Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
The Clerk Assistant informed the House of the absence of Mr Speaker from this day's sitting, pursuant to leave given on 19 April.
Dame Eleanor Laing, the Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table.
Prayers
Dame Eleanor Laing, the Chairman of Ways and Means, took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).
3Deputy Speaker’s Statement: Resignation of the Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
4Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
5Urgent Question: Register of Ministerial Interests and the Ministerial Code (Alex Burghart)
6Statement: Situation in Sudan (Mr Andrew Mitchell)
7Non-Domestic Rating Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
8Non-Domestic Rating Bill: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Non-Domestic Rating Bill:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Proceedings in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading
(2) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement.
(3) Any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House.
(4) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(5) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Question agreed to.
9Non-Domestic Rating Bill: Money
King’s Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Non-Domestic Rating Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Question agreed to.
10Non-Domestic Rating Bill: Ways and Means
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Non-Domestic Rating Bill, it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the payment of sums to the Secretary of State in respect of non-domestic rating,
(2) the payment of those and other sums into the Consolidated Fund.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Question agreed to.
11Public Order Bill: Consideration of Lords Message
The House proceeded to consider the Lords Message received on 29 March relating to the Public Order Bill (Programme Order, 7 March).
Motion made and Question put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendments 6H and 6J.—(Chris Philp.)
The House divided.
Division No. 216
Ayes: 270 (Tellers: Robert Largan, Amanda Solloway)
Noes: 200 (Tellers: Christian Wakeford, Colleen Fletcher)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Lords Amendments 6H and 6J accordingly disagreed to.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H(2)), That a Committee be appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments 6H and 6J;
That Shaun Bailey, 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.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Question agreed to.
12Changes to membership of select committees
Ordered, That Ashley Dalton be added to the Committee of Public Accounts.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Subject: Mental health support in Wirral (Alison McGovern)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
Adjourned at 7.14 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
14Heritage Railways and Tramways (Voluntary Work) Bill [Lords]
The Lords have passed a Bill to permit young persons to carry out voluntary work on a heritage railway or tramway, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
The Lords have passed a Bill to achieve the nature target for the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
16Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill
The Lords agree to the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill, without Amendment.
17Pensions Dashboard (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill
The Lords agree to the Pensions Dashboard (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill, without Amendment.
Reasons Committees: Reports
18Public Order Bill: Reasons Committee
Chris Philp reported that the Committee had agreed the following Reason:
Lords Amendments 6H and 6J
Because it is not necessary to amend the stop and search powers contained in Clause 11.
General Committees: Reports
19First Delegated Legislation Committee
Yvonne Fovargue (Chair) reported the draft Register of Oversees Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023.
20Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Robert Syms (Chair) reported the draft Code of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data in relation to Non-Crime Hate Incidents.
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).
21First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Register of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023)
Members: Jo Gideon, Gary Sambrook and Alexander Stafford discharged and Chris Loder, Jerome Mayhew and David Simmonds nominated in substitution.
22Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Code of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data in relation on to Non-Crime Hate Incidents)
Members: Sarah Jones and Chris Philp discharged and Miss Sarah Dines and Holly Lynch nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
23Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
Legislative Scrutiny: Illegal Migration Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1241) (Clerk of the House).
24Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
The funding and delivery of public services in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1165) (Clerk of the House).
Select Committees: Reports made on Monday 24 April
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 24 April, to be published (Sir Charles Walker).
26High 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).
27Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
(1) Reforms to national planning policy: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1122);
(2) Correspondence from the Mayor of Croydon relating to accountability in local government: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Levelling Up: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Ukraine Refugee Scheme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 464)
(Mr Clive Betts).
28National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)
Ransomware: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 850) (Margaret Beckett).
29Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Restoration & Renewal of the Palace of Westminster - 2023 Recall: Fifty-second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1021);
(2) The performance of UK Security Vetting: Fifty-third Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 994);
(3) HS2 Euston: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1004);
(4) Correspondence from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office relating to Accounting Officer Assessments: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Regulating after EU Exit: Written evidence, to be published (HC 32)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
(1) Public broadcasting in Scotland: Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report: Sixth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1305);
(2) Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 81);
(3) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities related to intergovernmental relations: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport related to the draft Media Bill: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Hydrogen and carbon capture in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 83);
(6) Promoting Scotland internationally: Written evidence, to be published (HC 625);
(7) Storms in Scotland follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 968)
(Pete Wishart).
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
1The impact of the UK's exit from the European Union
The sitting was suspended between 6.28 pm. and 6.43 pm. for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered e-petition 628226, relating to the impact of the UK's exit from the European Union.—(Martyn Day.)
The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 628226, relating to the impact of the UK’s exit from the European Union.
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.28 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 21 April under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Agreement, done at London on 23 January and Paris on 8 February 2023, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic concerning safety certification in respect of rail transport services through the Channel Fixed Link (CP 833), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(1) Hartlepool Development Corporation (Functions) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 446), dated 19 April 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dehenna Davison)
(2) Middlesbrough Development Corporation (Functions) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 447), dated 19 April 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dehenna Davison)
Other papers
3Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats (by Command) (CP 834) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
Withdrawn papers
Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats (laid 29 March)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 24 April
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris)
Draft Strategic Highways Company (Name Change and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)
Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
CORRECTION
Thursday 20 April 2023
Item 10 (Papers Laid) should have read:
Supply Estimates 2023–24
National Audit Office: Main Supply Estimate (by Act), to be printed (HC 1253) (Mr Richard Bacon)