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Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 28 January 2021

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

2Business Question (Leader of the House)

3Backbench Business

(1) Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Holocaust Memorial Day 2021.—(Stephen Crabb.)

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

Question put and agreed to.

(2) UN International Day of Education

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered UN International Day of Education.—(Harriett Baldwin.

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

Question put and agreed to. 

4Adjournment (Constituency Recess)

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 25), That this House, at its rising on Thursday 11 February, do adjourn until Monday 22 February 2021.—(James Morris.)

Question agreed to.

5Adjournment

Subject: Extension of driving theory test certificates during the COVID-19 outbreak 
(David Linden)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(James Morris.) 

Adjourned at  5.20pm until Monday 1 February.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Appointments

6First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2021)

Members: Gerald Jones discharged and Stephen Doughty nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

7Backbench Business Committee   

Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 11 February in the Chamber (Ian Mearns).

8Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Joint Committee on)

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

9Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

* This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings from 1 February 2020 for details.

(1) Impact of COVID-19 on homelessness and the private rented sector: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 309);

(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government relating to an update on the devolution programme: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence with the Chair of the Liaison Committee relating to common frameworks: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Local Authority financial sustainability and the Section 114 Regime: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1054)

(Mr Clive Betts).

10Public Accounts (Committee of)

Achieving Net Zero: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 935) (Meg Hillier).

11Scottish Affairs Committee

(1) Government Response to the Committee’s First and Second Reports: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 1118);

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

(3) Welfare policy in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 889)

(Pete Wishart).

12Welsh Affairs Committee

Renewable energy in Wales: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1021) (Stephen Crabb).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Immigration

Draft Authority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

2Pensions

Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2021 (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3Agriculture

Organic Control (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 94), dated 28 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary George Eustice)

4Income Tax

Pension Schemes (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes) (Gibraltar) (Exclusion of Overseas Transfer Charge) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 89), dated 27 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)

5Legal Aid and Advice

Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 80), dated 26 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)

6Merchant Shipping

Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 81), dated 25 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

7Road Traffic

(1) M271 Motorway (Junction 1 to Redbridge Roundabout) (Fixed Speed Limits) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 82), dated 26 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

(2) Traffic Signs (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 75), dated 25 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

Other papers

8Aviation (Security)

Report on the number of notices served, directions given and enforcement notices served under the Aviation Security Act 1982 during 2020 (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

9Coronavirus

Two monthly report on the status of the non-devolved provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

10Counter-Terrorism and Security

Authority to Carry Scheme 2021 (by Act) (Secretary Priti Patel)

11Government Resources and Accounts

(1) Report and Accounts of United Kingdom Anti-Doping Limited for 2019–20 (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 704) (Nigel Huddleston)

(2) Report and Accounts of the Department of Health and Social Care for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1077) (Jesse Norman)

12Government Trading Funds

Report and Accounts of the Royal Mint Trading Fund for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1045) (Clerk of the House)

13Health and Scoial Care

Report and Accounts of Monitor for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1059) (Edward Argar)

14Industrial Training

Report and Accounts of the Construction Industry Training Board for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 842) (Gillian Keegan)

15National Health Service

(1) Assessment of NHS England (the Commissioning Board) for 2019-20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

(2) Consolidated NHS provider accounts for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1060) (Edward Argar)

(3) Report and Accounts of NHS Commissioning Board for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1057) (Edward Argar)

(4) Report and Accounts of NHS Trust Development Authority for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1058) (Edward Argar)

16Small Business, Enterprise and Employment

Report and Accounts of the Pubs Code Adjudicator for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1170) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)

Withdrawn papers

17Pensions

Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2021 (laid 20 January 2021).

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

Gill Furniss

1 February 2021

Sir Alan Campbell

Colleen Fletcher

1 February 2021

Sir Alan Campbell

Maggie Throup

1 February 2021

Stuart Andrew

 

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 Member has given notice that they wish to amend their proxy voting arrangement:

From 1 February 2021 the nominated proxy for Paul Girvan will be Sammy Wilson instead of Ian Paisley.

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 Member has 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

Jeff Smith

1 February 2021