Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Speaker’s Statement: Outcome of recall petition (Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Keir Alexander Mather, Member for Selby and Ainsty, was sworn.
Steven Tuckwell, Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, was sworn.
Sarah Joanne Dyke, Member for Somerton and Frome, made the Affirmation required by law.
3Rutherglen and Hamilton West Writ
Ordered, That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough Constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West in the room of Margaret Ferrier, against whom, since her election for the said Borough Constituency, a recall petition has been successful.—(Owen Thompson.)
Ordered, That, on the twelfth day of September, the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the County Constituency of Mid Bedfordshire in the room of Nadine Vanessa Dorries, who since her election for the said County Constituency has been appointed to the Office of Steward and Bailiff of His Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham in the County of Buckingham.—(Simon Hart.)
5Speaker’s Statement: Resignation of the Chair of the Business and Trade Committee
6Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
7Urgent Question: Police Service of Northern Ireland: security and data protection breach (Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris)
8Statements: (1) Countess of Chester Hospital Inquiry (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(2) Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in educational settings (Secretary Gillian Keegan)
9Personal Statement (Sir Gavin Williamson)
10Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Programme (No. 3)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 13 October 2022 (Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Programme), as varied by the Order of 24 January 2023 (Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Programme (No. 2)):
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement.
(2) The Lords Amendments shall be considered in the following order: 23, 151, 153, 115, 117, 159, 161, 1 to 22, 24 to 114, 116, 118 to 150, 152, 154 to 158, 160, 162 to 229.
Subsequent stages
(3) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(4) The 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.—(Mike Wood.)
Question agreed to.
11Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
The Deputy Speaker announced that Lords Amendments 6, 7, 9 to 12, 14 to 21, 30, 32 to 34, 54, 68, 115, 117, 120, 124, 125, 173, 174 and 178 to 201 engaged financial privilege.
Lords Amendment 23
Motion made and Question put, That Amendment (a) be made.—(Kevin Hollinrake.)
The House divided.
Division No. 310
Ayes: 295 (Tellers: Steve Double, Ruth Edwards)
Noes: 205 (Tellers: Colleen Fletcher, Mary Glindon)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Amendment (a) accordingly made.
Lords Amendment 23, as amended, agreed to.
Lords Amendment 151
Motion made and Question put, That Amendment (a) be made.—(Kevin Hollinrake.)
The House divided.
Division No. 311
Ayes: 297 (Tellers: Steve Double, Ruth Edwards)
Noes: 209 (Tellers: Colleen Fletcher, Mary Glindon)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Amendment (a) accordingly made.
Lords Amendment 151, as amended, agreed to.
Lords Amendment 153
Amendments (a) to (c) made.
Lords Amendment 153, as amended, agreed to.
Lords Amendment 115 disagreed to.
Lords Amendment 117
Motion made and Question put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 117.—(Kevin Hollinrake.)
The House divided.
Division No. 312
Ayes: 294 (Tellers: Steve Double, Ruth Edwards)
Noes: 206 (Tellers: Colleen Fletcher, Mary Glindon)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Lords Amendment 117 accordingly disagreed to.
Lords Amendment 159
Motion made and Question put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 159.—(Kevin Hollinrake.)
The House divided.
Division No. 313
Ayes: 291 (Tellers: Steve Double, Ruth Edwards)
Noes: 209 (Tellers: Colleen Fletcher, Mary Glindon)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Lords Amendment 159 accordingly disagreed to.
As it was three hours after the commencement of consideration of Lords Amendments, the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on Lords Amendments to a conclusion (Programme Order, today).
The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83F).
(1) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 161 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree to a Lords Amendment).—(Kevin Hollinrake.)
The House divided.
Division No. 314
Ayes: 292 (Tellers: Jacob Young, Andrew Stephenson)
Noes: 206 (Tellers: Colleen Fletcher, Mary Glindon)
Question accordingly agreed to.
Lords Amendment 161 accordingly disagreed to.
