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Monday 19 July 2021

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Speaker’s Statement: COVID-19 safety on the Parliamentary Estate

2Royal Assent

The Speaker reported that the Queen had signified Royal Assent to the following Act under the Royal Assent Act 1967:  

Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2021

3Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

4Appointment of temporary Deputy Speaker 

Ordered, That Judith Cummins shall act as Deputy Speaker to serve in place of Dame Rosie Winterton until the rise of the House on Thursday 22 July; and that she shall exercise all the powers vested in the Chairman of Ways and Means as Deputy Speaker.—(Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg.)

5Urgent Question: Changes to international travel rules (Robert Courts)

6Statement: COVID-19 update (Nadhim Zahawi)

7Nationality and Borders Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Nationality and Borders Bill be now read a second time.

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

Amendment moved, to leave out from 'That' to the end of the Question and add 'this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Nationality and Borders Bill, notwithstanding the need to address the increasing number of dangerous boat crossings in the English Channel, because the Bill breaches the 1951 Refugee Convention, does not address the Government’s failure since 2010 to competently process asylum applications which has resulted in a backlog of cases and increased costs to the taxpayer, fails to deal with the serious and organised crime groups who are profiteering from human trafficking and modern slavery, does not address the failure to replace the Dublin III regulations to return refugees to safe countries, fails to re-establish safe routes and help unaccompanied child refugees, and fails to deliver a workable agreement with France to address the issue of boat crossings.'.—(Nick Thomas-Symonds.) 

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.—(Maria Caulfield.)

Debate to be resumed tomorrow.

8Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Fisheries Act 2020 (Scheme for Financial Assistance) (England) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 15 June, be approved.—(Maria Caulfield.)

Question agreed to.

(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) and the Biofuel (Labelling) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 21 June, be approved.—(Maria Caulfield.)

Question agreed to.

(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Medical Devices (Northern Ireland Protocol) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 16 June, be approved.—(Maria Caulfield.)

Question agreed to.

9Adjournment

Subject: A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs office in Melton under the Places for Growth Programme (Alicia Kearns)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Maria Caulfield.) 

Adjourned at 10.28 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Lords Messages

10Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee on) 

The Lords have come to the following Resolution, to which they desire the agreement of this House: 

That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on the draft Online Safety Bill presented to both Houses on 12 May (CP 405), and that the Committee should report on the draft Bill by 10 December.

General Committees: Reports

11First Delegated Legislation Committee

Mr Philip Hollobone (Chair) reported the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 661) and the Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 714).

12Second Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir Edward Leigh (Chair) reported the draft European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021.

13Third Delegated Legislation Committee

James Gray (Chair) reported the draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (2021 UEFA Super Cup) 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).

14First Delegated Legislation Committee (Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 661) and the Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 714))

Members: Tom Pursglove discharged and Mr Marcus Jones nominated in substitution.

15Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021)

Members: Jane Hunt discharged and Kevin Hollinrake nominated in substitution.

16Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (2021 UEFA Super Cup) Regulations 2021)

Members: Rebecca Harris and Scott Mann discharged and Mr Marcus Jones and James Morris nominated in substitution.

17Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 161))

Members: Scott Mann discharged and David Rutley nominated in substitution.

18Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Motion in the name of Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg relating to the Electoral Commission.)

Members: Rebecca Harris and Scott Mann discharged and David Rutley and Maggie Throup nominated in substitution.

19Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Pensions Regulator (Employer Resources Test) Regulations 2021)

Members: Rebecca Harris and Scott Mann discharged and Mr Marcus Jones and James Morris nominated in substitution.

20Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulation 2018 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2021)

Members: Rebecca Harris and Scott Mann discharged and Mr Marcus Jones and David Rutley nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

21Administration Committee

Record of the Committee's discussions at its meeting on 19 July, to be published (Sir Charles Walker).

22Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

Liberty Steel and the future of the UK steel industry: Written evidence, to be published (HC 118) (Darren Jones).

23Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 277) (Neil Parish).

24European Scrutiny Committee

(1) Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 121-vi);

(2) The UK’s new relationship with the EU: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 122);

(3) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 121)

(Sir William Cash).

25Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Permitted Development Rights: Third Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 32);

(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government and the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets relating to their appearance before the Committee of 5 July: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing relating to the Changing Futures programme: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Minister for Building Safety, Fire and Communities relating to the Government response to the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Building Safety Bill: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Long term funding of adult social care: Written evidence, to be published (HC 35)

(Mr Clive Betts).

26National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)

National security machinery: Written evidence, to be published (HC 231) (Margaret Beckett).*

*This item was inserted as a correction since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings from 20 July 2021 for details confirming the correction.

27Procedure Committee

Written parliamentary questions: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 214) (Karen Bradley).

28Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) COVID-19: Cost Tracker Update: Twelfth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 173);

(2) Initial lessons from the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Thirteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 175);

(3) Crossrail: a progress update: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 184);

(4) Correspondence from HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office relating to Outcome Delivery Plans (ODPs) for 2021–22: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence from HM Treasury relating to COVID-19 consolidated departmental expenditure in 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Correspondence from the Competition and Markets Authority relating to the proposed market investigation reference (MIR) into the supply of the Airwave network in Great Britain: Written evidence, to be published;

(7) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;

(8) High Speed 2: progress at summer 2021: Written evidence, to be published (HC 329)

(Meg Hillier).

