Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
2Referendums (Supermajority) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Ian Paisley presented a Bill to require a supermajority of votes in favour of a proposal for constitutional change on which a referendum is being held in order for it to be decided in the affirmative.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 20 January 2023, and to be printed (Bill 182).
3Employee Share Ownership (Reform): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for a new employee share ownership scheme allowing preferential access for lower income workers; to reduce the Share Incentive Plan holding period from five to three years; to require companies to include declarations in annual reports about the type of employee sharer ownership plans that are operated and the level of employee take up; and for connected purposes;
That Sir George Howarth, Margaret Beckett, Kirsty Blackman, Sir Graham Brady, Philip Davies, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Dame Margaret Hodge, John McDonnell, Esther McVey, Sarah Olney, Jim Shannon and Gareth Thomas present the Bill.
Sir George Howarth accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 3 February 2023, and to be printed (Bill 183).
4Opposition Day: Leader of the Opposition (7th allotted day (Standing Order No. 14))
(1) The State Pension triple lock
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House calls on the Government to commit to maintaining the State Pension triple lock in financial year 2023–24 as promised in the Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2019.—(Jonathan Ashworth.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put.
The House divided.
Division No. 87
Ayes: 218 (Tellers: Tonia Antoniazzi, Gerald Jones)
Noes: 0 (Tellers: Lilian Greenwood, Mark Tami)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Resolved, That this House calls on the Government to commit to maintaining the State Pension triple lock in financial year 2023–24 as promised in the Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2019.
(2) Papers relating to the Home Secretary
Motion made and Question put, That, given the exceptional security concerns raised regarding the Rt Hon Member for Fareham serving as Secretary of State for the Home Department, this House:
(1) orders that there be laid before this House, within ten sitting days, a return of the following papers:
(a) any risk assessment of the Rt Hon Member for Fareham by the Cabinet Office or the Prime Minister’s Office relating to her appointment
(b) any document held by the Cabinet Office, the Home Office or the Prime Minister’s Office containing or related to
(i) any security breaches by the Rt Hon Member for Fareham
(ii) any leak inquiries regarding the Rt Hon Member for Fareham, including during her time as Home Secretary and Attorney General
(c) the minutes of, submissions relevant to and electronic communications relating to, any meeting within the Cabinet Office or the Prime Minister’s Office at which the appointment of the Rt Hon Member for Fareham, or advice relating to that appointment, was discussed
in a form which may contain redactions, but such redactions shall be solely for the purposes of national security; and
(2) recommends that where material is laid before the House in a redacted form, the Government should at the same time provide unredacted copies of such material to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.—(Yvette Cooper.)
The House divided.
Division No. 88
Ayes: 208 (Tellers: Liz Twist, Navendu Mishra)
Noes: 300 (Tellers: Andrew Stephenson, Scott Mann)
Question accordingly negatived.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 41A(3)), That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of Victoria Atkins relating to the Carer’s Leave Bill.—(Mike Wood.)
Question agreed to.
King's Recommendation signified.
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Carer’s Leave Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.—(Alex Burghart.)
7Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Merchant Shipping (Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 17 October, be approved.—(Mike Wood.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved.—(Mike Wood.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 7 September, be approved.—(Mike Wood.)
Question agreed to.
8Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Kevin Foster be a member of the Backbench Business Committee.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(2) Ordered, That Mark Jenkinson be a member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(3) Ordered, That Andrew Bowie be discharged from the Defence Committee and Sarah Atherton be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(4) Ordered, That Tom Hunt be discharged from the Education Committee and Mrs Flick Drummond be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(5) Ordered, That Kirsty Blackman be discharged from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Steven Bonnar be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(6) Ordered, That Helen Whately be discharged from the Health and Social Care Committee and Chris Green be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(7) Ordered, That Mr Gregory Campbell and Fay Jones be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Carla Lockhart and Sir Robert Buckland be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(8) Ordered, That Andrew Bowie be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and David Duguid be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
A public petition from residents of the constituency of Glasgow East relating to an early General Election was presented and read by David Linden.
Subject: Impact of night flights on communities under flight paths (Sarah Olney)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Wood.)
