Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
The Speaker reported that the Queen had signified Royal Assent to the following Acts under the Royal Assent Act 1967:
Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020
2Questions to the Home Secretary
3Statements: (1) COVID-19 update (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(2) Energy and clean growth: Energy White Paper (Secretary Alok Sharma)
Resolved, That this House has considered COVID-19.—(Jo Churchill.)
5Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Waste and Environmental Permitting etc. (Legislative Functions and Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 20 October, be approved.—(David Rutley.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 22 October, be approved.—(David Rutley.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Chemicals (Health and Safety) and Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 15 October, be approved.—(David Rutley.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 3 November, be approved.—(David Rutley.)
Question agreed to.
(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Animal Welfare and Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 21 October, be approved.—(David Rutley.)
Question agreed to.
(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 26 November, be approved.—(David Rutley.)
Question agreed to.
(7) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 23 November, be approved.—(David Rutley.)
Question agreed to.
(8) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Health Protection (Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 25 November, be approved.—(David Rutley.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Government policy on dark skies (Andrew Griffith)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David Rutley.)
Adjourned at 9.45 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
7United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
The Lords do not insist on certain Amendments to the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill to which the Commons have disagreed, but propose Amendments in lieu to which they desire the agreement of the Commons; they do not insist on their insistence on certain other Amendments to which the Commons have insisted on their disagreement, do not insist on a certain other Amendment to which the Commons have disagreed, and agree to a certain other Amendment, but propose an Amendment to the words so restored to the Bill to which they desire the agreement of the Commons; they do not insist on their insistence on their other Amendments to which the Commons have insisted on their disagreement; they do not insist on their other Amendments to which the Commons have disagreed; and they agree with the Commons in their other Amendments.
Printing of Lords Messages
8United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
Lords Message relating to the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill, to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 230).
General Committees: Reports
9First Delegated Legislation Committee
David Mundell (Chair) reported the draft Antique Firearms Regulations 2020.
10Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Dr Rupa Huq (Chair) reported the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability for Wrongful Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1349).
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).
11Telecommunications (Security) Bill (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Maria Caulfield, Feryal Clark, Angela Crawley, John Lamont, James Sunderland, Matt Warman, Catherine West
12Telecommunications (Security) Bill Committee
Members: Julie Elliott discharged and Catherine West nominated in substitution.
13First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Antique Firearms Regulations 2020)
Members: Matt Vickers discharged and Dr Kieran Mullan nominated in substitution.
14Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Liability for Wrongful Trading and Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1349))
Members: Paul Bristow and Mark Fletcher discharged and Jo Gideon and Greg Smith nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
Friday 11 December
15Environmental Audit Committee
Energy efficiency of existing homes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 346) (Philip Dunne).
Reports from Select Committees made on Monday 14 December
Foreign involvement in the defence supply chain: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 699) (Mr Tobias Ellwood).
17Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) The impact of COVID-19 on homelessness and the private rented sector: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 309);
(2) The Spending Review and local government finance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 924)
(Mr Clive Betts).
18International Development Committee
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s review of support for the African Development Bank: Oral evidence taken before the Sub-Committee, to be published (HC 1055) (Theo Clarke).
19National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)
Biosecurity and national security:
(i) First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 611);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 611)
(Margaret Beckett).
20Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) COVID-19: Support for jobs: Thirty-fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 920);
(2) Improving Broadband: Thirty-fifth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 688);
(3) COVID-19: Government procurement and supply of personal protective equipment: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 928);
(4) Correspondence from HM Treasury relating to the independent review of the Loan Charge: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from HM Treasury relating to the 2020–21 financial reporting requirements: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence from the Cabinet Office relating to the independent review of communications contracts: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department of Health and Social Care relating to COVID-19 indemnities: Written evidence, to be published;
(8) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(9) Department for Transport recall: Written evidence, to be published (HC 850);
(10) Gambling regulation: problem gambling and protecting vulnerable people: Written evidence, to be published (HC 134);
(11) HM Revenue and Customs Standard Report: Written evidence, to be published (HC 690);
(12) Lessons from major projects and programmes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 694);
(13) UK Border 2020: preparedness: Written evidence, to be published (HC 691)
(Meg Hillier).
