Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2Urgent Question: Civil Service impartiality (Jeremy Quin)
3Statements: (1) Manchester Arena inquiry volume 3 (Secretary Suella Braverman)
(2) Special educational needs and disabilities and alternative provision (Claire Coutinho)
4Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill: Committee of the whole House
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 21 February).
(In the Committee)
Clause 1 (Means-tested additional payments: main payments)
Amendment 4 proposed.—(Wendy Chamberlain.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 183
Ayes: 9 (Tellers: Helen Morgan, Daisy Cooper)
Noes: 281 (Tellers: Stuart Anderson, Fay Jones)
Question accordingly negatived.
As it was more than two hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House, the Chair put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings in Committee to a conclusion (Programme Order, 21 February).
The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83D).
(1) That Clause 1 stand part of the Bill (Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded).
Question agreed to.
(2) That Amendment 2 be made (Question on an Amendment selected for separate decision).—(David Linden.)
The Committee divided.
Division No. 184
Ayes: 154 (Tellers: Marion Fellows, Peter Grant)
Noes: 283 (Tellers: Stuart Anderson, Fay Jones)
Question accordingly negatived.
(3) That Clauses 2 to 12 stand part of the Bill (single Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded).
Question agreed to.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the Bill (Programme Order, 21 February).
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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Fay Jones reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no amendment.
5Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed.
6Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill: Programme (No. 3)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 15 June 2022 (Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Programme)) as varied by the Order of 31 October 2022 (Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill (Programme) (No. 2)):
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
Subsequent stages
(2) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(3) The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.—(Mark Spencer.)
Question agreed to.
7Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
Lords Amendment 1 agreed to.
Lords Amendments 2 to 17 agreed to.
8Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill: Ways and Means
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.—(Mark Spencer).
9Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023, which were laid before this House on 2 February, be approved.—(Robert Largan.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Health and safety on offshore windfarms on the UK Continental Shelf (Kenny MacAskill)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Robert Largan.)
Adjourned at 9.53 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
11Energy Costs (Domestic Customers and Small Business) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 17 March, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 March.
12Sale of Property (Sealed Bids) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 March, read and discharged.
Bill withdrawn.
13Trade (Australia and New Zealand) (Parliamentary Approval) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 17 March, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 March.
General Committees: Reports
14First Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir George Howarth reported the draft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2023.
15Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Phillip Hollobone (Chair) reported the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 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).
16First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Members: Chris Loder and Mark Menzies discharged and David Simmonds and Mrs Heather Wheeler nominated in substitution.
17Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Members: Stephen Hammond discharged and Sir Geoffrey Cox nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
(1) General Election planning and services: Part of the oral evidence, to be published (HC 209);
(2) Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 6 March, to be published
(Sir Charles Walker).
Defence and Climate Change: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 179) (Tobias Ellwood).
20High 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).
21Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
(1) Electoral registration: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 841);
(2) Correspondence from the CEO of the National Residential Landlords Association, relating to reforming the private rented sector: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Funding for Levelling Up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 744);
(4) Reforms to national planning policy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1122)
(Mr Clive Betts).
22Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Supporting investments in the UK: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 996);
(2) Correspondence from the Ministry of Justice relating to small payments consultation: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Improving the accounting officer assessment process: Written evidence, to be published (HC 43);
(4) Restoration and Renewal recall: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1021);
(5) Tackling local air quality breaches: Written evidence, to be published (HC 37)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
(1) Hydrogen and carbon capture in Scotland:
(i) Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 83);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 83);
(2) Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 81);
(3) Storms in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 968)
(Pete Wishart).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
1Prescription charges for people aged 60 or over
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 594390, relating to prescription charges for people aged 60 or over.—(Tonia Antoniazzi.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.20 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
1Armorial Bearings, Ensigns and Flags
Draft Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris)
Draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Women’s Finalissima Football Match) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Victoria Atkins)
Draft Licensing Act 2003 (Coronation Licensing Hours) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 250), dated 2 March 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 247), dated 3 March 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mims Davies)
Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 241), dated 1 March 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Lee Rowley)
Other papers
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Home Office: Progress with delivering the Emergency Services Network for 2023 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1170) (Clerk of the House)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Police Pensions (Contributions and Pensionable Earnings) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023 (by Command) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Withdrawn papers
Draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Women’s Finalissima Football Match) Regulations 2023 (laid 6 February)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Police Pensions (Contributions and Pensionable Earnings) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023 (laid 27 February)
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE
VOTING BY PROXY
11Variation of proxy voting arrangement
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Ms Diane Abbott has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy vote arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Chris Elmore from 6 to 10 March, after which it will again be Bell Ribeiro-Addy.
CORRECTION
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Item 34(3) (Other proceedings) should not have appeared.