Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
2Statements: (1) Business Statement (Leader of the House)
(2) Government response to the humble Address relating to Lord Mandelson (Darren Jones)
(3) Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice (Seema Malhotra)
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Health Bill:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 16 July 2026.
(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Jade Botterill.)
Question agreed to.
King’s Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Health Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State, and
(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under or by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided.—(Jade Botterill.)
Question agreed to.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Health Bill, it is expedient to authorise the making of provision under the Act in relation to income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, value added tax, stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax in connection with a transfer of property, rights or liabilities by a scheme under the Act.—(Jade Botterill.)
Question agreed to.
7Backbench Business Committee: Nomination of committee
Ordered, That Jonathan Davies, Mary Glindon, Alison Hume, Will Stone and Martin Vickers be members of the Backbench Business Committee.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Subject: Government support for coastal communities (Neil Duncan-Jordan)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jade Botterill.)
Adjourned at 10.27 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
9First Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Desmond Swayne (Chair) reported the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) 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).
10First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026)
Members: Sarah Dyke and Imogen Walker discharged and Dr Danny Chambers and Taiwo Owatemi nominated in substitution.
11Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026)
Members: Josh Dean and Sonia Kumar discharged and Jen Craft and Dr Jeevun Sandher nominated in substitution.
12Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Mark Garnier discharged and Rebecca Smith nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
Friday 22 May
13Business and Trade Committee
Industrial Strategy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 121) (Clerk of the House).
14Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Correspondence with Ofcom: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
(1) Correspondence from the Chief Executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority relating to the Mazur judgment: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Jake Richards) relating to SW v UK: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice relating to releases in error from prison: Written evidence, to be published
(Clerk of the House).
Select Committees: Reports made on Monday 1 June
16Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) Regulating for growth: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 93);
(2) Government compensation schemes: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 88);
(3) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the HS2 Parliamentary Report: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary at the Department of Education relating to proposals for consolidated academy financial reporting: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office relating to English language tests: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Justice relating to Accounting Officer Assessments: Written evidence, to be published;
(7) Correspondence with the Minister of State for Energy at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to GBE Equity Investment: Written evidence, to be published;
(8) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(9) Investment in research infrastructure: Written evidence, to be published (HC 104);
(10) Northern Powerhouse Rail: Written evidence, to be published (HC 97);
(11) Shared services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 85);
(12) Sizewell C: Written evidence, to be published (HC 106)
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
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))
1Collection and publication of child sexual offender data
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 730605 relating to collection and publication of child sexual offender data.—(Jamie Stone.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 6.57 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
Friday 22 May
Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) (Hydrocarbon Oils etc.) (Amendment) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 555), dated 21 May 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dan Tomlinson)
Tuesday 26 May
Education (Educational Provision for Improving Behaviour) (Application to Academies and Pupil Referral Units and Minor Amendments) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 558), dated 21 May 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Josh MacAlister)
Thursday 28 May
Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 561), dated 27 May 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Blair McDougall)
Friday 29 May
Anti-avoidance Information Notices (Resolution of Disputes as to Privilege) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 560), dated 27 May 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dan Tomlinson)
Other papers
Tuesday 26 May
Government Response to the Twelfth Report of the Women and Equalities Committee, Session 2024–26, on the menstrual health of girls and young women (by Command) (CP 1577) (Secretary James Murray)
Wednesday 27 May
Report of the National Guardian's Office for 2025–26 (by Command) (CP 1583) (Preet Kaur Gill)
Thursday 28 May
Explanatory Memorandum to the Education (Educational Provision for Improving Behaviour) (Application to Academies and Pupil Referral Units and Minor Amendments) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 558) (by Command) (Josh MacAlister)
Report on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation for 2024 (by Command) (CP 1580) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Withdrawn papers
Thursday 28 May
Explanatory Memorandum to the Education (Educational Provision for Improving Behaviour) (Application to Academies and Pupil Referral Units and Minor Amendments) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 558) (laid 26 May)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 1 June
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Peter Kyle)
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 572), dated 1 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dan Tomlinson)
Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Andrew Western)
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Peter Kyle)
Draft Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Torsten Bell)
Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Anti-social Behaviour and Prevention and Investigation Measures) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lammy)
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Matthew Pennycook)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
*This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings relating to Tuesday 2 June 2026.
Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 571), dated 1 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Baroness Taylor of Stevenage)
(1) Draft Amendments to the Illegal Content Codes of Practice for Search Services (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Kanishka Narayan)
(2) Draft Amendments to the Illegal Content Codes of Practice for User-to-User Services (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Kanishka Narayan)
Other papers
Part of a Return to an Address to His Majesty for a Return, dated 4 February 2026, relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington: Volume II (pursuant to Resolution), to be printed (HC 2) (Darren Jones)
Report and Accounts of the General Chiropractic Council for 2025 (by Act) (Secretary James Murray)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 561) (by Command) (Blair McDougall)
(1) Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for airports (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
(2) Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for data centres (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
(3) Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for development where no National Policy Statement has effect (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
(4) Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for energy (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
(5) Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for geological disposal (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
(6) Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for hazardous waste (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
(7) Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for national networks (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
(8) Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for ports (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
(9) Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for waste water (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
(10) Nationally significant infrastructure projects: biodiversity gain statement for water resources (by Act) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
Withdrawn papers
Report and Accounts of the General Chiropractic Council for 2025 (by Act) (laid 14 May)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 561) (laid 28 May)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
VOTING BY PROXY (STANDING ORDER NO. 39A)
(Variations to existing arrangements appear in bold.)
|
Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
|
Saqib Bhatti |
23 February |
19 August (suspended 1 June and 2 June) |
Mike Wood |
|
David Davis |
1 June |
16 July |
Joy Morrissey |
|
Carla Denyer |
1 June |
18 August |
Siân Berry |
|
Ms Marie Rimmer |
1 June |
30 November |
Rachael Maskell |
|
Olivia Blake |
22 April |
4 June |
Sir Nicholas Dakin |
CORRECTION
Monday 9 February 2026
The following item should have appeared before item 11:
Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Armed Forces Commissioner (Family Definition, and Consequential and Transitional Provision etc.) Regulations 2026)
Chair: Martin Vickers discharged.
Members: Jess Asato, Jas Athwal, Daniel Francis, Mr Mark Francois, Tracy Gilbert, Rachel Hopkins, James MacCleary, Abtisam Mohamed, Dr Andrew Murrison, Luke Myer, Ben Obese-Jecty, Darren Paffey, Dr Al Pinkerton, Luke Pollard, Harriet Cross, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Christian Wakeford discharged.