Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
Simon Robert Lightwood, Member for Wakefield, made the Affirmation required by law.
Richard John Foord, Member for Tiverton and Honiton, was sworn.
2Speaker’s Statement: Sub judice waiver: Ongoing or adjourned Grenfell Tower inquests and cases relating to cladding
3Questions to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
4Statement: Draft Mental Health Bill (Secretary Sajid Javid)
5House of Lords (Elected Senate) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Paul Maynard, supported by John Stevenson, presented a Bill to replace the House of Lords with an elected senate; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 9 September, and to be printed (Bill 119).
6Northern Ireland Protocol Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill be now read a second time.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put.
The House divided.
Division No. 19
Ayes: 295 (Tellers: Scott Mann, Michael Tomlinson)
Noes: 221 (Tellers: Navendu Mishra, Mary Glindon)
Question accordingly agreed to and Bill read a second time.
7Northern Ireland Protocol Bill: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Proceedings in Committee
(2) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in three days.
(3) The proceedings—
a) shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table, and
b) shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.
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Proceedings |
Time for conclusion of proceedings |
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Clauses 1 to 3, 15 and 16; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those clauses |
Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the first day. |
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Clauses 4 to 6 and 24; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those clauses |
Six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the first day. |
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Clauses 7 to 11; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those clauses |
Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day. |
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Clauses 12 and 17; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those clauses |
Six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day. |
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Clauses 13, 14, 18 and 20; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those clauses |
Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the third day. |
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Clauses 19, 21 to 23, 25 and 26; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those clauses; remaining proceedings on the Bill |
Six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the third day. |
Proceedings on Consideration and on Third Reading
(4) Any proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
Programming committee
(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Andrea Jenkyns.)
Question agreed to.
8Northern Ireland Protocol Bill: Money
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown, government department or other public authority, and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided;
(2) any other charge on the Consolidated Fund or the National Loans Fund, or any other charge on the public revenue, arising by virtue of the Act.—(Andrea Jenkyns.)
Question agreed to.
9Northern Ireland Protocol Bill: Ways and Means
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, it is expedient to authorise:
(1) any taxation, fees or charges or any other charge on the people arising by virtue of the Act;
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund or the National Loans Fund.—(Andrea Jenkyns.)
Question agreed to.
10Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Mr David Lammy be discharged from the European Scrutiny Committee and Geraint Davies be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(2) Ordered, That Jo Stevens be discharged from the European Statutory Instruments Committee and Sir Mark Hendrick be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(3) Ordered, That Matt Vickers be discharged from the Home Affairs Committee and James Daly be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(4) Ordered, That Matt Vickers be discharged from the Justice Committee and James Daly be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(5) Ordered, That Tonia Antoniazzi be discharged from the Welsh Affairs Committee and Wayne David be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Subject: Soft plastic recycling in South Gloucestershire (Luke Hall)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrea Jenkyns.)
Adjourned at 10.36 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
12Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill
The Lords agree to the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill without amendment.
General Committees: Reports
13First Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Virendra Sharma (Chair) reported the draft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2022.
14Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Yvonne Fovargue (Chair) reported the Customs (Amendments And Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 615).
15Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Dame Maria Miller (Chair) reported the draft Local Authority and Combined Authority Elections (Nomination of Candidates) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022
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).
16Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee
Members: Rosie Duffield discharged and Clive Lewis nominated in substitution.
17Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Deidre Brock, Jo Churchill, Katherine Fletcher, Mary Glindon, Mark Jenkinson, Gareth Johnson and Daniel Zeichner
18First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2022)
Members: Mr John Baron and John Stevenson discharged and Stuart Anderson and Dr Matthew Offord nominated in substitution.
19Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Customs (Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 615))
Members: Mr David Jones and Nigel Mills discharged and Simon Baynes and James Duddridge nominated in substitution.
20Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Slavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022)
Members: Joanna Cherry discharged and Steven Bonnar nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 27 June, to be published (Sir Charles Walker).
22Backbench Business Committee
Recommendation to the Liaison Committee on subjects for Estimates Day debates (Ian Mearns).
23Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
(1) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Levelling Up, the Union and Constitution relating to levelling-up funding programmes: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Long term funding of adult social care: Written evidence, to be published (HC 19);
(Mr Clive Betts).
Estimates Days: Sir Bernard Jenkin reported, That, following the recommendation of the Backbench Business Committee on applications considered at its meeting of 27 June, the Liaison Committee recommendation for the allocation of time for the consideration of Estimates on the first and second allotted days in the present session (Standing Order No. 145) is as follows:
(1) That a day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2022–23—
the spending of the Department for Work and Pensions on the cost of living measures (on the application of Sir Stephen Timms);
the spending of the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales on measures to support the Welsh economy, and its consequences for funding for the devolved institutions (on the application of Stephen Crabb); and
the spending of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on action on climate change and decarbonisation (on the application of Philip Dunne).
(2) That a day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2022–23—
the spending of the Department for Education (on the application of Robert Halfon); and
the spending of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the strategy for international development (on the application of Sarah Champion).
25Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Restoration and renewal of Parliament: Tenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the report (HC 49);
(2) Tackling local air quality breaches: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 37);
(3) Correspondence from the Home Office relating to border issues: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Regulation after EU Exit: Written evidence, to be published (HC 32)
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
(1) The fiscal outlook for Scotland: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 458);
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Justice relating to the Bill of Rights: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with Sky relating to collaboration between Sky and STV: Written evidence, to be published
(Pete Wishart).
(1) The venture capital market: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 134);
(2) Correspondence from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury relating to sales of government-owned NatWest shares: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) HM Revenue & Customs updated Main Estimate Memorandum 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) The work of the Payment Systems Regulator: Written evidence, to be published (HC 144)
(Mel Stride).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 597715, relating to the school week.—(Catherine McKinnell.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.18 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 24 June under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits on Damages) Order 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 699), dated 22 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 27 June
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Remote Observation and Recording (Courts and Tribunals) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 705), dated 27 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 703), dated 20 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Electricity (Individual Exemptions from the Requirement for a Generation Licence) (Scotland) Order 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 702), dated 24 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Other papers
Our Food 2021: An annual review of food standards across the UK (by Act), to be printed (HC 229) (Clerk of the House)
Draft Mental Health Bill (by Command) (CP 699) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
8Higher Education and Research
Report and Accounts of the Office for Students for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 165) (Michelle Donelan)
(1) Report and Accounts of Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(2) Report and Accounts of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
Report under section 56(1B) and (3) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the making of a call-out order in respect of countering state threats (by Act) (James Heappey)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATE
VOTING BY PROXY
11New proxy voting arrangement
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Stephen Flynn is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on his behalf, starting from 27 June and finishing on 10 July. The nominated proxy is Owen Thompson.