Adjourned at 7.33 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
11Seafarers' Wages Bill [Lords]
The Lords have passed a Bill to make provision in relation to the remuneration of seafarers who do not qualify for the national minimum wage, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills
12Seafarers' Wages Bill [Lords]
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 184), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 184–EN).
General Committees: Reports
13Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee
Julie Elliott (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
14Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Committee
Sir Gary Streeter (Chair) reported:
(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and
(2) written evidence.
Written evidence to be published.
15Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the Financial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022.
16Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 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).
17Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Committee
Members: Craig Tracey discharged and Graham Stuart nominated in substitution.
18Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022)
Members: Sir Robert Goodwill discharged and James Duddridge nominated in substitution.
19Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Social Workers (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022)
Members: Iain Stewart discharged and Maggie Throup nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
* This section has been corrected since publication. See the correction in the Votes and Proceedings relating to Wednesday 9 November October 2022.
20Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Fraudulent company registrations: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 862) (Darren Jones).
(1) The Integrated Review, Defence in a Competitive Age and the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2022–23: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 865);
(2) Women in the Armed Forces: follow-up: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 726)
(Tobias Ellwood).
22Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) Safety at major sporting events: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 596);
(2) What next for the National Lottery?: Written evidence, to be published (HC 154)
(Julian Knight).
23Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee on)
Draft Mental Health Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 696) (Sir Charles Walker).
(1) Educational poverty: how children in residential care have been let down and what to do about it: Government response to the Committee’s Second Report: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 854);
(2) The future of post-16 qualifications: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 55);
(3) Children’s Services and the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson: Written evidence, to be published (HC 413)
(Ian Mearns).
25Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Food security: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 622) (Sir Robert Goodwill).
Record of the Committee’s decisions taken at its meeting on 8 November, to be published (Mr Clive Betts).
27Health and Social Care Committee
Integrated Care Systems: autonomy and accountability: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 587) (Steve Brine).
The work of the Lord Chief Justice: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 663) (Sir Robert Neill).
29Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) The role of Non-Executive Directors in Government: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 318);
(2) Correspondence with the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service relating to the reappointment of Suella Braverman MP as Home Secretary: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr William Wragg).
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))
1Pancreatic cancer awareness month
Resolved, That this House has considered pancreatic cancer awareness month.—(Jim Shannon.)
The sitting was suspended between 10.55 am and 11.00 am.
2Use of Novotel Ipswich as asylum accommodation
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of the use of Novotel Ipswich as asylum accommodation.—(Tom Hunt.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.24 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Temporary recovery visa for industries experiencing labour and skills shortages
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of a temporary recovery visa for industries experiencing labour and skills shortages.—(Tim Farron.)
The sitting was suspended between 4.01 pm and 4.10 pm for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
4Government policy on bankers’ bonuses
Resolved, That this House has considered Government policy on bankers’ bonuses.—(Jon Trickett.)
5Cryptoasset promotions in sport
Resolved, That this House has considered cryptoasset promotions in sport.—(Aaron Bell.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.38 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
1Exiting the European Union (Protection of Trading Interests)
Draft Extraterritorial US Legislation (Sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Libya) (Protection of Trading Interests) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kemi Badenoch)
Draft South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (Transfer of Functions) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)
Draft Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jeremy Quin)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1150), dated 7 November 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
Childcare Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1148), dated 7 November 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)
(1) Hybrid and Other Mismatches (Financial Instruments: Excluded Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1144), dated 7 November 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrew Griffith)
(2) Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 Transfer Pricing Guidelines Designation Order 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1147), dated 3 November 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Victoria Atkins)
Local Land Charges (Amendment) Rules 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1149), dated 7 November 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
(1) Draft Brighton & Hove (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(2) Draft Malvern Hills (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(3) Draft Wychavon (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(1) Subsidy Control (Information-Gathering Powers) (Modification) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1152), dated 7 November 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
(2) Subsidy Control (Subsidy Database Information Requirements) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1153), dated 7 November 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Other papers
Report and Accounts of Health and Social Care Information Centre for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 795) (Will Quince)
Government Response to the Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Licensing Act 2003: Follow Up Report (by Command) (CP 753) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Report of the Law Commission on Confiscation of the proceeds of crime after conviction (by Act), to be printed (HC 828) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Accounts of the Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 782) (Stuart Andrew)
Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route: April – June 2022 (by Act) (Secretary Suella Braverman)