Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
2Statements: (1) Middle East (Prime Minister)
(2) Southport Inquiry Report (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
(3) Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill (Stephen Doughty)
(4) North Atlantic submarine activity (Al Carns)
SEND provision and reform
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House believes that SEND is an issue that affects every constituency; acknowledges that all hon. Members represent families who face daily challenges in navigating a system that can feel complex, inconsistent and under-resourced; further believes that ensuring that every child, regardless of their needs, has access to the education, care and opportunities they deserve is not only a matter of policy but of fairness and equality; notes that despite commitments, progress on reform remains slow; further notes the time taken to publish the White Paper entitled Every Child Achieving and Thriving which was bitterly disappointing for families struggling to secure the support their children need; and agrees that it is vital that SEND remains high on the Government’s agenda and that Parliament continues to hold a spotlight on the challenges faced by children, parents, schools and local authorities.—(Gregory Stafford.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47 (1)).
Question put and agreed to.
4Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Sonia Kumar and Matt Western be discharged from the Business and Trade Committee and Chris Bloore and Leigh Ingham be added.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(2) Ordered, That Phil Brickell be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Alan Gemmell be added.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Subject: Experiences and outcomes for young people with cancer (Steve Yemm)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Imogen Walker.)
Adjourned at 10.25 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
The Lords agree to the Crime and Policing Bill with Amendments to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
The Lords agree to the Pension Schemes Bill with Amendments to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
Printing of Lords Amendments
Lords Amendments to the Bill to be considered on Monday 13 April, and to be printed pursuant to Standing Orders No. 78 and No. 57A (Bill 416), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 416−EN).
Lords Amendments to the Bill to be considered on Monday 13 April, and to be printed pursuant to Standing Orders No. 78 and No. 57A (Bill 415), with Explanatory Notes (Bill 415−EN).
General Committees: Reports
10First Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Edward Leigh (Chair) reported the draft Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) (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).
11First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) (Amendments) Regulations 2026)
Members: Tahir Ali and Maya Ellis discharged and Julia Buckley and Yasmin Qureshi nominated in substitution.
12Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Joe Robertson discharged and Peter Fortune nominated in substitution.
13Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Sir Jeremy Hunt discharged and Stuart Anderson nominated in substitution.
14Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026)
Members: Torsten Bell, Tom Collins, Natalie Fleet, Alison Hume and Alicia Kearns discharged and Ms Polly Billington, Lincoln Jopp, David Pinto-Duschinsky, Dave Robertson and Andrew Western nominated in substitution.
15Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown discharged and Edward Argar nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
Friday 27 March
16Business and Trade Committee
(1) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to governance of trade envoys: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Royal Mail: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1796)
(Clerk of the House).
(1) Correspondence from the Howard League for Penal Reform relating to fire safety in prisons in England and Wales: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor relating to the Concordat process FY 2026–27: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Minister of State (Sarah Sackman KC): Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice relating to post-legislative scrutiny: Written evidence, to be published
(Clerk of the House).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debates on e-petitions (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 732342 relating to statutory menstrual leave.—(Paul Davies.)
The sitting was suspended between 5.50 pm and 6 pm.
2Disclosure and safeguarding mechanism for at-risk children
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 731497 relating to a disclosure and safeguarding mechanism for at-risk children.—(Lewis Atkinson.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.08 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Wednesday 1 April
Boiler Upgrade Scheme (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 390), dated 19 March 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Martin McCluskey)
Social Security Contributions (Umbrella Companies) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 388), dated 31 March 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dan Tomlinson)
Wednesday 8 April
Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 391), dated 1 April 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lammy)
Thursday 9 April
Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 395), dated 9 April 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sir Stephen Timms)
Other papers
Monday 30 March
Convention, done at London on 20 March 2025, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Peru for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance (by Command) (CP 1554) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
Tuesday 31 March
Agreement, done at Bangkok on 20 March 2024, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand concerning Air Services (by Command) (CP 1555) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
Thursday 2 April
Treasury Minutes on Government Responses to the Sixty-second to the Sixty-seventh Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2024–26 (by Command) (CP 1522) (Dan Tomlinson)
Tuesday 7 April
Protecting Lives, Building Hope: A Plan to Halve Knife Crime (by Command) (CP 1539) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Wednesday 8 April
Agreement, done at Ulaanbaatar on 23 January 2024, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Mongolia concerning Air Services (by Command) (CP 1564) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
Thursday 9 April
Host Country Agreement, done at Helsinki and London on 19 and 20 March 2024, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the European Forest Institute (by Command) (CP 1563) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
Withdrawn papers
Wednesday 1 April
Boiler Upgrade Scheme (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 368), dated 19 March 2026, and Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment (laid 26 March)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 13 April
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Convention, adopted at The Hague on 16 December 2025, establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine (By Command) (CP 1561), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
Other papers
Report of the Bank of England on the exercise of relevant sub-delegated powers for the financial year ending 28 February 2026 (by Act) (Lucy Rigby)
Report of the Southport Inquiry (by Act), to be printed (HC 1768) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Approval of Code of Management Practice (Residential Management) (Service Charges) (England) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 298), (by Command) (Matthew Pennycook)
16Social Security Administration
Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee under Sections 172(1) and 174(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in accordance with Section 174(2) of that Act: The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (by Act) (Sir Stephen Timms)
(1) Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Main Supply Estimate for 2026–27 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1815) (The Speaker)
(2) The Electoral Commission: Main Supply Estimate for 2026–27 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1812) (The Speaker)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the Approval of Code of Management Practice (Residential Management) (Service Charges) (England) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 298) (laid 17 March)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 294) (laid 16 March)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATE
VOTING BY PROXY (STANDING ORDER NO. 39A)
(Variations to existing arrangements appear in bold.)
|
Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Claire Hughes |
31 October 2025 |
31 May |
Sir Nicholas Dakin |
|
Patrick Spencer |
15 May 2025 |
16 July |
Mike Wood |
|
Saqib Bhatti |
23 February |
19 August |
Mike Wood |