(2) That Amendment (a) be made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment 161 (Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to a Lords Amendment).—(Kevin Hollinrake.)
Question agreed to.
Amendment (a) accordingly made to a Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment 161 disagreed to.
(3) That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 56 (Question on any Motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree to a Lords Amendment).—(Kevin Hollinrake.)
Question agreed to.
Lords Amendment 56 accordingly disagreed to.
(4) That Amendments (a) to (c) be made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment 56 (Single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to a Lords Amendment).—(Kevin Hollinrake.)
Question agreed to.
Amendments (a) to (c) accordingly made to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendment 56 disagreed to.
(5) That Lords Amendments 1 to 22, 24 to 55, 57 to 114, 116, 118 to 150, 152, 154 to 158, 160 and 162 to 229 be agreed to (Single Question to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments).
Question agreed to.
Lords Amendments 1 to 22, 24 to 55, 57 to 114, 116, 118 to 150, 152, 154 to 158, 160 and 162 to 229 accordingly agreed to, with Commons privilege waived in respect of Lords Amendments 6, 7, 9 to 12, 14 to 21, 30, 32 to 34, 54, 68, 120, 124, 125, 173, 174 and 178 to 201.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H(2)), That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendments 115, 117 and 159;
That Kevin Hollinrake, Seema Malhotra, Scott Mann, Taiwo Owatemi, Alexander Stafford, Jane Stevenson and Alison Thewliss be members of the Committee;
That Kevin Hollinrake be the Chair of the Committee;
That three be the quorum of the Committee;
That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Julie Marson.)
Question agreed to.
12Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill: Committee
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Order, 10 July).
(In the Committee)
Clause 1 agreed to.
Clauses 2 to 9 agreed to.
Schedule agreed to.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the Bill (Order, 10 July).
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Robert Largan reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no amendment.
13Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed.
Subject: Education, employment and training for young people (Mr Philip Hollobone)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Joy Morrissey.)
Tuesday 5 September 2023
House adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 9(7).
Adjourned at 12.29 am until today.
*Other Proceedings
* This item has been corrected since publication. See the correction in the Votes and Proceedings relating to Monday 18 September 2023.
Changes to Notices Given
15Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Order for Second Reading read and discharged.
Bill withdrawn.
16Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Status) (No. 2) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 8 September, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 November.
Reasons Committee: Reports
17Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Reasons Committee
Kevin Hollinrake reported that the Committee had agreed the following Reasons:
Lords Amendment 115
Because it would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this Reason may be deemed sufficient.
Lords Amendment 117
Because it would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this Reason may be deemed sufficient.
Lords Amendment 159
Because the law already makes sufficient provision in relation to the prevention of money laundering.
General Committees: Reports
18First Delegated Legislation Committee
Dame Angela Eagle (Chair) reported the draft Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matter) (Amendment) (England and Wales) 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).
19Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Committee
Members: David Johnston discharged and Paul Holmes nominated in substitution.
20Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Members: Ruth Jones and Mr Jonathan Lord discharged and Shaun Bailey and Daniel Zeichner nominated in substitution.
21Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Human Medicines (Amendment Relating to Original Pack Dispensing) (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2023)
Members: Anthony Browne and Mrs Natalie Elphicke discharged and Mr Jonathan Lord and David Simmonds nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
Monday 24 July
22Culture, Media and Sport Committee
The work of the BBC: Written evidence, to be published (HC 382) (Clerk of the House).
Rail services and infrastructure: Written evidence, to be published (HC1041) (Clerk of the House).
Tuesday 25 July
24Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
(1) Civil Service Leadership and Reform: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1295);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Homelessness relating to the quarter 1 transparency report on intergovernmental relations: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, relating to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists, relating to the 2022–23 Annual Report and Accounts: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and the Minister for the Cabinet Office and HM Paymaster General relating to the Government’s plans for embedding outcome delivery plans across Whitehall: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Propriety of Governance in light of Greensill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 212);
(7) The work of the Cabinet Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 950);
(8) Work of the Commissioner for Public Appointments: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1777)
(Clerk of the House).
