Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the President of COP26
(2) the Prime Minister
2Statement: COVID-19 update (The Prime Minister)
3Personal Statement (Daniel Kawczynski)
4Registration of Overseas Entities Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Layla Moran, supported by Mr Ben Bradshaw, Chris Bryant, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Ed Davey, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Stephen Farry, Dame Margaret Hodge, Kevin Hollinrake, Caroline Lucas, Alyn Smith and Jamie Stone, presented a Bill to set up a register of overseas entities and their beneficial owners and require overseas entities who own land to register in certain circumstances.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 18 March, and to be printed (Bill 232).
5Ministerial Interests (Emergency Powers) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Owen Thompson, supported by Marion Fellows, Alison Thewliss, Patricia Gibson, Peter Grant, Gavin Newlands, Martyn Day, Steven Bonnar, Brendan O’Hara, Stuart C McDonald, Ms Anum Qaisar and Chris Stevens, presented a Bill to require a Minister to make an oral statement to Parliament if a contract is awarded under emergency statutory powers to a person in whom, or a company in which, a Minister has a personal, political or financial interest.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 28 January, and to be printed (Bill 230).
6Prisons (Violence): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish a duty on Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and private prison operators to minimise violence in prisons; and for connected purposes.
That Grahame Morris, Gordon Henderson, Wendy Chamberlain, Liz Saville Roberts, Chris Stephens, Kenny MacAskill, Jim Shannon, John McDonnell, Richard Burgon, Paula Barker, Mary Kelly Foy and Ian Lavery present the Bill.
Grahame Morris accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 25 February, and to be printed (Bill 233).
7Charities Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 90(5)), That the Charities Bill [Lords] be now read a second time.—(Scott Mann.)
Question agreed to.
Bill accordingly read a second time and stood committed to a Public Bill Committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
8Building Safety Bill: Programme (No. 2)
Ordered, That the Order of 21 July 2021 (Building Safety Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:
(1) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Order shall be omitted.
(2) Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be taken in one day in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.
(3) Proceedings on Consideration—
(a) shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table, and
(b) shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.
TABLE
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Proceedings |
Time for conclusion of proceedings |
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New Clauses, new Schedules and amendments relating to Part 5 |
4.00pm on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced |
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Remaining proceedings on Consideration |
6.00pm on that day |
(4) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00pm on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced.
9Building Safety Bill: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC20—(Christopher Pincher)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
At 4.00 pm, the proceedings were interrupted (Programme Order, today)
The Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on New Clauses, new Schedules and amendments relating to Part 5 to a conclusion (Programme Order, today).
The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E).
(1) That New Clause NC20 be read a second time (Question already proposed from the Chair).
Question agreed to.
(2) That New Clause NC20 be added to the Bill (Question necessary to bring to a decision a question so proposed).
Question agreed to.
(3) That New Clauses NC21 and NC22 be added to the Bill (Single Question on motions moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Christopher Pincher.)
Question agreed to.
(4) That New Clause NC3 be added to the Bill (New Clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Matthew Pennycook.)
Question put, That the Clause be added to the Bill.
The House divided.
Division No. 165
Ayes: 181 (Tellers: Colleen Fletcher, Liz Twist)
Noes: 301 (Tellers: Scott Mann, Steve Double)
Question accordingly negatived.
(5) That Amendments 41 to 58 be made (Single Question on amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Christopher Pincher.)
Question agreed to.
(6) That New Schedule NS2 be added to the Bill (Question on motion moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Christopher Pincher.)
Question agreed to.
(7) That Amendments 71 and 72 be made (Single Question on amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Christopher Pincher.)
Question agreed to.
New Clause NC19—(Christopher Pincher)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
Amendments 11 to 40 and 59 to 69 made.
New Schedule NS1—(Christopher Pincher)—brought up, and read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
Amendment 70 made.
10Building Safety Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time, and passed.
11Business of the House (Today)
Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting, the Speaker shall put the Question necessary to dispose of proceedings on the motion in the name of Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg relating to Committee on Standards not later than one hour after the commencement of proceedings on the motion for this Order; proceedings relating to the motion on Committee on Standards may continue, though opposed, after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Amanda Solloway.)
Resolved, That this House—
(1) approves the Fifth Report of the Committee on Standards, HC 1036;
(2) endorses the recommendations in paragraphs 78 and 79; and
(3) accordingly suspends Daniel Kawczynski from the service of the House for a period of one sitting day, on Thursday 20 January.—(Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg .)
13Charities Bill [Lords]: Committee
Ordered, That the Charities Bill [Lords] Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it shall meet.—(Nigel Huddleston.)
14Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 2 December 2021, be approved.—(Amanda Solloway.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 10 December 2021, be approved.—(Amanda Solloway.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Reform of the European Court of Human Rights (John Howell)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Amanda Solloway.)
At 7.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Amanda Solloway.)
Adjourned at 7.14 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
16Human Trafficking (Child Protection) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January.
17Homeless People (Current Accounts) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January.
18Electoral Candidates (Age) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January.
19Leader of the House of Commons (Election) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January.
20Prime Minister (Temporary Replacement) Bill:
Order for resuming on Friday 21 January the adjourned debate on the Question proposed on 14 January, That the Bill be now read a second time, read and discharged.
Debate to be resumed on Friday 28 January 2022.
21BBC Licence Fee (Abolition) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January.
22Electoral Commission (Abolition) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January.
23General Election (Leaders’ Debates) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January.
24Hospitals (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January.
25Asylum Seekers (Return to Safe Countries) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January.
26Child Criminal Exploitation Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 21 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 January.
General Committees: Reports
Peter Dowd (Chair) reported the Bill without Amendment.
Bill, not amended, to be considered on Friday 4 February.
28Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Philip Hollobone (Chair) reported the draft Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.
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).
29Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords] Committee
Chairs: Hannah Bardell and Sir Charles Walker
30Charities Bill [Lords] Committee
Chairs: Sir Gary Streeter and Derek Twigg
Members: Bim Afolami, Shaun Bailey, Chris Clarkson, Gill Furniss, Margaret Greenwood, Sally-Ann Hart, Paul Howell, Nigel Huddleston, Simon Jupp, Rachael Maskell, Navendu Mishra, Damien Moore, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Jeff Smith, Mrs Heather Wheeler, James Wild and Beth Winter
31Down Syndrome Bill Committee
Chair: Julie Elliott
Members: Dr Lisa Cameron, Elliot Colburn, James Daly, Gareth Davies, Mrs Flick Drummond, Nick Fletcher, Dr Liam Fox, Mr Robert Goodwill, Dame Meg Hillier, Darren Jones, Ruth Jones, Gillian Keegan, Ben Lake, Anthony Mangnall, Layla Moran, Ian Paisley and Karin Smyth
32Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill Committee
Members: Debbie Abrahams, Mr Simon Clarke, Claire Coutinho, James Daly, Mr Louie French, Peter Grant, Clive Lewis, Alan Mak, Robbie Moore, Jill Mortimer, Dr Kieran Mullan, Matt Rodda, Tulip Siddiq, David Simmonds, Chris Stephens, Jane Stevenson and Liz Twist
33First Delegated Legislation Committee (The Plastic Packaging Tax (Descriptions of Products) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1417))
Chair: Mr Virendra Sharma
Members: Rob Butler, Ronnie Cowan, Dame Angela Eagle, Laura Farris, Barry Gardiner, Richard Graham, Ms Harriet Harman, Dr Neil Hudson, David Johnston, Andrew Jones, Daniel Kawczynski, Cherilyn Mackrory, Alan Mak, Abena Oppong-Asare, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Liz Twist and Helen Whately
34Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Competition Appeal Tribunal (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2022)
Chair: Andrew Rosindell
Members: James Cartlidge, Alex Cunningham, Sir David Evennett, Mr Louie French, Mr Robert Goodwill, Stephen Hammond, Sally-Ann Hart, Sir John Hayes, Dame Meg Hillier, Kate Hollern, Danny Kruger, Scott Mann, Julie Marson, Kate Osborne, Sarah Owen, John Spellar and Graham Stringer
35Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Trade Union (Levy Payable to the Certification Officer) Regulations 2022 and draft Trade Union (Power of the Certification Officer to Impose Financial Penalties) Regulations 2022)
Chair: Philip Davies
Members: Paula Barker, Apsana Begum, Felicity Buchan, Rosie Duffield, Simon Fell, Richard Fuller, Mark Garnier, Jo Gideon, Chris Green, Jonathan Gullis, Imran Hussain, Craig Mackinlay, Jessica Morden, Paul Scully, Chris Stephens, Craig Whittaker and Nadia Whittome
36Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022)
Chair: Mrs Maria Miller
Members: Maria Eagle, Lucy Frazer, Darren Henry, Mr Richard Holden, Paul Holmes, Jane Hunt, Dr Caroline Johnson, Kim Johnson, Sir Greg Knight, Steve McCabe, Karl McCartney, Catherine McKinnell, Alan Mak, James Murray, Christina Rees, Liz Twist and Craig Williams
37Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022)
Chair: Mrs Sheryll Murray
Members: Mr Clive Betts, Maria Caulfield, Dr James Davies, Steve Double, Peter Dowd, Clive Efford, Lilian Greenwood, Sir Oliver Heald, Gordon Henderson, Adam Holloway, Darren Jones, Ian Levy, Mark Logan, Jerome Mayhew, Robin Millar, Karin Smyth and Valerie Vaz
38Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2022)
Chair: Mr Philip Hollobone
Members: Ms Diane Abbott, Kevin Brennan, Dawn Butler, Chris Elmore, Katherine Fletcher, Mr Mark Francois, Kevin Hollinrake, John Howell, Tom Hunt, Dame Diana Johnson, Sarah Jones, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Marco Longhi, Kit Malthouse, Mr Gagan Mohindra, Kirsten Oswald and Craig Whittaker
Reports from Select Committees
39Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Sustainability of the built environment: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 76);
(2) Carbon border adjustment mechanisms: Written evidence, to be published (HC 737);
(3) Green jobs and the just transition: Written evidence, to be published (HC 75)
(Philip Dunne).
