Part 1: Business Today
Summary Agenda: Chamber
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9.30am |
Prayers |
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Afterwards |
Oral Questions: Culture, Media and Sport |
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10.10am |
Oral Questions: Church Commissioners and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission |
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10.30am |
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Arrangements in place to record the number of voters who attend at a polling station and are denied a vote because they are not in possession of valid ID (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) |
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War in Ukraine (Secretary of State for Defence) |
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Ministerial Statements, including on: |
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Gambling Act Review White Paper (Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport) |
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Afterwards |
Ministerial Statements, including on: |
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Sudan update (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) |
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No debate |
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Until 5.00pm |
Backbench Business |
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Until 5.30pm or for half an hour |
Adjournment Debate: Political and security situation in Georgia (Adam Holloway) |
Westminster Hall
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1.30pm |
Third Report of the Justice Committee, IPP Sentences, HC 266, and the Government Response, HC 933 |
Business Today: Chamber
9.30am Prayers
Followed by
Questions
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
1Dame Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North)
What discussions she has had with the BBC on its proposed cuts to local radio services. (904659)
2Mr Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup)
What steps her Department is taking to encourage community participation in the celebration of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. (904660)
3Rob Roberts (Delyn)
What steps her Department is taking to increase children’s participation in grassroots sport. (904661)
4Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East)
What steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sport. (904663)
5Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton)
What steps she is taking to support musicians from Ukraine and Europe to tour in the UK. (904664)
6Esther McVey (Tatton)
What steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sport. (904668)
7Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham)
What steps she is taking to support cultural and charitable organisations with increases in the cost of living. (904669)
8Greg Smith (Buckingham)
Whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the availability of synthetic and sustainable fuels for use in motorsport. (904670)
9Mark Fletcher (Bolsover)
What recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of gambling regulation. (904674)
10Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster)
What steps her Department is taking to encourage community participation in the celebration of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. (904675)
At 10.00am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
T1Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (904676)
T2Andrew Lewer (Northampton South) (904680)
T3Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields) (904681)
T4Peter Aldous (Waveney) (904682)
T5Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough) (904683)
At 10.10am
Oral Questions to the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission and the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners
1Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with international counterparts on the desecration of religious sites in the Holy Land. (904699)
2Fiona Bruce (Congleton)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with the Church of Nigeria on the killing and abduction of Christians in that country. (904700)
3Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West)
To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent discussions the Committee has had with the Electoral Commission on the security of postal votes. (904701)
4Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with international counterparts on the desecration of religious sites in the Holy Land. (904702)
5Selaine Saxby (North Devon)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how the Church of England plans to spend grant funding from local authorities. (904703)
6Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to strengthen its parish ministry. (904704)
7Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England is taking steps to plant more trees on its land. (904705)
8Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire)
To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent discussions the Committee has had with the Electoral Commission on the implementation of voter ID in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) England ahead of local and national elections. (904707)
9Jerome Mayhew (Broadland)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how the Church of England plans to spend grant funding from local authorities. (904708)
10Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England plans to take to mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III in (a) cathedrals and (b) other places of worship outside of London; and if he will make a statement. (904709)
Urgent Questions and Statements
10.30am
Urgent Questions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if he will make a statement on arrangements in place to record the number of voters who attend at a polling station and are denied a vote because they are not in possession of valid ID (Clive Betts)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the war in Ukraine (John Healey)
Ministerial Statements, including on:
Gambling Act Review White Paper (Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport)
Business Question to the Leader of the House
Ministerial Statements, including on:
Sudan update (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)
Presentation of Bills
No debate (Standing Order No. 57)
Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Bill
Chris Heaton-Harris
A Bill to extend the period during which departmental functions may be exercised in the absence of Ministers to cover the whole of the current period in which there is no Executive; to give the Secretary of State power, during that period, to commission advice and information for the purpose of developing options for raising more public revenue in Northern Ireland or otherwise improving the sustainability of public finances in Northern Ireland; and to require certain accounts and related documents to be laid before the House of Commons in periods in which the Northern Ireland Assembly is not functioning.
