Monday, 21 June 2021
Virtual participation in proceedings commenced (Orders, 4 June and 30 December 2020). [NB: [V] denotes a Member participating virtually.]
The following Member made and subscribed the Affirmation required by law: Sarah Green, for Chesham and Amersham.
I wish to make a statement about the senior leadership of the House of Commons service. I am pleased to announce that, following a competitive recruitment process, Marianne Cwynarski CBE has been...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps his Department is taking to provide disadvantaged students with access to high-quality tutoring support.
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing financial education to children at primary school level.
What steps he is taking to support universities to provide courses on (a) performing and creative arts, (b) media studies and (c) archaeology.
What steps his Department is taking to improve (a) the quality of schools and (b) outcomes for pupils in the most disadvantaged areas.
If he will publish a long-term financial settlement for maintained nursery schools.
When he plans to announce the results of the recent round of applications for the school rebuilding programme.
What plans he has to implement the recommendations of the UK Committee for UNICEF and the Carnegie UK Trust's report entitled “Closing the Digital Divide for Good”.
What recent progress the Government have made on enabling the parents of summer-born and premature children to defer their child’s school start date.
What recent assessment he has made of trends in the cost of school transport.
With reference to the report published by Ofsted on 10 June 2021 entitled “Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges”, what steps his Department is taking to support LGBT+ pupils...
If he will take steps to ensure that pupils who opt out of GCSE geography receive education on climate change.
What steps he is taking to tackle the increase in delayed speech among reception age children from disadvantaged backgrounds as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
What assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK-EU Cooperation and Trade Agreement on (a) higher and (b) further education.
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the allocation of Government funding to academic institutions for research.
What steps his Department is taking to support autistic or neurodiverse pupils.
What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Before I call the Lord Chancellor, I wish to remind Members that the House’s sub judice resolution means that reference should not be made to any case in which proceedings are active in the...
We now come to the presentation of Bills. As the House can see—I do not think I have seen this many people in the Chamber for a very long time—we have a good many Bills to be...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Saqib Bhatti presented a Bill to make provision about the keeping and maintenance of registers of births and deaths; and for connected...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Munira Wilson presented a Bill to require the Government to report annually to Parliament on mental health provision for children and young...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Carol Monaghan, supported by Martin Docherty-Hughes, Patrick Grady, Anum Qaisar-Javed, David Linden, Stewart Malcolm McDonald, Stuart C...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sarah Atherton presented a Bill to prohibit the sale of miniature mobile phones; and for connected purposes. Bill read the First time; to...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mark Garnier, supported by Mr Steve Baker, Anthony Mangnall, David Morris, Kelly Tolhurst, Caroline Nokes, Jake Berry, Emma Hardy and Fleur...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Angela Richardson presented a Bill to create the offences of sending unsolicited explicit digital images and of producing digitally-altered...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Robbie Moore, supported by Philip Davies, presented a Bill to make provision to enable parliamentary constituency areas to form new unitary...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Rob Butler presented a Bill to make provision about substance testing in approved premises and for connected purposes. Bill read the First...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to make provision for the carrying out of the functions of the Prime Minister in the event that a Prime...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) John Spellar presented a Bill to place a duty on public bodies to have a presumption in favour of purchasing goods of British origin in...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to establish an independent review of disablement caused by...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Martin Docherty-Hughes, supported by Chris Stephens, presented a Bill to make provision about the rights of workers, including to negotiate...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to amend the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 to make provision about the offence of...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Maria Eagle, supported by Sir George Howarth, Derek Twigg, Alison McGovern, Dame Angela Eagle, Peter Dowd, Bill Esterson, Conor McGinn, Dan...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Gareth Davies presented a Bill to extend eligibility for paternity leave and pay; to make provision for more flexibility in the timing of,...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Jamie Stone presented a Bill to regulate charges for, and the advertising of, goods delivery services; to make provision about transport...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Wendy Chamberlain presented a Bill to require the Government to have regard to the desirability of boards of public bodies including at...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Brendan Clarke-Smith, supported by Andrew Lewer, Andrew Percy, Caroline Ansell, Damian Hinds, Jonathan Gullis, Jim Shannon, Robert Halfon,...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Christine Jardine presented a Bill to require United Kingdom clean air targets to comply with World Health Organization guidelines; to...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Martyn Day, supported by Margaret Ferrier, Marion Fellows, John Mc Nally, Ronnie Cowan and Douglas Chapman, presented a Bill to prohibit the...