Commons Chamber House of Commons Wednesday 18 December 2019 The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock Prayers [Mr Speaker in the Chair] Members Sworn Mr Speaker I remind the House that I expect to be in the Chair today until 1.30 pm and return at 2 pm, until 4 pm, and then again at 4.30 pm to 5.45 pm, with a later session if necessary. If required, we will sit swearing in at 2 pm tomorrow. I invite the first Members elected prior to the current Parliament to take the oath and will make further announcements to invite Members first elected to the present Parliament. Will Members wishing to take their seats please come to the Table? The following Members took and subscribed the Oath, or made and subscribed the Affirmation required by law: Eleanor Claire Reeves, for Lewisham West and Penge Right honourable Sir Michael Penning, Hemel Hempstead Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger, Bridgwater and West Somerset Stephen James Metcalfe, South Basildon and East Thurrock Kevin Paul Hollinrake , Thirsk and Malton Richard Grosvenor Drax, South Dorset Ben Everitt, Milton Keynes North William Peter Wragg, Hazel Grove Felicia Jane Beatrix Drummond, Meon Valley Daniel Rayne Kruger, Devizes Alun Craig Williams, Montgomeryshire Scott Leslie Mann, North Cornwall Christine Anne Jardine, Edinburgh West Mark Rory Logan, Bolton North East James Barry Daly, Bury North Caroline Lucas, Brighton, Pavilion Right honourable Tobias Martin Ellwood, Bournemouth East James Roger Cartlidge, South Suffolk Jamie Hume Stone, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Helen Elizabeth Hayes, Dulwich and West Norwood Andrew Edmund Armstrong Selous, South West Bedfordshire Rebecca Elizabeth Scott Harris, Castle Point Jonathan Neil Reynolds, Stalybridge and Hyde John Robert Cryer, Leyton and Wanstead Gillian Keegan, Chichester Martin John Vickers, Cleethorpes Andrew John Stevenson, Carlisle Daniel Leonard James Poulter, Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan, Chippenham Julian Carlton Knight, Solihull Wera Benedicta Hobhouse, Bath Diana Ruth Johnson, Kingston upon Hull North Anthony Edward Timpson, Eddisbury Andrew Campbell Bowie, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Natalie Cecilia Elphicke, Dover David Melvyn Linden, Glasgow East Gavin Andrew Stuart Newlands, Paisley and Renfrewshire North Brendan O’Hara, Argyll and Bute Andrew Egan Henderson Hendry, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Alan Brown, Kilmarnock and Loudoun Douglas Chapman, Dunfermline and West Fife Marion Fellows, Motherwell and Wishaw Stewart Malcolm McDonald, Glasgow South Hannah Mary Bardell, Livingston Right honourable James Jacob Gilchrist Berry, Rossendale and Darwen Matthew James Offord, Hendon Jessica Rose Phillips, Birmingham, Yardley Wesley Paul William Streeting, Ilford North Huw William Merriman, Bexhill and Battle Khalid Mahmood, Birmingham, Perry Barr Alison McGovern, Wirral South Lee Anderson, Ashfield Christopher James Green, Bolton West Trudy Lynne Harrison, Copeland Caroline Elizabeth Johnson, Sleaford and North Hykeham Sarah Jane Olney, Richmond Park Daisy Cooper, St Albans Wendy Anne Chamberlain, North East Fife Christopher Murray Alexander Law, Dundee West Peter Grant, Glenrothes Giles Francis Watling, Clacton Claire Aisling Hanna, Belfast South Mark Andrew Pritchard, The Wrekin Alan Mak, Havant Nicola Jane Aiken, Cities of London and Westminster Siobhan Kathleen Baillie, Stroud Kirsty Ann Blackman, Aberdeen North Alicia Alexandra Martha Kearns, Rutland and Melton Ruth Rosamond Edwards, Rushcliffe Joy Inboden Morrissey, Beaconsfield Luke Morgan Evans, Bosworth Julie Marson, Hertford and Stortford Andrew Francis Slaughter, Hammersmith Gareth Alan Johnson, Dartford Jane Fiona Catherine Stevenson, Wolverhampton North East Christopher Charles Stephens, Glasgow South West Alexander David Sobel, Leeds North West Zarah Sultana, Coventry South Apsana Begum, Poplar and Limehouse Thomas Sheppard, Edinburgh East Jerome Patrick Burke Mayhew, Broadland James Oliver Wild, North West Norfolk Gareth Mark Davies, Grantham and Stamford Stuart Paul Anderson, Wolverhampton South West Felicity Christiana Buchan, Kensington James Michael Davies, Vale of Clwyd Caroline Ansell, Eastbourne Jamie Hamilton Wallis, Bridgend Sarah Elizabeth Atherton, Wrexham Virginia Ann Crosbie, Ynys Môn Miriam Joy Cates, Penistone and Stocksbridge Duncan Charles Baker, North Norfolk Brendan Clarke-Smith, Bassetlaw Kate Elizabeth Griffiths, Burton Suzanne Webb, Stourbridge Shaun Stephen Bailey, West Bromwich West Gary William Sambrook, Birmingham, Northfield Deidre Leanne Brock, Edinburgh North and Leith Robert Joseph Roberts, Delyn Sir Bernard Christison Jenkin, Harwich and North Essex Munira Wilson, Twickenham Joanna Catherine Cherry, Edinburgh South West Grahame Mark Morris, Easington Anthony Howe Browne, South Cambridgeshire Cherilyn Mackrory, Truro and Falmouth Mhairi Black, Paisley and Renfrewshire South Angela Crawley, Lanark and Hamilton East Elizabeth Anne McLaughlin, Glasgow North East Laura Rose