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Tuesday 7 March 2023

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Chamber business

The House met at 11.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

2Statements: (1) Illegal Migration Bill (Secretary Suella Braverman)

(2) UK Science and Technology Framework (Secretary Michelle Donelan)

3Illegal Migration Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Secretary Suella Braverman, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Dominic Raab, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary James Cleverly, Secretary Gillian Keegan and Robert Jenrick presented a Bill to make provision for and in connection with the removal from the United Kingdom of persons who have entered or arrived in breach of immigration control; to make provision about detention for immigration purposes; to make provision about unaccompanied children; to make provision about victims of slavery or human trafficking; to make provision about leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; to make provision about citizenship; to make provision about the inadmissibility of certain protection and certain human rights claims relating to immigration; to make provision about the maximum number of persons entering the United Kingdom annually using safe and legal routes; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 262) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 262–EN).

4Online Abuse (Reporting) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Christine Jardine, supported by Wera Hobhouse, Munira Wilson, Helen Morgan, Sarah Olney and Richard Foord, presented a Bill to require social media companies to publish reports setting out the action they have taken to address online abuse against women and girls, and other groups of people who share a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 24 March, and to be printed (Bill 263).

5Pension Contributions: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require employers to pay pension contributions into a pension scheme of the employee’s choosing; and for connected purposes;

That Anthony Browne, Damian Green, Richard Fuller, Gareth Bacon, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Mrs Flick Drummond, Mrs Pauline Latham, Alexander Stafford, Andrew Selous, Selaine Saxby, Douglas Chapman and Wendy Chamberlain present the Bill;

Anthony Browne accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 17 March, and to be printed (Bill 264).

6Public Order Bill: Programme (No. 3)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Public Order Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 23 May 2022 (Public Order Bill: Programme), as varied by the Order of 18 October 2022 (Public Order 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 three hours after their commencement.

(2) The Lords Amendments shall be considered in the following order: 5, 6 to 9, 36, 1, 17, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 31 to 33, 2 to 4, 10 to 16, 18, 19, 22, 24 to 26, 29, 30, 34, 35 and 37.

Subsequent stages

(3) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

(4) 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.—(Julie Marson.)

Question agreed to.

7Public Order Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments

Lords Amendment 5

Motion made and Question put, That Amendment (a) be made.—(Andrew Lewer.)

The House divided.

Division No. 185

Ayes: 116 (Tellers: Craig Whittaker, Danny Kruger)

Noes: 299 (Tellers: Stella Creasy, Wendy Chamberlain)

Question accordingly negatived.

As it was more than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the consideration of Lords Amendments to the Public Order Bill, the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring the proceedings to a conclusion (Programme Order, today).

The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83F).

(1) That Lords Amendment 5 be agreed to (Question on any motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to agree with a Lords Amendment.

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 5 accordingly agreed to.

(2) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 6 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

The House divided.

Division No. 186

Ayes: 281 (Tellers: Fay Jones, Stuart Anderson)

Noes: 236 (Tellers: Taiwo Owatemi, Navendu Mishra)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 6 accordingly disagreed to.

(3) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 7 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 7 accordingly disagreed to.

(4) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 8 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 8 accordingly disagreed to.

(5) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 9 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 9 accordingly disagreed to.

(6) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 36 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 36 accordingly disagreed to.

(7) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 1 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

The House divided.

Division No. 187

Ayes: 286 (Tellers: Stuart Anderson, Fay Jones)

Noes: 235 (Tellers: Navendu Mishra, Taiwo Owatemi)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 1 accordingly disagreed to.

(8) That Amendment (a) be made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment 1 (Question on any Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

The House divided.

Division No. 188

Ayes: 285 (Tellers: Fay Jones, Stuart Anderson)

Noes: 231 (Tellers: Taiwo Owatemi, Navendu Mishra)

Question accordingly agreed to.

(9) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 17 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 17 accordingly disagreed to.

(10) That Amendment (a) be made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment 17 (Question on any Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

(11) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 20 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

The House divided.

Division No. 189

Ayes: 280 (Tellers: Fay Jones, Stuart Anderson)

Noes: 232 (Tellers: Taiwo Owatemi, Navendu Mishra)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 20 accordingly disagreed to.

(12) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 21 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 21 accordingly disagreed to.

(13) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 23 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 23 accordingly disagreed to.

(14) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 27 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 27 accordingly disagreed to.

(15) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 28 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 28 accordingly disagreed to.

(16) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 31 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 31 accordingly disagreed to.

(17) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 32 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 32 accordingly disagreed to.

(18) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 33 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 33 accordingly disagreed to.