Business of the Day
Until 5.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
Progress on reforms to NHS dentistry
Judith Cummins
Peter Aldous
That this House has considered progress on reforms to NHS dentistry.
Reducing plastic pollution in the oceans
Selaine Saxby
That this House has considered the matter of reducing plastic pollution in the oceans.
Notes:
The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Adjournment Debate
Until 5.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Political and security situation in Georgia: Adam Holloway
Business Today: Westminster Hall
Order of Business
The sitting will last for up to three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1))
1.30pm
That this House has considered the Third Report of the Justice Committee, IPP Sentences, HC 266, and the Government response, HC 933: Sir Robert Neill
Notes:
The subject of this debate was determined by the Liaison Committee.
Written Statements
Statements to be Made Today
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
1.Tax administration and maintenance: Spring 2023
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2.Health Update
Secretary of State for the Home Department
3.Independent Review of the Police-led Management of Registered Sex Offenders
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
4.NI Finances 2023-24
Prime Minister
5.UK COVID-19 Inquiry
Secretary of State for Transport
6.Transport Update
Notes:
Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/.
Committees Meeting Today
Broadcasts of proceedings can be found at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons
Select Committees
Subject: Defra Recall: Environmental protection
Witnesses: 10.00am: Tamara Finkelstein CB, Permanent Secretary, David Kennedy, Director General for Food, Biosecurity and Trade, and David Hill, Director General for Environment, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; John Leyland, Executive Director of Environment & Business, Environment Agency
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)
Committee Reports Published Today
BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
4th Special Report: Revised (Draft) National Policy Statement for Energy: Government response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2021-22 HC 1299
Time of publication: 00.01am
WORK AND PENSIONS
6th Report: Children in poverty: Child Maintenance Service HC 272
Time of publication: 00.01am
HUMAN RIGHTS (JOINT)
6th Special Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Government response to the Committee’s Tenth Report HC 1315
Time of publication: 11.00am
Announcements
Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates
Applications for 30-minute end of day adjournment debates should be made to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Wednesdays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet.
The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 9 to Monday 15 May (Ballot Closed)
The ballot for Tuesday 9 to Monday 15 May is closed and will take place today.
Tuesday 16 to Monday 22 May (deadline Wednesday 10 May 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Forthcoming Westminster Hall Debates
Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the deadline dates listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet.
The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 May (deadline Tuesday 2 May 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Business and Trade; Defence; Education; Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Justice; Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Science, Innovation and Technology; Scotland; Transport
Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 May (deadline Tuesday 9 May 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Northern Ireland; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions
Coronation and May Bank Holiday Adjournments - Tabling of Parliamentary Questions
The following arrangements will apply for the tabling of Questions for oral and written answer during the Coronation and May Bank Holiday Adjournments.
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Last date of tabling* |
Date for answer |
Departments etc. |
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Thursday 27 April |
Wednesday 3 May |
Science, Innovation and Technology (T) |
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Thursday 27 April |
Wednesday 3 May |
Prime Minister |
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Tuesday 2 May |
Wednesday 10 May |
Northern Ireland |
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Wednesday 3 May |
Tuesday 9 May |
Treasury (T) |
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Wednesday 3 May |
Wednesday 10 May |
Prime Minister |
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Wednesday 3 May |
Thursday 11 May |
Cabinet Office (T) |
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Tuesday 9 May |
Monday 15 May |
Defence (T) |
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Tuesday 9 May |
Wednesday 17 May |
Scotland |
For further details of last tabling days for other departments and answering bodies, see the Order of Questions rota available on the Commons Business Paper website at https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk
Notes:
* The latest time for tabling is 12.30pm on each of these days. ** (T) denotes that there are Topical questions for this Department.
