No. 190
Thursday 13 July 2023
Votes and Proceedings
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
2Statements: (1) NATO summit (The Prime Minister)
(2) Business Statement (Leader of the House)
(3) Economic update (John Glen)
(4) Hong Kong update (Anne-Marie Trevelyan)
3Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D): Twelfth Report of the Business and Trade Committee, Scrutiny of free trade agreements, HC 1719 (Darren Jones)
4Backbench Business
(1) Government action on the war in Ukraine and the Second Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine, HC 168, and the Government response, HC 688
Resolved, That this Houses notes the Second Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine, HC 168, and the other work by Committees of this House on the war in Ukraine; affirms UK support for the Government and armed forces of Ukraine in the defence of their country against the illegal and unprovoked invasion by President Putin’s military forces; is deeply concerned at the suppression of democratic freedoms to the detriment of the Russian people and utterly condemns President Putin’s war of aggression; reaffirms the UK’s steadfast support for NATO and the security of our allies and supports Sweden’s swift accession to the alliance; and therefore, urges the Government to continue and accelerate its support for the Ukrainian armed forces through the provision of weaponry and training, and through rallying international opinion and action in support of Ukraine, until the Russian armed forces have been expelled from all Ukrainian sovereign territory as recognised in international law.—(Sir Bernard Jenkin.)
(2) Third Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care, HC 115, and the Government response, HC 1289
Resolved, That this House has considered the Third Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care, HC 115, published on 25 July 2022, and the Government response, HC 1289, published on 24 April 2023.—(Steve Brine.)
5Adjournment
Subject: Water safety and drowning prevention (Rob Butler)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jo Churchill.)
Adjourned at 4.39 pm until Monday 17 July.
6Illegal Migration Bill
The Lords do not insist on their Amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill to which the Commons have disagreed, they propose Amendments in lieu to which they desire the agreement of the Commons, they agree with the Commons in certain of their Amendments in lieu, they disagree with the Commons in other of their Amendments in lieu and propose Amendments in lieu to which they desire the agreement of the Commons, and they agree to the Commons Amendments to the words restored to the Bill and propose Amendments to the words so restored to the Bill.
7Illegal Migration Bill
Lords Amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 353).
8Plastics (Wet Wipes) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 14 July, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 8 September.
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).
9First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections etc.) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Members: Dr Jamie Wallis discharged and David Johnston nominated in substitution.
10Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Members: David Duguid discharged and Stephen Metcalfe nominated in substitution.
11Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Tuesday 5 September in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
12Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) PPE Medpro: awarding of contracts during the pandemic: Sixty-sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1590);
(2) The condition of school buildings: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1338)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
1Management culture at Post Office Ltd
Resolved, That this House has considered the management culture at Post Office Ltd.—(Marion Fellows.)
2Freehold estate management fees
Resolved, That this House has considered freehold estate management fees.—(Helen Morgan.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.07 pm until Monday 17 July.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
1Agriculture
Validating Alternative Methods for Salmonella Typing (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 793), dated 12 July 2023 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
2Elections
Draft statutory guidance on digital imprints (by Act) (Dehenna Davison)
3Senior Courts
Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 786), dated 11 July 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
4Animals (Scientific Procedures)
Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain for 2022 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1540) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
5Armed Forces' Pay
Fifty-second Report of the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body (by Command) (CP 894) (Secretary Ben Wallace)
6Bank of England
Financial Stability Report by the Financial Policy Committee: July 2023 (by Act) (Andrew Griffith)
7Budget Responsibility and National Audit
National Audit Office: Financial Management of Financial Audit Work for 2023 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1564) (Mr Richard Bacon)
8Care Quality Commission (Reviews and Performance Assessments)
Post-implementation review of regulations relating to the Care Quality Commission (by Statutory Instrument) (Maria Caulfield)
9Civil Aviation
(1) Explanatory Memorandum to the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 588) (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Civil Aviation Authority for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Mark Harper)
10Coal Industry
Report and Accounts of the Coal Authority for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1593) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
11Data Protection
Report and Financial Statements of the Information Commissioner for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1440) (Clerk of the House)
12Defence Reform
Report and Accounts of the Single Source Regulations Office for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1573) (Secretary Ben Wallace)
13Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration
Fifty-first Report of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (by Command) (CP 861) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
14Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall (Accounts)
Report and Accounts of the Duchy of Lancaster for 2022–23 (by Act) (Gareth Davies)
15Education
Thirty-third Report of the School Teachers’ Review Body (by Command) (CP 881) (Secretary Gillian Keegan)
16Energy
