Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions 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
2Business Question (Leader of the House)
3Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D): Publication of the First Special Report of the Procedure Committee, Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report, HC 672 (Dame Karen Bradley)
(1) Access to redress schemes
Resolved, That this House recognises the challenges faced by individuals and businesses in accessing effective dispute resolution and obtaining redress in cases of injustice; believes that the Government needs to address these specific challenges, namely a fragmented and inconsistent redress landscape; considers statutory guidance to be an essential measure to ensure compensation and redress schemes follow common principles and lead to fair and independent outcomes; and calls on the Government to create statutory guidance with common principles for setting up and operating a redress scheme.—(Richard Foord.)
(2) Covid-19 pandemic response and trends in excess deaths
Resolved, That this House has considered the covid-19 pandemic response and trends in excess deaths; and calls on the Covid-19 Inquiry to move onto its module four investigation into vaccines and therapeutics as soon as possible.—(Andrew Bridgen.)
A public petition from residents of the constituency of Luton South relating to the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry was presented and read by Rachel Hopkins.
Subject: Standards of new-build homes in North Yorkshire (Andrew Jones)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Robert Largan.)
Adjourned at 5.16 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
7Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
The Lords do not insist on certain Amendments to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill to which the Commons have disagreed, but propose Amendments in lieu to which they desire the agreement of the Commons; and they do not insist on certain other Amendments to which the Commons have disagreed.
Printing of Lords Messages
8Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Lords Message relating to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 203).
Explanatory Notes to Bills
9Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill
Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 133–EN).
Changes to Notices Given
10State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 19 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 17 May.
11Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 19 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 17 May.
12Veterans (Non-custodial Sentences) Bill
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 19 April.
13Health and Social Care (Recruitment and Retention of Staff in Rural Areas) Bill*
Order for Second Reading on Friday 19 April, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 14 June.
*This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings relating to Wednesday 29 May 2024.
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).
14Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024)
Members: Sir Robert Goodwill discharged and Eddie Hughes nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
15Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Monday 22 April and Thursday 25 April in the Chamber and on Thursday 2 May in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 12.30 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
Resolved, That this House has considered large-scale solar farms.—(Dr Caroline Johnson.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 3.20 pm until Monday 22 April.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dr Andrew Murrison)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 509), dated 17 April 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)
Other papers
3Financial Services and Markets
Memorandum of Understanding between the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England (exercising its prudential regulation functions) (by Act) (Bim Afolami)
CORRECTION
Wednesday 17 April 2024
The following entry should have appeared after item 29 (Select Committees: Reports):
Holocaust Memorial Bill (Select Committee on the)
Holocaust Memorial Bill: First Special Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 121) (John Stevenson).