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 and the hon. Member representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
The Speaker reported an error in Division No. 28 on the Question relating to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 705), announced on 16 June.
On the Question relating to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 705), the correct number of Ayes should read 489 instead of 461.
The Speaker directed the Clerk to correct the Journal accordingly:
Division No. 28
Ayes: 489 (Tellers: Maggie Throup, Maria Caulfield)
Noes: 60 (Tellers: Steve Baker, Jackie Doyle-Price)
3Statements: (1) Update on Australia Free Trade Agreement negotiations (Secretary Elizabeth Truss)
(2) Business (Leader of the House)
4Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D)
Publication of the First Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Future of the Planning System in England, HC 38 (Mr Clive Betts)
(1) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.—(Jeff Smith.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
(2) UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and the G7
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and the G7.—(Anthony Mangnall.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Subject: Findings of The Lancet's 2021 series on miscarriage (Olivia Blake)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)
Adjourned at 5.21 pm until Monday 21 June.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
7Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Committee
Steve McCabe (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
8Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
Mrs Sheryll Murray (Chair) reported the draft Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) 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).
9Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Committee
Chairs: David Mundell and Christina Rees
10National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee
Chairs: Yvonne Fovargue and Caroline Nokes
Members: Neil Coyle discharged and Kate Osborne nominated in substitution.
11First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft British Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Mr Philip Hollobone
12Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Carbon Budget Order 2021)
Chair: Derek Twigg
13Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021)
Chair: James Gray
14Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Sir Gary Streeter
15Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Financial Markets and Insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Mr Laurence Robertson
Reports from Select Committees
16Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 1 July in the Chamber and in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
17Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Post-Pandemic Economic Growth: Industrial policy in the UK: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 385) (Darren Jones).
18International Trade Committee
Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the scrutiny of a Free Trade Agreement in Principle with Australia: Written evidence, to be published (Angus Brendan MacNeil).
Estimates Days: Sir Bernard Jenkin reported, That, following the recommendation of the Backbench Business Committee on applications considered at its meeting of 17 June, the Liaison Committee recommendation for the allocation of time for the consideration of Estimates on the first and second allotted days in the present session (Standing Order No. 145) is as follows:
(1) That a day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2021-22:
Department for Education, in so far as it relates to the spending of the Department for Education on measures to support education recovery (on the application of Robert Halfon); and
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, insofar as it relates to the spending of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on building safety (on the application of Clive Betts);
(2) That a further day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimate for financial year 2021-22:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, insofar as it relates to the spending of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Official Development Assistance and the British Council (on the application of Sarah Champion).
20Public Accounts (Committee of)
DWP employment support: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 177) (Meg Hillier).
(1) Welfare policy in Scotland: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 55);
(2) Renewable energy in Scotland: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 51)
(Pete Wishart).
(1) Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 282);
(2) Correspondence with the Minister for Media and Data relating to the implications of the current round of licence fee negotiations for S4C: Written evidence, to be published
(Stephen Crabb).
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))
1Value of vitamin D as a defence against COVID-19 infection
Resolved, That this House has considered the value of vitamin D as a defence against COVID-19 infection.—(Jim Shannon.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.31 pm and 3.15 pm (Orders, 25 February and 25 March).
Resolved, That this House has considered the performance of Royal Mail.—(David Johnston.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.20 pm until Monday 21 June.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jo Churchill)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
(1) Draft Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(2) Draft North Kesteven (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 717), dated 16 June 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Helen Whately)
Other papers
(1) Report and Accounts of the Bank of England for the year ended 28 February 2021 (by Command) (Steve Barclay)
(2) Report and Accounts of Bank of England Asset Purchase Facility Fund Limited for the year ended 28 February 2021 (by Act), to be printed (HC 225) (Steve Barclay)
(3) Report and Accounts of Covid Corporate Financing Facility Limited for the year ended 28 February 2021 (by Act), to be printed (HC 226) (Steve Barclay)
Explanatory Memorandum to the British Nationality (Maldives) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 523) (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)
6Financial Services and Markets
Report of the Prudential Regulation Authority for the year ended 28 February 2021 (by Act) (John Glen)
7Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of Forest Research for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 219) (Secretary George Eustice)
Manchester Arena Inquiry Volume 1: Security for the Arena – Report of the Public Inquiry into the Attack on Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017 (by Act), to be printed (HC 279) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Report and Accounts of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–2021 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the British Nationality (Maldives) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 523) (laid 5 May)
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 Orders of 22 October 2020 and 25 March 2021, 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 22 July 2021, unless the arrangement is ended or the House otherwise orders.
