Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2Urgent Question: NHS staff pay (Helen Whately)
3Statement: Women’s Health Strategy (Ms Nadine Dorries)
4Housing and Homelessness (Local Accommodation Duty): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place a duty on local authorities to ensure that persons for whom a homeless duty has been accepted are accommodated in the local area, including on discharge into private rented accommodation; to require local authorities to publish annual reports on steps relating to housing demand and supply taken or intended to be taken to meet that duty; and for connected purposes;
That Ms Karen Buck, Robert Halfon, Bob Blackman, Fleur Anderson, Ms Lyn Brown, Siobhain McDonagh, Dawn Butler, Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Feryal Clark and Dame Margaret Hodge present the Bill.
Ms Karen Buck accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 266).
5Ways and Means: Income Tax (Charge): Adjourned debate on the Question proposed on 3 March
Debate resumed (Order, 4 March).
Question again 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 Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.—(David T C Davies.)
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 National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 1 February, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Authority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 28 January, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)
Question agreed to.
7Changes to membership of select committees
Ordered, That Marco Longhi be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and James Gray be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Subject: Flooding caused by disused mineworks in Skewen (Stephen Kinnock)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David T C Davies.)
Adjourned at 10.20 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
9First Delegated Legislation Committee
James Gray reported the draft Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.
Reports from Select Committees relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
Friday 5 March
10Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Broadband and the road to 5G: Government Response to Committee’s Fourth Report: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1256) (Clerk of the House).
Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary relating to the Department’s use of consultants: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
12Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
Legislative scrutiny: Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 665) (Clerk of the House).
Reports from Select Committees made on Monday 8 March
Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 8 March, to be published (Sir Charles Walker).
14Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
(1) Cladding Remediation: Follow-up: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1249);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution relating to local elections: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Clive Betts).
15Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Citizenship and passport processes in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1111) (Simon Hoare).
16Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) COVID-19: housing people sleeping rough: Forty-ninth Report, to be printed, with formal minutes relating to the report (HC 934);
(2) Environmental tax measures: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 937);
(3) Asylum accommodation and support transformation programme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 683);
(4) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) COVID-19: Planning for a vaccine (Part 1): Written evidence, to be published (HC 930);
(6) Managing the expiry of PFI contracts: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1114);
(7) Ministry of Justice recall: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1190);
(8) UK Border 2021: Update: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1154)
(Meg Hillier).
(1) Budget 2021: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1196);
(2) Correspondence with the True and Fair Campaign relating to Woodford Investment Management: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Government Actuary’s Department Supplementary Estimates Memorandum 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Supplementary Estimates Memorandum 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Statistics Board Supplementary Estimates Memorandum 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) The Financial Conduct Authority’s regulation of London Capital & Finance plc: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1191)
(Mel Stride).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm (Order, 25 February).
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
1Press freedoms and safety of protesters in India
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered e-petition 563473 relating to press freedoms and safety of protestors in India.—(Martyn Day.)
The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).
At 6.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
The sitting was suspended between 6.00 pm and 6.15 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 300976 relating to LGBT conversion therapy.—(Elliot Colburn.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.45 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 5 March 2021 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and Restrictions: All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 247), dated 5 March (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 234), dated 3 March (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Vicky Ford)
Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 227), dated 2 March (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)
Other papers
Impact Assessment to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 756) (laid 21 July 2020) (by Command) (Christopher Pincher)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 8 March 2021
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
5Church of England (General Synod) (Measures)
(1) Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, entitled Cathedrals Measure (by Act) (HC 1260) (Clerk of the House)
(2) Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, entitled Diocesan Boards of Education Measure (by Act) (HC 1259) (Clerk of the House)
6Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)
Draft Recognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)
7Senior Courts of England and Wales
Draft Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 218), dated 5 March (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021 (SR (NI), 2021, No. 51), dated 3 March (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
Armed Forces (Enhanced Learning Credit Scheme and Further and Higher Education Commitment Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 226), dated 2 March (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Johnny Mercer)
Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Information for Passengers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 252), dated 5 March (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
(1) Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 256), dated 5 March (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Steve Barclay)
(2) Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 219), dated 5 March (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
Other papers
13Church of England (General Synod) (Measures)
Report by the Ecclesiastical Committee on the Diocesan Boards of Education Measure and Cathedrals Measure (by Act), to be printed (HC 1258) (Clerk of the House)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Local government finance in the pandemic (by Act), to be printed (HC 1240) (Clerk of the House)
15Statutory 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 and Information for Passengers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 252) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker)
Withdrawn papers
16Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)
Draft Recognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021, with an Explanatory Memorandum (laid 11 February)
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 |
Leo Docherty |
8 March |
Mike Freer |
Sammy Wilson |
8 March |
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson |
Mike Freer |
9 March |
Stuart Andrew |
Adam Afriyie |
10 March |
Stuart Andrew |
Matt Western |
12 March |
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 8 March the nominated proxy for Ian Paisley, Carla Lockhart will be Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson instead of Sammy Wilson.
