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Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(2) the hon. Member representing the Church Commissioners, the hon. Member representing the Public Accounts Commission and the hon. Member representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2Statements: (1) G20 (The Prime Minister)
(2) Autumn Statement (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
(3) Business Statement (Leader of the House)
International Men's Day
Resolved, That this House has considered International Men's Day.—(Nick Fletcher.)
Subject: Support for birth families during the adoption process (Chi Onwurah)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Amanda Solloway.)
At 5.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Amanda Solloway.)
Adjourned at 5.16 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
5Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 17 March 2023.
6Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries (Amendment) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 18 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 March 2023.
General Committees: Reports
7Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee
Sir Christopher Chope (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).
8Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Energy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1101), Energy Bills Support Scheme and Energy Price Guarantee Pass-through Requirement (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1102), Energy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1103), Energy Bill Relief Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1124), and Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Price Guarantee Pass-through Requirement and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No, 1125))
Members: Jessica Morden discharged and Christian Wakeford nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 24 November in the Chamber and Thursday 24 November in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
10Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) COVID-19 employment support schemes: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 810);
(2) Developing workforce skills for a strong economy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 685)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.30 pm.
Liaison Committee business (Standing Order No. 10(7))
1The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine
Resolved, That this House has considered the Second Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine, HC 168, and the Government response, HC 688.—(Bob Seely.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.53 pm and 3.00 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
2Persecution of Christians and freedom of religion or belief
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of persecution of Christians and freedom of religion or belief.—(Jim Shannon.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.30 pm until Tuesday 22 November.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Late Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dr Andrew Murrison)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Official Controls (Imports of High Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1193), dated 16 November 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Neil O'Brien)
Higher Education (Investigation Fees) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1191), dated 16 November 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Robert Halfon)
Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1192), dated 16 November 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Other papers
(1) Remit and recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee: Autumn Statement 2022 (by Act) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
(2) Remit for the Monetary Policy Committee: Autumn Statement 2022 (by Act) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
6Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of the Judicial Pensions Scheme for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 867) (Victoria Atkins)
(1) Autumn Statement 2022 (by Command) (CP 751) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
(2) Office for Budget Responsibility: Economic and fiscal outlook (by Command) (CP 749) (James Cartlidge)