Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Speaker suspended the sitting until 10.30 am.
3Urgent Question: Sudan: Acceleration of atrocities in Sudan (Leo Docherty)
4Business Question (Leader of the House)
5Statement: Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023 (Leo Docherty)
(1) Infected Blood Inquiry
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Infected Blood Inquiry.—(Dame Diana Johnson.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
(2) BBC’s proposals for the future of local radio
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That this House calls on the BBC to reconsider its decision to reduce local news output from local radio journalism which will have a negative impact on communities across the UK, reduce access to local news, information and entertainment and silence local voices.—(Sir Mike Penning.)
A public petition from residents of York and North Yorkshire relating to the BUPA Dental Care York Facility was presented and read by Rachael Maskell.
Subject: Government support for professional rugby in the West Midlands (Mr Robin Walker)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Fay Jones.)
Adjourned at 5.24 pm until Monday 26 June.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
9British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill
The Lords agree to the British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill without amendment.
The Lords do not insist on their Amendments to the National Security Bill to which the Commons have disagreed and propose Amendments in lieu to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
Printing of Lords Amendments
Lords Amendments to the National Security Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 333).
General Committees: Reports
12Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee
Dame Maria Miller (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
13Energy Bill [Lords] Committee
Dr Rupa Huq (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
Sir Edward Leigh (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
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).
15First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023)
Chair: James Gray in place of Dr Rupa Huq.
16Second Delegated Legislation Committee (The Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 602))
Members: Ben Everitt discharged and Rob Butler nominated in substitution.
17Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Brazil) Order 2023 and draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (San Marino) Order 2023)
Members: Rob Butler and Vicky Ford discharged and Sir James Duddridge and Ben Everitt nominated in substitution.
18Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Healthcare (International Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2023)
Members: Wayne David discharged and Kate Osamor nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
19Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 29 June in the Chamber and Thursday 29 June, Tuesday 4 July and Thursday 6 July, in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
Estimates Days: Sir Bernard Jenkin reported, That, following the recommendation of the Backbench Business Committee on applications considered at its meeting of 20 June, the Liaison Committee recommendation for the allocation of time for the consideration of Estimates on the fourth and fifth allotted days in the present session (Standing Order No. 145) is as follows:
(1) That a day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2023–24: Department for Work and Pensions (on the application of Sir Stephen Timms); and Ministry of Justice, insofar as it relates HM Prison and Probation Service (on the application of Sir Robert Neill);
(2) That a further day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2023–24: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, insofar as it relates to energy infrastructure (on the application of Stephen Crabb); and Department for Education, insofar as it relates to adult education, post-16 education, further education and colleges (on the application of Margaret Greenwood and Mr Robin Walker).
21Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, relating to the Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023: Written evidence, to be published (Simon Hoare).
22Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Progress on the courts and tribunals reform programme: Sixty-first Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1002);
(2) DHSC 2021–22 Annual Report and Accounts: Sixty-second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 997);
(3) Update on the rollout of smart meters: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1332)
(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 the Mariana dam disaster.—(Jim Shannon.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.15 pm and 3.00 pm.
2Volumetric concrete mobile plants
Resolved, That this House has considered volumetric concrete mobile plants.—(Mr Alistair Carmichael.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 3.49 pm until Monday 26 June.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Feed Additives (Form of Provisional Authorisations) (Cobalt(II) Compounds) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 689), dated 21 June 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Neil O'Brien)
Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 695), dated 21 June 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Kevin Hollinrake)
Other papers
Oil and Gas Authority (North Sea Transition Authority) Review 2022 (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Report and Accounts of the Legal Services Board for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1433) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
Report and Accounts of Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
Report and Accounts of the Public Works Loan Board for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1535) (Andrew Griffith)
Treasury Minutes on the Forty-second to the Forty-seventh Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2022–23 (by Command) (CP 847) (Gareth Davies)
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATES
VOTING BY PROXY
1Variation of proxy voting arrangements
(1) The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Amy Callaghan has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy vote arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Peter Grant from Monday 26 June until Friday 30 June, after which it will again be Brendan O'Hara.
(2) 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 vary his proxy vote arrangement. His nominated proxy will be Peter Grant from Monday 26 June until Friday 30 June, after which it will again be Brendan O'Hara.
(3) The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that John Nicolson has given notice that he wishes to vary his proxy vote arrangement. His nominated proxy will be Peter Grant from Monday 26 June until Friday 30 June, after which it will again be Brendan O'Hara.
(4) The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Anne McLaughlin has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy vote arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Peter Grant from Monday 26 June until Friday 30 June, after which it will again be Brendan O'Hara.
CORRECTION
Tuesday 2 May 2023
Item 10 (Other Proceedings) should not have appeared (Standing Order No. 80(b) (Privilege (bills brought from the Lords)).