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Sarah Olney presented a Bill to prohibit the use of upward-only rent review clauses in commercial rent agreements; to nullify existing such...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Philip Davies, supported by Robbie Moore, presented a Bill to make provision for a district-wide referendum in the City of Bradford...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Simon Fell presented a Bill to make provision for a public consultation to inform a set of national wellbeing goals; to require public...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Wera Hobhouse presented a Bill to prohibit sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy; and for connected purposes. Bill read...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Nickie Aiken, supported by Felicity Buchan, Florence Eshalomi, David Simmonds and Ms Karen Buck, presented a Bill to provide for the...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Jack Brereton presented a Bill to give employees who are unpaid carers the right to one week’s unpaid leave for caring purposes; and...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Layla Moran, supported by Ed Davey, Stephen Farry, Sarah Champion, Andy Slaughter, Alyn Smith, Caroline Lucas and Claire Hanna, presented a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Caroline Lucas, supported by Barry Gardiner, Alan Brown, Ed Davey, Liz Saville Roberts, Claire Hanna, Stephen Farry, Clive Lewis, Alex...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Mrs Maria Miller presented a Bill to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements; and for connected purposes. Bill read the First time; to...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Dean Russell presented a Bill to prohibit employers retaining tips and gratuities intended for staff; to make provision about the division...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Scott Benton presented a Bill to permit 16 to 19 academies to have a designated religious character; and for connected purposes. Bill read...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Katherine Fletcher presented a Bill to make provision about parental leave for kinship carers who take on responsibility for children whose...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Angela Crawley presented a Bill to make provision for paid leave for people who have experienced miscarriage. Bill read the First time; to...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Liz Saville Roberts, supported by Hywel Williams and Ben Lake, presented a Bill to devolve management of the Crown Estate and its assets in...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No.57) Felicity Buchan presented a Bill to make provision about electric vehicle charging points in new buildings; and for connected purposes. Bill...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to abolish the Electoral Commission; and for connected purposes. Bill read the First time; to be read a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to prohibit charging for car parking at NHS Hospitals for patients and visitors; to make provision for NHS...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to make provision for the creation of secure safe houses for children that have been subject to human...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to set up a commission to make arrangements for debates between leaders of political parties during a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to require banks to provide current accounts for homeless people seeking work; and for connected purposes....
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to allow a person who is age 18 or older on the day of a parliamentary or local election to stand as...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to impose duties on the Prime Minister relating to accountability to the House of Commons; to require the...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to prohibit persons from being registered to vote in Parliamentary elections at more than one address; and...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to make provision about the restructuring of urgent care facilities in North Northamptonshire; and for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to create a Business of the House Commission to regulate the timetabling of business in the House of...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to require asylum seekers who have arrived in the United Kingdom from a safe country to be immediately...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to abolish the BBC licence fee and make the BBC a subscription service; and for connected purposes. Bill...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to make provision about penalties for human trafficking offences. Bill read the First time; to be read a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to amend the House of Commons Administration Act 1978 to provide that the Prime Minister may only nominate...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Peter Bone presented a Bill to amend retained EU law relating to compulsory insurance for the use of motor vehicles; and for connected...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) John Spellar presented a Bill to prohibit the practice of offering preferential pricing to new customers compared to existing customers;...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) John Spellar presented a Bill to expand the list of sporting events that must be made available for broadcast by free-to-air television...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) John Spellar presented a Bill to prohibit the import of young puppies; and for connected purposes. Bill read the First time; to be read a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) John Spellar presented a Bill to regulate the use of minimum qualification or experience requirements in job applications; and for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) John Spellar presented a Bill to create an offence of impersonating a public sector website for the purpose of collecting payment or...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) John Spellar presented a Bill to prohibit the import of wild animal specimens derived from trophy hunting; and for connected purposes.....
