Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1 Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(2) the Attorney General
2Business Question (Leader of the House)
3Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D): Publication of the Eighth Report from the Treasury Committee, SME Finance, HC 27 (Dame Harriett Baldwin)
(1) Miners and mining communities
Resolved, That this House has considered miners and mining communities.—(Grahame Morris.)
(2) BBC mid-term charter review
Resolved, That this House has considered the BBC mid-term charter review.—(Sir William Cash.)
A public petition from residents of the constituency of New Forest East relating to recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry was presented and read by Sir Julian Lewis.
Subject: Potential merits of Government measures to tackle bullying of local government officials (Sir Julian Lewis)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mark Fletcher.)
At 5 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mark Fletcher.)
Adjourned at 5.15 pm until Monday 13 May.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
7Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords]
The Lords agree without amendment to the Amendments made by the Commons to the Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords].
Changes to Notices Given
8Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (New Drivers) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 17 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 21 June.
General Committees: Reports
9Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee
Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
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).
10Football Governance Bill Committee
Chairs: Sir Christopher Chope, Sir Mark Hendrick, Caroline Nokes and Mr Virendra Sharma
11Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill Committee
Chair: Andrew Rosindell
12Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill Committee
Chair: Derek Twigg
13First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Carbon Capture Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2024 and draft Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage Revenue Support (Directions and Counterparty) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Mr Philip Hollobone
14Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Christina Rees
15Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2024)
Chair: Sir Graham Brady
16Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Caroline Nokes
Select Committees: Reports
17Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 16 May in the Chamber and Thursday 16 May in Westminster Hall (Ian Mearns).
18Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
Criminal Justice Bill 2023: Written evidence, to be published (HC 396) (Joanna Cherry).
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 12.30 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
1Global health agencies and vaccine-preventable deaths
Resolved, That this House has considered global health agencies and vaccine-preventable deaths.—(Mr Virendra Sharma.)
The sitting was suspended between 1.19 pm and 2 pm.
2Global Intergenerational Week 2024
Resolved, That this House has considered Global Intergenerational Week 2024.—(Marion Fellows.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 3.01 pm until Monday 13 May.
Eleanor Laing
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 610), dated 7 May 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Barclay)
Social Security (State Pension Age Claimants: Closure of Tax Credits) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 611), dated 7 May 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jo Churchill)
Other papers
Report of the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces for 2023 (by Act) (Secretary Grant Shapps)
Office for Environmental Protection: A review of implementation of the Water Framework Directive Regulations and River Basin Management Planning in England (by Act) (Clerk of the House)
5Financial Services and Markets
Financial Conduct Authority Standards Instrument: The Technical Standards (Electronic Reporting Format) Instrument 2023 (by Act) (Bim Afolami)
6Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
(1) Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minute, dated 9 May 2024, concerning notification of the incurrence of a contingent liability through the expanded Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme 2020, which will guarantee loans to registered providers of affordable housing (by Command) (Lee Rowley)
(2) Government Response to the Report of the Animal Sentience Committee on the Renters (Reform) Bill (by Command) (CP 1055) (Secretary Michael Gove)
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Main Supply Estimate for 2024-25 (by Act) (The Speaker)
Report under section 56(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the renewal of call-out orders in respect of countering state threats and providing support and assistance to partner nations in Europe (by Act) (Dr Andrew Murrison)