Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
2Urgent Question: Policing of protests during the Coronation (Chris Philp)
3Statement: Recovering access to primary care (Secretary Steve Barclay)
4Cladding Remediation Works (Code of Practice): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for a statutory Code of Practice to set standards for cladding remediation works in occupied buildings; and for connected purposes;
That Tom Hunt, Elliot Colburn, Stephen McPartland, Royston Smith, Sir Peter Bottomley, Mark Menzies, Sir John Hayes, Paul Bristow, Dr Dan Poulter, Miriam Cates, Lee Anderson and Danny Kruger present the Bill.
Tom Hunt accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 24 November, and to be printed (Bill 303).
5Energy Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
6Energy Bill [Lords]: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Energy Bill [Lords]:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 29 June 2023.
(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Proceedings on Consideration and on Third Reading
(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Julie Marson.)
Question agreed to.
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 Energy Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(a) any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State by virtue of the Act,
(b) any expenditure incurred by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority by virtue of the Act,
(c) any expenditure incurred by the Competition and Markets Authority by virtue of the Act, and
(d) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.—(Julie Marson.)
Question agreed to.
8Energy Bill [Lords]: 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 Energy Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise:
(1) provisions by virtue of which persons may be required—
(a) to make payments, or to provide financial collateral, to an administrator;
(b) as holders of licences issued under the Gas Act 1986 or the Electricity Act 1989, to make payments of sums relating to costs associated with heat networks;
(2) the imposition, by virtue of the Act, of charges under licences issued to T&S companies (as defined in Chapter 4 of Part 1 of the Bill);
(3) the imposition, by virtue of the Act, of charges for or in connection with the carrying out by the Secretary of State of functions under Part 4 of the Petroleum Act 1998; and
(4) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.—(Julie Marson.)
Question agreed to.
A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to female judges and prosecutors in Afghanistan was presented and read by Wera Hobhouse.
Subject: Funding for drug repurposing trials for epidermolysis bullosa treatment (Gareth Bacon)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Julie Marson.)
Adjourned at 10.24 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
11Bowel Conditions (Assessment) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 September.
12British Goods (Public Sector Purchasing Duty) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 9 June.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 9 June.
14Broadcasting (Listed Sporting Events) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 9 June.
15Employment (Application Requirements) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 9 June.
16Puppy Import (Prohibition) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 9 June.
17Public Sector Website Impersonation Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 9 June.
18Armenian Genocide (Recognition) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 9 June.
19House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 9 June.
General Committees: Reports
20First Delegated Legislation Committee
Mrs Pauline Latham (Chair) reported the draft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023.
21Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Martin Vickers (Chair) reported the draft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Extraction of Information from Electronic Devices) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Regulations 2023.
General Committees: Appointments
* This section has been corrected since publication. See the correction in the Votes and Proceedings relating to Thursday 11 May 2023
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).
22Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee
Members: Julia Lopez discharged and Sir John Whittingdale nominated in substitution.
23First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023)
Members: Conor Burns, Paul Howell and Theresa Villiers discharged and Gareth Bacon, Chris Clarkson and Nigel Mills nominated in substitution.
24Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Extraction of Information from Electronic Devices) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Regulations 2023)
Members: Jonathan Gullis and Gerald Jones discharged and Lilian Greenwood and Alan Mak nominated in substitution.
25Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023)
Members: Paula Barker, Mr Ben Bradshaw, Colleen Fletcher, Nick Fletcher, John Howell and Jane Hunt discharged and Gareth Bacon, Chris Clarkson, Stella Creasy, Lilian Greenwood, David Johnston and Matthew Pennycook nominated in substitution.
26Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023)
Members: Colleen Fletcher and Gary Sambrook discharged and Katherine Fletcher and Lilian Greenwood nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
27Backbench Business Committee
(1) Determination of Business to be taken on Thursday 11 May in Westminster Hall;
(2) Transcript of representations made on Tuesday 9 May, to be published
(Ian Mearns).
