House of Commons
Session 2019-21
Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 16 July 2020
No. 88
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
2Urgent Question: Civil liability claims against the Ministry of Defence by British troops serving overseas (Johnny Mercer)
3Speaker’s Statement: Rui Duarte (retirement)
4Business Question (Leader of the House)
5Statement: Economic update (UK Internal Market: White Paper) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
6Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
7Non-domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Non-domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading
(2) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House.
(3) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House.
(4) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to other proceedings up to and including Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(5) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(David TC Davies.)
Question agreed to.
8Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Restoration and Renewal.—(Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time-limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Resolved, That this House has considered Restoration and Renewal.
9Statement: COVID-19 update (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Subject: Effect of covid-19 on the operation of historic churches (Jim Shannon)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(James Morris.)
Adjourned at 6.38 pm until Monday 20 July.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
11Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]
The Lords have passed the Pension Schemes Bill [Lords], to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills
12Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 20 July, and to be printed (Bill 165), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 165–EN).
General Committees: Reports
13Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Christopher Chope (Chair) reported the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Leicester) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 685).
14Eight Delegated Legislation Committee
Mrs Sheryll Murray (chair) reported the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 684).
15Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Laurence Robertson (Chair) reported the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 680).
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 (draft Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Extension of Time Limits for Legal Proceedings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020)
Members: Mark Fletcher discharged and James Sunderland nominated in substitution.
17Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Insolvency Act 1986 Part A1 Moratorium (Eligibility of Private Registered Providers) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 652))
Members: Elliot Colburn and Mark Jenkinson discharged and Simon Fell and Selaine Saxby nominated in substitution.
18Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020)
Members: Jonathan Djanogly and Jacob Young discharged and Dr Kieran Mullan and Sir Robert Syms nominated in substitution.
Reports from Select Committees
19Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
(1) My BEIS inquiry: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 142);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets relating to the Central Arbitration Committee Annual Report 2019–20: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets relating to the Certification Officer Annual Report 2019–20: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets relating to the Committee’s Third Special Report on the Safety of electrical goods in the UK: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Post-pandemic economic growth: Written evidence, to be published (HC 393);
(6) The impact of coronavirus on businesses and workers: Written evidence, to be published (HC 219)
(Darren Jones).
20Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Misinformation in the COVID-19 Infodemic: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 234) (Julian Knight).
21Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Electronic waste and the circular economy: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 220);
(2) Energy efficiency of existing homes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 346);
(3) One-off session with the Secretary of State for Defra: Written evidence, to be published (HC 319);
(4) Technological innovations and climate change: hydrogen: Written evidence, to be published (HC 348)
(Philip Dunne).
(1) Seventeenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 229-xiii);
(2) Ministerial correspondence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 229)
(Sir William Cash).
23Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
Human Rights and the Government’s Response to COVID-19: Digital Contact Tracing: Written evidence, to be published (HC 343) (Ms Harriet Harman).
24Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Correspondence from the Tower Hamlets Council relating to Westferry: Written evidence, to be published (Mr Clive Betts).
25International Development Committee
(1) Humanitarian crises monitoring: the Rohingya: Government Response to the First Report of the Committee, Session 2019–21: Second Special Report to be printed (HC 658);
(2) Sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector: next steps: Oral evidence to be published (HC 605);
(3) Correspondence to the Secretary of State for International Development: Written evidence, to be published
(Sarah Champion).
Correspondence with the Leader of the House relating to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the Petitions Committee: Written evidence, to be published (Catherine McKinnell).
27Public Accounts (Committee of)
Whole of Government response to COVID-19: Thirteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 404) (Meg Hillier).
28Science and Technology Committee
UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 136) (Greg Clark).
