Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
2Urgent Questions: (1) Official Secrets Act case: Home Office involvement
(2) Aston Villa — Maccabi Tel Aviv: Away fans ban (Secretary Lisa Nandy)
3Statement: Post-16 Education and Skills Strategy (Secretary Bridget Phillipson)
4Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Committee of the whole House
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 9 September).
(In the Committee)
Clause 1 (Commencement of Treaty and main provisions of this Act)
Amendment 1 proposed.—(Wendy Morton.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendment 7 proposed.—(Priti Patel.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 314
Ayes: 174 (Tellers: David Reed, Jerome Mayhew)
Noes: 321 (Tellers: Deirdre Costigan, Stephen Morgan)
Question negatived.
Amendment 9 proposed.—(Dr Al Pinkerton.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 315
Ayes: 83 (Tellers: Zöe Franklin, Susan Murray)
Noes: 319 (Tellers: Deirdre Costigan, Stephen Morgan)
Question negatived.
Clause 1 agreed to.
Clause 2 (Dissolution of the British Indian Ocean Territory)
Question put, That Clause 2 stand part of the Bill.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 316
Ayes: 318 (Tellers: Deirdre Costigan, Stephen Morgan)
Noes: 174 (Tellers: Jerome Mayhew, David Reed)
Question agreed to.
Clauses 3 to 6 agreed to.
New Clause NC1—(Priti Patel)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 317
Ayes: 172 (Tellers: David Reed, Jerome Mayhew)
Noes: 322 (Tellers: Deirdre Costigan, Stephen Morgan)
Question negatived.
As it was more than four hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House, the occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the Bill (Programme Order, 9 September and Standing Order No. 83D).
The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Christian Wakeford reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no amendment.
5Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Third Reading
Sir Mark Tami signified King's consent, as far as His Majesty's prerogative is concerned.
Motion made and Question put, That the Bill be now read the third time.
The House divided.
Division No. 318
Ayes: 320 (Tellers: Deirdre Costigan, Stephen Morgan)
Noes: 171 (Tellers: David Reed, Jerome Mayhew)
Question agreed to and Bill passed.
A public petition from users of Grove Park station relating to Grove Park station was presented and read by Janet Daby.
Subject: A50/A500 corridor (Jacob Collier)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Gregor Poynton.)
Adjourned at 11.28 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
8First Delegated Legislation Committee
Martin Vickers (Chair) reported the draft Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice (Alteration of Overall Compensation Limits) 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).
9First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice (Alteration of Overall Compensation Limits) Order 2025)
Members: Rachel Taylor discharged and Graeme Downie nominated in substitution.
10Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Companies (Directors’ Report) (Payment Reporting) Regulations 2025)
Members: Gen Kitchen discharged and Nesil Caliskan nominated in substitution.
11Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Definition of Relevant Land) (Amendment) Order 2025)
Chair: Sir Jeremy Wright in place of Dr Rosena Allin-Khan.
12Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Financial Services (Overseas Recognition Regime Designations) Regulations 2025)
Members: John Lamont discharged and John Cooper nominated in substitution.
13Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Control of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025)
Members: Ms Polly Billington discharged and Cat Eccles nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
Friday 17 October
14Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Correspondence with the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
15National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)
Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1414) (Clerk of the House).
Select Committees: Reports made on Monday 20 October
Correspondence from the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls relating to the National Inquiry into Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Written evidence, to be published (Dame Karen Bradley).
17National Security Strategy (Joint Committee on)
(1) The National Security Strategy: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1045);
(2) Defending Democracy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 720);
(3) Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1414)
(Bill Esterson).
Matter referred on 14 July 2025 (Omagh Bombing Inquiry): First Report, with an Appendix, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1393) (Alberto Costa).
19Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Local bus services in England: Fiftieth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 892);
(2) The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability: Fifty-first Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1232);
(3) Resilience to threats from animal disease:
(i) Fifty-second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 885);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 885);
(4) Government services: Identifying costs: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1421);
(5) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary of HM Treasury relating to UK Asset Resolution’s Annual Report and Accounts: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC): Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
20Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Correspondence from the Department relating to information security standards: Written evidence, to be published (Dame Chi Onwurah).
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1308) (Patricia Ferguson).
AI in financial services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 684) (Dame Meg Hillier).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on e-petitions (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
1Support and accommodation for asylum seekers
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petitions 705383 and 718406 relating to support and accommodation for asylum seekers.—(Tony Vaughan.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.21 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 17 October under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1101), dated 15 October 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 20 October
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
2Financial Services and Markets
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Lucy Rigby)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Merchant Shipping (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1103), dated 16 October 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
4Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
Proscribed Organisations (Name Change) (Revocation) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1104), dated 17 October 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
M32 Motorway (Junctions 1 to 3) (40 and 60 Miles Per Hour Speed Limits) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1102), dated 15 October 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Other papers
Post-16 Education and Skills (by Command) (CP 1412) (Secretary Bridget Phillipson)
Government Response to the Report from January 2025 by the Office for Environmental Protection on progress in improving the natural environment in England (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Work and Pensions: Tackling benefit overpayments due to fraud and error (by Act), to be printed (HC 1336) (Clerk of the House)
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft National Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2025 (by Command) (Karin Smyth)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the draft National Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2025 (laid 9 September)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
VOTING BY PROXY (STANDING ORDER NO. 39A)
(Variations to existing arrangements appear in bold.)
|
Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
|
Sir Mark Hendrick |
13 October |
30 November |
Sir Nicholas Dakin |
|
Ashley Dalton |
20 October |
19 May 2026 |
Sir Nicholas Dakin |
|
Alicia Kearns |
10 December 2024 |
30 November |
Mr Gagan Mohindra |
|
Patrick Spencer |
15 May |
14 December |
Mr Gagan Mohindra |
CORRECTION
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Item 34 should have read:
Work and Pensions Committee
(1) Get Britain Working: Pathways to Work: Government Response:
(i) Fourth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1385);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 837);
(2) Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations: Government Response: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1384);
(3) Social Security Advisory Committee: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1337);
(4) Correspondence from the Minister for Social Security and Disability relating to the Timms Review: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Secretary of State relating to a change in the Department’s responsibilities: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Local Housing Allowance and other benefit-related matters: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1009)
(Debbie Abrahams).