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Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Private bills: Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival (Standing Order 188B)
Motion made, That the promoter of the Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords], which originated in the House of Lords on 23 January 2023 in Session 2022–23, should have leave to proceed with the Bill in the current Session, according to the provisions of Standing Order 188B (Revival of Bills).—(First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.)
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 20(2)).
Ordered, That the motion be set down for Monday 15 June at 7 pm.
2Speaker’s Statement: Waiver of sub judice rule (Peter Murrell case)
3Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
4Speaker’s Statement: Waiver of sub judice rule (Belfast attack)
5Questions to the Prime Minister
6Urgent Question: Belfast: Violent disorder (Dan Jarvis)
7Speaker’s Statement: Publication of Defence Investment Plan
8Urgent Question: Defence Investment Plan (Luke Pollard)
9Railways Bill: Ways and Means
Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Railways Bill, it is expedient to authorise the making of provision about income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, value added tax, stamp duty, stamp duty reserve tax and stamp duty land tax.—(Shaun Davies).
10Railways Bill: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC48—(Keir Mather)—brought up and read the first time.
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
New Clause NC48 added to the Bill.
New Clause NC49—(Keir Mather)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.
As it was one hour before the moment of interruption, the Deputy Speaker put the Questions necessary to bring proceedings on Consideration to a conclusion (Programme Order, 9 December 2025, in the last Session of Parliament).
The following Questions were put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83E).
(1) That New Clause NC50 be added to the Bill (Question on any new clause moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Keir Mather.)
Question agreed to.
(2) That New Clause NC1 be added to the Bill (Question on any new clause selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Olly Glover.)
The House divided.
Division No. 19
Ayes: 77 (Tellers: Charlotte Cane, Tessa Munt)
Noes: 271 (Tellers: Gregor Poynton, Shaun Davies)
Question negatived.
(3) That Amendments 92 to 95 be made (single Question on any amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Keir Mather.)
Question agreed to.
(4) That Amendment 143 be made (Question on any amendment selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Jerome Mayhew.)
The House divided.
Division No. 20
Ayes: 167 (Tellers: David Simmonds, Mr Andrew Snowden)
Noes: 266 (Tellers: Gregor Poynton, Shaun Davies)
Question negatived.
(5) That Amendment 96 be made (Question on any amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Keir Mather.)
Question agreed to.
(6) That Amendment 148 be made (Question on any amendment selected by the Speaker for separate decision).—(Jerome Mayhew.)
The House divided.
Division No. 21
Ayes: 155 (Tellers: David Simmonds, Alicia Kearns)
Noes: 279 (Tellers: Gregor Poynton, Shaun Davies)
Question negatived.
(7) That Amendments 97 to 123, 168, 169 and 124 to 142 be made (single Question on any remaining amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown).—(Keir Mather.)
Question agreed to.
Consideration completed.
11Railways Bill: Third Reading
Motion made and Question put, That the Bill be read the third time.
The House divided.
Division No. 22
Ayes: 278 (Tellers: Gregor Poynton, Shaun Davies)
Noes: 149 (Tellers: David Simmonds, Alicia Kearns)
Question agreed to and Bill passed.
12Statutory Instruments: Motions for approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Marine Licensing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment etc.) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 15 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Stephen Morgan.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 20 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—(Stephen Morgan.)
Question agreed to.
(3) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 20 May, be approved.—(Stephen Morgan.)
Question agreed to.
Ordered, That notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee in respect of the National Security (State Threats) Bill may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before it has been read a second time.—(Sir Alan Campbell.)
A public petition from residents of the constituency of Ribble Valley relating to the royal lime trees in Walton-le-Dale was presented and read by Maya Ellis.
Subject: Improving national resilience (David Reed)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Stephen Morgan.)
Adjourned at 7.36 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
16Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
Pete Wishart (Chair) reported the draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
17Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
Valerie Vaz (Chair) reported the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2026.
18Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee
Sir Edward Leigh (Chair) reported the draft Food Supplements Purity Criteria (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (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).