Questions for written answer on a named day
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Time of tabling |
Ordinary answer |
Earliest date for Named Day answer |
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Thursday 27 April |
Tuesday 2 May |
Wednesday 3 May |
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Friday 28 April |
Wednesday 3 May |
Tuesday 9 May |
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Tuesday 2 May |
Tuesday 9 May |
Tuesday 9 May |
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Wednesday 3 May |
Tuesday 9 May |
Wednesday 10 May |
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From rise of House on Wednesday 3 May until 2.30pm on Friday 5 May |
Wednesday 10 May |
Thursday 11 May |
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Tuesday 9 May |
Thursday 11 May |
Monday 15 May |
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Wednesday 10 May |
Monday 15 May |
Monday 15 May |
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Thursday 11 May |
Monday 15 May |
Tuesday 16 May |
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Friday 12 May |
Tuesday 16 May |
Wednesday 17 May |
Coronation and May Bank Holiday Adjournments - Tabling of Amendments to Public Bills
Amendments should be submitted by email to [email protected]. Amendments can be accepted from a Member’s Parliamentary network account, or from the network account of a member of staff who has been introduced by their Member to clerks in the Public Bill Office and has been specifically authorised to act on the Member’s behalf.
There is no formal deadline for amendments to or in lieu of the Lords Amendments to the National Security Bill, which will be considered on Wednesday 3 May, but Members are encouraged to give notice of any such amendments as soon as possible.
If amendments are to be eligible for selection in proceedings on report stage of the Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill on Wednesday 3 May, they should be tabled by the rising of the House on Thursday 27 April.
If amendments are to be eligible for selection in any proceedings in the Chamber on Tuesday 9 May, they should be tabled by the rising of the House on Wednesday 3 May.
If amendments are to be eligible for selection in any proceedings in the Chamber on Wednesday 10 May, they should be tabled by 4.30 pm on Thursday 4 May.
If amendments are to be eligible for selection in any proceedings in the Chamber on Thursday 11 May, they should be tabled by 4.30 pm on Friday 5 May.
Amendments tabled by these deadlines will be available on the relevant bill pages of the Parliamentary website from the morning after the deadline.
Election of the Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Nominations must be handed in to the Table Office or Public Bill Office on days when the House is sitting and at the latest by 12pm on Tuesday 16 May. Nomination forms are available in those offices and in the Vote Office.
In accordance with the House’s decision of 16 January 2020 only members of the Conservative Party may be candidates in this election.
Each nomination shall consist of a signed declaration made by the candidate declaring their willingness to stand for election, accompanied by the signatures of fifteen Members elected to the House as members of the same party as the candidate. Nominations may (optionally) be accompanied by signatures of up to five Members elected to the House as members of any party other than that to which the candidate belongs, or members of no party.
No Member may sign more than one candidate’s nomination paper; if any Member does so, their signature will be invalidated for all nominations. Nominations may (optionally) be accompanied by a supporting statement of no more than 500 words: supporting statements are published online and, in the event of a contested election, in an election day booklet.
If there is more than one candidate, the ballot will take place between 11.00am and 2.30pm on Wednesday 17 May in the Aye division lobby.
As soon as practicable after the votes have been counted the Speaker will announce to the House the results of the ballot.
Further Information
Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings
The Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings is available on the Parliamentary website
Business of the Day
Documents and reports relating to the business being held in the Chamber are available on the Commons Business Briefings webpage: www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/commons-business-briefings/
Written Statements
Text of today’s Written Statements: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/
Select Committees
Select Committees Webpage: https://committees.parliament.uk/
Standing Orders Relating to Public Business
Text of Standing Orders relating to public business: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5802/cmstords/so_804_2021/so-804_02122021v2.pdf
Chamber Engagement
Information about engaging the public with debates is available on the parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say-on-laws/chamber-engagement/.
All business papers are available via the HousePapers app on mobile devices
Part 2: Future Business
A. CALENDAR OF BUSINESS
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
Government items of business in this section have nominally been set down for
today, but are expected to be taken on the dates stated.
B. REMAINING ORDERS AND NOTICES
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has been nominally set down for today but is not expected to be taken today.
A. Calendar of Business
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
Tuesday 2 May
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Afterwards
National Minimum Wage Bill: Ten Minute Rule Motion
Paula Barker
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the national minimum wage; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill: Consideration of Lords Message
Notes:
None of the Lords Amendments in the Message engages Commons financial privilege. Proceedings on the Message must be brought to a conclusion by no later than one hour after their commencement (Order, 7 February).
