House of Commons

Votes and Proceedings
Wednesday 22 July 2020

No. 91

The House met at 11.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to (1) the Minister for Women and Equalities

(2) the Prime Minister

2Speaker’s Statement: Select Committees (Participation and Reporting) (Extension of Temporary Order)

The Speaker notified the House, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4) of the Temporary Order (Select Committees (Participation and Reporting)) of 24 March 2020, that in his opinion it was expedient that the arrangements under that Order should continue in force until Friday 30 October 2020.

3Urgent Question: Intelligence and Security Committee’s Report on Russia (James Brokenshire)

4Royal Assent

The Speaker reported that the Queen had signified Royal Assent to the following Acts and Measure under the Royal Assent Act 1967:

Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2020

Finance Act 2020

Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2020

Business and Planning Act 2020

Channel Islands Measure 2020

5Urgent Question: Implications of the end of the evictions ban for people renting their home (Christopher Pincher)

6Statement: Counter-Daesh update (Secretary Ben Wallace)

7Coronavirus Inquiry Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Sir Edward Davey presented a Bill to require the Prime Minister to establish a public inquiry into the Government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 11 September, and to be printed (Bill 168).

8Welfare (Terminal Illness): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about terminally ill people in the welfare system;

That Jessica Morden, Peter Aldous, Drew Hendry, Hywel Williams, Dr James Davies, Tonia Antoniazzi, Chris Evans, Carolyn Harris, Judith Cummins, Matt Western, Nick Smith and Mark Tami present the Bill.

Jessica Morden accordingly presented the Bill.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 27 November, and to be printed (Bill 169).

9Matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment.—(James Morris.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Question put and agreed to.

10Adjournment

Subject: Economic benefits of a southern Heathrow rail link (Angela Richardson)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David Duguid.) 

Adjourned at 7.27 pm until Tuesday 1 September (Order, 1 July).

Other Proceedings

Reports from Select Committees

11Education Committee

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

(2) Special educational needs and disabilities: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2019: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 668)

(3) Correspondence from the Chair to the Secretary of State relating to the Department for Education’s Main Estimates Memorandum for 2020-21: Written evidence, to be published

(Robert Halfon).

12Health and Social Care Committee

Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond: Written evidence, to be published (HC 320) (Jeremy Hunt).

13Home Affairs Committee

(1) Home Office Preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): domestic abuse and risks of harm within the home: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 661):

(2) Home Office Preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): policing: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 660);

(3) The Macpherson Report: twenty-one years on: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 426);

(4) Correspondence from the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct relating to the recording of ethnicity data in investigations: Written evidence, to be published;

(5) Correspondence from the Minister for Future Borders and Immigration relating to arrangements for British national overseas citizens from Hong Kong: Written evidence, to be published;

(6) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary relating to the qualification of the Home Office accounts 2019-20: Written evidence, to be published;

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

(Yvette Cooper).

14Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

(1) Work of the Department: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 302);

(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Housing: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing relating to leasehold reform: Written evidence, to be published;

(4) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the review of guidance on planning propriety issues: Written evidence, to be published

(Mr Clive Betts).

15Human Rights (Joint Committee on)

(1) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for the Home Department relating to statelessness: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Legislative Scrutiny: Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 665);

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

(Ms Harriet Harman).

16International Development Committee

Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State: Written evidence, to be published (Sarah Champion).

17Justice Committee

(1) Ageing prison population: Fifth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 304);

(2) Coronavirus (COVID-19): The effect on courts: Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 519);

(3) Coronavirus (COVID-19): The impact on the legal professions in England and Wales: Seventh Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 520);

(4) Children and young people in custody: Written evidence, to be published (HC 306);

(5) Private prosecutions: safeguards: Written evidence, to be published (HC 497)

(Sir Robert Neill).

18Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Correspondence from HM Treasury relating to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme, control breaches as a result of the impact of COVID-19 and Whole of Government Accounts: Written evidence, to be published;

(2) Correspondence relating to certain of the Committee’s Reports of Session 2019 and the current Session: Written evidence, to be published

(Meg Hillier).

19Regulatory Reform Committee 

Draft Legislative Reform (Renewal of Radio Licences) Order 2020: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 632), and including the following recommendations:  

(1) That the affirmative procedure should apply to the draft Legislative Reform (Renewal of Radio Licences) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 2 July 2020;

(2) That the draft Legislative Reform (Renewal of Radio Licenses) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 2 July 2020, should be made.

These recommendations were agreed without a division.

(Stephen McPartland).

20Science and Technology Committee

(1) UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 450);

(2) UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks: Written evidence, to be published (HC 136)

(Greg Clark).

21Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)

Twentieth Report, to be printed (HC 75-xx) (Jessica Morden).

22Statutory Instruments (Select Committee on)

Seventeenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 73-xvii) (Jessica Morden).

23Transport Committee

Coronavirus: implications for transport: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 268) (Huw Merriman).

24Treasury Committee

(1) Appointment of Nikhil Rathi as Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority

(i) Seventh Report to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 622); 

(ii) Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 622); 

(2) Correspondence from the Financial Secretary relating to interest rates within the tax system: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Economic impact of coronavirus: Written evidence, to be published (HC 271)

(Mel Stride).

