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Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 21 January 2021

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(2) the hon. Member representing the Church Commissioners, the hon. Member representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, the right hon. Member representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, and the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission

2Urgent Question: COVID-19 vaccine roll-out (Secretary Matt Hancock)

3Business Question (Leader of the House)

4Statement: Skills for Jobs White Paper (Secretary Gavin Williamson)

5Backbench Business

(1) Errors in payments made to victims of the Equitable Life scandal

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House expresses grave concern regarding the Government’s continued inaction with respect to the injustice suffered by Equitable Life policyholders, the vast majority of whom have only received partial compensation compared to the confirmed losses directly attributed to regulatory failures despite the Government’s acceptance of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s findings to compensate victims in full in relation to the maladministration of Equitable Life; notes the concern previously expressed by the Public Accounts Committee on the transparency and accuracy of the payments being made to victims; further notes the Government’s failure to fulfil the Committee’s request to publish an intelligible and transparent explanation to policyholders on how to verify the correctness of the compensation they have received; notes examples of grossly inaccurate payments, adjusted only when identified by policyholders, gathered by the Equitable Members Action Group (EMAG); notes the Government’s continued insistence that there have been no mistakes in the methodology for calculating payments to policyholders; and therefore calls on the Public Accounts Committee and the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee to establish a joint inquiry into the accuracy of the payments made to victims of the Equitable Life scandal.—(Bob Blackman.) 

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

Question put and agreed to.

(2) Operation of the Child Maintenance Service during the COVID-19 outbreak

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the operation of the Child Maintenance Service during the COVID-19 outbreak.—(Marion Fellows.)

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

Question put and agreed to.

6Adjournment

Subject: Operation of the Extradition Act 2003 (Mr David Davis)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Tom Pursglove.) 

Adjourned at 5.30 pm until Monday 25 January.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

7Telecommunications (Security) Bill Committee

Steve McCabe (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

8Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

Dr Rupa Huq (Chair) reported the Customs Miscellaneous Non-Fiscal Provisions and Amendments Etc. (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1624).

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).

9Register of Births and Deaths Bill Committee

Chair: Esther McVey

10First Delegated Legislation Committee (Health Protection) (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020,  No. 1654))

Chair: Mark Pritchard

Members: David T C Davies discharged and David Duguid nominated in substitution.

11Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Drivers' Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1658))

Chair: David Mundell

Members: David T C Davies discharged and David Duguid nominated in substitution.

12Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1661) and the Organic Production (Organic Indications) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1669))

Chair: Mr Laurence Robertson

Members: David T C Davies discharged and David Duguid nominated in substitution.

13Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 15))

Chair: Ian Paisley

Members: David T C Davies discharged and David Duguid nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

14Backbench Business Committee   

Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 4 February in the Chamber (Ian Mearns).

15Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

The work of the BBC: Written evidence, to be published (HC 99) (Julian Knight).

16Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Joint Committee on)

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

17Petitions Committee

(1) Child food poverty: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1112);

(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport relating to arrangements for UK musicians in the EU: Written evidence, to be published

(Catherine McKinnell).

18Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Lessons from major projects and programmes: Thirty-ninth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 694);

(2) Achieving government’s long-term environmental goals: Fortieth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 927);

(3) UK Border 2021: Update: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1154);

(4) UK Border 2020: Preparedness: Written evidence, to be published (HC 691)

(Meg Hillier).

19Science and Technology Committee

5G market diversification and wider lessons for critical and emerging technologies: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 450) (Order of 24 March 2020) (Greg Clark).

20Scottish Affairs Committee

(1) Welfare policy in Scotland: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 889);

(2) Universities and Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 673)

(Pete Wishart).

21Welsh Affairs Committee

Railway infrastructure in Wales: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1044) (Stephen Crabb).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Customs

Customs Tariff (Establishment and Suspension of Import Duty) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 63), dated 21 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)

2Electricity

Draft Electricity Supplier Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3Education

School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 59), dated 19 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nick Gibb)

4Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic)

Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Temporary Exceptions) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 58), dated 20 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

5Harbours, Docks, Piers and Ferries

(1) Broads Authority (Transfer of Mutford Lock) Harbour Revision Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 31), dated 14 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

(2) Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (Liverpool Cruise Terminal Extension) Harbour Revision Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 45), dated 14 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

(3) Port of Lowestoft (Transfer of Mutford Lock) Harbour Revision Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 32), dated 14 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

(4) Shoreham Port Authority Harbour Revision Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 41), dated 14 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

