Part 1: Business Today
Summary Agenda: Chamber
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11.30am |
Prayers |
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Afterwards |
Urgent Questions, including on: |
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Ministerial Statements, including on: |
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No Debate |
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Until 7.00pm |
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Until 7.30pm or for half an hour |
Adjournment Debate: Support for grassroots football in Feltham and Heston (Seema Malhotra) |
Business Today: Chamber
Virtual participation in proceedings will commence after Prayers.
11.30am Prayers
Followed by
URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
Urgent Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make a statement on the violence in Israel and Palestine (Layla Moran)
Ministerial Statements, including the Prime Minister on Covid-19 update
The call list for Members participating is available on the House of Commons business papers pages.
PRESENTATION OF BILLS
No debate (Standing Order No. 57)
Advanced Research and Invention Agency
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
Bill to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
Notes:
A motion to carry over the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill under Standing Order No. 80A was agreed on 23 March 2021, in the last Session of Parliament.
Secretary Ben Wallace
Bill to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces; to make provision about service in the reserve forces; to make provision about pardons for certain abolished service offences; to make provision about war pensions; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
A motion to carry over the Armed Forces Bill under Standing Order No. 80A was agreed on 8 February 2021, in the last Session of Parliament.
Secretary George Eustice
Bill to make provision about targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; for statements and reports about environmental protection; for the Office for Environmental Protection; about waste and resource efficiency; about air quality; for the recall of products that fail to meet environmental standards; about water; about nature and biodiversity; for conservation covenants; about the regulation of chemicals; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
A motion to carry over the Environment Bill was agreed on 26 January 2021, in the last Session of Parliament.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the national debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.
Notes:
A motion to carry over the Finance Bill under Standing Order No. 80B was agreed on 13 April 2021, in the last Session of Parliament.
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts
Secretary Robert Buckland
Bill to make provision about the police and other emergency workers; to make provision about collaboration between authorities to prevent and reduce serious violence; to make provision about offensive weapons homicide reviews; to make provision for new offences and for the modification of existing offences; to make provision about the powers of the police and other authorities for the purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting crime or investigating other matters; to make provision about the maintenance of public order; to make provision about the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles; to make provision in connection with driving offences; to make provision about cautions; to make provision about bail and remand; to make provision about sentencing, detention, release, management and rehabilitation of offenders; to make provision about secure 16 to 19 Academies; to make provision for and in connection with procedures before courts and tribunals; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
A motion to carry over the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill under Standing Order No. 80A was agreed on 16 March 2021, in the last Session of Parliament.
Matt Warman
Bill to make provision about the security of public electronic communications networks and public electronic communications services.
Notes:
A motion to carry over the Telecommunications (Security) Bill under Standing Order No. 80A was agreed on 30 November 2020, in the last Session of Parliament.
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern)
Secretary Brandon Lewis
Bill to make provision about Ministerial appointments, extraordinary Assembly elections, the Ministerial Code of Conduct and petitions of concern in Northern Ireland.
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament
Michael Gove
Bill to make provision about the dissolution and calling of Parliament, including provision for the repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011; and for connected purposes.
Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund)
John Glen
Bill to provide for the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure incurred by the Treasury for, or in connection with, the payment of compensation to customers of London Capital & Finance plc; provide for the making of loans to the Board of the Pension Protection Fund for the purposes of its fraud compensation functions; and for connected purposes.
National Insurance Contributions
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Bill to make provision in relation to national insurance contributions.
Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies)
Secretary Robert Jenrick
Bill to make provision about matters attributable to coronavirus that may not be taken account of in making certain determinations for the purposes of non-domestic rating; and to make provision in connection with the disqualification of directors of companies that are dissolved without becoming insolvent.
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech)
Secretary Gavin Williamson
Bill to make provision in relation to freedom of speech and academic freedom in higher education institutions and in students’ unions; and for connected purposes.
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
1. QUEEN’S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS): ADJOURNED DEBATE [11 MAY]
Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
Proposed subject for debate: Better jobs and a fair deal at work
That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:
Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.
