Contents
Chamber business
No. 23
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Queen’s Speech (Answer to Address)
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported to the House, That Her Majesty, having been attended with its Address of 19 May, was pleased to receive the same very graciously and give the following Answer:
I have received with great satisfaction the dutiful and loyal expression of your thanks for the speech with which I opened the present Session of Parliament.
2Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
4Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.—(Secretary Elizabeth Truss.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
UK Defence Spending
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered UK defence spending.—(Mr Kevan Jones.)
6Deferred Division: Correction
The Deputy Speaker reported an error in Division No. 32 on the Question relating to the Conference, November and Christmas Adjournment, announced on 23 June. The correct number of Ayes should read 568, instead of 567.
The Deputy Speaker directed the Clerk to correct the Journal accordingly:
Division No. 32
Ayes: 568
Noes: 3
UK Defence Spending
The House resumed the debate
Question put and agreed to.
Subject: Use of patient data as part of NHS Digital’s General Practice Data for Planning and Research programme (Mr David Davis)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(James Morris.)
At 5.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(James Morris.)
Adjourned at 5.27 pm until Monday 28 June.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
9Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Committee
Steve McCabe (Chair) reported the Bill as amended.
Bill, as amended, to be considered on Monday 28 June; and to be printed (Bill 133).
10Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the draft Financial Markets and Insolvency (Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) (Amendment) 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).
11Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill Committee
Chairs: Sir David Amess and Judith Cummins
12First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Space) Order 2021, draft Space Industry Regulations 2021, draft Space Industry (Appeals) Regulations 2021 and draft Spaceflight Activities (Investigation of Spaceflight Accidents) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Mr Peter Bone
13Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021)
Chair: Mr Philip Hollobone
14Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Clive Efford
15Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Criminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Mrs Maria Miller
16Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Birmingham Commonwealth Games (Compensation for Enforcement Action) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Andrew Rosindell
Members: Alison McGovern discharged and Christian Matheson nominated in substitution.
17Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Scotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (Consequential Provision) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Derek Twigg
Members: Alan Mak discharged and David Rutley nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
18Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 8 July in the Chamber and in Westminster Hall and Tuesday 13 July in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns). *
*This item was revised as a correction since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings from 28 June 2021 for details confirming the correction.
19International Trade Committee
(1) UK-EU trading relationship: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 493);
(2) UK export finance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 126)
(Angus Brendan MacNeil).
20Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Fraud and Error: Ninth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 253);
(2) High Speed 2: Progress at Summer 2021: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 329)
(Meg Hillier).
(1) One-off session on the future of Air Passenger Duty: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 283);
(2) Correspondence with Local Authority Leaders relating to UK Government’s Levelling-up and Community Renewal Funds: 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))
1Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D)
Subject: Publication of the First Report of the Education Committee, The forgotten: how white working-class pupils have been let down, and how to change it, HC 85 (Robert Halfon)
The sitting was suspended between 1.50 pm and 2.05 pm (Orders, 25 February and 16 June).
2Role of the community in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the role of the community in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.—(Dr Lisa Cameron.)
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 the role of the community in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The sitting was suspended between 3.34 pm and 3.50 pm (Orders, 25 February and 16 June).
3Support for the aviation, tourism and travel industries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resolved, That this House has considered support for the aviation, tourism and travel industries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.—(Henry Smith.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.20 pm until Monday 28 June.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Business Tenancies (Protection from Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Coronavirus) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 732), dated 21 June 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Eddie Hughes)
(1) Draft London Borough of Havering (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(2) Draft Medway (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure and Section 62A Applications) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 746), dated 22 June 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Christopher Pincher)
Other papers
(1) Report by the Climate Change Committee on Progress in adapting to climate change (by Act) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
(2) Report by the Climate Change Committee on Progress in reducing emissions (by Act) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
5Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of Forestry England for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 284) (Secretary George Eustice)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Forestry Commission for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 280) (Jesse Norman)
(3) Report and Accounts of the Office of Rail and Road for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 324) (Jesse Norman)
(4) Report and Accounts of the Supreme Court for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 310) (Jesse Norman)
(5) Report, Accounts and Product Accounts of National Savings and Investments for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 322) (John Glen)
Report and Accounts of the Groceries Code Adjudicator for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 256) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Report and Accounts of the Legal Services Board for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 314) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
8National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions
(1) Professional Standards Authority Business Plan (by Act) (Helen Whately)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 268) (Helen Whately)
Report and Accounts of the National Lottery Distribution Fund Investment Account for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 345) (Clerk of the House)
10Social Security Administration
Report by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Social Fund for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
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.
|
Member |
From |
Proxy |
|
Richard Thomson |
28 June |
Marion Fellows |
|
Owen Thompson |
28 June |
Marion Fellows |
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 of 25 March and 16 June 2021, that the following Members have given notice that they wish to amend their proxy voting arrangement:
From 28 June the nominated proxy for the following Members will be Marion Fellows instead of Owen Thompson.
|
Hannah Bardell |
Drew Hendry |
|
Mhairi Black |
Stewart Hosie |
|
Ian Blackford |
Chris Law |
|
Kirsty Blackman |
David Linden |
|
Steven Bonnar |
Angus Brendan MacNeil |
|
Deidre Brock |
Stewart McDonald |
|
Alan Brown |
Stuart C McDonald |
|
Amy Callaghan |
Anne McLaughlin |
|
Dr Lisa Cameron |
John McNally |
|
Douglas Chapman |
Carol Monaghan |
|
Joanna Cherry |
Gavin Newlands |
|
Ronnie Cowan |
John Nicolson |
|
Angela Crawley |
Brendan O'Hara |
|
Martyn Day |
Kirsten Oswald |
|
Martin Docherty-Hughes |
Anum Qaisar-Javed |
|
Dave Doogan |
Tommy Sheppard |
|
Allan Dorans |
Alyn Smith |
|
Stephen Flynn |
Chris Stephens |
|
Patricia Gibson |
Alison Thewliss |
|
Patrick Grady |
Dr Philippa Whitford |
|
Peter Grant |
Pete Wishart |
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 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 |
|
Marion Fellows |
28 June |
|
Ms Marie Rimmer |
28 June |