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Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 16 June 2022

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Speaker’s Statement: Sixth anniversary of the death of Jo Cox

2Contingencies Fund 2021–22

Ordered, That there be laid before this House an Account of the Contingencies Fund 2021–22, showing:

(1) A Statement of Financial Position;

(2) A Statement of Cash Flows; and

(3) Notes to the Accounts; together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.—(David T C Davies.)

3Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade

4Urgent Question: Resignation of the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ interests (Michael Ellis)

5Business Question (Leader of the House)

6Statements: (1) Ukraine update (Secretary Elizabeth Truss)

(2) Private rented sector (Eddie Hughes)

7Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D): Publication of the First Report of the Committee of Privileges, Select committees and contempts: review of consultation on Committee proposals, HC 401 (Sir Bernard Jenkin)

8Backbench Business

(1) Fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire

Resolved, That this House has considered the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.—(Richard Burgon.)

(2) Short-term letting and the sharing economy

Resolved, That this House has considered short-term letting and the sharing economy.—(Nickie Aiken.)

9Business of the House

Ordered, That notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee in respect of the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before it has been read a second time.—(Amanda Solloway.)

10Adjournment

Subject: Professional medical indemnity insurance (Sir Paul Beresford)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Amanda Solloway.) 

Adjourned at 4.47 pm until Monday 20 June.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

11Online Safety Bill

Sir Roger Gale (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

12Public Order Bill Committee

David Mundell (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

13Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

Derek Twigg (Chair) reported the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554).

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).

14First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2022)

Members: Duncan Baker discharged and Jacob Young nominated in substitution.

15Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Amendment) Regulations 2022)

Members: Duncan Baker discharged and Jacob Young nominated in substitution.

16Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554))

Members: Mary Glindon and Jonathan Gullis discharged and Jack Brereton and Mark Tami nominated in substitution.

Select Committees: Reports

17Backbench Business Committee   

Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 23 June in the Chamber and Thursday 23 and Tuesday 28 June in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns). 

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))

1The future of low-carbon off-gas grid home and business heating

Resolved, That this House has considered the future of low-carbon off-gas grid home and business heating.—(Mr David Jones.)

2Infant Mental Health Week 2022

Resolved, That this House has considered Infant Mental Health Week.—(Andrea Leadsom.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 4.27 pm until Monday 20 June.

Eleanor Laing

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Highways

Draft Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stuart Andrew)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

2Education

School Admissions (England) (Coronavirus) (Appeals Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 662), dated 14 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Robin Walker)

3Freedom of Information

Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 669), dated 14 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Heather Wheeler)

4School Standards and Framework

School Admissions Appeals Code (by Act) (Robin Walker)

Other papers

5Contingencies Fund

Accounts of Contingencies Fund for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (pursuant to Order, today), to be printed (HC 329) (Lucy Frazer)

6Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme

A Charging Scheme for Offshore Installations Made Under Regulation 18 of The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2012 (by Statutory Instrument) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)

7Hallmarking

Report and Accounts of the British Hallmarking Council for 2021, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 276) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)

8Health and Social Care

Government Response to the Joint Report of the Health and Social Care Committee (6th Report) and Science and Technology Committee (3rd Report), Session 2021–22, on Coronavirus: Lessons Learned to Date (by Command) (CP 690) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

9Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

A Fairer Private Rented Sector (by Command) (CP 693) (Secretary Michael Gove)

10National Loans

Report and Accounts of the Public Works Loan Board for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 384) (John Glen)

11National Security and Investment

Report of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 for the period 4 January to 31 March 2022 (by Act) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)