No. 231 Thursday 10 January 2019 Votes and Proceedings The House met at 9.30 am. Prayers 1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 2 Business Question (Leader of the House) 3 Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) Christine Jardine, supported by Catherine West, Dame Caroline Spelman, Tim Farron and Sir Edward Davey, presented a Bill to make provision for certain asylum seekers to be granted permission to work; and for connected purposes. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 1 March, and to be printed (Bill 313). 4 Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Adjourned Debate On Question (sixth allotted day) Debate resumed (Order, 4 December and 9 January). Question again proposed, That this House approves for the purposes of section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the negotiated withdrawal agreement laid before the House on Monday 26 November 2018 with the title ‘Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community’ and the framework for the future relationship laid before the House on Monday 26 November 2018 with the title ‘Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom’. The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)). Question again proposed. Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.—(Amanda Milling.) Debate to be resumed tomorrow (Order, 9 January). 5 Adjournment Subject: Europa School Culham (John Howell) Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Amanda Milling.) Adjourned at 7.52 pm until tomorrow. 2 Votes and Proceedings: 10 January 2019 No. 231 Other Proceedings General Committees: Reports 6 Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee Philip Davies (Chair) reported the draft Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. 7 Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2018. 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 Selection Committee nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees). 8 Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill Committee Additional Chair: Ms Karen Buck. 9 First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018) Members: Phil Wilson discharged and Bridget Phillipson nominated in substitution. 10 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018) Members: Richard Drax discharged and Sir Edward Leigh nominated in substitution. 11 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit) Regulations 2018) Members: Steve Double and Neil O’Brien discharged and Trudy Harrison and Scott Mann nominated in substitution. 12 European Committee B in respect of Regulation 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA Members: Owen Smith discharged and Kelvin Hopkins nominated in substitution. John Bercow Speaker No. 231 Votes and Proceedings: 10 January 2019 3 Westminster Hall The sitting began at 1.30 pm. Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders Nos. 10(7) and 14(4)) 1 Franchising of Crown Post Offices and the effect on high streets and local communities Resolved, That this House has considered franchising of Crown Post Offices and the effect on high streets and local communities.—(Lisa Nandy.) Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)). Adjourned at 4.29 pm until Monday 14 January. Lindsay Hoyle Chairman of Ways and Means Papers Laid Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution 1 Exiting the European Union (Animals) (1) Draft Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove) (2) Draft Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove) 2 Exiting the European Union (Companies) Draft Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Kelly Tolhurst) 3 Exiting the European Union (Food) Draft Veterinary Medicines and Animals and Animal Products (Examination of Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove) Papers subject to Negative Resolution 4 Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic) International Driving Permits (Fees) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1), dated 7 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Grayling) 4 Votes and Proceedings: 10 January 2019 No. 231 5 Exiting the European Union (Wildlife) Leghold Trap and Pelt Imports (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 16), dated 8 January 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove) 6 Weights and Measures Weights and Measures etc. (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 5), dated 8 January 2019 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark) Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 7 Exiting the European Union (Environmental Protection) Proposal for an instrument titled Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove) Other papers 8 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Stategy Minute, dated 10 January 2019, concerning a contingent liability relating to the extension of the Indemnity Limit in the Outer Space Act 1986 to the Isle of Man (by Command) (Secretary Greg Clark) 9 Health and Social Care Government Response to the Ninth Report from the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2017–19, on Flu Vaccination in England (by Command) (CP 3) (Secretary Matt Hancock) 10 Postal Services Report of Royal Mail Group Limited on Postal Heritage for 2017-18 (by Act) (Secretary Greg Clark) 11 Treasury Treasury Minute, dated 10 January 2019, concerning a contingent liability relating to sale of Bradford and Bingley and NRAM loans (by Command) (John Glen) 12 UK Borders Report on an inspection of the Home Office's approach to the identification and safeguarding of vulnerable adults for February–May 2018 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid).