Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2Statements: (1) Middle East (Secretary David Lammy)
(2) The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)
(3) UK military base protection update (Luke Pollard)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Pride Month.—(Chris Bryant.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Subject: Access to GPs (Alex Easton)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Keir Mather.)
At 10 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Keir Mather.)
Adjourned at 10.27 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
5First Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Desmond Swayne (Chair) reported the draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025.
6Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Graham Stuart (Chair) reported the draft Combined (Adult Education Functions) Order 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).
7First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025)
Members: Lillian Jones, John Lamont, Charlotte Nichols, Gregor Poynton and Henry Tufnell discharged and Callum Anderson, Lewis Cocking, Ms Stella Creasy, Peter Prinsley and Sarah Russell nominated in substitution.
8Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Combined Authorities (Adult Education Functions) (Amendment) Order 2025)
Members: Peter Fortune and Frank McNally discharged and Johanna Baxter and Lincoln Jopp nominated in substitution.
9Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Protection and Disclosure of Personal Information (Amendment) Regulations 2025)
Members: Fred Thomas discharged and Helena Dollimore nominated in substitution.
10Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Nuclear Installations (Compensation for Nuclear Damage) (Amendment) Regulations 2025)
Members: Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Samantha Niblett, Joani Reid and Nick Timothy discharged and Maya Ellis, Alan Gemmell, Mr Richard Holden and Dr Ben Spencer nominated in substitution.
11Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) Order 2025)
Members: Patrick Hurley and Sir Julian Lewis discharged and Lizzi Collinge and Mike Wood nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
12Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 26 June in Westminster Hall (Bob Blackman).
(1) The Chagos Agreement: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1097);
(2) The UK at the United Nations Security Council: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 930);
(3) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the FCDO Spending Review settlement: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times: Written evidence, to be published (HC 857)
(Emily Thornberry).
14National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)
The National Security Strategy: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1045) (Matt Western).
15Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) Work of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 359);
(2) The Government’s new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 586);
(3) The operation of the Windsor Framework: Written evidence, to be published (HC 491)
(Tonia Antoniazzi).
16Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Introducing T Levels: Thirty-fifth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 822);
(2) Improving family court services for children: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 883);
(3) Correspondence from the Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary of HM Revenue and Customs relating to the publication of Measuring tax gaps (2025 edition): Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Chief Executive of the Government Internal Audit Agency relating to the work of the Government Internal Audit Agency: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury relating to modernising public finance systems: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to Bulb Energy Ltd and the Energy Supply Company Special Administration Regime: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs relating to the FCDO Spending Review settlement: Written evidence, to be published;
(8) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(9) Government cyber resilience: Written evidence, to be published (HC 643);
(10) UK Research and Innovation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 826)
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
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))
1Geo-engineering and the environment
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 701963 relating to geo-engineering and the environment.—(Dr Roz Savage.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.09 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 727), dated 19 June 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Kinnock)
Other papers
The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, with a Technical Annex (by Command) (CP 1337) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Cross-government: Accountability in small government bodies (by Act), to be printed (HC 948) (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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Apsana Begum |
23 April |
4 July |
Ian Byrne (from 23 June) |