Support for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Mohammad Yasin
That this House has considered the matter of support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Regeneration of Wythenshawe and Sale town centres: Mike Kane
9.30am No debate
11.00am No debate
Notes:
The sitting will start at 3.30pm. Order of 25 April.
3.30pm That this House has considered Marine Protected Areas: Chris Grayling
5.00pm That this House has considered vaping among under-18s: Dr Neil Hudson
5.30pm That this House has considered early access to pensions for people with a terminal illness: Dave Doogan
Notes:
The debate at 5.30pm will last for up to an hour. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
WEDNESDAY 3 MAY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
11.53am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Amendment): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Theresa Villiers
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Greater London Authority Act 1999 to give the Secretary of State power to review and overturn decisions made by the Mayor of London relating to transport and to air quality; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
National Security Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
Notes:
King’s and Prince of Wales’s consent to be signified. Lords Amendments 33 and 34 engage Commons financial privilege.
Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill: Remaining stages
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
Government measures to tackle litter: Theresa Villiers
9.30am That this House has considered child poverty in the north of England: Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
11.00am That this House has considered environmental land management scheme funding for upland areas: Tim Farron
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered public bodies and VAT: George Eustice
4.00pm That this House has considered extended producer responsibility for packaging: Dame Nia Griffith
4.30pm That this House has considered the voluntary scheme for branded medicines and the Life Sciences Vision: Anne Marie Morris
Notes:
The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 9 MAY
2.30pm Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Afterwards
Cladding Remediation Works (Code of Practice): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Tom Hunt
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for a statutory Code of Practice to set standards for cladding remediation works in occupied buildings; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
WEDNESDAY 10 MAY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Climate and Ecology: Ten Minute Rule Motion
Olivia Blake
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the United Kingdom to achieve climate and nature targets; to give the Secretary of State a duty to implement a strategy to achieve those targets; to establish a Climate and Nature Assembly to advise the Secretary of State in creating that strategy; to give duties to the Committee on Climate Change and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee regarding the strategy and targets; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
THURSDAY 11 MAY
9.30am Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
10.15am Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
monday 15 May
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petitions 585304 and 589716, relating to food labelling and support for people with allergies: Nick Fletcher, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 16 MAY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
Afterwards
Mrs Flick Drummond
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
WEDNESDAY 17 MAY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Mick Whitley
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
THURSDAY 18 MAY
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
monday 22 May
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petitions 610300 and 617425, relating to the cost of living and financial support for disabled people: Marsha De Cordova, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 23 MAY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Afterwards
Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog Attacks): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Anna Firth
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to ensure that those reponsible for a dog act responsibly to ensure that the welfare of other dogs is not compromised.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
WEDNESDAY 24 MAY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Aviation Banning Orders (Disruptive Passengers) Bill: Ten Minute Rule Motion
Gareth Johnson
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for court orders to prohibit disruptive passengers from flying, and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
THURSDAY 25 MAY
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.10am Questions to the Attorney General
B. Remaining Orders and Notices
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has therefore been set down formally to be taken in the Chamber today but is not expected to be taken today.
1. Exiting the European Union (Customs)
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 17 December 2020 in a previous Session of Parliament, be approved.
2. Bill of Rights Bill: Second Reading
Caroline Lucas
This House declines to give a Second Reading to the Bill of Rights Bill, because the Bill attacks the freedoms and liberties protected by the Human Rights Act in an ideologically motivated way, is of supreme constitutional significance and will impact on the rights of individuals for many years to come but has not undergone pre-legislative scrutiny in line with the recommendations of the chairs of relevant cross-party committees, ignores the results of two consultations into the Act, vastly exceeds the manifesto commitment to update the Act, does not come with publication of relevant and robust impact assessments, ignores the fundamental principle that human rights are not earned or contingent on a person’s conduct or character but are attached to a person by virtue of their humanity, undermines migrants’ rights at a time of unprecedented international turmoil, threatens the Good Friday Agreement, risks severing the ties between domestic rights and Strasbourg jurisprudence leading to a divergence in rights protection leaving the UK out of step with other members of the Council of Europe at a time of war in Europe, fails to improve citizens’ rights to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, to access nature and to live in a safe climate, fails to improve the rights of children, disabled people and future generations, undermines efforts to tackle violence against women and girls, and distorts and undermines this country’s democracy by increasing the power of the executive over citizens by removing and weakening rights instead of enshrining and improving them.
