Order Paper: Business Today & Future Business
Summary Agenda: Chamber
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11.30am |
Prayers |
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Deferred Divisions will take place in the ‘No’ Lobby between 11.30am and 2.00pm |
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Afterwards |
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12 noon |
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12.30pm |
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No debate |
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Up to 20 minutes |
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Until 7.00pm |
Opposition Day (16th Allotted Day) |
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No debate |
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Until 7.30pm or for half an hour |
Adjournment Debate: Distribution of education funding (Pippa Heylings) |
Westminster Hall
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9.30am |
Children’s services in local authorities |
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11.00am |
Non-compliance testing incidents in laboratories |
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(The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm) |
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2.30pm |
Impact of environmental, social and governance requirements on the defence industry |
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4.00pm |
Restoration of the Ivanhoe Line |
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4.30pm |
Potential merits of mandatory medical markers for firearm license holders |
Business Today: Chamber
11.30am Prayers
Followed by
Questions
Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
1Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to protect LGBTQ+ rights. (907530)
2Louise Haigh (Sheffield Heeley)
What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the proposed prohibition of the use of non-disclosure agreements by employers in cases of harassment and discrimination. (907531)
3Janet Daby (Lewisham East)
What recent progress the Race Equality Engagement Group has made on helping to tackle race inequalities. (907532)
4Max Wilkinson (Cheltenham)
What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to help tackle health inequalities affecting women. (907533)
5Sarah Owen (Luton North)
What recent progress she has made with Cabinet colleagues on improving access to work for people with disabilities. (907534)
6Jim Shannon (Strangford)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support women who are disproportionately affected by long-term health conditions. (907535)
7Patrick Hurley (Southport)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty. (907536)
8Baggy Shanker (Derby South)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty. (907537)
9Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire)
What assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of the potential impact of the fair funding formula on levels of inequality of access to services. (907538)
10Irene Campbell (North Ayrshire and Arran)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty. (907539)
11Warinder Juss (Wolverhampton West)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls. (907540)
12Calum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock)
What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to help tackle health inequalities affecting women. (907541)
13Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden)
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on expanding access to women's health hubs. (907542)
14Chris Webb (Blackpool South)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls. (907543)
15Frank McNally (Coatbridge and Bellshill)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle discrimination against ethnic minorities. (907544)
At 11.53am
Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
T1Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (907545)
T2Jas Athwal (Ilford South) (907546)
T3Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Clapham and Brixton Hill) (907547)
T4Jack Rankin (Windsor) (907548)
T5Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann) (907549) [R]
T6Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes) (907550)
T7Oliver Ryan (Burnley) (907551)
T8Tom Morrison (Cheadle) (907552)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Q1 Anneliese Midgley (Knowsley)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 28 January. (907515)
Q2 Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham) (907516)
Q3 John Slinger (Rugby) (907517)
Q4 Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West) (907518)
Q5 Richard Foord (Honiton and Sidmouth) (907519)
Q6 Mrs Elsie Blundell (Heywood and Middleton North) (907520)
Q7 John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (907521)
Q8 Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills) (907522)
Q9 Sarah Olney (Richmond Park) (907523)
Q10 Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (907524)
Q11 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham North) (907525)
Q12 Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes) (907526)
Q13 James McMurdock (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (907527)
Q14 Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (907528)
Q15 Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (907529)
Urgent Questions and Statements
12.30pm
Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any)
Presentation of Bills
No debate (Standing Order No. 57)
Local Government Reorganisation (Requirement for Referendum)
Mr Peter Bedford
Bill to provide that any reorganisation of local government in England involving changes to electoral boundaries, the establishment of combined authorities, or other specified changes may not be undertaken unless such reorganisation has been approved by a simple majority of residents of any affected local government area voting in a referendum; to make provision about the organisation of such referendums; and for connected purposes.
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pension Scheme (Report)
Josh Babarinde
Bill to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the potential merits of disregarding compensation received under the War Pension Scheme and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme for the purpose of calculating entitlement to Pension Credit and to other means-tested benefits for which such payments are not disregarded in full; and for connected purposes.
