Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
2Opposition Day: Leader of the Opposition (16th allotted day (Standing Order No. 14))
(1) Protecting tenants and leaseholders from unsafe cladding
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House calls on the Government to urgently establish the extent of dangerous cladding and prioritise buildings according to risk; provide upfront funding to ensure cladding remediation can start immediately; protect leaseholders and taxpayers from the cost by pursuing those responsible for the cladding crisis; and update Parliament once a month in the form of a Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State.—(Thangam Debbonaire.)
The Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Mr Nicholas Brown claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).
Question put, That the Question be now put.
Question agreed to and Question accordingly put.
The House divided.
Division No. 224
Ayes: 263 (Tellers: Bambos Charalambous, Neil Coyle)
Noes: 0 (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Matt Western)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Resolved, That this House calls on the Government to urgently establish the extent of dangerous cladding and prioritise buildings according to risk; provide upfront funding to ensure cladding remediation can start immediately; protect leaseholders and taxpayers from the cost by pursuing those responsible for the cladding crisis; and update Parliament once a month in the form of a Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State.
(2) COVID security at UK borders
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House calls on the Government to immediately introduce a comprehensive hotel quarantine system for all arrivals into the UK, thereby securing the country against the import of new strains and maximising the effectiveness of the country's vaccination programme; to publish the scientific evidence which informed the Government’s decision not to introduce a comprehensive hotel quarantine regime to flights from all countries; and to announce a sector support package for aviation focused on employment and environmental improvements.—(Nick Thomas-Symonds.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Mr Nicholas Brown claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).
Question put, That the Question be now put.
Question agreed to and Question accordingly put.
The House divided.
Division No. 225
Ayes: 262 (Tellers: Bambos Charalambous, Neil Coyle)
Noes: 0 (Tellers: Matt Western, Jeff Smith)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Resolved, That this House calls on the Government to immediately introduce a comprehensive hotel quarantine system for all arrivals into the UK, thereby securing the country against the import of new strains and maximising the effectiveness of the country's vaccination programme; to publish the scientific evidence which informed the Government’s decision not to introduce a comprehensive hotel quarantine regime to flights from all countries; and to announce a sector support package for aviation focused on employment and environmental improvements.
Subject: Cultural centres and sporting facilities in North West Durham (Mr Richard Holden)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David T C Davies.)
Adjourned at 10.28 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
4Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords]
The Lords have passed the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords] to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
5Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill
The Lords agree to the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill with Amendments to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills
6Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords]
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed pursuant to Standing Order No. 57A (Bill 249), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 249–EN).
Printing of Lords Amendments
7Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill
Lords Amendments to the Telecommunications (Leasehold Property) Bill, to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed pursuant to Standing Orders No. 78 and No. 57A (Bill 248) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 248-EN).
Reports from Select Committees relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
Friday 29 January
8Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Seafood and meat exports to the EU: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1189) (Clerk of the House).
Reports from Select Committees made on Monday 1 February
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 1 February, to be published (Sir Charles Walker).
Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): Written evidence, to be published (HC 232) (Yvette Cooper).
11International Trade Committee
Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to areas of departmental responsibility: Written evidence, to be published (Angus Brendan MacNeil).
(1) Correspondence with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence with the Leader of the House relating to the International Trade Committee’s inquiry into freeports: Written evidence, to be published
(Sir Bernard Jenkin).
13National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)
Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Annual Report: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1152) (Margaret Beckett).
E-petition session: Stamp Duty Land Tax relief during the COVID-19 outbreak: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1182) (Catherine McKinnell).
Procedure under coronavirus restrictions: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 300) (Karen Bradley).
16Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) COVID-19: the free school meals voucher scheme: Forty-first Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 689);
(2) Digital services at the border: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 936);
(3) Correspondence from HM Treasury relating to Civil Superannuation Annual Report and Accounts: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Department for Transport relating to the contingencies fund advance December 2020: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Ministry of Justice relating to the announcement of investment in accommodation for prison leavers to cut crime by reducing reoffending: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) COVID-19: Planning for a vaccine (Part 1): Written evidence, to be published (HC 930);
(7) Managing flood risks: Written evidence, to be published (HC 931);
(8) NHS capital expenditure and financial management: Written evidence, to be published (HC 344);
(9) The production and distribution of cash: Written evidence, to be published (HC 654)
(Meg Hillier).
