Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Speaker’s Statement: Holocaust Memorial Day
2Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(2) the hon. Member representing the Church Commissioners, the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, the hon. Member representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board and the hon. Member representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
4Statements: (1) Agricultural Transition Plan (Mark Spencer)
(2) Ukraine (Alex Chalk)
(3) Crustacean mortality in North East England: Independent Expert Assessment (Mark Spencer)
5Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D): Publication of the Report from the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill, Draft Mental Health Bill 2022, HC 696 (Dr Dan Poulter)
Holocaust Memorial Day
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches after the proposal of the Question (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That this House has considered Holocaust Memorial Day.—(Sajid Javid.)
Subject: Midland Metro extension (Shaun Bailey)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Joy Morrissey.)
Adjourned at 5.29 pm until Monday 30 January.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
8Plastics (Recycling, Sustainability and Pollution Reduction) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 3 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 March.
General Committees: Reports
9Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee
Martin Vickers (Chair) reported the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023.
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).
10Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee
Chair: Mr Peter Bone
11Procurement Bill [Lords] Committee
Chairs: Clive Efford and David Mundell
12First Delegated Legislation Committee (Health and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1378))
Chair: Mr Philip Hollobone
13Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Energy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 9) and Energy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 10))
Chair: Mr Laurence Robertson
Members: Anthony Browne, Gordon Henderson and Joy Morrissey discharged and Tracey Crouch, Steve Double and Mrs Flick Drummond nominated in substitution.
14Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Code H) Order 2023)
Chair: Mr Peter Bone
15Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023)
Chair: Philip Davies
Members: Sir James Duddridge and Jane Hunt discharged and Gareth Bacon and Shailesh Vara nominated in substitution.
16Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2023)
Chair: Mr Virendra Sharma
Members: Royston Smith discharged and Mrs Natalie Elphicke nominated in substitution.
17Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023)
Members: Jonathan Gullis discharged and Shaun Bailey nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
18Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 February in the Chamber and Thursday 2 and Tuesday 7 February in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
Correspondence from the Minister for Women and Equalities, relating to e-petition 623243: Written evidence, to be published (Catherine McKinnell).
20Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) The Defence digital strategy: Thirty-sixth Report, to be printed, with formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 727);
(2) Managing tax compliance following the pandemic: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 739)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
21Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) The work of the Cabinet Office: Oral evidence to be published (HC 950);
(2) Planning for the future of the Government’s estates: Written evidence, to be published (HC 793)
(Mr William Wragg).
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))
1International Day of Education
Resolved, That this House has considered the International Day of Education.—(Vicky Ford.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.37 pm and 3.00 pm.
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of planning policy.—(Bob Seely.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.15 pm until Monday 30 January.
Rosie Winterton
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Forensic Science Regulator draft Code of Practice (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 74), dated 24 January 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Gillian Keegan)
Proposal by the Secretary of State for Digitial, Culture, Media and Sport for the designation of Natasha Kaplinsky, Lord Kamlesh Patel, Murphy Cobbing and David Austin jointly as the authority responsible for making arrangements for video works (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Julia Lopez)
Other papers
4Budget Responsibility and National Audit
(1) Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn 2022 update (by Act) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)
(2) Estimates for which a Vote on Account is required for the National Audit Office for 2023–24 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1106) (Mr Richard Bacon)
Report and Accounts of AWE (by Command) (CP 786) (Secretary Ben Wallace)
Report on HM Revenue and Customs’ Financial Institution Notice powers (by Act) (Victoria Atkins)
7Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Combined Annual Accounts of the UK Atomic Energy Authority Pension Schemes for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1019) (Victoria Atkins)
(2) Consolidated Report and Accounts of Academy Schools Sector in England for 2020–21, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 836) (Nick Gibb)
(3) Report and Accounts of Cabinet Office: Civil Superannuation for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 935) (Victoria Atkins)
(4) Report and Accounts of the Department of Health and Social Care for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1043) (Victoria Atkins)
(5) Report and Accounts of the UK Health Security Agency for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1086) (Neil O'Brien)
Report and Accounts of Monitor for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1013) (Will Quince)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 1232) (by Command) (Andrew Stephenson)
Consolidated NHS provider accounts for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1014) (Will Quince)
(1) Report and Accounts of Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust for 2021–22 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(2) Report and Accounts of NHS Commissioning Board for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1011) (Will Quince)
(3) Report and Accounts of the NHS Trust Development Authority for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1012) (Will Quince)
Report of the Appointed Person for England and Wales (by Act) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Supplementary Estimate for the National Audit Office for 2022–23 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1105) (Mr Richard Bacon)
Agreement, done at Riga on 26 March and 30 November 2021, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Latvia on the Termination of the Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (by Command) (CP 777) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (laid 30 November 2022)
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATES
VOTING BY PROXY
1New proxy voting arrangements
(1) The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Anne McLaughlin is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on her behalf, starting on Monday 30 January 2023 and finishing on Friday 10 March 2023. The nominated proxy is Brendan O’Hara.
(2) The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Chris Grayling is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on his behalf, starting on Monday 30 January 2023 and finishing on Sunday 30 April 2023. The nominated proxy is Marcus Jones.