Order Paper: Business Today & Future Business
Summary Agenda: Chamber
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9.30am |
Prayers |
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Afterwards |
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Ministerial Statements, including on: |
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Pensions Update (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) |
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Publication of the second Annual Statement on Prison Capacity (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International) |
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Afterwards |
Select Committee Statement on: |
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Fifth Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, First 1000 Days: a renewed focus |
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Until 5.00pm |
Backbench Business |
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No debate |
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Until 5.30pm or for half an hour |
Adjournment Debate: Government support for non-league football (Mr Jonathan Brash) |
Westminster Hall
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1.30pm |
Non-recognition of Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine |
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3.00pm |
Protecting and restoring river habitats |
Business Today: Chamber
9.30am Prayers
Followed by
Questions
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
1Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney)
What steps he is taking to help reduce industrial energy costs. (907553)
2Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde)
What steps his Department is taking to support pubs in Fylde constituency. (907554)
3Rachel Blake (Cities of London and Westminster)
What steps he is taking to increase trade with the European Union. (907555)
4Jessica Toale (Bournemouth West)
What steps he is taking to help increase economic growth in coastal communities. (907559)
5Jayne Kirkham (Truro and Falmouth)
What steps he is taking to encourage businesses to export. (907562)
6Mr Jonathan Brash (Hartlepool)
What steps his Department is taking to support the hospitality sector in Hartlepool. (907563)
7Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley)
Whether he plans to resume previously suspended arms export licences to Israel. (907564)
8Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East)
What steps his Department is taking to support the hospitality sector. (907566)
9Lizzi Collinge (Morecambe and Lunesdale)
What steps his Department is taking to help increase economic growth in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency. (907567)
10Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West)
What steps is he taking to support hospitality businesses. (907569)
11Peter Swallow (Bracknell)
What steps he is taking to improve workers' rights in Bracknell Forest. (907570)
12Chris Bloore (Redditch)
What recent progress he has made on the implementation of single worker status. (907571)
13Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester)
What steps he is taking to support businesses with their operating costs. (907572)
14Liz Twist (Blaydon and Consett)
What steps he is taking to implement the Modern Industrial Strategy. (907573)
15Luke Akehurst (North Durham)
What steps he is taking to implement the Modern Industrial Strategy. (907576)
16Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley)
What recent assessment has he made of the adequacy of Government support for tied pubs. (907577)
At 10.15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
T1Chris Vince (Harlow)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (907579)
T2Graham Leadbitter (Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey) (907582)
T3Liz Twist (Blaydon and Consett) (907583)
T4Rebecca Smith (South West Devon) (907586)
T5Emma Foody (Cramlington and Killingworth) (907587)
Urgent Questions and Statements
10.30am
Business Question to the Leader of the House
Ministerial Statements
Pensions Update (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions)
Publication of the second Annual Statement on Prison Capacity (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International)
Select Committee Statement on the Fifth Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, First 1000 Days: a renewed focus, HC 802 (Paulette Hamilton)
Business of the Day
Until 5.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
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
No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)
Education on methanol poisoning: Gareth Bacon
Adjournment Debate
Until 5.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Government support for non-league football: Mr Jonathan Brash
Business Today: Westminster Hall
Order of Business
Up to three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1))
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)).
Written Statements
Statements to be Made Today
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
1.Publication of Government Response to the consultation on Capacity Market: proposal regarding locational changes of Capacity Market Units (CMUs)
Secretary of State for Justice
2.Publication of the second Annual Statement on Prison Capacity
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
3.Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone Designation and Delivery Update on the AI Opportunities Action Plan
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
4.Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Levy 2025-26
5.Jobs Guarantee – Update
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
Public Accounts Committee
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (private)
Public Bill Committees
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Further to consider the Bill
Room 14
11.30am (public)
Railways Bill
Further to consider the Bill
Room 10
11.30am (public)
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Further to consider the Bill
Room 14
2.00pm (public)
Railways Bill
Further to consider the Bill
Room 10
2.00pm (public)
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 (ballot closed)
The ballot for Tuesday 3 to Monday 9 February is closed and will take place today.
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
Applications for Estimates Day debates to the Backbench Business Committee
The Supplementary Estimates are expected to be laid before the House in February. There is expected to be one day of debates on the Supplementary Estimates in early March, which will be led by backbench Members. Application forms are now available on the Backbench Business Committee website and should be submitted to BBCom@parliament.uk by 2.30pm on Friday 20 February. Applicants will be invited to appear before the Committee at 4.15pm on Tuesday 24 February.
Further Information
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
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
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Programme (No. 2)
Secretary Yvette Cooper
That the following provisions shall apply to the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 16 October 2025 (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Programme):
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
Subsequent stages
(2) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(3) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
Notes:
The Northern Ireland Assembly and Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru 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)).
Deferred Divisions
Climate Change
That the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 16 December 2025, be approved.
Notes:
The division on this Question was deferred from Wednesday 28 January.
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.
Relevant Documents:
First report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Israel-Palestine conflict, HC 488, and the Government response, HC 1374
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alison McGovern
That the draft Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 14 January, be approved.
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.
Secretary Peter Kyle
That the draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 27 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.
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.
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.
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.
Ian Murray
That the draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 28 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.