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Votes and Proceedings
Monday 23 May 2022

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Speaker’s Statement: House’s powers to order the production of documents

2Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

3Urgent Question: North East Ambulance Service (Maria Caulfield)

4Statement: Independent review of children’s social care (Will Quince)

5Public Order Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Public Order Bill be now read a second time.

Amendment moved, to leave out from ‘That’ to the end of the Question and add ‘this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Public Order Bill because, notwithstanding the importance of safeguarding vital national infrastructure alongside the right to protest peacefully, the Bill does not include provisions for cooperation between police, public and private authorities to prevent serious disruption to essential services, includes instead measures that replicate existing powers, includes powers that are too widely drawn and which erode historic freedoms of peaceful protest, ignores the need for effective use of existing powers and does not recognise emergency NHS services as vital national infrastructure.’.—(Yvette Cooper.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The House divided.

Division No. 6

Ayes: 200 (Tellers: Mary Glindon, Gerald Jones)

Noes: 292 (Tellers: Scott Mann, Michael Tomlinson)

Question accordingly negatived.

Question, That the Bill be now read a second time, put forthwith (Standing Order No. 62(2)).

The House divided.

Division No. 7

Ayes: 292 (Tellers: Scott Mann, Michael Tomlinson)

Noes: 202 (Tellers: Mary Glindon, Gerald Jones)

Question accordingly agreed to and Bill read a second time.

6Public Order Bill: Programme

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Public Order 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 21 June 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.—(Amanda Solloway.)

Question agreed to.

7Statutory Instruments: Motion for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 29 March in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Amanda Solloway.)

Question agreed to.

8Business of the House (25 May)

Ordered, That, at the sitting on Wednesday 25 May, business in the name of the Prime Minister relating to Ukraine may be entered upon at any hour and may be proceeded with, though opposed, for three hours or until 7.00 pm, whichever is later; proceedings shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Amanda Solloway.)

9The Speaker’s Absence

Ordered, That the Speaker have leave of absence on Thursday 26 May to visit the Falkland Islands in order to attend commemorative events regarding the Battle of Goose Green in this 40th anniversary year of the Falklands War.—(Amanda Solloway.)

10Changes to membership of select committees

(1) Ordered, That Bob Blackman, Patricia Gibson, Chris Green, Jerome Mayhew, Nigel Mills and Kate Osborne be members of the Backbench Business Committee.—(Christopher Pincher, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

(2) Ordered, That Paul Bristow be discharged from the Health and Social Care Committee and Marco Longhi be added.—(Christopher Pincher, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

11Adjournment

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Amanda Solloway.)

Adjourned at 10.17 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

12First Delegated Legislation Committee

Steve McCabe (Chair) reported the draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) 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).

13Online Safety Bill Committee

Members: Kate Griffiths discharged and Caroline Ansell nominated in substitution.

14First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022)

Members: Gareth Bacon discharged and James Daly nominated in substitution.

15Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022)

Members: Aaron Bell and George Freeman discharged and Mark Fletcher and James Sunderland nominated in substitution.

16Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022)

Members: Brendan O’Hara discharged and Dave Doogan nominated in substitution.

17Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022)

Members: Simon Baynes and Alexander Stafford discharged and Gareth Davies and James Sunderland nominated in substitution.

Select Committees: Reports relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137

Friday 20 May

18Liaison Committee

(1) Correspondence with the Prime Minister relating to his appearance before the Committee on 30 March: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1211);

(2) Correspondence with the Leader of the House relating to the facilitation of effective scrutiny of Government: Written evidence, to be published

(Sir Bernard Jenkin).

Select Committees: Reports made on Monday 23 May

19Administration Committee

Record of the Committee’s discussions at its meeting on 23 May, to be published (Sir Charles Walker).

20International Development Committee

(1) ICAI’s review on tackling fraud in UK aid through multilateral organisations: Oral evidence taken before the Sub-Committee, to be published (HC 151);

(2) ICAI’s information note on UK’s aid engagement with China: Written evidence, to be published (HC 237);

(3) ICAI's review on the UK aid response to COVID-19: Written evidence, to be published (HC 238)

(Theo Clarke).

21Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee

(1) Long-term funding of adult social care: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 19);

(2) Correspondence from the British Standards Institute relating to fire safety guidance: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary of DLUHC relating to DLUHC Annual Report and Accounts 2020–21: Follow Up: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Minister for Refugees relating to the Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Levelling Up, the Union and Constitution relating to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Exempt accommodation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 21);

(7) The regulation of social housing: Written evidence, to be published (HC 18)

(Mr Clive Betts).

22National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)

(1) Conflict, stability and security fund: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 133);

(2) Critical national infrastructure and climate adaptation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 985);

(3) Ukraine and the integrated review: Written evidence, to be published (HC 131)

(Margaret Beckett).

23Procedure Committee

Presence of babies in the Chamber and Westminster Hall: Written evidence, to be published (HC 288) (Karen Bradley).

24Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Managing cross-border travel during the COVID-19 pandemic: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 29);

(2) British Steel pension scheme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 251);

(3) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) DHSC Annual Report and Accounts 2020–21: Written evidence, to be published (HC 253);

(5) Government’s contracts with Randox Laboratories Ltd: Written evidence, to be published (HC 28);

(6) Management of PPE contracts: Written evidence, to be published (HC 260);

(7) Recall: Restoration & renewal of Parliament: Written evidence, to be published (HC 49)

(Dame Meg Hillier).

25Scottish Affairs Committee

(1) Immigration and Scotland: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2017–19: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 84);

(2) Access to cash in Scotland: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 80);

(3) Correspondence with the First Minister of Scotland relating to an invitation to give oral evidence: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Defence in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 81);

(5) Hydrogen and carbon capture in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 83);

(6) Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Office of the Advocate General Main Estimates Memorandum 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published

(Pete Wishart).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 4.30 pm.

Debate on e-petitions (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))

1Legal recognition of non-binary gender identities

Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 580220, relating to legal recognition of non-binary gender identities.—(Nick Fletcher.)

2Taxes on motor fuel

Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 599089, relating to taxes on motor fuel.—(Tonia Antoniazzi.)

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

Adjourned at 6.58 pm until tomorrow.

Eleanor Laing

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 20 May under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Electricity

Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (East Anglia One) (England) Order 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 558), dated 16 May 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Greg Hands)

2Food

Novel Foods (Authorisations) and Smoke Flavourings (Modification of Authorisations) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 560), dated 19 May 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Maggie Throup)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 23 May

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

3Modern Slavery

Draft Slavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

4Civil Proccedings

(1) Prohibition of Cross-Examination in Person (Fees of Court-Appointed Qualified Legal Representatives) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 567), dated 18 May 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dominic Raab)

(2) Prohibition of Cross-Examination in Person (Civil and Family Proceedings) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 568), dated 18 May 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

(3) Special Measures in Civil Proceedings (Specified Offences) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 562), dated 18 May 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)

5Dangerous Drugs

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (Revocation) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 559), dated 17 May 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

Papers laid pursuant to section 18 of the Environment Act 2021

6Environment

Draft Policy Statement on Monitoring the condition of the natural environment (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)

Other papers

7Agriculture

Report on Local Authority Smallholdings in England (by Act) (Secretary George Eustice)

8Civil Aviation

Explanatory Memorandum to the Aviation Security (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 497) (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

9National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Environmental compliance and enforcement (by Act), to be printed (HC 243) (Clerk of the House)

10National Heritage

Acceptance-in-Lieu Scheme: Statement to Parliament listing items accepted in lieu of inheritance tax during the financial year 2021–22 or in earlier years (by Act) (Nigel Huddleston)

11Speaker's communication

Communication from the Speaker of the House of Commons to the Paymaster General relating to the House's power to call for papers (The Speaker)

Withdrawn papers

12Civil Aviation

Explanatory Memorandum to the Aviation Security (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 497) (laid 29 April)