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Votes and Proceedings
Monday 30 November 2020

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

2Urgent Question: Scheduled mass deportation to Jamaica (Chris Philp)

3Statements: (1) Agricultural Transition Plan (Secretary George Eustice)

(2) Response to the Supreme Court judgment in the case of Patrick Finucane (Secretary Brandon Lewis)

4Telecommunications (Security) Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time.

5Telecommunications (Security) Bill: Programme

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Telecommunications (Security) Bill:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 19 January 2021.

(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading

(4) Proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced.

(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading.

Other proceedings

(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

6Telecommunications (Security) Bill: Money

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Telecommunications (Security) Bill, it is expedient to authorise any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

7Telecommunications (Security) Bill: Ways and Means

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Telecommunications (Security) Bill, it is expedient to authorise provision requiring public communications providers to pay certain costs incurred by the Office of Communications.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

8Telecommunications (Security) Bill: Carry-over

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 80A(1)(a)), That if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Telecommunications (Security) Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next Session.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

9Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 14 October, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 8 October, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 22 October, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 2 November, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 20 October, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 10 November, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

(7) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Democratic Consent Process) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 2 November, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

Question agreed to.

10Adjournment

Subject: Statutory paid bereavement leave for the loss of a family member (Patricia Gibson)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David T C Davies.)

Adjourned at 10.25 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

11First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the draft Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and draft Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

12Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir David Amess (Chair) reported the draft Jurisdiction, Judgments and Applicable Law (Amendment) (EU Exit) 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).

13Financial Services Bill Committee

Members: Miriam Cates discharged and Chris Clarkson nominated in substitution.

14First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and the draft Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020)

Members: Luke Pollard discharged and Daniel Zeichner nominated in substitution.

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

Friday 27 November

15Treasury Committee

Correspondence with the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to evidence on the Spending Review 2020: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).

16Welsh Affairs Committee

Broadband and obile connectivity in Wales: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1005) (Clerk of the House).

Reports from Select Committees made on Monday 30 November

17Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 30 November, to be published (Sir Charles Walker).

18European Scrutiny Committee

Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 229) (Sir William Cash).

19Health and Social Care Committee

Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond: Written evidence, to be published (HC 320) (Jeremy Hunt).

20Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Progress on devolution in England: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 174);

(2) Correspondence from the Housing Minister relating to the Hazardous Substances (Planning) Common Framework: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) The future of the planning system in England: Written evidence, to be published (HC 858);

(4) The Spending Review and local government finance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 924)

(Mr Clive Betts).

21International Trade Committee

Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the Airbus and Boeing disputes: Written evidence, to be published (Angus Brendan MacNeil).

22National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)

Biosecurity and national security: Written evidence, to be published (HC 611) (Margaret Beckett).

23Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) The production and distribution of cash: Thirtieth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 654);

(2) Starter homes: Thirty-first Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 88);

(3) Lessons from major projects and programmes: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 694);

(4) Correspondence from HM Revenue and Customs relating to mass-marketed tax avoidance: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) COVID-19: Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 687);

(7) Improving broadband: Written evidence, to be published (HC 688);

(8) Water supply and demand management: Written evidence, to be published (HC 378)

(Meg Hillier).

24Work and Pensions Committee

Correspondence with the Pensions Regulator relating to Arcadia: Written evidence, to be published (Stephen Timms).

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))

1Deaths in mental health care

The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 255823, relating to deaths in mental health care.—(Mike Hill.)

2Funding for Transport for London

The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 331453, relating to funding for Transport for London.—(Elliot Colburn.)

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

Adjourned at 7.25 pm until tomorrow.

