Part 1: Business Today
Summary Agenda: Chamber
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11.30am |
Prayers |
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Afterwards |
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12 noon |
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Afterwards |
Urgent Questions, including on: Preparations for school openings in January (Secretary of State for Education) Proposed accommodation of asylum seekers at the former RAF Manston barracks (Secretary of State for the Home Department) |
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Ministerial Statements, including on: Ajax Noise and Vibration Review (Minister for Defence Procurement) Approval of Funds for Full & Final Settlement for Postmasters with Overturned Criminal Convictions (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets) |
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Up to 20 minutes |
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Child Criminal Exploitation (Ms Lyn Brown) |
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Until 7.00pm |
Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]: Second Reading |
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No debate |
Motions without separate debate: |
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Up to 45 minutes |
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No debate |
Statutory Instruments (Motion for approval) |
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Until 7.30pm or for half an hour |
Adjournment Debate: Role of the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland and the UK Government’s plans for legislation to address the legacy of the Troubles (Johnny Mercer) |
Westminster Hall
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9.30am |
National Food Strategy and public health |
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11.00am |
Application of European Entry and Exit System requirements to the Port of Dover |
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(The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm) |
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2.30pm |
Securing a veterinary agreement in the Northern Ireland Protocol |
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4.00pm |
Extension of the free period product scheme for schools |
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4.30pm |
No debate |
Business Today: Chamber
11.30am Prayers
Followed by
QUESTIONS
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
1Bill Esterson (Sefton Central)
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on supporting renewable energy generation in Scotland. (904684)
2Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish)
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on supporting renewable energy generation in Scotland. (904685)
3Steven Bonnar (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)
What recent assessment he has made of the implications of allegations of standards impropriety for his Department’s work on strengthening the Union. (904686)
4Dr James Davies (Vale of Clwyd)
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving transport connections between Scotland and the rest of the UK. (904688)
5Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the future of the oil and gas sector in Scotland. (904689)
6Scott Benton (Blackpool South)
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the implications for Scotland of plans to restructure the British Army. (904691)
7Chris Elmore (Ogmore)
What recent steps the Government has taken to help support the Scottish economy. (904692)
8Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings and Rye)
What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of support for the Scottish tidal power sector. (904693)
9Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith)
What assessment his Department has made of the effect of the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) Shared Prosperity Fund on the devolution settlement for Scotland. (904694)
10Duncan Baker (North Norfolk)
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of support provided by the Government to people in Scotland affected by Storm Arwen. (904695)
11Robert Halfon (Harlow)
What steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in his Department. (904696)
12Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
What discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the impact of energy price rises on Scottish businesses. (904697)
13Tom Randall (Gedling)
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the implications for Scotland of plans to restructure the British Army. (904698)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Q1 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 December. (904804)
Q2 Stephen Flynn (Aberdeen South) (904805)
Q3 Ben Lake (Ceredigion) (904806)
Q4 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood) (904808)
Q5 Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East) (904809)
Q6 Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset) (904810)
Q7 Sir Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (904812)
Q8 Kate Hollern (Blackburn) (904813)
Q9 Peter Aldous (Waveney) (904814)
Q10 Laura Farris (Newbury) (904815)
Q11 Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (904816)
Q12 Dr Kieran Mullan (Crewe and Nantwich) (904817)
URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
Urgent Questions, including on:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make a statement on preparations for school openings in January (Robert Halfon)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on the proposed accommodation of asylum seekers at the former RAF Manston barracks (Sir Roger Gale)
Ministerial Statements, including on:
Ajax Noise and Vibration Review (Minister for Defence Procurement)
Approval of Funds for Full & Final Settlement for Postmasters with Overturned Criminal Convictions (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets)
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
1. Child Criminal Exploitation: Ten Minute Rule Motion
Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)
Ms Lyn Brown
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make involvement in child criminal exploitation an aggravating factor in sentencing for drug supply, drug production, drug importation and money laundering offences; to make being a victim of child criminal exploitation a mitigating factor in sentencing for such offences; to establish reviews of sentencing guidelines in relation to the prevention of child criminal exploitation and criminal liability in relation to child criminal exploitation for organised criminal offenders; to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to include a statutory definition of child criminal exploitation; to create a register of child criminal exploitation offenders; to place duties on public bodies to make plans to prevent, and collaborate in preventing, child criminal exploitation; to make provision about the reporting of the scale of child criminal exploitation and the inclusion of such exploitation in child, domestic, and offensive weapons homicide reviews; to require criminal justice agencies to publish information on their responses to child criminal exploitation; to make provision about the training of professionals in responding to child criminal exploitation; to make provision about the content and national oversight of local serious violence strategies in relation to child criminal exploitation; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
2. Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
Notes:
Senedd Cymru has decided not to approve a Legislative Consent Motion relating to this Bill. Copies of the Motion are available in the Vote Office (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
3. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS BILL [LORDS]: PROGRAMME
No debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7))
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the following provisions shall apply to the Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]:
Committal
(1)The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
(2)Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 20 January 2022.
