Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Home Secretary
2Urgent Question: Jimmy Lai: Prison sentence (Seema Malhotra)
3Statement: Standards in public life (Darren Jones)
4Business of the House (Today)
Ordered, That, at this day’s sitting,
(i) notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of Standing Order No. 22D relating to the scheduling of select committee statements, a select committee statement on the Fourth Report of the Procedure Committee may be made after the conclusion of proceedings on the Motion for this Order; and
(ii) the business determined by the Backbench Business Committee may be proceeded with for up to two hours, or until 10.00pm, whichever is the later, and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; those proceedings may be entered upon and may continue, though opposed, after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Christian Wakeford.)
5Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D and Order, today): Publication of the Fourth Report from the Procedure Committee, Call lists, HC 536 (Mr Lee Dillon)
6UK-India Free Trade Agreement
Resolved, That this House has considered the UK-India Free Trade Agreement.—(Chris Bryant.)
7Backbench Business (Unallotted)
Increasing survival rates of brain tumours
Resolved, That this House notes that survival rates for brain tumours have seen little improvement in decades and that brain tumours remain the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40; expresses concern at the limited availability of clinical trials for brain tumour patients; calls on the Government to set out a clear plan to increase survival rates, including accelerating access to clinical trials and innovative therapies; further calls on the Government to support the expansion of tissue freezing and storage to enable research and the development of new treatments; and also calls on the Government to ensure the timely deployment of the research funding committed in 2018 through the National Institute for Health and Care Research for brain tumour research.—(Dame Siobhain McDonagh.)
8Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
Ordered, That Luke Akehurst, Alex Ballinger, Sarah Bool, Juliet Campbell, Al Carns, Pam Cox, Clive Efford, Mr Paul Foster, Mr Mark Francois, Gerald Jones, Jayne Kirkham, Mike Martin, David Reed, Ian Roome, Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst, Rachel Taylor and Christian Wakeford be members of the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Subject: Step-free access at Leagrave station (Sarah Owen)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Gen Kitchen.)
At 10 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Gen Kitchen.)
Adjourned at 10.13 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
10First Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Desmond Swayne (Chair) reported the draft Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026, draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80b to Adoptions from Overseas) (Amendment) Regulations and draft Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80b to Parental Order Cases) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
General Committees: Appointments
The Speaker appoints the Chair of General Committees and members of Programming Sub-Committees, and allocates Statutory Instruments to Delegated Legislation Committees.
The Committee of Selection nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees).
11Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
*This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings relating to Monday 1 June 2026.
Members: Pam Cox discharged and Lizzi Collinge nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
The situation in Ukraine: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1694) (Emily Thornberry).
13House of Commons Members Estimate Committee
Consolidated list of provisions of the Resolutions of the House relating to expenditure charged to the Estimate for House of Commons: Members as at 9 February 2026: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1510) (The Speaker).
14National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Defending democracy: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 720) (Matt Western).
15Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) NS&I’s transformation programme: Sixty-seventh Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1237);
(2) New Hospital Programme update: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1705);
(3) Supporting people with frailty outside hospitals: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1706);
(4) Accountability in small government bodies: Written evidence, to be published (HC 887);
(5) Analysis of the asylum system: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1635);
(6) Civil service pensions: Written evidence, to be published (HC 888);
(7) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence relating to the Defence Investment Plan: Written evidence, to be published;
(8) Financial sustainability of children’s care homes: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1233);
(9) Home-to-school transport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1238);
(10) MoD’s oversight of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association: Written evidence, to be published (HC 893)
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
1Russian influence on UK politics and democracy
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 744215 relating to Russian influence on UK politics and democracy.—(Ben Goldsborough.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 6.46 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 6 February under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 104), dated 4 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Ian Murray)
Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 106), dated 5 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lammy)
Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 105), dated 5 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 9 February
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
(1) Local Government Finance Report (England) for 2026–27 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1604) (Secretary Steve Reed)
(2) Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report for 2026–27 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1605) (Secretary Steve Reed)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Cosmetic Products Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Restriction of Chemical Substances) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 109), dated 4 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Kate Dearden)
Employment Appeal Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 114), dated 5 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lammy)
Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 113), dated 6 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sir Stephen Timms)
Tribunal Procedure and Employment Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 115), dated 5 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lammy)
Other papers
Estimates of the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for service with the Armed Forces for the year ending 31 March 2027 (by Command), to be printed (HC 1660) (Secretary John Healey)
Report and Accounts of the Office for Environmental Protection for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1402) (Clerk of the House)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Unlocking land for housing (by Act), to be printed (HC 1645) (Clerk of the House)
12Political Parties, Elections and Referendums
First Report of 2026 from the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission: Appointment of an Electoral Commissioner (by Act), to be printed (HC 1692) (The Speaker)