(5) Weymouth Harbour Revision Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 43), dated 14 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

6Partnership

Limited Liability Partnerships (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 60), dated 15 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)

7Road Traffic

Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 62), dated 20 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

8Social Security

Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 65), dated 20 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

Other papers

9Education

(1) Government response to the Independent Review of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF): Report to the Secretary of State for Education (by Command) (CP 359) (Secretary Gavin Williamson)

(2) Interim Conclusion of the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding (by Command) (CP 358) (Secretary Gavin Williamson)

(3) Post-Qualification Admissions Reform: Government Consultation (by Command) (CP 340) (Secretary Gavin Williamson)

(4) Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth (by Command) (CP 338) (Secretary Gavin Williamson)

10Financial Guidance and Claims

Report and Accounts of the Money and Pensions Service for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1146) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)

11Gangmasters (Licensing)

Report and Accounts of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1099) (Secretary Priti Patel)

12Government Resources and Accounts

Report and Accounts of the Submarine Delivery Agency for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1107) (Secretary Ben Wallace)

13Higher Education and Research

Independent Review of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF): Report to the Secretary of State for Education (Volumes I and II) (by Act) (Secretary Gavin Williamson)

14Local Government

Report and Accounts of the Valuation Tribunal Service for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1108) (Clerk of the House)

15National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on HM Revenue and Customs: Administration of Scottish income tax 2019–20 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1074) (Clerk of the House)

16Parliamentary Standards

Report and Accounts of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1109) (The Speaker)

17Social Security Administration

Account of the Great Britain National Insurance Fund for  2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1100) (Clerk of the House)

18Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland)

Account of the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1101) (Clerk of the House)

19Trunk Road Charging Schemes

Accounts of the Dartford–Thurrock River Crossing Charging Scheme for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 1103) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

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

Marcus Jones

25 January 2021

Stuart Andrew

Maria Caulfield

25 January 2021

Stuart Andrew

Angela Richardson

25 January 2021

Stuart Andrew

David TC Davies

25 January 2021

Stuart Andrew

Bambos Charalambous

25 January 2021

Mark Tami

Michael Tomlinson

25 January 2021

Stuart Andrew

Sarah Olney

25 January 2021

Wendy Chamberlain

Jeff Smith

25 January 2021

Mark Tami

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 25 January 2021 the nominated proxy for the following will be Wendy Chamberlain instead of Sarah Olney: Ed Davey, Munira Wilson, Daisy Cooper, Layla Moran, Wera Hobhouse, Alistair Carmichael, Jamie Stone, Christine Jardine, Tim Farron, Stephen Farry.

From 25 January 2021 the nominated proxy for the following members will be Mark Tami instead of Sir Alan Campbell: 