(3)The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading
(4)Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced.
(5)Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(6)Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(7)Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.
4. Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]: Money
No debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a))
Lucy Frazer
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(1)any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown; and
(2)any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
Notes:
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
5. Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill: Money
Up to 45 minutes (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b))
Lucy Frazer
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State, and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
Notes:
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Dominic Raab
That the draft Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (2005 Hague Convention and 2007 Hague Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 16 November, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Role of the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland and the UK Government’s plans for legislation to address the legacy of the Troubles: Johnny Mercer
Business Today: Westminster Hall
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The first part of the sitting will last for two hours. The second part of the sitting will last for three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1)).
9.30am
That this House has considered the National Food Strategy and public health: Jo Gideon
11.00am
That this House has considered the application of European Entry and Exit System requirements to the Port of Dover: Mrs Natalie Elphicke
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm
That this House has considered the matter of securing a veterinary agreement in the Northern Ireland Protocol: Tony Lloyd
Relevant Documents:
Oral evidence taken before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on 21 April, 28 April, 16 June and 15 July 2021 on Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol, HC676
4.00pm
That this House has considered the extension of the free period product scheme for schools: Ruth Cadbury
4.30pm
No debate
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Written Statements
STATEMENTS TO BE MADE TODAY
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
1.Border Controls
2.Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Allocations 2021/22
3.National Cyber Strategy 2022
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
4.Afghanistan: Humanitarian Situation
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
5.Housing Update
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
6.BEIS Update
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
7.Update on the Overseas Framework Consultation
Secretary of State for Defence
8.Armed Forces Covenant and Veterans Annual Report 2021
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
9.Update on fishing licence numbers issued by the UK and the Crown Dependencies
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
10.Covid-19 Update
Secretary of State for the Home Department
11.Home Office and Police data sharing arrangements on migrant victims and witnesses of crime with insecure immigration status
Secretary of State for Justice
12.Justice update
Prime Minister
13.COVID-19 Update
Secretary of State for Transport
14.Planning Update
15.Transport Update
Notes:
Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/ .
Committees Meeting Today
Broadcasts of proceedings can be found at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons
Some committee members and witnesses might now physically attend meetings, however, there is no public access at present.