(1) Economic impact of coronavirus: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 882);
(2) Correspondence from the Governor of the Bank of England relating to broad money: Written evidence, to be published
(3) Correspondence from the Governor of the Bank of England relating to epi-macro modelling: Written evidence, to be published;
(Mel Stride).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30pm.
Debate on e-petitions (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
1Financial rewards for government workers and keyworkers
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered e-petitions 306845 and 328754, relating to financial rewards for government workers and keyworkers.—(Tonia Antoniazzi.)
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-petitions 306845 and 328754 relating to financial rewards for government workers and keyworkers.
The sitting was suspended between 5.51 pm and 6.00 pm.
Resolved, That this has considered e-petition 323442, relating to vaccination for COVID-19.—(Elliot Colburn.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.14 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 11 December 2020 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
1Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)
Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1474), dated 7 December 2020, with accompanying reports (by Act), and with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nigel Adams)
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation and Linked Households) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1518), dated 11 December 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1517), dated 10 December 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Tax Credits, Childcare Payments and Childcare (Extended Entitlement) (Coronavirus and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1515), dated 10 December 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 14 December 2020
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
5Exiting the European Union (Constitutional Law)
Draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Simon Hart)
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1533), dated 14 December 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Agreement, done at Cairo on 5 December 2020, establishing an Association between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Arab Republic of Egypt (CP 350) (by Command), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1519), dated 10 December 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Will Quince)
Social Security Contributions (Disregarded Payments) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1523), dated 11 December 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
10Exiting the European Union (Electronic Information)
Proposal for an instrument titled Framework for the Free Flow of Non-Personal Data (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Mr John Whittingdale)
Other papers
Financial Stability Report by the Financial Policy Committee: December 2020 (by Act) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
12Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
(1) The Energy White Paper: Powering our Net Zero Future (by Command) (CP 337) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
(2) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's Nationally Determined Contribution (by Command) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
Government Response to the Seventh Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2019–21, on The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications (by Command) (CP 335) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Report and Accounts of the Marine Management Organisation for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1056) (Secretary George Eustice)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement, and Public Health England: Investigation into preparations for potential COVID-19 vaccines (by Act), to be printed (HC 1071) (Clerk of the House)
First Report in 2020 from the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Appointment of IPSA Board Members (by Act), to be printed (HC 1084) (The Speaker)
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATES
Voting by proxy
1. 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 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 |
|
Drew Hendry |
14 December 2020 |
Patrick Grady |
|
Matt Vickers |
14 December 2020 |
Tom Hunt |
|
Mr Toby Perkins |
15 December 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
|
Matthew Pennycook |
15 December 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
|
Rehman Chishti |
15 December 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Andrew Bowie |
15 December 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Mr Marcus Jones |
15 December 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Chris Bryant |
16 December 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
|
Christine Jardine |
16 December 2020 |
Wendy Chamberlain |
|
John Penrose |
16 December 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Mark Tami |
15 December 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
|
Derek Twigg |
15 December 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
|
Clive Efford |
15 December 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
|
Navendu Mishra |
15 December 2020 |
Chris Elmore |
2. 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 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 amend their proxy voting arrangement:
From 14 December 2020 the nominated proxy for Carla Lockhart will be Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson instead of Ian Paisley.
From 14 December 2020 the nominated proxy for Lee Anderson, Lucy Allan and Penny Mordaunt will be Mark Spencer instead of Stuart Andrew.
