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Votes and Proceedings
Monday 26 June 2023

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

2Statements: (1) Mortgage Charter (Chancellor of the Exchequer)

(2) Situation in Russia (Secretary James Cleverly)

(3) National targeted lung cancer programme in England (Secretary Steve Barclay)

3Relationships and Sex Education (Transparency) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Miriam Cates presented a Bill to make provision to require the sharing with parents and guardians of copies of materials used in relationships and sex education lessons in schools in England; to prohibit schools in England from using externally produced teaching resources for relationships and sex education that have not been published; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 24 November, and to be printed (Bill 334).

4Financial Services and Markets Bill: Programme (No. 3)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Financial Services and Markets Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 7 September 2022 (Financial Services and Markets Bill: (Programme)) as varied by the Order of 22 September 2022 (Financial Services and Markets Bill: (Programme) (No. 2)):

Consideration of Lords Amendments

(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement.

(2) The Lords Amendments shall be considered in the following order: Lords Amendments 7, 10, 36, 1 to 6, 8, 9, 11 to 35 and 37 to 86.

Subsequent stages

(3) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

(4) The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.—(Ruth Edwards.)

Question agreed to.

5Financial Services and Markets Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments

The Deputy Speaker announced that Lords Amendment 35 engaged financial privilege.

Lords Amendment 7

Motion made and Question put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 7.—(Andrew Griffith.)

The House divided.

Division No. 268

Ayes: 301 (Tellers: Fay Jones, Stuart Anderson)

Noes: 48 (Tellers: Marion Fellows, Dave Doogan)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 7 accordingly disagreed to.

Amendments (a) to (c) made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment 7.

Lords Amendment 10

Motion made and Question put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10.—(Andrew Griffith.)

The House divided.

Division No. 269

Ayes: 303 (Tellers: Fay Jones, Stuart Anderson)

Noes: 201 (Tellers: Taiwo Owatemi, Mary Glindon)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 10 accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendment 36 disagreed to.

Amendment (a) made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment 36.

Lords Amendments 1 to 6, 8, 9, 11 to 35 and 37 agreed to, with Commons privilege waived in respect of Lords Amendment 35.

Lords Amendment 38

Motion made and Question put, That this House agrees with the Lords in their Amendment 38.—(Andrew Griffith.)

The House divided.

Division No. 270

Ayes: 303 (Tellers: Fay Jones, Stuart Anderson)

Noes: 36 (Tellers: Marion Fellows, Dave Doogan)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 38 accordingly agreed to.

Lords Amendments 39 to 86 agreed to.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H(2)), That a Committee be appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendment 10.

That Duncan Baker, Mark Fletcher, Peter Grant, Andrew Griffith, Tulip Siddiq, Andrew Stephenson and Liz Twist be members of the Committee;

That Andrew Griffith be the Chair of the Committee;

That three be the quorum of the Committee;

That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Andrew Stephenson.)

Question agreed to.

6National Security Bill: Consideration of Lords Message

Lords Amendment 22B

Motion made and Question put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 22B.—(Tom Tugendhat.)

The House divided.

Division No. 271

Ayes: 289 (Tellers: Fay Jones, Stuart Anderson)

Noes: 199 (Tellers: Gerald Jones, Taiwo Owatemi)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 22B accordingly disagreed to.

As it was more than one hour after commencement of proceedings on the Lords Message, the Deputy Speaker put the Question necessary to bring proceedings on the Lords Message to a conclusion (Programme Order, 3 May).

The following Question was put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83G).

That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 122B and proposes Government Amendment (a) in lieu of the Lords Amendment (Question on a Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to other items in the Lords Message).—(Tom Tugendhat.)

Question agreed to.

Lords Amendment 122B accordingly disagreed to and Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 122B agreed to.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H(2)), That a Committee be appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendment 22B.

That David Johnstone, Fay Jones, Gerald Jones, Simon Jupp, Holly Lynch, Alison Thewliss and Tom Tugendhat be members of the Committee;

That Tom Tugendhat be the Chair of the Committee;

That three be the quorum of the Committee;

That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Steve Double.)

Question agreed to.

7Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 22 May, be approved.—(Steve Double.)

Question agreed to.

8Estimates (Liaison Committee Recommendation)

* This item has been corrected since publication. See the correction in the Votes and Proceedings relating to Wednesday 5 July 2023.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 145(3)), That this House agrees with the Report of the Liaison Committee of 22 June:

(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; and Ministry of Justice, insofar as it relates to His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service; and

(2) That a further day not later than 5 August be allotted for consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2023–24: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, insofar as it relates to energy infrastructure; and Department for Education, insofar as it relates to adult education, post-16 education, further education and colleges.—(Steve Double.)

Question agreed to.

9Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Jessica Morden be discharged from the Administration Committee and Navendu Mishra be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(2) Ordered, That Mr Louie French be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Ben Lake be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(3) Ordered, That Anthony Browne be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Sir James Duddridge be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

10Adjournment

Subject: East Birmingham tram line (Liam Byrne)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Steve Double.)

