Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(2) the Attorney General
2Business Question (Leader of the House)
3Statements: (1) Russia (Secretary Elizabeth Truss)
(2) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme (Victoria Atkins)
Russia's grand strategy
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Russia's grand strategy.—(Sir Bernard Jenkin.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
At 5.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Subject: Anti-Semitism and Bristol University (Christian Wakeford)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Michael Tomlinson.)
Adjourned at 5.29 pm until Monday 10 January.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
6Unsolicited Explicit Images and Deepfake Pornography Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 4 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 18 March.
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).
7Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee
Chair: Sir George Howarth
8First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and Pubs Code etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2021)
Chair: James Gray
9Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services Licence Modification Appeals) (Prescribed Aerodromes) Regulations 2022)
(1) Chair: Mrs Maria Miller
(2) Members: Stuart Anderson, Sir Paul Beresford, Mr Clive Betts, Ben Bradley, Rosie Cooper, Robert Courts, Geraint Davies, Lilian Greenwood, Jonathan Gullis, Kevin Hollinrake, Mike Kane, Danny Kruger, Mrs Pauline Latham, Gavin Newlands, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Nicola Richards and Amanda Solloway
10Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (Airspace Change Directions) (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2022)
Chair: Christina Rees
Reports from Select Committees
11International Trade Committee
(1) Correspondence from the Minister for Trade Policy relating to a Free Trade Agreement with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: Written evidence, to be published;
(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).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.30 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
1Second homes and holiday lets in rural communities
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of second homes and holiday lets in rural communities.—(Tim Farron.)
2Afghan citizens resettlement scheme
Resolved, That this House has considered the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.—(Jim Shannon.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.30 pm until Monday 10 January.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Microchipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary George Eustice)
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)
Draft Passenger, Crew and Service Information (Civil Penalties) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 11), dated 6 January 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Edward Argar)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
6Exiting the European Union (Health Care and Associated Professions)
Proposal for an instrument titled European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Edward Argar)
Other papers
7Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Departmental Minute from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, dated 6 January 2022, concerning the notification of a contingent liability in respect of the Energy Supply Company Special Administration Regime Bulb Energy Limited (by Command) (Greg Hands)
Annual Report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner for 2020, to be printed (HC 897) (The Prime Minister)