Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
2Speaker’s Statement: Advance copies of Ministerial Statements
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
4Statement: Post Office: Compensation for Horizon scandal (Paul Scully)
5Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D): Publication of the First Report from the Procedure Committee, Proxy voting and the presence of babies in the Chamber and Westminster Hall, HC 383 (Karen Bradley)
6Recognition of Armenian Genocide Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Tim Loughton, supported by Sir Iain Duncan Smith, John Spellar, Chris Law, Christine Jardine, James Gray, Jim Shannon, Andrew Rosindell, Dr Rupa Huq, Wera Hobhouse, Alan Brown and Chris Stephens, presented a Bill to require Her Majesty's Government formally to recognise the Armenian genocide of 1915–23; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 24 March 2023, and to be printed (Bill 133).
(1) Iran's nuclear programme
Resolved, That this House expresses grave concern at the imminent prospect of a nuclear armed Iran; calls on the Government in its ongoing negotiations in respect of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) agreement to seek to extend the sunset clauses, enact a stricter monitoring regime, retain terrorist proscriptions, and expand its scope to include Iran’s other destabilising activities in the region.—(Robert Jenrick.)
(2) 50 years of Pride in the UK
Resolved, That this House has considered 50 years of Pride in the UK.—(Angela Crawley.)
Subject: Child sexual exploitation and safeguarding in Oldham (Jim McMahon)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Adjourned at 5.30 pm until Monday 4 July.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
9Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee
Graham Stringer (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
10Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee
Mrs Sheryll Murray (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
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).
11Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee
Chair: Hannah Bardell and Philip Davies
12First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Animal Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022)
Chair: Stewart Hosie
Members: Ruth Jones discharged and Alex Sobel nominated in substitution.
13Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Governance and Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022)
Chair: Sir Graham Brady
14Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2022)
Chair: Mr Peter Bone
Members: Tracey Crouch discharged and Sir Desmond Swayne nominated in substitution.
15Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022)
Chair: Sir Edward Leigh
16Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Police Act 1996 (Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022)
Chair: Christina Rees
Select Committees: Reports
17Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 7 July in the Chamber and Thursday 7 July in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) Amending the Online Safety Bill: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 271);
(2) What next for the National Lottery?: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 154);
(3) The work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 158)
(Julian Knight).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.30 pm.
Liaison Committee business (Standing Order No. 10(7))
1Sixth Report of the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2021-22, Police Conduct and Complaints, HC (2021–22) 140, and the Government response, HC (2021–22) 1264
Resolved, That this House has considered the Sixth Report of the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2021–22, Police Conduct and Complaints, HC (2021–22) 140, and the Government response, HC (2021–22) 1264.—(Tim Loughton.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.33 pm and 3.00 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
2Relationship and sex education materials in schools
Resolved, That this House has considered relationship and sex education materials in schools.—(Miriam Cates.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.30 pm until Monday 4 July.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid*
* This item has been corrected since publication. See the correction in the Votes and Proceedings relating to Monday 5 September 2022.
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Register of Overseas Entities (Verification and Provision of Information) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 725), dated 29 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Coasting Schools (England) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 720), dated 28 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Robin Walker)
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 726), dated 29 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)
Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (England) Order 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 742), dated 30 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
Registered Pension Schemes (Authorised Member Payments) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 723), dated 29 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)
Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 730), dated 29 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
(1) Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 708), dated 28 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Eddie Hughes)
(2) Draft Stratford-on-Avon (Electoral Changes) Order 2022, dated (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(3) Draft Waverley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022, dated (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 739), dated 30 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary George Eustice)
Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 717), dated 28 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Equalities Statement (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 743), dated 30 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Gillian Keegan)
Other papers
11Animals (Scientific Procedures)
Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain for 2021, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 334) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Statement by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport concerning the appointment of a Member to the Board of the British Library, under the British Library Act 1972 (by Act) (Secretary Nadine Dorries)
13Budget Responsibility and National Audit
Report and Accounts of the Office for Budget Responsibility for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 359) (Helen Whately)
14Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 325) (Secretary George Eustice)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Export Credit Guarantee Department (UK Export Finance) for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 191) (Lucy Frazer)
(3) Report and Accounts of the Northern Ireland Office for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 315) (Lucy Frazer)
Report and Accounts of Engineering Construction Industry Training Board for 2021, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 302) (Alex Burghart)
Trade and Agriculture Commission: Advice to the Secretary of State for International Trade on the UK–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (by Command) (CP 709) (Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan)
(1) Report and Accounts of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(2) Report and Accounts of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(3) Variation to the Financial Directions to NHS England (by Act) (Edward Argar)
(1) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: A re-inspection of Napier Barracks (by Act) (Secretary Priti Patel)
(2) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the higher education sector (by Act) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Withdrawn papers
Draft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022, (laid on 22 June).