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Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 29 June 2021

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 11.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

2Urgent Questions: (1) Government’s use of emergency COVID-19 contracts (Julia Lopez)

3Speaker’s Statement: Government announcements and Urgent Questions

4Urgent Questions: (2) Government’s plans for international travel (Grant Shapps)

(3) Update on the EU settlement scheme (Kevin Foster)

5Bereavement (Leave and Pay): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about leave and pay for employees of whom a close family member has died; 

That Patricia Gibson, Marion Fellows, Kirsten Oswald, Carol Monaghan, Brendan O’Hara, Joanna Cherry, Jonathan Edwards, Ian Mearns, Jim Shannon, Liz Saville Roberts, Bob Blackman and Jamie Stone present the Bill.

Patricia Gibson accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 29 October, and to be printed (Bill 134).

6Estimates Day (Standing Order No. 54(2) and Resolution, 21 June) (1st allotted day)

(1) Department for Education

Subject for debate: the spending of the Department for Education on measures to support education recovery

Motion made and Question proposed, That, for the year ending with 31 March 2022, for expenditure by the Department for Education:

(1) further resources, not exceeding £53,229,742,000 be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 14 of Session 2021–22,

(2) further resources, not exceeding £16,078,449,000 be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and

(3) a further sum, not exceeding £56,969,129,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.—(Nick Gibb.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Debate concluded and Question deferred (Standing Order No. 54(4)).

(2) Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Subject for debate: the spending of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on building safety

Motion made and Question proposed, That, for the year ending with 31 March 2022, for expenditure by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

(1) further resources, not exceeding £15,676,146,000 be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 14 of Session 2021–22,

(2) further resources, not exceeding £2,820,587,000 be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and

(3) a further sum, not exceeding £16,461,164,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.—(Scott Mann.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Debate concluded and Question deferred (Standing Order No. 54(4)).

7Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Space) Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 24 May, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Space Industry Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 24 May, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Space Industry (Appeals) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 24 May, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Question agreed to.

(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Spaceflight Activities (Investigation of Spaceflight Accidents) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 24 May, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Question agreed to.

(5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 27 May, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Question agreed to.

(6) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 20 May, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Question agreed to.

8Changes to membership of select committees

Ordered, That Karen Buck be discharged from the Joint Committee on Human Rights and Florence Eshalomi be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

9Adjournment

Subject: Changes to NHS integrated care system boundaries (Sir Bernard Jenkin)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.) 

Adjourned at 7.31 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

10Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill Committee

Graham Stringer (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.

11Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

Mrs Maria Miller (Chair) reported the draft Criminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021.

Reports from Select Committees

12Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

(1) Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme:

(i) Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2019–21: Fourth Special Report, to be printed (HC 386);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 116);

(2) Liberty Steel and the Future of the UK Steel Industry: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 118);

(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for International Trade relating to the Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Forced labour in UK value chains: Written evidence, to be published (HC 112)

(Darren Jones).

13Defence Committee

(1) Russia and Ukraine border tensions: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 167);

(2) The Navy: purpose and procurement: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 168);

(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Defence People and Veterans relating to provision of support for UK veterans residing in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Tobias Ellwood).

14Defence, International Development and International Trade Committees

UK arms exports in 2019: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 224) (Mark Garnier).

15Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

(1) EU visa arrangements for creative workers: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 47);

(2) Economics of music streaming: Written evidence, to be published (HC 50);

(3) The work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 44)

(Julian Knight).

16Education Committee

(1) Education recovery: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 452);

(2) Department for Education Main Estimates 2021–22: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Home education: Part of the written evidence, to be published (HC 84);

(4) The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 87)

(Robert Halfon).

17Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

(1) Public sector procurement of food: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2019–21: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 499);

(2) Moving animals across borders: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 79);

(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Education relating to land-based education: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Tree planting and woodlands: Written evidence, to be published (HC 356)

(Neil Parish).

