Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance. The Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth (Brandon Lewis), visited the new Hitachi factory in my constituency this morning to make a Government announcement. He was joined by the hon. Member for Stockton South (James Wharton), but neither of them informed me of their intention to visit my constituency, although the hon. Member for Stockton South informed me of his visit after the event. What can you do or say to ensure that hon. Members, and especially Ministers, show the common courtesy of informing the sitting Member of their intent to visit his or her constituency before the visit happens?
Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo)
I am grateful for that point of order and for prior notice of it. I would like to remind Members that Mr Speaker has made it clear on several occasions recently that if any hon. Member intends to make an official visit to another hon. Member’s constituency on political business, they are under a strong obligation to inform the constituency Member as far in advance as possible. Ministers in particular, with their private office to help them organise their business, have no excuse for failing to fulfil this obligation. I sincerely hope that this will not happen again. Mr Speaker has been quite clear about this.
James Wharton (Stockton South) (Con)
Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to make it clear that I do not wish to cause discomfort to any hon. Member in this place. My role this morning was to drop off my hon. Friend the Minister, at which point I tweeted that I had dropped him off. Realising that I was in the constituency of a neighbouring Member, I asked my office to inform him by e-mail. Are hon. Members obliged to inform other hon. Members when they drive through or drop people off in their constituencies?
Madam Deputy Speaker
That is really not a point of order, Mr Wharton. I think we are all grown-up enough to know what the conventions imply about visiting another Member’s constituency. We do not need to go into this level of detail in the form of a point of order at this time. We shall move on.
Bills Presented
Office for Budget Responsibility (Political Party Policy Costings) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Alan Campbell, on behalf of Thomas Docherty, presented a Bill to amend the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 to allow the Office for Budget Responsibility to scrutinise and certificate the policy costings of political parties represented in the House of Commons.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 27 February 2015, and to be printed (Bill 34).
Armed Forces (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Alan Campbell, on behalf of Thomas Docherty, presented a Bill to provide that certain offences committed towards members of the armed forces shall be treated as aggravated; to prohibit discrimination against individuals in terms of provision of goods and services on the grounds that they are members of the armed forces; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 27 February 2015, and to be printed (Bill 35).
Jobs Guarantee Scheme (Research) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Alan Campbell, on behalf of Thomas Docherty, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to undertake a programme of research into a scheme designed to provide guaranteed employment for those aged 18 to 24 and those aged 25 and over who have been in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance for one year or for two years; to require the Secretary of State to report the results of the research to the House of Commons within six months of completion; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 27 February 2015, and to be printed (Bill 36).
Terms and Conditions (Migrant Workers) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Alan Campbell, on behalf of Thomas Docherty, presented a Bill to provide that employers may not offer to migrant workers terms and conditions less favourable than those offered to UK nationals for the same employment; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 27 February 2015, and to be printed (Bill 37).
Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (Betting Shops) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Alan Campbell, on behalf of Thomas Docherty, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to create a new planning use class for betting shops with fixed odds betting terminals, which would require the granting of planning permission; to provide that local planning authorities assess demand for fixed odds betting terminal betting shops when considering applications for premises in that planning use class and place a cap on the number of such shops for which planning permission may be granted in any area; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 27 February 2015, and to be printed (Bill 38).
High Cost Credit Services (Retail Premises) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Alan Campbell, on behalf of Thomas Docherty, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to create a new planning use class for retail premises used to provide high cost credit services, which would require the granting of planning permission; to provide that local planning authorities assess demand for retail premises used to provide high cost credit services when considering applications for premises in that planning use class and place a cap on the number of such shops for which planning permission may be granted in any area; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 27 February 2015, and to be printed (Bill 39).
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (Repeal) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Alan Campbell, on behalf of Thomas Docherty, presented a Bill to repeal the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 27 February 2015, and to be printed (Bill 40).
Letting Agents (Fees) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Alan Campbell, on behalf of Thomas Docherty, presented a Bill to prohibit the charging to tenants by letting agents of annual tenancy renewal fees; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 27 February 2015, and to be printed (Bill 41).
Firearm and Shotgun Licensing (Domestic Violence) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Alan Campbell, on behalf of Thomas Docherty, presented a Bill to prohibit the granting of licences for firearms and shotguns to persons who have been convicted of domestic violence crimes; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 27 February 2015, and to be printed (Bill 42).
Asylum (Time Limit) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Peter Bone, presented a Bill to prohibit the granting of licences for firearms and shotguns to persons who have been convicted of domestic violence crimes; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 16 January 2015, and to be printed (Bill 43).
