Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
2Urgent Question: Government announcement on retained EU law (Secretary Kemi Badenoch)
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
4Statement: Ukraine (Secretary Ben Wallace)
The Deputy Speaker reported that the King had signified Royal Assent to the following Act: under the Royal Assent Act 1967
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
6Statement: Rail services (Secretary Mark Harper)
(1) Future of Overseas Territories
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That this House is committed to upholding the interests of British Overseas Territories and their citizens; recognises the special historical, cultural, and social bonds that bind the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories; and calls upon the Government to ensure BNO citizens’ rights as British citizens are upheld, to defend the sovereignty and borders of Overseas Territories from foreign powers, and to consider the unique circumstances of each Territory when formulating policies which affect them.—(Alicia Kearns.)
(2) No recourse to public funds
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of no recourse to public funds.—(Sir Stephen Timms.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Subject: Economic aid to Sri Lanka (Dr Matthew Offord)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Julie Marson.)
Adjourned at 5.22 pm until Monday 15 May.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
9Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
The Lords do not insist on their Amendment to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill to which the Commons have disagreed, and they agree to the Commons Amendment in lieu.
Changes to Notices Given
10Elected Representatives (Codes of Conduct) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 November.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 12 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 26 May.
12Working Time Regulations (Amendment) 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
13Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Robert Syms (Chair) reported the draft Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) 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).
14Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Chairs: Esther McVey and Graham Stringer
15First Delegated Legislation Committee (Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 428))
Chair: James Gray
16Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 440))
Chair: Sir Gary Streeter
17Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Strategic Highways Company (Name Change and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023)
Chair: Mr Laurence Robertson
18Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023)
Members: Mr Marcus Fysh, Simon Jupp and Craig Mackinlay discharged and David Duguid, Marco Longhi and Dr Kieran Mullan nominated in substitution.
19Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Chair: Sir Graham Brady
20Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft International Criminal Police Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2023)
Chair: Philip Davies
21Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023)
Chair: Sir Edward Leigh
Members: Alberto Costa discharged and John Howell nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
22Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 18 May in the Chamber and Tuesday 16 May, Thursday 18 May, Tuesday 23 May, Thursday 25 May and Thursday 8 June in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
23Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
Financial reporting and audit in local authorities: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1196) (Mr Clive Betts).
24Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Local authority administered COVID grant schemes: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1234);
(2) Correspondence relating to Accounting Officer Assessments: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Association of Colleges relating to the Whole of Government Accounts and further education: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport relating to the Gambling White Paper: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank: Written evidence, to be published (HC 45);
(7) Energy bills support: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1074)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.30 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
Resolved, That this House has considered Allergy Awareness Week.—(Jon Cruddas.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.23 pm and 3.00 pm.
2The matter of High street bank closures and banking hubs
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of high street bank closures and banking hubs.—(Wendy Morton.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.08 pm until Monday 15 May.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Judicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Building etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 520), dated 9 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Lee Rowley)
(1) Community Investment Tax Relief (Amendment of Investment Limits) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 518), dated 9 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Victoria Atkins)
(2) Tonnage Tax (Further Opportunity for Election) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 508), dated 9 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Gareth Davies)
Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 521), dated 9 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Robert Halfon)
(1) Draft Basildon (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(2) Draft Brentwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 522), dated 9 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Lee Rowley)
Other papers
Report and Accounts of the General Dental Council for 2022, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1285) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
Tribunals leadership: Consultation on reform of the office of Senior President of Tribunals (by Command) (CP 829) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of the Border Force intelligence functions at the Humber ports: June 2022–November 2022 (by Act) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
CORRECTION
The following item should have appeared in Other Proceedings (General Committees: Appointments):
() Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Paul Bristow, Steve Double, Darren Henry, Carol Monaghan, Stephanie Peacock, Christian Wakeford and Sir John Whittingdale