Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
2Business Question (Leader of the House)
(1) National Carers Week and respite for carers.
Resolved, That this House has considered National Carers Week and respite for carers—(Dame Caroline Dinenage.)
(2) Work of the Council of Europe
Resolved, That this House has considered the work of the Council of Europe.—(John Howell.)
A public petition from residents of the constituency of Putney relating to East Putney station was presented and read by Fleur Anderson.
Subject: Government support for deep geothermal energy (Dr Kieran Mullan)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mike Wood.)
Adjourned at 3.41 pm until Monday 12 June.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
6Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
Bill laid aside (Standing Order No. 80A(13) and Order, 25 April 2022).
Order for consideration discharged.
General Committees: Reports
7Energy Bill [Lords] Committee
Caroline Nokes (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
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).
8Electronic Trade Documents Bill [Lords] Second Reading Committee
Chairs: Dame Angela Eagle and Mark Pritchard
Members: Kate Osborne discharged and Kim Leadbeater nominated in substitution.
9Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee
Chairs: Rushanara Ali, Mr Philip Hollobone and Dame Maria Miller
Members: Alan Brown discharged and Richard Thomson nominated in substitution.
10First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Judicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2023)
Chair: Steve McCabe
Members: Anthony Browne discharged and David Simmonds nominated in substitution.
11Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Regulations 2023)
Chair: Sir Robert Syms
Members: Brandon Lewis discharged and Jonathan Gullis nominated in substitution.
12Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Diocesan Stipends Funds (Amendment) Measure (HC 1413))
Chair: Dr Rupa Huq
13Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) Regulations 2023)
Chair: Sir Edward Leigh
Members: Dr Matthew Offord discharged and John Stevenson nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
14Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 15 June in the Chamber and Tuesday 20 June and Thursday 22 June, in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
15Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Energy bills support: Fifty-eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1074);
(2) Improving resettlement support for prison leavers: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1329)
(Dame Meg Hillier).
Jess Phillips:
(i) Eleventh Report, with an Appendix, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1439);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 1439)
(Sir Chris Bryant).
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))
1Preventing obesity and fatty liver disease
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of preventing obesity and fatty liver disease.—(Wayne David.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.45 pm and 3.00 pm.
Resolved, That this House has considered World Ocean Day.—(Sally-Ann Hart.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.09 pm until Monday 12 June.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Laura Trott)
The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 616), dated 6 June 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (David Rutley)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
(1) Draft Cheltenham (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(2) Draft Epping Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
Common Procurement Vocabulary (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 601), dated 5 June 2023 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Alex Burghart)
Other papers
5Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1320) (Victoria Atkins)
Report and Accounts of the British Hallmarking Council for 2022, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1351) (Secretary Kemi Badenoch)
7Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction
Report and Accounts of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1368) (The Speaker)
8Marine and Aviation Insurance (War Risks)
Account of Marine and Aviation Insurance (War Risks) Fund for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1495) (Clerk of the House)
Report and Accounts of the Wallace Collection for 2021–22, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1138) (Sir John Whittingdale)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on HM Revenue & Customs: Progress with Making Tax Digital (by Act), to be printed (HC 1319) (Clerk of the House)
State of Policing: Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2022 by His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary (by Act) (Clerk of the House)
12Political Parties, Elections and Referendums
Report on the Government's response to the consultation on the draft Strategy and Policy Statement for the Electoral Commission (by Act) (Dehenna Davison)
CORRECTION
Wednesday 7 June 2023
The following item should have appeared after item 25 (Select Committees: Reports):
Home Affairs Committee
(1) Human trafficking: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1142);
(2) Correspondence from the Home Secretary relating to channel crossings: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State relating to the Passport Office and the British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill: Written evidence, to be published
(Dame Diana Johnson).