Debate on bill and Legislative Grand Committee proceeding (HC) on Wednesday, 24 July 2019, in the House of Commons, led by David Rutley. The answering member was Luke Pollard.

Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [Lords]

House resolved itself into the Legislative Grand Committee (England). Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to. Consideration of the Bill, not amended in Legislative Grand Committee (England). Amendment discussed and withdrawn. House resolved itself into the Legislative Grand Committee (England). Consent motion resolved and reported. Third reading. Queen's consent signified. Bill passed.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 663 cc1351-1369
Session: 2017-19
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Legislative stage: Third reading; Report stage; Legislative Grand Committee stage
Procedure: Consent motions; Queen's consent
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill (HL) 2017-19. Brought from the Lords.
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
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House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1352 (Link to this contribution)
I remind hon. Members that, if there is a Division, only Members representing constituencies in E...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1352 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to consider clause 2 stand part.; David Rutley | 663 cc1352-3 (Link to this contribution)
Kew is a scientific institution of huge importance. As the global resource for knowledge of plant...; Luke Pollard | 663 c1353 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased to speak in support of this Bill. I will start by restating what my hon. Friend the ...; Alex Sobel | 663 c1353 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is giving an excellent speech, showing the many virtues of Kew Gardens. Something ...; Luke Pollard | 663 c1354 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. Invasive Species Week, which we marked only a few months ago, was an opp...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1354 (Link to this contribution)
Order. This is not a general debate. Members should purely be discussing the clauses at this stag...; Luke Pollard | 663 cc1354-6 (Link to this contribution)
Kew is not only a fantastic tourist attraction, but it has also been a key pioneer in science and...; Pete Wishart | 663 c1356 (Link to this contribution)
It is great to be back once again in the English Parliament. It seems a bit similar to the UK Par...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1356 (Link to this contribution)
I wanted you to get that on the record, but this debate is about the Bill’s clauses. You have mad...; Pete Wishart | 663 c1356 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely, Sir Lindsay, because this Bill gets to the heart of English horticulture and all the ...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
Order. We are wandering again. There is a lot of time afterwards for you to speak, but we are dis...; Pete Wishart | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
I was just getting to the really important point. If we are going to consider the Bill properly, ...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
Order. We are not going to go through individual plants. I was a little bit worried at the sugges...; Pete Wishart | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
We are going from the Plantagenets to the plants, so perhaps we could skip a few generations if t...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
Yes. Both of them—there are just two clauses.; Pete Wishart | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
Well, let us see what is in Kew Gardens—; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
Let us be honest: this Bill is purely about the extension of a lease—it is pretty straightforward...; Pete Wishart | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to you, Sir Lindsay, for mentioning the amendments. I understand that I cannot move...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
No, you absolutely cannot.; Pete Wishart | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
So I cannot move the amendments at this stage. It has to be done on Report.; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
Order. It is not about you personally, but I think we are getting into a debate that neither of u...; Pete Wishart | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
I hope that I will be able to make some sort of speech just to talk a little bit about what is in...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1357 (Link to this contribution)
Order. It is not about what is in Kew Gardens. You are a bright chap, so let us not test each oth...; Pete Wishart | 663 c1358 (Link to this contribution)
May I say that we very much support this Bill? We understand that the two clauses will help signi...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1358 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I do not want us to fall out. I do not make the rules of the House; I am here to ensure th...; Pete Wishart | 663 c1358 (Link to this contribution)
I am not taking up anything. I listened to the Labour party spokesperson speaking about these par...; Patrick Grady | 663 c1358 (Link to this contribution)
Clearly, this is the political box office today. I am not sure what else is going on outside the ...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1358 (Link to this contribution)
Order. We have been here once. I have let you get your little bit in, but now I hope that we can ...; Patrick Grady | 663 cc1358-9 (Link to this contribution)
We can, Sir Lindsay. However, I would note—I do not know whether it was deliberate—that the hon. ...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1359 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Mr Grady, I am waiting to hear a connection to the leases. I have allowed you to run on fo...; Patrick Grady | 663 c1359 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that my hon. Friend will be back imminently.; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1359 (Link to this contribution)
You would agree, Mr Grady, as the Whip.; Patrick Grady | 663 c1359 (Link to this contribution)
Well, we are in a Committee, Sir Lindsay.; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1359 (Link to this contribution)
I want to hear the great man, and I would have thought that the Member who spoke before him would...; Patrick Grady | 663 c1360 (Link to this contribution)
It just occurred to me that we are in a Committee, Sir Lindsay, and there is provision in the Sta...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1360 (Link to this contribution)
That is in General Committees, and once again that is not the type of Committee we are in today. ...; Patrick Grady | 663 c1360 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, we are currently meeting as the Legislative Grand Committee (England). Just as an aside, I d...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1360 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is now stretching things, so I am going to call the Minister to speak.; David Rutley | 663 cc1360-1 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Sir Lindsay. I have an important announcement to make to the Committee, on the back of...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1361 (Link to this contribution)
I have decided to select as manuscript amendments, to be proceeded with on Report, amendments 1 a...; Patrick Grady | 663 c1362 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move manuscript amendment 1, page 1, line 13, at end insert—
“(3A) The Secretary o...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1362 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to discuss manuscript amendment 2, page 1, line 13, at end insert...; Patrick Grady | 663 cc1362-4 (Link to this contribution)
We are now back in the United Kingdom Parliament. Can anyone spot the difference? There are some ...; Ruth George | 663 c1364 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Member intend to let hon. Members who have gathered in the House for the debate on ...; Patrick Grady | 663 cc1364-5 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady raises an important point. I do not intend to detain the House desperately long. I ...; David Rutley | 663 c1365 (Link to this contribution)
I will be brief, because I am aware that the hon. Member for High Peak (Ruth George) and others w...; Patrick Grady | 663 c1366 (Link to this contribution)
I do not get to say this very often, but I accept the Minister’s reassurances. I think our point ...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1366 (Link to this contribution)
Consideration completed. Does the Minister intend to move the consent motion for the Legislative ...; David Rutley | 663 c1366 (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.
The House forthwith resolved itself into the Legislative Grand Committee ...; Lindsay Hoyle | 663 c1366 (Link to this contribution)
I remind hon. Members that, if there is a Division, only Members representing constituencies in E...; Patrick Grady | 663 c1366 (Link to this contribution)
I am just trying to beat the record of my hon. Friend the Member for Perth and North Perthshire (...; David Rutley | 663 cc1366-7 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
I am pleased to move the motion fo...; Luke Pollard | 663 cc1367-8 (Link to this contribution)
There is very little to add to the remarks I made earlier, so as I want the House to come to the ...; Patrick Grady | 663 c1368 (Link to this contribution)
I just want to reinforce what we said earlier: we have points to make on procedures in this place...; Stephen Pound | 663 c1368 (Link to this contribution)
It is a sad commentary on—or almost a tragic indication of or a metaphor for—our times that a Bil...; Gordon Marsden | 663 c1368 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Stephen Pound | 663 c1368 (Link to this contribution)
I was coming on to chemicals, but of course I will give way.; Gordon Marsden | 663 c1369 (Link to this contribution)
In his encomium for the Minister, will my hon. Friend ask him whether he has done enough pruning?...; Stephen Pound | 663 c1369 (Link to this contribution)
The parliamentary secateurs—if not the snips—certainly should have been exhibited earlier on.
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Subjects: Disclosure of information Climate change Finance Land Environment protection Leasehold Royal Botanic Gardens Kew World Heritage sites
Legislation: Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill (HL) 2017-19
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [Lords]

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