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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
2Urgent Questions (1) Russian sanctions legislation (James Cleverly)
(2) Government contracts: Randox laboratories (Maggie Throup)
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
(1) UK-Taiwan friendship and cooperation
Resolved, That this House notes the importance of the UK’s relationship with Taiwan; calls on the Government to continue to work towards the strengthening of the UK-Taiwan trade relationship and deepening of security cooperation; and further calls on the Government to support Taiwan’s recognition in the international community.—(Alicia Kearns.)
(2) Dementia research in the UK
Resolved, That this House has considered dementia research in the UK.—(Debbie Abrahams.)
Subject: Ambulance services in England (Justin Madders)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Steve Double.)
At 5.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Steve Double.)
Adjourned at 5.30 pm until Monday 21 February (Resolution, 1 December 2021).
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
6Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill
The Lords do not insist on their Amendment to the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill, to which the Commons have disagreed.
The Lords agree without amendment to the Amendments made by the Commons to the Dormant Assets Bill [Lords].
General Committees: Reports
8Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords] Committee
Sir Charles Walker (Chair) reported:
(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication;
(2) written evidence; and
(3) the Bill as amended.
Written evidence to be published.
Bill, as amended, to be considered tomorrow; and to be printed (Bill 255).
9Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Philip Hollobone (Chair) reported the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 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).
10Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2022)
Members: Steve Brine discharged and Dr Ben Spencer nominated in substitution.
11Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2022)
Members: Chris Elmore, Craig Mackinlay and Craig Whittaker discharged and Angela Richardson, Michael Tomlinson and Liz Twist nominated in substitution.
12Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Early Legal Advice Pilot Scheme Order 2022)
Members: Michael Tomlinson discharged and Scott Mann nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
13Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 24 February in the Chamber and Thursday 24 February and Tuesday 1 March in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
14Science and Technology Committee
(1) The role of technology, research and innovation in the COVID-19 recovery: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 95);
(2) UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 98)
(Greg Clark).
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))
Resolved, That this House has considered access to NHS dentistry.—(Peter Aldous.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.29 pm until Monday 21 February (Resolution, 1 December 2021).
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Agriculture (Lump Sum Payment) (England) Regulations 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary George Eustice)
Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 123), dated 10 February 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Cleverly)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 125), dated 10 February 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Gillian Keegan)
Other papers
Estimates of the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for service in the Reserve Naval Force for the year ending 31 March 2022: Supplementary Votes (by Command), to be printed (HC 981) (Secretary Ben Wallace)
Estimates of the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for service with the Armed Forces for the year ending 31 March 2023 (by Command), to be printed (HC 980) (Secretary Ben Wallace)
Annual Report of the Press Recognition Panel on the Recognition System (by Command) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Report of the Post Office Network (by Act) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Report and Accounts of the Medical Research Council for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1082) (Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng)
Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) to the draft Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (Jo Churchill)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (laid 17 June 2021)