Welsh Fiscal Framework: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1565) (Clerk of the House).
Friday 28 July
26Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
(1) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety relating to the consultation on reforms to the Planning Act 2008 Development Consent System: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence with the Chair, Liaison Committee, relating to the Government’s responses to LUHC Committee’s reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Private Rented Sector Report and the Renters (Reform) Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1481)
(Clerk of the House).
Tuesday 1 August
27Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Gambling regulation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1010) (Clerk of the House).
28International Development Committee
Correspondence from the Minister for Development and Africa regarding ODA programme allocations for 2023–24 and 2024–25 and Equality Impact Assessments: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
Wednesday 2 August
(1) Correspondence from the Minister for Courts and Legal Services: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Prisons and Probation: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Victims and Sentencing relating to the implementation of Law Commission proposals: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Minister for Prisons and Probation relating to the urgent notification regarding HMP Bristol: Written evidence, to be published
(6) Evidence in Sexual Offence Cases: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1436)
(Clerk of the House).
Monday 7 August
30Women and Equalities Committee
Sexism and inequalities in sport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1346) (Clerk of the House).
Tuesday 8 August
Correspondence from the Home Secretary relating to the evidence session on 14 June 2023: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
Wednesday 9 August
32Culture, Media and Sport Committee
(1) The work of ITV: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1441);
(2) The work of the BBC: Written evidence, to be published (HC 382)
(Clerk of the House).
Friday 18 August
33Business and Trade Committee
The Post Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1501) (Clerk of the House).
Wednesday 23 August
34Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
Correspondence with the Home Secretary relating to unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK and the Illegal Migration Bill: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
Thursday 24 August
35Business and Trade Committee
(1) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to audit reform: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) The Post Office: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1501)
(Clerk of the House).
Wednesday 30 August
36Business and Trade Committee
(1) Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1070);
(2) Food and fuel price inflation: will prices come down this year?: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1595)
(Clerk of the House).
Reports from Select Committees made on Monday 4 September
37Environmental Audit Committee
The UK and the Arctic environment: Oral and written evidence taken before the Sub-Committee on Polar Research, to be published (HC 1141) (James Gray).
(1) Promoting Scotland internationally:
(i) Eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 625);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 625);
(2) Correspondence relating to airlines and airports: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North: Written evidence, to be published (HC 81);
(4) Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1738);
(5) Science and Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1448);
(6) The cost of living: impact on rural communities in Scotland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 982)
(Pete Wishart).
Health assessments for benefits: Written evidence, to be published (HC 128) (Clerk of the House).
Notification under the Recall of MPs Act 2015
Text of notification received by the Speaker on 1 August 2023:
I refer to the Recall Petition in respect of the Rutherglen and Hamilton West Constituency, which closed at 5pm yesterday, 31 July 2023. I am now emailing to advise that the Count of signatures has been concluded and the result is as follows:—
The total number of valid signatures to the petition was 11896
The total electorate was 81,123
The threshold of 10% of electorate was 8113
The number of rejected signing sheets on the grounds of being unmarked was 37
Therefore the threshold has been met for the recall petition to be successful.
