Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(2) the Prime Minister
2Urgent Question: Economic Crime: Planned Government Bill (Paul Scully)
3Spiking (Offence): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to create an offence of administering or attempting to administer drugs or alcohol to a person without their consent; and for connected purposes;
That Richard Graham, Sir Robert Buckland, Siobhan Baillie, Wendy Chamberlain, Wera Hobhouse, Dr Rupa Huq, Cherilyn Mackrory, Mrs Maria Miller, Robbie Moore, Liz Saville Roberts, Jim Shannon and Valerie Vaz present the Bill.
Richard Graham accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 18 March, and to be printed (Bill 238).
4Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
5Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill:
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 Tuesday 29 March 2022.
(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
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 those proceedings 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.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
Question agreed to.
6Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: Money
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), 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.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
Question agreed to.
7Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: Carry-over
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 80A(1)(a)), That if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next Session.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
Question agreed to.
8Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
Resolved, That, under the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019, Ian Levy having resigned as a Parliamentary member of the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, Robin Millar be appointed to the Body in his place.—(Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg.)
9Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), 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 2021, be approved.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Trade Union (Levy Payable to the Certification Officer) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 14 December 2021, be approved.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
The House divided.
Division No. 176
Ayes: 298 (Tellers: Craig Whittaker, Gareth Johnson)
Noes: 176 (Tellers: Lilian Greenwood, Colleen Fletcher)
Question accordingly agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), 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 2021, be approved.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
The House divided.
Division No. 177
Ayes: 297 (Tellers: Craig Whittaker, Gareth Johnson)
Noes: 182 (Tellers: Taiwo Owatemi, Navendu Mishra)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Subject: Planning permissions and unauthorised developments (Gareth Bacon)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
Adjourned at 4.40 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
11Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
The Lords agree to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill with Amendments to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
Printing of Lords Amendments
12Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Lords Amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 239) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 239–EN).
Changes to Notices Given
13Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
14Housing Standards (Refugees and Asylum Seekers) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
15Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) (No. 2) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
16Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
17Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
18Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
19Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
20Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
21Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
22Disability Benefit Assessments (Recording) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
24Health and Safety at Work Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
26Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
27Child Criminal Exploitation Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 February.
General Committees: Reports
28Down Syndrome Bill Committee
Julie Elliott (Chair) reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made Amendments.
Title accordingly amended as follows: A Bill to make provision about meeting the needs of persons with Down syndrome; and for connected purposes.
Bill, as amended, to be considered on Friday 4 February and to be printed (Bill 240).
29Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mrs Sheryll Murray (Chair) reported the draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (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).
30Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee
Members: Tonia Antoniazzi, Duncan Baker, Sara Britcliffe, Mrs Flick Drummond, Rosie Duffield, Margaret Ferrier, Nick Fletcher, Mr Louie French, Jonathan Gullis, Fay Jones, Mr Kevan Jones, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Catherine McKinnell, Cherilyn Mackrory, Guy Opperman, Matt Rodda and Jim Shannon
31Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords] Committee
Members: Jane Stevenson discharged and Dr Luke Evans nominated in substitution.
32First Delegated Legislation Committee (Plastic Packaging Tax (Descriptions of Products) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1417))
Members: Liam Byrne, John Cryer, Laura Farris, Richard Graham, Dr Neil Hudson, David Johnston, Andrew Jones, Daniel Kawczynski, Cherilyn Mackrory, Alan Mak, Abena Oppong-Asare, Ms Anum Qaisar, Mr Barry Sheerman, Jon Trickett, Liz Twist, Helen Whately and Craig Williams
33Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022)
Members: Alan Brown, Felicity Buchan, Sarah Champion, Geraint Davies, Greg Hands, Barbara Keeley, Jessica Morden, Joy Morrissey, Kate Osamor, Jane Stevenson, Julian Sturdy, James Sunderland, Mr Shailesh Vara, Matt Vickers, Dr Alan Whitehead, Craig Whittaker and Mike Wood
34Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022)
Members: Mike Amesbury, Kemi Badenoch, Mr Ben Bradshaw, Rosie Cooper, Colleen Fletcher, Sir Mark Hendrick, Danny Kruger, Scott Mann, Holly Mumby-Croft, Dr Matthew Offord, Mark Pawsey, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Mary Robinson, Henry Smith, Sir Robert Syms, Derek Thomas and Derek Twigg
35Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022)
Members: Nickie Aiken, Margaret Beckett, Dame Angela Eagle, Chris Elmore, Barry Gardiner, Mr Damian Hinds, Paul Holmes, Sarah Jones, Jill Mortimer, Dean Russell, Selaine Saxby, Bob Seely, Alec Shelbrooke, Nick Smith, Zarah Sultana, Martin Vickers and Craig Whittaker
36Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Microchipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022)
Members: Rushanara Ali, Chris Bryant, Jo Churchill, Neil Coyle, Mary Glindon, Fay Jones, Ruth Jones, Siobhain McDonagh, Robin Millar, Kate Osborne, David Simmonds, Chris Skidmore, Greg Smith, Giles Watling, Suzanne Webb, Mrs Heather Wheeler and James Wild
Reports from Select Committees
The role of the military in countering migrant crossings (Operation Isotrope): Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1069) (John Spellar).