(1) Office for Nuclear Regulation: Report to Parliament on the exercise of powers under Part 3 of the Energy Act 2013 by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1559) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
17Exchange Equalisation Account
Report and Accounts of the Exchange Equalisation Account for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1678) (Andrew Griffith)
18Family Provision
Explanatory Memorandum to the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (Fixed Net Sum) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 758) (by Command) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
19Financial Services
(1) Bank of England and the Prudential Regulation Authority's response to the Complaints Commissioner's Annual Report for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act) (Andrew Griffith)
(2) Financial Conduct Authority's response to the Complaints Commissioner's Annual Report for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act) (Andrew Griffith)
(3) Report of the Office of the Complaints Commissioner for 2022–23 ,with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act) (Andrew Griffith)
20Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Report on Human Rights and Democracy for 2022 (by Command) (CP 886) (MrAndrew Mitchell)
21Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General for Scotland for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1634) (Gareth Davies)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Architects Registration Board for 2022 (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)
(3) Report and Accounts of the Crown Prosecution Service for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1461) (Victoria Atkins)
(4) Report and Accounts of the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1471) (Victoria Atkins)
(5) Report and Accounts of the Standards and Testing Agency for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1484) (Nick Gibb)
(6) Report and Accounts of the Teaching Regulation Agency for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1485) (Nick Gibb)
(7) Report and Accounts of the UK Space Agency for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1547) (Secretary Chloe Smith)
(8) Report and Accounts of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1534) (Mr Andrew Mitchell)
(9) Report and Accounts of the Patent Office for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1358) (Secretary Chloe Smith)
22Higher Education and Research
Report and Accounts of UK Research and Innovation for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1504) (Secretary Chloe Smith)
23Justice and Security
Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament on China (by Act), to be printed (HC 1605) (Clerk of the House)
24Legal Aid and Advice
Explanatory Memorandum to the Criminal and Civil Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 745) (by Command) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
25Museums and Galleries
Report and Accounts of the National Maritime Museum for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1521) (Sir John Whittingdale)
26National Audit
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Health and Social Care: Progress with the New Hospital Programme for 2022–23 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1662) (Clerk of the House)
27National Health Service
(1) Report and Accounts of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(2) Report and Accounts of Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(3) Report and Accounts of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(4) Report and Accounts of Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(5) Report and Accounts of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(6) Report and Accounts of NHS Resolution for 2022–23 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1560) (Maria Caulfield)
(7) Report and Accounts of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(8) Report and Accounts of the NHS Business Services Authority for 2021–22 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1597) (Will Quince)
(9) Report and Accounts of the NHS Counter Fraud Authority for 2022–23 (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 1311) (Will Quince)
(10) Thirty-sixth Report of the NHS Pay Review Body (by Command) (CP 866) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
28Northern Ireland (Sentences)
Report of the Sentence Review Commissioners for 2022–23 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1553) (Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris)
29Pensions
(1) Report and Accounts of the Pension Protection Fund for 2022–23 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1639) (Secretary Mel Stride)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Pensions Regulator for 2022–23 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1423) (Secretary Mel Stride)
30Police Remuneration
Ninth Report of the Police Remuneration Review Body for England and Wales (by Command) (CP 883) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
31Prison Service Pay
Twenty-second Report of the Prison Service Pay Review Body for England and Wales (by Act) (CP 887) (The Prime Minister)
32Public Libraries and Museums
Report under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 for 2022–23 (by Act) (Sir John Whittingdale)
33Senior Salaries
Forty-fifth Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries: Report No. 96 (by Command) (CP 888) (Jeremy Quin)
34Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)
Reports and Accounts of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1600) (Secretary Kemi Badenoch)
35Treasury
Office for Budget Responsibility: Fiscal risks and sustainability (by Command) (CP 870) (Gareth Davies)
36Civil Aviation
Explanatory Memorandum to the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 588) (laid 30 May)
37Family Provision
Explanatory Memorandum to the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (Fixed Net Sum) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 758) (laid 5 July)
38Legal Aid and Advice
Explanatory Memorandum to the Criminal and Civil Legal Aid (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 745) (laid 4 July)
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Item 13 (Reasons Committees: Reports) should have read:
Illegal Migration Bill: Reasons Committee
Robert Jenrick reported that the Committee had agreed the following Reasons:
Lords Amendment 1
Because it is unnecessary, as the Bill does not require any act or omission that conflicts with the obligations of the United Kingdom under the European Convention of Human Rights or other listed international instruments, and it would undermine the UK’s dualist legal system.