Relevant Documents:
Ninth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill, HC 611, and the Government response, CP 819
Oral evidence taken before the Justice Committee on 5 July 2022, on Bill of Rights Bill, HC 562
Written evidence to the Justice Committee, on the Bill of Rights and victims of John Worboys, reported to the House on 28 July 2022, HC 304
e-petition 607712, Do not reform the Human Rights Act
e-petition 619334, Include abortion rights in the Bill of Rights
3. Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill: Remaining Stages
To be considered (Order of 25 October 2021).
Notes:
For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. (Order of 25 October 2021).
The Scottish Parliament has approved a Legislative Consent Resolution relating to this Bill. Copies of the Resolution are available in the Vote Office (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill)
4. Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Second Reading
5. Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Money
Victoria Atkins
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
(1)any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State;
(2)any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
6. Procurement Bill [Lords]: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced; and proceedings on Third Reading will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
The Scottish Parliament has approved a Legislative Consent Resolution relating to this Bill.
Senedd Cymru has approved a Legislative Consent Resolution in respect of some of the provisions in the Bill, and did not approve a Legislative Consent Resolution relating to other provisions of the Bill.
Copies of the Resolution are available in the Vote Office (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
7. Holocaust Memorial Bill: Second Reading
Notes:
To be reported upon by the Examiners.
8. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL BILL: MONEY
Victoria Atkins
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Holocaust Memorial Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State.
Notes:
King’s Recommendation signified.
9. Electronic Trade Documents Bill [Lords]: Second reading
Notes:
To be reported from a Second Reading Committee.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 23 March, be approved.
11. Financial Services and Markets
Andrew Griffith
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 23 March, be approved.
12. Victims and Prisoners Bill: Second Reading
13. VICTIMS AND PRISONERS BILL: MONEY
Victoria Atkins
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Victims and Prisoners Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State, and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
Notes:
King’s Recommendation signified.
14. Financial Services and Markets
Andrew Griffith
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 29 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
15. Armorial Bearings, Ensigns and Flags
Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris
That the draft Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 29 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Felicity Buchan
That the draft Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 30 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
17. Public Passenger Transport
Secretary Mark Harper
That the draft Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 30 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023 (S.I., 2023, No. 428), dated 14 April 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 17 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Extraction of Information from Electronic Devices) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 17 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Andrew Griffith
That the draft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 17 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 18 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
22. International Immunities and Privileges
David Rutley
That the draft International Criminal Police Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 20 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 20 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 20 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Mr Andrew Mitchell
That the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I., 2023, No. 440), dated 18 April, a copy of which was laid before this House on 20 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris
That the draft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 24 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Mark Harper
That the draft Highways Company (Name Change and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 24 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
28. Rehabilitation of Offenders
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 24 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
29. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Second Reading
30. Energy Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Lee Rowley
That the draft Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 25 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 (S.I., 2023, No. 454), dated 24 April 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 25 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the Energy Bills Discount Scheme Pass-Through Requirement Regulations 2023 (S.I., 2023, No. 463), dated 24 April 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 25 April, be approved..
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the Energy Bills Discount Scheme Regulations 2023 (S.I., 2023, No. 453), dated 24 April 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 25 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023 (S.I., 2023, No. 464), dated 24 April 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 25 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the Energy Bills Discount Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) Regulations 2023 (S.I., 2023, No. 455), dated 24 April 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 25 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft Register of Overseas Entities (Penalties and Northern Ireland Dispositions) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 26 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Mark Harper
That the draft Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 26 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.