Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Speaker’s Statement: Election of the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee
2Business Question (Leader of the House)
3Statement: Supreme Court Dillon judgment (Secretary Hilary Benn)
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behalf of Hong Kong)Speaker's Statement: Waivers of sub judice rule ((1) Antisemitic attacks and (2) Spying on
5Statement: National Security (Dan Jarvis)
6Railways Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A)
Secretary Heidi Alexander, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Steve Reed, Secretary Ed Miliband, Secretary Peter Kyle, Secretary Douglas Alexander, Secretary Jo Stevens and James Murray, presented a Bill to make provision about railways and railway services; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 9 December 2025 in the last Session of Parliament); to be considered on Monday 18 May, and to be printed (Bill 1) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 1–EN).
7Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A)
Secretary Liz Kendall, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Darren Jones, Secretary Yvette Cooper, Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Secretary Wes Streeting, Secretary Heidi Alexander, Secretary Peter Kyle, Secretary Ed Miliband, Secretary Emma Reynolds and Kanishka Narayan, presented a Bill to make provision, including provision amending the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018, about the security and resilience of network and information systems used or relied on in connection with the carrying on of essential activities.
Bill read the first and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 6 January, in the last Session of Parliament); to be considered on Monday 18 May, and to be printed (Bill 2) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 2–EN).
8Armed Forces Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A)
Secretary John Healey, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary David Lammy, Secretary Steve Reed, Secretary Yvette Cooper, Secretary Douglas Alexander, Secretary Jo Stevens, Secretary Hilary Benn, James Murray, Nick Thomas-Symonds and Louise Sandher-Jones, presented a Bill to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces; to make provision about the reserve forces; to make provision about visiting forces; to make provision about the Ministry of Defence Police; to make provision about the defence functions of the Oil and Pipelines Agency; to make provision about the protection of military remains; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 26 January); to be committed to a committee of the whole House (Order, 26 January), and to be printed (Bill 3) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 3–EN).
9Representation of the People Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A)
Secretary Steve Reed, supported by the Prime Minister, Darren Jones, Secretary Liz Kendall, Secretary Lisa Nandy, Dan Jarvis, Samantha Dixon and Chris Ward, 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 repeal provision about the designation of a strategy and policy statement for the Electoral Commission; 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 and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 2 March, in the last Session of Parliament); to be considered on Monday 18 May, and to be printed (Bill 4) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 4–EN).
10Courts and Tribunals Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A)
Secretary David Lammy, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Darren Jones, Secretary Bridget Phillipson, Anna Turley, Sarah Sackman, Jake Richards and Catherine Atkinson, presented a Bill to make provision in relation to criminal courts in England and Wales; to make provision about the leadership of tribunals; to amend section 1 of the Children Act 1989 to remove the presumption relating to the involvement of parents in the life of a child; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 10 March, in the last Session of Parliament); to be considered on Monday 18 May, and to be printed (Bill 5) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 5–EN).
11Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A)
Secretary Hilary Benn, supported by Secretary David Lammy and Secretary John Healey, presented a Bill to make new provision to address the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
Bill read the first and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 27 April, in the last Session of Parliament); to be committed to a committee of the whole House, and to be printed (Bill 6) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 6–EN).
12Public Office (Accountability) Bill: Presentation (Standing Orders No. 57 and No. 80A)
Secretary David Lammy, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Pat McFadden, Secretary Bridget Phillipson, Secretary Peter Kyle, Secretary Lisa Nandy, James Murray, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Anna Turley, Chris Ward, Secretary John Healey and Catherine Atkinson, presented a Bill to impose a duty on public authorities and public officials to act with candour, transparency and frankness; to make provision for the enforcement of that duty in their dealings with inquiries and investigations; to require public authorities to promote and take steps to maintain ethical conduct within all parts of the authority; to create an offence in relation to public authorities and public officials who mislead the public; to create further offences in relation to the misconduct of persons who hold public office and to abolish the common law offence of misconduct in public office; to make provision enabling persons to participate at inquiries and investigations where the conduct of public authorities may be in issue; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first and second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 27 April, in the last Session of Parliament); to be considered on Monday 18 May, and to be printed (Bill 7) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 7–EN).
13High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57 and Order, 2 February, in the last Session of Parliament)
Secretary Heidi Alexander, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary David Lammy, Secretary Steve Reed and Secretary Ed Miliband, presented a Bill to make provision for a railway between a junction with Phase 2a of High Speed 2 south of Crewe in Cheshire and Manchester Piccadilly Station; for a railway between Hoo Green in Cheshire and a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Bamfurlong, south of Wigan; and for connected purposes.
Bill deemed to have been read the first and second time and committed to a select committee without Question put (Order, 2 February, in the last Session of Parliament); and to be printed (Bill 8) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 8–EN).
