Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
The Speaker reported to the House the death of Lord Haselhurst, the former Member for Saffron Walden and for Middleton and Prestwich, and extended the sympathy of the House to the former Member’s family and friends.
3Questions to the Prime Minister
4Urgent Questions: (1) South East Water: Disruption of supply (Emma Hardy)
(2) Israeli Defence Forces' operations in Lebanon (Mr Hamish Falconer)
5Government's response to the House's humble Address of 4 February 2026
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the Government’s response to the House’s humble Address of 4 February 2026.—(Nick Thomas-Symonds.)
The Deputy Speaker announced the results of the Division which had been deferred to this day (Standing Order No. 41A).
Agriculture
That the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 10 March, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Division No. 11
Ayes: 302
Noes: 153
Question agreed to.
7Government's response to the House's humble Address of 4 February 2026 (resumed)
The House resumed the debate.
Question put and agreed to.
Resolved, That this House has considered the Government’s response to the House’s humble Address of 4 February 2026.
Subject: Commemorations for the centenary of the General Strike (Laurence Turner)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Lilian Greenwood.)
At 7 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Claire Hughes.)
Adjourned at 7.10 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
9Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Christine Jardine (Chair) reported the draft Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026.
10Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Mr Clive Betts (Chair) reported the draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
11Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
Derek Twigg (Chair) reported the draft Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (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).
12First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026)
Members: Lorraine Beavers, Aphra Brandreth, Dawn Butler, Andrew Cooper, Mary Creagh, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Tim Farron, Sir Ashley Fox, Fabian Hamilton, Perran Moon, Robbie Moore, Tessa Munt, Charlotte Nichols, Andrew Pakes, Graham Stuart, Matt Turmaine and Imogen Walker
13Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026)
Members: Dr Scott Arthur, Lewis Cocking, Deirdre Costigan, Janet Daby, Marsha De Cordova, Samantha Dixon, Sir Oliver Dowden, Zöe Franklin, Tom Hayes, Pippa Heylings, Gerald Jones, Lillian Jones, Andy MacNae, Rebecca Paul, David Simmonds, Gurinder Singh Josan and Melanie Ward
14Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026)
Members: Alex Ballinger, Aphra Brandreth, Alex Davies-Jones, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Dame Angela Eagle, Tim Farron, Sir Ashley Fox, Dr Neil Hudson, Alison Hume, Jayne Kirkham, Navendu Mishra, Margaret Mullane, Tessa Munt, Tony Vaughan, Chris Vince, Imogen Walker and Steve Yemm
15Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026)
Members: Danny Beales, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Ashley Dalton, Jonathan Davies, Sarah Edwards, Daniel Francis, Olly Glover, Lilian Greenwood, Alicia Kearns, Keir Mather, Jerome Mayhew, Luke Murphy, Samantha Niblett, Mr Richard Quigley, Dave Robertson, Joe Robertson and Luke Taylor
16Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026)
Members: Fleur Anderson, Mr Alex Barros-Curtis and Imogen Walker discharged and Jade Botterill, Gill German and Rachel Hopkins nominated in substitution.
17Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
*This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings relating to Thursday 4 June 2026.
Members: Jas Athwal, Bob Blackman, Harriet Cross, Paul Davies, Vicky Foxcroft, Anna Gelderd, Pippa Heylings, Sojan Joseph, Alex McIntyre, Edward Morello, Dr Simon Opher, Gregor Poynton, Tom Rutland, Michael Shanks, Greg Smith, Jeff Smith and Bradley Thomas
Select Committees: Reports
18Education Committee and Work and Pensions Committee
Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 75) (Debbie Abrahams).
19Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
(1) Get connected: How community energy can turbocharge the transition: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 229);
(2) Energy resilience: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 171);
(3) Reviewing the electricity market: Written evidence, to be published (HC 232);
(4) Revisiting the nuclear roadmap: Written evidence, to be published (HC 233)
(Bill Esterson).
20Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Extreme weather: heat: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 254);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals relating to a future sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the European Union: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK: Written evidence, to be published (HC 22)
(Mr Toby Perkins).
21Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
(1) A sustainable veterinary workforce: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 270);
(2) Erosion of Trust: the impact of coastal erosion on communities: Government Response: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 300);
(3) Biosecurity and animal welfare: Written evidence, to be published (HC 67);
(4) Food supply chain resilience and fairness: Written evidence, to be published (HC 66);
(5) Reforming the water sector: Written evidence, to be published (HC 215)
(Josh Newbury).
