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 Solicitor General
2Urgent Questions: (1) Council tax referendum thresholds (Matthew Pennycook)
(2) National Insurance contributions: Health and social care (Karin Smyth)
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
4Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
5Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Proceedings in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading
(2) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
(3) Any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House.
(4) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(5) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Anna McMorrin.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Impact of aircraft noise on local communities (Sarah Olney)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Anna McMorrin.)
Adjourned at 2.17 pm until Monday 18 November.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
7Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
The Lords agree to the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill with Amendments to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
Printing of Lords Amendments
8Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
Lords Amendments to the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill to be considered on Monday 18 November, and to be printed (Bill 133) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 133-EN).
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).
9Employment Rights Bill Committee
Members: Clive Jones discharged and Steve Darling nominated in substitution.
10Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2024)
Members: Dr Luke Evans discharged and Mr Richard Holden nominated in substitution.
11Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024)
Members: Shivani Raja discharged and Gregory Stafford nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
12Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 21 November in the Chamber (Bob Blackman).
Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Written evidence, to be published (Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.30 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
Resolved, That this House has considered respiratory health.—(Jim Shannon.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 2.58 pm until Monday 18 November.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Financial Services (Gibraltar) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1158), dated 12 November 2024 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)
Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1162), dated 13 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Reed)
Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1163), dated 13 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
(1) Draft Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(2) Draft Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1157), dated 12 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Doughty)
Other papers
Report and Accounts of the Criminal Cases Review Commission for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 281) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
7Financial Guidance and Claims
Report and Accounts of the Money and Pensions Service for the year ended 31 March 2024, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 315) (Secretary Liz Kendall)
8Financial Services and Markets
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Short Selling Regulations 2024 (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)
9Financial Services (Gibraltar) (Amendment) (EU Exit)
Progress statement on the development of new permanent market access arrangements for financial services between the UK and Gibraltar (by Statutory Instrument) (Tulip Siddiq)
10Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of Forest Research for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 268) (Secretary Steve Reed)
(2) Report and Accounts of HM Prison and Probation Service for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 271) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
(3) Report and Accounts of the Forestry Commission for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 269) (James Murray)
(4) Report and Accounts of the Government Actuary's Department for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 300) (James Murray)
(5) Report and Accounts of the Ministry of Justice for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 276) (James Murray)
United Kingdom Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2024–25 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
Report and Accounts of the Science Museum Group for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 105) (Sir Chris Bryant)
Withdrawn papers
13Financial Services and Markets
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft Short Selling Regulations 2024 (laid 11 November)