Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Scotland
(2) the Prime Minister
2Tyre Manufacture (Toxic Chemicals) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Mr Barry Sheerman, supported by Rachael Maskell, Christine Jardine, Geraint Davies and Caroline Lucas, presented a Bill to set limits on the use of toxic chemicals in the manufacture of tyres; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 24 March, and to be printed (Bill 250).
3Affordable Housing (Conversion of Commercial Property): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision to enable local authorities to establish planning obligations relating to affordable housing in respect of the conversion of commercial property to residential use; and for connected purposes;
That Vicky Ford, Mr Mark Francois, Paul Holmes, Sir Bernard Jenkin, Andrew Jones, Wendy Morton, Angela Richardson, David Simmonds, Greg Smith, Kelly Tolhurst and Dan Carden present the Bill.
Vicky Ford accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 24 March, and to be printed (Bill 251).
4Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Allocation of Time
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill:
Timetable
(1) (a) Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be taken at today’s sitting in accordance with this Order.
(b) Proceedings on Second Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
(c) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion five hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put
(2) When the Bill has been read a second time:
(a) it shall, despite Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put;
(b) the Speaker shall put the Question forthwith on any Instruction relating to the procedure for regulations under section 3(9A) of the Human Tissue Act 2004 which may be selected by the Speaker and moved by a Minister of the Crown, and the Speaker shall leave the Chair after any such Instruction has been disposed of.
(3) (a) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee of the whole House, the Chair shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.
(b) If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.
(4) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (1), the Chair or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions in the same order as they would fall to be put if this Order did not apply:
(a) any Question already proposed from the chair;
(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
(d) the Question on any amendment, new Clause or new Schedule selected by the Chair or Speaker for separate decision;
(e) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded;
and shall not put any other questions, other than the question on any motion described in paragraph (15)(a) of this Order.
(5) On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chair or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
(6) If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (4)(c) on successive amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Chair or Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.
(7) If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (4)(e) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chair shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions, except that the Question shall be put separately on any Clause of or Schedule to the Bill which a Minister of the Crown has signified an intention to leave out.
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(8) (a) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(b) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.
(9) Paragraphs (2) to (7) of Standing Order No. 83F (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments) apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (8) of this Order.
Subsequent stages
(10) (a) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(b) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.
(11) Paragraphs (2) to (5) of Standing Order No. 83G (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on further messages from the Lords) apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (10) of this Order.
Reasons Committee
(12) Paragraphs (2) to (6) of Standing Order No. 83H (Programme orders: reasons committee) apply in relation to any committee to be appointed to draw up reasons after proceedings have been brought to a conclusion in accordance with this Order.
Miscellaneous
(13) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on the Bill.
(14) Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
(15) (a) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken, to recommit the Bill or to vary or supplement the provisions of this Order.
(b) No notice shall be required of such a Motion.
(c) Such a Motion may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(d) The Question on such a Motion shall be put forthwith; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (c) shall thereupon be resumed.
(e) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on such a Motion.
(16) (a) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.
(b) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
(17) (a) The start of any debate under Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) to be held on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall be postponed until the conclusion of any proceedings on that day to which this Order applies.
(b) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings in respect of such a debate.
(18) Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
(19) (a) Any private business which has been set down for consideration at a time falling after the commencement of proceedings on this Order or on the Bill on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders or by any Order of the House, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill on that day.
(b) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business so far as necessary for the purpose of securing that the business may be considered for a period of three hours.—(Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.)
5Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House (Order, today).
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill that it has power to make provision in the Bill about the procedure for regulations under section 3(9A) of the Human Tissue Act 2004.—(Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.)
6Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Order, today).
(In the Committee)
Clause 1 agreed to.
Amendments 3 to 5 made.
Clause 2, as amended, agreed to.
New Clause NC2—(Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
Amendment 6 made.
Title accordingly amended, as follows: Bill to make provision to extend the period following the Northern Ireland Assembly election of 5 May 2022 during which Ministers may be appointed and after which the Secretary of State must propose a date for another election; to allow the Secretary of State to propose a date for another election before Ministers have been appointed; and to amend the procedure for making regulations defining permitted material for transplantation in Northern Ireland under section 3 of the Human Tissue Act 2004 in the period until the Presiding Officer and deputies of the Assembly are elected.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the Bill (Order, today).
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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Fay Jones reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made Amendments and had amended the title.
7Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donation) Bill (changed from Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill): Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Committee
No amendments on consideration.
8Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Organ and Tissue Donation) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed.
9Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 23 January, be approved.—(Fay Jones.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 15 December 2022, be approved.—(Fay Jones.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Funding for a national medical isotope centre in north Wales (Liz Saville Roberts)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Fay Jones.)
Adjourned at 4.07 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
The Lords agree to the Public Order Bill with Amendments to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
Printing of Lords Amendments
Lords Amendments to the Public Order Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 253) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 253—EN).
Changes to Notices Given
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 March.
14Markets and Market Traders (Review of Support) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
15Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
16Health and Safety at Work Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
17Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
19Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
20Disability Benefit Assessments (Recording) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
21Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
22Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
23Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
25Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
26Housing Standards (Refugees and Asylum Seekers) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 24 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 3 March.
General Committees: Reports
27Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee
Sir Gary Streeter (Chair) reported the Bill as amended.
Bill, as amended, to be considered on Friday 24 March; and to be printed (Bill 252).
28Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the draft Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023.
29Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
Dame Maria Miller (Chair) reported the draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 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).
30Child Support (Enforcement) Bill Committee
Members: Debbie Abrahams, Shaun Bailey, Siobhan Baillie, Alex Davies-Jones, Mims Davies, Peter Dowd, Mrs Flick Drummond, Laura Farris, Margaret Ferrier, Jo Gideon, Tom Hunt, Mark Jenkinson, Mark Logan, Jessica Morden, Angela Richardson, Tulip Siddiq and Jamie Stone
31Powers of Attorney Bill Committee
Members: Aaron Bell, Anna Firth, Katherine Fletcher, Mike Freer, Peter Gibson, Patrick Grady, Sir Mark Hendrick, Kate Hollern, Darren Jones, Stephen Metcalfe, Jill Mortimer, Holly Mumby-Croft, Chi Onwurah, Ms Marie Rimmer, James Sunderland, Giles Watling and Hywel Williams
32First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Women's Finalissima Football Match) Regulations 2023)
Members: Sarah Atherton, Victoria Atkins, Olivia Blake, Anthony Browne, Liam Byrne, Angela Crawley, Marsha De Cordova, Samantha Dixon, Gordon Henderson, Paul Howell, Chris Loder, Mark Menzies, Damien Moore, James Murray, Andrew Stephenson, Liz Twist and Sir John Whittingdale
33Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Green Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Members: Mike Amesbury, Sara Britcliffe, Alan Brown, Sir Robert Buckland, Elliot Colburn, Sir Geoffrey Cox, Wayne David, Ben Everitt, Simon Fell, Mark Fletcher, Craig Mackinlay, Jessica Morden, Joy Morrissey, Kate Osborne, Karin Smyth, Graham Stuart and Dr Alan Whitehead
34Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023)
Members: Alberto Costa, Rosie Duffield, Colleen Fletcher, Mr Louie French, Mr Marcus Fysh, Richard Graham, Jane Hunt, Ian Lavery, Karl McCartney, Dr Matthew Offord, Sarah Owen, Lee Rowley, Mr Barry Sheerman, Chris Skidmore, Nick Smith, Jon Trickett and Jacob Young
35Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2023)
Members: Hilary Benn, Saqib Bhatti, Mr Ben Bradshaw, Mr Simon Clarke, Colleen Fletcher, Kim Johnson, Mike Kane, Marco Longhi, Andy McDonald, David Morris, Dr Kieran Mullan, Gavin Newlands, Jesse Norman, Dr Dan Poulter, Alec Shelbrooke, Justin Tomlinson and Jacob Young
36Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Direct Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2023 and draft Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Members: Crispin Blunt, Jo Churchill, Mary Glindon, Margaret Greenwood, Sir Oliver Heald, Antony Higginbotham, Mark Jenkinson, Clive Lewis, Kit Malthouse, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, John Spellar, Mark Spencer, John Stevenson, Sam Tarry, Edward Timpson, Craig Tracey and Daniel Zeichner
37Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023)
Members: Dr Caroline Johnson discharged and Mrs Heather Wheeler nominated in substitution
38Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023)
Members: Shaun Bailey, Liam Byrne, Jon Cruddas, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, David Duguid, Chris Elmore, Katherine Fletcher, Kevin Foster, Robert Jenrick, Stephen Kinnock, Scott Mann, Wendy Morton, Gary Sambrook, Bob Stewart, Alison Thewliss, Valerie Vaz and Beth Winter
Select Committees: Reports
39Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) Royal Mail and the Post Office: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1045);
(2) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Office of Gas and Electricity Markets Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) UK Atomic Energy Authority Pension Schemes Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published
(Darren Jones).