Amendment (a)
Caroline Lucas
Barry Gardiner
Ed Davey
Tommy Sheppard
Liz Saville Roberts
Colum Eastwood
Ms Diane AbbottTonia AntoniazziPaula BarkerOlivia BlakeIan ByrneDr Lisa CameronDan CardenWendy ChamberlainDouglas ChapmanJeremy CorbynGeraint DaviesStephen FarryAndrew GwynneClaire HannaHelen HayesWera HobhouseKim JohnsonBen LakeClive LewisTony LloydRebecca Long BaileyKenny MacAskillLayla MoranGrahame MorrisSarah OlneyBell Ribeiro-AddyLloyd Russell-MoyleAlyn SmithJamie StoneZarah SultanaClaudia WebbeMick WhitleyDr Philippa WhitfordNadia WhittomeHywel WilliamsMunira WilsonBeth Winter
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech did not include sufficient measures to address the climate and ecological emergencies and achieve the goal in the Paris Agreement 2015 to limit the rising global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels; note with alarm that global temperatures have already increased by 1.2 degrees Celsius, and that according to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction; acknowledge that the UK was the first country in the world to commit to Net Zero by 2050, but that this target does not reflect the UK’s global responsibility and relies heavily on costly and uncertain negative emissions technologies, and that the UK is currently off-track to meet the Fourth and Fifth Carbon Budgets, which are based on an 80 per cent greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2050; therefore call on the Government to bring forward a Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill to provide an evidence-based statutory framework which would fairly fulfil the UK’s international climate and nature responsibilities, take a joined-up approach to addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, deliver a just and fair transition to a zero-carbon society, and demonstrate genuine leadership as host of the forthcoming G7 and COP26 summits; and further call on the Government to make time available for that Bill to progress and be debated in Parliament.’
Amendment (b)
Zarah Sultana
Kate Osborne
Jeremy Corbyn
Daisy Cooper
Jamie Stone
Caroline Lucas
Clive LewisApsana BegumJohn McDonnellMary Kelly FoyNadia WhittomeClaudia WebbeIan LaveryDawn ButlerRebecca Long Bailey
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech does not adequately address the ownership of Premier League and English Football League clubs; note the opposition of football fans across the country to the European Super League proposal; believe that football is nothing without the fans; and therefore call on the Government to bring forward a People’s Football Bill, with a 50 per cent plus one share ownership system, modelled on the German Football League, empowering fans with majority control at Premier League and English Football League clubs.’
Amendment (c)
Zarah Sultana
Apsana Begum
Jeremy Corbyn
Rebecca Long Bailey
John McDonnell
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Claudia WebbeMs Diane AbbottRichard BurgonIan ByrneLloyd Russell-MoyleNadia WhittomeKate OsborneIan LaveryMick WhitleyTahir AliGrahame MorrisOlivia BlakeClive LewisBeth WinterJon Trickett
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech fails to include measures to address unemployment, poverty, and the intensifying climate crisis; note that the climate emergency poses a grave threat to public health and living standards in the UK and across the world; note that the Government is currently set to miss its Fourth and Fifth Carbon Budgets; believe that, as the host of COP26, the UK must provide leadership in tackling the climate emergency; believe that there should be no return to the deeply unequal, pro-privatisation economic model that preceded the covid-19 pandemic; and therefore call on Government to bring forward a People’s Green New Deal Bill to provide a state-led programme of economic transformation, with a green jobs revolution to create millions of well-paid, unionised jobs, including by bringing energy, water, transport and mail into public ownership, investing in green technologies, expanding and electrifying public transport and expanding international rail, retrofitting homes, creating a National Care Service, providing universal free broadband, repealing anti-trade union laws and increasing workers’ rights, a just transition away from polluting industries with a comprehensive re-training programme and green jobs guarantee, and public procurement in line with global justice in supply chains; and call on the Government to tackle inequality by raising taxes on the richest 5 per cent of earners and large corporations, while introducing a windfall tax on corporations who have made excessive profits during the covid-19 pandemic and a crackdown on tax avoidance and evasion.’
Amendment (d)
Neale Hanvey
Kenny MacAskill
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech does not adequately address the demonstrated will of the Scottish people so expressed during the recent Scottish Parliamentary election, that is to progress the cause of Scottish Independence.’
