Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
1Questions to the Home Secretary
2Urgent Questions: (1) Digital safety: Children (Kanishka Narayan)
(2) Water companies (Emma Hardy)
(3) Humanitarian situation in Cuba (Chris Elmore)
3Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Committee of the whole House (first day)
*This item has been corrected since publication. See item 6 (Division: Correction) of the Votes and Proceedings relating to Tuesday 9 June 2026.
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 21 May).
(In the Committee)
Clause 1 (Meaning of “steel undertaking”)
Amendment 21 proposed.—(Dame Harriett Baldwin.)
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 1 agreed to.
Clause 2 agreed to.
Clause 3 (Sunset for exercise of principal transfer powers)
Amendment 12 proposed.—(Dame Harriett Baldwin.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 12
Ayes: 81 (Tellers: David Simmonds, Alicia Kearns)
Noes: 267* (Tellers: Taiwo Owatemi, Claire Hughes)
Question negatived.
Clause 3 agreed to.
Clauses 4 to 51 agreed to.
New Clause NC2—(Sarah Olney)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 13
Ayes: 65 (Tellers: Tessa Munt, Charlotte Cane)
Noes: 257 (Tellers: Taiwo Owatemi, Claire Hughes)
Question negatived.
New Clause NC8—(Dame Harriett Baldwin)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
Division No. 14
Ayes: 145 (Tellers: David Simmonds, Alicia Kearns)
Noes: 251 (Tellers: Taiwo Owatemi, Claire Hughes)
Question negatived.
*Division (Numbers incorrectly reported)
The Chair reported to the Committee that in Division No. 12 relating to Amendment 12 the numbers voting No had been erroneously reported as 267 instead of 266; and that she had directed the Clerk to correct the number in the Journal accordingly: Ayes 81, Noes 266.
The occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report progress.
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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Taiwo Owatemi reported, That the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and moved, That the Committee may have leave to sit again.
Committee again tomorrow.
4Statutory Instruments: Motions for approval
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 436), dated 20 April 2026, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)
Question agreed to.
5Business of the House (Private Members’ Bills)
Ordered, That Private Members’ Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 4 September, 11 September, 16 October, 13 November, 27 November, 4 December 2026, 15 January, 29 January, 5 February, 26 February, 5 March, 12 March and 19 March 2027.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)
6Statutory Instruments: Motions for approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 16 March, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 19 March, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 25 March, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)
Question agreed to.
(4) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 25 March, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)
Question agreed to.
7Changes to membership of select committees
(1) Ordered, That Mr Lee Dillon be a member of the Backbench Business Committee.—(Gen Kitchen, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
(2) Ordered, That Carla Denyer be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Adrian Ramsay be added.—(Gen Kitchen, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Subject: Government regulation of maternity nurses, nannies and the infant sleep industry (Mr Connor Rand)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)
Adjourned at 9.14 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
9First Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Roger Gale (Chair) reported the draft REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026.
10Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Desmond Swayne (Chair) reported the draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 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 REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026)
Members: Mary Creagh discharged and Emma Hardy nominated in substitution.
12Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026)
Members: Marsha De Cordova discharged and James Asser nominated in substitution.
13Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026)
Members: Dame Caroline Dinenage, Dame Angela Eagle and Alison Hume discharged and Steve Barclay, Mary Creagh and Catherine Fookes nominated in substitution.
14Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026)
Members: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown discharged and Sir Julian Smith nominated in substitution.
15Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Harriet Cross discharged and Mr Gagan Mohindra nominated in substitution.
16Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Keir Mather and Jerome Mayhew discharged and Simon Lightwood and Joy Morrissey nominated in substitution.
17Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Scotland Act 1998 (Increase in Borrowing Limits) Order 2026)
Members: Harriet Cross discharged and David Simmonds nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
Friday 5 June
18Business and Trade Committee
Correspondence with the Minister of State for Energy relating to Rolls-Royce SMR: Written evidence, to be published (Clerk of the House).
Select Committees: Reports made on Monday 8 June
19Public Accounts (Committee of)
(1) The Access to Work scheme: Sixth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 92);
(2) Sizewell C: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 106);
(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Courts and Legal Services relating to the recovery from the Legal Aid Agency cyber attack: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence relating to the Committee’s previous Reports: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Government’s intervention in British Steel: Written evidence, to be published (HC 101);
(6) Investment in research infrastructure: Written evidence, to be published (HC 104);
(7) Shared services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 85);
(8) Unlocking land for housing: Written evidence, to be published (HC 87)
(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).
Correspondence from the Financial Conduct Authority: Written evidence, to be published (Dame Meg Hillier).
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))
1Timely progress of bills through Parliament
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered e-petition 752673 relating to the timely progress of bills through Parliament.—(Lewis Atkinson.)
At 7.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.30 pm until tomorrow.
Papers Laid
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Friday 5 June under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
1Senior Courts of England and Wales
Court Funds (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 593), dated 3 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lammy)
Other papers
A fairer end to relationships: A consultation on reforming financial remedies on divorce and strengthening protections for cohabitants at the end of their relationship (by Command) (CP 1581) (Secretary David Lammy)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 8 June
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
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
M27 Motorway (Junctions 4 to 11) (Variable Speed Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 578), dated 2 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Other papers
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ofwat, Ofgem and Ofcom: Regulating water, energy and broadband to protect consumers in vulnerable circumstances (by Act), to be printed (HC 27) (Clerk of the House)
Initial proposal for a National Policy Statement for Fusion Energy Generation (EN–8) (by Act) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
9Science, Innovation and Technology
Consultation on empowering people through data intermediaries (by Command) (CP 1592) (Ian Murray)
Withdrawn papers
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 and the Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment (laid 1 June)
Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2026 and the Explanatory Memorandum (laid 4 June)
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 for 8 June) |
Mike Wood |
|
Llinos Medi |
8 June |
23 September |
Ben Lake |