Business of the Day
1. Ten Minute Rule Motion: Flooding
Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)
George Freeman
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the responsibilities and duties of certain authorities and agencies in respect of inland flood prevention; to make provision about the powers of local flood authorities and Internal Drainage Boards; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the funding of local flood authorities and Internal Drainage Boards; to provide for the designation of Internal Drainage Board pumps as critical national infrastructure; to require the Secretary of State to prepare and publish a report on the potential merits of establishing a Flood Compensation Fund to support homeowners whose primary residence has become unsaleable as a direct result of flooding; to make provision about flood reinsurance schemes; to make provision about the responsibilities of developers and water companies in respect of the provision of drainage for new housing developments; to make water companies statutory consultees for certain planning applications; to place a duty on fire and rescue services to respond to flood events; to make provision about national and local digital mapping of flood incidence and risk; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
2. Opposition Day (16th Allotted Day)
Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
British Indian Ocean Territory
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Priti Patel
James Cartlidge
Rebecca Harris
That this House is opposed to the United Kingdom ceding sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory; believes that the United Kingdom should not give £34.7 billion to Mauritius when that money could be spent on the armed forces; further believes that the Diego Garcia British Military Base and Indian Ocean Territory Bill breaches the Exchange of notes constituting an agreement concerning the availability for defence purposes of the British Indian Ocean Territory, London, 30 December 1966 with the United States, as does the UK/Mauritius: Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, and therefore that the Government should not proceed with the Bill; and also believes that Parliament must approve any changes to the 1966 Exchange of notes through the process set out under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.
Amendment (a)
Calum Miller
Ed Davey
Dr Al Pinkerton
Wendy Chamberlain
Leave out from “House” to end and insert “believes that the process for negotiating the treaty with the Government of Mauritius has been shambolic; notes the previous Government’s commitment to securing an agreement and its initiation of negotiations with the Government of Mauritius; expresses deep concern over the Government’s handling of the negotiations; further notes that Chagossians themselves have been denied a meaningful say in their future; further expresses grave concern that the agreement does not sufficiently affirm their rights; also notes that the Government is proposing significant payments to Mauritius without adequate Parliamentary scrutiny; calls on the Government to secure binding guarantees from the Government of Mauritius on the rights of Chagossians; further calls on the Government, respecting the principles of self-determination, to hold a referendum on Chagossian rights; and also calls on the Government to introduce meaningful and effective safeguards around the proposed vast sums of public funds due to be sent to the Government of Mauritius.”
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Helen Whately
Andrew Griffith
Rebecca Harris
Dame Harriett Baldwin
That this House regrets that both youth unemployment and the numbers of young people not in education, employment or training are rising as a result of the Government’s policies, such as increasing the rate of employer’s National Insurance contributions, reducing business rates relief for 2025-26 for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses, and passing the Employment Rights Act 2025; notes that these policies have heavily impacted the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors where young people often have their first job; further regrets that the Government’s inability to reform the welfare system will mean that young people struggling to find work are more likely to become trapped in welfare benefits dependency; and calls on the Government to back business, scrap business rates for pubs and high street shops, and back job opportunities for young people.
Amendment (a)
The Prime Minister
Secretary Pat McFadden
Dame Diana Johnson
Andrew Western
Jonathan Reynolds
Leave out from “House” to end and insert “welcomes the Government’s commitment to invest in young people’s futures; notes that the UK has the second highest youth employment rate in the G7; recognises that the Government announced more than £1.5 billion of investment over the next three years, consisting of £820 million of funding for the Youth Guarantee to support young people to earn or learn, and £725 million for the Growth and Skills Levy; further welcomes that the expanded Youth Guarantee will reach almost 900,000 young people, including through Youth Hubs in every area in Great Britain and a new Youth Guarantee Gateway; further notes that this investment will also create around 300,000 more opportunities to gain workplace experience and training; and further recognises that, as part of the Youth Guarantee, the Government is breaking the cycle of unemployment by guaranteeing paid work to around 55,000 young people aged 18 to 21 who have been on Universal Credit and looking for work for 18 months.”
