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Votes and Proceedings for 9 Sep 2019 No. 341 Monday 9 September 2019 Votes and Proceedings Corrected consequent to the Speaker’s Statement of 25 September 2019 The House met at 2.30 pm. Prayers 1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Education 2 Speaker's Statement: Intention to stand down as Speaker 3 Royal Assent The Speaker reported that the Queen had signified Royal Assent to the following Acts under the Royal Assent Act 1967: Kew Gardens (Leases) Act 2019 European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 4 Applications for emergency debate (Standing Order No. 24) (1) Mr Dominic Grieve proposed that the House should debate the matter of prorogation with imminence of an exit from the European Union and that an humble Address should accordingly be presented to Her Majesty. The Speaker put the application to the House. Leave was refused by the House, but the assent of not fewer than 40 Members standing in support was obtained. Debate to be held as the first item of business today for a maximum of two hours. (2) Jeremy Corbyn proposed that the House should debate the matter of the welcome completion of all Parliamentary stages of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill and the matter of the importance of the rule of law and Ministers' obligation to comply with the law. The Speaker put the application to the House. Leave given. Debate to be held as the second item of business today for a maximum of ninety minutes. 2 Votes and Proceedings: 9 September 2019 No. 341 5 Emergency Debate (No. 1) (Standing Order No. 24) Prorogation with the imminence of an exit from the European Union and an humble Address to be presented to Her Majesty Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of prorogation with the imminence of an exit from the European Union and accordingly resolves— That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased to direct Ministers to lay before this House, not later than 11.00 pm Wednesday 11 September, all correspondence and other communications (whether formal or informal, in both written and electronic form, including but not limited to messaging services including WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Facebook messenger, private email accounts both encrypted and unencrypted, text messaging and iMessage and the use of both official and personal mobile phones) to, from or within the present administration, since 23 July 2019 relating to the prorogation of Parliament sent or received by one or more of the following individuals: Hugh Bennett, Simon Burton, Dominic Cummings, Nikki da Costa, Tom Irven, Sir Roy Stone, Christopher James, Lee Cain or Beatrice Thompson; and that Ministers be further directed to lay before this House no later than 11.00 pm Wednesday 11 September all the documents prepared within Her Majesty's Government since 23 July 2019 relating to operation Yellowhammer and submitted to the Cabinet or a Cabinet Committee.—(Mr Dominic Grieve.) The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)). Mr Nicholas Brown claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36). Question put, That the Question be now put. Question agreed to and Main Question accordingly put. The House divided. Division No. 444 Ayes: 311 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Bambos Charalambous) Noes: 302 (Tellers: Stuart Andrew, Iain Stewart) Question accordingly agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of prorogation with the imminence of an exit from the European Union and accordingly resolves— That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased to direct Ministers to lay before this House, not later than 11.00 pm Wednesday 11 September, all correspondence and other communications (whether formal or informal, in both written and electronic form, including but not limited to messaging services including WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Facebook messenger, private email accounts both encrypted and unencrypted, text messaging and iMessage and the use of both official and personal mobile phones) to, from or within the present administration, since 23 July 2019 relating to the prorogation of Parliament sent or received by one or more of the following individuals: Hugh Bennett, Simon Burton, Dominic Cummings, Nikki da Costa, Tom Irven, Sir Roy Stone, Christopher James, Lee Cain or Beatrice Thompson; and that Ministers be further directed to lay before this House no later than 11.00 pm Wednesday 11 September all the documents prepared within Her Majesty's Government since 23 July 2019 relating to operation Yellowhammer and submitted to the Cabinet or a Cabinet Committee. No. 341 Votes and Proceedings: 9 September 2019 3 6 Emergency Debate (No. 2) (Standing Order No. 24) The welcome completion of all Parliamentary stages of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill and the matter of the importance of the rule of law and Ministers' obligation to comply with the law Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the welcome completion of all Parliamentary stages of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill and the matter of the importance of the rule of law and Ministers' obligation to comply with the law.—(Jeremy Corbyn.) Mr Nicholas Brown claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36). Question put, That the Question be now put. Question agreed to and Main Question accordingly put. Resolved, That this House has considered the welcome completion of all Parliamentary stages of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill and the matter of the importance of the rule of law and Ministers' obligation to comply with the law. 7 Section 3(2) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Report pursuant to Sections 3(1), 3(6), 3(7), 3(8), 3(9) and 3(10) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 - regarding Executive formation; transparency of political donations; higher education and a Derry university; presumption of non-prosecution; Troubles prosecution guidance; and abortion law review, which was laid before this House on Wednesday 4 September.—(Secretary Julian Smith.) Ninety minutes after commencement of proceedings on the motion, the Deputy Speaker put the Question necessary to bring proceedings to a conclusion (Standing Order No. 16). Question agreed to. 8 Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: Programme (No. 2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 21 May 2019 (Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: Programme): Consideration of Lords Amendments (1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement. Subsequent stages (2) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put. (3) The 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.—(Iain Stewart.) Question agreed to. 9 Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments Lords Amendment 1 agreed to. Lords Amendments 2 to 12 agreed to. 4 Votes and Proceedings: 9 September 2019 No. 341 10 Early parliamentary general election (No. 2) (Section 2 of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011) Motion made and Question proposed, That there shall be an early parliamentary general election.—(The Prime Minister.) Tuesday 10 September 2019 Ninety minutes after commencement of proceedings on the motion, the Speaker put the Question necessary to bring proceedings to a conclusion (Standing Order No. 16). The House divided. Division No. 445. Ayes: 293 (Tellers: Iain Stewart, Stuart Andrew) Noes: 46 (Tellers: Tom Brake, Ben Lake) Question accordingly agreed to, the number of Members voting in favour of the motion being fewer than two thirds of the number of seats in the House (including vacant seats). 11 Suspension of sitting The Speaker suspended the sitting. House adjourned. Other Proceedings Lords Messages 12 European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill The Lords agree to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill without amendment. 13 High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill (Carry over) The Lords communicate that they have come to the following resolution: If a Bill in the same terms as those in which the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill stood when it was brought to the Lords in this Session is brought to the Lords from the House of Commons in the next Session— (a) the proceedings on the bill in the next Session shall be pro forma in regard to every stage through which the Bill has passed in this Session; (b) any petition deposited against the Bill in this Session shall be taken to be deposited against the bill in the next Session; and (c) the Standing Orders of the House of Lords applicable to the Bill, so far as complied with or dispensed with in this Session, shall be deemed to have been complied with or (as the case may be) dispensed with in the next Session. Public petitions 14 Public Petitions (1) A public petition from residents of York relating to Proroguing Parliament was presented by Rachael Maskell. No. 341 Votes and Proceedings: 9 September 2019 5 (2) A public petition from residents of Tadros Court, Ercolani Avenue and Roperies in the Windsor Gate Development relating to the Windsor Gate Development, High Wycombe was presented by Mr Steve Baker. General Committees: Reports 15 First Delegated Legislation Committee Mr Virendra Sharma (Chair) reported the draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. 16 Second Delegated Legislation Committee Sir Edward Leigh (Chair) reported the draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No.
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