No. 315 Tuesday 18 June 2019 Votes and Proceedings The House met at 11.30 am. Prayers 1 Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 2 Urgent Questions: (1) Syria: civilians in Idlib (Dr Andrew Murrison) (2) EU/British Citizens' rights (Mr Robin Walker) (3) Hong Kong (Mark Field) 3 Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens, supported by Frank Field, Neil Gray, Rosie Duffield, Mhairi Black, Ruth George, Hannah Bardell, Neil Coyle, Grahame Morris, Jonathan Edwards and Steve McCabe, presented a Bill to amend the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to provide that a Universal Credit claimant may not be sanctioned for refusing work on a zero hours contract; and for connected purposes. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 406). 4 Domestic Energy Efficiency Plan: Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23) Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Government to publish a plan for meeting the domestic energy efficiency targets in the Clean Growth Strategy; to make provision for monitoring performance against milestones in that plan; to establish an advisory body on implementation of the plan; and for connected purposes. That Sarah Newton, Richard Benyon, Tim Loughton, Antoinette Sandbach, Zac Goldsmith, Maria Caulfield, Vicky Ford, Steve Brine, Peter Aldous, Derek Thomas and Sir David Amess present the Bill. Sarah Newton accordingly presented the Bill. Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 407). 5 Church of England (General Synod) Measure Resolved, That the Church Representation and Ministers Measure (HC 2167), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before Parliament.—(Dame Caroline Spelman.) 2 Votes and Proceedings: 18 June 2019 No. 315 6 Children and Young Persons Resolved, That the draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Specified Scottish Authority and Barred Lists) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 20 May, be approved.—(Victoria Atkins.) 7 Excise Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 953), a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be approved.—(Mike Freer.) Question agreed to. 8 Backbench Business Progress on implementation of the recommendations of the Cox Report Resolved, That this House welcomes the publication of, and recommendations in, the Dame Laura Cox report on bullying and harassment in Parliament; welcomes the implementation of the recommendation to abandon the Valuing Others and Respect policies; expresses concern about damage caused to the reputation and standing of this House by the lack of progress made on other recommendations on historical allegations and the non-involvement of MPs in Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme cases; and calls on the Leader of the House and the House of Commons Commission to push forward the implementation of all three key recommendations in full without delay. — (Mrs Maria Miller.) 9 Public petitions (1) A public petition from residents of the constituency of Eddisbury relating to the UK bid to host the UN climate conference 2020 was presented and read by Antoinette Sandbach. (2) A public petition from residents of the constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham relating to the UK bid to host the UN climate conference 2020 was presented and read by Tim Loughton. (3) A public petition from residents of the constituency of Lewes relating to the UK bid to host the UN climate conference 2020 was presented and read by Maria Caulfield. (4) A public petition from residents of the constituency of Mid Worcestershire relating to the UK bid to host the UN climate conference 2020 was presented and read by Nigel Huddleston. (5) A public petition from residents of Chelmsford relating to the UK bid to host the UN climate conference 2020 was presented and read by Vicky Ford. (6) A public petition from residents of the constituency of Witney and West Oxfordshire relating to the UK bid to host the UN climate conference 2020 was presented and read by Robert Courts. 10 Adjournment Subject: Bank holidays in 2020 (Derek Thomas) Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.) Adjourned at 6.41 pm until tomorrow. No. 315 Votes and Proceedings: 18 June 2019 3 Other Proceedings General Committees: Reports 11 Second Delegated Legislation Committee Mr Stewart Hosie (Chair) reported the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Israel) Order 2019 and the draft Double Taxation Relief (Cyprus) Order 2019. Reports from Select Committees 12 Backbench Business Committee (1) Transcript of representations made on 18 June, to be published; (2) Recommendation to the Liaison Committee on subjects for Estimates Day debates (Ian Mearns). 13 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (1) Clean Growth Strategy and international climate change targets: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 871); (2) Post Office Network: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2130) (Rachel Reeves). 14 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (1) Disinformation: Oral and written evidence taken before the Sub-Committee on Disinformation, to be published (HC 2204); (2) Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1791); (3) Garden tourism: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2002); (4) Immersive and addictive technologies: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1846); (5) The work of the Department: Written evidence, to be published (HC 361) (Damian Collins). 15 Education Committee (1) Accountability hearings: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 341); (2) Special educational needs and disabilities: Written evidence, to be published (HC 968) (Robert Halfon). 16 Environmental Audit Committee (1) Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Education relating to action taken by Kensington Aldridge Academy following the Grenfell Tower Fire: Written evidence, to be published; (2) Invasive species: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2129); (3) Net Zero Government: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2156); (4) Toxic chemicals: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1805) (Mary Creagh). 4 Votes and Proceedings: 18 June 2019 No. 315 17 European Statutory Instruments Committee Twenty-sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 2263) (Sir Patrick McLoughlin). 18 Foreign Affairs Committee China and the Rules-Based International System: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixteenth Report: Twenty-first Special Report, to be printed (HC 2362) (Tom Tugendhat). 19 Health and Social Care Committee (1) NHS Long Term Plan: legislative proposals: (i) Fifteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 2000); (ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 2000); (2) Drugs policy: medicinal cannabis: Sixteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1821); (3) Availability of Orkambi on the NHS: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1808); (4) Correspondence from the General Medical Council relating to patient consent for changes to consent forms for operations: Written evidence, to be published; (5) Drugs policy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1822) (Dr Sarah Wollaston) 20 Home Affairs Committee (1) The Macpherson Report: twenty years on: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1829); (2) Serious violence: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1016); (3) Windrush children: Written evidence, to be published (HC 990) (Yvette Cooper). 21 Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (1) Local government finance and the 2019 Spending Review: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 2036); (2) Brexit and local government: Written evidence, to be published (HC 493); (3) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to building regulations and fire safety: Written evidence, to be published; (4) Implications of the Waste Strategy for local authorities: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2071); (5) Leasehold reform: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1468) (Mr Clive Betts). 22 International Development Committee DFID’s work on disability: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1880) (Stephen Twigg). No. 315 Votes and Proceedings: 18 June 2019 5 23 Justice Committee (1) Prison governance: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 2128); (2) Bailiffs: enforcement of debt: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1836) (Robert Neill). 24 Liaison Committee Liaison Committee Estimates Days: Dr Sarah Wollaston reported, That, following the recommendation of the Backbench Business Committee on applications considered at its meeting of 18 June, the Liaison Committee recommendation for the allocation of time for the consideration of Estimates on the first two of any additional days to be allotted in the remainder of the present session (Standing Order No. 145) is as follows: (i) That a day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2019–20: Department for Work and Pensions (on the application of Alison McGovern); Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (on the application of Layla Moran); (ii) That a further day not later than 5 August be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2019–20: Department for International Development (on the application of Laurence Robertson); Department for Education (on the application of Robert Halfon). 25 Petitions Committee (1) Record of the Committee’s decisions relating to e-petitions, to be published; (2) List of closed e-petitions presented to the House, to be published (Helen Jones). 26 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (1) The Government’s management of major projects: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1631); (2) Electoral law: Written evidence, to be published (HC 2055); (3) Governance of statistics: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1820) (Sir Bernard Jenkin).