Select Committees
Science and Technology Committee
Subject: Reproducibility and research integrity
Witnesses: 9.30am: Dr Ben Goldacre, Director, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford; Dr Jessica Butler, Analytical Lead and Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
10.15am: Dr Ritu Dhand, Chief Scientific Officer, Springer Nature; Dr Elizabeth Moylan, Publisher, Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics, Wiley
11.00am: Richard Horton, Editor in Chief, The Lancet; The Viscount Ridley DL, Co-author, and Dr Alina Chan, Co-author, Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19
Room 8
9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)
Subject: Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management
Witnesses: 9.15am: Professor Julian Peto, Professor of Epidemiology, and Clare Gilham, Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Professor John Cherrie, Emeritus Professor of Human Health, Heriot Watt University; Kevin Brampton, Chief Executive Officer, British Occupational Hygiene Society and the Faculty of Asbestos Analysis and Management
10.15am: Darren Evans, Management Committee Member, Asbestos Testing and Consulting, Asbestos Removal Contractors Association; Ruth Wilkinson, Head of Health and Safety (Policy and Operations), Institution of Occupational Safety and Health; Graham O’Mahony, Chair, UK Asbestos Training Association
Room 16
9.00am (private), 9.15am (public)
Subject: Investigation and prosecution of rape
Witnesses: 10.00am: Rachel Maclean MP, Minister for Safeguarding, and Jaee Samant, Director General, Public Safety Group, Home Office; Jerome Glass, Director General, Policy and Strategy Group, Ministry of Justice
Room 6
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)
Subject: Airlines and airports: supporting recovery in the UK aviation sector
Witnesses: 9.30am: Dr Jenny Harries OBE, Chief Executive, Edward Wynne-Evans, Director of All-Hazards Intelligence, and Jonathan Mogford, Senior Responsible Officer for Borders and Managed Quarantine Service, UK Health Security Agency
10.45am: Robert Courts MP, Minister for Aviation, Department for Transport; Richard Moriarty, Chief Executive, Civil Aviation Authority
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (public)
Room 5
9.30am (private)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
10.00am (private), 10.30am (private)
Subject: NHS Backlogs and waiting times
Witnesses: 2.00pm: Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary, and Matthew Style, Director General NHS Policy and Performance Group, Department of Health and Social Care; Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive and Professor Stephen Powis, National Medical Director, NHS England; Sir Jim Mackey, Director for Elective Recovery and Chief Executive, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
1.30pm (private), 2.00pm (public)
Subject: The institutional framework of the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation agreement
Witnesses: 2.30pm: Philip Rycroft, Former Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the European Union; Hege Marie Hoff, Deputy Secretary-General for Brussels, European Free Trade Association Secretariat; Sir Jonathan Faull, Acting Co-Head of Office, Brussels, The Brunswick Group
Room 5
1.45pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Subject: Appointment of Professor David Miles to the OBR Budget Responsibility Committee
Witnesses: 2.15pm: Professor David Miles CBE, Professor of Financial Economics, Imperial College London Business School
Room 8
2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public), 3.30pm (private)
Subject: One-off session on the Union Connectivity Review
Witnesses: 2.30pm: Sir Peter Hendy, Chair, Union Connectivity Review, Chair, Network Rail
3.30pm: Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Minister of State, Department for Transport; David TC Davies MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales, Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
Room 6
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Women and Equalities Committee
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private)
Room 13
4.30pm (private)
Joint Committees
Subject: The right to family life: adoption of children of unmarried women 1949-1976
Witnesses: 3.00pm: Professor Gordon Harold, Professor of the Psychology of Education and Mental Health, University of Cambridge; Dr Michael Lambert, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Lancaster; Dr Jatinder Sandhu
Room 16
2.40pm (private), 3.00pm (public), 4.45pm (private)
Virtual meeting
3.40pm (private)
Public Bill Committees
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill
To consider the Bill
Room 10
9.25am (public)
Delegated Legislation Committees
Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021
Room 12
9.25am (public)
Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Order 2022
Room 12
2.30pm (public)
Committee Reports Published Today
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
6th Special Report: UK Export Finance: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2021-22 HC 965
Time of publication: 11.00am
Announcements
FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES
Wednesday 5 January to Monday 10 January (deadline 15 December 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet. The ballot will take place on Thursday 16 December.
Tuesday 11 January to Monday 17 January (deadline 5 January 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet. The ballot will take place on Thursday 6 January.
FORTHCOMING WESTMINSTER HALL DEBATES
Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the deadline dates listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet.