Amendment (e)
Chris Bryant
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that measures to reduce the incidence of brain injury, ensure research on prevention and treatment of brain injury including for men and women suffering from concussion in sport, foetal alcohol syndrome, hypoxia and carbon monoxide poisoning, ensure shared protocols on concussion in sport across all sports and improve access to rehabilitation services were not included in the Gracious Speech; recognise that the Government has proposed a new Health and Care Bill to enable patients to receive care closer to home; note that the effects of a brain injury can be wide ranging, varied in severity and may be temporary or long term therefore requiring a co-ordinated response by Government and agencies; further note that children from poorer families are more likely to suffer a brain injury before their fifth birthday; therefore call on the Government to ensure the provision of adequate funding for services, guidance and treatment for every UK citizen with an assessed brain injury; and further call on the Government to ensure training in the education and criminal justice system on supporting those with an acquired brain injury, and to ensure that such provision does not interfere with decisions made by the devolved elected chambers in the UK.’
Amendment (f)
Richard Burgon
John McDonnell
Ms Diane Abbott
Jeremy Corbyn
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Jon Trickett
Rebecca Long BaileyZarah SultanaClaudia WebbeIan ByrneTahir AliBeth WinterKate Osborne
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech does not contain measures to make the tax system truly progressive or to raise taxes on the super-rich; and therefore call on the Government to bring forward a Bill to introduce a windfall tax on companies that have made super-profits during the covid-19 outbreak, a wealth tax on the super-rich, a new 50 per cent income tax rate on incomes over £125,000, and a new 55 per cent income tax rate on incomes over £200,000.’
Amendment (g)
Stella Creasy
Mr David Davis
Ed Davey
Caroline Lucas
Liz Saville Roberts
Claire Hanna
Jim ShannonStephen FarryDavid Linden
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that measures to create a requirement for the Government to act when the Courts find that Government policy creates an incompatibility with the human rights of a UK citizen were not included in the Gracious Speech; recognise as a result of not addressing rulings made by the courts on these issues children who have lost a mother or father but whose parents were not married, and vulnerable victims of domestic violence who have been required to pay the bedroom tax because they have a sanctuary room, have been discriminated against; that these rulings were made in 2018, 2019 and 2020 so that there has been ample time for the Government to address those rulings; note that if the Government ignores the decisions made by Courts on the rights of UK citizens this undermines the integrity of the judicial and democratic process; and call on the Government to bring forward measures to fully remedy those incompatibilities within three months.’
The call list for Members participating is available on the House of Commons business papers pages.
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Support for grassroots football in Feltham and Heston: Seema Malhotra
Written Statements
STATEMENTS TO BE MADE TODAY
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
1.Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill
2.Update on Preventing Electoral Fraud
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
3.Advanced Research and Invention Agency Preparatory Activity – Recruitment of CEO and Chair
4.East Anglia ONE North and East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm development consent applications
5.Statutory decision deadline for the application for development consent for the Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
6.Financial Services update
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
7.Online Safety Bill update
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
8.Contingencies Fund Advance – Office for Environmental Protection
Secretary of State for the Home Department
9.Consultation on the 12-month rule in regulation 12 of the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006
Leader of the House
10.The Government’s Legislative Programme 2021
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
11.The Government’s Legislative Programme (Northern Ireland) 2021-22
Secretary of State for Scotland
12.The Government’s Legislative Programme (Scotland) 2021-22
Secretary of State for Transport
13.Traffic Light System: Safe Return to International Travel
14.Transport Update
Secretary of State for Wales
15.The Government’s Legislative Programme (Wales) 2021-22
Notes:
Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/.
Committees Meeting Today
Broadcasts of proceedings can be found at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons
Some committee members and witnesses might now physically attend meetings, however, there is no public access at present.
