No. 28

Monday 24 February 2020 Votes and Proceedings

The House met at 2.30 pm. Prayers

1 Speaker’s Statement: new Speaker's Chaplain

2 Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

3 Urgent Question: Syria: security situation (James Cleverly)

4 Statements: (1) Points-based immigration system (Secretary Priti Patel) (2) Flooding (Secretary )

5 Police Resolved, That the Police Grant Report ( and Wales) for 2020–21 (HC 51), which was laid before this House on 22 January, be approved.—(Kit Malthouse.)

6 Local Government Finance (England) (1) Resolved, That the Local Government Finance Report (England) for 2020–21 (HC 68), which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.—(Secretary Robert Jenrick.) (2) Resolved, That the Report on Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Alternative Notional Amounts) (England) 2020–21 (HC 69), which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.—(David T C Davies.) (3) Resolved, That the Report on Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2020–21 (HC 70), which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.—(David T C Davies.)

7 Adjournment Subject: Death of people on social security benefits since 2014 (Debbie Abrahams) Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(David T C Davies.) Adjourned at 11.29 pm until tomorrow. 2 Votes and Proceedings: 24 February 2020 No. 28

Other Proceedings

Lords Messages

8 Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill The Lords agree to the Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill without amendment.

General Committees: Reports

9 First Delegated Legislation Committee Sir (Chair) reported the draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020.

10 Second Delegated Legislation Committee Sir Charles Walker (Chair) reported the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2020.

11 Third Delegated Legislation Committee Caroline Nokes (Chair) reported the Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendments) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 91), The Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 90).

12 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee Ms Karen Buck (Chair) reported the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Appeals from Licencing Authority Decisions) Order 2020.

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).

13 Agriculture Bill Committee Members: George Eustice discharged and Victoria Prentis nominated in substitution.

14 First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020) Members: , Damien Moore and David Rutley discharged and Mr Richard Holden, Jane Hunt and Iain Stewart nominated in substitution.

15 Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2020) Members: Mr John Baron, Saqib Bhatti and Chris Philp discharged and Alex Chalk, and Nigel Mills nominated in substitution. No. 28 Votes and Proceedings: 24 February 2020 3

16 Third Delegated Legislation Committee (The Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 91) and the Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 90)) Members: Damian Collins, Robert Courts and George Eustice discharged and Caroline Ansell, Crispin Blunt and Victoria Prentis nominated in substitution.

17 Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2020) Members: Damian Green and Chris Philp discharged and Alex Chalk and Tracey Crouch nominated in substitution.

18 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020) Members: Marsha De Cordova discharged and Margaret Greenwood nominated in substitution.

19 Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Gibraltar) Order 2020) Members: Mr Simon Clarke, Sir David Evennett, Mr Marcus Jones and Rachel Maclean discharged and Claire Coutinho, , Sally-Ann Hart and David Rutley nominated in substitution.

20 Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure (HC 299)) Members: , Mrs Natalie Elphicke and Vicky Ford discharged and Darren Henry, and Dean Russell nominated in substitution.

Lindsay Hoyle Speaker 4 Votes and Proceedings: 24 February 2020 No. 28

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

Friday 14 February 2020

1 Rating and Valuation Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 133), dated 11 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Luke Hall)

Monday 17 February 2020

2 Corporation Tax Taxation of Income from Land (Non-residents) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 151), dated 13 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) ()

Friday 21 February 2020

3 Electronic Communications Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 160), dated 11 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) ()

Other papers

Wednesday 19 February 2020

4 Home Office The UK's Points-Based Immigration System: Policy Statement (by Command) (CP 220) (Secretary Priti Patel)

5 Pensions Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 150), dated 12 February 2020 (by Act) (Johnny Mercer) No. 28 Votes and Proceedings: 24 February 2020 5

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 24 February 2020

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

6 Local Government Draft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Luke Hall)

7 Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

8 Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 169), dated 24 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Priti Patel)

9 Transport Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 170), dated 24 February 2020 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Grant Shapps)

Papers laid under paragraphs 3(3) and 17(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

10 Exiting the European Union (Companies) Proposal for an instrument titled International Accounting Standards, Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Alok Sharma)

Other papers

11 Supply Estimates, 2020–21 Estimates for which a Vote on Account is required for the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for 2020–21 (by Act), to be printed (HC 92) (The Speaker)

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SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES

Environment Bill The Speaker has certified on the basis of material put before him, that for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83J, in his opinion — (1) Clauses 1 to 6, 10, 13, 54, 80, 86 and 90 to 124 of and Schedules 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 to the Bill relate exclusively to England on matters within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J; and (2) Clauses 7 to 9, 11, 12, 14 to 18, 20, 25, 57, 63, 65, 67, 75 to 77, 79 and 88 of and Schedule10 to the Bill relate exclusively to England and Wales on matters within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J.

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, that jake Berry is eligible to have a proxy vote cast on his behalf, starting from 25 February 2020 and finishing on 9 March 2020. The nominated proxy is Stuart Andrew.

CORRECTION

Monday 27 January 2020 The following Speaker's Certificate relating to an instrument should have appeared:

Instrument The Speaker has certified, for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83P, and on the basis of material put before him, that, in his opinion, the following instrument relates exclusively to England and Wales and is within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83P. Draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2020