(1) Brexit divorce bill and UK participation in EU programmes: how much and who pays?: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 1065);
(2) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 121)
(Sir William Cash).
(1) Spiking: Oral and part of written evidence, to be published (HC 967);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Afghan resettlement relating to her appearance before the Committee on 17 November 2021: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Investigation and prosecution of rape: Written evidence, to be published (HC 193)
(Dame Diana Johnson).
42International Trade Committee
(1) Trade and the environment: Written evidence, to be published (HC 975);
(2) UK trade negotiations: Written evidence, to be published (HC 127);
(3) UK trade negotiations: Agreement with Australia: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1002)
(Angus Brendan MacNeil).
43Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Investment in Northern Ireland: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 792) (Simon Hoare).
Progress with trade negotiations: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 993) (Dame Meg Hillier).
45Science and Technology Committee
(1) Reproducibility and research integrity: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 606);
(2) UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: Written evidence, to be published (HC 93)
(Greg Clark).
46Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Twenty-first Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 56-xxi) (Jessica Morden).
Bank of England Financial Stability Reports: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 148) (Mel Stride).
(1) The benefits system in Wales: Written evidence, to be published (HC 337);
(2) The economic and cultural impacts of trade and environmental policy on family farms in Wales: Written evidence, to be published (HC 607)
(Stephen Crabb).
49Women and Equalities Committee
(1) Menopause and the workplace: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 602);
(2) Ethnicity pay gap reporting (one off session): Written evidence, to be published (HC 998)
(Caroline Nokes).
(1) Children in poverty: No Recourse to Public Funds: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 603);
(2) Correspondence with the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work relating to the PHSO report entitled An investigation into DWP's handling of migration to Employment and Support Allowance: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) DWP's Annual Report and Accounts 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published (HC 728);
(4) Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management: Written evidence, to be published (HC 560)
(Stephen Timms).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Implementing the Taylor Review of modern working practices
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of implementing the Taylor Review of modern working practices.—(Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi.)
2Funding for the Upper Don Trail
Resolved, That this House has considered funding for the Upper Don Trail.—(Gill Furniss.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.21 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Humanitarian and political situation in Ethiopia
Resolved, That this House has considered the humanitarian and political situation in Ethiopia.—(Mr Laurence Robertson.)
4Small modular reactors and energy security in the UK
The sitting was suspended between 4.01 pm and 4.16 pm for a division in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Resolved, That this House has considered small modular reactors and energy security in the UK.—(Virginia Crosbie.)
5Impact of changes to rebated fuel rules on the construction industry
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the impact of changes to rebated fuel rules on the construction industry.—(Carla Lockhart.)
At 5.45 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.45 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
* This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings from Thursday 20 January 2022 for details
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nigel Huddleston)
Draft Early Legal Advice Pilot Scheme Order 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 54), dated 17 January 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Draft Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2022, dated 19 January 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
5Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)
Proposal for an instrument titled Pesticides (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)
Other papers
Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022–2024 (by Command) (CP 598) (Steve Barclay)
7Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Minute, dated 19 January 2022, concerning a contingent liability in relation to a Government Guarantee to back a borrowing facility for Historic Royal Palaces (by Command) (Nigel Huddleston)
Department for Health and Social Care Minute, dated 19 January 2022, concerning a contingent liability arising from the deployment of COVID-19 antivirals (Paxlovid) (by Command) (Secretary Sajid Javid)
UK Armed Forces Families Strategy 2022–32 (by Command) (CP 533) (Secretary Ben Wallace)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on HM Revenue and Customs: Administration of Welsh rates of income tax 2020–21 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1014) (Clerk of the House)
Withdrawn papers
11Exiting the European Union (Agriculture)
Proposal for an instrument titled Pesticides (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (laid 18 January)