Select Committees
Virtual meeting
9.00am (private)
Science and Technology Committee
Subject: The role of hydrogen in achieving Net Zero
Witnesses: 9.30am: Carl Arntzen, CEO, Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd; Professor Jianzhong Wu, Head of Engineering, Cardiff University
10.10am: Antony Green, Hydrogen Project Director, National Grid; Angus McIntosh, Director of Energy Futures, SGN; Dr Angela Needle, Director of Strategy, Cadent
10.50am: Professor Jon Gluyas, Executive Director, Durham Energy Institute; Dr Jonathan Radcliffe, Reader in Energy Systems and Policy, University of Birmingham; Professor Clare Grey, Geoffrey Moorhouse Gibson Professor of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
11.30am: Julian Leslie, Head of Networks, National Grid ESO
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)
Subject: Children in poverty: Measurement and targets
Witnesses: 9.30am: Will Tuckley, Chief Executive, London Borough of Tower Hamlets; Charlotte Ramsden, President of Association of Directors of Children’s Services, Strategic Director for People, Salford City Council; Gavin Mullin, Commissioning Officer (Children and Families), Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council
10.30am: Sabine Goodwin, Co-ordinator of Independent Food Aid Network; Peter Tutton, Head of Policy, Research and Public Affairs, StepChange; Una Summerson, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Contact – for families with disabled children
Room 16
9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)
Subject: Police conduct and complaints
Witnesses: 10.00am: Kit Malthouse MP, Minister for Crime and Policing, Michael Cordy, Head of Police Integrity Unit, Policing Policy Directorate, and Paul Regan, Head of Neighbourhood Crime Unit, Crime Reduction Directorate, Home Office
Room 8
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)
Virtual meeting
9.30am (private)
Subject: Major transport infrastructure projects: appraisal and delivery
Witnesses: 9.30am: Nick Smallwood, Chief Executive Officer, and Jon Loveday, Director for Infrastructure, Enterprise and Growth, Infrastructure and Projects Authority; Elliot Shaw, Executive Director for Strategy and Planning, Highways England
10.45am: Graham Richards, Director of Planning, Office of Rail and Road; Simon Statham, Chief Technical Officer, Midlands Connect; Mrs Ruth Humphrey, Head of Business Development and Strategy, Siemens; Alistair Baldwin, Author, Institute for Government, and Senior Specialist Planner, Newcastle City Council
Room 15
9.30am (public)
Virtual meeting
1.45pm (private)
Subject: Green Jobs
Witnesses: 2.30pm: Jane Cooper, UK Stakeholder Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Orsted; Dr Adam Read, External Affairs Director, SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd; Venetia Knight, Head of Employment and Enterprise at Groundwork Greater Manchester, Groundwork
3.30pm: Andrew Mennear, Director, UK Government Affairs, BP; Peter Walters, Head of Environment and Sustainability, Chemical Industries Association
Virtual meeting
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Subject: UK Export Finance
Witnesses: 2.30pm: Richard Simon-Lewis, Director & Head of Origination, Client Coverage, Marketing & Communications, and Vomic Shah, Global Head of Origination, UK Export Finance
3.10pm: Mark Ling, Head of Trade & Supplier Finance, Santander UK; Bhavna Saraf, Head of Trade Product, Lloyds Banking Group; Ian Tandy MBE, Managing Director, Global Trade & Receivables Finance UK, HSBC UK
3.50pm: Dr Kamala Dawar, Senior Lecturer in International Trade & Commercial Law, University of Sussex; Adrian Jones, Trade & Export Finance Manager, Boskalis Marine Contracting Ltd
Virtual meeting
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Subject: Work of the Financial Conduct Authority
Witnesses: 2.30pm: Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive, and Charles Randell, Chair, Financial Conduct Authority
Virtual meeting
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Subject: Citizenship and Passport Processes in Northern Ireland
Witnesses: 3.00pm: Kevin Foster MP, Minister for Future Borders and Immigration, Home Office; Robin Walker MP, Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office; Kristian Armstrong, Head of Passport and Nationality Policy, Home Office
Virtual meeting
2.15pm (private), 3.00pm (public)
Women and Equalities Committee
Subject: Reform of the Gender Recognition Act
Witnesses: 2.30pm: Dr Harriet Hutchinson, Community Organiser, Action for Trans Health Durham; Dr John Chisholm CBE, Chair of the Medical Ethics Committee, British Medical Association
3.30pm: Dr Michael Brady, National Adviser for LGBT Health, and John Stewart, National Director of Specialised Commissioning, NHS England; Leigh Chislett, Clinical Manager, 56 Dean Street
Room 8
2.30pm (public)
Virtual meeting
3.40pm (private)
Virtual meeting
4.30pm (private)
Joint Committees
Virtual meeting
2.30pm (private)
Virtual meeting
As soon as convenient after 3.40pm (private)
Other
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Virtual meeting
3.30pm (private)
Announcements
VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION IN PROCEEDINGS
On 30 December 2020, the House agreed an order extending virtual participation to debate and certain other proceedings in accordance with a scheme prepared by the Speaker. On 25 March the House extended these provisions until 21 June.
The scheme for virtual participation in proceedings and the revised Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings are available on the intranet. The Members’ Guide to Westminster Hall proceedings is available on the intranet.
