No. 35

Thursday 5 March 2020 Votes and Proceedings

The House met at 9.30 am. Prayers

1 Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade

2 Business Question (Leader of the House)

3 Statement: Flybe (Kelly Tolhurst)

4 Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) Secretary , supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Thérèse Coffey, Secretary , Justin Tomlinson and Kevin Foster, presented a Bill to make provision to end rights to free movement of persons under retained EU law and to repeal other retained EU law relating to immigration; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to social security co-ordination; and for connected purposes. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 9 March, and to be printed (Bill 104) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 104–EN).

5 International Women's Day Resolved, That this House has considered International Women's Day.—(Secretary Elizabeth Truss.)

6 Adjournment Subject: WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control () Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Michael Tomlinson.) Adjourned at 4.40 pm until Monday 9 March. 2 Votes and Proceedings: 5 March 2020 No. 35

Other Proceedings

Explanatory Notes to Bills

7 Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 10–EN).

8 British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 20–EN).

9 Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Bill Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 24–EN).

General Committees: Reports

10 Agriculture Bill Committee Sir (Chair) reported: (1) written evidence submitted to the Committee; and (2) the Bill as amended. Written evidence to be published. Bill, as amended, to be considered on Monday 9 March; and to be printed (Bill 106).

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).

11 Environment Bill Committee Members: Kate Griffiths discharged and Marco Longhi nominated in substitution.

12 First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2020) Members: Ms Lyn Brown discharged and Jonathan Reynolds nominated in substitution.

13 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Gambling Act 2005 (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2020) Members: Stella Creasy discharged and Clive Efford nominated in substitution. No. 35 Votes and Proceedings: 5 March 2020 3

Reports from Select Committees

14 Backbench Business Committee Determination of business to be taken on Tuesday 10 March and Thursday 19 March in the Chamber, and Thursday 12 March and Tuesday 17 March in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).

15 Defence Committee (1) Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2018: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighteenth Report of Session 2017–19: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 162); (2) Correspondence with the Comptroller and Auditor General relating to the Armed Forces Covenant: Written evidence, to be published; (3) Correspondence with the Minister for Defence, People and Veterans relating to the Service Complaints Ombudsman: Written evidence, to be published; (4) Correspondence with the Ministry of Defence relating to Lariam prescription to service personnel: Written evidence, to be published; (5) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence relating to the demolition of properties at Abercorn Barracks: Written evidence, to be published; (6) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence relating to the MOD Annual Report and Accounts oral evidence session on 15 October 2019: Written evidence, to be published; (7) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Defence relating to the oral evidence session on 23 October 2019: Written evidence, to be published; (8) Military Exercises and the Duty of Care: Further Follow-up: Written evidence, to be published (HC 164) (Mr Tobias Ellwood).

16 Health and Social Care Committee Preparations for coronavirus: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 36) (Jeremy Hunt).

Lindsay Hoyle Speaker 4 Votes and Proceedings: 5 March 2020 No. 35

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))

1 Criminal Cases Review Commission’s process for review of convictions relating to the Post Office and Horizon accounting system The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)). Motion made and question proposed, That this House has considered the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s process for review of convictions relating to the Post Office and Horizon accounting system.—(Lucy Allan.) At 3pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).

2 Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020 Resolved, That this House has considered Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020.—(Sir George Howarth.) Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)). Adjourned at 4.30 pm until tomorrow.

Eleanor Laing Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1 Exiting the European Union (Civil Aviation) Draft Civil Aviation (Insurance) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary )

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

2 Insolvency Insolvency Act 1986 (Prescribed Part) (Amendment) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 211), dated 3 March 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alok Sharma)

3 Public Service Pensions (1) Civil Service (Other Crown Servants) Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 225), dated 27 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith) No. 35 Votes and Proceedings: 5 March 2020 5

(2) Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 224), dated 27 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith) (3) Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 223), dated 27 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Chloe Smith)

4 Social Security Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 193), dated 26 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Guy Opperman)

Other papers

5 Civil List List of new and supplementary pensions granted under the Civil List Act 1972 (by Act) (Steve Barclay)

6 Investigatory Powers Report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner for 2018 (by Act), to be printed (HC 67) (The Prime Minister)

7 Justice Consultation on Improving the Victims' Code and the Government Response to the 2019 Consultation: Proposals for revising the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (by Command) (CP 236) (Secretary Robert Buckland)

8 Public Service Pensions (1) Report on proposed amendments to the Civil Service (Other Crown Servants) Pension Scheme Regulations 2016 (by Act) (Chloe Smith) (2) Report on the proposed amendment to the Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014 (by Act) (Chloe Smith)

9 Superannuation Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2020 (by Act) (Chloe Smith)

SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES

Proxy Voting for Parental Absence The Speaker has certified, under the terms of the temporary Standing Order on voting by proxy for parental absence and the Resolution of the House of 28 January 2019, that Nigel Mills is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on his behalf, starting from Tuesday 21 April and finishing on Monday 4 May. The nominated proxy is Andrew Lewer.

CORRECTION Tuesday 3 March 2020 Item 6 should have appeared under Other papers.