Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Home Secretary
2Urgent Questions: (1) Government announcements outside the House (Lucy Powell)
(2) Future of the UK’s nuclear deterrent (Luke Pollard)
3Statement: Strategic Defence Review (Secretary John Healey)
4Short-term Lets (Planning Permission) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Ben Maguire, supported by Andrew George, Steve Darling, Martin Wrigley, Richard Foord and Caroline Voaden, presented a Bill to introduce a requirement for a grant of planning permission to change a residential home to a short-term let in England; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 4 July, and to be printed (Bill 251).
5Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
6Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 8 July 2025.
(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
(4) 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.
(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Vicky Foxcroft.)
Question agreed to.
7Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]: Money
King’s Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.—(Vicky Foxcroft.)
Question agreed to.
8Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2025, which was laid before this House on 23 April, be approved.—(Vicky Foxcroft.)
Question agreed to.
9Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Rachel Blake be discharged from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and Helena Dollimore be added.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(2) Ordered, That Shivani Raja be discharged from the Women and Equalities Committee and Rebecca Paul be added.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
A public petition from residents of Hurstcroft Road and Eddish Road relating to parking enforcement measures on Hurstcroft Road and Eddish Road in the constituency of Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North was presented and read by Liam Byrne.
Subject: Arms and military cargo export controls and Israel (Steve Witherden)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Vicky Foxcroft.)
At 10 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Vicky Foxcroft.)
Adjourned at 10.30 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
12Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]
The Lords do not insist on an Amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] to which the Commons have disagreed, but propose an Amendment in lieu to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
Printing of Lords Messages
13Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]
Lords Message to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 253).
Changes to Notices Given
14Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Bill to be considered on Friday 4 July.
15Vehicle Registration Offences (Review) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 13 June, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 July.
16Co-operative Housing Tenure Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 13 June, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 July.
General Committees: Reports
17First Delegated Legislation Committee
Graham Stuart (Chair) reported the draft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025.
18Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Wera Hobhouse (Chair) reported the draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) 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).
19Football Governance Bill [Lords] (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Vicky Foxcroft, Amanda Martin, Melanie Onn, Matthew Patrick, Stephanie Peacock, Joe Robertson and Max Wilkinson
20Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025)
Members: Lizzi Collinge, Pippa Heylings, Clive Lewis, Martin Rhodes and David Taylor discharged and David Burton-Sampson, Catherine Fookes, David Smith, Kirsteen Sullivan and Claire Young nominated in substitution.
21Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice, Review of Notices and Technical Advisory Board) Regulations 2025)
Members: Suella Braverman and Tracy Gilbert discharged and Sir John Hayes and Katrina Murray nominated in substitution.
22Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Termination) (Amendment) Regulations 2025)
Members: Alistair Strathern and James Wild discharged and Claire Hazelgrove and Nick Timothy nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
Friday 23 May
23Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Reforming the water sector: Written evidence, to be published (HC 588) (Clerk of the House).
Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Justice relating to the Independent Sentencing Review: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
Wednesday 28 May
25Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology relating to AI and copyright: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
26Environmental Audit Committee
Correspondence with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to flood budgets: Written evidence, to be published (HC 550) (Clerk of the House).
Thursday 29 May
27International Development Committee
Correspondence with the Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean relating to UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
Friday 30 May
Home Office 2025–26 Main Estimate Memorandum: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
29Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Phone theft: Written evidence, to be published (HC 882) (Clerk of the House).
Select Committees: Reports made on Monday 2 June
30Business and Trade Committee
Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to UK trade envoys: Written evidence, to be published (Liam Byrne).
31Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Correspondence from the Department: Written evidence, to be published (Bill Esterson).
32Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Governing the marine environment: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 551);
(2) The UK and the Antarctic Environment: Third Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 499);
(3) Airport expansion and climate and nature targets: Written evidence, to be published (HC 831);
(4) Environmental sustainability and housing growth: Written evidence, to be published (HC 439)
(Mr Toby Perkins).
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))
Motion made and Question put, That this House has considered e-petition 700014 relating to decriminalising abortion.—(Tony Vaughan.)
The Chair’s opinion as to the decision of the Question was challenged.
Question not decided (Standing Order No. 10(13)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 6.25 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Friday 30 May
Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 626), dated 28 May 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Janet Daby)
Other papers
Tuesday 27 May
Agreement, done at Ankara on 20 May 2009, on an Amendment of the Agreement signed on 9 September 1977 between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Turkey concerning International Road Transport (by Command) (CP 1315) (Secretary David Lammy)
Agreement, done at London on 22 January 2024, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Moldova concerning Air Services (by Command) (CP 1335) (Secretary David Lammy)
Friday 30 May
Explanatory Memorandum to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Social Security Co-ordination) (Compatibility) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 580) (by Command) (James Murray)
Withdrawn papers
Friday 30 May
Explanatory Memorandum to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Social Security Co-ordination) (Compatibility) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 580) (laid 14 May)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 2 June
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Reed)
Draft Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (Permitted Disclosures) Regulations 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
Draft Subsidy Control (Subsidies and Schemes of Interest or Particular Interest) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Amendment) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 629), dated 28 May 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
National Health Service (Charges, Remission of Charges and Pharmaceutical Services etc.) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 636), dated 2 June 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Kinnock)
Subsidy Control (Subsidy Database Information Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 635), dated 27 May 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
Other papers
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Resilience to animal diseases (by Act), to be printed (HC 946) (Clerk of the House)
Account of Sports Council for Northern Ireland Lottery Distribution for 2018–19, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 926) (Clerk of the House)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATE
VOTING BY PROXY (STANDING ORDER NO. 39A)
(Variations to existing arrangements appear in bold.)
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Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
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Paul Foster |
3 June |
1 July |
Lorraine Beavers |
CORRECTION
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Item 15 should have read:
Backbench Business Committee
Transcript of representations made on Tuesday 20 May, to be published (Martin Vickers).