29Treasury Committee

(1) The appointment of Sarah Breeden to the Financial Policy Committee

(i) Seventh Report to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 571);

(ii) Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 571);

(2) The appointment of Dr Catherine L. Mann to the Monetary Policy Committee:

(i) Eighth Report to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 572);

(ii) Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 572);

(3) Correspondence with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury relating to Government support for businesses: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Interim Chief Executive of the Valuation Office Agency relating to the valuation of public houses guide: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Economic crime: Written evidence, to be published (HC 145);

(6) Lessons from Greensill Capital: Written evidence, to be published (HC 151);

(7) Reappointment of Professor Jonathan Haskel to the Monetary Policy Committee: Written evidence, to be published (HC 593)

(Mel Stride).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 4.30 pm.

Debate on e-petitions (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))

1Cervical screening

Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 317336, relating to cervical screening.—(Tonia Antoniazzi.)

The sitting was suspended between 5.52 pm and 6.15 pm (Orders, 25 February and 16 June).

2Amnesty for undocumented migrants

Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 567681, relating to an amnesty for undocumented migrants.—(Tom Hunt.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 7.42 pm until tomorrow.

Eleanor Laing

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 16 July 2021 under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Acquisition of Land

Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 841), dated 13 July 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Christopher Pincher)

2Education

Education (School Inspection) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 845), dated 14 July 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nick Gibb)

3Miscellaneous Series No. 3 (2021)

Free Trade Agreement, done at London on 8 July 2021, between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (CP 496) (by Command), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

4Senior Courts of England and Wales

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 855), dated 15 July 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)

Other papers

5Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Strategy: Reopening, Recovery, Resilience (by Command) (CP 500) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 19 July 2021

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

6Civil Aviation

Draft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

7Public Health

Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 864), dated 17 July 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jo Churchill)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

8Education

Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 852), dated 15 July 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nick Gibb)

9Pensions

Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) (Miscellaneous Provisions and Amendments) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 857), dated 15 July 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Mims Davies)

10Public Health

Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 865), dated 18 July 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jo Churchill)

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

11Exiting the European Union (Financial Services)

Proposal for an instrument titled Markets in Financial Instruments, Benchmarks and Financial Promotions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (John Glen)

Other papers

12Animal Health

Contingency Plan for Exotic Notifiable Diseases of Animals in England (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)

13Enterprise

Accounts of the Competition Appeal Tribunal and Competition Service for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 564) (Clerk of the House)

14Fisheries

Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)

15Health and Social Care

(1) Department of Health and Social Care Minute, dated 19 July 2021, concerning an update to the contingent liability arising from COVID-19 vaccines (by Command) (Nadhim Zahawi)

(2) Statement of Impact - The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (by Command) (Helen Whately)

16Health Service Commissioners

(1) Report and Accounts of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 401) (Clerk of the House)

(2) Report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Women's State Pension age: our findings on the Department for Work and Pensions’ communication of changes (by Act), to be printed (HC 444) (Clerk of the House)

17Immigration and Asylum

Report and Accounts of the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 357) (Secretary Priti Patel)

18Medical

(1) Fitness to Practise Statistics Report of the General Medical Council (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

(2) Report of Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

(3) Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts of the General Medical Council (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

19Mission and Pastoral

Report and Accounts of the Churches Conservation Trust (by Measure) (Caroline Dinenage)

20Museums and Galleries

(1) Report and Accounts of the National Gallery for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 490) (Caroline Dinenage)

(2) Report and Accounts of the National Maritime Museum for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 501) (Caroline Dinenage)

(3) Report and Accounts of the National Portrait Gallery for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 494) (Caroline Dinenage)

(4) Report and Accounts of the Victoria and Albert Museum for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 447) (Caroline Dinenage)

21National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Cross-government: The challenges in implementing digital change (by Act), to be printed (HC 575) (Clerk of the House)

22National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

(2) Report and Accounts of Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

(3) Report and Accounts of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

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

(5) Report and Accounts of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

(6) Report and Accounts of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

(7) Report and Accounts of Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

(8) Report and Accounts of Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

(9) Report and Accounts of Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)

23Northern Ireland

Third Report on the Use of the Petition of Concern Mechanism in the Northern Ireland Assembly (by Command) (CP 476) (Secretary Brandon Lewis)

24Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal)

(1) Report and Accounts of Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority Limited for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 473) (Clerk of the House)

(2) Report and Accounts of the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 472) (Clerk of the House)

25Sports Grounds Safety Authority

Report and Accounts of Sports Grounds Safety Authority for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 371) (Nigel Huddleston)

26Statutory Instruments (Notification)

(1) Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 864) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker)

(2) Communication declaring that the undermentioned Statutory Instrument had come into operation before copies were laid before Parliament, and explaining why such copies had not been so laid before the Instrument came into operation: Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 865) (by Standing Order) (The Speaker)

Withdrawn papers

27Fisheries

Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats (laid 21 April)

28Mission and Pastoral

Report and Accounts of the Churches Conservation Trust (laid 13 July)

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

Rebecca Harris

19 July

Stuart Andrew

Scott Mann

19 July

Stuart Andrew

Taiwo Owatemi

19 July

Chris Elmore

Wendy Chamberlain

20 July

Ben Lake

Sir Christopher Chope

20 July

Mr William Wragg*

*This item was revised as a correction since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings from 20 July 2021 for details confirming the correction.

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 20 July the nominated proxy for the following members will be Ben Lake instead of Wendy Chamberlain:

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Wera Hobhouse

Daisy Cooper

Christine Jardine

Ed Davey

Layla Moran

Tim Farron

Sarah Olney

Stephen Farry

Jamie Stone

Sarah Green

Munira Wilson

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

Chris Green

19 July

Sarah Owen

19 July

Shaun Bailey

20 July

Neale Hanvey

20 July

James Morris

20 July

Marion Fellows

20 July

Jessica Morden

20 July