Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(2) the Prime Minister
2Financial Statement (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
Ordered, That there be laid before this House a copy of the Budget Report 2021.—(The Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
4Ways and Means: Provisional collection of taxes
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 51(2)), That, pursuant to section 5 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968, provisional statutory effect shall be given to the following motions:—
(a) Repeal of provisions relating to the Interest and Royalties Directive (motion no. 31);
(b) Stamp duty land tax (housing co-operatives etc) (motion no. 44);
(c) Annual tax on enveloped dwellings (housing co-operatives) (motion no. 45);
(d) Customs duty (removal of steel to Northern Ireland) (motion no. 52).—(The Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
Question agreed to.
5Ways and Means: Income Tax (Charge)
Motion made and Question proposed, That income tax is charged for the tax year 2021—22.
And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.—(The Chancellor of the Exchequer.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
Debate to be resumed tomorrow.
6Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 18 January, be approved.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Area) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
Question agreed to.
A public petition from residents of the constituency of Washington and Sunderland West relating to the reopening of Leamside rail line was presented and read by Mrs Sharon Hodgson.
Subject: Positions of trust and the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Sarah Champion)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
Adjourned at 7.24 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
9Prime Minister (Temporary Replacement) Bill
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 19 March.
10Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill
Adjourned debate on the Question proposed on 23 October 2020, That the Bill be now read a second time, to be resumed on Friday 19 March.
11Hospitals (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 19 March.
General Committees: Reports
12Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Dr Rupa Huq (Chair) reported the draft Authority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2021.
13Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir David Amess (Chair) reported the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
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).
14First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021)
Chair: James Gray
Members: Stuart Andrew, Anthony Browne, Chris Bryant, Ian Byrne, Maria Caulfield, Rosie Cooper, John Cryer, David T C Davies, Dan Jarvis, Mr Marcus Jones, Scott Mann, James Morris, Christopher Pincher, Steve Reed, David Rutley, Matt Western and Jacob Young
15Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2021)
Chair: Hannah Bardell
Members: Stuart Andrew, Richard Burgon, Dawn Butler, Liam Byrne, Maria Caulfield, David T C Davies, Mark Fletcher, Mr Marcus Jones, Ian Levy, Scott Mann, James Morris, David Rutley, Jeff Smith, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Derek Twigg, Dr Alan Whitehead and Mohammad Yasin
16Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 164))
Chair: Mark Pritchard
Members: Stuart Andrew, Mr Clive Betts, Kevin Brennan, Paul Bristow, Ruth Cadbury, Maria Caulfield, Alex Chalk, Bambos Charalambous, Chris Clarkson, David T C Davies, Clive Efford, Mr Marcus Jones, Mr David Lammy, Scott Mann, James Morris, David Rutley and John Spellar
17Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Registration of Marriages Regulations 2021)
Chair: Mrs Maria Miller
Members: Ms Diane Abbott, Stuart Andrew, Maria Caulfield, David T C Davies, Chris Elmore, Kevin Foster, Peter Gibson, Meg Hillier, Paul Holmes, Mr Marcus Jones, Scott Mann, Navendu Mishra, James Morris, Taiwo Owatemi, Jess Phillips, David Rutley and Beth Winter
18Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Financial Reporting Council (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2021)
Chair: Sir Charles Walker
Members: Rushanara Ali, Stuart Andrew, Mr Ben Bradshaw, Maria Caulfield, David T C Davies, Peter Gibson, Jo Gideon, Kim Johnson, Mr Marcus Jones, Scott Mann, James Morris, Lucy Powell, David Rutley, Paul Scully, Jeff Smith, Nick Smith and Owen Thompson
19Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Change of Expiry Date) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Clive Efford
Members: Stuart Andrew, Apsana Begum, Maria Caulfield, Judith Cummins, David T C Davies, Maria Eagle, Chris Elmore, Jo Gideon, Dame Diana Johnson, Mr Marcus Jones, Robert Largan, Scott Mann, James Morris, Lucy Powell, David Rutley, Paul Scully and Owen Thompson
Reports from Select Committees
20Armed Forces Bill (Select Committee on the)
James Sunderland reported, That he had been chosen as Chair of the Committee.
21Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Green jobs and the just transition: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 903);
(2) Fixing fashion: follow up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 874);
(3) Preparation for COP 26: Written evidence, to be published (HC 222);
(4) Water quality in rivers: Written evidence, to be published (HC 902)
(Philip Dunne).
22Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Public procurement of food: Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 469) (Neil Parish).
(1) Police conduct and complaints: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 706);
(2) Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): Written evidence, to be published (HC 232);
(3) post-transition management of the border: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1124);
(4) Violence and abuse towards retail workers: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1147)
(Yvette Cooper).
24Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
The Government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1161) (Ms Harriet Harman).
25Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) Cross-border co-operation on policing, security and criminal justice after Brexit: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 766);
(2) Brexit and the Northern Ireland protocol: Written evidence, to be published (HC 767);
(3) Citizenship and Passport Processes in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1111);
(4) Correspondence with William Shawcross, former Special Representative on UK victims of Qadhafi-sponsored IRA terrorism: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1283)
(Simon Hoare).
(1) The procedure of the House of Commons and the territorial constitution: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 838);
(2) Procedure under coronavirus restrictions: Written evidence, to be published (HC 300)
(Karen Bradley).
27Science and Technology Committee
The role of hydrogen in achieving Net Zero: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1066) (Greg Clark).
28Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Forty-second Report, to be printed (HC 75-xlii) (Jessica Morden).
29Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)
Thirty-fifth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 73-xxxv) (Jessica Morden).
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation sector: follow-up: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1257) (Huw Merriman).
(1) Children in poverty: Measurement and targets: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1138);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Employment relating to Universal Credit and childcare expenditure data: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work relating to disability benefit assessments: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Minister for Welfare Delivery relating to Bereavement Support Payments: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Disability employment gap: Written evidence, to be published (HC 957);
(6) Measurements of poverty: Written evidence, to be published (HC 854)
(Stephen Timms).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Other papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021 (by Command) (Secretary George Eustice)
(1) Monetary policy remit: Budget 2021 (by Act) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
(2) Remit and recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee: Budget 2021 (by Act) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
4Financial Services and Markets
Technical Standards on Strong Customer Authentication and Common and Secure Methods of Communication (Amendment) Instrument 2021 (by Act) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