The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members will be informed of the outcome by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 January (deadline Tuesday 4 January 2.30pm)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Education; Health and Social Care; Home Office; International Trade; Scotland; Transport; Wales; Work and Pensions.
Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 January (deadline Monday 10 January 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Cabinet Office; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Justice; Northern Ireland; Treasury; Women and Equalities.
Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 January (deadline Monday 17 January 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Education; Health and Social Care; Home Office; International Trade; Scotland; Transport; Wales; Work and Pensions.
DETERMINATION OF BUSINESS BY THE BACKBENCH BUSINESS COMMITTEE
Thursday 16 December in the Chamber
Select Committee statement on the Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill, Draft Online Safety Bill, HC 609: Damian Collins
ELECTION OF THE CHAIR OF THE HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Ballot
The ballot will take place today between 10.00am and 1.30pm in Committee Room 15.
As soon as practicable after the votes have been counted the Speaker will announce to the House the results of the ballot.
Members nominated for election as Chair of the Home Affairs Committee
Only the first 15 names of a candidate’s own party validly submitted in support of a candidature are printed.
Candidate: Dr Rupa Huq
Nominated by (own party): Janet Daby, Liam Byrne, Dame Margaret Hodge, Kate Osamor, Clive Lewis, Margaret Greenwood, Dawn Butler, Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Charlotte Nichols, James Murray, Marsha De Cordova, Gerald Jones, Sarah Jones, Matt Western, Anna McMorrin
Nominated by (other parties) (optional): Sarah Green, Douglas Ross, Carol Monaghan, Matt Hancock, Mr David Davis
Candidate: Dame Diana Johnson
Nominated by (own party): Andrew Gwynne, Catherine McKinnell, Sir Mark Hendrick, Alex Davies-Jones, Yvonne Fovargue, Lyn Brown, Tonia Antoniazzi, Jess Phillips, Barbara Keeley, Chris Bryant, Bill Esterson, Sharon Hodgson, Karen Buck, Matthew Pennycook, Margaret Beckett
Nominated by (other parties) (optional): Sir Peter Bottomley, Deidre Brock, Richard Fuller, Mr Peter Bone, Owen Thompson
Candidate: Yasmin Qureshi
Nominated by (own party): Ian Mearns, Julie Elliott, Rosie Duffield, Sarah Champion, Rachael Maskell, Mohammad Yasin, Mary Kelly Foy, Kate Osborne, Naz Shah, Grahame Morris, Debbie Abrahams, Sam Tarry, Richard Burgon, Geraint Davies, Mr Khalid Mahmood
Nominated by (other parties) (optional): Mark Logan, Hannah Bardell, Robert Buckland, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Jim Shannon
CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT - TABLING OF PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS
The following arrangements will apply for the tabling of Questions for oral and written answer during the Christmas Adjournment.
Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made the following arrangements for tabling Questions for oral answer when the House returns:
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Last date of tabling* |
Date for answer |
Departments etc. |
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Thursday 16 December |
Wednesday 5 January |
Wales |
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Thursday 16 December |
Wednesday 5 January |
Prime Minister |
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Thursday 16 December |
Thursday 6 January |
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (T)** |
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Thursday 16 December |
Thursday 6 January |
Attorney General |
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Thursday 16 December |
Monday 10 January |
Defence (T) |
The results of the shuffles on 16 December will be published on 17 December. They will be available on the internet at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmfutoral/futoral.pdf
For further details of last tabling days for other departments and answering bodies, see the Order of Questions rota available on the Commons Business Paper website at https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/
Notes:
* The latest time for tabling is 12.30pm on each of these days.
** (T) denotes that there are Topical questions for this Department.
Questions for written answer on a named day
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Time of tabling |
Earliest date for named day answer |
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Monday 13 December |
Thursday 16 December |
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Tuesday 14 December until rise of House on Thursday 16 December |
Wednesday 5 January |
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From rise of House on Thursday 16 December until 2.30pm on Tuesday 4 January |
Monday 10 January (each Member may table up to five named day questions during this period) |
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Wednesday 5 January |
Monday 10 January |
CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT - TABLING OF AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC BILLS
During the recess, amendments may be submitted by email to pbohoc@parliament.uk from a Member’s network account or from the network account of a member of staff authorised to act on the Member’s behalf.