Illegal Immigrants (Criminal Sanctions) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Stewart Jackson and Mr Peter Bone, presented a Bill to make provision for criminal sanctions against those who have entered the UK illegally or who have remained in the UK without legal authority.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 24 October, and to be printed (Bill 44).
House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Peter Bone, presented a Bill to provide for a maximum limit on the number of Peers entitled to vote in the House of Lords; and to provide for a moratorium on new appointments.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 24 October, and to be printed (Bill 45).
EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Robert Syms, Mr Stewart Jackson, Mr Peter Bone and Mr Andrew Turner, presented a Bill to require an independent audit of the benefits and costs of UK membership of the European Union.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 17 October, and to be printed (Bill 46).
Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Stewart Jackson and Mr Peter Bone, presented a Bill to make provision to restrict the entitlement of non-UK citizens from the European Union and the European Economic Area to taxpayer-funded benefits.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 28 November, and to be printed (Bill 47).
HS2 Funding Referendum Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Sir John Randall, Michael Fabricant, Mr James Gray, Mr Peter Bone and Mr Andrew Turner, presented a Bill to make provision for a national referendum on whether the proposed construction of the HS2 railway should be supported financially by the UK taxpayer.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 23 January 2015, and to be printed (Bill 48).
Overseas Voters Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Sir Peter Luff, Mr Robert Syms, Mr Stewart Jackson and Mr Peter Bone, presented a Bill to make provision to facilitate an increase in the registration of voters resident overseas who are eligible to participate in United Kingdom Parliamentary elections; to extend the criteria for eligibility to register as an overseas voter and to enable those registered as overseas voters to cast their votes through use of the internet; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 23 January 2015, and to be printed (Bill 49).
Convicted Prisoners Voting Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Stewart Jackson and Mr Peter Bone, presented a Bill to make provision for rules relating to the exclusion of convicted prisoners from participation in Parliamentary and Local Elections.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 5 December, and to be printed (Bill 50).
European Parliament Elections Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Peter Bone and Mr Andrew Turner, presented a Bill to make provision for an open list system for elections to the European Parliament.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 9 January 2015, and to be printed (Bill 51).
Defence Expenditure (NATO Target) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Sir Gerald Howarth, Sir Edward Leigh, Mr Bernard Jenkin, Mr James Gray, Sir Peter Luff and Mr Peter Bone, presented a Bill to make provision about the meeting by the United Kingdom of the target for defence expenditure to constitute a minimum of 2% of Gross Domestic Product; to make provision that the definition of defence expenditure is subject to independent verification; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 5 September, and to be printed (Bill 52).
UK Borders Control Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Stewart Jackson, presented a Bill to make provision to ensure that the United Kingdom has absolute control over the right to prevent non-UK citizens from entering the United Kingdom; to determine the circumstances in which non-UK citizens may be required to leave the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 9 January 2015, and to be printed (Bill 53).
School Admissions Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Stewart Jackson, presented a Bill to make provision to ensure that pupils with a parent with a terminal or seriously disabling illness receive priority in the admissions process to maintained schools in England.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 November, and to be printed (Bill 54).
Bat Habitats Regulation Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision to enhance the protection available for bat habitats in the nonbuilt environment and to limit the protection for bat habitats in the built environment where the presence of bats has a significant adverse impact upon the users of buildings.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 16 January 2015, and to be printed (Bill 55).
Working Time Directive (Limitation) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope, supported by Mr Stewart Jackson, presented a Bill to limit the application of the EU Working Time Directive; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 23 January 2015, and to be printed (Bill 56).
Employment Rights Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for a statutory code of practice to clarify and simplify the law relating to protection against unfair dismissal of miscreant employees; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 16 January 2015, and to be printed (Bill 57).
Free Movement of Persons into the United Kingdom (Derogation) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Christopher Chope, Mr Philip Hollobone, Bob Blackman, Mr Graham Brady, Mr Aidan Burley, Mr Stewart Jackson and Philip Davies, presented a Bill to repeal Articles 21 and 45 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, EC Directive 2004/38/EC and EC Regulation 492/2011.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 March 2015, and to be printed (Bill 58).
British Bill of Rights and Withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Christopher Chope, Mr Philip Hollobone, Bob Blackman, David T. C. Davies, Mr Graham Brady, Mr Aidan Burley, Mr Stewart Jackson and Philip Davies, presented a Bill to make provision for an application to the Council of Europe to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and the introduction of a British Bill of Rights.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 March 2015, and to be printed (Bill 59).
Wind Farm Subsidies (Abolition) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Christopher Chope, Bob Blackman, Mr David Davis, Mr Aidan Burley, Mr Stewart Jackson and Phillip Davies, presented a Bill to make provision for the cessation of subsidies for the development of wind farms.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 March 2015, and to be printed (Bill 60).
