House of Commons
Session 2019-21
Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 2 July 2020
No. 80
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
2Business Question (Leader of the House)
3Statement: Autumn opening of education settings (Secretary Gavin Williamson)
The Deputy Speaker reported an error in a Division held on 1 July on the Question relating to New Clause 1 to the Finance Bill.
On the Question relating to New Clause 1 to the Finance Bill, the correct number of Ayes should read 252 instead of 232. The Deputy Speaker directed the Clerk to correct the Journal accordingly:
Division No. 70
Ayes: 252 (Tellers: Gavin Newlands, Matt Western)
Noes: 321 (Tellers: Mr Marcus Jones, David Rutley)
5Finance Bill (Report Stage): Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee (second day)
New Clause NC27—(Bridget Phillipson)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
Clause, by leave, withdrawn.
New Clause NC19—(Jesse Norman)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
New Clauses NC20 to NC25 and NC32—(Jesse Norman)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
New Schedule NS1—(Jesse Norman)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
Bill read the third time, and passed.
Ordered, That the Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, entitled Channel Islands Measure (HC 548), be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.—(James Morris.)
8Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 4 June, be approved.—(James Morris.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 15 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(James Morris.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Section 75 - Designation of Public Authority) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 8 June, be approved.—(James Morris.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 8 June, be approved.—(James Morris.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Manchester Airport and the local economy (Navendu Mishra)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(James Morris.)
Adjourned at 4.53 pm until Monday 6 July.
Other Proceedings
First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 6 July, and to be printed (Bill 153), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 153–EN).
Rules Relating to the Conduct of Members
Ordered, That the Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament, revised by the House on 23 June 2020, together with the Guide to the Rules relating to the Conduct of Members, be printed (HC 601).
General Committees: Reports
12Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill Committee
Steve McCabe (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).
13First Delegated Legislation Committee (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 592))
Members: Ruth Edwards and Ms Marie Rimmer discharged and Bambos Charalambous and James Sunderland nominated in substitution.
14Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Enterprise Act 2002 (EU Foreign Direct Investment) (Modifications) Regulations 2020)
Members: Jo Gideon discharged and Mark Fletcher nominated in substitution.
15Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (Enterprise Act 2002 (Specification of Additional Section 58 Consideration) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 627))
Members: Mrs Maria Miller discharged and Stephen Hammond nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
16Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) Net Zero and UN climate summits: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 144);
(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Post Office and Horizon: Written evidence, to be published (HC 143);
(4) The impact of coronavirus on businesses and workers: Written evidence, to be published (HC 219);
(5) Work of the Department and Government response to coronavirus: Written evidence, to be published (HC 301)
(Darren Jones).
(1) Fifteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 229-xi);
(2) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 229)
(Sir William Cash).
18International Development Committee
(1) Humanitarian crises monitoring: impact of coronavirus: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 292);
(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Effectiveness of UK Aid: Written evidence, to be published (HC 215)
(Sarah Champion).
Tackling online abuse: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 364) (Catherine McKinnell).
20Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
The work of the Electoral Commission: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 488) (Mr William Wragg).
21Science and Technology Committee
UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: Written evidence, to be published (Greg Clark).
