Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
2Urgent Question: Upholding standards in public life (Michael Ellis)
3Kinship Care: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for a statutory definition of kinship care; to make provision about allowances and parental leave for kinship carers who take on responsibility for children whose parents are unable to care for them; to make provision about education in relation to children who are looked after by a kinship carer; and for connected purposes;
That Munira Wilson, Ed Davey, Robert Halfon, Stella Creasy, Tim Loughton, Sarah Olney, Layla Moran, Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck, Helen Morgan and Richard Foord present the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 17 March 2023, and to be printed (Bill 134).
4Estimates Day (Standing Order No. 54(2) and Resolution, 29 June) (1st allotted day)
(1) Department for Work and Pensions
Subject for debate: The spending of the Department for Work and Pensions on cost of living measures
Motion made and Question proposed, That, for the year ending with 31 March 2023, for expenditure by the Department for Work and Pensions:
(1) further resources, not exceeding £70,686,826,000, be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 396 of Session 2022–23,
(2) further resources, not exceeding £590,758,000, be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and
(3) a further sum, not exceeding £71,733,460,000, 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.—(Miss Sarah Dines.)
Debate concluded and Question deferred (Standing Order No. 54(4)).
(2) Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
Subject for debate: The spending of the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales on measures to support the Welsh economy, and its consequences for funding the devolved institutions
Motion made and Question proposed, That, for the year ending with 31 March 2023, for expenditure by the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales:
(1) further resources, not exceeding £9,799,643,000, be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 396 of Session 2022–23,
(2) further resources, not exceeding £16,000, be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and
(3) a further sum, not exceeding £9,799,655,000, 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.—(David T C Davies.)
Debate concluded and Question deferred (Standing Order No. 54(4)).
(3) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Subject for debate: The spending of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on action on climate change and decarbonisation
Motion made and Question proposed, That, for the year ending with 31 March 2023, for expenditure by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
(1) further resources, not exceeding £68,942,475,000, be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 396 of Session 2022–23,
(2) further resources, not exceeding £12,398,837,000, be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and
(3) a further sum, not exceeding £31,481,483,000, 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.—(Lee Rowley.)
Debate concluded and Question deferred (Standing Order No. 54(4)).
5Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy: Ways and Means
Resolved, That provision may be made for, and in connection with, imposing a charge on ring fence profits of companies (within the meaning of Part 8 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010).—(Lucy Frazer.)
6Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the foregoing resolution; and that the Chairman of Ways and Means, the Prime Minister, Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary Alister Jack, Chris Heaton-Harris, Greg Hands, Mr Simon Clarke, John Glen, Helen Whately, and Lucy Frazer present the Bill.
Lucy Frazer accordingly presented a Bill to make provision for, and in connection with, imposing a charge on ring fence profits of companies.
Bill read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 135), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 135–EN).
7Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Animal Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 19 May, be approved.—(Alan Mak.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Governance and Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 6 June, be approved.—(Alan Mak.)
Question agreed to.
Ordered, That in respect of any bill brought in upon the ways and means resolution in the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to an Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy, notices of amendments, new clauses and new schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before it has been read a second time.—(Alan Mak.)
A public petition from residents of the constituency of Glasgow North East relating to the eligibility period for the Cost of Living Payment was presented and read by Anne McLaughlin.
Subject: Operation of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive under the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Stephen Farry)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Alan Mak.)
Adjourned at 8.01 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
11Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee on)
The Lords have come to the following Resolution, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons:
That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on the draft Mental Health Bill presented to both Houses on 27 June 2022 (CP 699) and that the Committee should report on the draft Bill by 16 December 2022.
General Committees: Reports
12Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
Esther McVey (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
13Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Mr Ian Paisley (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).
14National Security Bill Programming Sub-Committee
Members: Chris Elmore, Damian Hinds, Holly Lynch, Stuart C McDonald, Scott Mann, Gagan Mohindra and Holly Mumby-Croft
15Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Police Act 1996 (Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022)
Members: Holly Lynch discharged and Naz Shah nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
16Backbench Business Committee
Transcript of representations made on Tuesday 5 July to be published (Ian Mearns).
17Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) The semiconductor industry in the UK: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 291);
(2) Correspondence from the Chair of Parker Hannifin Corporation relating to the acquisition of Meggitt: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Chief Executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants relating to KPMG fines over Carillion: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency relating to Retained EU Law: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Minister for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility relating to the Register of Overseas Entities: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence from the Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets relating to Post Office Horizon compensation: Written evidence, to be published;
(8) Energy pricing and the future of the energy market: Written evidence, to be published (HC 236);
(9) Flight cancellations and compensation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 370)
(Darren Jones).
(1) National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 181);
(2) Correspondence with the Minister for Defence Procurement relating to the Royal Navy: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Minister for the Armed Forces relating to body armour and equipment for women in Ukraine: Written evidence, to be published
(Tobias Ellwood).
19Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) Promoting Britain abroad: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 156);
(2) What next for the National Lottery?: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 154)
(Julian Knight).
Accountability hearings: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 58) (Robert Halfon).
21Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Environmental Audit Committee
Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Environment Agency:
(i) First Joint Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and the Environmental Audit Committee, being the Second Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and the Second Report from the Environmental Audit Committee, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 546);
(ii) Oral evidence, to be published (HC 546)
(Sir Robert Goodwill).
22Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Marine mammals: Written evidence, to be published (HC 595);
(2) UK Seafood Fund: Written evidence, to be published (HC 290);
(3) Work of the Environment Agency: Written evidence, to be published (HC 221)
(Sir Robert Goodwill).
Record of the Committee’s decisions taken at its meeting on 5 July, to be published (Mr Nicholas Brown).
(1) Encoding values: Putting tech at the heart of UK foreign policy
(i) Third Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 170);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 170);
(2) Lagos calling: Nigeria and the Integrated Review: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2021–22: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 573);
(3) Implementing the Integrated Review: Tilt to the Indo-Pacific: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 172);
(4) The FCDO’s approach to state level hostage situations: Written evidence, to be published (HC 166)
(Tom Tugendhat).
25Health and Social Care Committee
(1) Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Patient Safety Commissioner:
(i) First Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 565);
(ii) Oral evidence, to be published (HC 565);
(2) Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 115);
(3) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care regarding NHS litigation reform: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Digital transformation in the NHS: Written evidence, to be published (HC 223);
(5) Expert Panel: evaluation of Government’s commitments in the area of the health and social care workforce in England: Written evidence, to be published (HC 112);
(6) The impact of body image on mental and physical health: Written evidence, to be published (HC 114)
(Jeremy Hunt).
(1) Court Capacity: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2021–22: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 548);
(2) Bill of Rights Bill: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 562);
(3) The role of adult custodial remand in the criminal justice system: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 264);
(4) Correspondence from the Minister for Crime, Policing and Probation relating to the Government electronic monitoring strategy: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Minister of State for Justice relating to publication of the draft Mental Health Bill: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State relating to the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice relating to section 28 rollout: Written evidence, to be published;
(8) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State relating to Parole Board rules: Written evidence, to be published;
(9) Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 304)
(Sir Robert Neill).
(1) Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published;
(2) List of closed e-petitions presented to the House, to be published
(Catherine McKinnell).
28Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) The Cabinet Office Freedom of Information Clearing House: Government response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2021–22: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 576);
(2) The scrutiny of international treaties and other international agreements in the 21st century: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 214);
(3) Correspondence from the UK’s National Statistician relating to the 2021 Census: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the UK’s National Statistician relating to the Scottish Census: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary relating to Cabinet Office Main Estimates 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr William Wragg).
Access to cash in Scotland: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 80) (Pete Wishart).
(1) UK aviation: reform for take-off: Government response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2021–22: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 542);
(2) National Bus Strategy: one year on: Written evidence, to be published (HC 161)
(Huw Merriman).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Zero emission buses in the UK
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered zero emission buses in the UK.—(Sir Robert Goodwill.)
At 11.00 am, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
2Winnington Bridge corridor proposal
Resolved, That this House has considered the Winnington Bridge corridor proposal.—(Esther McVey.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.23 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3British energy security strategy
Resolved, That this House has considered the British energy security strategy.—(Mick Whitley.)
Resolved, That this House has considered size of the British Army.—(Mr Barry Sheerman.)
5Funding for bereavement charities
Resolved, That this House has considered funding for bereavement charities.—(Selaine Saxby.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.15 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Drivers’ Hours, Tachographs, International Road Haulage and Licensing of Operators (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 718), dated 29 June 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Stuart Andrew)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
3Exiting European Union (Representation of the People)
Proposal for an instrument titled European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment and Revocation) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Kemi Badenoch)
4Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)
Proposal for an instrument titled Financial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (John Glen)
Other papers
Financial Stability Report by the Financial Policy Committee: July 2022 (by Act) (John Glen)
Department for Education Minute, dated 5 July 2022, concerning the notification of a contingent liability in respect of the Fund for the Curriculum Arm’s Length Body (by Command) (Secretary Nadhim Zahawi)
Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker (by Act), to be printed (HC 388) (Secretary Priti Patel)
(1) Report and Accounts of Chesterfield Royal NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(2) Report and Accounts of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(3) Report and Accounts of Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(4) Report and Accounts of Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(5) Report and Accounts of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(6) Report and Accounts of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(7) Report and Accounts of Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(8) Report and Accounts of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(9) Report and Accounts of Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(10) Report and Accounts of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
9Sports Grounds Safety Authority
Report and Accounts of Sports Grounds Safety Authority for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 358) (Nigel Huddleston)