5Political Parties, Elections and Referendums
First Report in 2021 from the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission on the Appointment of the Chair of the Electoral Commission (by Act), to be printed (HC 1276) (The Speaker)
Impact Assessment for the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 757) (by Command) (Christopher Pincher)
(1) Budget 2021: Protecting the jobs and livelihoods of the British people (pursuant to Order, today), to be printed (HC 1226) (Jesse Norman)
(2) Build Back Better: our plan for growth (by Command) (CP 401) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
(3) Office for Budget Responsibility: Economic and fiscal outlook (by Command) (CP 387) (Kemi Badenoch)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021 (laid 1 March)
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 |
|
Stuart Andrew |
4 March |
Mike Freer |
|
Colleen Fletcher |
4 March |
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 4 March the nominated proxy for the following members will be Mike Freer instead of Stuart Andrew:
|
Nigel Adams |
Kevin Foster |
Amanda Milling |
|
Bim Afolami |
Dr Liam Fox |
Nigel Mills |
|
Imran Ahmad Khan |
Mr Mark Francois |
Mr Andrew Mitchell |
|
Nickie Aiken |
Lucy Frazer |
Mr Gagan Mohindra |
|
Peter Aldous |
George Freeman |
Damien Moore |
|
Lucy Allan |
Mr Marcus Fysh |
Penny Mordaunt |
|
Sir David Amess |
Sir Roger Gale |
David Morris |
|
Stuart Anderson |
Mark Garnier |
James Morris |
|
Caroline Ansell |
Ms Nusrat Ghani |
Anne Marie Morris |
|
Edward Argar |
Nick Gibb |
Joy Morrissey |
|
Sarah Atherton |
Peter Gibson |
Wendy Morton |
|
Victoria Atkins |
Jo Gideon |
Holly Mumby-Croft |
|
Mr Richard Bacon |
Dame Cheryl Gillan |
David Mundell |
|
Gareth Bacon |
John Glen |
Mrs Sheryll Murray |
|
Kemi Badenoch |
Mr Robert Goodwill |
Dr Andrew Murrison |
|
Shaun Bailey |
Michael Gove |
Sir Robert Neill |
|
Siobhan Baillie |
Richard Graham |
Lia Nici |
|
Duncan Baker |
Mrs Helen Grant |
Caroline Nokes |
|
Mr Steve Baker |
James Gray |
Jesse Norman |
|
Harriett Baldwin |
Chris Grayling |
Neil O'Brien |
|
Steve Barclay |
Damian Green |
Dr Matthew Offord |
|
Mr John Baron |
Andrew Griffith |
Guy Opperman |
|
Simon Baynes |
Kate Griffiths |
Neil Parish |
|
Aaron Bell |
James Grundy |
Priti Patel |
|
Scott Benton |
Jonathan Gullis |
Mr Owen Paterson |
|
Sir Paul Beresford |
Robert Halfon |
Mark Pawsey |
|
Jake Berry |
Luke Hall |
Sir Mike Penning |
|
Saqib Bhatti |
Stephen Hammond |
John Penrose |
|
Bob Blackman |
Matt Hancock |
Chris Philp |
|
Crispin Blunt |
Greg Hands |
Christopher Pincher |
|
Mr Peter Bone |
Mr Mark Harper |
Dr Dan Poulter |
|
Andrew Bowie |
Rebecca Harris |
Rebecca Pow |
|
Karen Bradley |
Trudy Harrison |
Victoria Prentis |
|
Ben Bradley |
Simon Hart |
Mark Pritchard |
|
Suella Braverman |
Sally-Ann Hart |
Jeremy Quin |
|
Jack Brereton |
Sir John Hayes |
Will Quince |
|
Andrew Bridgen |
Sir Oliver Heald |
Dominic Raab |
|
Steve Brine |
James Heappey |
Tom Randall |
|
Paul Bristow |
Chris Heaton-Harris |
John Redwood |
|
Sara Britcliffe |
Gordon Henderson |
Nicola Richards |
|
James Brokenshire |
Darren Henry |
Angela Richardson |
|
Anthony Browne |
Damian Hinds |
Rob Roberts |
|
Fiona Bruce |
Simon Hoare |
Mr Laurence Robertson |
|
Felicity Buchan |
Kevin Hollinrake |
Mary Robinson |
|
Robert Buckland |
Adam Holloway |
Andrew Rosindell |
|
Alex Burghart |
Paul Holmes |
Douglas Ross |
|
Conor Burns |
Paul Howell |
Lee Rowley |
|
Rob Butler |
John Howell |
Dean Russell |
|
Alun Cairns |
Nigel Huddleston |
Selaine Saxby |
|
Andy Carter |
Dr Neil Hudson |
Paul Scully |
|
James Cartlidge |
Eddie Hughes |
Bob Seely |
|
Sir William Cash |
Jane Hunt |
