Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Private Bills: Highgate Cemetery Bill [Lords]: Consideration of the Bill, as amended
Ordered, That the Highgate Cemetery Bill [Lords] be now considered.—(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)
No amendments on consideration.
Bill to be read the third time.
2Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
3Urgent Question: Afghanistan: FCDO responses to Members (James Cleverly)
4Business Question (Leader of the House)
5Statement: Ajax Armoured Cavalry Programme (Jeremy Quin)
6Second Report from the Committee on Standards
Resolved, That this House endorses the recommendations in paragraphs 52, 55 and 64 of the Second Report of the Committee on Standards, HC 582; and accordingly suspends—
(a) Mrs Natalie Elphicke from the service of the House for a period of one sitting day, on Friday 10 September;
(b) Sir Roger Gale from the service of the House for a period of one sitting day, on Friday 10 September; and
(c) Theresa Villiers from the service of the House for a period of one sitting day, on Friday 10 September.—(Stuart Andrew.)
7Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Programme) (No. 2)
Ordered, That the Order of 28 June (Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:
(1) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Order shall be omitted.
(2) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
(3) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.—(Luke Hall.)
8Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill: Consideration of the Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC1—(Jeff Smith)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments 1 to 6 made.
9Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time, and passed.
Legacy of Jo Cox
Resolved, That this House has considered the legacy of Jo Cox.—(Neil Coyle.)
11Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Chris Elmore be discharged from the Committee on Standards and Yvonne Fovargue be added.—(Alan Mak, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(2) Ordered, That Chris Elmore be discharged from the Committee of Privileges and Yvonne Fovargue be added.—(Alan Mak, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Subject: Emergency Services Cenotaph in Westminster (Sir Mike Penning)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Alan Mak.)
Adjourned at 4.21 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
Order for Second Reading on Friday 10 September, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 14 January 2022.
14Israel Arms Trade (Prohibition) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 10 September, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 10 December.
General Committees: Reports
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Mrs Maria Miller (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.Building Safety Bill Committee
16Health and Care Bill Committee
Steve McCabe (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
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).
Chairs: Rushanara Ali, Sir Edward Leigh, Mark Pritchard and Christina Rees
18Health and Care Bill Committee (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Mike Amesbury, Daisy Cooper, Eddie Hughes, Scott Mann, Christopher Pincher, Ms Marie Rimmer and Jacob Young
19First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021)
Chair: Yvonne Fovargue
20Second Delegated Legislation Committee (The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 827))
Chair: Sir Graham Brady
21Third Delegated Legislation Committee (The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps etc.) (England) (Revocation and Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 848), The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 851), and The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 864))
Chair: Siobhain McDonagh
22Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Introduction and the Import of Cultural Goods (Revocation) Regulations 2021)
(1) Chair: Stewart Hosie
(2) Members: Miriam Cates discharged and Claire Coutinho nominated in substitution.
23Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Geraint Davies
24Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021)
Chair: Mrs Sheryll Murray
Reports from Select Committees
25Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 16 September in the Chamber and in Westminster Hall and Tuesday 21 September in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
26Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Pre-appointment hearing for Information Commissioner:
(i) Fifth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 260);
(ii) Oral evidence, to be published (HC 260)
(Julian Knight).
27Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee on)
Draft Online Safety Bill: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 609) (Damian Collins).
28Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Principles of Effective Regulation: Sixteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 176);
(2) DWP Accounts—Fraud and error in the benefits system: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 633);
(3) Correspondence from Heathrow Southern Railway relating to Southern Access to Heathrow: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Cabinet Office relating to the progress in implementing recommendations of the second Boardman review: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy relating to HMG indemnity for a gap in nuclear market insurance: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department of Health and Social Care relating to COVID-19 vaccine liabilities: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department of Health and Social Care relating to the transition of the Vaccine Taskforce to a joint unit: Written evidence, to be published;
(8) Correspondence from the Department of Health and Social Care relating to Contingent Liability: Clinical negligence in community testing: Written evidence, to be published;
(9) Correspondence from the Home Office relating to the Emergency Services Mobile Communication Programme (ESMCP): Written evidence, to be published;
(10) Correspondence from the Ministry of Defence relating to an offer to the shareholders of Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited: Written evidence, to be published;
(11) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(12) Correspondence with HM Treasury relating to Whole of Government Accounts: Written evidence, to be published;
(13) Crossrail: A progress update: Written evidence, to be published (HC 184);
(14) Improving the performance of defence contracts: Written evidence, to be published (HC 185);
(15) Protecting consumers from unsafe products: Written evidence, to be published (HC 180);
(16) School funding: Written evidence, to be published (HC 183);
(17) Timeliness of local auditor reporting on local government in England: Written evidence, to be published (HC 171)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
(1) One-off session on S4C: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 621);
(2) The benefits system in Wales: Written evidence, to be published (HC 337)
(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))
1Role of immunology research in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak
Resolved, That this House has considered the role of immunology research in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.—(Jim Shannon.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.42 pm and 3.00 pm.
Resolved, That this House has considered the definition of Islamophobia.—(Paul Bristow.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.30 pm until Monday 13 September.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
1Church of England (General Synod) (Measures)
Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, entitled Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure (by Act) (HC 689) (Clerk of the House)
Draft Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Childcare (Childminder Agencies) (Registration, Inspection and Supply and Disclosure of Information) and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Children’s Homes etc.) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1019), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Vicky Ford)
(1) Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Scottish Sites under Section 129) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1021), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)
(2) Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Sites under Section 128) (Amendment) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1022), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1011), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
Domestic Abuse Support (Local Authority Strategies and Annual Reports) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 990), dated 6 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Eddie Hughes)
Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1005), dated 7 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Michelle Donelan)
Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (England and Wales) Order 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1020), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
Domestic Abuse Support (Relevant Accommodation and Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Sanctuary Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 991), dated 6 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Eddie Hughes)
Immigration (Disposal of Property) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1007), dated 7 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)
(1) Insolvency (England and Wales) (No.2) (Amendment) Rules 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1028), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
(2) Insolvency (Scotland) (Company Voluntary Arrangements and Administration) (Amendment) Rules 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1026), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
(3) Insolvency (Scotland) (Receivership and Winding up) (Amendment) Rules 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1025), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
National Lottery (Revocation and Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1009), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mr John Whittingdale)
Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Funding of Employers’ Liabilities) (Closure) Regulations and the Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Funding of Employers’ Liabilities) (Northern Ireland) (Closure) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1013), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
(1) Indirect Taxes (Disclosure of Avoidance Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 979), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
(2) Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Circumstances under Section 235) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1010), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
(3) Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 980), dated 8 September 2021 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jesse Norman)
Other papers
15Church of England (General Synod) (Measures)
Report by the Ecclesiastical Committee on the Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure (by Act), to be printed (HC 688) (Clerk of the House)
(1) Report and Accounts of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(2) Report and Accounts of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(3) Report and Accounts of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(4) Report and Accounts of Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(5) Report and Accounts of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(6) Report and Accounts of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(7) Report and Accounts of South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
(8) Report and Accounts of The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust for 2020–21 (by Act) (Secretary Sajid Javid)