(1) The Financial Conduct Authority’s regulation of London Capital & Finance plc: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1191);
(2) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury relating to economic analysis and gaps in support: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Economic impact of coronavirus: Written evidence, to be published (HC 882)
(Mel Stride).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 29 January 2021 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 97), dated 28 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 91), dated 27 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 98), dated 28 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Other papers
(1) Government Response to the Third Report from the Health and Social Care Committee, Session 2019–21, on Adult Social Care: Funding and Workforce (by Command) (CP 360) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(2) Post Implementation Review of Tobacco Legislation Coming into Force Between 2010–15 (by Command) (CP 344) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
5Statutory Instruments (Notification)
Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 98) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 1 February 2021
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
6Exiting the European Union (Companies)
Draft International Accounting Standards (Delegation of Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith)
8Terms and Conditions of Employment
Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
(1) Airport Byelaws (Designation) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 105), dated 28 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
(2) Airports (Designation) (Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) (Amendment) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 104), dated 29 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Taxation of Coronavirus Support Payments Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 92), dated 28 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
Crown Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021 (SR(NI), 2021, No. 16), dated 27 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Trading Fund (Revocation) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 96), dated 28 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 99), dated 28 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 93), dated 27 January 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)
Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 109), dated 20 January 2021 (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
Proposal for an instrument titled Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Caroline Dinenage)
Other papers
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ministry of Defence: Improving Single Living Accommodation (by Act), to be printed (HC 1129) (Clerk of the House)
18Statutory Instruments (Notification)
Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 3) (Amendment) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 109) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker)
Treasury Minutes on the Government responses to the Twenty-fifth to the Twenty-ninth Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2019–21 (by Command) (CP 376) (Mrs Kemi Badenoch)
Withdrawn papers
Proposal for an instrument titled Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021, with an Explanatory Memorandum (laid 22 January)
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 |
Sir Desmond Swayne |
1 February |
Mr William Wragg |
Ian Paisley |
1 February |
Sammy Wilson |
Mr Kevan Jones |
1 February |
Sir Alan Campbell |
Mark Tami |
1 February |
Sir Alan Campbell |
Liz Twist |
2 February |
Sir Alan Campbell |
Leo Docherty |
2 February |
Stuart Andrew |
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson |
2 February |
Sammy Wilson |
Gavin Robinson |
2 February |
Sammy Wilson |
Carla Lockhart |
2 February |
Sammy Wilson |
David Duguid |
2 February |
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 Members have given notice that they wish to amend their proxy voting arrangement:
From 1 February 2021 the nominated proxy for Gregory Campbell will be Sammy Wilson instead of Ian Paisley.
From 1 February the nominated proxy for the following members will be Sir Alan Campbell instead of Mark Tami:
Debbie Abrahams |
Barbara Keeley |
Tahir Ali |
Liz Kendall |
Rushanara Ali |
Afzal Khan |
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan |
Stephen Kinnock |
Mike Amesbury |
Peter Kyle |
Fleur Anderson |
David Lammy |
Tonia Antoniazzi |
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck |
Jonanthan Ashworth |
Clive Lewis |
Paula Barker |
Tony Lloyd |
Margaret Beckett |
Holly Lynch |
Hilary Benn |
Justin Madders |
Mr Clive Betts |
Mr Khalid Mahmood |
Olivia Blake |
Shabana Mahmood |
Paul Blomfield |
Seema Malhotra |
Tracy Brabin |
Rachael Maskell |
Mr Ben Bradshaw |
Chris Matheson |
Kevin Brennan |
Steve McCabe |
Ms Lyn Brown |
Kerry McCarthy |
Chris Bryant |
Siobhain McDonagh |
Ms Karen Buck |
Andy McDonald |
Liam Byrne |
Pat McFadden |
Ian Byrne |
Conor McGinn |
Ruth Cadbury |
Alison McGovern |
Dan Carden |
Catherine McKinnell |
Sarah Champion |
Jim McMahon |
Feryal Clark |
Anna McMorrin |
Rosie Cooper |
Edward Miliband |
Yvette Cooper |
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 |
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi |
Taiwo Owatemi |
Anneliese Dodds |
Sarah Owen |
Stephen Doughty |
Stephanie Peacock |
Peter Dowd |
Matthew Pennycook |
Jack Dromey |
Mr Toby Perkins |
Rosie Duffield |
Jess Phillips |
Maria Eagle |
Bridget Phillipson |
Ms 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 |
Ms 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 |
Ms 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 |
Dame Margaret Hodge |
Gareth Thomas |
Mrs Sharon Hodgson |
Nick Thomas-Symonds |
Kate Hollern |
Emily Thornberry |
Rachel Hopkins |
Stephen Timms |
Sir George Howarth |
Karl Turner |
Dr Rupa Huq |
Derek Twigg |
Dan Jarvis |
Catherine West |
Dame Diana Johnson |
Dr Alan Whitehead |
Kim Johnson |
Mick Whitley |
Gerald Jones |
Nadia Whittome |
Ruth Jones |
Beth Winter |
Sarah Jones |
Mohammad Yasin |
Darren Jones |
Daniel Zeichner |
Mike Kane |
|
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 |
Jim Shannon |
1 February |
Sir Alan Campbell |
1 February |
Bambos Charalambous |
1 February |
David Rutley |
1 February |
Neil Coyle |
1 February |
Matt Western |
1 February |
Carla Lockhart |
1 February |
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson |
1 February |
Gavin Robinson |
1 February |
Giles Watling |
2 February |
CORRECTIONS
Wednesday 27 January 2021
This item should have appeared after item 29 (Other Proceedings):
Women and Equalities Committee
Changing the perfect picture: an inquiry into body image: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 274)
(Caroline Nokes).
Thursday 28 January 2021
Item 9 (Other Proceedings) should have read:
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) Impact of COVID-19 on homelessness and the private rented sector: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 309);
(2) Correspondence from Clean Up Britian and Philip Morris Limited relating to cigarette butt litter: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government relating to an update on the devolution programme: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Chair of the Liaison Committee relating to common frameworks: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Local authority financial sustainability and the Section 114 regime: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1054)
Mr Clive Betts.