House of Commons

Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday 1 July 2020

No. 79

The House met at 11.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Scotland

(2) the Prime Minister

2Statement: Hong Kong National Security Legislation (Secretary Dominic Raab)

3Prime Minister (Nomination) and Cabinet (Appointment): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Motion made and Question proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for the House of Commons to nominate the Prime Minister and approve appointments to the Cabinet; to establish the office of Acting Prime Minister; and for connected purposes.—(Pete Wishart.) 

Motion opposed (Standing Order No. 23(1)).

Question put.

The House divided.

Division No. 66

Ayes: 55 (Tellers: Gavin Newlands, David Linden)

Noes: 115 (Tellers: Mr Peter Bone, Mr William Wragg)

Question accordingly negatived. 

4Appointment of the Chair of the National Audit Office

Resolved, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE to the office of Chair of the National Audit Office from 10 January 2021.—(The Prime Minister.)

5Finance Bill (Ways and Means) (Coronavirus)

Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made—

(a) about the taxation of payments made under the coronavirus job retention scheme, the self-employment income support scheme or other schemes providing support to employers or businesses as a result of coronavirus or coronavirus disease;

(b) about the protected pension age of members of pension schemes who are re-employed as a result of coronavirus;

(c) about the application of the statutory residence test to certain persons present in the United Kingdom for reasons connected with coronavirus;

(d) about tax relief under the enterprise investment scheme and the seed enterprise investment scheme where convertible loan agreements are entered into under the scheme known as the Future Fund;

(e) amending section 135 of the Finance Act 2008 (interest on unpaid tax in case of disaster or emergency of national significance);

(f) about refunds of the higher rate of stamp duty land tax under Schedule 4ZA to the Finance Act 2003 in cases where purchasers have been prevented from disposing of their previous main residence by exceptional circumstances;

(g) providing for HGV road user levy not to be charged for a temporary period; and

(h) modifying requirements relating to enterprise management incentives in relation to persons who are not required to work for reasons connected with coronavirus disease.—(Jesse Norman.)

6Finance Bill: Programme (No.2)

Ordered, That the Order of 27 April 2020 (Finance Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

(1) Paragraph (5) of the Order shall be omitted.

(2) Proceedings on Consideration—

(a) shall be taken on each of the two days in the order shown in the first column of the following Table, and

(b) shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

Proceedings

Time for conclusion of proceedings

First day

 

Amendments to Part 2; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 2

Two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order  

New Clauses and new Schedules relating to the impact of the Bill on the environment; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the impact of the Bill on the United Kingdom meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the impact of the Bill on the United Kingdom meeting its Paris climate change commitments; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the impact of the Bill on human and ecological wellbeing; amendments to Clauses 8 to 10, 83, 84 and 90 to 94 and 103 and Schedule 12; other new Clauses, new Schedules and amendments relating to the environment  

Four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order

New Clauses and new Schedules relating to the impact of the Bill on job creation; new Clauses, new Schedules and amendments relating to the subject-matter of any of Clauses 7, 11 and 15 to 21 and Schedules 1 and 2; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the impact of the Bill on parts of the United Kingdom and regions in England, including its impact on employment in those parts and regions

Six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order  

Second day

 

New Clauses and new Schedules relating to any review of all tax reliefs contained in the Bill; new Clauses, new Schedules and amendments relating to the subject-matter of any of Clauses 23, 28 to 31 and 36 and Schedules 3 and 5

2pm

New Clauses, new Schedules and amendments relating to the response to coronavirus; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the impact of the Bill on poverty of all persons in the United Kingdom; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to child poverty; remaining proceedings on Consideration

4pm

—(Jesse Norman.)

7Finance Bill (Report Stage): Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee (first day)

Amendment 18 proposed.—( Bridget Phillipson.) 

Question put, That the Amendment be made. 

The House divided.  

Division No. 67 

Ayes: 248 (Tellers: Bambos Charalambous, Matt Western) 

Noes: 340 (Tellers: David Rutley, Marcus Jones) 

Question accordingly negatived. 