DEADLINE FOR CALL LISTS FOR SUBSTANTIVE PROCEEDINGS
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Deadline |
Date of proceeding |
Proceeding |
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1.00pm Wednesday 12 May |
Thursday 13 May |
Debate on the Queen’s Speech (Day 3): A brighter future for the next generation |
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1.00pm Friday 14 May |
Monday 17 May |
Debate on the Queen’s Speech (Day 4): Safe streets for all |
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1.00pm Monday 17 May |
Tuesday 18 May |
Debate on the Queen’s Speech (Day 5): Affordable and safe housing for all |
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1.00pm Tuesday 18 May |
Wednesday 19 May |
Debate on the Queen’s Speech (Day 6): A plan for the NHS and social care |
Members wishing to speak in substantive proceedings should apply to the Speaker’s Office by emailing speakersoffice@parliament.uk from their parliamentary email address.
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
The first shuffles of the new Session will take place as follows:
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Last time of tabling |
Date for answer |
Department |
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Wednesday 12 May, 12.30pm |
Tuesday 18 May |
Justice |
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Thursday 13 May, 12.30pm |
Wednesday 19 May |
Prime Minister |
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Thursday 20 May |
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
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Thursday 20 May |
Attorney General |
FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES
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Wednesday 12 May |
Support for grassroots football in Feltham and Heston |
Seema Malhotra |
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Thursday 13 May |
Levelling Up Fund and regeneration of Rother Valley’s high streets |
Alexander Stafford |
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Monday 17 May |
Situation in Ukraine |
Stewart Malcolm McDonald |
Tuesday 18 May to Monday 24 May (deadline 12 May 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office. Members must submit their application from their own email account. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet. The ballot will take place on Thursday 13 May.
FORTHCOMING WESTMINSTER HALL DEBATES
There will be no Westminster Hall debates in the new Session of Parliament until the debate on the Queen’s Speech has concluded (Standing Order No. 10(2)(a)).
The new rota for answering Departments will be published in the Order Paper as soon as it is available, and Members will be able to submit applications when that rota is published.
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS
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Event |
Date and location |
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Ballot book entry |
Tuesday 18 May and Wednesday 19 May, by email from a Member’s parliamentary email address to PBOHoC@parliament.uk, from 9.00am until the rise of the House |
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Ballot draw |
Thursday 20 May, Wilson Room, 9.00am (social distancing and capacity limits in place; also broadcast live) |
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Presentation of ballot bills |
Wednesday 16 June, immediately after questions and statements (if any) |
Members may enter only one name into the ballot, either their own or that of another Member who has authorised them to do so, and no name may appear more than once. Neither a Bill nor Bill titles are required at this stage.
Members will be assigned the next available number in the ballot unless they specify a different available number in their email.
On the day of the ballot, the Chairman of Ways and Means will draw twenty names in reverse order. At about 9.30am on that day the list of successful Members will be available in the Vote Office and on the internet. Members successful in the ballot will be contacted by the Clerk of Private Members’ Bills.
First notices of ten minute rule motions and presentation of non-ballot bills
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Event |
Date and location |
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First notices of ten minute rule motions |
Thursday 17 June, by email from the Member’s parliamentary email address to PBOHoC@parliament.uk, from 10.00am until the rise of the House |
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First notices of presentation bills (to be presented on or after Monday 21 June) |
Thursday 17 June, by email from the Member’s parliamentary email address to PBOHoC@parliament.uk, from 10.00am until the rise of the House |
There will be no physical queue for the first notices of ten minute rule motions or presentation bills in this Session.A single notice (of either a ten minute rule motion OR a presentation bill) will be accepted from each Member from emails received between 10.00am and 10.30am. After 10.30am, unlimited further notices will be accepted from emails received at or after 10.00am in the order they were received.Four ten minute rule slots will be available (for speeches on 29 June, 30 June, 6 July and 7 July).Members interested in giving notice on 17 June should contact the Clerk of Private Members’ Bills in advance to agree bill titles (PBOHoC@parliament.uk, 3254).
Notes:
Arrangements made according to Standing Order No.14(10) and (11) and on the authority
of Mr Speaker.