Amendment (b)
Sarah Olney
Ed Davey
Daisy Cooper
Wendy Chamberlain
Leave out from “House” to end and insert “notes the chaos and economic mismanagement of the previous Government, which hit jobs and young people’s employment prospects; condemns the current Government’s employer’s National Insurance contributions increase which will cause thousands of jobs to be lost, including in the hospitality sector, which employs many young people; highlights the failure of the previous Government to invest in skills and workforce planning, contributing to high levels of youth unemployment and a shortage of quality entry-level jobs in many communities; further notes that weak links between education and employment, inadequate careers advice, and a lack of high-quality vocational and apprenticeship pathways have left many young people without the skills, experience or qualifications that employers require; believes that tackling youth unemployment requires high-quality pathways into work, including strong vocational education, apprenticeships and lifelong learning alongside academic routes; also notes with concern that small and medium-sized businesses, which are central to job creation, are being held back by unfair taxes, a broken business rates system and high energy costs, limiting their ability to take on and train young workers; welcomes a more flexible Apprenticeship Levy; and calls on the Government to adopt a joined-up strategy to tackle youth unemployment by investing in young people’s skills, boosting apprenticeships and work-based training and supporting businesses to create quality jobs.”
Notes:
The selection of the matters to be debated has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Chris McDonald
That the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 16 December 2025, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
Adjournment Debate
Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Distribution of education funding: Pippa Heylings
Business Today: Westminster Hall
Order of Business
Up to two hours for the first part of the sitting and up to three hours for the second part (Standing Order No. 10(1))
9.30am
That this House has considered children’s services in local authorities: Mr Will Forster
11.00am
That this House has considered non-compliance animal testing incidents in laboratories: Michael Wheeler
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm
That this House has considered the impact of environmental, social and governance requirements on the defence industry: Jack Rankin
4.00pm
That this House has considered restoration of the Ivanhoe Line: Amanda Hack
4.30pm
That this House has considered the potential merits of mandatory medical markers for firearm license holders: Helen Maguire
Notes:
The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Deferred Divisions
Deferred Divisions to be Held Today
Deferred Divisions will take place in the ‘No’ Lobby between 11.30am and 2.00pm
Medical Devices
Dr Zubir Ahmed
That the draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 16 December 2025, be approved.
Notes:
The division on this Question was deferred from Monday 26 January.
Written Statements
Statements to be Made Today
Minister for the Cabinet Office
1.Schedule 6B Northern Ireland Act 1998: Windsor Framework decision
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2.Consultation on Reform to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
3.Syria
Secretary of State for the Home Department
4.Final Police Funding Settlement (England and Wales) 2026-27
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
5.Resetting the S106 system
6.Social and Affordable Housing Renewal: Progress Update
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
7.Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
Notes:
Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/.
Committees Meeting Today
Broadcasts of proceedings can be found at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons
Select Committees
Home Affairs Committee
Subject: Harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)
Witnesses:
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9.30am |
Alex Hall-Chen (Principal Policy Advisor, Sustainability, Skills, and Employment at Institute of Directors) |
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David Crack (Chair at The Association of Digital Verification Professionals) |
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Joanna Hunt (Partner, Head of Immigration at DAC Beachcroft) |
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10.30am |
Dr Kuba Jablonowski (Lecturer at University of Bristol) |
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Monique Hawkins (Head of Policy and Advocacy at the3million) |
Work and Pensions Committee
Subject: Transition to State Pension age
Room 16
9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)
Witnesses:
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9.30am |
Morgan Vine (Director of Policy, Grants and Influencing at Independent Age) |
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Fabian Chessell (Central Government Lead at Policy in Practice) |
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Phil Mawhinney (Poverty, Income and Work Policy at Age UK) |
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10.30am |
Dr Daniella Jenkins (Member of Policy Advisory Group and Incoming Executive Director at Women’s Budget Group) |
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Justin Wray (Interim Assistant Director, Head of Long-Term Savings Policy at Association of British Insurers) |
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Tiffany Tsang (Head of DB, LGPS and Investment at Pensions UK) |
Health and Social Care Committee
Subject: Food and Weight Management
Room 5
9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)
Witnesses:
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9.30am |
Nilani Sritharan (Head of Healthy and Sustainable Diets at Sainsbury’s) |
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Beth Fowler (Senior Manager Healthy and Sustainable Choice at Asda) |