22Health and Social Care Committee
(1) Food and weight management: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 223);
(2) Correspondence from the Care Quality Commission relating to the quarterly performance update: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Department: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) The work of NHS England: Written evidence, to be published (HC 235)
(Layla Moran).
23Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) Human Rights of children in the social care system in England: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 161);
(2) Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 162)
(Sir Desmond Swayne).
24Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 183);
(2) Correspondence from HM Treasury relating to Energy Bills in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the Northern Ireland Executive’s budget and the Public Sector Transformation Fund: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Ending violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 308)
(Tonia Antoniazzi).
(1) Written parliamentary questions: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 49);
(2) Electronic voting: Written evidence, to be published (HC 188);
(3) Written parliamentary questions: Departmental performance in Session 2024–26: Written evidence, to be published (HC 48)
(Michael Wheeler).
26Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
(1) Flying blind: Innovation, growth and the regions: Government Response: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 271);
(2) The science and regulation of hair and beauty products and treatments: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 59);
(3) Correspondence with the Department: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Low-energy computing: Written evidence, to be published (HC 58);
(5) Neuroscience and digital childhoods: Written evidence, to be published (HC 57)
(Dame Chi Onwurah).
27Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 172-ii) (Sir Bernard Jenkin).
Road Safety Strategy: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 81) (Ruth Cadbury).
Defence spending and finance: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 16) (Dame Meg Hillier).
(1) Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 137);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending relating to HMP Parc: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales: Written evidence, to be published (HC 65)
(Ruth Jones).
31Women and Equalities Committee
(1) Beyond participation: Routes into sport for girls and women: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 176);
(2) Cosmetic procedures: Written evidence, to be published (HC 307);
(3) Female entrepreneurship: Written evidence, to be published (HC 281);
(4) Misogyny: the manosphere and online content: Written evidence, to be published (HC 282)
(Sarah Owen).
(1) Correspondence from Skills England relating to oral evidence taken on 22 April: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Youth employment, education and training: Written evidence, to be published (HC 180)
(Debbie Abrahams).
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Transport links for small towns
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered transport links for small towns.—(Andy MacNae.)
The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Resolved, That this House has considered transport links for small towns.
Resolved, That this House has considered youth mental health support.—(Anna Dixon.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.28 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of improving the UK visa system.—(Blake Stephenson.)
4Role of rail freight in the transport network
Resolved, That this House has considered the role of rail freight in the transport network.—(Lisa Smart.)
5Government support for seasonal hospitality businesses in coastal areas
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Government support for seasonal hospitality businesses in coastal areas.—(Joe Robertson.)
The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).
At 5.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.30 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
1Church of England (General Synod) (Measures)
Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, entitled Clergy Conduct Measure (by Act), to be printed (HC 221) (Clerk of the House)
Draft Justification Decision (Generation of Power by the RR SMR) Regulations 2026 (by Statutory Instrument), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Draft Revised Code of Practice on Telecommunications Security dated (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Kanishka Narayan)
Education (Designated Institutions in Further Education) (No. 2) (Revocation) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 575), dated 1 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Josh MacAlister)
Explanatory Memorandum to the Infrastructure Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 513) (by Command) (Matthew Pennycook)
Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 580), dated 2 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Torsten Bell)
Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Hospitality and Tourism) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 576), dated 2 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dan Tomlinson)
Other papers
8Church of England (General Synod) (Measures)
Report of the Ecclesiastical Committee on the Clergy Conduct Measure (by Act), to be printed (HC 220) (Clerk of the House)
Report of the Law Commission on New Funerary Methods: Final Report and Draft Bills (by Act), to be printed (HC 18) (Secretary David Lammy)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Crown Estate and the Royal Household: Investigation into residential property arrangements with members of the Royal family (by Act), to be printed (HC 26) (Clerk of the House)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the Infrastructure Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 513) (laid 15 May)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
VOTING BY PROXY (STANDING ORDER NO. 39A)
(Variations to existing arrangements appear in bold.)
|
Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Alice Macdonald |
23 February |
9 September |
Sir Mark Tami (8 and 9 June); Sir Nicholas Dakin (thereafter) |
|
Dan Norris |
16 May 2025 |
15 July |
Sir Mark Tami (8 and 9 June); Sir Nicholas Dakin (thereafter) |