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Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 15 June 2023

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Contingencies Fund 2022–23

Ordered, That there be laid before this House an Account of the Contingencies Fund 2022–23, showing:

(1) A Statement of Financial Position;

(2) A Statement of Cash Flows; and

(3) Notes to the Accounts; together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.—(Mike Wood.)

2Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

(2) the hon. Member representing the Church Commissioners, the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission and the hon. Member representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

3Urgent Question: Abortion: Offences Against the Person Act (Edward Argar)

4Business Question (Leader of the House)

5Statement: Armoured Cavalry Programme: Sheldon Review (James Cartlidge)

6Backbench Business

(1) Pride Month

Resolved, That this House has considered Pride Month.—(Elliot Colburn.)

(2) Government policies on migration

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Government policies on migration.—(Dan Carden.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Question put and agreed to.

7Adjournment

Subject: Treatment of neuroblastoma (Peter Gibson)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Scott Mann.)

Adjourned at 5.21 pm until Monday 19 June.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

8Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee

Rushanara Ali (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

9Energy Bill [Lords] Committee

James Gray (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

Select Committees: Reports

10Backbench Business Committee 

Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 22 June in the Chamber and Thursday 22 June and Tuesday 27 June, in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns). 

11Privileges (Committee of)

Matter referred on 21 April 2022 (conduct of Rt Hon Boris Johnson): Final Report:

(i) Fifth Report, with Appendices, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 564);

(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 564)

(Ms Harriet Harman).

12Public Accounts (Committee of)

Support for innovation to deliver net zero: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1331) (Dame Meg Hillier).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Liaison Committee business (Standing Order No. 10(7))

1Public broadcasting in Scotland

Resolved, That this House has considered the Fifth Report of the Scottish Affairs Committee, Public broadcasting in Scotland, HC 1048, and the Government response, HC 1305.—(Pete Wishart.)

The sitting was suspended between 2.24 pm and 3.00 pm.

Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))

2VAT on audiobooks

Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of VAT on audiobooks.—(Sir Mike Penning.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 3.49 pm until Monday 19 June.

Eleanor Laing

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Environmental Protection

Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 658), dated 14 June 2023 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)

Other papers

2Civil Aviation

Explanatory Memorandum to the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 588) (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)

3Contingencies Fund

Accounts of Contingencies Fund for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (pursuant to Order today), to be printed (HC 1415) (Victoria Atkins)

4Home

Government Response to the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel (by Command) (CP 857) (Secretary Suella Braverman)

5Local Government

Local Government Financial Statistics England (No. 33) (by Act) (Secretary Michael Gove)

6National Health Service

The Government's 2023 mandate to NHS England (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)

7UK Borders

(1) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: A re-inspection of Border Force’s management of Project KRAKEN at small seaports: January–February 2023 (by Act) (Secretary Suella Braverman)

(2) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: A re-inspection of the initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats, including at Western Jet Foil and Manston: January–February 2023 (by Act) (Secretary Suella Braverman)

Withdrawn papers

8Civil Aviation

Explanatory Memorandum to the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 588) (laid 30 May)