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View Votes and Proceedings PDF File 0.03 MB No. 37 Tuesday 20 July 2021 Votes and Proceedings The House met at 11.30 am. Prayers 1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs 2 Urgent Question: Reported Chinese state sponsored cyber-attack on Microsoft exchange servers (James Cleverly) 3 Minimum Energy Performance of Buildings Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) Sir David Amess presented a Bill to make provision to increase the minimum energy performance of buildings; and for connected purposes. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 22 October, and to be printed (Bill 150). * This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings from 22 July 2021 for details. 4 Dogs (Protection of Livestock): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23) Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953; and for connected purposes; That Virginia Crosbie, Sarah Atherton, Simon Baynes, Robin Millar, Craig Williams, Alun Cairns, Mr David Jones, Dr James Davies, Andrew Rosindell, Neil Parish, Bill Wiggin and Damian Hinds present the Bill. Virginia Crosbie accordingly presented the Bill. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 10 September, and to be printed (Bill 151). 5 Nationality and Borders Bill: Second Reading Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 19 July, That the Nationality and Borders Bill be now read a second time. Question again proposed, to leave out from ‘That’ to the end of the Question and add ‘That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Nationality and Borders Bill, notwithstanding the need to address the increasing number of dangerous boat crossings in the English Channel, because the Bill breaches the 1951 Refugee Convention, does not address the Government’s failure since 2010 to competently process asylum applications which has resulted in a backlog of cases and increased costs to the taxpayer, fails to 2 Votes and Proceedings: 20 July 2021 No. 37 deal with the serious and organised crime groups who are profiteering from human trafficking and modern slavery, does not address the failure to replace the Dublin III regulations to return refugees to safe countries, fails to re-establish safe routes and help unaccompanied child refugees, and fails to deliver a workable agreement with France to address the issue of boat crossings.’ The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)). Question put, That the Amendment be made. The House divided. Division No. 57 Ayes: 265 (Tellers: Liz Twist, Mary Glindon) Noes: 359 (Tellers: Alan Mak, Tom Pursglove) Question accordingly negatived. Question, That the Bill be now read a second time, put forthwith (Standing Order No. 62(2)). The House divided. Division No. 58 Ayes: 366 (Tellers: Tom Pursglove, Alan Mak) Noes: 265 (Tellers: Mary Glindon, Liz Twist) Question accordingly agreed to and Bill read a second time. 6 Nationality and Borders Bill: Programme Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A), That the following provisions shall apply to the Nationality and Borders Bill: Committal (1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. Proceedings in Public Bill Committee (2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 4 November 2021. (3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading (4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are commenced. (5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. (6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading. Other proceedings (7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Maria Caulfield.) Question agreed to. No. 37 Votes and Proceedings: 20 July 2021 3 7 Nationality and Borders Bill: Money Queen’s Recommendation signified. Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Nationality and Borders Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of: (1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown, and (2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.—(Maria Caulfield.) Question agreed to. 8 Nationality and Borders Bill: Ways and Means Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Nationality and Borders Bill, it is expedient to authorise: (1) the charging of sums of money under the Act; (2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums chargeable under any other Act; and (3) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.—(Maria Caulfield.) Question agreed to. 9 Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval (1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 16 June, be approved.—(Maria Caulfield.) Question agreed to. (2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 17 June, be approved.—(Maria Caulfield.) Question agreed to. (3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 661), dated 9 June 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 9 June, be approved.—(Maria Caulfield.) Question agreed to. (4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments and Repeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 714), a copy of which was laid before this House on 28 June, be approved.—(Maria Caulfield.) Question agreed to. (5) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (2021 UEFA Super Cup) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 16 June, be approved.—(Maria Caulfield.) Question agreed to. 4 Votes and Proceedings: 20 July 2021 No. 37 10 Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 2015 Objection taken (Standing Order No. 9(6)). 11 Foreign Affairs Committee (Free Trade Agreements) Ordered, That the following Standing Order be made: 152L Free Trade Agreements and genocide The Foreign Affairs Committee shall be the Committee charged with the functions in sections 3(1) to 3(3) of the Trade Act 2021.—(Maria Caulfield.) 12 Public petitions (1) A public petition from residents of the constituency of Linlithgow and East Falkirk relating to the Financial Conduct Authority was presented and read by Martyn Day. (2) A public petition from residents of the constituency of North Ayrshire and Arran relating to voter ID was presented and read by Patricia Gibson. 13 Adjournment Subject: Role of the Lord Advocate under the Scotland Act 1998 (Kenny MacAskill) Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David T C Davies.) Adjourned at 7.49 pm until tomorrow. Other Proceedings Private Business 14 Highgate Cemetery Bill [Lords] The Chairman of Ways and Means reported from the Committee on Unopposed Bills, That it had examined the allegations contained in the Preamble to the Highgate Cemetery Bill [Lords] and had found the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill and made Amendments. Bill, as amended in the Committee, to lie upon the Table. General Committees: Reports 15 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee Philip Davies (Chair) reported the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 161). 16 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee Clive Efford (Chair) reported the Motion in the name of Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg relating to the Electoral Commission. No. 37 Votes and Proceedings: 20 July 2021 5 Reports from Select Committees 17 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (1) Decarbonising heat in homes: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 110); (2) Liberty Steel and the future of the UK steel industry: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 118); (3) Correspondence from the Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change relating to the Office for Nuclear Regulation: Written evidence, to be published; (4) Correspondence from the Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change relating to carbon capture readiness planning guidance: Written evidence, to be published; (5) Correspondence from the Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change and the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills relating to the Green Jobs Taskforce Report: Written evidence, to be published; (6) Pre-legislative scrutiny: Downstream Oil Resilience Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 384) (Darren Jones). 18 Defence Committee (1) AJAX: recent developments: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 550); (2) Correspondence with the Minister for Defence People and Veterans relating to provisions of mental health care for the Armed Forces and veterans: Written evidence, to be published; Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from recruitment to civilian life: Written evidence, to be published (HC 154); (3) Space defence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 271); (4) The Navy: purpose and procurement: Written evidence, to be published (HC 168) (Tobias Ellwood).
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