From 14 December 2020 the nominated proxy for the following will be Chris Elmore instead of Mark Tami:
|
Debbie Abrahams |
Sarah Jones |
|
Tahir Ali |
Darren Jones |
|
Rosena Allin-Khan |
Mike Kane |
|
Mike Amesbury |
Barbara Keeley |
|
Fleur Anderson |
Liz Kendall |
|
Tonia Antoniazzi |
Afzal Khan |
|
Jonanthan Ashworth |
Stephen Kinnock |
|
Margaret Beckett |
Peter Kyle |
|
Clive Betts |
David Lammy |
|
Olivia Blake |
Clive Lewis |
|
Paul Blomfield |
Tony Lloyd |
|
Tracy Brabin |
Holly Lynch |
|
Ben Bradshaw |
Khalid Mahmood |
|
Kevin Brennan |
Shabana Mahmood |
|
Lyn Brown |
Seema Malhotra |
|
Karen Buck |
Rachael Maskell |
|
Liam Byrne |
Kerry McCarthy |
|
Ian Byrne |
Andy McDonald |
|
Ruth Cadbury |
Pat McFadden |
|
Sarah Champion |
Conor McGinn |
|
Feryal Clark |
Alison McGovern |
|
Rosie Cooper |
Catherine McKinnell |
|
Stella Creasy |
Jim McMahon |
|
Jon Cruddas |
Anna McMorrin |
|
John Cryer |
Ed Miliband |
|
Judith Cummins |
James Murray |
|
Alex Cunningham |
Ian Murray |
|
Janet Daby |
Lisa Nandy |
|
Wayne David |
Charlotte Nichols |
|
Geraint Davies |
Alex Norris |
|
Alex Davies-Jones |
Abena Oppong-Asare |
|
Thangam Debbonaire |
Taiwo Owatemi |
|
Tan Dhesi |
Sarah Owen |
|
Stephen Doughty |
Stephanie Peacock |
|
Peter Dowd |
Jess Phillips |
|
Jack Dromey |
Bridget Phillipson |
|
Rosie Duffield |
Lucy Powell |
|
Maria Eagle |
Yasmin Qureshi |
|
Angela Eagle |
Angela Rayner |
|
Florence Eshalomi |
Steve Reed |
|
Bill Esterson |
Christina Rees |
|
Chris Evans |
Ellie Reeves |
|
Yvonne Fovargue |
Rachel Reeves |
|
Vicky Foxcroft |
Jonathan Reynolds |
|
Preet Kaur Gill |
Marie Rimmer |
|
Mary Glindon |
Lloyd Russell-Moyle |
|
Kate Green |
Naz Shah |
|
Margaret Greenwood |
Mr Virendra Sharma |
|
Lilian Greenwood |
Mr Barry Sheerman |
|
Andrew Gwynne |
Tulip Siddiq |
|
Louise Haigh |
Andy Slaughter |
|
Fabian Hamilton |
Nick Smith |
|
Emma Hardy |
Cat Smith |
|
Harriet Harman |
Karin Smyth |
|
Carolyn Harris |
Alex Sobel |
|
Sir Mark Hendrick |
Keir Starmer |
|
Margaret Hodge |
Jo Stevens |
|
Mrs Sharon Hodgson |
Wes Streeting |
|
Kate Hollern |
Sam Tarry |
|
Sir George Howarth |
Gareth Thomas |
|
Rupa Huq |
Emily Thornberry |
|
Dan Jarvis |
Karl Turner |
|
Dame Diana Johnson |
Catherine West |
|
Gerald Jones |
Nadia Whittome |
|
Ruth Jones |
Mohammad Yasin |
3. 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 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 dates specified below:
|
Member |
From |
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Nick Thomas-Symonds |
14 December 2020 |
|
Robbie Moore |
14 December 2020 |
|
Mick Whitley |
14 December 2020 |
|
Chris Elmore |
14 December 2020 |
|
Jonathan Gullis |
15 December 2020 |
|
Jason McCartney |
15 December 2020 |
|
Sajid Javid |
15 December 2020 |
|
Mr Jonathan Djanogly |
15 December 2020 |
|
Charlotte Nichols |
15 December 2020 |
|
Dean Russell |
15 December 2020 |
|
Jeremy Wright |
15 December 2020 |
|
Robin Millar |
15 December 2020 |
|
David Linden |
15 December 2020 |
|
Chris Loder |
15 December 2020 |