Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
2Nakba Commemoration Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Layla Moran presented a Bill to make provision about the commemoration of the Nakba; to require the Secretary of State to encourage and facilitate annual commemoration of the Nakba; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 24 November, and to be printed (Bill 306).
3Victims and Prisoners Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
4Victims and Prisoners Bill: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Victims and Prisoners Bill:
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 13 July 2023.
(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and 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.—(Jacob Young.)
Question agreed to.
5Victims and Prisoners 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 Victims and Prisoners Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State, and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.—(Jacob Young.)
Question agreed to.
6Victims and Prisoners Bill: Carry-over
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 80A(1)(a)), That if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Victims and Prisoners Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next Session.—(Jacob Young.)
Question agreed to.
7Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 30 March, be approved.—(Jacob Young.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Health inequalities in north west London (Dr Rupa Huq)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jacob Young.)
Adjourned at 9.34 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
9First Delegated Legislation Committee
James Gray (Chair) reported the Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023.
10Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Gary Streeter (Chair) reported the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 440).
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).
11Finance (No. 2) Bill (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Victoria Atkins, Kirsty Blackman, Gareth Davies, James Murray, Andrew Stephenson, Liz Twist and Craig Whittaker
12Data 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
13Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Members: Emma Hardy discharged and Sam Tarry nominated in substitution.
14First Delegated Legislation Committee (Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 428))
Members: Mr John Baron, Anthony Browne, Miriam Cates and Jane Stevenson discharged and Sara Britcliffe, Vicky Ford, Mr Philip Hollobone and Nicola Richards nominated in substitution.
15Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Strategic Highways Company (Name Change and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023)
Members: Dr Neil Hudson and Dr Caroline Johnson discharged and Cherilyn Mackrory and Mrs Heather Wheeler nominated in substitution.
16Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Members: Dean Russell discharged and Suzanne Webb nominated in substitution.
17Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft International Criminal Police Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2023)
Members: Jackie Doyle-Price discharged and Tom Randall nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 15 May, to be published (Sir Charles Walker).
19Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Rural mental health: Written evidence, to be published (HC248) (Sir Robert Goodwill).
(1) Correspondence with the Prime Minister relating to change in Government policy on the Retained EU Law and the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade relating to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and Programme: Written evidence, to be published
(Sir William Cash).
21Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
(1) Financial reporting and audit in local authorities: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1196);
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to intergovernmental relations session follow up: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the building safety responsible actors scheme: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Reforms to national planning policy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1122)
(Mr Clive Betts).
22National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1389) (Margaret Beckett).
23Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Tackling fraud and corruption against government: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1230);
(2) Correspondence from the Home Office relating to the publication of the Government’s Fraud Strategy: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence relating to accounting officer assessments: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence relating to contingent liability: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Court Reform Programme: progress review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1002);
(7) HS2 Euston: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1004);
(8) Progress improving mental health services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1000)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
(1) Promoting Scotland internationally: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 625);
(2) Firearms licensing regulations in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 710)
(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))
1Food labelling and support for people with allergies
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petitions 585304 and 589716, relating to food labelling and support for people with allergies.—(Nick Fletcher.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.59 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 12 May under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
(1) Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (SR, 2023, No. 79), dated 11 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Felicity Buchan)
(2) Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) and Persons Subject to Immigration Control (Housing Authority Accommodation and Homelessness) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 530), dated 11 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Felicity Buchan)
(1) Child Benefit (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 533), dated 11 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)
(2) Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 532), dated 12 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mims Davies)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 15 May
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 542), dated 15 May 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
Other papers
Report and Accounts of the General Chiropractic Council for 2022 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
Draft Strategic Highways Company (Name Change and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum to the Strategic Highways Company (Name Change and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)
Treasury Minutes on the Thirty-seventh to the Forty-first Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2022-23 (by Command) (CP 845) (Gareth Davies)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the Strategic Highways Company (Name Change and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 (laid 24 April 2023)
MEMORANDA
PANEL OF CHAIRS
In accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 4 (Panel of Chairs), the Speaker has appointed Dr Rupa Huq to be a member of the Panel of Chairs during the present Parliament.