Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
2Statements: (1) State of Climate and Nature (Secretary Ed Miliband)
(2) UK-France migration co-operation (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
(3) Future of the Post Office (Gareth Thomas)
Ordered, That—
(1) the transcript of unreported oral evidence taken from Mr Baxter by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee in private session on 11 November 2009 be referred to the Committee of Privileges;
(2) the Committee consider the petition from the Solicitor to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry in relation to that evidence and take any advice it considers necessary;
(3) the Committee’s powers, including the power to report and publish evidence if it considers it appropriate to do so, shall apply in respect of that evidence;
(4) the Committee report to the House on the actions it has taken and any other matters it considers relevant by 30 October 2025; and
(5) if the Committee considers the evidence should remain unreported, the Committee’s report should include a recommendation on the desirability or otherwise of the release of the evidence to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.—(Simon Hoare.)
4Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill: Committee of the whole House
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 30 June).
(In the Committee)
Clause 1 (Deprivation of citizenship order to continue to have effect during appeal)
Amendment 1 proposed.—(Kit Malthouse.)
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 1 agreed to.
Clause 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Keir Mather reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no amendment.
5Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill: Third Reading
Bill read the third time and passed.
The House proceeded to consider Private Business set down by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Orders of 8 and 9 July).
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and committed.
Subject: Condition of roads in Cheshire (Aphra Brandreth)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Anna Turley.)
Adjourned at 9.13 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
8Public Authority (Accountability) Bill
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 12 September.
General Committees: Reports
9First Delegated Legislation Committee
Wera Hobhouse (Chair) reported the draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 and the Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737).
10Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Dr Andrew Murrison (Chair) reported the draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025.
11Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Desmond Swayne (Chair) reported the Motion in the name of Sarah Jones relating to Financial Assistance to Industry.
12Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Peter Dowd (Chair) reported the draft Warm Home Discount (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).
13Pension Schemes Bill Committee
Chairs: Sir Christopher Chope, Emma Lewell, Esther McVey and Karl Turner
14Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Committee
Members: Dr Andrew Murrison discharged and David Reed nominated in substitution.
15Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Programming Sub-Committee)
Members: Tom Collins, Kate Dearden, Graeme Downie, Mike Kane, Mr Paul Kohler, Jerome Mayhew and Euan Stainbank
16First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 and the Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737))
Chair: Wera Hobhouse
Members: Mr Louie French and Joe Robertson discharged and Harriet Cross and Peter Fortune nominated in substitution.
17Second Delegated Legislation Committee (Draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025)
Chair: Dr Andrew Murrison
Members: Alex Brewer discharged and Josh Babarinde nominated in substitution.
18Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Motion in the name of Sarah Jones relating to Financial Assistance to Industry)
Chair: Sir Desmond Swayne
Members: Dame Harriet Baldwin, Jacob Collier, Kit Malthouse and Sarah Olney discharged and Juliet Campbell, Steve Darling, Rebecca Paul and Greg Smith nominated in substitution.
19Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025)
Chair: Peter Dowd
Select Committees: Reports
20Culture, Media and Sport Committee
The work of the BBC: Written evidence, to be published (HC 331) (Dame Caroline Dinenage).
21Environmental Audit Committee
(1) The role of natural capital in the green economy: Government Response: Third Special Report, to be printed (HC 1242);
(2) Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Written evidence, to be published (HC 852)
(Mr Toby Perkins).
22Health and Social Care Committee
(1) The 10 Year Health Plan: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 386);
(2) Black maternal health: Written evidence to be published (HC 895);
(3) Correspondence from the Minister of State for Health relating to the Estimates Day debate: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Secretary of State and the interim Chief Executive of NHS England relating to Integrated Care Board mergers: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to NHS England transformation: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention relating to HIV prevention strategy: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Gambling-related harms: Written evidence to be published (HC 804);
(8) Palliative care: Written evidence to be published (HC 632)
(Paulette Hamilton).
23National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)
(1) The National Security Strategy: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1045);
(2) Undersea cables: Written evidence, to be published (HC 723)
(Matt Western).
24Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) The Government’s new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 586);
(2) Work of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 359)
(Tonia Antoniazzi).
25Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Water sector regulation: Forty-second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 824);
(2) Smarter delivery of public services: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 889);
(3) Correspondence from the Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary relating to infected blood compensation: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the interim Permanent Secretary of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs relating to Defra's collection and packaging reforms: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Minister of State for Industry at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to CCUS Track-1 clusters contingent liabilities – Padeswood update: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the College of Policing Annual Report and Accounts 2023–24: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to the measures to clear the local audit backlog in England: Written evidence, to be published;
(8) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(9) Governance and decision-making on major projects: Written evidence, to be published (HC 642);
(10) Improving family court services for children: Written evidence, to be published (HC 883);
(11) Improving local areas through developer funding: Written evidence, to be published (HC 886);
(12) MoD’s oversight of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association: Written evidence, to be published (HC 893)
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill: Written evidence, to be published (Ruth Cadbury).
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))
1Prosecution of Northern Ireland veterans
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered e-petition 725716 relating to the prosecution of Northern Ireland veterans.—(John Lamont.)
At 7.30 pm the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.30 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Childcare (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 841), dated 10 July 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Morgan)
Meteorological Office Trading Fund (Maximum Borrowing) (Revocation and Saving) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 842), dated 9 July 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Feryal Clark)
Civil Nuclear Police Authority (Borrowing Limit) (Amendment) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 838), dated 10 July 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
Other papers
Future of Post Office (by Command) (CP 1366) (Gareth Thomas)
Report and Financial Statements of the Information Commissioner for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 956) (Clerk of the House)
Report and Accounts of the Single Source Regulations Office for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1061) (Secretary John Healey)
Report of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner: Learning from Loss: Ensuring the lessons from domestic homicide reviews lead to change (by Act) (Clerk of the House)
Environmental Improvement Plan Annual Progress Report 2024–25 (by Act) (Secretary Steve Reed)
9Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of the Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1094) (James Murray)
Report and Accounts of the Patent Office for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1075) (Feryal Clark)
Patent Office Innovation and Growth Report 2024–25 (by Act) (Feryal Clark)
Report and Accounts of the Wallace Collection for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 728) (Chris Bryant)
(1) Report and Accounts of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2024–25 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(2) Report and Accounts of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust for 2024–25 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(3) Report and Accounts of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust for 2024–25 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(4) Report and Accounts of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2024–25 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(5) Report and Accounts of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2024–25 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(6) Report and Accounts of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust for 2024–25 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(7) Report and Accounts of Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust for 2024–25 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(1) Fitness to Practise Report of the Nursing and Midwifery Council 2024–25 (by Statutory Instrument) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Nursing and Midwifery Council for 2024–25 and Strategic Plan for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 1187) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure (by Act) (Secretary Steve Reed)
Expenditure Report under section 2 of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013 for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Withdrawn papers
National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure (laid 8 July 2025)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATE
VOTING BY PROXY (STANDING ORDER NO. 39A)
(Variations to existing arrangements appear in bold.)
|
Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
|
Layla Moran |
7 May |
6 October |
Wendy Chamberlain (16 July) Zöe Franklin (thereafter) |
CORRECTION
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Item 8 (Private Business) should have read:
Examination of bills brought from the House of Lords (Standing Order 74)
Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills laid upon the Table by the Speaker, That, in the case of the following bill, originating in the Lords and referred after the First Reading, the Standing Order not previously inquired into which is applicable has been complied with.
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]
Bill to be read a second time.