Deadlines, publication and eligibility for selection
If amendments are to be eligible for selection in proceedings in the House or in public bill committee on Wednesday 5 or Thursday 6 January, they should be tabled by 4.30 pm on Thursday 30 December.
Amendments tabled by this deadline will be available on the relevant bill pages of the Parliamentary website from the morning of Friday 31 December.
Further Information
Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings
The Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings is available on the Parliamentary website
Business of the Day
Documents and reports relating to the business being held in the Chamber are available on the Commons Business Briefings webpage: www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/commons-business-briefings/
Written Statements
Text of today’s Written Statements: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/
Select Committees
Select Committees Webpage: https://committees.parliament.uk/
Standing Orders Relating to Public Business
Text of Standing Orders relating to public business: www.parliament.uk/business/publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201919/cmstords/341/body.html
European Business
European Business Referrals and Motion documents for consideration by European Committees or on the Floor of the House are available on the European Business
webpage: https://old.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/european-business11/
Chamber Engagement
Information about engaging the public with debates is available on the parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say-on-laws/chamber-engagement/.
All business papers are available via the HousePapers app on mobile devices
Part 2: Future Business
A. CALENDAR OF BUSINESS
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
Government items of business in this section have nominally been set down for
today, but are expected to be taken on the dates stated.
B. REMAINING ORDERS AND NOTICES
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has been nominally set down for today but is not expected to be taken today.
A. Calendar of Business
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
THURSDAY 16 DECEMBER
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
Select Committee Statement on the Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill, Draft Online Safety Bill, HC 609
Damian Collins
Afterwards
Matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment
Ian Mearns
Bob Blackman
That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment.
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Animal testing: Margaret Ferrier
1.30pm That this House has considered preventing surgical fires in the NHS: Jim Shannon
Notes:
The debate will last for up to three hours. The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
WEDNESDAY 5 JANUARY 2022
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
3.00pm Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Mr Richard Holden
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to extend pensions automatic enrolment to all jobholders aged at least 18; to remove the lower qualifying earnings threshold for automatic enrolment; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
9.30am That this House has considered the role of developers, housebuilders and management companies in new homes: David Johnston
11.00am That this House has considered historical allegations of sexual abuse and the justice system: Stephen Timms
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered deforestation in the Amazon: Chris Grayling
4.00pm That this House has considered housing in Sittingbourne and Sheppey: Gordon Henderson
4.30pm That this House has considered immigration requirements for non-UK armed forces personnel: Dan Jarvis
Notes:
The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
THURSDAY 6 JANUARY
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
10.10am Questions to the Attorney General
Monday 10 JANUARY 2022
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 548682, relating to police powers to suspend driving licences: Christina Rees, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 11 JANUARY 2022
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Afterwards
Co-operatives (Employee Company Ownership): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Christina Rees
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about groups of employees at risk of redundancy buying their employing company as a co-operative; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY 2022
11.30am Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Digitally Altered Body Images: Ten Minute Rule Motion
Dr Luke Evans
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require advertisers, broadcasters and publishers to display a logo in cases where an image of a human body or body part has been digitally altered in its proportions; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
THURSDAY 13 JANUARY
9.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
10.15am Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
3.00pm That this House has considered the Third Report of the Transport Committee, Rollout and safety of smart motorways, HC 26: Huw Merriman
Notes:
The subject of this debate was determined by the Liaison Committee.
Relevant Documents:
Third Report of the Transport Committee, Rollout and safety of smart motorways, HC 26.
Friday 14 January 2022
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Mark Jenkinson
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Sir Paul Beresford
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the documents web page for the Bill).