Further Information
Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings
The Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings is available on the Parliamentary website
Business of the Day
Documents and reports relating to the business being held in the Chamber are available on the Commons Business Briefings webpage: www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/commons-business-briefings/
Written Statements
Text of today’s Written Statements: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/
Select Committees
Select Committees Webpage: https://committees.parliament.uk/
Standing Orders Relating to Public Business
Text of Standing Orders relating to public business: www.parliament.uk/business/publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201919/cmstords/341/body.html
European Business
European Business Referrals and Motion documents for consideration by European Committees or on the Floor of the House are available on the European Business
webpage: https://old.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/european-business11/
Digital Engagement
Information about digital engagement opportunities for debates is available on the parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say-on-laws/digital-engagement/.
All business papers are available via the HousePapers app on mobile devices
Part 2: Future Business
A. CALENDAR OF BUSINESS
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
Government items of business in this section have nominally been set down for
today, but are expected to be taken on the dates stated.
B. REMAINING ORDERS AND NOTICES
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has been nominally set down for today but is not expected to be taken today.
A. Calendar of Business
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
Thursday 13 May
QUEEN’S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS)
Proposed subject for debate: A bright future for the next generation.
Levelling Up Fund and regeneration of Rother Valley’s high streets: Alexander Stafford
Monday 17 May
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
QUEEN’S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS)
Proposed subject for debate: Safe streets for all
Situation in Ukraine:
Tuesday 18 May
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
Afterwards
QUEEN’S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS)
Proposed subject for debate: Affordable and safe housing for all
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
St Ilids Meadow postal round: Chris Elmore
Wednesday 19 May
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
QUEEN’S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS)
Proposed subject for debate: A plan for the NHS and social care
Thursday 20 May
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
10.10am Questions to the Attorney General
Monday 24 May
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
Tuesday 25 May
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Wednesday 26 May
11.30am Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
11.53am Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Thursday 27 May
9.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
10.15am Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Monday 7 June
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Tuesday 8 June
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Wednesday 9 June
11.30am Questions to the President of COP26
11.53am Topical Questions to the President of COP26
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Thursday 10 June
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade
Monday 14 June
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tuesday 15 June
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Wednesday 16 June
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Thursday 17 June
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.10am Questions to Church Commissioners, House of Commons Commission, Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, Public Accounts Commission and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission
Monday 21 June
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
Tuesday 22 June
11.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Wednesday 23 June
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Thursday 24 June
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
Monday 28 June
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Tuesday 29 June
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
Wednesday 30 June
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Thursday 1 July
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
10.10am Questions to the Attorney General
B. REMAINING ORDERS AND NOTICES
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has therefore been set down formally to be taken in the Chamber today but is not expected to be taken today.
Secretary Alister Jack
That the draft UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 14 April, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Brandon Lewis
That the draft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 26 April, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 21 April, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 28 April, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Eddie Hughes
That the draft Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 22 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 3 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021, No. 375), dated 22 March 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 24 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Carbon Budget Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 21 April, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 18 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Electricity Trading (Development of Technical Procedures) (Day-Ahead Market Timeframe) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 22 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Protection from Detriment in Health and Safety Cases) (Amendment) Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 17 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Matt Hancock
That the draft Coronavirus Act 2020 (Early Expiry) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 21 April, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary George Eustice
That the draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 25 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Nigel Adams
That the draft Caribbean Development Bank (Tenth Replenishment of the Special Development Fund (Unified)) Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 22 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Nigel Adams
That the draft Asian Development Bank (Twelfth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 22 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
16. Exiting the European Union (Plant Health)
Secretary George Eustice
That the draft Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 11 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Robert Buckland
That the draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Early Release on Licence) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 16 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and Wales and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
18. Exiting the European Union (Trade)
Secretary Elizabeth Truss
That the draft Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Movement etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 12 January, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has drawn the special attention of both Houses to the Instrument in its Forty-Third report of 2019-21 (HC 75-xliii).
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
19. Exiting the European Union (Customs)
Secretary George Eustice
That the draft International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 17 December, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary George Eustice
That the draft Food and Drink (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Food and Wine Composition, Information and Labelling) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 25 February, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)
Secretary Robert Buckland
That the draft Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 25 February in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
Secretary Dominic Raab
That the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (S.I., 2021, No, 488), dated 23 April 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 26 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
Nigel Adams
That the Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021, No, 496), dated 26 April 2021, a copy of which was laid before the House on 29 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
24. Financial Services and Markets
John Glen
That the draft Civil Liability Act 2018 (Financial Conduct Authority) (Whiplash) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 18 March, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
25. Financial Services and Markets
John Glen
That the draft Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 26 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).