From 9 March the nominated proxy for the following members will be Stuart Andrew instead of Mike Freer:
Nigel Adams |
Vicky Ford |
Mrs Maria Miller |
Bim Afolami |
Kevin Foster |
Amanda Milling |
Imran Ahmad Khan |
Dr Liam Fox |
Nigel Mills |
Nickie Aiken |
Mr Mark Francois |
Mr Andrew Mitchell |
Peter Aldous |
Lucy Frazer |
Mr Gagan Mohindra |
Lucy Allan |
George Freeman |
Damien Moore |
Sir David Amess |
Mr Marcus Fysh |
Penny Mordaunt |
Stuart Anderson |
Sir Roger Gale |
David Morris |
Stuart Andrew |
Mark Garnier |
Anne Marie Morris |
Caroline Ansell |
Ms Nusrat Ghani |
Joy Morrissey |
Edward Argar |
Nick Gibb |
Wendy Morton |
Sarah Atherton |
Peter Gibson |
Holly Mumby-Croft |
Victoria Atkins |
Jo Gideon |
David Mundell |
Mr Richard Bacon |
Dame Cheryl Gillan |
Mrs Sheryll Murray |
Gareth Bacon |
John Glen |
Dr Andrew Murrison |
Kemi Badenoch |
Mr Robert Goodwill |
Sir Robert Neill |
Shaun Bailey |
Michael Gove |
Lia Nici |
Siobhan Baillie |
Richard Graham |
Caroline Nokes |
Duncan Baker |
Mrs Helen Grant |
Jesse Norman |
Harriett Baldwin |
James Gray |
Neil O'Brien |
Steve Barclay |
Chris Grayling |
Dr Matthew Offord |
Mr John Baron |
Damian Green |
Guy Opperman |
Simon Baynes |
Andrew Griffith |
Neil Parish |
Aaron Bell |
Kate Griffiths |
Priti Patel |
Scott Benton |
James Grundy |
Mr Owen Paterson |
Sir Paul Beresford |
Jonathan Gullis |
Mark Pawsey |
Jake Berry |
Robert Halfon |
Sir Mike Penning |
Saqib Bhatti |
Luke Hall |
John Penrose |
Bob Blackman |
Stephen Hammond |
Chris Philp |
Crispin Blunt |
Matt Hancock |
Christopher Pincher |
Mr Peter Bone |
Greg Hands |
Dr Dan Poulter |
Andrew Bowie |
Mr Mark Harper |
Rebecca Pow |
Karen Bradley |
Rebecca Harris |
Victoria Prentis |
Ben Bradley |
Trudy Harrison |
Mark Pritchard |
Suella Braverman |
Simon Hart |
Tom Pursglove |
Jack Brereton |
Sally-Ann Hart |
Jeremy Quin |
Andrew Bridgen |
Sir John Hayes |
Will Quince |
Steve Brine |
Sir Oliver Heald |
Dominic Raab |
Paul Bristow |
James Heappey |
Tom Randall |
Sara Britcliffe |
Chris Heaton-Harris |
John Redwood |
James Brokenshire |
Gordon Henderson |
Nicola Richards |
Anthony Browne |
Darren Henry |
Angela Richardson |
Fiona Bruce |
Damian Hinds |
Rob Roberts |
Felicity Buchan |
Simon Hoare |
Mr Laurence Robertson |
Robert Buckland |
Kevin Hollinrake |
Mary Robinson |
Alex Burghart |
Adam Holloway |
Andrew Rosindell |
Conor Burns |
Paul Holmes |
Douglas Ross |
Rob Butler |
Paul Howell |
Lee Rowley |
Alun Cairns |
John Howell |
Dean Russell |
Andy Carter |
Nigel Huddleston |
Selaine Saxby |
James Cartlidge |
Dr Neil Hudson |
Paul Scully |
Sir William Cash |
Eddie Hughes |
Bob Seely |
Miriam Cates |
Jane Hunt |
Andrew Selous |
Alex Chalk |
Jeremy Hunt |
Grant Shapps |
Rehman Chishti |
Mr Alister Jack |
Alok Sharma |
Jo Churchill |
Sajid Javid |
Alec Shelbrooke |
Greg Clark |
Mr Ranil Jayawardena |
David Simmonds |
Theo Clarke |
Sir Bernard Jenkin |
Chris Skidmore |
Mr Simon Clarke |