Correspondence with the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth relating to Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon: Written evidence, to be published (Stephen Crabb).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 742), dated 15 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Robin Walker)
Other papers
Accounts of Funds in Court in England and Wales for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 638) (Clerk of the House)
3Animals (Scientific Procedures)
Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain for 2019 (by Act), to be printed (HC 512) (Secretary Priti Patel)
4Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
(1) Report and Financial Statements of the Financial Reporting Council Limited for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Command), to be printed (HC 403) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
(2) UK Internal Market (by Command) (CP 278) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
(3) Report and Accounts of Ordnance Survey Limited (by Command) (CP 250) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
Report and Accounts of the Children's Commissioner for England for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 504) (Vicky Ford)
Report of the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman (by Act) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
7Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall (Accounts)
Report and Accounts of the Duchy of Lancaster (by Act) (Mrs Kemi Badenoch)
(1) Report and Accounts of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 498) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 557) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
Report and Accounts of the Equality and Human Rights Commission for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 491) (Secretary Elizabeth Truss)
Report of the Office of the Complaints Commissioner (by Act) (John Glen)
11Financial Services and Markets
Financial Conduct Authority's response to the Report of the Office of the Complaints Commissioner (by Act) (John Glen)
12Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Report on Human Rights and Democracy (by Command) (CP 273) (Secretary Dominic Raab)
13Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of the Animal and Plant Health Agency for 2019-20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 420) (Secretary George Eustice)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Architects Registration Board (by Act) (Secretary Robert Jenrick)
(3) Report and Accounts of the Department for International Trade for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 409) (Jesse Norman)
(4) Report and Accounts of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 441) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
(5) Report and Accounts of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 553) (Jesse Norman)
(6) Report and Accounts of the Government Property Agency for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 459) (Michael Gove)
(7) Report and Accounts of the UK Space Agency for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 606) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
(1) Report and Accounts of Companies House for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 448) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
(2) Report and Accounts of FCO Services for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 593) (Secretary Dominic Raab )
(3) Report and Accounts of HM Land Registry for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 582) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
(4) Report and Accounts of The Patent Office for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 230) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
Statutory Review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator 2016-19 (by Act) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
Report and Accounts of Health and Social Care Information Centre for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 537) (Ms Nadine Dorries )
17Higher Education and Research
Report and Accounts of UK Research and Innovation for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 516) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
18Human Fertilisation and Embryology
Report and Accounts of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 609) (Clerk of the House)
Report and Accounts of the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 397) (Secretary Priti Patel)
Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme Review 2020 (by Command) (CP 277) (Secretary Robert Buckland)
Report and Accounts of the Churches Conservation Trust (by Measure) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Cabinet Office: Specialist skills in the civil service (by Act), to be printed (HC 575) (Clerk of the House)
Report and Accounts of NHS Resolution for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 499) (Ms Nadine Dorries )
24National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions
(1) Professional Standards Authority Business Plan (by Act) (Helen Whately)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care for 2019-20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 443) (Helen Whately)
Report and Accounts of Arts Council England Grant-in-Aid and Lottery Distribution for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 416) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)
(1) Report and Accounts of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 591) (Secretary Brandon Lewis)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 600) (Secretary Brandon Lewis)
27Northern Ireland (Sentences)
Report of the Sentence Review Commissioners for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 572) (Secretary Brandon Lewis)
28Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan)
Report and Accounts of the Independent Reporting Commission for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 528) (Secretary Brandon Lewis)
(1) Fitness to Practise Report of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (by Statutory Instrument) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Nursing and Midwifery Council for 2019–20 and Strategic Plan for 2020–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 529) (Secretary Matt Hancock)
Report and Accounts of the Pensions Ombudsman and the Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 446) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
(1) Report and Accounts of the National Employment Savings Trust Corporation for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 492) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Pensions Regulator for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 463) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)
32Public Processions (Northern Ireland)
Report and Financial Statements of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 509) (Secretary Brandon Lewis)
33Small Business, Enterprise and Employment
Business Impact Target: Final Report for the 2017–19 Parliament (by Act), to be printed (HC 657) (Secretary Alok Sharma)
Public service pension schemes: changes to the transitional arrangements to the 2015 schemes: Consultation (by Command) (CP 253) (Steve Barclay)
Accounts of the Crown's Nominee for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 311) (John Glen)
(1) Report and Accounts of the British Board of Film Classification (by Act) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Video Standards Council (by Act) (Secretary Oliver Dowden)
PANEL OF CHAIRS
The Speaker has appointed Christina Rees to be a member of the Panel of Chairs during this Parliament (Standing Order No. 4(1)).
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 |
|
Andrew Griffith |
20 July 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Alan Brown |
20 July 2020 |
Patrick Grady |
|
Patricia Gibson |
20 July 2020 |
Patrick Grady |
|
Johnny Mercer |
20 July 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
|
Ian Blackford |
20 July 2020 |
Patrick Grady |
|
Richard Thomson |
20 July 2020 |
Patrick Grady |
|
Kirsten Oswald |
20 July 2020 |
Patrick Grady |
|
Dan Jarvis |
20 July 2020 |
Mark Tami |
|
Preet Kaur Gill |
20 July 2020 |
Mark Tami |
|
Pete Wishart |
20 July 2020 |
Patrick Grady |
|
Ms Nadine Dorries |
20 July 2020 |
Stuart Andrew |
1 - 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 and 16 January and 4 and 10 June 2020, that the following Members have 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 |
|
Rehman Chishti |
20 July 2020 |
|
Allan Dorans |
20 July 2020 |
|
Andy McDonald |
20 July 2020 |
|
Bill Esterson |
20 July 2020 |
CORRECTIONS
Wednesday 15 July 2020
In Papers Laid, item 8, listed under the heading Other papers, should be replaced by the following item, after item 7, under the heading Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018:
Exiting the European Union (Public Procurement)
Proposal for an instrument titled Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
In Papers Laid, item 18, listed under Withdrawn papers, should have read:
Exiting the European Union (Public Procurement)
Proposal for an instrument titled Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps) (laid 13 July)