38Environmental Audit Committee
(1) The UK’s footprint on global biodiversity: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1060);
(2) Net zero aviation and shipping: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 520);
(3) Aligning the UK's economic goals with environmental sustainability: Written evidence, to be published (HC 849);
(4) Biodiversity and ecosystems: Written evidence, to be published (HC 136);
(5) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to UK REACH: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Technological innovations and climate change: negative emissions technologies: Written evidence, to be published (HC 738)
(Dr Matthew Offord).
(1) Sixteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 121-xv);
(2) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 121)
(Sir William Cash).
(1) Spiking: Oral and part of the written evidence, to be published (HC 967);
(2) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary relating to undercover policing inquiry: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Violence against women and girls: Written evidence, to be published (HC 138)
(Dame Diana Johnson).
41Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) Human Rights Act reform: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1033);
(2) Ministerial scrutiny: Human rights: Written evidence, to be published (HC 896)
(Joanna Cherry).
42International Development Committee
(1) ICAI’s review on UK aid’s approach to youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa: Oral evidence taken before the Sub-Committee, to be published (HC 824);
(2) ICAI's review on International Climate Finance: UK aid for halting deforestation and preventing irreversible biodiversity loss: Written evidence, to be published (HC 730)
(Theo Clarke).
43International Trade Committee
(1) UK trade negotiations: Agreement with Australia: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1002);
(2) UK trade negotiations: Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council: Written evidence, to be published (HC 928);
(3) UK trade negotiations: Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership accession: Written evidence, to be published (HC 929);
(4) UK-EU trading relationship: Written evidence, to be published (HC 493)
(Angus Brendan MacNeil).
44Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) Australia, New Zealand free trade agreements: effect on Northern Ireland: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 950);
(2) Investment in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 792)
(Simon Hoare).
45Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Local Government Finance System: Overview and Challenges: Thirty-fourth Report, to be printed, with formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 646);
(2) The pharmacy early payment and salary advance schemes in the NHS: Thirty-fifth Report, to be printed, with formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 745);
(3) BBC efficiencies and reform: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 995)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
Code of Conduct consultation: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 954) (Chris Bryant).
47Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Twenty-second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 56-xxii) (Jessica Morden).
48Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)
Fourteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 57-xiv) (Jessica Morden).
Road freight supply chain: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 828) (Huw Merriman).
(1) Economic crime:
(i) Eleventh Report to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 145);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 145);
(2) Correspondence with the Payment Systems Regulator relating to card payment fees: Written evidence, to be published
(Mel Stride).
(1) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations relating to the publication of the Review on Intergovernmental Relations: Written evidence, to be published;
(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).
(1) Universal Credit and childcare costs: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 871);
(2) Children in poverty: No Recourse to Public Funds: Written evidence, to be published (HC 603);
(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion relating to the recruitment of the new Pensions Ombudsman: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Minister for Welfare Delivery relating to research on Universal Credit and its impact on the labour market: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary relating to the Guaranteed Minimum Pension: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) 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))
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of automatic pension enrolment.—(Gareth Davies.)
2Fatal accidents, rural crime and the adequacy of vehicle ownership restrictions
Resolved, That this House has considered fatal accidents, rural crime and the adequacy of vehicle ownership restrictions.—(Mr Richard Holden.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.25 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and health inequalities
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and health inequalities.—(Peter Dowd.)
The sitting was suspended between 3.35 pm and 4.00 pm for divisions in the House (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Resolved, That this House has considered the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and health inequalities.
4Department for Work and Pensions' Risk Review Team
Resolved, That this House has considered the Department for Work and Pensions' Risk Review Team.—(Kate Osamor.)
5Experience of women playing football in England
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the experience of women playing football in England.—(Julie Elliott.)
At 5.55 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.55 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 72), dated 26 January 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Maggie Throup)
Other papers
Report and Accounts of the Wallace Collection for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 776) (Nigel Huddleston)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Decommissioning of the AGR nuclear power stations (by Act), to be printed (HC 1017) (Clerk of the House)