Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
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 County Constituency of Wellingborough in the room of Peter William Bone, against whom, since his election for the said County Constituency, a recall petition has been successful.—(Simon Hart.)
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 Kingswood in the room of Christopher James Skidmore, who since his election for the said Borough 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.)
3Questions 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
4Business Question (Leader of the House)
5Statement: Civil nuclear road map (Andrew Bowie)
(1) SEND provision and funding
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House calls for a review of funding for SEND provision.—(Mr David Davis.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
(2) Potential merits of a British Jewish History Month
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House calls for the creation of a British Jewish History Month.—(Nickie Aiken.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Subject: Fiscal support for the cost of living in Carshalton and Wallington constituency (Elliot Colburn)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Aaron Bell.)
Adjourned at 5.18 pm until Monday 15 January.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
8Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 2 February, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 February.
9Veterans (Non-custodial Sentences) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 19 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 2 February.
10Nuclear Veterans (Compensation) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 19 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 2 February.
11Miners’ Strike (Pardons) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 19 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 2 February.
General Committees: Reports
12Criminal Justice Bill Committee
Hannah Bardell (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).
(1) Chairs: Ian Paisley and Mr Laurence Robertson
(2) Members: Siobhain McDonagh discharged and Debbie Abrahams nominated in substitution.
14Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Committee
Chairs: Dame Caroline Dinenage, Clive Efford, Sir Mark Hendrick and Sir Edward Leigh
15First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Immigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023 and draft Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty) (Amendment) Order 2023)
Chair: Peter Dowd
16Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Judith Cummins
17Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Medical Devices (In Vitro Diagnostic Devices etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Chair: Dame Maria Miller
18Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Regulations 2023)
Chair: Julie Elliott
19Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023)
Chair: Mrs Pauline Latham
20Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024)
Chair: Mr Virendra Sharma
21Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2023, draft Securitisation Regulations 2023, draft Financial Services Act 2021 (Overseas Funds Regime and Recognition of Parts of Schemes) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2024 and draft Data Reporting Services Regulations 2023)
(1) Chair: Martin Vickers
(2) Members: Paul Howell discharged and Jerome Mayhew nominated in substitution.
22Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Wine (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024)
Chair: James Gray
Select Committees: Reports
23Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 18 January in the Chamber and Thursday 18 January, Tuesday 23 January and Tuesday 30 January in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
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))
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of a smokefree future.—(Bob Blackman.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.54 pm and 3 pm.
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of new dementia treatments.—(Damian Green.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.01 pm until Monday 15 January.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
(1) Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mims Davies)
(2) Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mims Davies)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 33), dated 11 January 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mark Spencer)
Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 30), dated 9 January 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
Convention, adopted at Paris on 17 October 2003, for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (by Command) (CP 1006), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (David Rutley)
5Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform)
Railways and Freight Transport etc. (Revocation) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 8), dated 8 January 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)
Value Added Tax (Installation of Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 24), dated 10 January 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Nigel Huddleston)
Other papers
Report pursuant to section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020: Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (by Act) (Secretary Kemi Badenoch)
Civil Nuclear: Roadmap to 2050 (by Command) (CP 1009) (Secretary Claire Coutinho)
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (by Command) (Jacob Young)
Report on Safe and Legal Routes under section 61 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Report on use of closed material procedure (from 25 June 2021 to 24 June 2022) (by Act) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
Report and Accounts of East London NHS Foundation Trust for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary Victoria Atkins)
(1) Explanatory Memorandum to the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 1314) (by Command) (Anne-Marie Trevelyan)
(2) Explanatory Memorandum to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 1364) (by Command) (Anne-Marie Trevelyan)
(3) Explanatory Memorandum to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 1367) (by Command) (Anne-Marie Trevelyan)
Decision No.1/2023, done at Ankara on 21 December 2023, of the UK-Türkiye Joint Committee of 21 December 2023 amending Annex ORIG-2B (Transitional List Rules for Electric Accumulators and Electrified Vehicles) to the Protocol on Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures to the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Turkey (by Command) (CP 1005) (David Rutley)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft East Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (laid 18 December 2023)
(1) Explanatory Memorandum to the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 1314) (laid 13 December 2023)
(2) Explanatory Memorandum to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 1364) (laid 14 December 2023)
(3) Explanatory Memorandum to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 1367) (laid 14 December 2023)
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE
VOTING BY PROXY (Standing Order No. 39A)
(Variations to existing proxy voting arrangements appear in bold.)
|
Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
|
Andy McDonald |
15 January |
22 January |
Ian Mearns |
CORRECTIONS
Wednesday 10 January 2024
(1) The following should have appeared as first item in Other Proceedings under the heading 'Private Business':
Committee on Unopposed Bills (Panel) (Standing Order 111, relating to Private Business)
Sir Bill Wiggin (Chair) reported, That the Committee of Selection had appointed the following panel of Members from which to select Members to serve on any Committee on Unopposed Bills: Paul Blomfield, Dan Carden, Steve Double, Mary Kelly Foy, Will Quince and Yasmin Qureshi.
(2) Item 30 (Select Committees: Reports) should have read:
Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Correspondence with the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business relating to Smarter Regulation: Fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) The environmental sustainability of the Department for Education: Written evidence, to be published (HC 282)
(Philip Dunne).