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Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 8 December 2022

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

2Urgent Question: Seasonal worker visas: sponsorship certificates (Robert Jenrick)

3Statement: Called-in planning decision: West Cumbria Mining (Secretary Michael Gove)

4Suspension of sitting

The Speaker suspended the sitting.

5Speaker’s Statement: Change to order of business

6Suspension of sitting

The Speaker suspended the sitting until 11.30 am.

7Business Question (Leader of the House)

8Speaker’s Statement: Ministerial statements

9Statement: Called-in planning decision: West Cumbria Mining (Secretary Michael Gove) (resumed)

10Backbench Business

(1) Twelfth Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, Cancer services, Session 2021–22, HC 551, and the Government Response, HC 345

Resolved, That this House has considered the Twelfth Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, Session 2021–22, Cancer services, HC 551, and the Government Response, HC 345.—(Steve Brine.)

(2) Future of BBC Local Radio

Resolved, That this House has considered the future of BBC Local Radio.—(Sir Mike Penning.)

11Adjournment

Subject: Tackling anti-social use of e-scooters (Jessica Morden)

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Robert Largan.)

At 5.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Robert Largan.)

Adjourned at 5.23 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

12Terminal Illness (Support and Rights) Bill

Order for resuming on Friday 9 December the adjourned debate on the Question proposed on 18 November, That the Bill be now read a second time, read and discharged.

Debate to be resumed on Friday 24 March 2023.

General Committees: Reports

13Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

Carolyn Harris (Chair) reported the draft Extraterritorial US Legislation (Sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Libya) (Protection of Trading Interests) (Amendment) (EU Exit) 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).

14Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee

Chair: Esther McVey

15Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill Committee

Chairs: Dame Angela Eagle and Sir Roger Gale

16First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Immigration (Persons Designated under Sanctions Regulations) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022)

Chair: Mr Philip Hollobone

17Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022)

Chair: Mr Virendra Sharma

18Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2022)

Chair: Mrs Sheryll Murray

19Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Exemptions) (Fees) Regulations 2022)

Chair: Stewart Hosie

20Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022)

Chair: Mark Pritchard

21Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) Order 2022)

Chair: Mrs Sheryll Murray

22Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022)

Chair: Derek Twigg

23Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code A) Order 2022)

Chair: Mrs Pauline Latham

24Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2022)

Chair: Hannah Bardell

Select Committees: Reports

25Backbench Business Committee 

Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 15 December in the Chamber and Thursday 15 and Tuesday 20 December in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns). 

26Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

(1) The work of Arts Council England: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 941);

(2) Economics of music streaming: follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 874);

(3) What next for the National Lottery?: Written evidence, to be published (HC 154)

(Julie Elliott).

27Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Developing workforce skills for a strong economy: Thirtieth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 685);

(2) Digital Services Tax: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 732)

(Dame Meg Hillier).

28Treasury Committee

The work of HMRC: Written evidence, to be published (HC 783) (Harriett Baldwin).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))

1International Human Rights Day 2022

Resolved, That this House has considered International Human Rights Day 2022.—(Margaret Ferrier.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 4.07 pm until Monday 12 December.

Eleanor Laing

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Customs

Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1301), dated 6 December 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Victoria Atkins)

2Water Resources

Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1302), dated 6 December 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)

Other papers

3National Health Service

Report and Accounts of the NHS Business Services Authority for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 912) (Will Quince)

Withdrawn papers

4Customs

Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1286), dated 6 December 2022 (by Act), with an Explantory Memorandum (by Command) (laid 7 December)

CORRECTIONS

Wednesday 7 December 2022

(1) Item 36 (Other Proceedings) should be corrected as follows:

In line (1), replace "Oral" with "Part of oral evidence"

(2) The following item should have appeared under item Item 43 (Other Proceedings):

Women and Equalities Committee

(1) So-called Honour-based abuse: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 831);

(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education relating to racial harassment and discrimination in higher education: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence to the Chair of the Administration Committee relating to the Gender Sensitive Parliament report: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence to the Leader of the House relating to the Gender Sensitive Parliament report: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence to the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education relating to racial harassment and discrimination in higher education: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Correspondence to the Secretary of State for International Trade relating to equalities in trade negotiations: Written evidence, to be published

(Caroline Nokes).

(3) The following item should have appeared afer item 2 (Papers Laid):

() Income Tax

Van Benefit and Car and Van Fuel Benefit Order 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1288), dated 5 December 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Cartlidge)