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) John Spellar presented a Bill to require Her Majesty’s Government to formally recognise the Armenian genocide of 1915-16. Bill read...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) John Spellar presented a Bill to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 so as to abolish the system of by-elections for hereditary peers. Bill...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to amend the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to make provision about Parliamentary...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to exempt motor homes from caravan site licensing requirements; and for connected purposes. Bill...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision about arranging alternative non-NHS England treatment for patients who have waited...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for the privatisation of Channel 4; and for connected purposes. Bill read the...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for the privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation; and for connected...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to extend the definition of children’s clothing for the purposes of exemption from VAT; to...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to decriminalise the non-payment of the BBC licence fee by persons aged over seventy five; and for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require a Regulatory Impact Assessment to be published for all primary and secondary legislation...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require the Chancellor of the Exchequer to report to Parliament on proposals to replace the...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to prohibit the transfer of personal data by the NHS without the authority of the data subject; and...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to amend the Mobile Homes Act 1983; and for connected purposes. Bill read the First time; to be read...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to require public authorities to exercise their statutory powers to investigate and take enforcement...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57)s Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to create offences in respect of persons who have entered the UK illegally or who have remained in...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to make provision for co-funding and for the extension of co-payment for NHS services in England;...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to amend the requirements for caravan site licence applications made under the Caravan Sites and...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to limit exit payments made by some public sector organisations to employees; and for connected...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Sir Christopher Chope presented a Bill to establish a national register of Green Belt land in England; to restrict the ability of local...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Martin Docherty-Hughes, supported by Chris Stephens, presented a Bill to make provision about employment security and the rights of...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to make provision about workers’ rights; to amend the definition of worker; and for connected...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to place a duty on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to pursue a policy of full employment; to make...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to amend the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to make provision about civil liability for breaches...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to make provision for asylum seekers to challenge the proportionality of a proposed eviction from...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to ensure that applicants for Disability Benefit are given the...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to make provision for warnings to be given to benefit claimants before they are given sanctions; and for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to amend the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to provide that a Universal Credit claimant may not be sanctioned for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to grant powers to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to identify and investigate systemic...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of repealing those provisions of...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish annual calculations of the benefit and tax credit rates that...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to make provision for national minimum standards in accommodation offered to refugees and asylum seekers;...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to make provision for granting permission to work to asylum seekers who have waited six months for a...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Chris Stephens presented a Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants in rent...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Christine Jardine presented a Bill to grant indefinite leave to remain to health and social care staff; and for connected purposes. Bill...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mrs Maria Miller presented a Bill to create offences relating to the taking, making and sharing of intimate images without consent; and for...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mrs Maria Miller, supported by Sally-Ann Hart, Nickie Aiken, Mrs Flick Drummond, Virginia Crosbie, Caroline Nokes, Karen Bradley, Angela...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Gavin Newlands, supported by Ian Blackford, Chris Stephens, Mhairi Black, Kirsten Oswald, Brendan O’Hara, David Linden, Drew Hendry,...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Angela Crawley presented a Bill to make provision about workers’ rights; to amend the definition of worker; and for connected...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Anum Qaisar-Javed, supported by Ian Blackford, Gavin Newlands, Chris Stephens, Kirsten Oswald, David Linden, Angela Crawley, Martin...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Jim Shannon presented a Bill to require the installation of automated external defibrillators in public buildings, sporting facilities,...
I beg to move, That this House believes planning works best when developers and the local community work together to shape local areas and deliver necessary new homes; and therefore calls on the...
I beg to move, That this House believes the British steel industry, and the livelihoods and communities it supports, should not be undermined by unfair competition from overseas; regrets that the...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 25), That this House at its rising on Thursday 23 September 2021, do adjourn until Monday 18 October 2021; at its rising on Tuesday...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 145(3)), That this House agrees with the Report of the Liaison Committee of 17 June: (1) That a day not later than 5 August be...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(David Rutley.)
The following is the list of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy: Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab)...
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