25Women and Equalities Committee

(1) Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 386);

(2) Correspondence with the Minister for Women and Equalities relating to publication of proposals on the Gender Recognition Act: Written evidence, to be published

(Caroline Nokes).

26Work and Pensions Committee

(1) Safeguarding vulnerable people: how DWP learns lessons from serious cases: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 599);

(2) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to fraud and error in the benefits system: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) DWP’s preparations for changes in the world of work: Written evidence, to be published (HC 358);

(4) Universal Credit: the wait for a first payment: Written evidence, to be published (HC 204)

(Stephen Timms).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Exiting the European Union (Health Care and Associated Professions)

Draft European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (EFTA States) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Edward Argar)

2Pensions

Pension Protection Fund (Moratorium and Arrangements and Reconstructions for Companies in Financial Difficulty) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 783), dated 21 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Thérèse Coffey)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3Constitutional Law

(1) Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 776), dated 21 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alister Jack)

(2) Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 777), dated 21 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alister Jack)

4Friendly Societies

Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 782), dated 21 July 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (John Glen)

Other papers

5Climate Change

Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 (by Command) (Secretary Alok Sharma)

6Communications

Accounts of the Office of Communications: Section 400 Licence Fees and Penalties for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 637) (Clerk of the House)

7Government Resources and Accounts

Report and Accounts of the Department for International Development for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 517) (Jesse Norman)

8Government Resources and Accounts (Audit of Public Bodies)

Report and Accounts of the Royal Air Force Museum for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 640) (Clerk of the House)

9Home Office

Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa: Policy Statement (by Command) (CP 280) (Secretary Priti Patel)

10House of Commons Commission

Report of the House of Commons Commission on Lay Members of the Committee on Standards: Nomination of Candidates (by Standing Order), to be printed (HC 437) (The Speaker)

11Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Minute, dated 22 July 2020, concerning the notification of the incurrence of a contingent liability through the new Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme (by Command) (Secretary Robert Jenrick)

12National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

(2) Report and Accounts of South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

(3) Report and Accounts of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust for 2019–20 (by Act) (Secretary Matt Hancock)

13Oil and Pipelines

Accounts of the Oil and Pipelines Agency for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 639) (Clerk of the House)

14Police Reform

Report and Accounts of the Independent Office for Police Conduct for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 511) (Secretary Priti Patel)

Withdrawn papers

15Climate Change

Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020 (laid 21 July)

SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES

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, 16 January, 4 and 10 June, and the Order of 20 July 2020, that the Members listed in the table below are eligible to have a proxy vote cast on their behalf by the nominated proxy listed in the table below, starting on the date specified below and ending on Monday 28 September, unless the House otherwise orders.

Ian Murray

1 September 2020

Mark Tami

Ms Diane Abbott

1 September 2020

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Tulip Siddiq

1 September 2020

Mark Tami

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, 4 and 10 June, and the Order of 20 July 2020, that the following Members have given notice that they wish to end their proxy voting arrangements with effect from when the Speaker takes the Chair, or as otherwise stated, on the dates specified below: 

Member

From

Ian Blackford

Rise of the House on 22 July 2020

Alan Brown

Rise of the House on 22 July 2020

Dr Lisa Cameron

1 September 2020

Caroline Dinenage

Rise of the House on 22 July 2020

Dave Doogan

1 September 2020

Stephen Flynn

Rise of the House on 22 July 2020

Patricia Gibson

Rise of the House on 22 July 2020

Andrew Griffith

Rise of the House on 22 July 2020

David Linden

Rise of the House on 22 July 2020

Richard Thomason

Rise of the House on 22 July 2020

Julie Marson

1 September 2020

Mrs Pauline Latham

1 September 2020

CORRECTIONS

Wednesday 4 March 2020

Sub-item (2) of item 27 (Other Proceedings: Public Accounts (Committee of)) should not have appeared.

 

Tuesday 21 April 2020

Item 24 (Other Proceedings) should have read:

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

(1) Coastal flooding and erosion, and adaptation to climate change: Interim Report: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2019: Fourth Special Report, to be printed (HC 272);

(2) Scrutiny of the Agriculture Bill: Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2017–19: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 273)

(Order, 24 March) (Clerk of the House).

 

Item 39 (Other Proceedings) should have read:

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

(1) COVID-19 and food supply: Written evidence, to be published (HC 263);

(2) and the Chair reported the following resolution:

That the Committee inquire into COVID-19 and food supply (Order, 24 March)

(Clerk of the House).

 

Tuesday 21 July 2020

Item 19 should have read:

Health and Social Care Committee

(1) Process for independent evaluation of progress on Government commitments: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 663) (Order, 24 March);

(2) Management of the coronavirus outbreak: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 36);

(3) Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond: Written evidence, to be published (HC 320);

(4) Social care: funding and workforce: Written evidence, to be published (HC 206)

(Jeremy Hunt).

 

In Papers Laid, the following should have appeared after item 18(4):

Report and Accounts of the Department for International Development for 2019–20, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 517) (Jesse Norman)

 

Prepared 22 July 2020