UK Parliament No. 167)

Contents

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Speaker’s Statement: Twentieth anniversary of the bombings on London's transport services

2Questions to the Home Secretary

3Urgent Questions: (1) Government's performance against fiscal rules (Darren Jones)

(2) Actions of the Iranian regime: UK response (Mr Hamish Falconer)

4Statement: Giving every child the best start in life (Secretary Bridget Phillipson)

5Water Regulation Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Tim Farron presented a Bill to abolish the Water Services Regulation Authority; to establish a Clean Water Authority and to make provision about its powers and duties; to make further provision about the regulation of water; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 12 September, and to be printed (Bill 278).

6Pension Schemes Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time.

7Pension Schemes Bill: Programme

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Pension Schemes Bill:

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 Thursday 23 October 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.—(Andrew Western.)

Question agreed to.

8Pension Schemes Bill: 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 Pension Schemes 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.—(Andrew Western.)

Question agreed to.

9Pension Schemes Bill: Ways and Means

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Pension Schemes Bill, it is expedient to authorise—

(a) the levying of charges under the Pension Schemes Act 1993 for the purpose of meeting any increase in the expenditure of the Pensions Regulator attributable to the Act;

(b) the amendment of section 177(5) of the Pensions Act 2004 so as to increase the limit in that provision on the amount that may be raised by pension protection levies imposed by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund.—(Andrew Western.)

Question agreed to.

10Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 4 June, be approved.—(Anna McMorrin.)

Question agreed to.

11Delegated Legislation (Financial Assistance to Industry)

Ordered, That the Motion in the name of Sarah Jones relating to Financial Assistance to Industry shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees) in respect of which notice has been given that the instrument be approved.—(Anna McMorrin.)

12Public petitions

A public petition from residents of Harrogate relating to Harrogate Spring Water money for Harrogate was presented and read by Tom Gordon.

13Adjournment

Subject: SEND provision in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Margaret Mullane)

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Anna McMorrin.)

At 10 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Anna McMorrin.)

Adjourned at 10.30 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Lords Messages

14Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill [Lords]

The Lords have passed a Bill to establish an inquiry into the events surrounding the creation of mortgage prisoners, their consequences and any other relevant matters; and for connected purposes, to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.