18Foreign Affairs Committee

(1) Never Again: The UK’s Responsibility to Act on Atrocities in Xinjiang and Beyond: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 198);

(2) Tech and the future of UK foreign policy: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 201)

(Tom Tugendhat).

19Health and Social Care Committee

(1) Safety of maternity services in England: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 19);

(2) The Health and Social Care Committee’s Expert Panel Report: Evaluation of the Government’s progress against its policy commitments in the area of maternity services in England: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 18);

(3) Children and young people’s mental health: Written evidence, to be published (HC 17);

(4) Department of Health and Social Care Supplementary Estimate 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Department of Health and Social Care Main Estimate 2021–22: Written evidence, to be published

(Jeremy Hunt).

20International Development Committee

(1) UK aid to Pakistan: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 102);

(2) Correspondence from His Excellency the Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Kingdom relating to Funding for refugees in Jordan: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs relating to Funding for refugees in Jordan: Written evidence, to be published

(Sarah Champion).

21Justice Committee

(1) The future of the Probation Service: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighteenth Report of Session 2019–21: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 475);

(2) Judicial diversity: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 335);

(3) Correspondence from the Attorney General: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Written evidence, to be published

(Sir Robert Neill).

22Petitions Committee

(1) Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published;

(2) List of closed e-petitions presented to the House, to be published;

(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to e-petition 575967: Written evidence, to be published

(Catherine McKinnell).

23Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

(1) The work of the Electoral Commission: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 43);

(2) COVID-19 vaccine certification: Written evidence, to be published (HC 42);

(3) The Cabinet Office and Freedom of Information: Written evidence, to be published (HC 505)

(Mr William Wragg).

24Science and Technology Committee

Biometrics and forensics: follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 467) (Greg Clark).

25Science and Technology Committee and Health and Social Care Committee

Coronavirus: lessons learnt: Written evidence, to be published (HC 92) (Greg Clark).

26Standards (Committee on)

Code of Conduct: Written evidence, to be published (HC 270) (Chris Bryant).

27Transport Committee

(1) Safe return of international travel? Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2019–21: Fourth Special Report of Session 2021–22, to be published (HC 489)

(2) Department for Transport Memorandum for Main Estimate 2021–22: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Department for Transport Main Estimates 2021–22 Table A: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Zero emission vehicles and road pricing: Written evidence, to be published (HC 27)

(Huw Merriman).

28Treasury Committee

Lessons from Greensill Capital: Written evidence, to be published (HC 151) (Mel Stride).

29Welsh Affairs Committee

Correspondence with the Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government relating to Levelling Up and Community Renewal Funds: Written evidence, to be published (Stephen Crabb).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Italy No. 1 (2021)

Agreement, done at Rome on 22 September 2020, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Italian Republic concerning the Protection of Classified Information (by Command) (CP 465), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

2Consumer Protection

Proposal for an instrument titled REACH etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)

Other papers

3Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care Minute, dated 29 June 2021, concerning the contingent liability arising from an extension of the temporary indemnity for designated care home settings (by Command) (Helen Whately)

4National Health Service

Report and Accounts of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

5Transport

High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021: Government Response to the consultation under section 60 (by Command) (CP 471) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

6Water

Report and Financial Statements of Flood Re Limited for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)

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

Christopher Pincher

30 June

Stuart Andrew

Mike Freer

30 June

Stuart Andrew

Chris Green

1 July

Stuart Andrew

Greg Clark

30 June

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 of 25 March and 16 June 2021, that the following Members have given notice that they wish to amend their proxy voting arrangement:

From 30 June the nominated proxy for the following Members will be Stuart Andrew instead of Mike Freer:

