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Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
2Urgent Question: Lord Mandelson: Government response to humble Address (Chris Ward)
The Speaker reported that the King had signified Royal Assent to the following Acts under the Royal Assent Act 1967:
Licensing Hours Extensions Act 2026
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Act 2026
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026
4Urgent Question: Pharmacy First: Withholding payments (Dr Zubir Ahmed)
5Business Question (Leader of the House)
6Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D): Publication of the Fourth Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Housing Conditions in the Social Rented Sector, HC 1154 (Florence Eshalomi)
7Representation of the People Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Secretary Steve Reed, supported by the Prime Minister, Darren Jones, Secretary Liz Kendall, Secretary Lisa Nandy, Dan Jarvis, Samantha Dixon, Chris Ward and Josh Simons, presented a Bill to make provision extending the right to vote to 16 and 17 year olds; to make provision about the registration of voters; to make provision about the administration and conduct of elections, referendums and recall petitions; to make provision about election agents’ addresses; to make provision about political expenditure and political donations; to make provision about information to be included in electronic campaigning material; to make provision about offences and civil sanctions in connection with elections, referendums and recall petitions and with donations and expenditure for political purposes; to make provision about the disclosure of information by the Electoral Commission; to make provision about the disqualification of offenders for holding elective offices, and their sentencing, where offences are aggravated by hostility towards persons involved in elections, referendums or recall petitions or holders of such offices; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 23 February, and to be printed (Bill 384) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 384–EN).
(1) LGBT+ History Month
Resolved, That this House has considered LGBT+ History Month.—(Nadia Whittome.)
(2) Mobile connectivity in rural areas
Resolved, That this House calls on the Government and service providers to help improve mobile connectivity in rural areas.—(Helen Morgan.)
Subject: School minibus safety (Sarah Edwards)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jade Botterill.)
At 5 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jade Botterill.)
Adjourned at 5.12 pm until Monday 23 February (Order, 28 October 2025).
Other Proceedings
Select Committees: Reports
10Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 26 February and Thursday 5 March in the Chamber and Tuesday 3 March and Thursday 5 March in Westminster Hall (Bob Blackman).
11Business and Trade Committee
Competition and Markets Authority 2025–26 Supplementary Estimate Memorandum: Written evidence, to be published (Liam Byrne).
12Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1681) (Florence Eshalomi).
13International Development Committee
(1) Correspondence from the Minister of State relating to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 2025–26 Supplementary Estimate Memorandum: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Future of UK aid and development assistance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1330)
(Sarah Champion).
Correspondence with Rebecca Paul MP relating to e-petition 751839: Written evidence, to be published (Jamie Stone).
15Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Excess Votes 2024–25: Sixty-eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 1711);
(2) Civil service pensions: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 888);
(3) NAO 2026–27 Main Estimate: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1707);
(4) Correspondence with the First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs relating to managed service companies and offshore tax gap: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) NS&I’s transformation programme: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1237);
(6) Reducing NHS waiting times for elective care: Written evidence, to be published (HC 820);
(7) Restoration and renewal of Parliament: Costing and governance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1720)
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.30 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
1Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D)
Publication of the Fifth Report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, UK-EU agritrade: making an SPS agreement work, HC 1661 (Mr Alistair Carmichael)
2Government support for healthy relationships
Resolved, That this House has considered Government support for healthy relationships.—(Maya Ellis.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.57 pm and 3.10 pm.
3Onshoring in the fashion and textiles industry
Resolved, That this House has considered onshoring in the fashion and textiles industry.—(Catherine West.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.11 pm until Monday 23 February (Order, 28 October 2025).
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Alison McGovern)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Education (Student Fees, Awards, Support and Loan Repayments) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 130), dated 10 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Josh MacAlister)
3Financial Services and Markets
Financial Services (Designated Consumer Body and Designated Representative Body) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 124), dated 11 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Lucy Rigby)
Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 129), dated 11 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lammy)
Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Written Representations Procedure) (England) (Amendment and Saving Provision) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 122), dated 10 February 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Matthew Pennycook)
Other papers
6Financial Services and Markets
Bank Resolution Standards Instrument: The Technical Standards (COREP13) Instrument 2026 (by Act) (Lucy Rigby)
A modern youth justice system: Foundations fit for the future (by Command) (CP 1492) (Secretary David Lammy)
Thirty-ninth Report of the NHS Pay Review Body (by Command) (CP 1484) (Secretary Wes Streeting)