New Clause NC28—(Wes Streeting)—brought up, and read the first time. 

Question put, That the New Clause be read a second time. 

The House divided.  

Division No. 68 

Ayes: 246 (Tellers: Matt Western, Bambos Charalambous)

Noes: 342 (Tellers: David Rutley, Marcus Jones)

Question accordingly negatived.    

New Clause 26—(Pat McFadden)—brought up, and read the first time.

Question put, That the New Clause be read a second time. 

The House divided.  

Division No. 69 

Ayes: 246 (Tellers: Matt Western, Bambos Charalambous) 

Noes: 342 (Tellers: Marcus Jones, David Rutley) 

Question accordingly negatived. 

As it was more than six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Programme order, the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings to a conclusion (Programme Order, today). 

(1) That New Clause 1 be added to the Bill (New Clause selected by the Speaker for separate division).—(Alison Thewliss.) 

The House divided. 

Division No. 70 

Ayes: 232 (Tellers: Gavin Newlands, Matt Western) 

Noes: 321 (Tellers: Marcus Jones, David Rutley) 

Question accordingly negatived. 

(2) That Amendment 20 be made (Amendment selected by the Speaker for separate division).—(Mr David Davis.) 

The House divided. 

Division No. 71 

Ayes: 254 (Tellers: Bambos Charalambous, Mr Peter Bone) 

Noes: 317 (Tellers: Marcus Jones, David Rutley) 

Question accordingly negatived. 

Bill to be further considered tomorrow.

8Adjournment (Summer)

Resolved, That:—

(1) the Resolution of the House of 16 January 2020 (Adjournment (February, Easter, May Day, Whitsun, Summer and Conference Recess)) be rescinded; and

(2) the House at its rising on Wednesday 22 July 2020 do adjourn until Tuesday 1 September 2020.—(David T C Davies.)

9Business of the House (Private Members’ Bills) (No. 6)

Ordered, That:—

(1) the Resolution of the House of 16 January 2020 (Business of the House (Private Members' Bills)), as amended by the Orders of the House of 25 March, 22 April, 12 May and 10 June 2020 (Business of the House (Private Members' Bills)), is further amended as follows:

leave out “10 July 2020, 11 September 2020,” and insert “11 September 2020, 25 September 2020,”

(2) the Orders for Second Reading of Bills on each of the days listed under Day 1 in the table below are read and discharged;

(3) each such Bill is ordered to be read a second time on the corresponding day listed under Day 2 in the table; and

(4) those Bills are set down to be read a second time on the appropriate Day 2 in the order in which they were set down to be read a second time on the corresponding Day 1. 

Day 1

Day 2

10 July 2020

11 September 2020

11 September 2020

25 September 2020

—(David T C Davies.) 

10Proceedings during the pandemic (No. 3)

Resolved, That the Orders of 2 June (Proceedings during the pandemic (No. 2)) and of 4 June (Virtual Participation in Proceedings During the Pandemic (Temporary Orders)) shall have effect until 2 September 2020.—(David T C Davies.)

11Adjournment

Subject: Effect of COVID-19 on international language schools (Caroline Ansell)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David T C Davies.) 

Adjourned at 10.00 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

12Third Delegated Legislation Committee

Graham Stringer (Chair) reported the draft Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Section 75 – Designation of Public Authority) Order 2020.

13Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee 

Ms Karen Buck (Chair) reported the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2020.

14Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

David Mundell (Chair) reported the draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020.

15Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

Sir Charles Walker (Chair) reported the draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2019.

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).