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Liz Fox (National Sustainability Director at aldi) |
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Oonagh Turnbull (Head of Health and Sustainable Diets Campaigns at Tesco) |
Transport Committee
Subject: Joined-up journeys: achieving and measuring transport integration
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9.15am (public)
Witnesses:
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9.15am |
Kate Carpenter (Vice President at Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation) |
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Robert Johnson (Analyst at Centre for Cities) |
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Professor Greg Marsden (Professor of Transport Governance at Institute for Transport Studies) |
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Damien Jones (Chair at Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers) |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Subject: Fisheries and the marine environment
Room 6
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)
Witnesses:
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10.00am |
Colin Faulkner (Chief Executive at Seafish) |
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Olivia Thomas (Head of Marine Planning & Technical at The Crown Estate) |
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Michelle Willis (Interim CEO at Marine Management Organisation) |
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Room 8
9.50am (private)
Environmental Audit Committee
Subject: Office for Environmental Protection Annual Evidence session
Room 8
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Witnesses:
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2.30pm |
Dame Glenys Stacey DBE (Chair at Office for Environmental Protection) |
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Natalie Prosser (CEO at Office for Environmental Protection) |
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Dr Cathy Maguire (Head of Assessments at Office for Environmental Protection) |
Treasury Committee
Subject: Mutuals
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)
Witnesses:
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2.15pm |
Sarah Harrison (Chief Executive at Building Societies Association) |
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Matt Bland (Chief Executive at Association of British Credit Unions) |
Welsh Affairs Committee
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private)
Women and Equalities Committee
Subject: Egg donation and freezing
Room 6
2.00pm (private), 2.20pm (public)
Witnesses:
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2.20pm |
Professor Nicky Hudson (Professor of Medical Sociology at Loughborough University) |
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Mr Timothy Bracewell-Milnes (Consultant Gynaecologist and subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Lister Fertility Clinic) |
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Dr Giulia Cavaliere (Lecturer in Engaged Philosophy at University College London) |
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Professor Petra Nordqvist (Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of Morgan Centre at Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives at The University of Manchester) |
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Subject: Unlocking community energy at scale
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)
Witnesses:
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3.00pm |
Helen Seagrave (Director of Local Energy at Great British Energy) |
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Victoria Moxham (Director of Customer and Code Management at Elexon) |
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Marzia Zafar (Deputy Director, Energy Systems Design and Development at Ofgem) |
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4.00pm |
Michael Shanks MP (Minister for Energy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) |
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Emma Floyd (Director, Clean Energy Investment at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) |
Procedure Committee
Room 15
2.30pm (private)
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Subject: The work of the Cabinet Office
Room 16
2.45pm (private), 3.00pm (public)
Witnesses:
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3.00pm |
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) at Cabinet Office) |
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Catherine Little CB (Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office) |
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Hermione Gough (EU Director at Cabinet Office) |
Committee of Selection
Room 13
4.30pm (private)
Joint Committees
Human Rights
Subject: Legislative Scrutiny: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
Room 5
2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)
Witnesses:
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2.15pm |
Alyson Kilpatrick (Chief Commissioner at Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission) |
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Joe McVey OBE (Commissioner for Victims and Survivors at Commission for Victims and Survivors) |
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The Lord Houghton of Richmond GCB CBE DL |
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3.15pm |
Oliver Sanders KC |
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Professor Kieran McEvoy |
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Gráinne Teggart (Northern Ireland Deputy Director at Amnesty International UK) |
Statutory Instruments
Virtual meeting
3.40pm (private)
Delegated Legislation Committees
Second Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority Order 2026, and the draft Cumbria Combined Authority Order 2026
Room 12
2.30pm (public)
Committee Reports Published Today
Public Accounts
