Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Queen’s Speech (Answer to Address)
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported to the House, That Her Majesty, having been attended with its Address of 18 May, was pleased to receive the same very graciously and give the following Answer:
I have received with great satisfaction the dutiful and loyal expression of your thanks for the speech with which His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales opened the present Session of Parliament on my behalf.
2Speaker’s Statement: Penny Young and Isabel Coman
3Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade
4Urgent Questions: (1) Net Zero Strategy: High Court ruling (Greg Hands)
(2) Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre (Paul Scully)
5Business Question (Leader of the House)
6Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D): Publication of the First Report of the Home Affairs Committee, Channel crossings, migration and asylum, HC 199 (Dame Diana Johnson)
(1) UK sanctions for human rights abuses and corruption
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That this House has considered UK sanctions for human rights abuses and corruption.—(Sir Iain Duncan Smith.)
(2) Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment debate
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment.—(Ian Mearns.)
8Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)
Resolved, That this House agrees that the UK Youth Parliament shall be allowed to meet once a year in the Chamber of this House for the remainder of this Parliament.—(Mr Peter Bone.)
Subject: No fault benefit debts (David Linden)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David Morris.)
Adjourned at 5.30 pm until Monday 5 September (Order, 13 June).
Other Proceedings
Select Committees: Reports
10Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 8 September in the Chamber and Thursday 8 September and Tuesday 13 September in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
11Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) Correspondence from the Secretary of State: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence with bank chief executives relating to energy efficiency in homes: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport relating to executive powers to end legislation: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Pubs Code Adjudicator: Written evidence, to be published (HC 589)
(Darren Jones).
12Draft Mental Health Reform Bill (Joint Committee on)
Sir Charles Walker reported, That The Baroness Buscombe had been chosen as Chair of the Joint Committee.
13Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) Correspondence from the Secretary of the State relating to Common Frameworks: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of the State relating to fertiliser prices: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Secretary of the State relating to the Animals Abroad Bill: Written evidence, to be published
(Sir Robert Goodwill).
Correspondence with the Home Secretary relating to HM Passport Office: Written evidence, to be published (Dame Diana Johnson).
15Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
Correspondence with the Home Secretary relating to the Government’s Asylum Partnership Agreement with Rwanda: Written evidence, to be published (Joanna Cherry).
Correspondence from the Attorney General relating to the independent review into the Serious Fraud Office’s handling of the Unaoil case: Written evidence, to be published (Sir Robert Neill).
Correspondence with the Leader of the House relating to Parliamentary scrutiny of the Australia-UK trade agreement under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act: Written evidence, to be published (Sir Bernard Jenkin).
18Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2020–21: PHSO and Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2022–23: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 616);
(2) Correspondence from Professor Alan Renwick relating to the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Democracy in the UK: Recommendations on constitutional reform: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office relating to the Cabinet Office Main Estimates 2022-23: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service relating to ongoing Ministerial Code investigations: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency relating to the implementation of PHSO recommendations: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities relating to the implementation of the Elections Act 2022: written evidence, to be published;
(7) The role of Non-Executive Directors in Government: written evidence, to be published (HC 318)
(Mr William Wragg).
Correspondence from the Welsh Government’s Minister for Social Justice relating to the Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2021–22: Written evidence, to be published (Stephen Crabb).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.40 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
1The importance of agricultural and county shows to rural Britain
Resolved, That this House has considered the importance of agricultural and county shows to rural Britain.—(Mr Richard Holden.)
Adjourned at 2.51 pm until Tuesday 6 September (Order, 13 June and Standing Order No. 10(1)).
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments of References to Rules and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 854), dated 20 July 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Richard Fuller)
(1) Street and Road Works (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 831), dated 18 July 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
(2) Street Works (Inspection Fees) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 830), dated 18 July 2022 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Other papers
Account of Funds in Court in England and Wales for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 592) (Clerk of the House)
Report pursuant to Section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020: UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (by Act) (Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan)
Report and Accounts of Health Education England for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 404) (Maria Caulfield)
Report of the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman for 2021–22 (by Act), to be printed (HC 433) (Dominic Raab)
Department for Education Minute, dated 21 July 2022, concerning the notification of a contingent liability in respect of Academy Trusts and the Local Government Pension Scheme (by Command) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Report of United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls for 2021 (by Act), to be printed (HC 628) (Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan)
9Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of the Competition and Markets Authority for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 366) (Lucy Frazer)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Office of the Public Guardian for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 439) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
(3) Report and Accounts of the Serious Fraud Office for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 503) (Lucy Frazer)
Report and Accounts of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 535) (Clerk of the House)
Department for Health and Social Care Minute, dated 21 July, concerning notification of a contingent liability in respect of COVID-19 vaccine supply: Reciprocal dose sharing with Australia and the Republic of Korea (by Command) (Maggie Throup)
Report and Accounts of the Human Tissue Authority for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 407) (Clerk of the House)
Report and Accounts of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
Account of Arts Council of Wales Lottery Distribution for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 603) (Clerk of the House)
Report and Accounts of the Office of Communications for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 530) (Secretary Nadine Dorries)
European Union Finances 2021: Statement on the implementation of the Withdrawal and Trade and Cooperation Agreements (by Command) (CP 732) (Mr Simon Clarke)
Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of the initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats at Tug Haven and Western Jet Foil for December 2021–January 2022 (by Act) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Withdrawn papers
Report and Accounts of the Office of Communications for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (laid 19 July)
CORRECTIONS
Wednesday 20 July 2022
Item 16 (Other Proceedings) should have included:
(3) A public petition from residents of the constituency of Bristol East relating to the Schools Bill was presented by Kerry McCarthy.
Monday 18 July 2022
Item 26 (Other Proceedings) should be corrected as follows:
In line (4) replace "(HC 485)" with "(HC 458)"
Item 28 (Papers) should be corrected as follows:
In line (2) replace "(by Act)" with "(by Statutory Instrument)"