16First Delegated Legislation Committee (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 592))

Chair: Stewart Hosie 

Members: Bim Afolami, Paula Barker, Dawn Butler, Rob Butler, Robert Courts, Alex Davies-Jones, Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Leo Docherty, Ruth Edwards, Chris Heaton-Harris, Darren Henry, John Lamont, Angela Richardson, Ms Marie Rimmer, Derek Twigg, Suzanne Webb and Mohammad Yasin

17Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 588))

Chair: James Gray 

Members: Peter Aldous, Jo Churchill, Alberto Costa, Virginia Crosbie, Nick Fletcher, Yvonne Fovargue, Antony Higginbotham, Robert Largan, Justin Madders, Selaine Saxby, Graham Stringer, Maggie Throup, Jon Trickett, Matt Western, Mick Whitley, Nadia Whittome and Craig Williams

18Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020)

Chair: Mrs Maria Miller 

Members: Lucy Allan, Dr James Davies, Mark Garnier, Jo Gideon, Mr Mark Harper, Jane Hunt, Mr Kevan Jones, Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck, John Penrose, Lucy Powell, Mr Barry Sheerman, David Simmonds, Sam Tarry, Owen Thompson, Michael Tomlinson, Liz Twist and Nadhim Zahawi

19Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft NHS Counter Fraud Authority (Establishment, Constitution, and Staff and Other Transfer Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020)

Chair: Ms Karen Buck 

Members: Caroline Ansell, Andrew Bowie, Steve Double, Peter Gibson, John Howell, Mark Jenkinson, Steve McCabe, Justin Madders, Scott Mann, Kate Osborne, Christina Rees, Mr Virendra Sharma, Alexander Stafford, Maggie Throup, Matt Western, Helen Whately and Nadia Whittome

20Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Enterprise Act 2002 (Specification of Additional Section 58 Consideration) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 627)

Chair: Ian Paisley 

Members: Steve Brine, Jackie Doyle-Price, Jo Gideon, Richard Graham, Jonathan Gullis, Mrs Maria Miller, Damien Moore, Kate Osamor, Lucy Powell, Nick Smith, Sam Tarry, Owen Thompson, Stephen Timms, Edward Timpson, Michael Tomlinson, Liz Twist and Nadhim Zahawi

21Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Port Examination Codes of Practice and National Security Determinations Guidance Regulations 2020)

Chair: Mark Pritchard 

Members: Felicity Buchan, Mrs Flick Drummond, Chris Elmore, Patrick Grady, James Grundy, Diana Johnson, Andrew Jones, Andrew Lewer, Conor McGinn, Grahame Morris, Joy Morrissey, Taiwo Owatemi, Chris Philp, Tom Pursglove, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Dr Jamie Wallis and Giles Watling

Reports from Select Committees

22Education Committee

The impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 254) (Robert Halfon).

23Home Affairs Committee

(1) The work of the Home Office: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 536);

(2) Correspondence from the Home Secretary: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): Written evidence, to be published (HC 232);

(4) The Macpherson Report: twenty-one years on: Written evidence, to be published (HC 426)

(Yvette Cooper).

24Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Correspondence with the Secretary of State: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Progress on devolution in England: Written evidence, to be published (HC 174)

(Mr Clive Betts).

25Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications: Written evidence, to be published (HC 265) (Ms Harriet Harman).

26International Trade Committee

(1) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to trade negotiations: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) UK Freeports: Written evidence, to be published (HC 258);

(3) UK trade negotiations: Written evidence, to be published (HC 233)

(Angus Brendan MacNeil).

27National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on) 

(1) Biosecurity and national security: Written evidence, to be published (HC 382); 

(2) Correspondence from the Deputy National Security Adviser relating to the Integrated Review: Written evidence, to be published

(Margaret Beckett). 

28Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

(1) Addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past: The UK Government's new proposals: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 329);

(2) Correspondence from the Chairs of Select Committees to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to Parliamentary scrutiny of the Joint Committee on the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement: Written evidence, to be published

(Simon Hoare).

29Procedure Committee

Procedure under coronavirus restrictions:

(i) Government Response to the Committee’s First, Second and Third Reports: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 565);

(ii) Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 300)

(Karen Bradley).

30Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Water supply and demand management: Ninth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the report (HC 378);

(2) Defence capability and Equipment Plan: Tenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the report (HC 247)

(Meg Hillier). 