63rd Report: Increasing police productivity HC 1239
Time of publication: 00.01am
Transport
5th Report: Engine for growth: securing skills for transport manufacturing HC 1223
Time of publication: 00.01am
Announcements
Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates
Applications for 30-minute end of day adjournment debates should be made to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Wednesdays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub. The ballot takes place the day after the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 3 to Monday 9 February (deadline Wednesday 28 January 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Tuesday 10 to Monday 23 February (deadline Wednesday 4 February 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Tuesday 24 February to Monday 2 March (deadline Wednesday 11 February 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Forthcoming Westminster Hall Debates
The rota for answering Departments is listed below. Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Mondays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub. The ballot takes place the day after the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 February (deadline Monday 2 February 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Housing, Communities and Local Government; Justice; Science, Innovation and Technology; Scotland; Work and Pensions
Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 February (deadline Monday 9 February 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Business and Trade; Cabinet Office; Education; Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Northern Ireland; Transport; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities
Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 March (deadline Monday 23 February 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Housing, Communities and Local Government; Justice; Science, Innovation and Technology; Scotland; Work and Pensions
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MPS’ GUIDE TO PROCEDURE
The MPs’ Guide to Procedure is available on the Parliamentary website and also in hard copy from the Vote Office
Business of the Day
Documents and reports relating to the business being held in the Chamber are available on the Commons Business Briefings webpage: www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/commons-business-briefings/
Written Statements
Text of today’s Written Statements: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/
Select Committees
Select Committees Webpage: https://committees.parliament.uk/
Standing Orders Relating to Public Business
Text of Standing Orders relating to public business: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cmstords/so_829_05072024/so-2024i.pdf
Chamber Engagement
Information about engaging the public with debates is available on the parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say-on-laws/chamber-engagement/.
All Commons Business papers are now available in the new HousePapers Progressive Web Apps at
https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk and Lords Business papers at https://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk
Order Paper: Future Business
A. Calendar of Business
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
Government items of business in this section have nominally been set down for today, but are expected to be taken on the dates stated.
B. Remaining Orders and Notices
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has been nominally set down for today but is not expected to be taken today.
A. Calendar of Business
THURSDAY 29 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Select Committee Statement on the Fifth Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, First 1000 Days: a renewed focus, HC 802 (Paulette Hamilton)
Backbench Business
Holocaust Memorial Day
Peter Prinsley
Sir Oliver Dowden
Tom Morrison
That this House has considered Holocaust Memorial Day.
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Presentation of Public Petitions
Education on methanol poisoning: Gareth Bacon
Adjournment Debate
Government support for non-league football: Mr Jonathan Brash
Westminster Hall
1.30pm That this House has considered the matter of non-recognition of Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine: Alex Sobel [R]
3.00pm That this House has considered the matter of protecting and restoring river habitats: Lloyd Hatton
Notes:
The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
If necessary, consideration of Lords Message to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
Notes:
The Northern Ireland Assembly and Scottish Parliament have approved Legislative Consent Resolutions relating to this Bill. Copies of the Resolutions are available in the Vote Office (also available on the publications webpage for the Bill).
Adjournment Debate
Tolled crossings and regional connectivity: Anna Gelderd
Westminster Hall
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petitions 727372 and 746363 relating to indefinite leave to remain: Tony Vaughan, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee.
The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Relevant Documents:
Oral evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee on 21 January, on Routes to settlement, HC 1409
Written evidence to the Home Affairs Committee, on Routes to settlement, reported to the House on 21 January, HC 1409
TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Adam Jogee
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Relevant Documents:
Oral evidence taken before the Education Committee and Work and Pensions Committee on 10 September and 20 May 2025, on Child Poverty Taskforce, HC 894
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Money
Dan Tomlinson
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase in sums payable by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided that is attributable to the repeal of section 10(1A) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
Notes:
King’s Recommendation signified.