Coronavirus and Scotland: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 314) (Pete Wishart).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Legislative Reform (Renewal of Radio Licences) Order 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Pressure Vessels (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 678), dated 2 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
3Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)
Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment to Extent and Meaning of Market) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 676), dated 2 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 665), dated 1 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jo Churchill)
Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 667), dated 1 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Christopher Pincher)
(1) Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (Persons of Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 672), dated 1 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Steve Barclay)
(2) Loans for Mortgage Interest (Transaction Fee) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 666), dated 1 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mims Davies)
(3) Loans for Mortgage Interest (Transaction Fee) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (SR (NI), 2020, No. 125), dated 1 July 2020 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Mims Davies)
Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
7Exiting the European Union (Civil Aviation)
(1) Proposal for an instrument titled Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
(2) Proposal for an instrument titled Aviation Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
8Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)
Proposal for an instrument titled Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Paul Scully)
9Exiting the European Union (Cultural Objects)
Proposal for an instrument titled Return of Cultural Objects (Revocation) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)
10Exiting the European Union (Electronic Communications)
Proposal for an instrument titled Communications Act (e-Commerce) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)
11Exiting the European Union (Family Law)
Proposal for an instrument titled Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Civil and Family) (Amendment) (EU Exit ) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Alex Chalk)
12Exiting the European Union (Provision of Services)
Proposal for an instrument titled Online Intermediation Services for Business Users (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
13Exiting the European Union (Road Traffic)
Proposal for an instrument titled Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance and Rights Against Insurers) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
14Exiting the European Union (Transport)
Proposal for an instrument titled Railways (Miscellaneous Amendments, Revocations and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Other papers
15Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of the Government Actuary's Department for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 508) (Jesse Norman)
Report and Accounts of the British Hallmarking Council for 2019, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 351) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
(1) Report and Accounts of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(2) Report and Accounts of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(3) Report and Accounts of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(4) Report and Accounts of Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(5) Report and Accounts of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(6) Report and Accounts of Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(7) Report and Accounts of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(8) Report and Accounts of Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(9) Report and Accounts of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(10) Report and Accounts of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(11) Report and Accounts of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(12) Report and Accounts of Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(13) Report and Accounts of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(14) Report and Accounts of Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(15) Report and Accounts of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(16) Report and Accounts of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(17) Report and Accounts of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
State of Policing: Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2019 by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary (by Act) (Clerk of the House)
Report and Accounts of UK Government Investments Limited for 2019–20 (by Command) (CP 251) (John Glen)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
Finance Bill
The Speaker has certified that the Finance Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of the Parliament Act 1911.
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 |
Andrew Griffith |
06 July 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
Brendan O'Hara |
06 July 2020 |
Patrick Grady |
Jessica Morden |
06 July 2020 |
Mark Tami |
Chris Elmore |
06 July 2020 |
Mark Tami |
Joy Morrissey |
13 July 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
Greg Smith |
06 July 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
Mr Andrew Mitchell |
06 July 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
2 - 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 6 July the nominated proxy for the following Members will be Mark Tami instead of Chris Elmore:
Tahir Ali
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Mr Clive Betts
Ms Lyn Brown
Ian Byrne
Sarah Champion
Feryal Clark
Rosie Cooper
Neil Coyle
Stella Creasy
Janet Daby
Thangam Debbonaire
Jack Dromey
Florence Eshalomi
Bill Esterson
Vicky Foxcroft
Gill Furniss
Preet Kaur Gill
Mary Glindon
Margaret Greenwood
Andrew Gwynne
Fabian Hamilton
Ms Harriet Harman
Sir Mark Hendrick
Mike Hill
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Kate Hollern
Sir George Howarth
Dan Jarvis
Barbara Keeley
Afzal Khan
Tony Lloyd
Shabana Mahmood
Seema Malhotra
Rachael Maskell
Andy McDonald
Ian Mearns
Grahame Morris
James Murray
Lucy Powell
Yasmin Qureshi
Christina Rees
Ellie Reeves
Ms Marie Rimmer
Naz Shah
Mr Virendra Sharma
Mr Barry Sheerman
Tulip Siddiq
Jo Stevens
Sam Tarry
Gareth Thomas
Karl Turner
Mohammad Yasin
3 - 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 |
Nickie Aiken |
6 July 2020 |
Victoria Atkins |
6 July 2020 |
Joanna Cherry |
6 July 2020 |
Rehman Chishti |
6 July 2020 |
Neale Hanvey |
6 July 2020 |
John Cryer |
6 July 2020 |
Mrs Natalie Elphicke |
6 July 2020 |
Julie Elliott |
6 July 2020 |