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Votes and Proceedings
Friday 19 January 2024

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

1The Speaker’s Absence

Dame Rosie Winterton, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table (Standing Order No. 3(3)).

Prayers

2Deputy Speaker in the Chair

Dame Rosie Winterton, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).

3Motion to sit in private

James Daly moved, That the House sit in private.

Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).

Question negatived.

4Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).

5Pet Abduction Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).

6Licensing Hours Extensions Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).

7Children in Hospital for Extended Periods (Report to Parliament) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Children in Hospital for Extended Periods (Report to Parliament) Bill be now read a second time.

Motion, by leave, withdrawn.

Bill withdrawn.

8Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill be now read a second time.

At 2.30 pm proceedings were interrupted (Standing Order No.11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 March.

9Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 23 February.

10Pets (Microchips) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Pets (Microchips) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 26 January.

11Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (Amendment) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 1 March.

12Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).

13Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).

14Adjournment

Subject: Border Target Operating Model health certificate requirements and SMEs (Stella Creasy)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Joy Morrissey.)

Adjourned at 3 pm until Monday 22 January.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Appointments

The Speaker appoints the Chair of General Committees and members of Programming Sub-Committees, and allocates Statutory Instruments to Delegated Legislation Committees.

The Committee of Selection nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees).

15Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure (HC 341) and the Church of England Pensions (Application of Capital Funds) Measure (HC 342))

Members: Luke Hall discharged and Andrew Lewer nominated in substitution.

16Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2023)

Members: Sir Alec Shelbrooke discharged and Sir Robert Goodwill nominated in substitution.

Select Committees: Reports

17Treasury Committee

Correspondence relating to contracts awarded to Fujitsu: Written evidence, to be published (Harriett Baldwin).

Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Environmental Protection

(1) Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Modifications and Amendments) (England) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 50), dated 17 January 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Lee Rowley)

(2) Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Exemptions) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 47), dated 17 January 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Steve Barclay)

(3) Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 48), dated 17 January 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Barclay)

(4) Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 45), dated 17 January 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Barclay)

2Senior Courts

Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 62), dated 18 January 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alex Chalk)