Westminster Hall
9.30am That this House has considered town and city centre safety: Baggy Shanker [R]
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
11.00am That this House has considered the impact of taxation on small and medium-sized enterprises: Gregory Stafford
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered transport in the South East: Jess Brown-Fuller
4.00pm That this House has considered educational outcomes for disadvantaged boys and young men: Alistair Strathern
4.30pm That this House has considered the Animals in Science Regulation Unit annual report 2024: Seamus Logan
Notes:
The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
11.53am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
Opposition Day (17th Allotted Day)
Notes:
The selection of the matters to be debated will be made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
Westminster Hall
9.30am That this House has considered the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme: Lorraine Beavers
11.00am That this House has considered the potential merits of fast-track visas for skilled US citizens: Christine Jardine
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered postal services in rural areas: Stuart Anderson
4.00pm That this House has considered the use of CCTV for safeguarding purposes in nurseries and early years providers: Tulip Siddiq
4.30pm That this House has considered children and armed conflict: Sarah Smith
Notes:
The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.10am Questions to the Solicitor General
Backbench Business
Road safety
Anna Dixon
That this House has considered road safety.
Obligation to assess the risk of genocide under international law in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Brendan O’Hara [R]
That this House has considered the obligation to assess the risk of genocide under international law in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Notes:
The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Westminster Hall
3.00pm That this House has considered secondary breast cancer: Clive Jones, Mary Kelly Foy
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Westminster Hall
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 744215 relating to Russian influence on UK politics and democracy: Ben Goldsborough, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Mr Richard Quigley
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
Westminster Hall
9.30am That this House has considered the Independent Water Commission Final Report: Edward Morello
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Rachel Blake
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
Westminster Hall
3.00pm That this House has considered onshoring in the fashion and textiles industry: Catherine West
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Esther McVey
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Pippa Heylings
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
B. Remaining Orders and Notices
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has therefore been set down formally to be taken in the Chamber today but is not expected to be taken today.
1. Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Committee
Notes:
Proceedings must, if they have not already ended, end at the moment of interruption (Order of 18 November 2025).
For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the publications webpage for the Bill).
2. Voting by proxy (serious long-term illness or injury extension)
Sir Alan Campbell
That the following amendment to Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy) made by the Order of 23 October 2024 (Voting by Proxy (Serious long-term illness or injury))—
“In paragraph (2), insert “(d) serious long-term illness or injury;”
shall continue to have effect for the remainder of this Parliament.
3. Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages
Notes:
Proceedings in Committee must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end two hours after they start; and any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end three hours after the start of proceedings in Committee (Order of 15 December).
This Bill is expected to be certified as a Money Bill.
Secretary Douglas Alexander
That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 17 December 2025, be approved.
Miatta Fahnbulleh
That the draft Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 18 December 2025, be approved.
Miatta Fahnbulleh
That the draft Cumbria Combined Authority Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 18 December 2025, be approved.
Dan Tomlinson
That the draft Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Prescription of Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 7 January, be approved.
Dan Tomlinson
That the draft Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Calculation of Non-Domestic Rating High-Value Multiplier) (England) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 7 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Chris Elmore
That the draft Caribbean Development Bank (Eleventh Replenishment of the Special Development Fund (Unified)) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 8 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Dan Tomlinson
That the draft Climate Change Levy (Fuel Use and Recycling Processes) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Peter Kyle
That the draft Energy-Intensive Industry Electricity Support Payments and Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.
Torsten Bell
That the draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.
Dan Tomlinson
That the draft Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.
Dan Tomlinson
That the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments, National Insurance Funds Payments and Extension of Veteran’s Relief) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Sir Stephen Timms
That the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.
16. Terms and Conditions of Employment
Secretary Peter Kyle
That the draft Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 13 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
17. Terms and Conditions of Employment
Secretary Peter Kyle
That the draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Adoptions from Overseas) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 13 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
18. Terms and Conditions of Employment
Secretary Peter Kyle
That the draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Parental Order Cases) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 13 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Ed Miliband
That the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 13 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Alison McGovern
That the draft Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 14 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Louise Sandher-Jones
That the draft Armed Forces Commissioner (Family Definition, and Consequential and Transitional Provision etc.) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Peter Kyle
That the draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Sir Stephen Timms
That the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Sir Stephen Timms
That the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Shabana Mahmood
That the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 19 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Chris Ward
That the draft Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 19 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
27. Public Office (Accountability) Bill: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the publications webpage for the Bill).