Debbie Abrahams

Mike Kane

Tahir Ali

Barbara Keeley

Rushanara Ali

Liz Kendall

Rosena Allin-Khan

Afzal Khan

Mike Amesbury

Stephen Kinnock

Fleur Anderson

Peter Kyle

Tonia Antoniazzi

David Lammy

Jonanthan Ashworth

Emma Lewell-Buck

Paula Barker

Clive Lewis

Margaret Beckett

Tony Lloyd

Hilary Benn

Holly Lynch

Clive Betts

Justin Madders

Olivia Blake

Khalid Mahmood

Paul Blomfield

Shabana Mahmood

Tracy Brabin

Seema Malhotra

Ben Bradshaw

Rachael Maskell

Kevin Brennan

Chris Matheson

Lyn Brown

Steve McCabe

Chris Bryant

Kerry McCarthy

Karen Buck

Siobhain McDonagh

Liam Byrne

Andy McDonald

Ian Byrne

Pat McFadden

Ruth Cadbury

Conor McGinn

Dan Carden

Alison McGovern

Sarah Champion

Catherine McKinnell

Feryal Clark

Jim McMahon

Rosie Cooper

Anna McMorrin

Yvette Cooper

Ed Miliband

Neil Coyle

Navendu Mishra

Stella Creasy

Jessica Morden

Jon Cruddas

Stephen Morgan

John Cryer

Grahame Morris

Judith Cummins

James Murray

Alex Cunningham

Ian Murray

Janet Daby

Lisa Nandy

Wayne David

Charlotte Nichols

Geraint Davies

Alex Norris

Alex Davies-Jones

Chi Onwurah

Thangam Debbonaire

Abena Oppong-Asare

Tan Dhesi

Taiwo Owatemi

Anneliese Dodds

Sarah Owen

Stephen Doughty

Stephanie Peacock

Peter Dowd

Matthew Pennycook

Jack Dromey

Toby Perkins

Rosie Duffield

Jess Phillips

Maria Eagle

Bridget Phillipson

Angela Eagle

Luke Pollard

Clive Efford

Lucy Powell

Julie Elliott

Yasmin Qureshi

Chris Elmore

Angela Rayner

Florence Eshalomi

Steve Reed

Bill Esterson

Christina Rees

Chris Evans

Ellie Reeves

Yvonne Fovargue

Rachel Reeves

Vicky Foxcroft

Jonathan Reynolds

Barry Gardiner

Marie Rimmer

Preet Kaur Gill

Matt Rodda

Mary Glindon

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

Kate Green

Naz Shah

Margaret Greenwood

Mr Virendra Sharma

Lilian Greenwood

Mr Barry Sheerman

Nia Griffith

Tulip Siddiq

Andrew Gwynne

Andy Slaughter

Louise Haigh

Nick Smith

Fabian Hamilton

Cat Smith

Emma Hardy

Karin Smyth

Harriet Harman

Alex Sobel

Carolyn Harris

Keir Starmer

Helen Hayes

Jo Stevens

John Healey

Wes Streeting

Sir Mark Hendrick

Graham Stringer

Mike Hill

Sam Tarry

Meg Hillier

Gareth Thomas

Margaret Hodge

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Emily Thornberry

Kate Hollern

Stephen Timms

Rachel Hopkins

Karl Turner

Sir George Howarth

Derek Twigg

Rupa Huq

Catherine West

Dan Jarvis

Matt Western

Dame Diana Johnson

Alan Whitehead

Kim Johnson

Mick Whitley

Gerald Jones

Nadia Whittome

Ruth Jones

Beth Winter

Sarah Jones

Mohammad Yasin

Darren Jones

Daniel Zeichner

 

From 25th January 2021 the nominated proxy for the following members will be Stuart Andrew instead of Marcus Jones:

 

