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 House of Commons Commission, the right hon. Member representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, the hon. Member representing the Public Accounts Commission and the hon. Member representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2Speaker’s Statement: Anniversary of hybrid sittings
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
4Speaker’s Statement: Select Committees (Participation and Reporting) (Extension of Temporary Order)
The Speaker notified the House, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4) of the Temporary Order (Select Committees (Participation and Reporting)) of 24 March 2020, that in his opinion it was expedient that the arrangements under that Order should continue in force until Monday 21 June 2021.
5Statement: Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Special Committee Report on Historical Inequalities (Secretary Ben Wallace)
6Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D)
Special Report of the Committee on the Armed Forces Bill, Armed Forces Bill, HC 1281 (James Sunderland).
(1) Eighth Report of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Government transparency and accountability during COVID-19: The data underpinning decisions, HC 803
Resolved, That this House has considered the Eighth Report of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Government transparency and accountability during Covid-19: The data underpinning decisions, HC 803.—(Mr William Wragg.)
(2) Mass human rights abuses and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Resolved, That this House believes that Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are suffering crimes against humanity and genocide; and calls on the Government to act to fulfil its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide and all relevant instruments of international law to bring it to an end.—(Ms Nusrat Ghani.)
Subject: Future of British wrestling (Mark Fletcher)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David Duguid.)
Adjourned at 5.29 pm until Monday 26 April.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
The Lords do not insist on certain of their amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill but propose Amendments in lieu thereof to which they desire the agreement of the Commons; they do not insist on an Amendment to which the Commons have disagreed, disagree to the Amendments propoed by the Commons in lieu of the Lords Amendment and propose Amendments in lieu thereof to which they desire the agreement of the Commons; and they do not insist on their remaining Amendments to which the Commons have disagreed.
10Highgate Cemetery Bill [Lords]
The Lords have passed the Highgate Cemetery Bill [Lords] to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
11Forensic Science Regulator Bill
The Lords have passed the Forensic Science Regulator Bill without amendment.
Printing of Lords Amendments
12Domestic Abuse Bill: Lords Amendments
Lords Amendments to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed pursuant to Standing Order No. 57A (Bill 290).
Private Business
13Highgate Cemetery Bill [Lords]
Bill read the first time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Rules Relating to the Conduct of Members
Ordered, That the Code of Conduct together with the Guide to the Rules relating to the Conduct of Members be printed (HC 1386).
General Committees: Reports
15Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill
Mr Philip Hollobone (Chair) reported the Bill without amendment.
16Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Sir Gary Streeter (Chair) reported:
(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and
(2) written evidence.
Written evidence to be published.
17Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Charles Walker (Chair) reported the draft Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) (Amendment) Order 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).
18First Delegated Legislation Committee (the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021, 365))
Chair: Stewart Hosie
Members: Tim Loughton and Caroline Nokes discharged and Sara Britcliffe and Angela Richardson nominated in substitution.
19Second Delegated Legislation Committee (the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Local Authority Enforcement Powers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I., 2021, No. 455))
Chair: James Gray
20Third Delegated Legislation Committee (the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021, No. 158))
Chair: Judith Cummins
Members: Stephanie Peacock discharged and Ruth Jones nominated in substitution.
21Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Air Quality (Legislative Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Sir Christopher Chope
22Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Food and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Caroline Nokes
23Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021)
Chair: Philip Davies
24Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Civil Liability Act 2018 (Financial Conduct Authority) (Whiplash) Regulations 2021) and (draft Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021)
Chair: Mr Philip Hollobone
Reports from Select Committees
25Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 29 April in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
26Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Seafood and meat exports to the EU: Eighth report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1189) (Neil Parish).
27Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) The Government response to COVID-19: fixed penalty notices: Fourteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1364) (Order of 24 March 2020);
(2) Correspondence from the Leader of the House of Commons relating to the timing of second reading debates for bills with human rights implications: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications of long lockdown: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1004)
(Ms Harriet Harman).
28International Development Committee
Future of UK aid: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1141) (Sarah Champion).
29International Trade Committee
UK-EU trading relationship: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1206) (Angus Brendan MacNeil).
Correspondence with Rachel Reeves MP relating to commercial lobbying: Written evidence, to be published (Sir Bernard Jenkin).
31Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Cross-border co-operation on policing, security and criminal justice after Brexit: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 766) (Simon Hoare).
32Public Accounts (Committee of) Committee
(1) Environmental tax measures: Fifty-fifth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 937);
(2) Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Fifty-sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 941);
(3) Equitable Life: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1369);
(4) Lessons from Greensill Capital: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1368);
(5) Public Sector Pensions: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 947)
(Meg Hillier).
Fisheries and Scotland: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1180) (Pete Wishart).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.30 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
1Land rights for religious minorities including Baha'is in Iran
Resolved, That this House has considered land rights for religious minorities including Baha'is in Iran.—(Jim Shannon.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.39 pm and 3.15 pm (Order, 25 February).
2Social care and the COVID-19 outbreak
Resolved, That this House has considered social care and the COVID-19 outbreak.—(Helen Hayes.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.43 pm until Monday 26 April.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 498), dated 21 April 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Social Security and Tax Credits (Miscellaneous and Coronavirus Amendments) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 495), dated 21 April 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Steve Barclay)
International Tax Compliance (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 485), dated 19 April 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
Other papers
Air Publication 3376 Volume 1 (Thirteenth Edition) - Terms and Conditions of Service for Airmen of the Royal Air Force (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (by Act) (James Heappey)
Report of the House of Commons Commission on Amendments to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme, to be printed (HC 1384) (The Speaker)
Report on use of closed material procedure (from 25 June 2019 to 24 June 2020) (by Act) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
Report of the Law Commission on Consumer sales contracts: transfer of ownership (by Act), to be printed (HC 1365) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
8Political Parties, Elections and Referendums
Business Plan of the Electoral Commission for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1273) (The Speaker)
(1) Local Government Boundary Commission for England: Main Supply Estimate for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1360) (The Speaker)
(2) The Electoral Commission: Main Supply Estimates for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1371) (The Speaker)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
Voting by proxy
1. New pandemic proxy voting arrangements
I certify that, under the terms of the Standing Order (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 Orders of 22 October 2020 and 25 March 2021, 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 Monday 21 June 2021, unless the arrangement is ended or the House otherwise orders.
|
Member |
From |
Proxy |
|
Leo Docherty |
23 April |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Jessica Morden |
26 April |
Chris Elmore |
|
Sajid Javid |
26 April |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Chris Loder |
26 April |
Anthony Mangnall |
2. Ending pandemic proxy voting arrangements
I certify that, under the terms of the Standing Order (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 Orders of 22 October 2020 and 25 March 2021, 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 |
|
Kirsty Blackman |
26 April |
|
Colleen Fletcher |
26 April |
CORRECTIONS
Wednesday 10 February 2021
Item 19 (Other Proceedings) should have read:
European Scrutiny Committee
(1) Brexit: The future operation of the Channel Tunnel Fixed Link: Thirty-sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1062);
(2) Thirty-seventh Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 229-xxxii);
(3) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 229)
(Sir William Cash).
Wednesday 21 April 2021
These items should have appeared after item 33 (Other Proceedings):
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Forty-Seventh Report, to be printed (HC 75-xlvii) (Jessica Morden).
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)
Thirty-Ninth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 73-xxxix) (Jessica Morden).