Josh MacAlister
That the draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 21 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Heidi Alexander
That the draft Merchant Shipping (General Lighthouse Authorities) (Increase of Borrowing Limit) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 21 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Josh MacAlister
That the draft Further Education (Initial Teacher Training) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 22 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Peter Kyle
That the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Alternative Dispute Resolution) (Conferral of Functions) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 26 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Peter Kyle
That the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Alternative Dispute Resolution) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 26 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Ed Miliband
That the draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) (Specified Period) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 26 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Heidi Alexander
That the draft Goods Vehicles (Testing, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 26 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Chris Ward
That the draft Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 26 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Sir Alan Campbell
That,
(1) Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee) be amended by deleting paragraph (3).
(2) Standing Order No. 152J (Backbench Business Committee) be amended by inserting the following new paragraph:
“( ) The committee shall report its recommendations as to the allocation of time for consideration by the House of the estimates on any day or half day which may be allotted for that purpose; and upon a motion being made that the House do agree with any such report the question shall be put forthwith and, if that question is agreed to, the recommendations shall have effect as if they were orders of the House:Proceedings in pursuance of this paragraph, though opposed, may be decided after the expiration of the time for opposed business.”
(3) Standing Order No. 54 (Consideration of estimates) be amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph (1), replace “paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee)” with “paragraph ( ) of Standing Order No. 152J (Backbench Business Committee)”
(b) in paragraphs (2) and (3), replace the words “Liaison Committee” wherever they occur with “Backbench Business Committee”
(4) Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business) be amended by inserting, after paragraph (5), the following paragraph:
( ) Any day or half day which may be allotted for consideration by the House of estimates on a recommendation from the Backbench Business Committee under paragraph (x) of Standing Order No. 152J shall not be treated as a day or half day allotted under paragraph (4) above.
37. High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill: Carry-over
Secretary Heidi Alexander
That the following provisions shall apply in respect of the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill if proceedings on the Bill have not been completed before the end of this Session or any subsequent Session of this Parliament (each a “qualifying Session”).
Suspension at end of qualifying Session
1. Further proceedings on the Bill shall be suspended from the day on which the qualifying Session in question ends until the Session that follows it (“the new Session”).
2. If a Bill is presented in the new Session in the same terms as those in which the Bill stood when proceedings on it were suspended in the qualifying Session in question—
(a) the Bill so presented shall be ordered to be printed and shall be deemed to have been read the first and second time;
(b) the Standing Orders and practice of the House applicable to the Bill, so far as complied with or dispensed with in the qualifying Session or a relevant earlier Session, shall be deemed to have been complied with or (as the case may be) dispensed with in the new Session;
(c) any resolution relating to the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 that is passed by the House in the qualifying Session or a relevant earlier Session shall be deemed to have been passed by the House in the new Session;
(d) the Bill shall be dealt with in accordance with—
(i) paragraph 3, if proceedings in Select Committee were not completed when proceedings on the Bill were suspended;
(ii) paragraph 4, if the Bill has been reported from the Select Committee but proceedings on the Bill in Public Bill Committee were not begun when proceedings on the Bill were suspended;
(iii) paragraph 5, if proceedings in Public Bill Committee were begun but not completed when proceedings on the Bill were suspended (and see also paragraph 9);
(iv) paragraph 6, if the Bill was waiting to be considered when proceedings on it were suspended;
(v) paragraph 7, if the Bill was waiting for third reading when proceedings on it were suspended;
(vi) paragraph 8, if the Bill has been read the third time and sent to the House of Lords.