(1) Drugs: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 198);
(2) Correspondence from the Crown Prosecution Service relating to research into disproportionality in Crown Prosecution Service decisions: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Home Secretary on the consultation on new powers to tackle cyber crime: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State relating to the EU Settlement Scheme: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State relating to the Windrush Lessons Learned Review: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence relating to asylum backlogs and channel crossings: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Policing priorities: Written evidence, to be published (HC 635)
(Dame Diana Johnson).
41Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) Biometrics Commissioner: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1128);
(2) Correspondence from three National Human Rights Institutions relating to the UN Periodic Review: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK: Written evidence, to be published (HC 821);
(4) Legislative Scrutiny: Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1088)
(Joanna Cherry).
42International Trade Committee
(1) UK trade negotiations: CPTPP accession: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 13);
(2) Export opportunities: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1076)
(Angus Brendan MacNeil).
43Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
The effect of paramilitary activity and organised crime on society in Northern Ireland: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 24) (Simon Hoare).
44Science and Technology Committee
(1) Governance of Artificial intelligence: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 945);
(2) Delivering nuclear power: Written evidence, to be published (HC 626);
(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Trade Policy in relation to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Written evidence, to be published
(Aaron Bell).
45Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Twenty-Seventh Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 4 -xxvii) (Jessica Morden).
Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1154) (Iain Stewart).
(1) Autumn Statement 2022 – Cost of living payments: Government response to the Committee’s Eighth Report: Fourth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1166);
(2) Greenwashing: sustainability disclosure requirements: Oral evidence, taken before the Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations, to be published (HC 1150);
(3) Correspondence with the Economic Secretary to the Treasury relating to the Edinburgh Reforms: Written evidence, taken before the Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations, to be published
(Harriett Baldwin).
(1) Nuclear energy in Wales: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 240);
(2) Correspondence relating to European Structural and Investment Funds scheme: Written evidence to be published
(Stephen Crabb).
(1) State Pension Age Review: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1125);
(2) Children in poverty: Child Maintenance Service: Written evidence, to be published (HC 272);
(3) Correspondence with the Minister for Pensions relating to Class 3 National Insurance Contributions: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Pension Plumbing Scheme relating to Section 75 employer debt: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Defined benefit pensions with Liability Driven Investments: Written evidence, to be published (HC 826);
(6) Department for Work and Pensions Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Plan for Jobs and employment support: Written evidence, to be published (HC 600);
(8) Universal Credit and childcare costs: Written evidence, to be published (HC 127)
(Sir Stephen Timms).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the First Deputy of Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6) and Order, 30 January)
1Regulation of customer credit retained by energy suppliers
Resolved, That this House has considered the regulation of customer credit retained by energy suppliers.—(Drew Hendry.)
The sitting was suspended between 10.46 am and 11.00 am.
Resolved, That this House has considered smart motorways.—(Sarah Champion.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.24 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Electric vehicle infrastructure cost and availability
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered electric vehicle infrastructure cost and availability.—(Steve Brine.)
At 4.00 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
4Improving children's literacy in disadvantaged areas
Resolved, That this House has considered improving children's literacy in disadvantaged areas.—(Alexander Stafford.)
5Overseas aid, child health and education
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered overseas aid, child health and education.—(Matt Rodda.)
At 5.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.30 pm until tomorrow.
Rosie Winterton
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Education (School Day and School Year) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 174), dated 20 February 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nick Gibb)
Maritime Enforcement Powers (Specification of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 172), dated 20 February 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 175), dated 20 February 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Lee Rowley)
Tax Credits and Child Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 179), dated 21 February 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)
Other papers
Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 163), dated 22 February 2023 (by Act) (Secretary Ben Wallace)
Code of Practice for the Police National Computer (PNC) and the Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS) (by Act) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Maritime Enforcement Powers: Revised Code of Practice) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023, No. 173), dated 22 February 2023 (by Act,with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command)) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
Policing and Crime Act 2017 Maritime Enforcement Powers (England and Wales): Code of Practice to be followed by Law Enforcement Officers when arresting a person under the power conferred by section 90 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (by Act) (Secretary Suella Braverman)
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATES
VOTING BY PROXY
New proxy voting arrangement
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that David Warburton is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on his behalf, starting on 23 February and finishing on 30 April. The nominated proxy is Craig Mackinlay.
CORRECTION
Monday 6 February 2023
Item 6 (Papers Laid) should have read:
(6) Local Government
Middlesbrough Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 103), dated 30 January 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dehenna Davison)