Adjourned at 9.37 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills

11Government of Wales (Devolved Powers) Bill [Lords]

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 24 November, and to be printed (Bill 335).

Private Business

12Standing Orders Committee

(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 Order 10 ought to be dispensed with.

The Resolution was 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 Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means reported evidence taken before the Standing Orders Committee on the Holocaust Memorial Bill.

Evidence to be published.

Reasons Committees: Reports

13Financial Services and Markets Bill: Reasons Committee

Andrew Griffith reported that the Committee had agreed the following Reason:

Lords Amendment 10

Because financial inclusion is a broader social policy issue, the Financial Conduct Authority is already able to take action on issues related to financial inclusion within its remit and it would not be appropriate to amend the regulators’ objectives without due consultation as it would create uncertainty for FCA-regulated entities.

14National Security Bill: Reasons Committee

Tom Tugendhat reported that the Committee had agreed the following Reason:

Lords Amendment 22B

Because the law already makes sufficient provision in relation to donations to political parties.

General Committees: Reports

15First Delegated Legislation Committee

James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Building Safety (Responsible Actors and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023.

16Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Yvonne Fovargue (Chair) reported the Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

17Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Stewart Hosie (Chair) reported the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) 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).

18Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023, No. 602))

Members: Tom Hunt discharged and Jerome Mayhew nominated in substitution.

19Fourth 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: Jill Mortimer and Greg Smith discharged and Paul Bristow and Shaun Bailey nominated in substitution.

20Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft International Atomic Energy Agency (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2023)

Members: Miriam Cates discharged and Caroline Ansell nominated in substitution.

Select Committees: Reports relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137

Friday 23 June

21International Development Committee

Correspondence with the Minister for Development and Africa relating to the additional British International Investment funding in support of Ukraine’s recovery: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).

Select Committees: Reports made on Monday 26 June

22Administration Committee

(1) Communications and engagement services provided by the House of Commons Administration: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1392);

(2) Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 26 June, to be published

(Sir Charles Walker).

23High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Select Committee on)

High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1136) (Andrew Percy).

24Justice Committee

(1) Evidence in sexual offence cases: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1436);

(2) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Victims and Sentencing relating to the publication of an indicative draft new Victims Code: Written evidence, to be published

(Sir Bob Neill).

25Levelling 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 Chair of the Independent Review into the Construction Product Testing Regime relating to its recommendations: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the Government's response to the Committee’s report on exempt accommodation: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Chair of the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission relating to the revised Draft Strategy and Policy Statement for the Electoral Commission: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence with the Minister of State for Housing and Planning: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety relating to building safety: Written evidence, to be published;

(7) Electoral registration: Written evidence, to be published (HC 841);

(8) The finances and sustainability of the social housing sector: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1268)

(Mr Clive Betts).

26Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Correspondence from HMRC relating to Measuring Tax Gaps 2023 Edition: Tax Gap Estimates for 2021 to 2022: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Correspondence from the Department for Transport relating to the publication of High Speed Two (HS2) Parliamentary Report: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office relating to fraud against FCDO Sierra Leone: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence from the Home Office relating to electronic monitoring on selected cohorts: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence with Ofwat relating to progress to drive sector improvements and storm overflows: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Correspondence with the Social Housing Action Campaign relating to Housing Association service charges: Written evidence, to be published;

(7) Digital Services Tax: Written evidence, to be published (HC 732);

(8) The creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank: Written evidence, to be published (HC 45)

(Dame Meg Hillier).

27Scottish Affairs Committee

(1) Coronavirus and Scotland follow-up: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1394);

(2) Access to cash in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 80)

(Pete Wishart).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 4.30 pm.

Debate on e-petitions (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))

1Local road user charging schemes

Resolved, That this House has considered e-petitions 599985 and 633550, relating to local road user charging schemes.—(Nick Fletcher.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 6.28 pm until tomorrow.

Eleanor Laing

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 23 June under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Harbours, Docks, Piers and Ferries

Cornwall Harbours Harbour Revision Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 675), dated 19 June 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 26 June

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

2Financial Services

Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 704), dated 26 June 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrew Griffith)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3Harbours, Docks, Piers and Ferries

Portreath, Portscatho and Portwrinkle Harbour Empowerment Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 680), dated 20 June 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)

Other papers

4National Audit

(1) Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Education: Condition of school buildings (by Act), to be printed (HC 1516) (Clerk of the House)

(2) Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Education: Environmental Sustainability Overview (by Act), to be printed (HC 1514) (Clerk of the House)

5Pharmacy Order

Report, Fitness to Practise Report and Accounts of the General Pharmaceutical Council for 2022–2023 (by Statutory Instrument) (Secretary Steve Barclay)

6Statutory Instruments (Notification)

Notification to Parliament of a published draft instrument pursuant to Paragraph 14 of Schedule 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Public Health England (Dissolution) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Barclay)

7Treaty Series No. 18 (2023)

Agreement, done at Washington on 9 June 2023, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America concerning the use of Wideawake Airfield on Ascension Island by Civil Aircraft (Air Links and Alternate Aerodrome Agreement) (by Command) (CP 874) (Secretary James Cleverly)