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No. 152 Wednesday 13 June 2018 Votes and Proceedings Corrected 31 July 2018 The House met at 11.30 am. Prayers 1 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Wales (2) the Prime Minister 2 Disorderly conduct Ian Blackford, Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, wilfully disregarded the authority of the Chair. The Speaker ordered him to withdraw immediately from the House during the remainder of this day’s sitting (Standing Order No. 43). Accordingly the Member withdrew from the House. 3 Questions to the Prime Minister (resumed) 4 Employment Guarantee Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) Frank Field, supported by Sir Nicholas Soames, Jack Brereton, Margaret Beckett, Stephen Timms, Jeremy Lefroy, Sir Roger Gale, Kate Hoey, Ruth Smeeth, Sammy Wilson, Jim Shannon and Diana Johnson, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to guarantee paid employment for six months for claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance, or the jobseeker’s component of Universal Credit, who have been unemployed for six months or longer; and for connected purposes. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 6 July, and to be printed (Bill 224). 5 Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) Sir Oliver Heald, supported by Sir Roger Gale, Sir Paul Beresford, David Hanson, John Spellar, Mr Ben Bradshaw, Neil Parish, Gareth Thomas, Maggie Throup, Mr Nigel Evans, Jim Fitzpatrick and Sir Mike Penning, presented a Bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in relation to service animals. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 15 June and to be printed (Bill 225). 2 Votes and Proceedings: 13 June 2018 No. 152 6 Packaging (Extended Producer Responsibility): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23) Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require producers of packaging products to assume responsibility for the collection, transportation, recycling, disposal, treatment and recovery of those products; and for connected purposes; That Anna McMorrin, Mary Creagh, Zac Goldsmith, Ben Lake, Kerry McCarthy, John McNally, Dr Matthew Offord, Jo Platt, Liz Saville Roberts, Mr Barry Sheerman, Alex Sobel and Matt Western present the Bill. Anna McMorrin accordingly presented the Bill. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 26 October, and to be printed (Bill 226). 7 European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Further consideration of Lords Amendments (second day) The Speaker announced that Lords Amendment 3 engaged Commons financial privilege. Lords Amendment 51 Motion made and Question proposed, That Amendment (a) be made to Lords Amendment 51.—(Keir Starmer.) The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)). Question put, That Amendment (a) be made to Lords Amendment 51. The House divided. Division No. 178. Ayes: 240 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Nick Smith). Noes: 322 (Tellers: Paul Maynard, Stuart Andrew). Question accordingly negatived. As it was more than six hours after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments on the second day, the Chair put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on Lords Amendments 51, 1, 2, 5, 53, 4, 3, 24, 32, 6 to 9, 33 to 36, 38, 40 to 42, 159 to 161, 163, 164, 166 to 168, and 170 to a conclusion (Programme Order, 12 June). The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83F). (1) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 51 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords amendment).—(Mr Robin Walker.) The House divided. Division No. 179. Ayes: 327 (Tellers: Paul Maynard, Stuart Andrew). Noes: 126 (Tellers: Susan Elan Jones, Stephen Gethins). Question accordingly agreed to. Lords Amendment 51 disagreed to. (2) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 1 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords amendment).—(Mr Robin Walker.) The House divided. No. 152 Votes and Proceedings: 13 June 2018 3 Division No. 180. Ayes: 325 (Tellers: Paul Maynard, Stuart Andrew). Noes: 298 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Nick Smith). Question accordingly agreed to. Lords Amendment 1 disagreed to. (3) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 2 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords amendment).—(The Solicitor General.) The House divided. Division No. 181. Ayes: 326 (Tellers: Craig Whittaker, Andrew Stephenson). Noes: 296 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Nick Smith). Question accordingly agreed to. Lords Amendment 2 disagreed to. (4) That Amendments (a) and (b) be made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendments 1 and 2 disagreed to (Single Question on any amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to the Lords Amendment).—(The Solicitor General.) Question agreed to. (5) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 5 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords amendment).—(The Solicitor General.) The House divided. Division No. 182. Ayes: 321 (Tellers: Craig Whittaker, Andrew Stephenson). Noes: 301 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Nick Smith). Question accordingly agreed to. Lords Amendment 5 disagreed to. (6) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 53 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords amendment).—(The Solicitor General.) The House divided. Division No. 183. Ayes: 320 (Tellers: Craig Whittaker, Andrew Stephenson). Noes: 297 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Nick Smith). Question accordingly agreed to. Lords Amendment 53 disagreed to. (7) That Amendments (a) be made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment 53 disagreed to (Single Question on any amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to the Lords Amendment).—(The Solicitor General.) 4 Votes and Proceedings: 13 June 2018 No. 152 Question agreed to. (8) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 4 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords amendment).—(The Solicitor General.) The House divided. Division No. 184. Ayes: 318 (Tellers: Nigel Adams, Mike Freer). Noes: 301 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Nick Smith). Question accordingly agreed to. Lords Amendment 4 disagreed to. (9) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 3 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(The Solicitor General.) The House divided. Division No. 185. Ayes: 320 (Tellers: Mike Freer, Nigel Adams). Noes: 296 (Tellers: Nic Dakin, Nick Smith). Question accordingly agreed to. Lords Amendment 3 disagreed to. (10) That Amendments (c) and (d) be made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment 3 disagreed to (Single Question on any amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to the Lords Amendment).—(The Solicitor General.) Question agreed to. (11) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 24 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords amendment).—(The Solicitor General.) Question agreed to. (12) That Amendment (ii) be made to amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 24 and that amendments (a), as amended, and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 24 be made (Single Question on any amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to the Lords Amendment).—(The Solicitor General.) Question agreed to. (13) That this House agrees with the Lords in their Amendments 32, 6 to 9, 33 to 36, 38, 40 to 42, 159 to 161, 163, 164, 166 to 168 and 170 (Single Question to agree with all remaining Lords amendments).—(The Solicitor General.) Question agreed to. Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H(2)), That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments 4, 5, 10, 20, 37, 39, 43, 45, 51, 52, 110, 125 and 128 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. That Steve Baker, Robert Buckland, Emma Hardy, Jessica Morden, Mark Spencer, Keir Starmer and Jeremy Quin be members of the Committee. That Robert Buckland be the Chair of the Committee. No. 152 Votes and Proceedings: 13 June 2018 5 That three be the quorum of the Committee. That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Paul Maynard.) Question agreed to. 8 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval (1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Client Money Protection Schemes for Property Agents (Approval and Designation of Schemes) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 3 May, be approved.— (Paul Maynard.) Question agreed to. (2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Client Money Protection Schemes for Property Agents (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc.) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 3 May, be approved.—(Paul Maynard.) Question agreed to. 9 European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (Reasons Committee) Robert Buckland (Chair) reported from the Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their Amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, That it had drawn up the following Reasons, which it had directed him to report to the House: The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment 4 for the following Reason:— Because the Bill already contains sufficient protection for the areas of EU law concerned. The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment 5 for the following Reason:— Because none of the Charter of Fundamental Rights should be part of domestic law on or after exit day. The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment 10 for the following Reason:— Because it inappropriately restricts the power in Clause 7(1).