Cleland Sneddon, Petition Officer
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on e-petition (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
1Debate on e-petition 593296, 619481 and 620962 relating to Assessments for disability benefits
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petitions 593296, 619481 and 620962 relating to assessments for disability benefits.—(Elliot Colburn.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.04 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Friday 21 July
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 850), dated 19 July 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Wednesday 26 July
(1) Armed Forces (Minor Punishments and Limitation on Power to Reduce in Rank) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 869), dated 25 July 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dr Andrew Murrison)
(2) Armed Forces (Service Supervision and Punishment Orders) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 870), dated 25 July 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dr Andrew Murrison)
Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Remediable Service) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 871), dated 24 July 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nick Gibb)
Monday 31 July
(1) Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 863), dated 10 July 2023 (by Measure) (Clerk of the House)
(2) Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Others (Fees) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 865), dated 7 July 2023 (by Measure) (Clerk of the House)
(3) Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 866), dated 10 July 2023 (by Measure) (Clerk of the House)
(4) Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 864), dated 7 July 2023 (by Measure) (Clerk of the House)
Tuesday 1 August
School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 882), dated 31 July 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nick Gibb)
Thursday 3 August
Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 889), dated 2 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
Tuesday 8 August
Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 896), dated 8 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
Wednesday 9 August
Social Security (Infected Blood Capital Disregard) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 894), dated 8 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tom Pursglove)
Thursday 10 August
Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 898), dated 8 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Robert Halfon)
Thursday 17 August
(1) Building (Approved Inspectors etc. and Review of Decisions) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 906), dated 9 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Lee Rowley)
(2) Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 909), dated 9 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Lee Rowley)
(3) Building Regulations etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 911), dated 9 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Lee Rowley)
(4) Higher-Risk Buildings (Management of Safety Risks etc) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 907), dated 9 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Lee Rowley)
Public Service Pension Schemes (Rectification of Unlawful Discrimination) (Tax) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2023, No. 912), dated 15 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrew Griffith)
Friday 1 September
(1) Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 948), dated 31 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Neil O'Brien)
(2) National Health Service (Disapplication of NHS England’s Powers of Direction) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 945), dated 30 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Helen Whately)
Other papers
Monday 24 July
The Humanitarian Medal (by Command) (CP 898) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)
The Independent Pregnancy Loss Review: Care and support when baby loss occurs before 24 weeks gestation (by Command) (CP 805) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
Tuesday 25 July
Government Response to Consultation: Increasing the use of mediation in the civil justice system (by Command) (CP 897) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
Thursday 27 July
Agreement, done at London on 26 July 2021, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Albania on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (by Command) (CP 908) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Agreement, done at Accra on 12 November 2015, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ghana on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (by Command) (CP 910) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Agreement, done at London on 26 January 2022, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Serbia on the Readmission of Persons Residing without Authorisation (by Command) (CP 911) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Digital Economy Agreement, done at Singapore on 25 February 2022, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Singapore (by Command) (CP 912) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Thursday 3 August
Agreement, done at Madrid on 28 June and 3 July 2023, between the Department for Education on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Ministries of Universities and of Education and Vocational Training on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain, on Cooperation in matters of Education and Access to University and other Higher Education Institutions (by Command) (CP 913) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Agreement, done at Paris on 26 July 2021, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic on Cooperation in Matters relating to Maritime and Port Security, and specifically, in relation to Passenger Vessels in the Channel (by Command) (CP 914) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Friday 4 August
Agreement, done at London on 26 January 2023, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Georgia on the Readmission of Persons Residing without Authorisation (by Command) (CP 915) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Financing Agreement, done at Brussels on 13 and 15 March 2023, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland and the European Commission on the PEACE PLUS Programme 2021–27 (by Command) (CP 916) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Thursday 10 August
24Levelling Up Housing and Communities
Government response to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee report on Funding for Levelling Up (by Command) (CP 907) (Secretary Michael Gove)