Members: Edward Argar, Sureena Brackenridge, Dr Danny Chambers, Janet Daby, Natasha Irons, Dr Caroline Johnson, Sojan Joseph, Laura Kyrke-Smith, Helen Morgan, Stephen Morgan, Peter Prinsley, Dave Robertson, Joe Robertson, Karin Smyth, Gregory Stafford, Liz Twist and Jo White
20First Delegated Legislation Committee (Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 543))
Members: Johanna Baxter, Pam Cox, Stephen Doughty, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Mike Kane, Ian Lavery, Kim Leadbeater, Kerry McCarthy, James MacCleary, Calum Miller, Ben Obese-Jecty, Taiwo Owatemi, Yasmin Qureshi, Sir Alec Shelbrooke, Mr Andrew Snowden, Euan Stainbank and James Wild
21Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Digital waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026)
Members: Sadik Al-Hassan, Danny Beales, Matt Bishop, Tom Collins, Mary Creagh, Charlie Dewhirst, Sarah Dyke, Maria Eagle, Tim Farron, Dr Neil Hudson, Catherine McKinnell, Jim McMahon, Joe Morris, Andrew Pakes, Rebecca Paul, Imogen Walker and Sir John Whittingdale
22Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2026)
Members: Antonia Bance, Sarah Bool, Dame Karen Bradley, Sam Carling, Josh Dean, Lauren Edwards, Damien Egan, Mr Will Forster, Sarah Gibson, Lloyd Hatton, Alicia Kearns, Katie Lam, Andrew Lewin, Stephen Morgan, Oliver Ryan, Mike Tapp and Adam Thompson
23Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) Regulations 2026)
Members: Dr Zubir Ahmed, Mr Peter Bedford, Torsten Bell, Dr Beccy Cooper, Daisy Cooper, Steve Darling, Anneliese Dodds, Helena Dollimore, Mark Ferguson, Dr Allison Gardner, Mark Garnier, Simon Hoare, Darren Paffey, Rebecca Smith, Peter Swallow, Rachel Taylor and Jon Trickett
24Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Alberto Costa, Torcuil Crichton, Marsha De Cordova, Maya Ellis, Anna Gelderd, Pippa Heylings, Afzal Khan, Dr Simon Opher, Kate Osamor, Gregor Poynton, Michael Shanks, Greg Smith, Mr Andrew Snowden, Bradley Thomas, John Whitby, Claire Young and Daniel Zeichner
25Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026)
Members: Mr Gideon Amos, Gareth Bacon, Alex Baker, Phil Brickell, Deirdre Costigan, Mr Will Forster, Dame Nia Griffith, Alison Griffiths, Sir Bernard Jenkin, Chris Murray, Melanie Onn, Matthew Pennycook, Mike Reader, Martin Rhodes, David Simmonds, Laurence Turner and Chris Vince
26Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Keir Mather and Yuan Yang discharged and Simon Lightwood and Joe Powell nominated in substitution.
27Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (The Customs (Tarriff and Micellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 572))
Members: Daisy Cooper, Mark Ferguson, Mary Glindon, Warinder Juss, Alan Mak, Jerome Mayhew, Darren Paffey, Mr Joshua Reynolds, Sam Rushworth, Mark Sewards, Tulip Siddiq, John Slinger, Blake Stephenson, Alistair Strathern, Gareth Thomas, Dan Tomlinson and James Wild
28Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2026)
Members: Bambos Charalambous and David Simmonds discharged and James Asser and Harriet Cross nominated in substitution.
29Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Food Supplements Purity Criteria (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (England) Regulations 2026)
Members: Jodie Gosling discharged and Mike Reader nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
30Business and Trade Committee
Industrial Strategy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 121) (Liam Byrne).
31Environmental Audit Committee
(1) The Seventh Carbon Budget: Government Response: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 25);
(2) Risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 22);
(3) Correspondence from the Minister for Industry relating to growing the market for low carbon industrial products: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to the Government’s response to Committee’s Carbon Budget 7 Report: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Toby Perkins).
32Health and Social Care Committee
(1) Health Bill: First Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the report (HC 219);
(2) Correspondence from the Department relating to prostate screening: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence from the Nursing and Midwifery Council relating to the Professional Standards Authority Review: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Professional Standards Authority relating to the Nursing and Midwifery Council: Written evidence, to be published
(Layla Moran).
33Health and Social Care Committee and Education Committee
Children and young people’s mental health: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 239) (Layla Moran).
Correspondence with the Chair of the Liaison Committee relating to ministerial scrutiny: Written evidence, to be published (Dame Karen Bradley).
Appointment of the Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission:
(i) Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 193);
(ii) Oral evidence, to be published (HC 193)
(Andy Slaughter).
Written parliamentary questions: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 49) (Bambos Charalambous).
37Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
(1) Neuroscience and digital childhoods: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 57);
(2) Correspondence from the Department: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Ofcom: Written evidence, to be published (HC 55);
(4) Social media age restrictions: Written evidence, to be published (HC 366)
(Kit Malthouse).
38Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Third Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 172-iii) (Sir Bernard Jenkin).
Joined-up journeys: achieving and measuring transport integration: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 79) (Ruth Cadbury).
Student loans and taxation of graduates: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 14) (Dame Meg Hillier).
Safeguarding vulnerable claimants: One year on: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 283) (Debbie Abrahams).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered local government reform.—(Neil O’Brien.)
At 11 am, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
2Children in child contact arrangements
Resolved, That this House has considered children in child contact arrangements.—(Alison Hume.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.30 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Government support for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026
Resolved, That this House has considered Government support for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026.—(Patricia Ferguson.)
The sitting was suspended between 3.53 pm and 4 pm.
4Government support for human rights in Myanmar
Resolved, That this House has considered Government support for human rights in Myanmar.—(Sir Jeremy Hunt.)
Resolved, That this House has considered water supply in Kent.—(Sojan Joseph.)
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
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 613), dated 8 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 610), dated 5 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dan Tomlinson)
Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 614), dated 9 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Preet Kaur Gill)
Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (Amendment of Section 3) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 611), dated 9 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Lucy Rigby)
Other papers
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Responding to sudden-onset humanitarian crises (by Act), to be printed (HC 28) (Clerk of the House)
Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (by Command) (CP 1599) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)