Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
2Urgent Question: Mortgage market (Andrew Griffith)
3Spiking: 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 about the law in relation to administering or attempting to administer drugs, alcohol or any other substance to a person without their consent, whether or not with the intent to cause harm; and for connected purposes;
That Richard Graham, Vicky Ford, Sally-Ann Hart, Caroline Nokes, Dame Diana Johnson, Valerie Vaz, Joanna Cherry, Wendy Chamberlain, Jim Shannon and David Mundell present the Bill.
Richard Graham accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 24 November, and to be printed (Bill 323).
4Procurement Bill [Lords]: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC15—(Alex Burghart)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
New Clause NC10—(Florence Eshalomi)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The House divided.
Division No. 252
Ayes: 231 (Tellers: Mary Glindon, Gerald Jones)
Noes: 282 (Tellers: Ruth Edwards, Jacob Young)
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendments 19 to 23 made.
Amendment 2 proposed.—(Angela Rayner.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 253
Ayes: 230 (Tellers: Gerald Jones, Mary Glindon)
Noes: 280 (Tellers: Ruth Edwards, Jacob Young)
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendments 24 to 58 made.
Amendment 18 proposed.—(Florence Eshalomi.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 254
Ayes: 225 (Tellers: Mary Glindon, Gerald Jones)
Noes: 288 (Tellers: Jacob Young, Ruth Edwards)
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 3 proposed.—(Marie Rimmer.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 255
Ayes: 229 (Tellers: Gerald Jones, Mary Glindon)
Noes: 280 (Tellers: Jacob Young, Ruth Edwards)
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment 59 made.
Consideration completed.
5Procurement Bill [Lords]: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed with Amendments.
6Energy Bill [Lords]: Ways and Means
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Energy Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise—
(1) the imposition, by virtue of the Act, of charges or payments under licences issued under the Gas Act 1986;
(2) the making of provision under the Act requiring electricity suppliers to make payments, or to provide financial collateral, to the Secretary of State;
(3) the making of provision under the Act in relation to income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty, stamp duty reserve tax, stamp duty land tax or value added tax in connection with a transfer of property, rights or liabilities by a scheme under the Act.—(Andrew Bowie.)
7Electronic Trade Documents Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 90(5)), That the Electronic Trade Documents Bill [Lords] be now read a second time.—(Robert Largan.)
Question agreed to.
Bill accordingly read a second time and stood committed to a Public Bill Committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
8Electronic Trade Documents Bill [Lords] Committee
Ordered, That the Electronic Trade Documents Bill [Lords] Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it shall meet.—(Robert Largan.)
9Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Judicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 11 May, be approved.—(Robert Largan.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Amendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) (No. 2) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 27 April, be approved.—(Robert Largan.)
Question agreed to.
(1) A public petition from residents of North Shropshire relating to bus services in Shropshire was presented and read by Helen Morgan.
(2) A public petition from residents of the constituency of Rossendale and Darwen relating to Rossendale Valley traffic was presented and read by Sir Jake Berry.
Subject: Heating rural homes (Sir Bill Wiggin)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Scott Mann.)
Adjourned at 6.31 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Private Business
(1) The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means reported from the Standing Orders Committee that it had resolved, in respect of the Holocaust Memorial Bill: That Standing Orders 4, 4A, 11, 38 and 39 ought to be dispensed with, and that Standing Order 10 ought to be dispensed with subject to the following conditions: that the second publication of the required notice occurs at least six clear days from the publication of the first notice, and that the promoters appear before the Committee in due course to prove that such condition has been met.
The Resolutions were agreed to.
(2) Ordered, That the Standing Orders Committee have leave to report evidence taken this day on the Holocaust Memorial Bill.
(3) The First Chairman of Ways and Means reported evidence taken before the Standing Orders Committee on the Holocaust Memorial Bill.
Evidence to be published.
Changes to Notices Given
13Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 June, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 14 July.
14National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 June, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 14 July.
15Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Status) (No. 2) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 June, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 8 September.
General Committees: Reports
16Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee
Rushanara Ali (Chair) reported:
(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and
(2) written evidence.
Written evidence to be published.
17Energy Bill [Lords] Committee
Caroline Nokes (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
18Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Robert Syms (Chair) reported the draft Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Regulations 2023.
19Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Dr Rupa Huq (Chair) reported the Diocesan Stipends Funds (Amendment) Measure.
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).
20Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Regulations 2023)
Members: Alec Shelbrooke discharged and Robbie Moore nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
21Backbench Business Committee
Transcript of representations made on Tuesday 13 June to be published (Ian Mearns).
22Business and Trade Committee
(1) The CBI: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1428);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for International Trade: Written evidence, to be published
(Darren Jones).
23Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) The work of the BBC: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 382);
(2) Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Media Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1287);
(3) The work of ITV: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1441)
(Dame Caroline Dinenage).
(1) Special Relationships? US, UK and NATO:
(i) Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2022–23: Sixth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1533);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 1533);
(2) Armed forces readiness: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1317);
(3) Aviation procurement: Written evidence, to be published (HC 178);
(4) Correspondence with the Minister for the Armed Forces relating to Russian nuclear stockpiles: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) National Shipbuilding Strategy refresh: Written evidence, to be published (HC 181)
(Tobias Ellwood).
(1) Accountability hearing with Ofsted on children’s social care and safeguarding: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1508);
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the Department’s review of the statutory guidance on Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE): Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils: Written evidence, to be published (HC 970);
(4) Support for childcare and the early years: Written evidence, to be published (HC 969);
(5) Teacher recruitment, training and retention: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1207)
(Mr Robin Walker).
26Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Soil health: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 963);
(2) Correspondence from the Port of London Authority relating to the Clean Thames manifesto: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries relating to the withdrawal of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Work of the Environment Agency: Written evidence, to be published (HC 221)
(Sir Robert Goodwill).
Critical minerals: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1095) (Sir Chris Bryant).
28High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Select Committee on the)
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1136) (Andrew Percy).
(1) Correspondence relating to scrutiny of public inquiry recommendations: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence relating to scrutiny of strategic thinking in Government: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) The work of the Prime Minister: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1222)
(Sir Bernard Jenkin).
(1) Record of the Committee’s decision relating to e-petitions, to be published;
(2) List of closed e-petitions presented to the House, to be published
(Catherine McKinnell).
(1) Accessible transport: legal obligations: Written evidence, to be published (HC 580);
(2) National Networks National Policy Statement: Written evidence, to be published (HC 903)
(Iain Stewart).
(1) Tax Simplification: Sixteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1425);
(2) Appointment of Megan Greene to the Monetary Policy Committee:
(i) Seventeenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1395);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 1395);
(3) Scam reimbursement: pushing for a better solution: Payment Systems Regulator’s response to the Committee’s Thirteenth Report: Sixth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1500);
(4) Authorised push payment fraud reimbursement scheme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 939);
(5) Correspondence with HM Revenue and Customs relating to the trial closure of the Self Assessment helpline: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Tax reliefs: Written evidence, to be published (HC 723)
(Harriett Baldwin).
University research funding: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1261) (Stephen Crabb).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Appraisals for cancer medicines
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of appraisals for cancer medicines.—(Jim Shannon.)
Resolved, That this House has considered the regulation of cryptocurrency.—(Dr Lisa Cameron.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.26 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Bedford to Cambridge section of East West Rail
Resolved, That this House has considered the Bedford to Cambridge section of East West Rail.—(Richard Fuller.)
4Government policy on tackling rogue builders
Resolved, That this House has considered Government policy on tackling rogue builders.—(Mark Garnier.)
5New Hospital Programme and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the New Hospital Programme and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.—(Andy Slaughter.)
The sitting was suspended between 4.48 pm and 5.35 pm for divisions in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Resolved, That this House has considered the New Hospital Programme and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 6.15 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
National Health Service (Liabilities to Third Parties Scheme) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 634), dated 12 June 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Maria Caulfield)
Policing Protocol Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 649), dated 12 June 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Other papers
Report of the Church Commissioners (by Measure) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
British Waterways Board Transfer Scheme 2012 Modification Agreement 2023 (by Act) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023 (by Command) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023 (laid 27 April)
CORRECTION
Wednesday 7 June 2023
Items 12 to 14 should have read:
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 9 June, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 14 July.
Caravan Sites Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 9 June, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 14 July.
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 9 June, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 14 July.