Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
2Business Question (Leader of the House)
3Statements: (1) Pensions (Secretary Pat McFadden)
(2) Second Annual Statement on Prison Capacity (Jake Richards)
4Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D): Publication of the Fifth Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, First 1000 Days: a renewed focus, HC 802 (Paulette Hamilton)
Holocaust Memorial Day
Resolved, That this House has considered Holocaust Memorial Day.—(Peter Prinsley.)
A public petition from residents of the constituency of Orpington relating to education on methanol poisoning was presented and read by Gareth Bacon.
Subject: Government support for non-league football (Mr Jonathan Brash)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Gen Kitchen.)
Adjourned at 4.24 pm until Monday 2 February.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
8Fireworks (Noise Control etc) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 30 January, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 February.
General Committees: Reports
9Finance (No. 2) Bill (except Clauses 1 to 10, 62 to 69 and 83 to 86 and Schedules 1, 2, 12 and 13) Committee
Clive Efford reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
Wera Hobhouse (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
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).
11Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Committee
Members: Mike Reader and Matt Turmaine discharged and Andy MacNae and Tim Roca nominated in substitution.
12Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026)
Members: Bradley Thomas discharged and Joe Robertson nominated in substitution.
13Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Energy-Intensive Industry Electricity Support Payments and Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Dame Caroline Dinenage discharged and Edward Argar nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
14Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 5 February, Thursday 12 February and Tuesday 24 February in Westminster Hall and Monday 9 February and Thursday 12 February in the Chamber. (Bob Blackman).
15Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Improving family court services for children: Written evidence, to be published (HC 883);
(2) Improving local areas through developer funding: Written evidence, to be published (HC 886)
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.30 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
1Non-recognition of Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of non-recognition of Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.—(Alex Sobel.)
2Protecting and restoring river habitats
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of protecting and restoring river habitats.—(Lloyd Hatton.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.24 pm until Monday 2 February.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dr Zubir Ahmed)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
2Government Resources and Accounts
Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 66), dated 28 January 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)
3Sports Grounds and Sporting Events
Football Spectators (2026 FIFA World Cup Control Period) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 60), dated 27 January 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Papers laid under paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
Proposal for an instrument titled Merchant Shipping (International Safety Management (ISM) Code) Regulations 2026, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Other papers
Report and Accounts of AWE plc for 2024–25 (by Command) (CP 1483) (Secretary John Healey)
Capacity Market (Amendment) Rules 2026 (by Act) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
7Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of the Submarine Delivery Agency for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1637) (Secretary John Healey)
Report and Accounts of the Immigration Advice Authority for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1665) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Annual Statement on Prison Capacity 2025 (by Command) (CP 1494) (Secretary David Lammy)
Report of the Care Quality Commission: Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2024–25 (by Act) (Dr Zubir Ahmed)
11Trunk Road Charging Schemes (Bridges and Tunnels) (Keeping of Accounts) (England)
Accounts of the Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing Charging Scheme for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 1648) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
CORRECTION
Thursday 22 January 2026
The following item should have appeared after item 10 (Lords Messages):
Private Business
() Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill: First Reading
A Bill to make provision for the repeal of section 83 of the Cheltenham Improvement Act 1852; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time.