Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
Nickie Aiken moved, That the House sit in private.
Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).
The House divided.
Division No. 67
Ayes: 0 (Tellers: Nigel Huddleston, Jo Churchill)
Noes: 34 (Tellers: Shaun Bailey, Nickie Aiken)
The Deputy Speaker declared that the Question was not decided because fewer than forty Members had taken part in the Division (Standing Order No. 41).
2Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
3Carer's Leave Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
4Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
5Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill be now read a second time.
6BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill be now read a second time.
At 2.30 pm, the Deputy Speaker interrupted the business (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Friday 28 October.
7Green Belt (Protection) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Green Belt (Protection) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 October.
8Public Advocate (No. 2) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading
Order read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 15 July 2022, That the Public Advocate (No. 2) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Debate to be resumed on Friday 18 November.
9Plastics (Wet Wipes) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Plastics (Wet Wipes) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 20 January 2023.
10British Goods (Public Sector Purchasing Duty) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the British Goods (Public Sector Purchasing Duty) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 25 November.
11Consumer Pricing Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Consumer Pricing Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 25 November.
12Broadcasting (Listed Sporting Events) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Broadcasting (Listed Sporting Events) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 25 November.
13Employment (Application Requirements) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Employment (Application Requirements) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 25 November.
14Puppy Import (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Puppy Import (Prohibition) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 25 November.
15Public Sector Website Impersonation Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Public Sector Website Impersonation Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 25 November.
16Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) (No. 2) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 25 November.
17Armenian Genocide (Recognition) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Armenian Genocide (Recognition) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 25 November.
18House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 25 November.
Subject: Communities and housing and impact of the gas explosion in Galpin's Road, Pollards Hill (Siobhain McDonagh)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Wendy Morton.)
Adjourned at 3.03 pm until Monday 24 October.
Other Proceedings
Disqualification of a Member
20Disqualification of a Member
Notification, laid upon the Table by the Speaker, That Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer had today appointed Christian John Patrick Matheson, Member for City of Chester, to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern.
Changes to Notices Given
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 October, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 March 2023.
Select Committees: Reports
Retained EU Law: Where next?: Written evidence, to be published (HC 122) (Sir William Cash).
Papers Laid
Other papers
Report by the Independent Expert Panel: The Conduct of Mr Christian Matheson MP (by Standing Order), to be printed (HC 823) (Clerk of the House)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the Accounting Standards (Prescribed Bodies) (United States of America and Japan) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (laid 7 September)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
VOTING BY PROXY
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Amy Callaghan is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on her behalf, starting from 24 October 2022 and finishing on 23 April 2023. The nominated proxy is Owen Thompson.