Mark Jenkinson |
Chloe Smith |
Brendan Clarke-Smith |
Andrea Jenkyns |
Royston Smith |
Chris Clarkson |
Robert Jenrick |
Julian Smith |
James Cleverly |
Dr Caroline Johnson |
Henry Smith |
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown |
Gareth Johnson |
Greg Smith |
Dr Therese Coffey |
Boris Johnson |
Amanda Solloway |
Elliot Colburn |
David Johnston |
Dr Ben Spencer |
Damian Collins |
Fay Jones |
Alexander Stafford |
Alberto Costa |
Mr David Jones |
Andrew Stephenson |
Robert Courts |
Andrew Jones |
Jane Stevenson |
Claire Coutinho |
Mr Marcus Jones |
John Stevenson |
Mr Geoffrey Cox |
Simon Jupp |
Iain Stewart |
Stephen Crabb |
Daniel Kawczynski |
Bob Stewart |
Virginia Crosbie |
Alicia Kearns |
Sir Gary Streeter |
Tracey Crouch |
Gillian Keegan |
Mel Stride |
James Daly |
Sir Greg Knight |
Graham Stuart |
Mims Davies |
Julian Knight |
Julian Sturdy |
Gareth Davies |
Danny Kruger |
Rishi Sunak |
Philip Davies |
Kwasi Kwarteng |
James Sunderland |
Dr James Davies |
John Lamont |
Sir Robert Syms |
David T C Davies |
Robert Largan |
Derek Thomas |
Mr David Davis |
Andrea Leadsom |
Maggie Throup |
Caroline Dinenage |
Sir Edward Leigh |
Edward Timpson |
Miss Sarah Dines |
Ian Levy |
Kelly Tolhurst |
Mr Jonathan Djanogly |
Andrew Lewer |
Justin Tomlinson |
Leo Docherty |
Brandon Lewis |
Michael Tomlinson |
Michelle Donelan |
Dr Julian Lewis |
Craig Tracey |
Ms Nadine Dorries |
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger |
Anne-Marie Trevelyan |
Steve Double |
Mark Logan |
Laura Trott |
Oliver Dowden |
Marco Longhi |
Elizabeth Truss |
Jackie Doyle-Price |
Julia Lopez |
Tom Tugendhat |
Richard Drax |
Jack Lopresti |
Mr Shailesh Vara |
Mrs Flick Drummond |
Mr Jonathan Lord |
Martin Vickers |
James Duddridge |
Tim Loughton |
Theresa Villiers |
David Duguid |
Craig Mackinlay |
Mr Robin Walker |
Sir Iain Duncan Smith |
Cherilyn Mackrory |
Dr Ben Wallace |
Philip Dunne |
Rachel Maclean |
Dr Jamie Wallis |
Mark Eastwood |
Alan Mak |
David Warburton |
Ruth Edwards |
Kit Malthouse |
Matt Warman |
Jonathan Edwards |
Scott Mann |
Giles Watling |
Michael Ellis |
Julie Marson |
Suzanne Webb |
Mr Tobias Ellwood |
Mrs Theresa May |
Helen Whately |
Mrs Natalie Elphicke |
Jerome Mayhew |
Mrs Heather Wheeler |
George Eustice |
Paul Maynard |
Craig Whittaker |
Dr Luke Evans |
Jason McCartney |
Mr John Whittingdale |
Sir David Evennett |
Karl McCartney |
Bill Wiggin |
Michael Fabricant |
Stephen McPartland |
James Wild |
Laura Farris |
Esther McVey |
Craig Williams |
Simon Fell |
Mark Menzies |
Gavin Williamson |
Margaret Ferrier |
Johnny Mercer |
Mike Wood |
Katherine Fletcher |
Huw Merriman |
Jeremy Wright |
Nick Fletcher |
Stephen Metcalfe |
Jacob Young |
Mark Fletcher |
Robin Millar |
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 |
Jeff Smith |
8 March |
James Morris |
8 March |
Owen Thompson |
9 March |
Stuart Andrew |
9 March |
Bambos Charalambous |
9 March |
Mark Harper |
9 March |