28Business and Trade Committee
(1) Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1070);
(2) Correspondence from the Chair of the Trade Remedies Authority: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority relating to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Minister of State for International Trade relating to Free Trade Agreements with Australia and New Zealand: Written evidence, to be published
(Darren Jones).
Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Report 2022: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1323) (Tobias Ellwood).
(1) Support for childcare and the early years: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 969);
(2) Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG): Written evidence, to be published (HC 54);
(3) Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils: Written evidence, to be published (HC 970)
(Mr Robin Walker).
31Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Rural Mental Health: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 248);
(2) Soil health: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 963);
(3) Correspondence from Irton Garden Centre relating to banning the use of peat for professional growers: Written evidence to be published
(4) Food security: Written evidence, to be published (HC 622);
(Sir Robert Goodwill).
Record of the Committee’s decisions taken at its meeting on 9 May, to be published (Mrs Sharon Hodgson).
(1) The UK’s engagement in Central Asia: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1158);
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the Fellowship Programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 171)
(Alicia Kearns).
34Health and Social Care Committee
(1) Industrial action in the NHS: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1341);
(2) Assisted dying/assisted suicide: Written evidence, to be published (HC 711);
(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the change to UKCA marking: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the Infected Blood Inquiry and the English Infected Blood Support Scheme: Written evidence, to be published
(Steve Brine).
35High 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).
(1) Victims and Prisoners Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1340);
(2) Correspondence from the Director of the Serious Fraud Office relating to the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate Inspection of SFO Case Progression: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Courts and Legal Services relating to the May publication of Criminal Justice System delivery data dashboard: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Minister for Prisons and Probation: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice relating to his recent appointment: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Former Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody: Chair’s end of term report: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1260);
(7) Fraud and the Justice System: Written evidence, to be published (HC 12);
(8) Prepayment meters: warrants and forced installations: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1209);
(9) The prison operational workforce: Written evidence, to be published (HC 917);
(10) The work of the Ministry of Justice: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1058)
(Sir Robert Neill).
(1) Our future transport: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1061);
(2) Minimum service levels for rail: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1153)
(Iain Stewart).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 11.30 am (Order, 25 April).
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Potential merits of a special tribunal on Ukraine
Resolved, That this House has considered the potential merits of a special tribunal on Ukraine.—(Richard Foord.)
The sitting was suspended between 12.35 pm and 12.55 pm.
2Proposed changes to the A46 at Tewkesbury
Resolved, That this House has considered proposed changes to the A46 at Tewkesbury.—(Mr Laurence Robertson.)
The sitting was suspended between 1.19 pm and 4.30 pm (Order, 25 April).
3School and college funding in the Midlands
Resolved, That this House has considered school and college funding in the Midlands.—(Zarah Sultana.)
4Victims’ and offenders’ rights in the criminal justice system
Resolved, That this House has considered victims’ and offenders’ rights in the criminal justice system.—(Valerie Vaz.)
The sitting was suspended between 6.22 pm and 6.30 pm.
5Humanitarian situation in Yemen and children’s rights
Resolved, That this House has considered the humanitarian situation in Yemen and children’s rights.—(Carol Monaghan.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.29 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Thursday 4 May under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 484), dated 27 April 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Alex Burghart)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Tuesday 9 May
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 509), dated 3 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Felicity Buchan)
National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 515), dated 9 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Will Quince)
Other papers
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and Department for Work & Pensions: Investigation into supported housing (by Act), to be printed (HC 1318) (Clerk of the House)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
VOTING BY PROXY
1. Resumption of proxy voting arrangements
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Diane Abbott has given notice that she wishes to resume her proxy voting arrangement with effect from 3 May until 30 June.
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Allan Dorans has given notice that he wishes to resume his proxy voting arrangement with effect from 9 May until 30 June.