Thursday 17 June 2021 Order Paper No.18: Part 1 SUMMARY AGENDA: CHAMBER 9.30am Prayers Afterwards Oral Questions: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 10.10am Oral Questions: Church Commissioners, House of Commons Commission, Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, Public Accounts Commission and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission Afterwards Ministerial Statements, including on: Update on Australia free trade agreement negotiations (Secretary of State for International Trade) Business Statement (Leader of the House) Select Committee statement on: 2 Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 First Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Future of the Planning System in England, HC 38 Until Backbench Business 5.00pm General Debate: Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 General Debate: UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and the G7 Until Adjournment Debate: Findings 5.30pm or of The Lancet’s 2021 series on for half an miscarriage (Olivia Blake) hour WESTMINSTER HALL 1.30pm Value of vitamin D as a defence against covid-19 infection 3.15pm Performance of Royal Mail Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 3 CONTENTS CONTENTS PART 1: BUSINESS TODAY 5 Chamber 9 Westminster Hall 11 Written Statements 13 Committees Meeting Today 17 Committee Reports Published Today 18 Announcements 27 Further Information PART 2: FUTURE BUSINESS 32 A. Calendar of Business 53 B. Remaining Orders and Notices Updates Notes: Item marked [R] indicates that a member has declared a relevant interest. Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 5 BUSINESS TOday: CHAMBER BUSINESS TODAY: CHAMBER Virtual participation in proceedings will commence after Prayers. 9.30am Prayers Followed by QUESTIONS 1. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2. Church Commissioners, House of Commons Commission, Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, Public Accounts Commission and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission The call list for Members participating is available on the House of Commons business papers pages. 6 Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 BUSINESS TOday: CHAMBER STATEMENTS Ministerial Statements, including Secretary of State for International Trade on update in Australia free trade agreement negotiations, and Leader of the House on Business Statement Select Committee statement on the First Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Future of the Planning System in England, HC 38 The call list for Members participating is available on the House of Commons business papers pages. BUSINESS OF THE DAY 1. BACKBENCH BUSINESS Until 5.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3)) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 7 BUSINESS TOday: CHAMBER Jeff Smith Crispin Blunt That this House has considered the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and the G7 Anthony Mangnall Sarah Champion That this House has considered the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and the G7. Relevant Documents: Seventh Report of the International Development Committee of Session 2019-21, Progress on tackling the sexual exploitation and abuse of aid beneficiaries, HC 605, and the Government response, HC 1332. 8 Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 BUSINESS TOday: CHAMBER Eighth Report of the International Development Committee of Session 2019-21, The humanitarian situation in Tigray, HC 1289. Notes: The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee. The call list for Members participating is available on the House of Commons business papers pages. ADJOURNMENT DEBATE Until 5.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7)) Findings of The Lancet’s 2021 series on miscarriage: Olivia Blake Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 9 BUSINESS TOday: WESTMINSTER HALL BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL ORDER OF BUSINESS The sitting will start at 1.30pm and finish at 4.45pm with a 15 minute suspension at 3.00pm (Standing Order No. 10(1) and Order of 16 June) The call list for Members participating is available on the House of Commons business papers pages. 1.30pm That this House has considered the value of vitamin D as a defence against covid-19 infection: Jim Shannon 3.15pm That this House has considered the performance of Royal Mail: David Johnston Notes: The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee. 10 Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 BUSINESS TOday: WESTMINSTER HALL The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)). Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 11 WRITTEN Statements WRITTEN STATEMENTS STATEMENTS TO BE MADE TODAY Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office 1. Increasing Parliamentary Accountability in Electoral Policy 2. Local Elections The Chancellor of the Exchequer 3. Update on the UK Infrastructure Bank Secretary of State for Defence 4. Defence Update Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 5. Reporting contingent liabilities in relation to cancellation compensation for event organisers participating in phase two of the Events Research Programme: policy update 12 Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 WRITTEN Statements Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 6. Making vaccination a condition of deployment - Consultation Response 7. The Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Authorisations) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Secretary of State for the Home Department 8. Publication of Volume 1 of the Manchester Arena Inquiry Report Notes: Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at https:// questions-statements.parliament.uk/. Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 13 COMMITTEES MEETING TOday COMMITTEES MEETING TODAY Broadcasts of proceedings can be found at https:// www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons Some committee members and witnesses might now physically attend meetings, however, there is no public access at present. SELECT COMMITTEES Welsh Affairs Committee Subject: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales Witnesses: 9.30am: Rt Hon Simon Hart MP, Secretary of State for Wales, and David TC Davies MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Room 16 8.40am (private), 9.30am (public) 14 Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 COMMITTEES MEETING TOday Scottish Affairs Committee Subject: Renewable energy in Scotland Witnesses: 11.45am: Claire Mack, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables; Matthieu Hue, Chief Executive Officer, EDF Renewables; Lucy Whitford, Managing Director for UK & Ireland, RES 12.45pm: Steven McMahon, Deputy Director, Electricity Distribution and Cross Sector Policy, Ofgem; Bless Kuri, Head of System Planning, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Room 8 9.00am (private), 11.45am (public) Public Accounts Committee Subject: DWP Employment Support Witnesses: 10.00am: Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary, Jonathan Mills, Director General Policy, and Margarita Morrison, Director Work and Health Services, Department for Work & Pensions The Grimond Room, Portcullis House 9.15am (private), 10.00am (public) Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 15 COMMITTEES MEETING TOday Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Virtual meeting 9.45am (private) Health and Social Care Committee Virtual meeting 10.00am (private) Backbench Business Committee Virtual meeting 12.30pm (private) PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEES Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Further to consider the Bill Room 14 11.30am (public) 16 Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 COMMITTEES MEETING TOday Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Further to consider the Bill Room 14 2.00pm (public) DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee To consider the draft Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021 Room 9 11.30am (public) Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 17 COMMITTEE REPOrts PUBLISHED TOday COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1st Report: In the room: the UK’s role in multilateral diplomacy HC 199 Time of publication: 00.01am DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT 1st Special Report: The future of public service broadcasting: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2019–21 HC 273 Time of publication: 11.00am EUROPEAN STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2nd Report HC 61 Time of publication: 11.00am 18 Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION IN PROCEEDINGS On 30 December 2020 the House agreed an order extending virtual participation to debate and certain other proceedings in accordance with a scheme prepared by the Speaker. On 16 June the House extended these provisions until 22 July. The scheme for virtual participation in proceedings and the revised Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings are available on the intranet. The Members’ Guide to Westminster Hall proceedings is available on the intranet. PARTICIPATION IN WESTMINSTER HALL On 25 February, the House agreed a motion to resume sittings in Westminster Hall on Monday 8 March. The sittings will take place in the Boothroyd Room in Portcullis House to allow Members to participate virtually. Applying to speak Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 19 ANNOUNCEMENTS Applications to speak should be made via email to the Speaker’s Office (speakersoffice@ parliament.uk). The deadlines are as follows: 1.00 pm on the previous Friday for debates on a Monday; and 1.00 pm on the previous day for debates on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Call lists will be published at around 12.30 pm on a Monday for debates that day and 6.30 pm the previous day for debates on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Participation Members are able to participate physically or virtually, but should note Mr Speaker’s request for Members to participate virtually in proceedings wherever possible. Members who wish to participate physically should note this when they contact the Speaker’s office. For 60-minute and 90-minute debates, and debates scheduled by the Petitions Committee, only Members who are on the call list are 20 Thursday 17 June 2021 OP No.18: Part 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS permitted to attend.