(19) That Amendments (a) and (b) be made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendments 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 31, 32 and 33 (Single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to a Lords Amendment).—(Chris Philp.)

Question agreed to.

(20) That this House agrees with the Lords in their Amendments 2 to 4, 10 to 16, 18, 19, 22, 24 to 26, 29, 30, 34, 35 and 37 (Single Question to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments).

Question agreed to.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H(2)), That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments 6 to 9 and 36;

That Aaron Bell, Gerald Jones, Sarah Jones, Stuart C McDonald, Scott Mann, Chris Philp and James Sunderland be members of the Committee;

That Chris Philp be the Chair of the Committee;

That three be the quorum of the Committee;

That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Robert Largan.)

Question agreed to.

8Deferred Divisions

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 41A(3)), That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motions in the name of Secretary Grant Shapps relating to Energy.—(Robert Largan.)

Question agreed to.

9Energy

(1) Resolved, That the Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2023, dated 19 February 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 February, be approved.—(Amanda Solloway.)

(2) Resolved, That the Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement and Amendment Regulations 2023, dated 22 February 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 23 February, be approved.—(Amanda Solloway.)

10Independent Expert Panel

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 150D), That this House—

(1) takes note of the report of the Independent Expert Panel, The Conduct of Mr Neil Coyle MP, HC 1194, and the recommendation for sanction of a suspension of a total of five sitting days;

(2) accordingly suspends Neil Coyle from the service of the House for five sitting days, in accordance with paragraphs 1.11, 2.40 and 4.38 of that Report, namely Monday 13, Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15, Thursday 16 and Monday 20 March; and

(3) notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 45A, directs that Neil Coyle’s salary shall be withdrawn for five days, from Monday 13 March till Friday 17 March.—(Penny Mordaunt.)

Question agreed to.

11Statutory Instruments (Motions for Approval)

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 2 February, be approved.—(Robert Largan.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 30 January, be approved.—(Robert Largan.)

Question agreed to.

12Changes to membership of select committees

Ordered, That Helen Hayes be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Cat Smith be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

13Adjournment

Subject: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Dr Dan Poulter)

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

Adjourned at 8.29 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Reasons Committees: Reports

14Public Order Bill: Reasons Committee

Chris Philp reported that the Committee had agreed the following Reasons:

Lords Amendment 6

Because it is appropriate for the police to be able to exercise the stop and search powers contained in the clause removed by the Lords Amendment.

Lords Amendments 7, 8, 9 and 36

Because the Amendments are consequential on Lords Amendment 6 to which the Commons disagree.

General Committees: Reports

15Ballot Secrecy Bill [Lords] Committee

Steve McCabe (Chair) reported the Bill without Amendment.

Bill, not amended, to be considered on Friday 24 March 2023.

Select Committees: Reports

16Backbench Business Committee

Transcript of representations made on Tuesday 7 March, to be published (Ian Mearns).

17Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

(1) Decarbonisation of the power sector: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 283);

(2) Royal Mail and the Post Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1045)

(Darren Jones).

18Defence Committee

Ukraine: One year on: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1193) (Mr Tobias Ellwood).

19Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

(1) What next for the National Lottery?: Government and Gambling Commission Responses to the Committee’s Fourth Report: Seventh Special Report, to be printed (HC 1208);

(2) Misinformation and trusted voices: Oral evidence taken before the Sub-Committee on Online Harms and Disinformation, to be published (HC 597);

(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Energy and Net Zero: Written evidence, to be published

(4) Misinformation and trusted voices: Written evidence received by the Sub-Committee on Online Harms and Disinformation, to be published (HC 597);

(5) Sport governance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 812);

(6) The work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 158);

(Damian Green).

20Education Committee

(1) Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 970);

(2) Department for Education Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Ofqual Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Ofsted Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Support for childcare and the early years: Written evidence, to be published (HC 969);

(6) The future of post-16 qualifications: Written evidence, to be published (HC 55);

(7) Teachers’ Pension Scheme Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Robin Walker)

21Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

(1) Soil health: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 963);

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

(3) Species reintroduction: Written evidence, to be published (HC 849)

(Sir Robert Goodwill).

22Finance Committee

Mrs Sharon Hodgson reported:

(1) that she had been chosen as Chair of the Committee; and

(2) the record of the Committee’s decisions taken at its meeting on 7 March, to be published.

23Health and Social Care Committee

(1) Cancer services update: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 901);

(2) Assisted dying/assisted suicide: Written evidence, to be published (HC 711);

(3) Correspondence with the Chief Executive of Great Ormond Street relating to the Committee’s recent visit: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Deputy Chief Executive of NHS Providers relating to the Expert Panel’s report on digitisation of the NHS: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence with the Minister for Courts and Legal Services relating to Small Payments Consultation: Written evidence, to be published.

