Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
2Urgent Question: Results of the Events Research Programme (Nigel Huddleston)
The Speaker reported an error in Division No. 30 on the Question relating to local involvement in planning decisions, announced on 21 June.
On the Question That this House believes planning works best when developers and the local community work together to shape local areas and deliver necessary new homes; and therefore calls on the Government to protect the right of communities to object to individual planning applications, the correct number of Ayes should read 212 instead of 231.
The Speaker directed the Clerk to correct the Journal accordingly:
Division No. 30
Ayes: 212 (Tellers: Lilian Greenwood, Sarah Owen)
Noes: 0 (Tellers: Mark Tami, Liz Twist)
4Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
5Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 8 July 2021.
(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading
(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced.
(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Scott Mann.)
Question agreed to.
6Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Carbon Budget Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 21 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Scott Mann.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 13 May, be approved.—(Scott Mann.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 13 May, be approved.—(Scott Mann.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 25 March, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Scott Mann.)
Question agreed to.
(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft British Nationality Act 1981 (Immigration Rules Appendix EU) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 29 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Scott Mann.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Proposed closure of McVitie’s Tollcross factory (David Linden)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Scott Mann.)
Adjourned at 5.05 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
8National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee
Caroline Nokes (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;
(2) written evidence; and
(3) the Bill without amendment.
Written evidence to be published.
Bill, not amended, to be considered tomorrow.
9Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Committee
Sir Charles Walker (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
10Third Delegated Legislation Committee
James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) 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).
11Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Carbon Budget Order 2021)
Chair: Philip Davies in place of Derek Twigg.
12Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021)
Members: Mary Glindon discharged and Lilian Greenwood nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
13Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) Liberty Steel and the future of the UK steel industry: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 118);
(2) Net Zero and UN Climate Summits: Written evidence, to be published (HC 107);
(3) Post Office and Horizon: Written evidence, to be published (HC 106);
(4) Post-pandemic economic growth: Levelling up – local and regional structures and the delivery of growth: Written evidence, to be published (HC 115)
(Darren Jones).
14Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) The work of the Channel 4: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 274);
(2) Influencer culture: Written evidence, to be published (HC 258);
(3) Major cultural and sporting events: Written evidence, to be published (HC 259);
(4) The work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 44)
(Julian Knight).
15Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Environmental land management and the agricultural transition: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 78);
(2) Tree planting and woodlands: Written evidence, to be published (HC 356)
(Neil Parish).
(1) A climate for ambition: Diplomatic preparations for COP26: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2019-21: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 440);
(2) The UK’s relationship with the EU: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 426);
(3) Global health security: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 200);
(4) The Myanmar crisis: Written evidence, to be published (HC 203);
(5) Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary: Written evidence, to be published
(Tom Tugendhat).
17Health and Social Care Committee
Children and young people’s mental health: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 17) (Jeremy Hunt).
Violence and abuse towards retail workers:
(i) First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 141);
(ii) Part of the written evidence, to be published (HC 141)
(Yvette Cooper).
19International Development Committee
(1) Climate change, development and COP 26: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 99);
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs relating to ICAI’s budget: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth relating to the use of the death penalty in Pakistan: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Main Estimates 2021–22: Written evidence, to be published
(Sarah Champion).
(1) Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 247);
(2) Mental health in prison: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 72);
(3) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Ministry of Justice Main Estimates 2021–22: Written evidence, to be published
(Sir Robert Neill).
21Science and Technology Committee
Biometrics and forensics: follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 467) (Greg Clark).
22Science and Technology Committee and Health and Social Care Committee
Coronavirus: lessons learnt: Written evidence, to be published (HC 92) (Greg Clark).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.25 am (Orders, 25 February and 16 June)
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on religious and ethnic minority communities throughout the world
Resolved, That this House has considered the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on religious and ethnic minority communities throughout the world.—(Jim Shannon.)
The sitting was suspended between 10.49 am and 11.00 am.
2Recovery of businesses in central London from the COVID-19 outbreak
Resolved, That this House has considered the recovery of businesses in central London from the COVID-19 outbreak.—(Nickie Aiken.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.29 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Future of the Welsh rural economy
Resolved, That this House has considered the future of the Welsh rural economy.—(Liz Saville Roberts.)
The sitting was suspended between 3.45 pm and 4.05 pm.
4Situation of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon
Resolved, That this House has considered the situation of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.—(Stuart C McDonald.)
The sitting was suspended between 4.33 pm and 4.50 pm (Orders, 25 February and 16 June).
5Proposal for Wildbelt designation in planning system reforms
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)).
Resolved, That this House has considered a proposal for Wildbelt designation in planning system reforms.—(Claire Coutinho.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.49 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Child Support (Collection and Enforcement and Maintenance Calculation) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 738), dated 16 June 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)
Other papers
Cabinet Office Minute, dated 22 June 2021, concerning the Sale of Cabinet Office stake in Axelos Limited (by Command) (Michael Gove)
4Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of the Export Credit Guarantee Department (UK Export Finance) for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 400) (Jesse Norman)
Department of Health and Social Care Minute, dated 22 June 2021, concerning Indemnity for the Independent Review into the issues raised at the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (by Command) (Edward Argar)
(1) Report and Accounts of Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(2) Report and Accounts of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Decision No 3/2020 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community amending the Protocol to that Agreement on Ireland and Northern Ireland (by Command) (CP 457) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
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 of 25 March and 16 June 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.
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Member |
From |
Proxy |
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Maria Caulfield |
23 June |
Stuart Andrew |
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Mark Spencer |
23 June |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Liz Twist |
23 June |
Chris Elmore |
2. 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 of 25 March and 16 June 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 |
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Mr Alistair Carmichael |
22 June |
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Christine Jardine |
22 June |
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Maggie Throup |
23 June |
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Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown |
23 June |