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Votes and Proceedings
Monday 20 February 2023

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Taking of the Oath or making of the Affirmation

A Member present took the Oath.

2Introduction of new Member

Ruth Ashley Charman Dalton, Member for West Lancashire, was sworn.

3Questions to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

4Urgent Questions: (1) Protests and violence outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Knowsley (Robert Jenrick)

(2) Fan-led review of football governance (Stuart Andrew)

5Statement: Security threat to UK-based journalists (Tom Tugendhat)

6Situation in Ukraine

Resolved, That this House has considered the situation in Ukraine.—(Secretary James Cleverly.)

7Adjournment

Subject: Government support for breastfeeding and the 2023 Lancet Series (Alison Thewliss)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Wood.)

Adjourned at 8.30 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

8Sale of Tobacco (Licensing) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 March.

General Committees: Reports

9First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mark Pritchard (Chair) reported the Forensic Science Regulator draft Code of Practice 2023.

10Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir Graham Brady (Chair) reported the draft Postponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023.

11Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Rushanara Ali (Chair) reported the draft International Fund for Agricultural Development (Twelfth Replenishment) Order 2023.

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).

12First Delegated Legislation Committee (Forensic Science Regulator draft Code of Practice 2023)

Members: Alberto Costa discharged and Mrs Heather Wheeler nominated in substitution.

13Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Postponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023)

Members: James Daly and David Morris discharged and Lee Anderson and Nigel Mills nominated in substitution.

14Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft International Fund for Agricultural Development (Twelfth Replenishment) Order 2023)

Members: Tom Randall discharged and Jonathan Gullis nominated in substitution.

15Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023)

Members: Brendan Clarke-Smith, Richard Drax and Alec Shelbrooke discharged and Alun Cairns, Sir James Duddridge and Jill Mortimer nominated in substitution.

16Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023)

Members: Sir Greg Knight and Stephanie Peacock discharged and Alex Davies-Jones and David Simmonds nominated in substitution.

17Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023)

Members: Jane Hunt and Jason McCartney discharged and Mark Eastwood and David Johnston nominated in substitution.

18Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023)

Members: Craig Whittaker discharged and Gareth Johnson nominated in substitution.

Select Committees: Reports relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137

Tuesday 14 February

19Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

(1) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Sealife mortality off the north east coast: Written evidence, to be published (HC 796);

(3) Work of the Department: Written evidence, to be published (HC 705)

(Clerk of the House).

Select Committees: Reports made on Monday 20 February

20Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 20 February, to be published (Sir Charles Walker).

21Defence Committee

Cultural defence diplomacy: Oral evidence taken before the Sub-Committee, to be published (HC 792) (Gavin Robinson).

22High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Select Committee on the)

High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1136) (Andrew Percy).

23Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee

(1) Building safety remediation and funding: Follow up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1121);

(2) Funding for levelling up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 744);

(3) Correspondence from the Electoral Commission relating to the draft code of practice for non-party campaigners: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Long-term funding of adult social care: Written evidence, to be published (HC 19)

(Mr Clive Betts).

24Scottish Affairs Committee

(1) Storms in Scotland: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 968);

(2) Cost of living: impact on rural communities in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 982);

(3) Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North: Written evidence, to be published (HC 81);

(4) Firearms licensing regulations in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 710)

(Pete Wishart).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

Monday 13 February

1Town and Country Planning

Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 142), dated 9 February 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Rachel Maclean)

Thursday 16 February

2Agriculture

Countryside Stewardship (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 159), dated 16 February 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)

Other papers

Tuesday 14 February

3Social Security

Explanatory Memorandum to the Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 7) (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

Thursday 16 February

4Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions

Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions (Hong Kong Locally Engaged Ratings’ Service Pensions Increase) Order 2023 (by Act) (Secretary Ben Wallace)

Withdrawn papers

Tuesday 14 February

5Social Security

Explanatory Memorandum to the Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 7) (laid 11 January)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 20 February

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

6Electricity

Draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Kemi Badenoch)

7National Health Service

Draft Health Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Will Quince)

8Treasure

Draft Treasure (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stuart Andrew)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

9Japan No. 1 (2023)

Agreement, done at London on 11 January 2023, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Japan concerning the Facilitation of Reciprocal Access and Cooperation between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (CP 798) (by Command), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)

Other papers

10Air Force

King's Regulations for the Royal Air Force (Seventh Edition) (by Act) (James Heappey)

11Air Force (Constitution)

(1) Royal Air Force Form 75 and 75a Regulations 2023 (by Act) (James Heappey)

(2) Royal Air Force Form 1047, 1047a and 1048 Regulations 2023 (by Act) (James Heappey)

SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES

VOTING BY PROXY

1New proxy voting arrangement

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Julian Knight is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on his behalf, starting on Tuesday 21 February and finishing on Sunday 30 April. The nominated proxy is Craig Mackinlay.

2Variation of proxy voting arrangements

(1) The Speaker has certified, further to the certificates of 22 October 2022 and 17 January, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Amy Callaghan has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy vote arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Peter Grant from Tuesday 21 February until Friday 24 February, after which it will again be Brendan O'Hara.

(2) The Speaker has certified, further to the certificates of 7 November 2022 and 17 January, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Allan Dorans has given notice that he wishes to vary his proxy vote arrangement. His nominated proxy will be Peter Grant from Tuesday 21 February until Friday 24 February, after which it will again be Brendan O'Hara.

(3) The Speaker has certified, further to the certificates of 22 November 2022 and 17 January, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that John Nicolson has given notice that he wishes to vary his proxy vote arrangement. His nominated proxy will be Peter Grant from Tuesday 21 February until Friday 24 February, after which it will again be Brendan O'Hara.

(4) The Speaker has certified, further to the certificate 26 January, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Anne McLaughlin has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy vote arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Peter Grant from Tuesday 21 February until Friday 24 February, after which it will again be Brendan O'Hara.

CORRECTION

Wednesday 30 November 2022

Item 15 (General Committees: Reports) should have read:

Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee

David Mundell (Chair) reported the Bill as amended.

Title amended as follows: A Bill to make provision to permit the capital surplus of co-operatives, mutuals and friendly societies to be non-distributable; and for connected purposes.

Bill, as amended, to be considered on Friday 24 February 2023; and to be printed (Bill 207).