Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
Mike Wood moved, That the House sit in private.
Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).
Question negatived.
2Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
3Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
4Registers of Births and Deaths Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
5Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time.
At 2.30 pm proceedings were interrupted (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Debate to be resumed on Friday 15 January 2021.
6Death by Dangerous Driving (Sentencing) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Death by Dangerous Driving (Sentencing) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 October.
7Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 October.
8Pedicabs (London) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Pedicabs (London) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 6 November.
9Magistrates (Retirement Age) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Magistrates (Retirement Age) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 October.
Subject: Care Quality Commission handling of deaths in mental health facilities (James Cartlidge)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Adjourned at 2.58 pm until Monday 19 October.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
Order for Second Reading on Friday 23 October, read and discharged.
Bill withdrawn.
Reports from Select Committees
12Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 November in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
Correspondence with the Leader of the House relating to the use of hybrid proceedings in the Chamber: Written evidence, to be published (Sir Bernard Jenkin).
Public engagement on e-petitions: Written evidence, to be published (HC 546) (Catherine McKinnell).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (Very High) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1131), dated 16 October 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Human Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1125), dated 15 October 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Jo Churchill)
Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1129), dated 16 October 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Agreement, done at Washington on 16 June 2020, in the form of an Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on Technology Safeguards associated with United States Participation in Space Launches from the United Kingdom (by Command) (CP 307), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Other papers*
Report and Accounts of Gov Facility Services Limited, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Command) (CP 289) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
* This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings from 19 October 2020 for details.
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATES
Voting by proxy
1. Variation of proxy voting arrangement
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Siobhain Baillie has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy vote arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Stuart Andrew with effect from 19 October 2020.
2. New pandemic proxy voting arrangements
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), as amended by the temporary Order of 23 September 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic), 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, starting on the dates specified and ending on Tuesday 3 November 2020, unless the arrangement is ended or the House otherwise orders.
|
Member |
From |
Proxy |
|
Alberto Costa |
19 October 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Ms Lyn Brown |
19 October 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
|
Deirdre Brock |
19 October 2020 |
Patrick Grady |
|
Ms Nadine Dorries |
19 October 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Mr David Davis |
19 October 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Mrs Natalie Elphicke |
19 October 2020 |
Maria Caulfield |
|
Debbie Abrahams |
19 October 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
|
Bill Esterson |
19 October 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
|
Ian Murray |
19 October 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
|
Dr Caroline Johnson |
19 October 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Caroline Dinenage |
20 October 2020 |
Caroline Nokes |
|
Ian Levy |
19 October 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Dame Diana Johnson |
19 October 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
3. Variation of existing pandemic proxy voting arrangements
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), as amended by the temporary Order of 23 September 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic), that the following Members have given notice that they wish to amend their proxy voting arrangement.
From 19 October 2020 the nominated proxy for Mr Richard Bacon, Mr John Baron, Sir Paul Beresford, Jake Berry, Bob Blackman, Mr Peter Bone, Ben Bradley, Andrew Bridgen, Conor Burns, Sir William Cash, Mr Simon Clarke, Chris Clarkson, Damian Collins, Mr Geoffrey Cox, Dr James Davies, Ruth Edwards, Sir David Evennett, Michael Fabricant, Katherine Fletcher, Mr Mark Francois, Mr Marcus Fysh, Dame Cheryl Gillan, Mrs Helen Grant, Sir Oliver Heald, Dr Neil Hudson, Mr Ranil Jayawardena, Simon Jupp, Alicia Kearns, Sir Greg Knight, Julian Knight, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Mr Jonathan Lord, Karl McCartney, Mark Menzies, Stephen Metcalfe, Nigel Mills, David Morris, Anne Marie Morris, Guy Opperman, Mr Owen Paterson, Sir Mike Penning, Selaine Saxby, Bob Seely, Chloe Smith, Henry Smith, Andrew Stephenson, Sir Gary Streeter, Mel Stride and Dr Jamie Wallis will be Stuart Andrew instead of Mike Freer.
4. Ending pandemic proxy voting arrangements
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), as amended by the temporary Order of 23 September 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic), 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 |
|
Neale Hanvey |
19 October 2020 |
|
Andrea Jenkyns |
19 October 2020 |
|
John Lamont |
19 October 2020 |
|
Anne McLaughlin |
19 October 2020 |
|
Brendan O'Hara |
19 October 2020 |
|
Christina Rees |
20 October 2020 |
|
Nick Smith |
19 October 2020 |
CORRECTION
Thursday 15 October 2020
The following Speaker's Certificate should have appeared:
Voting by proxy
Variation of proxy voting arrangement
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Siobhain Baillie has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy vote arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Mike Freer with effect from 16 October 2020.