Department of Energy and Climate Change (Abolition) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Christopher Chope, Mr Philip Hollobone, David T. C. Davies, Mr Graham Brady, Mr Aidan Burley, Mr Stewart Jackson and Philip Davies, presented a Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and for its functions to be absorbed into the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 March 2015, and to be printed (Bill 61).
Foreign National Offenders (Exclusion from the United Kingdom) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Christopher Chope, Mr Philip Hollobone, Bob Blackman, Mr David Davis, David T. C. Davies, Mr Aidan Burley, Mr Stewart Jackson and Philip Davies, presented a Bill to make provision to exclude from the United Kingdom foreign nationals found guilty of a criminal offence committed in the United Kingdom.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 March 2015, and to be printed (Bill 62).
Hospital Car Parking Charges (Abolition) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Philip Hollobone, Bob Blackman, Mr David Davis, Fiona Bruce, Mr Graham Brady, Mr Aidan Burley and Mr Stewart Jackson, presented a Bill to prohibit charging for car parking at NHS Hospitals for patients and visitors.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 March 2015, and to be printed (Bill 63).
BBC Privatisation Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Christopher Chope, Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Aidan Burley and Philip Davies, presented a Bill to make provision for the privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation by providing shares in the Corporation to all licence fee payers.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 March 2015, and to be printed (Bill 64).
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Abolition) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Peter Bone, supported by Mr Christopher Chope, Mr Philip Hollobone, Mr Graham Brady, Mr Aidan Burley, Mr Stewart Jackson and Phillip Davies, presented a Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and its responsibilities to be allocated to other Departments of State.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 6 March 2015, and to be printed (Bill 65).
Housing (Affordability, Supply and Tenant Protection) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Caroline Lucas, supported by Jeremy Corby, John Cryer, Mrs Mary Glindon, Jonathan Edwards, Mr Elfyn Llwyd and John McDonnell, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to commission a programme of research into reducing rent levels in the private rented sector, improving terms and conditions for tenants, increasing housing supply, and providing a large-scale programme of sustainable council housing in England; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament within six months of completion of the research; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 24 October, and to be printed (Bill 66).
Railways Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Caroline Lucas, supported by Hywel Williams, Ian Lavery, Jeremy Corbyn, Jonathan Edwards, Katy Clark, John Cryer, John McDonnell, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Kelvin Hopkins, Grahame M. Morris and Martin Caton, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to assume control of passenger rail franchises when they come up for renewal; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 24 October, and to be printed (Bill 67).
Public Services (Ownership and User Involvement) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Caroline Lucas, supported by Jeremy Corbyn, Katy Clark, Grahame M. Morris, Mr John Leech, John McDonnell, Mr Elfyn Llwyd and Ms Margaret Ritchie, presented a Bill to promote public ownership of public services; to introduce a presumption in favour of service provision by public sector and not-for-profit entities; and to put in place mechanisms to increase the accountability, transparency and public control of public services, including those operated by private companies.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on 24 October, and to be printed (Bill 68).
Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (Statutory Requirement) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Caroline Lucas, supported by Valerie Vaz, Yasmin Qureshi, Tim Farron, Glenda Jackson and Barbara Keeley, presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to provide that Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE) be a statutory requirement for all state funded schools; for PSHE to include Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) and education on ending violence against women and girls; to provide for initial and continuing teacher education and guidance on best practice for delivering and inspecting PSHE and SRE education; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 24 October, and to be printed (Bill 69).
Football Governance Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Damian Collins, supported by Mr Clive Betts, Tracey Crouch, Mr Jim Cunningham, Philip Davies, Paul Farrelly, Penny Mordaunt, Steve Rotheram, Mr Adrian Saunders, Mr Gerry Sutcliffe, Justin Tomlinson and Mr John Whittingdale, presented a Bill to require professional and semi-professional football clubs in England to disclose the identity of their owners; to give the Football Association powers to block the ownership of a club by anyone whom they consider is not a fit and proper person; to require all creditors of a football club to be compensated equally should the club go into administration; to facilitate the raising by supporters’ organisations of the finance required to acquire a controlling stake in a football club; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 November, and to be printed (Bill 70).
Road Traffic Regulation (Temporary Closure for Filming) Bill
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)
Iain Stewart, supported by Mrs Cheryl Gillan, Stuart Andrew, Eric Ollerenshaw, and Karen Lumley and Steve Baker, presented a Bill to make provision for the restriction or regulation of traffic on roads in connection with filming; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time on Friday 7 November, and to be printed (Bill 71) with explanatory notes (Bill 71-EN).