 2019 (by Command) (CP 114) (Secretary Michael Gove)

Tuesday 17 September 2019

17 Government Response Government Response to the Humble Address Motion submitted under Standing Order No. 24 on 9 September 2019 (by Command) (CP 144) (The Prime Minister) No. 342 Votes and Proceedings: 25 September 2019 5

18 Environmental Protection Explanatory Memorandum to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1252) (by Command) (Secretary Theresa Villiers)

Thursday 18 September 2019

19 Housing, Communities and Local Government Government Response to the Fifteenth Report from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, Session 2017–19, on Modern methods of construction (by Command) (CP 168) (Secretary )

Withdrawn papers

Tuesday 17 September 2019

20 Environmental Protection Explanatory Memorandum to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1252) (laid 10 September)

21 Government Response Government Response to the Humble Address Motion submitted under Standing Order No. 24 on 9 September 2019 (by Command) (CP 114) (Secretary Michael Gove)

SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES

Proxy Voting for Parental Absence (Variation of Proxy Vote) The Speaker has certified, further to the certificate of 3 September 2019, that Mrs Kemi Badenoch has given notice that she wishes to change the start date of her proxy vote from Friday 4 October to 25 September. The proxy voting period will finish on 24 March 2020. The nominated proxy is Leo Docherty.

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 is is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on her behalf, starting from 15 October and finishing on 10 April 2020. The nominated proxy is Lee Rowley.

Proxy Voting for Parental Absence (Suspension of Proxy Vote) The Speaker has certified, further to the certificate of 18 June 2019, that has given notice that she wishes to suspend her proxy vote and vote in person in any division on a motion for an early general election under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 on Thursday 26 September 2019. The nominated proxy is Mr . The Speaker has certified, further to the certificate of 18 June 2019, that Mrs Kemi Badenoch has given notice that she wishes to suspend her proxy vote and vote in person in any division on any motion under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 on Thursday 26 September 2019. The nominated proxy is Leo Docherty. 6 Votes and Proceedings: 25 September 2019 No. 342

The Speaker has certified, further to the certificate of 18 June 2019, that Chloe Smith has given notice that she wishes to suspend her proxy vote and vote in person in any division on any motion under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 on Thursday 26 September 2019. The nominated proxy is Jo Churchill.

CORRECTION Monday 9 September 2019 The Speaker's Certificate relating to proxy voting for parental absence should have read as follows:

Proxy Voting for Parental Absence (Variation of Proxy Vote) The Speaker has certified, further to the certificate of 3 September 2019, that Mrs Kemi Badenoch has given notice that she wishes to change the start date of her proxy vote from Tuesday 10 September to Monday 14 October. The proxy voting period will finish on Monday 13 April 2020. The nominated proxy is Leo Docherty.