(6) Correspondence with NHS England Chief Strategy Officer, Medical Director for Transformation and National Clinical Director for Urgent and Emergency Care relating to the situation in Accident and Emergency Departments: Written evidence, to be published.

(7) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Primary care and Public Health relating to the Organ Utilisation Report: Written evidence, to be published;

(8) Correspondence with the Patient Safety Commissioner relating to the IMMDS Review: Written evidence, to be published;

(9) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the work of the Department: Written evidence, to be published;

(10) Digital transformation in the NHS: Written evidence, to be published (HC 223);

(11) NHS dentistry: Written evidence, to be published (HC 964);

(12) Prevention in health and social care: Written evidence, to be published (HC 965)

(Steve Brine).

24International Development Committee

Investment for development: The UK’s strategy towards Development Finance Institutions: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 884) (Sarah Champion).

25Justice Committee

(1) Proposed changes to the Totality sentencing guideline: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1188);

(2) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Courts and Legal Services: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence from the Minister for Prisons and Probation: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State or Justice relating to the public consultation on the Singapore Convention on Mediation: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) The prison operational workforce: Written evidence, to be published (HC 917);

(7) The work of the Lord Chancellor: Written evidence, to be published (HC 883);

(8) The work of the Ministry of Justice: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1058)

(Sir Robert Neill).

26Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee

Long-term funding of adult social care: Written evidence, to be published (HC 19) (Mr Clive Betts).

27Petitions Committee

(1) Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published;

(2) List of closed e-petitions presented to the House, to be published

(Catherine McKinnell).

28Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

(1) The Work of the Electoral Commission: The Electoral Commission’s response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2022–23: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1124);

(2) Civil Service People Survey: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 575)

(Mr William Wragg).

29Transport Committee

(1) E-scooters: follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1077);

(2) Strategic road investment: Written evidence, to be published (HC 904)

(Iain Stewart)

30Treasury Committee

(1) The work of the Prudential Regulation Authority: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1185);

(2) Greenwashing: sustainability disclosure requirements: Written evidence taken before the Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations, to be published (HC 1150);

(3) Retail banks: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1117);

(4) The crypto-asset industry: Written evidence, to be published (HC 615);

(5) The Edinburgh Reforms: Written evidence, to be published (1079)

(Harriett Baldwin).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 9.30 am.

Business appointed by the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6) and Order, 23 February)

1Decarbonising rural transport

Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of decarbonising rural transport.—(Selaine Saxby.)

The sitting was suspended between 10.47 am and 11.00 am.

2Post-16 education in Bolsover constituency

Resolved, That this House has considered post-16 education in Bolsover constituency.—(Mark Fletcher.)

The sitting was suspended between 11.28 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).

3Civil service pay remit and the future of pay negotiations

Resolved, That this House has considered the civil service pay remit and the future of pay negotiations.—(Beth Winter.)

4Electric vehicle charging infrastructure

Resolved, That this House has considered electric vehicle charging infrastructure.—(Stephen Hammond.)

5Ukrainian Holodomor and the war in Ukraine

Resolved, That this House has considered the Ukrainian Holodomor and the war in Ukraine.—(Mrs Pauline Latham.)

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

Adjourned at 5.27 pm until tomorrow.

Rosie Winterton

First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Child Trust Funds

Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 269), dated 6 March 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrew Griffith)

2Income Tax

Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 264), dated 6 March 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrew Griffith)

3Merchant Shipping

Merchant Shipping (Cargo and Passenger Ship Construction and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 246), dated 6 March 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)

4Pensions

Occupational Pension Schemes (Pension Protection Fund (Compensation) and Fraud Compensation Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 265), dated 6 March 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Laura Trott)

Other papers

5Education

Lifelong Loan Entitlement: Consultation Response (by Command) (CP 801) (Secretary Gillian Keegan)

6Health and Social Care

(1) Department for Health and Social Care Minute, dated 7 March 2023, concerning the notification of a contingent liability arising from the contract with Sanofi/GSK for the VidPrevtyn Beta Covid-19 vaccine (by Command) (Maria Caulfield)

(2) Department for Health and Social Care Minute, dated 7 March 2023, concerning the notification of a contingent liability arising from the Covid-19 spring booster vaccine (by Command) (Maria Caulfield)

7Terrorism

Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation on the operation of the Terrorism Acts 2000 and 2006, and the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 in 2021 (by Act) (Secretary Suella Braverman)

SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES

MONEY BILL

Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill

The Speaker has certified that the Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911.