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.)
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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
Code of Conduct: Written evidence, to be published (HC 270) (Chris Bryant).
(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).
Lessons from Greensill Capital: Written evidence, to be published (HC 151) (Mel Stride).
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
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
Proposal for an instrument titled REACH etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)
Other papers
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)
Report and Accounts of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021: Government Response to the consultation under section 60 (by Command) (CP 471) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
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.