Member |
From |
Proxy |
Shaun Bailey |
21 June |
Stuart Andrew |
Kenny MacAskill |
21 June |
Neale Hanvey |
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown |
6 July |
Stuart Andrew |
Chris Green |
12 July |
Stuart Andrew |
2. Variation of existing pandemic proxy voting arrangements
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), as amended by the temporary Orders of 23 September 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic) and 3 November 2020 (Proxy voting during the pandemic (No. 2)) and extended by the Orders of 22 October 2020 and 25 March 2021, that the following Members have given notice that they wish to amend their proxy voting arrangement:
From 21 June the nominated proxy for the following members will be Chris Elmore instead of Mark Tami:
Debbie Abrahams |
Barry Gardiner |
Jessica Morden |
Tahir Ali |
Preet Kaur Gill |
Stephen Morgan |
Rushanara Ali |
Kate Green |
Grahame Morris |
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan |
Margaret Greenwood |
James Murray |
Mike Amesbury |
Nia Griffith |
Ian Murray |
Fleur Anderson |
Andrew Gwynne |
Lisa Nandy |
Tonia Antoniazzi |
Louise Haigh |
Charlotte Nichols |
Jonathan Ashworth |
Fabian Hamilton |
Alex Norris |
Paula Barker |
Emma Hardy |
Chi Onwurah |
Margaret Beckett |
Ms Harriet Harman |
Abena Oppong-Asare |
Hilary Benn |
Carolyn Harris |
Stephanie Peacock |
Mr Clive Betts |
Helen Hayes |
Matthew Pennycook |
Olivia Blake |
John Healey |
Mr Toby Perkins |
Paul Blomfield |
Sir Mark Hendrick |
Jess Phillips |
Mr Ben Bradshaw |
Dame Margaret Hodge |
Bridget Phillipson |
Kevin Brennan |
Mrs Sharon Hodgson |
Luke Pollard |
Ms Lyn Brown |
Kate Hollern |
Lucy Powell |
Mr Nicholas Brown |
Rachel Hopkins |
Yasmin Qureshi |
Chris Bryant |
Sir George Howarth |
Angela Rayner |
Ms Karen Buck |
Dr Rupa Huq |
Steve Reed |
Liam Byrne |
Dan Jarvis |
Christina Rees |
Ruth Cadbury |
Dame Diana Johnson |
Ellie Reeves |
Sir Alan Campbell |
Kim Johnson |
Rachel Reeves |
Dan Carden |
Gerald Jones |
Jonathan Reynolds |
Sarah Champion |
Ruth Jones |
Ms Marie Rimmer |
Bambos Charalambous |
Sarah Jones |
Matt Rodda |
Feryal Clark |
Darren Jones |
Lloyd Russell-Moyle |
Rosie Cooper |
Mr Kevan Jones |
Naz Shah |
Yvette Cooper |
Mike Kane |
Mr Virendra Sharma |
Neil Coyle |
Barbara Keeley |
Mr Barry Sheerman |
Stella Creasy |
Liz Kendall |
Tulip Siddiq |
Jon Cruddas |
Afzal Khan |
Andy Slaughter |
John Cryer |
Stephen Kinnock |
Nick Smith |
Judith Cummins |
Peter Kyle |
Cat Smith |
Alex Cunningham |
David Lammy |
Jeff Smith |
Janet Daby |
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck |
Karin Smyth |
Wayne David |
Clive Lewis |
Alex Sobel |
Geraint Davies |
Tony Lloyd |
John Spellar |
Alex Davies-Jones |
Holly Lynch |
Keir Starmer |
Thangam Debbonaire |
Justin Madders |
Jo Stevens |
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi |
Mr Khalid Mahmood |
Wes Streeting |
Anneliese Dodds |
Shabana Mahmood |
Graham Stringer |
Stephen Doughty |
Seema Malhotra |
Sam Tarry |
Peter Dowd |
Rachael Maskell |
Gareth Thomas |
Jack Dromey |
Christian Matheson |
Nick Thomas-Symonds |
Rosie Duffield |
Steve McCabe |
Emily Thornberry |
Maria Eagle |
Kerry McCarthy |
Stephen Timms |
Dame Angela Eagle |
Siobhain McDonagh |
Karl Turner |
Clive Efford |
Andy McDonald |
Derek Twigg |
Julie Elliott |
Pat McFadden |
Catherine West |
Florence Eshalomi |
Conor McGinn |
Matt Western |
Bill Esterson |
Alison McGovern |
Dr Alan Whitehead |
Chris Evans |
Catherine McKinnell |
Mick Whitley |
Colleen Fletcher |
Jim McMahon |
Nadia Whittome |
Yvonne Fovargue |
Anna McMorrin |
Mohammad Yasin |
Vicky Foxcroft |
Edward Miliband |
Daniel Zeichner |
Gill Furniss |
Navendu Mishra |
|
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 Orders of 22 October 2020 and 25 March 2021, 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 |
Richard Thomson |
18 June |
David Rutley |
21 June |
Neale Hanvey |
21 June |
James Morris |
21 June |
CORRECTION
Wednesday 16 June 2021
Item 42 (Other Proceedings) should have read:
Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Growing back better: putting nature and net zero at the heart of the economic recovery: Government and Bank of England Responses to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2019–21: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 327);
(2) Technological innovations and climate change: supply chain for battery electric vehicles: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 77);
(3) Technological innovations and climate change: community energy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 421);
(4) Water quality in rivers: Written evidence, to be published (HC 74)
(Philip Dunne).