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Monday 21 September 2020

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Chamber business

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

2Statement: COVID-19 update (Secretary Matt Hancock)

3United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Committee of the whole House (third day)

The House again resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 14 September).

(In the Committee)

Clause 11 agreed to.

Clause 40 (Northern Ireland’s place in the UK internal market and customs territory)

Amendment 41 proposed.—(Stephen Farry.)

Question put that the Amendment be made.

The Committee divided.

Division No. 100

Ayes: 255 (Tellers: Mr Alistair Carmichael, Wendy Chamberlain)

Noes: 346 (Tellers: Maggie Throup, Leo Docherty)

Question accordingly negatived.

Since it was after 10.46 pm, the Chair put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on Clause 11; Clauses 40 to 45; Clause 50; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 5, to a conclusion (Programme Order, 14 September).

The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83D).

(1) That Amendment 68 be made (Question on Amendment selected by the Chair for separate decision).—(Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson.)

The Committee divided.

Division No. 101

Ayes: 6 (Tellers: Mr Gregory Campbell, Gavin Robinson)

Noes: 350 (Tellers: Maggie Throup, Leo Docherty)

Question accordingly negatived.

(2) That Clause 40 stand part of the Bill (Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded).

Question agreed to.

(3) That Amendments 61 to 63 be made (Single Question on successive Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Mr Robin Walker.)

Question agreed to.

(4) That Clause 41, as amended, stand part of the Bill (Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded).

Question agreed to.

(5) That Amendment 54 be made (Question on Amendment selected by the Chair for separate decision).—(Paul Blomfield.)

Question negatived.

(6) That Clauses 42 to 44 stand part of the Bill (Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded).

The Committee divided.

Division No. 102

Ayes: 332 (Tellers: Tom Pursglove, David Rutley)

Noes: 257 (Tellers: Bambos Charalambous, Jeff Smith)

Question accordingly agreed to.

(7) That Amendments 64 and 65 be made (Single Question on successive Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Mr Robin Walker.)

Question agreed to.

(8) That Clause 45, as amended, and Clause 50 stand part of the Bill (Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded).

The Committee divided.

Division No. 103

Ayes: 338 (Tellers: Tom Pursglove, David Rutley)

Noes: 254 (Tellers: Bambos Charalambous, Jeff Smith)

Question accordingly agreed to.

The occupant of the Chair left the Chair (Programme Order, 14 September).

The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.

David T C Davies reported, That the Committee had made progress on the Bill, and moved, That the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Committee again tomorrow.

4Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions and Common Provision Rules etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) (Revocation) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 13 July, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Infrastructure Planning (Electricity Storage Facilities) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 14 July, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 15 June, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 21 July, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Equivalence Determinations for Financial Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 25 June, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

5Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Ruth Jones be discharged from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee and Zarah Sultana be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(2) Ordered, That Dawn Butler be discharged from the Education Committee and Fleur Anderson be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(3) Ordered, That Bridget Phillipson be discharged from the Public Accounts Committee and Barry Gardiner be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(4) Ordered, That Chris Evans be discharged from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and Navendu Mishra be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

6Adjournment

Subject: Foreign acquisition of Cambridge-based technology company ARM (Daniel Zeichner)

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(David T C Davies.)

Tuesday 22 September 2020

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.

Adjourned at 12.11 am until today.

Other Proceedings

Changes to Notices Given

7Domestic Properties (Minimum Energy Performance) Bill

Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 September, read and discharged.

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 October.

Explanatory Notes to Bills

8Forensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy Bill

Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 11–EN).

9Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill

Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 14–EN).

10Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill

Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 17–EN).

11Registers of Births and Deaths Bill

Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 25–EN).

General Committees: Reports

12First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Philip Hollobone (Chair) reported the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings) (North of England) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 828), the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings) (North England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 846), the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings on Gatherings) (North of England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 865), Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, No. 897) and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 931).

13Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Clive Efford (Chair) reported the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings In a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 839), the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings In a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 882) and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings In a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 906).

14Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir Christopher Chope (Chair) reported the draft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020.

15Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir David Amess (Chair) reported the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 822), the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 898), the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 930) and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 935).

16Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

Mrs Sheryll Murray (Chair) reported the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

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).

17Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 839), the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 882) and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 906))

Members: James Daly discharged and Mark Logan nominated in substitution.

18Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020)

Members: Andrew Gwynne, Mark Jenkinson and Owen Thompson discharged and Neil Coyle, Patricia Gibson and Dean Russell nominated in substitution.

19Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) Regulations (SI, 2020, No. 824) and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 875))

Members: Paul Bristow, Virginia Crosbie, Mark Fletcher and Helen Whately discharged and Ms Nadine Dorries, Robert Largan, Neil O’Brien and Rob Roberts nominated in substitution.

20Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 863) and the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions on Holding of Gatherings and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 907))

Members: Scott Benton and Sara Britcliffe discharged and Craig Whittaker and Craig Williams nominated in substitution.

21Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Greencore) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 921))

Members: Robin Millar and Lia Nici discharged and Fiona Bruce and Simon Fell nominated in substitution.

22Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020)

Members: Fiona Bruce discharged and Lia Nici nominated in substitution.

23Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft International Monetary Fund (Limit on Lending) Order 2020)

Members: James Grundy discharged and Mark Fletcher nominated in substitution.

24Twelfth Delegated Legislation Committee (Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 856))

Members: Mrs Andrea Jenkyns discharged and Jack Lopresti nominated in substitution.

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

Friday 18 September

25Education Committee

Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to summer exams 2020: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).

Reports from Select Committees made on Monday 21 September

26Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the draft Building Safety Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 466);

(2) Correspondence relating to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Supporting our high streets after COVID-19: Written evidence, to be published (HC 624)

(Mr Clive Betts).

27Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications: Written evidence, to be published (HC 265) (Ms Harriet Harman).

28Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Selecting towns for the Towns Fund: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 651);

(2) Correspondence from HM Treasury and Cabinet Office relating to Lord Maude’s review of the Cabinet Office: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Department of Health and Social Care relating to PPE Governance and Distribution: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence from the Department for Transport relating to learning lessons from the High Speed Rail Act 2017: Written evidence to be published;

(5) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s 65th Report of Session 2017–19: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s 113th Report of Session 2017–19: Written evidence, to be published

(Meg Hillier).

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 18 September 2020 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Public Health

Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East of England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1012), dated 17 September 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Ms Nadine Dorries)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

2Public Health

Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1013), dated 18 September 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

Other papers

3Statutory Instruments (Notification)

Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North East of England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1012) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 21 September 2020

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

4Exiting the European Union (Immigration)

(1) Draft Citizens’ Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

(2) Draft Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

(3) Draft Citizens’ Rights (Restrictions of Rights of Entry and Residence) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

5Exiting the European Union (Trade)

Draft Common Rules for Exports (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

6Plant Health

Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1014), dated 15 September 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary George Eustice)

Other papers

7Financial Services (Banking Reform)

Report of the Prudential Regulation Authority: Proprietary Trading Review (by Act) (John Glen)

National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

(2) Report and Accounts of Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

Public Health

(1) Explanatory Memorandum to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford, Leicester, and North of England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 954) (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

(2) Explanatory Memorandum to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Greencore) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 921) (by Command) (Jo Churchill)

(3) Explanatory Memorandum to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 931) (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

Withdrawn papers

(1) Explanatory Memorandum to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Blackburn with Darwen and Bradford, Leicester, and North of England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 954) (laid 7 September)

(2) Explanatory Memorandum to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Greencore) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 921) (laid 1 September)

(3) Explanatory Memorandum to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 931) (laid 2 September)

SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES

Proxy Voting (Medical or public health reasons connected with the pandemic)

1. New proxy voting arrangements

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of the temporary Standing Order on voting by proxy and the Resolutions of the House of 28 January 2019, 16 January, 4 and 10 June, and 20 July 2020, that the Members listed in the table below are eligible to have a proxy vote cast on their behalf by the nominated proxies listed in the table below, starting on the date specified below and ending on Tuesday 28 September, unless the House otherwise orders.

Member

From

Proxy

Ms Nusrat Ghani

21 September 2020

Tom Tugendhat

Scott Benton

21 September 2020

Stuart Andrew

Hywel Williams

21 September 2020

Liz Saville Roberts

Greg Hands

21 September 2020

Stuart Andrew

Ms Nadine Dorries

22 September 2020

Stuart Andrew

Kate Hollern

22 September 2020

Chris Elmore

Victoria Atkins

22 September 2020

Stuart Andrew

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

22 September 2020

Chris Elmore

Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

22 September 2020

Chris Elmore

2. Ending proxy voting arrangements

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of the temporary Standing Order on voting by proxy and the Resolutions of the House of 28 January 2019, 16 January, 4 and 10 June, and 20 July 2020, that the following Members have given notice that they wish to end their proxy voting arrangements with effect from when the Speaker takes the Chair on the dates specified below:

Member

From

Mr Clive Betts

22 September 2020

Alberto Costa

22 September 2020

Ms Nusrat Ghani

22 September 2020

Julian Knight

22 September 2020

Rebecca Long-Bailey

22 September 2020

Holly Lynch

22 September 2020

Jo Stevens

22 September 2020

CORRECTION

Thursday 17 September 

In Papers Laid, the following items should have appeared after item 5:

Digital Services Tax

Explanatory Memorandum to the Taxes (Interest Rate) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 995) (by Command) (Jesse Norman)

Exiting the European Union (Recovery of Taxes)

Explanatory Memorandum to the MARD (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 996) (by Command) (Jesse Norman)