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Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 14 January 2021

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Speakers Statement: Godfrey Cameron

2Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade

3Urgent Question: Consequences of the EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement as it applies to the fishing industry (Secretary George Eustice)

4Business Question (Leader of the House)

5Statement: Measures to tackle domestic abuse and hidden harms during lockdown (Victoria Atkins)

6Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D)

Publication of the Seventh Report of the International Development Committee, Progress on tackling the sexual exploitation and abuse of aid beneficiaries (Sarah Champion)

7Backbench Business

(1) Long COVID

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered long COVID.—(Layla Moran.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)). 

Question put and agreed to.

(2) Effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on dental services

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on dental services.—(Fleur Anderson.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)). 

Question put and agreed to.

8Adjournment

Subject: Vitamin D and COVID-19 mitigation (Mr David Davis)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Michael Tomlinson.) 

Adjourned at 5.24 pm until Monday 18 January.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

9Telecommunications (Security) Bill Committee

Steve McCabe (Chair) reported:

(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and

(2) written evidence.

Written evidence to be published.

Reports from Select Committees

10Backbench Business Committee  

Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 21 and 28 January in the Chamber (Ian Mearns).

11Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the BBC: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1119) (Julian Knight).

12Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Joint Committee on)

Fixed-term Parliaments Act: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1046) (John Spellar).

13Future Relationship with the European Union (Committee on the)

(1) The shape of future parliamentary scrutiny of UK-EU relations: Fifth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 977);

(2) Correspondence from the Leader of the House relating to the future role of the Committee in scrutiny: Written evidence, to be published

(Hilary Benn).

14Home Affairs Committee

Appointment of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Sixth Report, with oral evidence (reported 15 December 2020) and the formal minutes relating to the Report, to be printed (HC 1024) (Yvette Cooper).

15Justice Committee

(1) Appointment of HM Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service:

(i) Fifteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 955);

(ii) Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 955);

(2) Correspondence from HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice: Written evidence, to be published

(Sir Robert Neill).

16Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) HMRC performance 2019–20: Thirty-sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 690);

(2) Whole of Government Accounts 2018–19: Thirty-seventh Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 655);

(3) Managing flood risks: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 931);

(4) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government recall: Written evidence, to be published (HC 975)

(Meg Hillier).

17Welsh Affairs Committee

(1) Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 96);

(2) Railway infrastructure in Wales: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1044)

(Stephen Crabb). 

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Westminster Hall

On Wednesday 13 January the House ordered that there shall be no sittings in Westminster Hall with effect from Thursday 14 January until the House otherwise orders.

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Social Security

(1) Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Tomlinson)

(2) Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Tomlinson)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

2Health Care and Associated Professions

(1) General Pharmaceutical Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 26), dated 12 January 2021 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

(2) Health and Care Professions Council (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 27), dated 12 January 2021 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

3Public Health

Health Protection (Coronavirus, Pre-Departure Testing and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 38), dated 14 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

Other papers

4Cabinet Office

(1) Cabinet Office Indemnity - Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (by Command) (Chloe Smith)

(2) Cabinet Office Indemnity - UK Parliamentary Elections (by Command) (Chloe Smith)

(3) Cabinet Office Minute, dated 14 January 2021, concerning indemnities for Police Area Returning Officers and Local Returning Officers at Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (by Command) (Chloe Smith)

(4) Cabinet Office Minute, dated 14 January 2021, concerning indemnity for returning officers and acting returning officers at UK parliamentary elections (by Command) (Chloe Smith)

5Small Business, Enterprise and Employment

Report on Better Regulation: Government's Annual Report 2019-20 (by Act) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)

6Overseas Territories

The Libya (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order (SI, 2021, No. 37), dated 13 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

7Treasury

Treasury Minutes on the Government responses to the Eighteenth and the Twentieth to the Twenty-Fourth Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2019–21 (by Command) (CP 363) (Mrs Kemi Badenoch)

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

Mark Tami

18 January 2021

Sir Alan Campbell

David Linden

18 January 2021

Patrick Grady

Mrs Theresa May

18 January 2021

Stuart Andrew

Jonathan Edwards

18 January 2021

Stuart Andrew

Matt Western

18 January 2021

Sir Alan Campbell

Chi Onwurah

18 January 2021

Sir Alan Campbell

 

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:

The end date of the proxy voting arrangement for Christian Matheson will change from 15 January to 30 March.

