No. 8 41 House of Commons Monday 20 May 2013 Votes and Proceedings The House met at 2.30 pm. PRAYERS. 1 Speaker’s Statement: Search of a Member’s office 2 Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 3 Statement: Syria (Secretary William Hague) 4 Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme) (No. 2) Ordered, That the Order of 5 February 2013 (Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows: (1) Paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of the Order shall be omitted. (2) Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be taken in two days in accordance with the following provisions of this Order. (3) Proceedings on Consideration shall be taken on the days shown in the first column of the following Table and in the order so shown. (4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table. Table Proceedings Time for conclusion of proceedings First day New Clauses relating to any of the following: 7.00pm (a) sex education, (b) conscientious or other objection to marriage of same sex couples, (c) equality law, (d) religious organisations’ opt-in to marriage of same sex couples, and (e) protection against compulsion to solemnize marriages of same sex couples or to carry out activities in relation to the solemnization of such marriages amendments to Clause 2 other than amendments to the definition of ‘relevant marriage’ in subsection (4), amendments to Clause 8, and amendments to Schedule 7 relating to section 403 of the Education Act 1996. New Clauses relating to civil partnership or other kinds of legally 10.00pm recognised relationships between persons, amendments to Clause 1, amendments to Part 3 of Schedule 4, New Clauses relating to 42 Votes and Proceedings: 20 May 2013 No. 8 referendums, and amendments to Clause 18. Second day New Clauses and New Schedules relating to humanist marriage, One hour before the remaining amendments to Clause 2, amendments to Clause 5, moment of interruption amendments to Schedule 7 relating to section 46 of the Marriage on the second day. Act 1949, and remaining proceedings on Consideration. (5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day.—(Hugh Robertson.) 5 Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Consideration of the Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee (1st allocated day) New Clause NC1 proposed—(Mr David Burrowes)—brought up, and read the first time. Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. At 7.00 pm, the debate was interrupted (Programme Order, today). The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E). (1) That New Clause NC3 be added to the Bill (New clause selected for separate decision).—(Mr David Burrowes.) The House divided. Division No. 6. Ayes: 150 (Tellers: Karl McCartney, Andrew Selous). Noes: 340 (Tellers: Sir Bob Russell, Karen Bradley). Question accordingly negatived. (2) That New Clause NC6 be added to the Bill (New clause selected for separate decision).—(Mr David Burrowes.) The House divided. Division No. 7. Ayes: 148 (Tellers: Mr Peter Bone, Mr Philip Hollobone). Noes: 339 (Tellers: Mr Desmond Swayne, Karen Bradley). Question accordingly negatived. (3) That New Clause NC8 be added to the Bill (New clause selected for separate decision).—(Mr David Burrowes.) The House divided. Division No. 8. Ayes: 163 (Tellers: Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr David Nuttall). Noes: 321 (Tellers: Mr Desmond Swayne, Sir Bob Russell). Question accordingly negatived. (4) That Amendments 23 and 24 be made (Single question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Secretary Maria Miller.) Question agreed to. New Clause NC16 proposed—(Secretary Maria Miller)—brought up, and read the first time. Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time At 10.00 pm, the debate was interrupted (Programme Order, today). No. 8 Votes and Proceedings: 20 May 2013 43 The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E). (1) That the Clause be read a second time (Question already proposed from the Chair). The House divided. Division No. 9. Ayes: 391 (Tellers: Karen Bradley, Sir Bob Russell). Noes: 57 (Tellers: Mr Rob Wilson, Charlotte Leslie). Question accordingly agreed to. (2) That Amendment (a) to Secretary Maria Miller’s proposed new Clause, in line 8, to leave out from ‘practicable’ to end of Clause, and insert ‘and include a full public consultation’ be made (Question on amendment selected for separate decision).—(Kate Green.) Question agreed to. (3) That New Clause NC16, as amended, be added to the Bill (Question to bring to a decision a question already proposed from the Chair).—(Secretary Maria Miller.) Question agreed to. (4) That New Clause NC10 be added to the Bill (Question on new Clause selected for separate decision).—(Tim Loughton) The House divided. Division No. 10. Ayes: 70 (Tellers: Mr Rob Wilson, Charlotte Leslie). Noes: 375 (Tellers: Mr Desmond Swayne, Karen Bradley). Question accordingly negatived. (5) That Amendment 53 be made (Question on Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Secretary Maria Miller.) Question agreed to. Bill to be further considered tomorrow. 6 Foreign Affairs Ordered, That Mr Bob Ainsworth be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Sandra Osborne be added.—(Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.) 7 Public Petitions A Public Petition from residents of the UK relating to Bedroom Tax was presented and read by Nic Dakin. A Public Petition from patients and residents of Northallerton relating to the decision made by the Medical Practioners Tribunal Service was presented. 8 Adjournment Subject: Marine Management Organisation and data accuracy (Alison Seabeck). Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Nicky Morgan.) Adjourned at 11.02 pm until tomorrow. _________________ Other proceedings General Committees: Reports 44 Votes and Proceedings: 20 May 2013 No. 8 9 First Delegated Legislation Committee Mr James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013 and the draft Duty to Participate in Education or Training (Alternative Ways of Working) Regulations 2013. 10 Second Delegated Legislation Committee Mrs Linda Riordan (Chair) reported the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013 and the draft Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013. 11 Third Delegated Legislation Committee Mr Joe Benton (Chair) reported the Motion in the name of Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry in respect of Beechbrook Capital. 12 European Committee C to consider European Union Document No. 7999/13, a draft Council Regulation on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks. Miss Anne McIntosh (Chair) reported the following Resolution: That the Committee considers that the draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (European Union Document No. 7999/13) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity for the reasons set out in the annex to Chapter One of the Second Report of the European Scrutiny Committee (HC 83-ii) and, in accordance with Article 6 of Protocol No. 2 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, instructs the Clerk of the House to forward this reasoned opinion to the Presidents of the European Institutions. General Committees: Appointments The Speaker appoints the Chair of General Committees and members of Programming Sub- Committees, and allocates Statutory Instruments to Delegated Legislation Committees. The Committee of Selection nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees). 13 First Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013 and the draft Duty to Participate in Education or Training (Alternative Ways of Working) Regulations 2013) Members: Andrea Leadsom discharged and Dan Byles nominated in substitution. 14 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013 and the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013) (1) Chair: Mrs Linda Riordan in place of Andrew Rosindell (2) Members: Mr Richard Bacon discharged and Simon Wright nominated in substitution. 15 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2013) Members: Gordon Birtwistle, Nick de Bois and Mr David Ruffley discharged and Ian Swales, Mr Henry Bellingham and Mr James Gray nominated in substitution. No. 8 Votes and Proceedings: 20 May 2013 45 16 Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2013 Chair: Sandra Osborne in place of Dr William McCrea. Reports from Select Committees 17 Administration Committee Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 20 May, to be published