3. If this paragraph applies—
(a) the Bill shall stand committed to a Select Committee of such Members as were members of the Committee when proceedings on the Bill were suspended in the qualifying Session;
(b) any instruction of the House to the Committee in the qualifying Session or a relevant earlier Session shall be an instruction to the Committee on the Bill in the new Session;
(c) all petitions submitted in the qualifying Session or a relevant earlier Session which stand referred to the Committee and which have not been withdrawn, and any petition submitted between the day on which the qualifying Session ends and the day on which proceedings on the Bill are resumed in the new Session in accordance with this Order, shall stand referred to the Committee in the new Session;
(d) any minutes of evidence taken and any papers laid before the Committee in the qualifying Session or a relevant earlier Session shall stand referred to the Committee in the new Session;
(e) only those petitions mentioned in sub-paragraph (c), and any petition which may be submitted to the Private Bill Office and in which the petitioners complain of any amendment proposed by the member in charge of the Bill which, if the Bill were a private bill, could not be made except upon petition for additional provision or of any matter which has arisen during the progress of the Bill before the Committee in the new Session, shall stand referred to the Committee;
(f) any petitioners whose petitions stand referred to the Committee in the new Session shall, subject to the rules and orders of the House, be entitled to be heard upon their petition by themselves, their counsel, representatives or parliamentary agents provided that the petition is prepared and signed in conformity with the rules and orders of the House; and the Member in charge of the Bill shall be entitled to be heard through counsel or agents in favour of the Bill against any such petition;
(g) the Committee shall require any hearing in relation to a petition mentioned in sub-paragraph (f) above to take place in person, unless exceptional circumstances apply;
(h) in applying the rules of the House in relation to parliamentary agents, any reference toa petitioner in person shall be treated as including a reference to a duly authorised member or officer of an organisation, group or body;
(i) the Committee shall have power to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from day to day minutes of evidence taken before it;
(j) the Committee shall have power to make special reports from time to time;
(k) three shall be the quorum of the Committee.
4. If this paragraph applies, the Bill shall be deemed to have been reported from the Select Committee and to have been re-committed to a Public Bill Committee.
5. If this paragraph applies, the Bill shall be deemed to have been reported from the Select Committee and to have been re-committed to a Public Bill Committee in respect of those clauses and Schedules not ordered to stand part of the Bill in the qualifying Session.
6. If this paragraph applies—
(a) the Bill shall be deemed to have been reported from the Select Committee and from the Public Bill Committee, and
(b) the Bill shall be set down as an order of the day for consideration.
7. If this paragraph applies—
(a) the Bill shall be deemed to have been reported from the Select Committee and from the Public Bill Committee and to have been considered, and
(b) the Bill shall be set down as an order of the day for third reading.
8. If this paragraph applies, the Bill shall be deemed to have passed through all its stages in this House.
Other
9. If proceedings in Public Bill Committee are begun but not completed before the end of a qualifying Session, the chair of the Committee shall report the Bill to the House as so far amended and the Bill and any evidence received by the Committee shall be ordered to lie upon the Table.
10. For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3 above, each of the following is a relevant earlier Session—
(a) Session 2021-22;
(b) Session 2022-23;
(c) Session 2023-24;
(d) except where the qualifying Session is this Session, each Session of this Parliament before the qualifying Session;
(e) where the new Session is the first Session of the next Parliament, each qualifying Session.
11. In paragraph 1 above, the reference to further proceedings does not include proceedings under Standing Order 224A(8) (deposit of supplementary environmental information).
12. In paragraph 3 above, references to the submission of a petition are to its submission electronically, by post or in person.
That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.
38. High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill: Select Committee
Secretary Heidi Alexander
That the following provisions shall apply in respect of the Select Committee to which the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill stands committed by virtue of paragraph (10)(a) of the order of 20 June 2022 (carry-over):
1. The Committee is to have five members.
2. The members of the Committee are–
(a) those who are members of the Committee by virtue of paragraph (10)(a) of the order of 20 June 2022 (carry-over), and
(b) two other members who are to be nominated by the Committee of Selection.
3. Any alteration to the membership of the Committee shall be on the nomination of the Committee of Selection.
4. In carrying out its functions under paragraphs 2(b) and 3, the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the principle that—
(a) three members of the Select Committee are to be Members from the party represented in His Majesty’s Government, and
(b) two are to be Members from opposition parties.