Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
2Urgent Question: COVID-19: PPE procurement (Neil O'Brien)
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
(1) UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Resolved, That this House has considered the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities.—(Marsha De Cordova.)
(2) Independent review of children's social care
Resolved, That this House has considered the independent review of children's social care.—(Rachael Maskell.)
Subject: Death of Awaab Ishak and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (Tony Lloyd)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Wood.)
At 5.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Wood.)
Adjourned at 5.16 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
6Counsellors of State Bill [Lords]
The Lords have passed a Bill to add His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to the persons to whom royal functions may be delegated as Counsellors of State, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills
7Counsellors of State Bill [Lords]
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 200), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 200–EN).
Changes to Notices Given
8Internet Access (Children Eligible for Free School Meals) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 25 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 20 January 2023.
General Committees: Reports
9Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee
Sir Christopher Chope (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
10Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Committee
Sir George Howarth (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
11Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mrs Pauline Latham (Chair) reported the draft Air Quality (Designation of Relevant Public Authorities) (England) Regulations 2022.
Select Committees: Reports
12Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 1 December in the Chamber and Thursday 1 and Tuesday 6 December in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
13 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Sport governance: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 812) (Julian Knight).
14Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Improving the Accounting Officer assessment process:
(i) Twenty-eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 43);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 43);
(2) Driving licence backlogs at the DVLA: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 735)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
(1) Jobs, growth and productivity after coronavirus: Written evidence, to be published (HC 139);
(2) The Financial Services and Markets Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 756)
(Harriett Baldwin).
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))
1The Infected Blood Inquiry and compensation framework
Resolved, That this House has considered the Infected Blood Inquiry and compensation framework.—(Dame Diana Johnson.)
2Social care within local communities
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of social care within local communities.—(Damian Green.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 3.45 pm until Monday 28 November.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Other papers
(1) Consolidated Financial Statements of the National Army Museum for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 747) (Clerk of the House)
(2) Report by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the usage of Section 70 of the Charities Act 2006 (by Act) (Secretary Michelle Donelan)
Report by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport under Section 179 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (by Act) (Secretary Michelle Donelan)
3Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of National Forest Company for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 825) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
4Higher Education and Research
Securing Student Success: Regulatory Framework for Higher Education in England (by Act) (Robert Halfon)
Report and Accounts of Gov Facility Services Limited for 2021–22 (by Command) (CP 756) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Government’s role in ensuring food security: a briefing for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (by Act), to be printed (HC 909) (Clerk of the House)
7Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts
List of countries under section 172 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (by Act) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Report and Accounts of the UK Infrastructure Bank for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Command) (Andrew Griffith)