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jeremy Wright
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Prime Minister (Temporary Replacement) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Kinship Care (Parental Leave) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Katherine Fletcher
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Planning (Proper Maintenance of Land) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jonathan Gullis
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Workers (Rights) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Ms Anum Qaisar
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Member in Charge: Dean Russell
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Social Media Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Rehman Chishti
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Flooding (Prevention and Insurance) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Emma Hardy
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Disposable Barbecues Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Robert Largan
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Public Bodies (Representation from Devolved Nations) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Wendy Chamberlain
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
House of Lords (Elected Senate) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Paul Maynard
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Trade Agreements (Parliamentary Scrutiny and Farming) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tim Farron
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
BBC Licence Fee (Abolition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Homeless People (Current Accounts) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Electoral Candidates (Age) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Leader of the House of Commons (Election) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Electoral Commission (Abolition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
General Election (Leaders’ Debates) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
A ways and means resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee
Hospitals (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Voter Registration Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Asylum Seekers (Return to Safe Countries) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemptions of Motor Homes) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Channel 4 (Privatisation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Disability Benefit Assessments (Recording) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Full Employment Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Health and Safety at Work Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Corporate Homicide Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Registers of Births and Deaths Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [26 November]
Member in Charge: Saqib Bhatti
Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL]: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Crispin Blunt
Medical Cannabis (Access) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [10 December]
Member in Charge: Jeff Smith
Climate Change Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Colum Eastwood
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
British Goods (Public Sector Purchasing Duty) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Consumer Pricing Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Broadcasting (Listed Sporting Events) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Puppy Import (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Employment (Application Requirements) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Public Sector Website Impersonation Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Hunting Trophy Import (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Armenian Genocide (Recognition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Public Advocate Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Maria Eagle
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [3 December]
Member in Charge: Kevin Brennan [R]
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Green Belt (Protection) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Cold Climate Allowance Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Neale Hanvey
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
MONDAY 17 JANUARY 2022
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 588072, relating to Covid-19 restrictions on UK arrivals: Tonia Antoniazzi, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 18 JANUARY 2022
12.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
1.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Afterwards
Digital Devices (Access for Next of Kin): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Ian Paisley
That leave be given to bring in a Bill grant a right of access to the digital devices of a dead or incapacitated person to their next of kin; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
WEDNESDAY 19 JANUARY
11.30am Questions to the President of COP26
11.53am Topical Questions to the President of COP26
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Prisons (Violence): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Grahame Morris
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish a duty of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and private prison operators to minimise violence in prisons; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
THURSDAY 20 JANUARY
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade
1.30pm That this House has considered the Nineteenth Report of the Science and Technology Committee, 2017-19, The work of the Biometrics Commissioner and the Forensic Science Regulator, HC 1970, and the Government Response, HC (2019–21) 1319: Greg Clark, Graham Stringer
Notes:
The subject of this debate was determined by the Liaison Committee.