14Health Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Secretary Wes Streeting, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary David Lammy, Secretary Steve Reed, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Hilary Benn, Secretary Douglas Alexander, Secretary Jo Stevens, Stephen Kinnock, Karin Smyth and Mrs Sharon Hodgson, presented a Bill to make provision about health and social care.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 18 May and to be printed (Bill 9) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 9–EN).
15Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Secretary Peter Kyle, supported by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Yvette Cooper, Secretary Ed Miliband, Secretary Steve Reed, Secretary Douglas Alexander, Secretary Jo Stevens and Chris McDonald, presented a Bill to make provision enabling the Secretary of State in certain circumstances to make regulations relating to the transfer of securities issued by, or property, rights and liabilities of, a steel undertaking; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 18 May and to be printed (Bill 10) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 10–EN).
16King's Speech (Motion for an Address) (second day)
Debate resumed (Order, 13 May).
Question again proposed, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, as follows:
Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.
Subject: Getting Britain working again
Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.—(Claire Hughes.)
Debate to be resumed on Monday 18 May.
Subject: Impact of a third runway at Heathrow Airport (Sarah Olney)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Claire Hughes.)
Adjourned at 4.47 pm until Monday 18 May.
Other Proceedings
Disqualification of Members
18Disqualification of a Member
(1) Notification, laid upon the Table by the Speaker, That the Chancellor of the Exchequer had today appointed Stephen Mark Flynn, Member for Aberdeen South, to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.
(2) Notification, laid upon the Table by the Speaker, That the Chancellor of the Exchequer had today appointed Stephen Patrick Gethins, Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern.
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).
19First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 and draft Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Amendment) Order 2026)
Chair: Esther McVey
Members: Sarah Smith discharged and Laurence Turner nominated in substitution.
20Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026)
Chair: Sir Desmond Swayne
Members: Torcuil Crichton discharged and Katrina Murray nominated in substitution.
21Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026)
Chair: Graham Stuart
Select Committees: Reports
22Business and Trade Committee
Competition and Markets Authority 2026–27 Main Estimate Memorandum: Written evidence, to be published (Liam Byrne).
(1) Responses to antisemitism: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 39);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Security relating to UK National Threat Level: Written evidence, to be published
(3) The impact of serious and organised crime on local neighbourhoods: Written evidence, to be published (HC 36);
(Dame Karen Bradley).
24Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) An analysis of the asylum system: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 89);
(2) Shared services: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 85);
(3) Civil service pensions: Written evidence, to be published (HC 84);
(4) Correspondence from the Minister of State for Energy relating to the sale of the assets of Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice relating to Evolve Future Voice Service Accounting Officer Assessment: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Financial resilience of government-sponsored museums and galleries: Written evidence, to be published (HC 96);
(8) Restoration and Renewal Programme of Parliament: Costing and governance: Written evidence, to be published (HC 90)
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
(1) GB Energy and the net zero transition:
(i) Clean Power by 2030: A fair deal for Scotland?: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 164);
(ii) Written evidence, to be published (HC 164);
(2) Connectivity in Scotland: Digital connectivity: Written evidence, to be published (HC 166);
(3) Connectivity in Scotland: Fixed links: Written evidence, to be published (HC 167);
(4) Correspondence with the Scottish Public Pensions Agency relating to the McCloud Judgement: Written evidence to be published;
(5) The future of Scotland's high streets: Written evidence, to be published (HC 168)
(Patricia Ferguson).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
(1) Draft Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
(2) Draft Electricity Capacity (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
Draft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
Draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Draft Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Control of Disposals etc.) (Amendment) Order 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Alison McGovern)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 514), dated 12 May 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Control of Explosives Precursors etc. (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (SR (NI)), 2026, No. 89), dated 12 May 2026 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Hilary Benn)
(1) Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) (Amendment) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 517), dated 14 May 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Reed)
(2) English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (Consequential Amendments and Revocations) (England) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 519), dated 14 May 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Reed)
Single Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 510), dated 11 May 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Luke Pollard)
European Communities (Immunities and Privileges of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization and North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission) (Revocation) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 518), dated 13 May 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Seema Malhotra)
Other papers
Report of the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces for 2025 (by Act) (Secretary John Healey)
Report and Accounts of the General Chiropractic Council for 2025 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2026 (by Act) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
13Energy Security and Net Zero
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Minute, dated 14 May 2026, concerning the notification of a contingent liability relating to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Nuclear Transport Solutions Project (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
Health and Care Professions Council Corporate Strategy 2026–31 (by Statutory Instrument) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
15Local Government, Planning and Land
Report and Accounts of the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 19) (Secretary Steve Reed)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Transport: Innovation in Transport (by Act), to be printed (HC 20) (Clerk of the House)
17Social Security Administration
Code of Practice on Eligibility Verification Notices (by Act) (Secretary Pat McFadden)
(1) Report and Accounts of the Consumer Council for Water for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 3) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
(2) Report and Accounts of the Consumer Council for Water for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 4) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)