Supplementary Estimate 2018-19

Tuesday 26th February 2019 Commons Chamber

Department for Work and Pensions

Question put,

That, for the year ending with 31 March 2019, for expenditure by the Department for Work and Pensions:

(1) further resources, not exceeding £880,517,000 be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 1966,

(2) further resources, not exceeding £170,914,000 be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and

(3) a further sum, not exceeding £1,334,611,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.

19:00

Division 338

Ayes: 294

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Conservative: 284
Democratic Unionist Party: 10

Noes: 52

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Scottish National Party: 32
Liberal Democrat: 11
Plaid Cymru: 4
Labour: 2
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1

The Deputy Speaker then put the Questions on the outstanding Estimates (Standing Order No.55).

Estimates 2019–20 (Navy) Vote A

Resolved,

That, during the year ending with 31 March 2020, a number not exceeding 37,200 all ranks be maintained for Naval and Marine Service and that numbers in the Reserve Naval and Marines Forces be authorised for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4, and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 up to the maximum numbers set out in Votes A 2019-20, HC 1852.—(Mike Freer.)

Estimates 2019–20 (Army) Vote A

Resolved,

That, during the year ending with 31 March 2020, a number not exceeding 106,880 all ranks be maintained for Army Service and that numbers in the Reserve Land Forces be authorised for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 up to the maximum numbers set out in Votes A 2019-20, HC 1852. —(Mike Freer.)

Estimates 2019–20 (Air) Vote A

Resolved,

That, during the year ending with 31 March 2020, a number not exceeding 35,090 all ranks be maintained for Air Force Service and that numbers in the Reserve Air Forces be authorised for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 up to the maximum numbers set out in Votes A 2019-20, HC 1852.—(Mike Freer.)

Estimates, Excesses, 2017–18

Resolved,

That, for the year ending with 31 March 2018—

(1) resources, not exceeding £665,000, be authorised to make good excesses for use for current purposes as set out in Statement of Excesses 2017–18, HC 1968.—(Mike Freer.)

Supplementary Estimates 2018–19

Resolved,

That, for the year ending with 31 March 2019:

(1) the resources authorised for use for current purposes be reduced by £41,247,306,000, in accordance with HC 1930, HC 1947, HC 1959, HC 1963 and HC 1966,

(2) further resources, not exceeding £1,008,805,000 be authorised for use for capital purposes, as so set out, and

(3) a further sum, not exceeding £3,294,522,000, be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.—(Mike Freer.)

Estimates, Vote on Account 2019–20

Resolved,

That, for the year ending with 31 March 2020:

(1) resources, not exceeding £242,111,176,000 be authorised, on account, for use for current purposes as set out in HC 1946, HC 1950, HC 1960, HC 1964, HC 1965 and HC 1967, 10 Tuesday 26 February 2019 OP No.257: Part 1 Business Today: Chamber

(2) resources, not exceeding £39,226,098,000 be authorised, on account, for use for capital purposes as so set out, and

(3) a sum, not exceeding £234,874,322,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund, on account, and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.—(Mike Freer.)

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the foregoing Resolutions;

That the Chairman of Ways and Means, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Elizabeth Truss, John Glen, Robert Jenrick and Mel Stride bring in the Bill.

Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Bill

Presentation and First Reading

Mel Stride accordingly presented a Bill to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2018, 31 March 2019 and 31 March 2020; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for the years ending 31 March 2019 and 31 March 2020; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2018 and 31 March 2019.

Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 343).

Business of the House

Ordered,

That, at this day’s sitting, proceedings on (a) the motion in the name of Secretary Sajid Javid relating to Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism and (b) the Second Reading of the Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords] may be entered upon, though opposed, at any hour; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Mike Freer.)

[Anna Soubry (Broxtowe) (Ind)]

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance. May I thank the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the right hon. Member for Aylesbury (Mr Lidington) for the preparation of papers relating to the impact of no deal on the United Kingdom? The summary is accurate. I say that because, on Privy Council terms, he allowed me to go through a large number of papers that go into the detail from which there is this summary. However, it is the detail, Mr Deputy Speaker, that fully explains the impact of a no-deal Brexit, leading the Brexit Secretary to comment that it would be ruinous for this country. The guidance I seek from you is how I now obtain the publication of that detail in such a form that right hon. and hon. Members can read it, in the same way that the Government allowed us to read the impact assessments?

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Sir Lindsay Hoyle)]

The right hon. Lady has certainly put that point on the record. I am sorry she feels that she has been slightly short-changed with regard to what she thought would be available. What is allowed to be seen is not a point for the Chair, but what I would say is that there are Ministers here. I would expect them to take on board her request and I know well that she will certainly pursue it, other than on this point of order, to make sure the papers she feels should be shown are accessible to all Members. Her point is well made and I am sure people can now reflect on it.