Votes and Proceedings for 12 May 2021
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No. 2 Wednesday 12 May 2021 Votes and Proceedings The House met at 11.30 am. Prayers 1 Speaker’s Statements: (1) 80th anniversary of the destruction of the House of Commons Chamber (2) Nominations for Chair of the Backbench Business Committee 2 Chesham and Amersham Writ Ordered, That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the County Constituency of Chesham and Amersham in the room of Dame Cheryl Elise Kendall Gillan, deceased.—(Mark Spencer.) 3 Urgent Question: Violence in Israel and Palestine (James Cleverly) 4 Statement: COVID-19 update (The Prime Minister) 5 Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A) Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Matt Hancock, Secretary Oliver Dowden, Secretary Ben Wallace, Secretary Grant Shapps and Amanda Solloway, presented a Bill to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency. Bill read the first and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 23 March); to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 1) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 1–EN). 6 Armed Forces Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A) Secretary Ben Wallace, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Priti Patel, Secretary Brandon Lewis, Secretary Alister Jack, Secretary Simon Hart and the Attorney General, presented a Bill to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces; to make provision about service in the reserve forces; to make provision about pardons for certain abolished service offences; to make provision about war pensions; and for connected purposes. Bill read the first and second time without Question put, and re-committed to the Committee of the whole House (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 8 February); and to be printed (Bill 2) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 2–EN). 2 Votes and Proceedings: 12 May 2021 No. 2 7 Environment Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A, and Order, 26 January) Secretary George Eustice, supported by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Michael Gove, Alok Sharma, Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary Robert Jenrick, Secretary Grant Shapps, Secretary Brandon Lewis, Secretary Alister Jack, Secretary Simon Hart and Rebecca Pow, presented a Bill to make provision about targets, plans and policies for improving the natural environment; for statements and reports about environmental protection; for the Office for Environmental Protection; about waste and resource efficiency; about air quality; for the recall of products that fail to meet environmental standards; about water; about nature and biodiversity; for conservation covenants; about the regulation of chemicals; and for connected purposes. Bill read the first and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 26 January); to be further considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 3) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 3–EN). 8 Finance Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80B) The Chancellor of the Exchequer, supported by the Chairman of Ways and Means, the Prime Minister, Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary Thérèse Coffey, Secretary Robert Jenrick, Secretary Oliver Dowden, Steve Barclay, Jesse Norman, John Glen and Kemi Badenoch, presented a Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the national debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance. Bill read the first and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80B and Order, 13 April); to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 4) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 4–EN). 9 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A) Secretary Robert Buckland, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Priti Patel, Secretary Grant Shapps, Secretary Oliver Dowden, the Attorney General, Victoria Atkins and Chris Philp, presented a Bill to make provision about the police and other emergency workers; to make provision about collaboration between authorities to prevent and reduce serious violence; to make provision about offensive weapons homicide reviews; to make provision for new offences and for the modification of existing offences; to make provision about the powers of the police and other authorities for the purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting crime or investigating other matters; to make provision about the maintenance of public order; to make provision about the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles; to make provision in connection with driving offences; to make provision about cautions; to make provision about bail and remand; to make provision about sentencing, detention, release, management and rehabilitation of offenders; to make provision about secure 16 to 19 Academies; to make provision for and in connection with procedures before courts and tribunals; and for connected purposes. Bill read the first and second time without Question put, and committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 16 March); and to be printed (Bill 5) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 5–EN). 10 Telecommunications (Security) Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A) Matt Warman, supported by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Dominic Raab, Secretary Priti Patel, Michael Gove and Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, presented a Bill to make provision about the security of public electronic communications networks and public electronic communications services. No. 2 Votes and Proceedings: 12 May 2021 3 Bill read the first and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 30 November 2020); to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 6) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 6–EN). 11 Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) Secretary Brandon Lewis, supported by the Prime Minister, Michael Gove, Secretary Alister Jack, Secretary Simon Hart and Robin Walker, presented a Bill to make provision about Ministerial appointments, extraordinary Assembly elections, the Ministerial Code of Conduct and petitions of concern in Northern Ireland. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 7) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 7–EN). 12 Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) Michael Gove, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Robert Buckland, Steve Barclay, Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg, Mark Spencer, the Attorney General and Chloe Smith, presented a Bill to make provision about the dissolution and calling of Parliament, including provision for the repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011; and for connected purposes. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 8) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 8–EN). 13 Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) John Glen, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Thérèse Coffey, Guy Opperman, Steve Barclay, Jesse Norman and Kemi Badenoch, presented a Bill to provide for the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure incurred by the Treasury for, or in connection with, the payment of compensation to customers of London Capital & Finance plc; provide for the making of loans to the Board of the Pension Protection Fund for the purposes of its fraud compensation functions; and for connected purposes. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 9) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 9–EN). 14 National Insurance Contributions Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) The Chancellor of the Exchequer, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Ben Wallace, Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary Elizabeth Truss, Steve Barclay, Jesse Norman, John Glen and Kemi Badenoch, presented a Bill to make provision in relation to national insurance contributions. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 10) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 10–EN). 15 Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) Secretary Robert Jenrick, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Michael Gove, Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Jesse Norman, Paul Scully and Luke Hall, presented a Bill to make provision about matters attributable to coronavirus that may not be taken account of in making certain determinations for the purposes of non-domestic rating; and to make provision in connection with the disqualification of directors of companies that are dissolved without becoming insolvent. 4 Votes and Proceedings: 12 May 2021 No. 2 Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 11) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 11–EN). 16 Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) Secretary Gavin Williamson, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Dominic Raab, Secretary Priti Patel, Michael Gove, Secretary Robert Buckland, Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary Oliver Dowden and Michelle Donelan, presented a Bill to make provision in relation to