Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Scotland
(2) the Prime Minister
2Statements: (1) Migration update (Tom Pursglove)
(2) Business and Trade facts and figures (Secretary Kemi Badenoch)
3Russian State Assets and Reconstruction of Ukraine Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Rehman Chishti, supported by David Morris, Afzal Khan, Dr Matthew Offord and Henry Smith, presented a Bill to make provision about the seizure, freezing and transfer of Russian state assets; to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for the use of such assets for the reconstruction and rebuilding of Ukraine, including an assessment of the needs of Ukraine; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 17 May, and to be printed (Bill 211).
4Road traffic (testing of blood): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend section 7A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to provide that a specimen of blood may be subjected to a laboratory test without the permission of the person from whom it was taken; and for connected purposes;
That Jonathan Gullis, Priti Patel, Sir Brandon Lewis, Dame Karen Bradley, Jo Gideon, Sarah Champion, Jim Shannon, Andy McDonald, Lee Anderson, Cat Smith and James Wild present the Bill.
Jonathan Gullis accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 14 June, and to be printed (Bill 210).
5Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords]: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC1—(Wera Hobhouse)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments 1 to 5 made.
Consideration completed.
6Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords]: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed with Amendments.
7Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 11 March, be approved.—(Mr Gagan Mohindra.)
Question agreed to.
A public petition from residents of the constituency of Neath relating to the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry was presented and read by Christina Rees.
Subject: Role of aviation in UK trade (Henry Smith)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Robert Largan.)
Adjourned at 3.32 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
10Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee
Gordon Henderson (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
11School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill Committee
Martin Vickers (Chair) reported the Bill without amendment.
Bill to be considered on Friday 17 May 2024.
12Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee
Mr Philip Hollobone (Chair) reported the Bill without amendment.
Bill to be considered on 17 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).
13Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee
Members: Adam Afriyie, Apsana Begum, Liam Byrne, Chris Clarkson, Damian Collins, Alex Cunningham, Wayne David, Sir David Davis, Nick Fletcher, Richard Foord, Mike Freer, Ben Lake, Jack Lopresti, Cherilyn Mackrory, David Simmonds, Andy Slaughter and Sir John Whittingdale
14Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Committee
Members: Adam Afriyie, Simon Baynes, Anthony Browne, Andy Carter, Jon Cruddas, Mark Garnier, Trudy Harrison, Adam Holloway, Gen Kitchen, Mr Jonathan Lord, Stephen Metcalfe, Carol Monaghan, Grahame Morris, John Spellar, Julian Sturdy, Sir Stephen Timms and Sammy Wilson
15Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee
Members: Kevin Brennan, Steve Brine, Dawn Butler, Tracey Crouch, Dehenna Davison, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Jonathan Edwards, Clive Efford, Julie Elliott, Damian Green, Sir Greg Knight, Ben Lake, Dr Kieran Mullan, Chris Philp, Christina Rees, Jane Stevenson and Giles Watling
16First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Amendment) Order 2024)
Members: Gareth Bacon, Alun Cairns, Alex Davies-Jones, Colleen Fletcher, George Freeman, Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck, Clive Lewis, Mr Khalid Mahmood, Scott Mann, Mary Robinson, Michael Shanks, David Simmonds, Cat Smith, Julian Sturdy, Edward Timpson, Matt Warman and Mrs Heather Wheeler
17Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024)
Members: Fiona Bruce, Sarah Champion, Florence Eshalomi, Sir David Evennett, Mary Glindon, James Grundy, Fabian Hamilton, Stephen Hammond, Darren Henry, Simon Hoare, Mr Philip Hollobone, Ian Levy, John McDonnell, Navendu Mishra, Mr Gagan Mohindra, Tom Randall and Beth Winter
18Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024)
Members: Tahir Ali, Ian Byrne, Michael Fabricant, Colleen Fletcher, Jonathan Gullis, Emma Hardy, Mark Jenkinson, Ian Lavery, Kim Leadbeater, Mark Logan, Rachel Maclean, Priti Patel, Rebecca Pow, Gary Sambrook, Sir Alec Shelbrooke, Andy Slaughter and Giles Watling
19Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024)
Members: Sarah Atherton, Neil Coyle, Miss Sarah Dines, Martin Docherty-Hughes, Dr Luke Evans, Damian Green, Kate Hollern, Rachel Hopkins, Gerald Jones, Mr Jonathan Lord, Joy Morrissey, Dr Andrew Murrison, Lia Nici, Kate Osborne, Luke Pollard, Dean Russell and Maggie Throup
Select Committees: Reports
20Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Sustainability of the fashion sector: follow up: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 722);
(2) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, relating to Defra’s consultation on electrical waste: reforming the producer responsibility system: Written evidence, to be published
(Philip Dunne).
