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Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday 29 March 2022

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Chamber business

The House met at 11.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

2Statement: Special educational needs and disabilities review (Secretary Nadhim Zahawi)

3Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to improve the diagnosis and treatment of persons who have suffered or continue to suffer ill effects from Covid-19 vaccines; to make provision about financial assistance to persons who have suffered disablement following vaccination against Covid-19 and to the next of kin of persons who have died shortly after vaccination against Covid-19; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of a no-fault compensation scheme to provide such financial assistance, on whether there should be any upper limit on the financial assistance available, on the criteria for eligibility and on whether payment should be made in all cases where there is no other reasonable cause for the death or disablement suffered; and for connected purposes;

That Sir Christopher Chope, Hannah Bardell, Mr Peter Bone, Miriam Cates, Philip Davies, Richard Drax, Esther McVey, Nigel Mills, Jim Shannon, Sir Desmond Swayne, Mr William Wragg and Jeremy Wright present the Bill.

Sir Christopher Chope accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 6 May, and to be printed (Bill 295).

4Business of the House (Today)

Ordered, That at this day's sitting:

(1) notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 16 (1) (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), proceedings on the Motions (a) in the name of Secretary Dominic Raab relating to the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Delay in Expiry: Inquests, Courts and Tribunals, and Statutory Sick Pay) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 362) and (b) in the name of Secretary Sajid Javid relating to the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 4), shall be brought to a conclusion not later than 90 minutes after the commencement of proceedings on the motion for this order; the Speaker shall then put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on those Motions forthwith;

(2) notwithstanding paragraph (2)(c)(i) of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business), business in the name of the Leader of the Opposition may be entered upon at any hour and may be proceeded with, though opposed, for three hours, proceedings shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and

proceedings on these items of business may continue, though opposed, after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Mark Spencer.)

5Civil Proceedings

Resolved, That the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Delay in Expiry: Inquests, Courts and Tribunals, and Statutory Sick Pay) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 362), dated 23 March 2022, a copy of which was laid before this House on 23 March, be approved.—(Maggie Throup.)

6Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of temporary provisions) (No. 4)

Resolved, That the temporary provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020 should not yet expire.—(James Cartlidge.)

7Opposition Day: Leader of the Opposition (18th allotted day: first part (Standing Order No. 14 and Order, today))

Advice relating to the appointment of Lord Lebedev

Resolved, That, given the concerns raised about the appropriateness of, and process for, appointing Lord Lebedev as a member of the House of Lords and the role of the Prime Minister in that process, an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty that she will be graciously be pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House, no later than 28 April,

(a) any document held by the Cabinet Office or the Prime Minister’s Office containing or relating to advice from, or provided to, the House of Lords Appointments Commission concerning the appointment of Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev as a Member of the House of Lords; and

(b) the minutes of, submissions relevant to and electronic communications relating to, any meeting within the Cabinet Office or the Prime Minister’s Office at which the appointment of Lord Lebedev, or advice relating to that appointment, was discussed

in a form which may contain redactions, but such redactions shall be solely for the purposes of national security.—(Angela Rayner.)

8Legislative Reform Orders: Motions For Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 18(1)(a)), That the draft Legislative Reform (Renewal of National Radio Multiplex Licences) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 31 January, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Question agreed to.

9Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 17 March, be approved.—(Rebecca Harris.)

The House divided.

Division No. 235

Ayes: 268 (Tellers: Alan Mak, David T C Davies)

Noes: 195 (Tellers: Jessica Morden, Liz Twist)

Question accordingly agreed to.

10Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Nicola Richards be discharged from the Education Committee and Angela Richardson be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(2) Ordered, That Brendan Clarke-Smith be discharged from the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee and Darren Henry be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

11Public petitions

(1) A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to Halton Hospital was presented and read by Mike Amesbury.

(2) A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to the proposed Lidsing Garden Village development was presented and read by Tracey Crouch.

12Adjournment

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)

Adjourned at 6.08 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Lords Messages

13Subsidy Control Bill

The Lords agree to the Subsidy Control Bill with Amendments to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.