Friday 21 January 2022
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Peter Gibson
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Hare Coursing Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Richard Fuller
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Human Trafficking (Child Protection) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Housing Standards (Refugees and Asylum Seekers) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Misuse of Fireworks Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sarah Owen
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Immigration (Health and Social Care Staff) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Christine Jardine
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Planning and Local Representation Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Rachel Hopkins
Notes:
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Public Houses (Electrical Safety) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Andrew Rosindell
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Alberto Costa
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Karen Bradley
Pedicabs (London) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [19 November]
Member in Charge: Nickie Aiken
Notes:
A money resolution and a ways and means resolution are required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jim Shannon
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Caravan Sites Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Hares (Closed Season) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Richard Fuller
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
MONDAY 24 JANUARY
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
TUESDAY 25 JANUARY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
WEDNESDAY 26 JANUARY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 27 JANUARY
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.10am Questions to Church Commissioners, House of Commons Commission, Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, Public Accounts Commission and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission
Friday 28 January 2022
Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Mel Stride
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
British Sign Language Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Rosie Cooper
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Business of the House Commission Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Miniature Mobile Phones (Prohibition of Sale) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sarah Atherton
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Multi-Academy Trusts (Ofsted Inspection) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jonathan Gullis
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Abuse of Public-facing Workers (Offences) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Olivia Blake
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Electricity Grid (Review) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Alan Brown
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Climate Education Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Nadia Whittome
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Quarries (Planning) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Matt Western
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Members of Parliament (Prohibition of Second Jobs) (Motion) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Richard Burgon
MONDAY 31 JANUARY
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
FRIDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2022
Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Andrew Rosindell
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Unsolicited Explicit Images and Deepfake Pornography Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Angela Richardson
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Employment (Caring Leave) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jack Brereton
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Prime Minister (Accountability to House of Commons) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
NHS (Prohibition of Data Transfer) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Plastic Pollution Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Alistair Carmichael
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Schools and Educational Settings (Essential Infrastructure and Opening During Emergencies) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Robert Halfon
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Peerage Nominations (Disqualification of Party Donors) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Angus Brendan MacNeil
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Plastics (Wet Wipes) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Fleur Anderson
FRIDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2022
Local Authority Boundaries (Referendums) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Robbie Moore
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
City of Bradford (Referendum on Shipley and Keighley) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Philip Davies
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Human Trafficking (Sentencing) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Bereavement Leave and Pay (Stillborn and Miscarried Babies) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sarah Owen
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Energy Pricing Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Martyn Day
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Gavin Newlands
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Carol Monaghan
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Pension Transfers (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Investigation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: David Johnston
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Local Electricity Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: David Johnston
FRIDAY 18 MARCH 2022
Mental Health Provision (Children and Young People) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Munira Wilson
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Goods Delivery Services Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jamie Stone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Commercial Rent (Prohibition of Upward-Only Reviews) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sarah Olney
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Conversion Therapy (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Wera Hobhouse
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Layla Moran
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
North Northamptonshire (Urgent Care Facilities) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Dogs (DNA Databases) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Andrew Griffith
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Tibet and Xinjiang (Reciprocal Access) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tim Loughton
Button Batteries (Safety) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jo Gideon
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Employment Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Martin Docherty-Hughes
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Workers (Employment Security and Definition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Martin Docherty-Hughes
Fire and Building Safety (Public Inquiry) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Daisy Cooper
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Virginia Crosbie
Non-Disclosure Agreements (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mrs Maria Miller
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Patricia Gibson
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Hen Caging (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Henry Smith
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Education Employment (Accompaniment to Hearings) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Brendan Clarke-Smith
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Decarbonisation and Economic Strategy Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Caroline Lucas
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Paternity (Leave and Pay) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Gareth Davies
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Crown Estate (Devolution to Wales) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Liz Saville Roberts
Notes:
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Minimum Energy Performance of Buildings (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Roger Gale
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Recognition of Armenian Genocide Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tim Loughton [R]
Intimate Images (Offences) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mrs Maria Miller
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Pregnancy and Maternity (Redundancy Protection) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mrs Maria Miller
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Flexible Working Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tulip Siddiq
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Hate Crime (Misogyny) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Wera Hobhouse
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Social Media Platforms (Identity Verification) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Siobhan Baillie
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Miscarriage Leave Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Angela Crawley
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Planning (Street Plans) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Penrose
Notes:
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Dyslexia Screening Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Matt Hancock
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Community Wealth Fund: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Paul Howell
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Israel Arms Trade (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Richard Burgon
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Clean Air Targets (World Health Organization Guidelines) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Christine Jardine
Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [22 October]
Member in Charge: Barry Gardiner
Climate and Ecology Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Caroline Lucas
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Ambulance Waiting Times (Local Reporting) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Daisy Cooper
B. Remaining Orders and Notices
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has therefore been set down formally to be taken in the Chamber today but is not expected to be taken today.
1. Exiting the European Union (Customs)
Secretary George Eustice
That the draft International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 17 December, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Internal Markets Information System Regulation (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 20 July, be approved.
3. Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be broughtto a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day (Order of 12 July 2021).
4. Building Safety Bill: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading (Order of 21 July 2021).
5. Elections Bill: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading (Order of 7 September 2021).
Relevant Documents:
Fifth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Legislative Scrutiny: Elections Bill, Session 2021-22, HC 233 / HL 58, published 2 September 2021
Seventh Special Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Legislative Scrutiny: Elections Bill: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report, Session 2021-22, HC 911, published 18 November 2021
Greg Hands
That the draft Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 28 October, be approved.
7. International Immunities and Privileges
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the draft International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation (Legal Capacities) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 2 November, be approved.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the draft Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 4 November, be approved.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the draft Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (Airspace Change Directions) (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 15 November, be approved.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the draft Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services Licence Modification Appeals) (Prescribed Aerodromes) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 15 November, be approved.
Secretary Alister Jack
That the draft Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 16 November, be approved.
12. Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading (Order of 25 October 2021).
13. Armorial Bearings, Ensigns and Flags
Secretary Brandon Lewis
That the draft Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 23 November, be approved.
14. Judicial Review and Courts Bill: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day (Order of 26 October 2021).
Relevant Documents:
Tenth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Legislative Scrutiny: Judicial Review and Courts Bill, HC 884 / HL 120
15. Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: Second Reading
Notes:
Queen’s Consent to be signified on Third Reading.
16. Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: Money
Lucy Frazer
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(a) any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown under or by virtue of the Act; and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided;
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
Notes:
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
17. Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Remaining Stages
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading. (Order of 3 November 2021).
18. GLUE TRAPS (OFFENCES) BILL: WAYS AND MEANS
Lucy Frazer
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Glue Traps (Offences) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the charging of fees and other charges under the Act.
19. GLUE TRAPS (OFFENCES) BILL: MONEY
Lucy Frazer
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Glue Traps (Offences) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State or another public authority; and
(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
Notes:
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the draft Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 29 November, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 30 November, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the draft Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 2 December, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
23. Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Notes:
The Northern Ireland Assembly has approved a Legislative Consent Resolution relating to this Bill. Copies of the Resolution are available in the Vote Office (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
24. Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]: Money
Lucy Frazer
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown or a government department; and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under or by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided; and
(2) the charging on, and paying out of, the Consolidated Fund of any sum payable under or by virtue of the Act to or in respect of the judiciary.
Notes:
Queen’s Recommendation signified
25. Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]: Ways and Means
Lucy Frazer
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the making of provision under the Act in relation to income tax, capital gains tax, corporation tax, inheritance tax, stamp duty, stamp duty reserve tax or stamp duty land tax in connection with—
(a) pension schemes established under provision made under the Act for persons who are or have been members of occupational pension schemes of bodies that were brought into public ownership under the Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008, or
(b) the transfer under provision made under the Act of any property, rights or liabilities of any such occupational pension scheme or any such body; and
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
26. Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day (Order of 15 November 2021).
Secretary Sajid Javid
That the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1382), dated 8 December 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 8 December, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
28. Down Syndrome Bill: Money
Lucy Frazer
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Down Syndrome Bill, it is expedient to authorise any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money provided by Parliament.
Notes:
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
29. Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. (Order of 29 November 2021).
Queen’s and Prince of Wales’ consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Secretary Priti Patel
That the draft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 10 December, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Helen Whately
That the Plastic Packaging Tax (Descriptions of Products) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1417), dated 13 December 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 13 December, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Vicky Ford
That the Burundi (Sanctions) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1404), dated 8 December 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 13 December, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
33. Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill: Remaining Stages
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading (Order of 24 November 2021).
34. Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill: Second Reading
Maria Caulfield
That the draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 14 December 2021, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Trade Union (Levy Payable to the Certification Officer) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 14 December, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
That the draft Trade Union (Power of the Certification Officer to Impose Financial Penalties) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 14 December, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Lucy Frazer
That the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021, dated 13 December 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 14 December, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.