Nigel Adams

Lucy Frazer

Nigel Mills

Bim Afolami

George Freeman

Andrew Mitchell

Adam Afriyie

Richard Fuller

Mr Gagan Mohindra

Imran Ahmad Khan

Mr Marcus Fysh

Damien Moore

Nickie Aiken

Sir Roger Gale

Robbie Moore

Lucy Allan

Mark Garnier

Penny Mordaunt

Sir David Amess

Ms Nusrat Ghani

David Morris

Stuart Anderson

Nick Gibb

Anne Marie Morris

Lee Anderson

Peter Gibson

Joy Morrissey

Caroline Ansell

Jo Gideon

Jill Mortimer

Edward Argar

John Glen

Wendy Morton

Sarah Atherton

Mr Robert Goodwill

Dr Kieran Mullan

Victoria Atkins

Michael Gove

Holly Mumby-Croft

Mr Richard Bacon

Richard Graham

David Mundell

Gareth Bacon

Mrs Helen Grant

Mrs Sheryll Murray

Kemi Badenoch

James Gray

Dr Andrew Murrison

Shaun Bailey

Chris Grayling

Sir Robert Neill

Siobhan Baillie

Damian Green

Lia Nici

Duncan Baker

Andrew Griffith

Caroline Nokes

Harriett Baldwin

Kate Griffiths

Jesse Norman

Steve Barclay

James Grundy

Neil O’Brien

Mr John Baron

Jonathan Gullis

Dr Matthew Offord

Simon Baynes

Robert Halfon

Guy Opperman

Aaron Bell

Luke Hall

Neil Parish

Scott Benton

Stephen Hammond

Priti Patel

Sir Paul Beresford

Matt Hancock

Mr Owen Paterson

Jake Berry

Greg Hands

Mark Pawsey

Saqib Bhatti

Mark Harper

Sir Mike Penning

Bob Blackman

Trudy Harrison

John Penrose

Crispin Blunt

Simon Hart

Andrew Percy

Mr Peter Bone

Sally-Ann Hart

Chris Philp

Andrew Bowie

Sir John Hayes

Rebecca Pow

Karen Bradley

Sir Oliver Heald

Victoria Prentis

Ben Bradley

James Heappey

Mark Pritchard

Jack Brereton

Chris Heaton-Harris

Jeremy Quin

Andrew Bridgen

Gordon Henderson

Will Quince

Steve Brine

Darren Henry

Dominic Raab

Paul Bristow

Antony Higginbotham

Tom Randall

Sara Britcliffe

Damian Hinds

John Redwood

James Brokenshire

Simon Hoare

Nicola Richards

Anthony Browne

Richard Holden

Angela Richardson

Fiona Bruce

Kevin Hollinrake

Mr Laurence Robertson

Felicity Buchan

Adam Holloway

Mary Robinson

Robert Buckland

Paul Holmes

Andrew Rosindell

Alex Burghart

Paul Howell

Douglas Ross

Conor Burns

John Howell

Lee Rowley

Rob Butler

Nigel Huddleston

Dean Russell

Alun Cairns

Dr Neil Hudson

Gary Sambrook

Andy Carter

Eddie Hughes

Selaine Saxby

James Cartlidge

Jane Hunt

Paul Scully

Sir William Cash

Jeremy Hunt

Bob Seely

Miriam Cates

Tom Hunt

Andrew Selous

Alex Chalk

Mr Alister Jack

Grant Shapps

Rehman Chishti

Sajid Javid

Alok Sharma

Jo Churchill

Mr Ranil Jayawardena

Alec Shelbrooke

Theo Clarke

Sir Bernard Jenkin

David Simmonds

Mr Simon Clarke

Mark Jenkinson

Chris Skidmore

Brendan Clarke-Smith

Andrea Jenkyns

Chloe Smith

Chris Clarkson

Robert Jenrick

Royston Smith

James Cleverly

Dr Caroline Johnson

Julian Smith

Dr Thérèse Coffey

Gareth Johnson

Henry Smith

Elliot Colburn

Boris Johnson

Greg Smith

Damian Collins

David Johnston

Amanda Solloway

Alberto Costa

Fay Jones

Dr Ben Spencer

Robert Courts

Mr David Jones

Alexander Stafford

Claire Coutinho

Mr Marcus Jones

Andrew Stephenson

Mr Geoffrey Cox

Andrew Jones

Jane Stevenson

Stephen Crabb

Simon Jupp

John Stevenson

Virginia Crosbie

Daniel Kawczynski

Iain Stewart

Tracey Crouch

Alicia Kearns

Bob Stewart

James Daly

Gillian Keegan

Sir Gary Streeter

Mims Davies

Sir Greg Knight

Mel Stride

Gareth Davies

Julian Knight

Graham Stuart

Philip Davies

Danny Kruger

Julian Sturdy

Dr James Davies

Kwasi Kwarteng

Rishi Sunak

David T C Davies

John Lamont

James Sunderland

Mr David Davis

Robert Largan

Sir Desmond Swayne

Caroline Dinenage

Mrs Pauline Latham

Sir Robert Syms

Miss Sarah Dines

Andrea Leadsom

Derek Thomas

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Sir Edward Leigh

Edward Timpson

Leo Docherty

Ian Levy

Kelly Tolhurst

Michelle Donelan

Andrew Lewer

Justin Tomlinson

Ms Nadine Dorries

Brandon Lewis

Michael Tomlinson

Steve Double

Dr Julian Lewis

Craig Tracey

Oliver Dowden

Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger

Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Richard Drax

Chris Loder

Laura Trott

Mrs Flick Drummond

Mark Logan

Elizabeth Truss

James Duddridge

Marco Longhi

Tom Tugendhat

David Duguid

Julia Lopez

Mr Shailesh Vara

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Jack Lopresti

Martin Vickers

Philip Dunne

Mr Jonathan Lord

Matt Vickers

Mark Eastwood

Tim Loughton

Theresa Villiers

Ruth Edwards

Craig Mackinlay

Mr Robin Walker

Jonathan Edwards

Cherilyn Mackrory

Dr Ben Wallace

Michael Ellis

Rachel Maclean

Dr Jamie Wallis

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Alan Mak

David Warburton

Mrs Natalie Elphicke

Kit Malthouse

Matt Warman

George Eustice

Julie Marson

Giles Watling

Dr Luke Evans

Mrs Theresa May

Suzanne Webb

Sir David Evennett

Jerome Mayhew

Helen Whately

Michael Fabricant

Paul Maynard

Mrs Heather Wheeler

Laura Farris

Karl McCartney

Craig Whittaker

Simon Fell

Jason McCartney

Mr John Whittingdale

Margaret Ferrier

Stephen McPartland

Bill Wiggin

Katherine Fletcher

Esther McVey

James Wild

Nick Fletcher

Mark Menzies

Craig Williams

Mark Fletcher

Huw Merriman

Gavin Williamson

Vicky Ford

Stephen Metcalfe

Mike Wood

Kevin Foster

Robin Millar

Jeremy Wright

Dr Liam Fox

Mrs Maria Miller

Jacob Young

Mr Mark Francois

Amanda Milling

Nadhim Zahawi

From 30 June, the nominated proxy for the following Members will be Owen Thompson instead of Marion Fellows:

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 Phillipa 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

Stuart Andrew

30 June

Owen Thompson

30 June

Liz Twist

30 June

 

4. Variation of existing parental absence proxy voting arrangements

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), as amended by the Order of 3 November 2020, that Suella Braverman has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy vote arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Stuart Andrew with effect from 30 June.

CORRECTION

Monday 28 June 2021

The following Member should not have appeared in the second Speaker’s Certificate:

Suella Braverman

The following item should have appeared after the third Speaker’s Certificate:

4. Variation of existing parental absence proxy voting arrangements

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), as amended by the Order of 3 November 2020, that Suella Braverman has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy vote arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Mike Freer with effect from 29 June.