Andrew Selous |
|
Miriam Cates |
Jeremy Hunt |
Grant Shapps |
|
Maria Caulfield |
Mr Alister Jack |
Alok Sharma |
|
Alex Chalk |
Sajid Javid |
Alec Shelbrooke |
|
Rehman Chishti |
Mr Ranil Jayawardena |
David Simmonds |
|
Jo Churchill |
Sir Bernard Jenkin |
Chris Skidmore |
|
Greg Clark |
Mark Jenkinson |
Chloe Smith |
|
Theo Clarke |
Andrea Jenkyns |
Royston Smith |
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Mr Simon Clarke |
Robert Jenrick |
Julian Smith |
|
Brendan Clarke-Smith |
Dr Caroline Johnson |
Henry Smith |
|
Chris Clarkson |
Gareth Johnson |
Greg Smith |
|
James Cleverly |
Boris Johnson |
Amanda Solloway |
|
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown |
David Johnston |
Dr Ben Spencer |
|
Dr Therese Coffey |
Fay Jones |
Alexander Stafford |
|
Elliot Colburn |
Mr David Jones |
Andrew Stephenson |
|
Damian Collins |
Andrew Jones |
Jane Stevenson |
|
Alberto Costa |
Mr Marcus Jones |
John Stevenson |
|
Robert Courts |
Simon Jupp |
Iain Stewart |
|
Claire Coutinho |
Daniel Kawczynski |
Bob Stewart |
|
Mr Geoffrey Cox |
Alicia Kearns |
Sir Gary Streeter |
|
Stephen Crabb |
Gillian Keegan |
Mel Stride |
|
Virginia Crosbie |
Sir Greg Knight |
Graham Stuart |
|
Tracey Crouch |
Julian Knight |
Julian Sturdy |
|
James Daly |
Danny Kruger |
Rishi Sunak |
|
Mims Davies |
Kwasi Kwarteng |
James Sunderland |
|
Gareth Davies |
John Lamont |
Sir Robert Syms |
|
Philip Davies |
Robert Largan |
Derek Thomas |
|
Dr James Davies |
Andrea Leadsom |
Edward Timpson |
|
David TC Davies |
Sir Edward Leigh |
Kelly Tolhurst |
|
Mr David Davis |
Ian Levy |
Justin Tomlinson |
|
Caroline Dinenage |
Andrew Lewer |
Michael Tomlinson |
|
Miss Sarah Dines |
Brandon Lewis |
Craig Tracey |
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Mr Jonathan Djanogly |
Dr Julian Lewis |
Anne-Marie Trevelyan |
|
Michelle Donelan |
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger |
Laura Trott |
|
Ms Nadine Dorries |
Mark Logan |
Elizabeth Truss |
|
Steve Double |
Marco Longhi |
Tom Tugendhat |
|
Oliver Dowden |
Julia Lopez |
Mr Shailesh Vara |
|
Jackie Doyle-Price |
Jack Lopresti |
Martin Vickers |
|
Richard Drax |
Mr Jonathan Lord |
Theresa Villiers |
|
Mrs Flick Drummond |
Tim Loughton |
Mr Robin Walker |
|
James Duddridge |
Craig Mackinlay |
Dr Ben Wallace |
|
David Duguid |
Cherilyn Mackrory |
Dr Jamie Wallis |
|
Sir Iain Duncan Smith |
Rachel Maclean |
David Warburton |
|
Philip Dunne |
Alan Mak |
Matt Warman |
|
Mark Eastwood |
Kit Malthouse |
Giles Watling |
|
Ruth Edwards |
Scott Mann |
Suzanne Webb |
|
Jonathan Edwards |
Julie Marson |
Helen Whately |
|
Michael Ellis |
Mrs Theresa May |
Mrs Heather Wheeler |
|
Mr Tobias Ellwood |
Jerome Mayhew |
Craig Whittaker |
|
Mrs Natalie Elphicke |
Paul Maynard |
Mr John Whittingdale |
|
George Eustice |
Jason McCartney |
Bill Wiggin |
|
Dr Luke Evans |
Karl McCartney |
James Wild |
|
Sir David Evennett |
Stephen McPartland |
Craig Williams |
|
Michael Fabricant |
Esther McVey |
Gavin Williamson |
|
Laura Farris |
Mark Menzies |
Mike Wood |
|
Simon Fell |
Johnny Mercer |
Jeremy Wright |
|
Margaret Ferrier |
Huw Merriman |
Jacob Young |
|
Katherine Fletcher |
Stephen Metcalfe |
Nadhim Zahawi |
|
Nick Fletcher |
Robin Millar |
|
|
Mark Fletcher |
Mrs. Maria Miller |
|
|
Vicky Ford |
|
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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 |
|
Mike Freer |
4 March |
|
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson |
8 March |
CORRECTION
Monday 1 March 2021
This item should have appeared after item 12 (Papers Laid):
Public Health
Explanatory Memorandum to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations (SI 2021, No. 166) (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)