Summary Agenda: Chamber
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1.00pm |
Prayers |
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Afterwards |
The Speaker and selected Members will take the oath or make the affirmation |
Business Today: Chamber
1.00pm Prayers
The Speaker and selected Members will take the oath or make the affirmation of loyalty to the Sovereign
Continuation of tributes to Her late Majesty The Queen
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
1. HUMBLE ADDRESS TO HIS MAJESTY
The Prime Minister
Keir Starmer
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty to convey to His Majesty the deep sympathy felt by this House for the great sorrow which he has sustained by the death of the late Queen, His Majesty’s mother; to extend to all the Royal Family the deep sympathy of this House in their grief, which is shared by all its Members; to assure His Majesty that Her late Majesty’s unstinting dedication over a reign of over seventy years to the service of our great country and its people, and to the service of the countries and peoples of the rest of the wider Commonwealth, will always be held in affectionate and grateful remembrance; and to express to His Majesty our loyalty to him and our conviction that he will strive to uphold the liberties and to promote the happiness of the people in all his realms now and in the years to come.
Leader of the House
That the Address be presented to His Majesty by the whole House.
Leader of the House
That, at its rising this day, the House shall adjourn to a day and time to be set by Mr Speaker in consultation with His Majesty’s Ministers, and the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of Standing Order No. 13 (Earlier meeting of the House in certain circumstances) shall apply in relation to the day on which the House shall so meet.
Announcements
OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS OF LOYALTY TO THE SOVEREIGN
The Speaker and selected Members will take the oath or make the affirmation at the start of business today. All Members will have an opportunity to take the oath or make the affirmation when the House returns, although this is not a formal requirement.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUTURE DAYS
Timings of events for future days are not yet officially confirmed. Mr Speaker will send out updates to Members as plans develop and information will be posted on the Parliamentary website when confirmed.