31Science and Technology Committee

(1) UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 136);

(2) Correspondence from UKRI relating to research integrity: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: Written evidence, to be published (HC 450)

(Greg Clark).

32Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)

Seventeenth Report, to be printed (HC 75-xvii) (Jessica Morden).

33Transport Committee

E-scooters: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 255) (Huw Merriman).

34Treasury Committee

(1) Economic impact of coronavirus: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 271);

(2) Correspondence from the Economic Secretary, HM Treasury: Written evidence, to be published; 

(3) Correspondence from the Financial Secretary, HM Treasury, relating to Finance Bill 2020 Report Stage amendments: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Chancellor of the Exchequer: Written evidence, to be published;

(Mel Stride).

35Women and Equalities Committee

(1) Unequal impact? Coronavirus and BAME people: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 384);

(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Women and Equalities relating to reform of the Gender Recognition Act: Written evidence, to be published

(Caroline Nokes).

36Work and Pensions Committee

(1) Universal Credit: the wait for a first payment: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 204);

(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) The Pensions Regulator: Written evidence, to be published (HC 352);

(4) The work of the Health and Safety Executive: Written evidence, to be published (HC 39)

(Stephen Timms).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1International Monetary Fund

Draft International Monetary Fund (Limit on Lending) Order 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

2Investigatory Powers

Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 661), dated 29 June 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

3Secure Training Centres

Secure Training Centre (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 664), dated 25 June 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Robert Buckland)

Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

4Exiting the European Union

Proposal for an instrument titled Single Digital Gateway Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Alok Sharma)

Other papers

5British Library

Statement by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport concerning the appointment of a Member to the Board of the British Library, under the British Library Act 1972 (by Act) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)

6Energy

Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules (by Act) (Kwasi Kwarteng)

7National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Home Office: Asylum accommodation and support (by Act), to be printed (HC 375) (Clerk of the House)

8National Health Service

Report and Accounts of Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES

Proxy Voting (Medical or public health reasons connected with the pandemic)

1 - New proxy voting arrangements

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of the temporary Standing Order on voting by proxy and the Resolutions of the House of 28 January 2019 and 16 January and 4 and 10 June 2020, that the Members listed in the table below are eligible to have a proxy vote cast on their behalf by the nominated proxies listed in the table below, starting on the dates specified below and ending on Tuesday 28 July, unless the House otherwise orders.

Member

From

Proxy

Dr Jamie Wallis

2 July 2020

Stuart Andrew

Mr David Davis 

2 July 2020

Stuart Andrew

Mr Peter Bone  

6 July 2020 

Stuart Andrew

Kenny MacAskill 

6 July 2020 

Patrick Grady 

Julie Marson 

13 July 2020 

Stuart Andrew

 2 - Ending proxy voting arrangements

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of the temporary Standing Order on voting by proxy and the Resolutions of the House of 28 January 2019, 16 January, and 4 and 10 June 2020, that the following Member has given notice that they wish to end their proxy voting arrangement with effect from when the Speaker takes the Chair on the dates specified below:

Member

From

Dame Diana Johnson

6 July 2020

 

CORRECTION

Tuesday 30 June 2020

The entry under Speaker's Certificates headed Proxy Voting (Medical or public health reasons connected with the pandemic) should have read:

Variation of existing proxy voting arrangements

The Speaker has certified, under the terms of the temporary Standing Order on voting by proxy and the Resolutions of the House of 28 January 2019 and 16 January and 4 and 10 June 2020, that the following Members have given notice that they wish to amend their proxy voting arrangements.

From 1 July the nominated proxy for George Freeman will be Theo Clarke instead of Theresa Villiers; the nominated proxy for Stephen Metcalfe will be Giles Watling instead of Stuart Andrew; and the nominated proxy for Ian Lavery will be Mary Kelly Foy instead of Kate Osborne.

 

Prepared 1 July 2020