Farris, Newbury Ian Levy, Blyth Valley Katherine Fletcher, South Ribble Alexander James Jorden Norris, Nottingham North Sara Alice Britcliffe, Hyndburn Antony Higginbotham, Burnley Claire Coryl Julia Coutinho, East Surrey Darren George Henry, Broxtowe Gareth Thomas, Harrow West Rupa Asha Huq, Ealing Central and Acton Michael Alex Burghart, Brentwood and Ongar Thomas Georg John Tugendhat, Tonbridge and Malling Robert Butler, Aylesbury David Timothy Simmonds, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Rachel Helen Maclean, Redditch Matthew Alexander Vickers, Stockton South Robert Peter Moore, Keighley Stephanie Louise Peacock, Barnsley East Louise Margaret Haigh, Sheffield, Heeley Holly Mumby-Croft, Scunthorpe Lia Nici-Townend, Great Grimsby Right honourable Yvette Cooper, Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford Simon James Jupp, East Devon Thomas Patrick Hunt, Ipswich Abena Oppong-Asare, Erith and Thamesmead James Stewart Murray , Ealing North Marcus John Hudson Fysh, Yeovil Edmund Francis Hughes, Walsall North Selaine Rachel Saxby, North Devon Mohammad Saqib Bhatti, Meriden Sue-Ellen Cassiana Braverman, Fareham Andrew Theakstone Percy, Brigg and Goole Bellavia Janet Ribeiro-Addy, Streatham Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Hampstead and Kilburn Mr Speaker The sitting is suspended until 2 pm. The bells will ring five minutes before the sitting resumes. Thanks, everybody. 13:33:00 Sitting suspended. 14:00:00 On resuming— The following Members took and subscribed the Oath, or made and subscribed the Affirmation required by law: Mary Kelly Foy, for City of Durham Rosena Chantelle Allin-Khan, Tooting Michael Whitley, Birkenhead Paula Barker, Liverpool, Wavertree Kim Marie Johnson, Liverpool, Riverside Navendu Prabhat Mishra, Stockport Carla Rebecca Lockhart, Upper Bann Ian Robert Byrne, Liverpool, West Derby Bethan Winter, Cynon Valley John Luther Mercer, Plymouth, Moor View Sarah Elizabeth Dines, Derbyshire Dales Steven Bonnar, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Allan Hopkins Dorans, Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Alyn Edward Smith, Stirling David Michael Doogan, Angus Kenny Wright MacAskill, East Lothian Richard Gordon Thomson, Gordon Amy Callaghan, East Dunbartonshire Philippa Whitford, Central Ayrshire Alexandra Mary Davies-Jones, Pontypridd Rachel Louise Hopkins, Luton South Stephen Anthony Farry, North Down Sarah Deborah Champion, Rotherham Scott Lloyd Benton, Blackpool South Right honourable Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw, Exeter Charles George Eustice, Camborne and Redruth Michael Jon Wood, Dudley South Helen Grant, Maidstone and The Weald Katharine Helen Osborne, Jarrow Gagan Mohindra, South West Hertfordshire Nadia Edith Whittome, Nottingham East Nigel John Mills, Amber Valley James Neale Hanvey, Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Neil John O’Brien, Harborough Lucy Allan, Telford Jeffrey Smith, Manchester, Withington Taiwo Owatemi, Coventry North West Rosemary Clare Duffield, Canterbury James Sunderland, Bracknell John Charles Baron, Basildon and Billericay Fleur Anderson, Putney Neil Coyle, Bermondsey and Old Southwark Florence Eshalomi, Vauxhall Sarah Mei Li Owen, Luton North Mr Speaker Order. The sitting is suspended until 3.40 pm. The bells will ring five minutes before the sitting is resumed. Thanks, everybody. 14:58:00 Sitting suspended. 15:40:00 On resuming— The following Members took and subscribed the Oath, or made and subscribed the Affirmation required by law: Andrew Griffith, for Arundel and South Downs Claudia Naomi Webbe, Leicester East David Mervyn Johnston, Wantage Sally-Ann Hart, Hastings and Rye Angela Joy Richardson, Guildford Sir Christopher Robert Chope, Christchurch Olivia Frances Blake, Sheffield, Hallam Right honourable Melvyn John Stride, Central Devon Andrew John Carter, Warrington South Charlotte Louise Nichols, Warrington North Right honourable and learned Keir Starmer, Holborn and St Pancras Alexander Paul Thomas Stafford, Rother Valley David John Warburton, Somerton and Frome Simon Richard James Fell, Barrow and Furness Lee Benjamin Rowley, North East Derbyshire Laura Trott, Sevenoaks Layla Michelle Moran, Oxford West and Abingdon Theodora Roosevelt Clarke, Stafford Samuel Peter Tarry, Ilford South Mathew Richard Allen Rodda, Reading East Neil Peter Hammerton Hudson, Penrith and The Border Richard Michael Bacon, South Norfolk Rushanara Ali, Bethnal Green and Bow Elliot Colburn, Carshalton and Wallington Mr Speaker The sitting is suspended until 4.30 pm. The bells will ring five minutes before the sitting resumes. Thanks, everybody. 16:02:00 Sitting suspended. 16:28:00 On resuming— The following Members took and subscribed the Oath, or made and subscribed the Affirmation required by law: Mark Simon Eastwood, for Dewsbury Jonathan George Caladine Lord, Woking John MacKenzie Nicolson, Ochil and South Perthshire Angela Rayner, Ashton-under-Lyne Adjournment Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Nigel Huddleston.) 17:10:00 House adjourned.