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.
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)
Resolved, That this House has considered the situation in Ukraine.—(Secretary James Cleverly.)
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
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 20 February, to be published (Sir Charles Walker).
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).
(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
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
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
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
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
Draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Kemi Badenoch)
Draft Health Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Will Quince)
Draft Treasure (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stuart Andrew)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
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
King's Regulations for the Royal Air Force (Seventh Edition) (by Act) (James Heappey)
(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
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).