From 18 January 2021:

the nominated proxy for Margaret Ferrier will be Stuart Andrew instead of Jonathan Edwards; and

the nominated proxy for the following Members will be Sir Alan Campbell instead of Mark Tami:

Debbie Abrahams

David Lammy

Tahir Ali

Emma Lewell-Buck

Rushanara Ali

Clive Lewis

Mike Amesbury

Tony Lloyd

Jonanthan Ashworth

Holly Lynch

Paula Barker

Justin Madders

Margaret Beckett

Khalid Mahmood

Hilary Benn

Shabana Mahmood

Clive Betts

Seema Malhotra

Olivia Blake

Rachael Maskell

Paul Blomfield

Chris Matheson

Tracy Brabin

Steve McCabe

Ben Bradshaw

Kerry McCarthy

Kevin Brennan

Siobhain McDonagh

Lyn Brown

Andy McDonald

Chris Bryant

Pat McFadden

Karen Buck

Conor McGinn

Liam Byrne

Alison McGovern

Ian Byrne

Catherine McKinnell

Ruth Cadbury

Jim McMahon

Alan Campbell

Anna McMorrin

Dan Carden

Ed Miliband

Sarah Champion

Navendu Mishra

Bambos Charalambous

Jessica Morden

Rosie Cooper

Stephen Morgan

Yvette Cooper

Grahame Morris

Stella Creasy

James Murray

Jon Cruddas

Ian Murray

John Cryer

Charlotte Nichols

Judith Cummins

Alex Norris

Janet Daby

Taiwo Owatemi

Wayne David

Sarah Owen

Geraint Davies

Stephanie Peacock

Thangam Debbonaire 

Matthew Pennycook

Tan Dhesi

Toby Perkins

Anneliese Dodds

Jess Phillips

Stephen Doughty

Bridget Phillipson

Peter Dowd

Luke Pollard

Rosie Duffield

Lucy Powell

Maria Eagle

Yasmin Qureshi

Angela Eagle

Steve Reed

Clive Efford

Christina Rees

Julie Elliott

Ellie Reeves

Chris Elmore

Rachel Reeves

Florence Eshalomi

Jonathan Reynolds

Bill Esterson

Marie Rimmer

Colleen Fletcher

Matt Rodda

Yvonne Fovargue

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

Vicky Foxcroft

Naz Shah

Gill Furniss

Mr Virendra Sharma

Barry Gardiner

Mr Barry Sheerman

Preet Kaur Gill

Tulip Siddiq

Mary Glindon

Andy Slaughter

Kate Green

Nick Smith

Margaret Greenwood

Jeff Smith

Lilian Greenwood

Cat Smith

Nia Griffith

Karin Smyth

Andrew Gwynne

Alex Sobel

Louise Haigh

Keir Starmer

Fabian Hamilton

Jo Stevens

Emma Hardy

Wes Streeting

Harriet Harman

Graham Stringer

Carolyn Harris

Sam Tarry

Helen Hayes

Gareth Thomas

John Healey

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Sir Mark Hendrick

Emily Thornberry

Mike Hill

Stephen Timms

Margaret Hodge

Karl Turner

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Derek Twigg

Kate Hollern

Catherine West

Rachel Hopkins

Alan Whitehead

Sir George Howarth

Mick Whitley

Rupa Huq

Beth Winter

Dan Jarvis

Daniel Zeichner

Dame Diana Johnson

Rosena Allin-Khan

Kim Johnson

Fleur Anderson

Gerald Jones

Tonia Antoniazzi

Ruth Jones

Feryal Clark

Sarah Jones

Alex Cunningham

Darren Jones

Alex Davies-Jones

Kevan Jones

Jack Dromey

Mike Kane

Chris Evans

Barbara Keeley

Lisa Nandy

Liz Kendall

Abena Oppong-Asare

Afzal Khan

Angela Rayner

Stephen Kinnock

Nadia Whittome

Peter Kyle

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

Tom Pursglove

18 January 2021

Sir Alan Campbell

18 January 2021

Neil Coyle

18 January 2021

Maggie Throup

18 January 2021

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

19 January 2021

 

CORRECTION

Tuesday 12 January 2021

This should have appeared after Item 12 (Papers Laid):

 

Withdrawn Papers

Social Security

Proposal for an instrument titled Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and Explanatory Memorandum (laid 11 January)