Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Scotland
(2) the Prime Minister
2Statements: (1) Northern Powerhouse Rail (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
(2) West Midlands Police (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
The Deputy Speaker announced the results of the Division which had been deferred to this day (Standing Order No. 41A).
Public Order
That the draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 27 November 2025, be approved.
Division No. 409
Ayes: 301
Noes: 110
Question agreed to.
4Statement: Offshore wind (Secretary Ed Miliband)
5Hospitals (Accident and Emergency) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Helen Morgan presented a Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to ensure that patients spend no longer than 12 hours between arriving at the accident and emergency department of a hospital and being admitted to hospital, transferred for care elsewhere or discharged; to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for measures to eliminate the provision of accident and emergency care services in corridors and other spaces not intended for the provision of such services; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 23 January, and to be printed (Bill 366).
6Banks (financial exclusion and access to finance): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require banks to measure and disclose their performance in reducing financial exclusion, including exclusion from affordable credit, and in improving access to finance for small- and medium-sized businesses; to establish a system for rating banks according to that performance; to require banks to cooperate with credit unions and community development finance institutions to address financial exclusion and improve access to finance for small- and medium-sized businesses; and for connected purposes;
That Gareth Thomas, Dame Meg Hillier, Sarah Champion, Liam Byrne, Sarah Owen, David Burton-Sampson, Lloyd Hatton, Bill Esterson, Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, Nick Smith, Anneliese Dodds and John McDonnell present the Bill.
Gareth Thomas accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 27 February, and to be printed (Bill 363).
Resolved, That this House has considered the situation in Ukraine.—(Stephen Doughty.)
Subject: Future of the Lindsey Oil Refinery and the wider UK oil refining sector (Martin Vickers)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Stephen Morgan.)
Adjourned at 7.29 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
9British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
10Rivers, Streams and Lakes (Protected Status) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
11Vehicle Registration Offences (Review) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
12Green Belt (Protection) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
14Bank of England (Inflation Targets) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
15Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
16Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
17Ceramics (Country of Origin Marking) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
18Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
20Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Order for further Consideration of the Bill, not amended in the Public Bill Committee, on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be further considered on Friday 27 February.
21Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
22Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
Order for resuming on Friday 16 January the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 11 July 2025, That the Bill be now read the third time, read and discharged.
Debate to be resumed on Friday 27 February.
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).
23Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Members: Johanna Baxter, Mrs Sureena Brackenridge, John Cooper, Helena Dollimore, Mark Ferguson, Mark Garnier, Alex Mayer, Mr Joshua Reynolds, Lucy Rigby, Oliver Ryan, Blake Stephenson, Adam Thompson, Dan Tomlinson, Matt Turmaine, James Wild, Sean Woodcock and Martin Wrigley
24First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026)
Members: Mr Bayo Alaba, James Asser, Andrew Bowie, Irene Campbell, Sam Carling, John Cooper, Harriet Cross, Mr Angus MacDonald, Andy MacNae, Kirsty McNeill, David Mundell, Susan Murray, Dr Simon Opher, Gregor Poynton, Oliver Ryan, Gareth Snell and Alison Taylor
25Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025)
Members: Johanna Baxter, Alberto Costa, Steve Darling, Jonathan Davies, Cat Eccles, Kirith Entwistle, Mark Ferguson, Patrick Hurley, Lincoln Jopp, Andrew Lewin, Catherine McKinnell, Sarah Olney, Lucy Rigby, Naz Shah, Blake Stephenson, Peter Swallow and James Wild
26Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2026)
Members: Tahir Ali, Lewis Cocking, Deirdre Costigan, Ms Stella Creasy, Marsha De Cordova, Tim Farron, Zöe Franklin, Tom Hayes, Jonathan Hinder, Lillian Jones, Alison McGovern, David Simmonds, Mr Andrew Snowden, Dr Lauren Sullivan, Michael Wheeler, Sir John Whittingdale and Daniel Zeichner
27Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Dr Zubir Ahmed, Stuart Anderson, Dr Scott Arthur, Dr Danny Chambers, Tom Collins, Tracy Gilbert, Dr Caroline Johnson, Sonia Kumar, Helen Morgan, Stephen Morgan, Steve Race, Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst, Gregory Stafford, Michelle Welsh, Nadia Whittome, Mohammad Yasin and Steve Yemm
Select Committees: Reports
28Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
(1) Tackling the energy cost crisis: Government Response: Fourth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1624);
(2) Building support for the energy transition: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 734);
(3) Correspondence from the Department: Written evidence, to be published
(Bill Esterson).
29Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Written evidence, to be published (HC 852);
(2) Flood resilience in England: Written evidence, to be published (HC 550);
(3) The Seventh Carbon Budget: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1327)
(Mr Toby Perkins).
Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 703) (Emily Thornberry).
31Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) Human rights and the regulation of AI: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1262);
(2) Role of the Independent Public Advocate: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1614)
(Sir Desmond Swayne).
32Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) Operation Kenova: Final report: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1580);
(2) Local Growth Fund: Written evidence to be published HC 1415);
(3) Operation of the Windsor Framework: Written evidence, to be published (HC 491)
(Tonia Antoniazzi).
(1) Electronic voting: Written evidence, to be published (HC 710);
(2) Written parliamentary questions: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1526)
(Bambos Charalambous).
34Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
(1) Innovation showcase: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 523);
(2) The science and regulation of hair and beauty products and treatments: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1478);
(3) Correspondence from the Minister of State for Digital Government and Data relating to the Government Cyber Action Plan: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Data security across government: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1537);
(5) Innovation and global food security: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1245);
(6) Life sciences investment: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1369)
(Dame Chi Onwurah).
(1) The future of Scotland’s oil and gas industry: Government Response: Sixth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1603);
(2) Securing Scotland’s future: Defence skills and jobs: Oral evidence and written evidence, to be published (HC 1442);
(3) Connectivity in Scotland: Fixed links: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1460);
(4) Correspondence with the Scotland Office relating to a draft section 30 order: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) The future of Scotland’s high streets: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1489)
(Patricia Ferguson).
36Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Forty-fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 291-xliv) (Sir Bernard Jenkin).
Licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1224) (Ruth Cadbury).
Artificial intelligence in financial services: Fifteenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 684) (Dame Meg Hillier).
(1) Regular scrutiny session with S4C leadership: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1613);
(2) Prisons, probation and rehabilitation in Wales: Written evidence, to be published (HC 702)
(Ruth Jones).
40Women and Equalities Committee
(1) Community cohesion: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 340);
(2) Tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse: Written evidence, to be published (HC 336)
(Sarah Owen).
(1) Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of The Pensions Regulator:
(i) Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1610);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 1610);
(2) Employment support for disabled people: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1227);
(3) The work of the Department for Work and Pensions: Written evidence, to be published (HC 344);
(4) Transition to State Pension age: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1482)
(Debbie Abrahams).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
Resolved, That this House has considered the future of the Ajax Programme.—(Ben Obese-Jecty.)
2Energy pricing for consumers with factored energy arrangements
Resolved, That this House has considered energy pricing for consumers with factored energy arrangements.—(Graham Leadbitter.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.20 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Impact of Science and Discovery Centres on national science and technology priorities
Resolved, That this House has considered the impact of Science and Discovery Centres on national science and technology priorities.—(Steve Witherden.)
The sitting was suspended between 3.54 pm and 4 pm.
Resolved, That this House has considered UK relations with France.—(Chris Murray.)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered horse and rider road safety.—(Mr Lee Dillon.)
The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That this House has considered horse and rider road safety.
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.29 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Alison McGovern)
Other papers
2Housing, Communities and Local Government
Northern Growth Strategy: Case for change (by Command) (CP 1485) (Secretary Steve Reed)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on HM Revenue and Customs: Administration of Scottish income tax 2024–25 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1597) (Clerk of the House)
4Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Revised Code of Practice on Industrial Action Ballots and Notice to Employers (by Command) (Kate Dearden)
Withdrawn papers
5Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Revised Code of Practice on Industrial Action Ballots and Notice to Employers (laid 7 January)