Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 Report
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that he will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House a Return of the Report, entitled The Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 Report, dated 29 February 2024.—(Mark Fletcher.)
2Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
4Statements (1) Publication of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 1 Report (Secretary James Cleverly)
(2) Security of elected representatives (Tom Tugendhat)
(1) Language in politics on International Women's Day
Resolved, That this House has considered the use of language in politics in light of International Women’s Day; agrees that the respectful use of language is an important feature of a strong and inclusive democracy; and calls on all parliamentary candidates to pledge that respectful language will be used at all times in the upcoming General Election campaigning period.—(Dame Maria Miller.)
(2) Welsh affairs
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Welsh affairs.—(Stephen Crabb.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Subject: Young adults with spinal injuries and NHS Continuing Healthcare funding (Helen Hayes)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Gagan Mohindra.)
Adjourned at 5.22 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
Order for Second Reading on Friday 1 March, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 22 March.
General Committees: Appointments
The Speaker appoints the Chairs 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).
8Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill Committee
(1) Chair: Yvonne Fovargue
(2) Members: Mr Andrew Mitchell discharged and Leo Docherty nominated in substitution.
9Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]
Chairs: Sir Christopher Chope and Judith Cummins
10First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Judith Cummins
11Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Waste Enforcement (Fixed Penalty Receipts) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023 and draft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Dame Maria Miller
12Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Representation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Dame Angela Eagle
13Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft General Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Dr Rupa Huq
14Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Sir George Howarth
15Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Single Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Mrs Sheryll Murray
16Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024)
Chair: Peter Dowd
Select Committees: Reports
17Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Tuesday 12 March and Thursday 21 March 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 Nos. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
Resolved, That this House has considered Colleges Week 2024.—(Peter Aldous.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.35 pm and 3 pm.
2Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2024
Resolved, That this House has considered Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2024.—(Wera Hobhouse.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.06 pm until Tuesday 5 March.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
(1) Misuse of Drugs and Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (England and Wales and Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 239), dated 20 February 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(2) Misuse of Drugs and Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (England and Wales and Scotland) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 248), dated 29 February 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(1) Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 209), dated 27 February 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Damian Hinds)
(2) Education (Penalty Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 210), dated 27 February 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Damian Hinds)
(3) School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 208), dated 27 February 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Damian Hinds)
Prison and Young Offender Institution (Adjudication) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 212), dated 21 February 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
Other papers
Return to an Address to His Majesty for a Return of The Angiolini Inquiry: Part 1 Report, dated 29 February 2024 (pursuant to Resolution, today), to be printed (HC 530) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Statement by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport concerning the appointment of Members to the Board of the British Library, under the British Library Act 1972 (by Act) (Secretary Lucy Frazer)
6Medicines and Medical Devices
Report on Regulations made under sections 2(1), 10(1), 15(1) and 19(1) of the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (by Act) (Andrew Stephenson)
(1) Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Bank of England: Managing legal, ethical and staff compliance risks (by Act), to be printed (HC 578) (Clerk of the House)
(2) Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Home Office: Investigation into the costs of the UK–Rwanda Partnership (by Act), to be printed (HC 577) (Clerk of the House)
Vote on Account for the Parliamentary Works Grant for 2024–25, (by Act), to be printed (HC 615) (Chairman of Ways and Means)
(1) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration for 2022–23 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(2) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: A re-inspection of ePassport gates: May 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(3) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: A re-inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children: September–October 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(4) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: A spot check inspection of Border Force operations at Portsmouth International Port: 29 August 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(5) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of asylum casework: June–October 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(6) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of Border Force practice and procedures in relation to firearms: September–October 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(7) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of Border Force’s fast parcels operations: May–July 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(8) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for families with children in Northern Ireland: May–June 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(9) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of illegal working enforcement: August–October 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(10) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement schemes: October 2022–April 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(11) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of the use of deprivation of citizenship by the Status Review Unit: April–June 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(12) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Albania and Pakistan: October 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
(13) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information: Thematic report on the coverage of statelessness: February 2023 (by Act) (Secretary James Cleverly)
Withdrawn papers
Vote on Account for the Parliamentary Works Grant for 2024–25 (laid 1 February 2024)
CORRECTION
Wednesday 28 February 2024
The following items should have appeared under item 39 (Select Committees: Reports):
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Thirteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 36-xiii) (Jessica Morden).
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)
Seventh Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 35-vii) (Jessica Morden).