(1) EU Entry/Exit and the UK border: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 169);
(2) Negotiations with the European Union in respect of Gibraltar: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 170);
(3) Correspondence to the Foreign Secretary relating to the Government’s EU document scrutiny commitments: Written evidence, to be published
(Sir William Cash).
(1) Brook House Inquiry: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 717);
(2) Fire and Rescue Services: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 505);
(3) Correspondence with the Home Secretary: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration: Written evidence to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire: Written evidence, to be published
(Dame Diana Johnson).
23Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Defence spending in Northern Ireland: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 524) (Sir Robert Goodwill).
24Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Nineteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 36-xix) (Jessica Morden).
25Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)
Tenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 35-x) (Jessica Morden).
Strategic transport objectives: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 84) (Iain Stewart).
SME Finance: Eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 27) (Dame Harriett Baldwin).
(1) Defence industry in Wales: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 102);
(2) Impact of population change in Wales: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 103);
(3) Prisons in Wales: Written evidence, to be published (HC 101)
(Stephen Crabb).
(1) Disability employment: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 591);
(2) Devolution of employment support: Written evidence, to be published (HC 623);
(3) Norton pension schemes and the Fraud Compensation Fund: Written evidence, to be published (HC 145)
(Sir Stephen Timms).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Redevelopment of Chatham Docks Basin 3
Resolved, That this House has considered the redevelopment of Chatham Docks Basin 3.—(Kelly Tolhurst.)
The sitting was suspended between 10.30 am and 10.56 am.
2Accountability of the Financial Conduct Authority
Resolved, That this House has considered the accountability of the Financial Conduct Authority.—(Mr Alistair Carmichael.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.24 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
Resolved, That this House has considered youth homelessness.—(Paula Barker.)
The sitting was suspended between 3.41 pm and 4 pm.
4Taxation of furnished holiday lettings
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the taxation of furnished holiday lettings.—(Peter Aldous.)
At 4.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
Resolved, That this House has considered World ME Day.—(Sir Sajid Javid.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.29 pm until tomorrow.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (Amendment) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 588), dated 1 May 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alex Chalk)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Education (Pupil Information, School Performance Information and National Curriculum Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 577), dated 29 April 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Damian Hinds)
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 570), dated 30 April 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Mark Harper)
Other papers
Report under Section 179 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (by Act) (Julia Lopez)
Agreement, done at London on 18 January 2019, on Trade in Wine between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia (by Command) (CP 1074) (David Rutley)
Exchange of Letters, done at Oslo on 30 December 2020, on the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on International Road Transport and the Protocol to the Agreement (by Command) (CP 1075) (David Rutley)
Exchange of Notes, done at Oslo on 24 January 2024, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway amending the Agreement on International Road Transport and the Protocol to the Agreement (by Command) (CP 1077) (David Rutley)
Agreement, done at London on 18 January 2019, on Mutual Recognition in Relation to Conformity Assessment, Certificates and Markings between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia (by Command) (CP 1073) (David Rutley)
CORRECTION
Tuesday 30 April 2024
The entry relating to Mr William Wragg in the list of proxy arrangements (Speaker’s Certificates) should have read:
|
Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
|
Mr William Wragg |
30 April |
25 July |
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price |