Eleanor Laing

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 27 November 2020 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Public Health

Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 27) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1360), dated 26 November 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

2Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic)

Proposal for an instrument titled Motor Vehicle Tyres (Labelling) (Enforcement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

Other papers

3Health and Social Care

Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene Common Framework: Provisional Framework Outline Agreement and Concordat (by Command) (CP 321) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 30 November 2020

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

4Public Health

(1) Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1374), dated 30 November 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

(2) Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Local Authority Enforcement Powers and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1375), dated 30 November 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

5Exiting the European Union (Climate Change)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Withdrawal Agreement) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1369), dated 26 November 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Kwasi Kwarteng)

6Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic)

(1) Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1363), dated 26 November 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

(2) Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1361), dated 26 November 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

7USA No. 2 (2020)

Air Transport Agreement, done at Washington on 10 November 2020 and at London on 17 November 2020, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America (CP 336) (by Command) with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

Other papers

8Agriculture

Multi-Annual Financial Assistance Plan for the plan period 2021–27 (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)

9Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy (by Command) (CP 342) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)

10Export Control

Report of United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls for 2019 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1003) (Clerk of the House)

11National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Education: Investigation into the free school meals voucher scheme (by Act), to be printed (HC 1036) (Clerk of the House)

SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATES

Voting by proxy

1. New pandemic proxy voting arrangements

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of the Standing Order (Voting by proxy), as amended by the temporary Orders of 23 September 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic) and 3 November 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic (No. 2)) and extended by the Order of 22 October 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 dates specified below and ending on Tuesday 30 March 2021, unless the arrangement is ended or the House otherwise orders.

Member

From

Proxy

Jason McCartney

30 November 2020

Stuart Andrew

Jack Brereton

30 November 2020

Stuart Andrew

Ben Everitt

30 November 2020

Stuart Andrew

Geraint Davies

1 December 2020

Chris Elmore

Andrew Griffith

1 December 2020

Stuart Andrew

Colum Eastwood

1 December 2020

Patrick Grady

James Grundy

1 December 2020

Stuart Andrew

Imran Ahmed Khan

1 December 2020

Stuart Andrew

Apsana Begum

1 December 2020

Bell Ribiero-Addy

Adam Holloway

2 December 2020

Maria Caulfield

Wayne David

3 December 2020

Chris Elmore

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

14 December 2020

Stuart Andrew

2. Variation of existing pandemic proxy voting arrangements

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of the Standing Order (Voting by proxy), as amended by the temporary Orders of 23 September 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic) and 3 November 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic (No. 2)) and extended by the Order of 22 October 2020, that the following Members have given notice that they wishe to amend thier proxy voting arrangements.

From 30th November 2020 the nominated proxy for Ian Paisley will be Sammy Wilson instead of Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson.

From 1st December 2020 the nominated proxy for Andrew Gwynne will be Graham Stringer instead of Chris Elmore.

From 7th December 2020 the nominated proxy for Geraint Davies will be Chris Evans instead of Chris Elmore.

3. Ending pandemic proxy voting arrangements

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of the Standing Order (Voting by proxy), as amended by the temporary Orders of 23 September 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic) and 3 November 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic (No. 2)) and extended by the Order of 22 October 2020, that the following Members have given notice that they wish to end their proxy voting arrangement with effect from when the Speaker takes the Chair on the date specified below.

Member

From

Peter Gibson

30 November 2020

Lee Anderson

30 November 2020

Jim Shannon

30 November 2020

Stewart Hosie

30 November 2020

Mr Ben Bradshaw

30 November 2020

Andrew Bridgen

30 November 2020

Geraint Davies

30 November 2020

 

Jason McCartney

1 December 2020

Henry Smith

1 December 2020

Bill Wiggin

1 December 2020

 

Mrs Theresa May

1 December 2020

 

Mike Hill

1 December 2020

 

Dr Jamie Wallis

1 December 2020

 

Andrew Rosindell

1 December 2020

 

Craig Tracey

1 December 2020

 

David Warburton

1 December 2020

 

Grahame Morris

1 December 2020

 

James Daly

1 December 2020

 

Adam Holloway

1 December 2020

 

Richard Drax

1 December 2020

 

Sajid Javid

1 December 2020

 

Mark Jenkinson

1 December 2020

 

Matt Vickers

1 December 2020

 

Julian Sturdy

1 December 2020

 

Craig Mackinlay

1 December 2020

 

Gareth Davies

1 December 2020

 

Andrea Leadsom

1 December 2020

 

Karen Bradley

1 December 2020

 

Sir Robert Neill

1 December 2020

 

Navendu Mishra

3 December 2020

 

Ian Levy

11 January 2021