Lords Amendments 6, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65
Because it is necessary on grounds of public order to disapply protections for potential victims of modern slavery temporarily in response to the current scale of illegal migration.
Lords Amendment 7
Because, as the Bill provides for two classes of suspensive claims, with a right of appeal to the Upper Tribunal, it is appropriate that any application for judicial review does not suspend removal.
Lords Amendment 8
Because unaccompanied children will be removed only in the limited circumstances set out in clause 3(3) or once they turn 18 and will be able to challenge their removal by making a serious harm suspensive claim.
Lords Amendment 9
Because the Amendment is contrary to the purpose of the Bill to prevent and deter unlawful migration.
Lords Amendment 23
Because the Amendment is unnecessary as an LGBT person who is a national of a country specified in the Amendment and who makes a protection claim will not be returned to their home country and can make a serious harm suspensive claim in the event that it is proposed to remove them to a safe third country.
Lords Amendments 30, 32 and 34
Because it is necessary to ensure that the National Referral Mechanism is not used as a loophole by persons arriving illegally to make false claims to avoid being detained in or removed from the United Kingdom and that persons subject to the clause 2 duty may be detained in order to facilitate their swift removal from the UK.
Lords Amendment 33
Because the Amendment is contrary to the purpose of the Bill to prevent and deter unlawful migration.
Lords Amendments 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49
Because it is properly a matter for the Secretary of State to determine whether continued detention of a person is reasonable in all the circumstances.
Lords Amendment 50
Because the Secretary of State will be required under section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 to have regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child when making a decision under clause 16(4).
Lords Amendment 56
Because the Bill already makes sufficient provision to enable a potential victim of modern slavery to remain in the UK where the Secretary of State considers it necessary for the person to do so for the purpose of cooperating with a public authority which is investigating their exploitation.
Lords Amendment 57
Because the Bill already makes sufficient provision to enable a potential victim of modern slavery to remain in the UK where the Secretary of State considers it necessary for the person to do so for the purpose of cooperating with a public authority which is investigating their exploitation.
Lords Amendments 66 and 67
Because it is right that the Government is able withhold protections from all individuals who pose a threat to public order and because the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, as amended by this Bill, provides sufficient discretion in the disqualification decision process.
Lords Amendment 93
Because it is necessary to remove the right of appeal against an age assessment decision and to provide for any challenge by way of judicial review to be non-suspensive of removal in order to prevent and deter unlawful migration.
Lords Amendment 102
Because the Amendment is unnecessary as the Government has already committed to implement additional safe and legal routes as proposed in the report to be published under clause 59 as soon as practicable and in any event by the end of 2024.
Lords Amendment 103
Because the Amendment is unnecessary as section 1 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 already provides for the National Crime Agency to have functions in relation to combating organised crime; this function encompasses organised immigration crime.
Lords Amendments 104 and 107
Because the Amendments are unnecessary as the Government already works in collaboration with the UN High Commission for Refugees and others in response to refugee crises and in tackling human trafficking.