Printing of Lords Amendments

14Subsidy Control Bill

Lords Amendments to the Subsidy Control Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 296) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 296–EN).

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).

15First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022)

Members: Debbie Abrahams, Liam Byrne and Dame Angela Eagle discharged and Mary Glindon, Steve McCabe and Nick Smith nominated in substitution.

Reports from Select Committees

16Backbench Business Committee

Transcript of representations made on Tuesday 29 March to be published (Ian Mearns).

17Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

(1) Another pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Commission: Tenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1200);

(2) Promoting Britain abroad: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 856)

(Julian Knight).

18Education Committee

Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the publication of the SEND Green Paper: Written evidence, to be published (Robert Halfon).

19Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

(1) Labour shortages in the food and farming sector:

(i) Fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 713);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 713);

(2) Australia FTA: Food and Agriculture: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 870);

(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to fertiliser prices: Written evidence, to be published

(Neil Parish).

20European Statutory Instruments Committee

Ministerial correspondence; Written evidence, to be published (Andrew Jones).

21Foreign Affairs Committee

(1) Sovereignty for sale: follow-up to the acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab: Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1245);

(2) Use of strategic lawsuits against public participation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1196);

(3) Government policy on Afghanistan: Written evidence, to be published (HC 685);

(4) Correspondence with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on science and technology collaborations with Russia and Ukraine: Written evidence, to be published

(Tom Tugendhat).

22Health and Social Care Committee

(1) Cancer services:

(i) Twelfth Report, to be printed, with the Formal Minutes relating to the Report (HC 551);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 551);

(2) The Health and Social Care Committee’s Expert Panel Report: evaluation of the Government’s commitments in the area of cancer services in England:

(i) Fourth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1025);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 1025);

(3) Correspondence with the Minister of State for Care relating to supporting people with dementia and their carers: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the NHS Chief Executive relating to guidance on visiting inpatients during the pandemic: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary relating to the Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Workforce recruitment, training and retention in health and social care: Written evidence, to be published (HC 893)

(Jeremy Hunt).

23Home Affairs Committee

(1) The investigation and prosecution of rape: Eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 193);

(2) The Windrush Compensation Scheme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 204);

(3) Work of the Home Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 625)

(Dame Diana Johnson).

24International Development Committee

(1) Extreme poverty and the Sustainable Development Goals: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 932);

(2) ICAI’s information note on UK’s aid engagement with China: Written evidence, to be published (HC 716);

(3) The philosophy and culture of aid: Written evidence, to be published (HC 101);

(4) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to update to FCDO structures: Written evidence, to be published

(Sarah Champion).

25International Trade Committee

(1) Correspondence from the Chair of the Trade Remedies Authority relating to the call-in of the reconsideration of the steel safeguard: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Correspondence from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman relating to the UK Central Government Complaint Standards: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to calling in the Trade Remedies Authority’s reconsideration of the steel safeguard: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to Russia’s and Belarus’s ‘Most Favoured Nation’ status and tariffs: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Trade and the environment: Written evidence, to be published (HC 975);

(6) Trade and foreign policy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 949);

(7) UK trade approach towards developing countries: Written evidence, to be published (HC 976);

(8) UK trade negotiations: Written evidence, to be published (HC 127);

(9) UK trade negotiations: Agreement with Australia: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1002);

(10) UK trade negotiations: Agreement with India: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1037)

(Angus Brendan MacNeil).

26Justice Committee

(1) The work of the Serious Fraud Office: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1212);

(2) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State relating to victims’ funding: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Assistant Government Whip relating to the Coronavirus Act 2020: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Fraud and the Justice System: Written evidence, to be published (HC 961)

(Sir Robert Neill).

27Petitions Committee

(1) Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published;

(2) List of closed e-petitions presented to the House, to be published;

(3) Correspondence with the Minister of State for Equalities and Levelling Up Communities relating to e-petition 604509: Written evidence, to be published

(Catherine McKinnell).

28Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

(1) The Appointment of Sir Robert Chote as the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority:

(i) Eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1162);

(ii) Oral and written evidence to be published (HC 1162);

(2) Common Framework Scrutiny: Blood Safety and Quality: Written evidence to be published (HC 1044);

(3) Common Framework Scrutiny: Commercial Transport and Operator Licensing: Written evidence to be published (HC 1046);

(4) Common Framework Scrutiny: Driver Licensing: Written evidence to be published (HC 1048);

(5) Common Framework Scrutiny: Motor Insurance: Written evidence to be published (HC 1047);

(6) Common Framework Scrutiny: Nutrition Labelling Composition and Standards: Written evidence to be published (HC 1045);

(7) Common Framework Scrutiny: Organs, Tissues and Cells: Written evidence to be published (HC 1043);

(8) Common Framework Scrutiny: Public health protection and health security: Written evidence to be published (HC 1042);

(9) Common Framework Scrutiny: Public Procurement: Written evidence to be published (HC 1138);

(10) Common Framework Scrutiny: Rail Technical Standards: Written evidence to be published (HC 1049);

(11) Correspondence from the Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party relating to appointment of Lord Lebedev to the House of Lords: Written evidence to be published;

(12) Correspondence from Mick Antoniw AS MS relating to intergovernmental relations and devolved provisions in UK Bills: Written evidence to be published;

(13) Correspondence from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman relating to UK Central Government Complaint Standards: Written evidence to be published;

(14) Correspondence with Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities relating to transparency of intergovernmental relations meetings: Written evidence to be published;

(15) Propriety of governance in light of Greensill: Written evidence to be published (HC 59)

(Mr David Jones).

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))

1General practice capacity for large-scale housing developments

Resolved, That this House has considered general practice capacity for large-scale housing developments.—(Andrew Selous.)

The sitting was suspended between 10.59 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).

2Gambling-related harm

Resolved, That this House has considered gambling-related harm.—(Carolyn Harris.)

3Progress towards a smoke-free England

Resolved, That this House has considered progress towards a smoke-free England.—(Sir Charles Walker.)

The sitting was suspended between 4.26 pm and 4.30 pm.

4Crewe’s bid for the headquarters of Great British Railways

Resolved, That this House has considered Crewe’s bid for the headquarters of Great British Railways.—(Dr Kieran Mullan.)

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

Adjourned at 5.13 pm until tomorrow.

Eleanor Laing

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Agriculture

Draft Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary George Eustice)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

2Education

Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 369), dated 23 March 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Robin Walker)

3Immigration

Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 1220) (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

4Income Tax

Registered Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 392), dated 28 March 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)

5National Security

National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Prescribed Form and Content of Notices and Validation Applications) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 398), dated 28 March 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)

Other papers

6Animal Health

Return of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 and incidences of disease in imported animals for the year 2021 (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)

7Civil Contingencies

Post-implementation Review 2022 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (by Act) (Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg)

8Covent Garden Market

Report and Accounts of Covent Garden Market Authority (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)

9Defence

Ministry of Defence Minute, dated 29 March 2022, concerning a contingent liability relating to the Ajax Lessons Learned Review (by Command) (Secretary Ben Wallace)

10Education

SEND Review: Right support, right place, right time: Government consultation on the SEND and alternative provision system in England (by Command) (CP 624) (Secretary Nadhim Zahawi)

11Equality

Strategic Plan of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (by Act) to be printed
(HC 1206) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss)

12Housing

Explanatory Memorandum to the Housing (Approval of Code of Management Practice) (Student Accommodation) (England) Order 2022 (by Command) (Eddie Hughes)

13National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Managing reductions in Official Development Assistance spending (by Act), to be printed (HC 1146) (Clerk of the House)

Withdrawn papers

14Housing

Explanatory Memorandum to the Housing (Approval of Code of Management Practice) (Student Accommodation) (England) Order 2022 (laid 1 March 2022)

CORRECTIONS

Monday 28 March 2022

(1) Item 26 (Other proceedings) should not have appeared.

(2) Item 29 (Other proceedings) should have read:

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee      

Work of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 161) (Simon Hoare).