Framework Agreement, done at London on 12 November 2021, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ukraine on Official Credit Support for the Development of the Capabilities of the Ukrainian Navy (by Command) (CP 917) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Agreement, done at Brussels on 1 December 2020, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium concerning the Protection of Classified Information (by Command) (CP 918) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Protocol, done at London on 16 December 2020, amending the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (with Agreed Minutes) (by Command) (CP 919) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Agreement, done at Riga on 17 December 2020, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Latvia concerning the Protection of Classified Information (by Command) (CP 920) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Monday 14 August
Treasury Minutes on the Fifty-fifth to the Sixtieth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2022–23 (by Command) (CP 921) (Gareth Davies)
Thursday 17 August
Agreement, done at Davos on 25 January 2019, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Federal Council on the International Carriage of Passengers and Goods by Road (by Command) (CP 923) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Agreement, done at Canberra on 21 August 2018, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia on Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (by Command) (CP 924) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Agreement, done at Ottawa on 2 November 2018, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Canada for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (by Command) (CP 925) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Agreement, done at Washington on 4 May 2018, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (by Command) (CP 926) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Tuesday 29 August
The Border Target Operating Model (by Command) (CP 935) (Alex Burghart)
Wednesday 30 August
Get Active: A strategy for the future of sport and physical activity (by Command) (CP 927) (Secretary Lucy Frazer)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 4 September
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
Draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris)
38Representation of the People
(1) Draft Representation of the People and Recall Petition (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris)
(2) Draft Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris)
(1) Draft Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
(2) Draft Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Revocation and Sunset Disapplication) Regulations 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Kemi Badenoch)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
(1) Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 955), dated 30 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Kevin Hollinrake)
(2) Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 954), dated 30 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Kevin Hollinrake)
(1) Windsor Framework (Financial Assistance) (Marking of Retail Goods) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 956), dated 1 September 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
(2) Windsor Framework (Plant Health) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 957), dated 4 September 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
Other Papers
Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 949), dated 30 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Neil O'Brien)
National Health Service Pension Schemes (Partial Retirement etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 952), dated 31 August 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Neil O'Brien)
Statement of policy on the Bank of England's supervisory approach to market oversight for wholesale cash distribution (by Act) (Andrew Griffith)
45Constitutional Reform and Governance
Statement to Parliament regarding the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on Recognition of Professional Qualifications, done at London on 14 June 2023 (by Act) (David Rutley)
46Foreign, Commonwealth and Development
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Minute, dated 4 September 2023, concerning the Contingent Liability Arising from the Extension of the 2020 UK Loan Guarantee Agreement with the Government of Gibraltar (by Command) (Leo Docherty)
(1) Report by the Independent Expert Panel: Appeal by Christopher Pincher MP (by Standing Order), to be printed (HC 1802) (Clerk of the House)
(2) Report by the Independent Expert Panel: Conduct of Sir Gavin Williamson MP (by Standing Order), to be printed (HC 1801) (Clerk of the House)
Sixty-third Report of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for the year ended 30 September 2022 (by Act) (Mr Andrew Mitchell)
Sixty-ninth Report of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission (by Act) (Mr Andrew Mitchell)
(1) Fitness to Practise Statistics Report of the General Medical Council (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(2) Report and Accounts of the General Medical Council (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(3) Report of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(1) Report and Accounts of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(2) Report and Accounts of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(3) Report and Accounts of Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(4) Report and Accounts of Greater Manchester Mental NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(5) Report and Accounts of Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(6) Report and Accounts of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(7) Report and Accounts of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(8) Report and Accounts of Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(9) Report and Accounts of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
(10) Report and Accounts of The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATES
VOTING BY PROXY
The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that the Members listed in the table below are eligible to have a proxy vote cast on their behalf by the nominated proxies listed, starting and finishing on the dates specified below.
|
Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
|
David Morris |
4 September |
10 September |
Mr Marcus Jones |
|
Helen Grant |
4 September |
10 September |
Mr Marcus Jones |
|
Jane Hunt |
4 September |
10 September |
Mr Marcus Jones |
|
Dr Kieran Mullan |
4 September |
10 September |
Mr Marcus Jones |
2Variation of proxy voting arrangement
(1) The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Matt Vickers has given notice that he wishes to vary his proxy vote arrangement to finish on 4 September 2023.
(2) The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Amy Callaghan has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy voting arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Peter Grant with effect from 5 September.
(3) The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that John Nicholson has given notice that he wishes to vary his proxy voting arrangement. His nominated proxy will be Peter Grant with effect from 5 September.
(4) The Speaker has certified, under the terms of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), that Anne McLaughlin has given notice that she wishes to vary her proxy voting arrangement. Her nominated proxy will be Peter Grant with effect from 5 September.