Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2Urgent Questions: (1) Protection of prison staff (Sir Nicholas Dakin)
(2) Impact of UK-US trade agreement on Northern Ireland (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)
3Statement: Immigration White Paper (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
4Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Ways and Means
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, it is expedient to authorise the charging of fees by the Immigration Services Commissioner.—(Dame Angela Eagle.)
5Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC5—(Dame Angela Eagle)—brought up and read the first time.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
New Clause NC5 added to the Bill.
As it was one hour before the moment of interruption, the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on Consideration to a conclusion (Programme Order, 10 February).
The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E).
(1) That New Clauses NC6, NC7 and NC8 be added to the Bill (single Question on new Clauses moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Dame Angela Eagle.)
Question agreed to.
(2) That New Clause NC3 be added to the Bill (Question on any new Clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Pete Wishart.)
The House divided.
Division No. 191
Ayes: 90 (Tellers: Kirsty Blackman, Ben Lake)
Noes: 318 (Tellers: Keir Mather, Christian Wakeford)
Question negatived.
(3) That New Clause NC14 be added to the Bill (Question on any new Clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Chris Philp.)
The House divided.
Division No. 192
Ayes: 98 (Tellers: Katie Lam, Mr Richard Holden)
Noes: 402 (Tellers: Keir Mather, Christian Wakeford)
Question negatived.
(4) That New Clause NC18 be added to the Bill (Question on any new Clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Chris Philp.)
The House divided.
Division No. 193
Ayes: 94 (Tellers: Katie Lam, Mr Richard Holden)
Noes: 315 (Tellers: Keir Mather, Christian Wakeford)
Question negatived.
(5) That New Clause NC21 be added to the Bill (Question on any new Clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Lisa Smart.)
The House divided.
Division No. 194
Ayes: 87 (Tellers: Tom Morrison, Bobby Dean)
Noes: 404 (Tellers: Keir Mather, Christian Wakeford)
Question negatived.
(6) That Amendments 6 to 29 be made (single Question on Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Dame Angela Eagle.)
Question agreed to.
Consideration completed.
6Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading
Motion made and Question put, That the Bill be read the third time.
The House divided.
Division No. 195
Ayes: 316 (Tellers: Keir Mather, Christian Wakeford)
Noes: 95 (Tellers: Mr Richard Holden, Katie Lam)
Question agreed to and Bill passed.
Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of James Murray relating to Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill: Money.—(Sir Nicholas Dakin.)
8Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill: Money
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) 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 or by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided.—(Emma Hardy.)
9Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Finance Act 2021 (Increase in Schedule 26 Penalty Percentages) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 31 March, be approved.—(Sir Nicholas Dakin.)
Question agreed to.
Subject: Support for families of British nationals murdered abroad (Mr Joshua Reynolds)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Sir Nicholas Dakin.)
Adjourned at 10.40 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
11Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [Lords]
The Lords have passed a Bill to make provision about the types of things that are not prevented from being objects of personal property rights, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
12Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]
The Lords disagree with the Commons in certain Amendments to the Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] and they propose Amendments to the words so restored to the Bill; they disagree with the Commons in their Amendment and they propose Amendments in lieu of that Amendment; they agree with the Commons in their Amendments and they propose Amendments instead of the words so left out of the Bill; they agree to an Amendment made by the Commons with an Amendment to which they desire the agreement of the Commons; and they agree without Amendment to the other Amendments made by the Commons.
First Reading and Printing of Lords Bills
13Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [Lords]
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 237) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 237–EN).
Bill stood referred to a second reading committee (Standing Order No. 59).
Printing of Lords Message
14Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]
Lords Message relating to the Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 238).
Explanatory Notes to Bills
15Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 59–EN).
Changes to Notices Given
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 13 June.
17Public Body Ethnicity Data (Inclusion of Jewish and Sikh Categories) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 13 June.
18Registration of Death (Religion) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 13 June.
19UK–USA Trade Agreements (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 July.
General Committees: Reports
20First Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Desmond Swayne (Chair) reported the draft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025.
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).
21Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Committee
Members: Mike Wood discharged and Aphra Brandreth nominated in substitution.
22Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Mr Richard Holden, Claire Hughes, Clive Jones, Anna McMorrin, Justin Madders, Adam Thompson and Laurence Turner
23First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025)
Members: Adam Jogee and Joe Robertson discharged and Callum Anderson and Alison Griffiths nominated in substitution.
24Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Exemptions for Certain Foreign Power Investment Funds, Education, Government Administration and Public Bodies) Regulations 2025, draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Publication) Regulations 2025, draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Specified Persons) (Iran) Regulations 2025 and draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Specified Persons) (Russia) Regulations 2025)
Members: Mr Richard Holden, Alison Taylor, Luke Taylor and Dr Marie Tidball discharged and Alison Bennett, Natalie Fleet, Peter Lamb and Mike Wood nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
25International Development Committee
Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem: Written evidence, to be published (Sarah Champion).
26National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)
(1) Undersea cables: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 723);
(2) UK strategic posture: Written evidence, to be published (HC 851)
(Matt Western).
27Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Government’s use of private finance for infrastructure: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 821);
(2) Correspondence from the Managing Director of the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Team relating to follow up questions on the Restoration and Renewal programme briefing: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Home Office relating to the Home Office Biometrics Programme: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Whole of Government Accounts 2022–23: Written evidence, to be published (HC 367)
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
Pensioner poverty: Challenges and mitigations: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 465) (Debbie Abrahams).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
1Income Tax Personal Allowance
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 702844 relating to the Income Tax Personal Allowance.—(Lewis Atkinson.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.13 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 9 May under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 561), dated 7 May 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Other papers
Criminal Legal Aid: Proposals for Solicitor Fee Scheme Reform (by Command) (CP 1316) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 12 May
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
3Betting, Gaming and Lotteries
Draft Casinos (Gaming Machines and Mandatory Conditions) Regulations 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Stephanie Peacock)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
4Harbours, Docks, Piers and Ferries
Blyth (Extension of Limits) Harbour Revision Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 563), dated 7 May 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Other papers
Report and Accounts of Greenwich Hospital and Travers Foundation for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 779) (Secretary John Healey)
Department of Health and Social Care Minute, dated 12 May 2025, concerning the dissolution and reconfiguration of certain NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts and remission of outstanding Public Dividend Capital (by Command) (Karin Smyth)
Restoring Control over the Immigration System (by Command) (CP 1326) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: UK Research and Innovation: providing support through grants (by Act), to be printed (HC 875) (Clerk of the House)
CORRECTION
Thursday 8 May 2025
The following item should have appeared before item 9 (Other Proceedings):
Explanatory Notes to Bills
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 49–EN).