Nigel Adams

Alister Jack

Bim Afolami

Sajid Javid

Imran Ahmad Khan

Ranil Jayawardena

Nickie Aiken

Bernard Jenkin

Peter Aldous

Mark Jenkinson

Lucy Allan

Andrea Jenkyns

David Amess

Robert Jenrick

Stuart Anderson

Dr Caroline Johnson

Stuart Andrew

Gareth Johnson

Caroline Ansell

Boris Johnson

Edward Argar

David Johnston

Sarah Atherton

Fay Jones

Victoria Atkins

David Jones

Mr Richard Bacon

Andrew Jones

Gareth Bacon

Simon Jupp

Kemi Badenoch

Daniel Kawczynski

Shaun Bailey

Alicia Kearns

Siobhan Baillie

Gillian Keegan

Duncan Baker

Sir Greg Knight

Steve Baker

Julian Knight

Harriett Baldwin

Danny Kruger

Stephen Barclay

Kwasi Kwarteng

Mr John Baron

John Lamont

Simon Baynes

Robert Largan

Aaron Bell

Andrea Leadsom

Scott Benton

Sir Edward Leigh

Sir Paul Beresford

Ian Levy

Jake Berry

Andrew Lewer

Saqib Bhatti

Brandon Lewis

Bob Blackman

Dr Julian Lewis

Crispin Blunt

Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger

Peter Bone

Mark Logan

Andrew Bowie

Marco Longhi

Karen Bradley

Julia Lopez

Ben Bradley

Jack Lopresti

Suella Braverman

Mr Jonathan Lord

Jack Brereton

Tim Loughton

Andrew Bridgen

Craig Mackinlay

Steve Brine

Cherilyn Mackrory

Paul Bristow

Rachel Maclean

Sara Britcliffe

Alan Mak

James Brokenshire

Kit Malthouse

Anthony Browne

Scott Mann

Felicity Buchan

Julie Marson

Robert Buckland

Theresa May

Alex Burghart

Jerome Mayhew

Conor Burns

Paul Maynard

Rob Butler

Jason McCartney

Alun Cairns

Karl McCartney

Andy Carter

Stephen McPartland

James Cartlidge

Esther McVey

Bill Cash

Mark Menzies

Miriam Cates

Johnny Mercer

Alex Chalk

Huw Merriman

Rehman Chishti

Stephen Metcalfe

Jo Churchill

Robin Millar

Greg Clark

Mrs. Maria Miller

Theo Clarke

Amanda Milling

Simon Clarke

Nigel Mills

Brendan Clarke-Smith

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Chris Clarkson

Gagan Mohindra

James Cleverly

Damien Moore

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

Penny Mordaunt

Therese Coffey

David Morris

Elliot Colburn

Anne Marie Morris

Damian Collins

Joy Morrissey

Alberto Costa

Wendy Morton

Robert Courts

Holly Mumby-Croft

Claire Coutinho

David Mundell

Geoffrey Cox

Sheryll Murray

Stephen Crabb

Andrew Murrison

Virginia Crosbie

Sir Robert Neill

Tracey Crouch

Lia Nici

James Daly

Caroline Nokes

Mims Davies

Jesse Norman

Gareth Davies

Neil O'Brien

Philip Davies

Dr Matthew Offord

James Davies

Guy Opperman

David Davis

Neil Parish

Caroline Dinenage

Priti Patel

Sarah Dines

Owen Paterson

Jonathan Djanogly

Mark Pawsey

Michelle Donelan

Sir Mike Penning

Nadine Dorries

John Penrose

Steve Double

Andrew Percy

Oliver Dowden

Chris Philp

Richard Drax

Christopher Pincher

Flick Drummond

Dr Dan Poulter

James Duddridge

Rebecca Pow

David Duguid

Victoria Prentis

Philip Dunne

Mark Pritchard

Mark Eastwood

Jeremy Quin

Ruth Edwards

 Will Quince

Jonathan Edwards

Dominic Raab

Michael Ellis

Tom Randall

Mr Tobias Ellwood

John Redwood

Natalie Elphicke

Nicola Richards

George Eustice

Rob Roberts

Luke Evans

Laurence Robertson

Sir David Evennett

Mary Robinson

Michael Fabricant

Andrew Rosindell

Laura Farris

Douglas Ross

Simon Fell

Lee Rowley

Margaret Ferrier

Dean Russell

Katherine Fletcher

David Rutley

Nick Fletcher

Selaine Saxby

Mark Fletcher

Paul Scully

Vicky Ford

Bob Seely

Kevin Foster

Andrew Selous

Dr Liam Fox

Grant Shapps

Mark Francois

Alok Sharma

Lucy Frazer

Alec Shelbrooke

George Freeman

David Simmonds

Mike Freer

Chris Skidmore

Richard Fuller

Chloe Smith

Marcus Fysh

Royston Smith

Sir Roger Gale

Julian Smith

Mark Garnier

Henry Smith

Nusrat Ghani

Greg Smith

Nick Gibb

Amanda Solloway

Peter Gibson

Ben Spencer

Jo Gideon

Alexander Stafford

Dame Cheryl Gillan

Andrew Stephenson

John Glen

Jane Stevenson

Robert Goodwill

John Stevenson

Michael Gove

Iain Stewart

Richard Graham

Bob Stewart

Mrs Helen Grant

Sir Gary Streeter

James Gray

Mel Stride

Chris Grayling

Graham Stuart

Damian Green

Julian Sturdy

Andrew Griffith

Rishi Sunak

Kate Griffiths

James Sunderland

James Grundy

Derek Thomas

Jonathan Gullis

Edward Timpson

Robert Halfon

Kelly Tolhurst

Luke Hall

Justin Tomlinson

Stephen Hammond

Craig Tracey

Matt Hancock

Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Greg Hands

Laura Trott

Rebecca Harris

Liz Truss

Trudy Harrison

Tom Tugendhat

Simon Hart

Shailesh Vara

Sally-Ann Hart

Martin Vickers

John Hayes

Theresa Villiers

Oliver Heald

Robin Walker

James Heappey

Ben Wallace

Chris Heaton-Harris

Dr Jamie Wallis

Gordon Henderson

David Warburton

Darren Henry

Matt Warman

Antony Higginbotham

Giles Watling

Damian Hinds

Suzanne Webb

Simon Hoare

Helen Whately

Kevin Hollinrake

Heather Wheeler

Adam Holloway

Craig Whittaker

Paul Holmes

John Whittingdale

Paul Howell

Bill Wiggin

John Howell

James Wild

Nigel Huddleston

Craig Williams

Dr Neil Hudson

Gavin Williamson

Eddie Hughes

Mike Wood

Jane Hunt

Jeremy Wright

Jeremy Hunt

Jacob Young

Nadhim Zahawi

 

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

Leo Docherty

25 January 2021

James Morris

25 January 2021

Wendy Chamberlain

25 January 2021

Mark Tami

25 January 2021