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Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 25 June 2026

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

2Urgent Question: Sudan (Chris Elmore)

3Business Question (Leader of the House)

4Statements: (1) Steel trade measure (Chris Bryant)

(2) Draft Conversion Practices Bill (Olivia Bailey)

5Select Committee Statements (Standing Order No. 22D)

Publication of the First Report from the Work and Pensions Committee, Employment support for disabled people: Connect to Work, HC 77 (Debbie Abrahams)

6Backbench Business

(1) Windrush Day 2026

Resolved, That this House has considered Windrush Day 2026.—(Helen Hayes.)

(2) Diagnosis and treatment of PANS and PANDAS

Resolved, That this House has considered the diagnosis and treatment of Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS).—(Wendy Chamberlain.)

7Business of the House

Ordered, That notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee in respect of the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before it has been read a second time.—(Claire Hughes.)

8Adjournment

Subject: Houses in multiple occupation (Emma Lewell)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Claire Hughes.)

Adjourned at 4.24 pm until Monday 29 June.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Reports

9Health Bill Committee

Dr Rupa Huq (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.

Written evidence to be published.

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 Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026)

Chair: Esther McVey

Members: Sir Jeremy Wright discharged and Alison Griffiths nominated in substitution.

11Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026)

Chair: Martin Vickers

12Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026)

Chair: Christine Jardine

13Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (Directions to OFCOM) (Revocation) Order 2026)

Chair: Dr Andrew Murrison

14Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026)

Chair: Sir Desmond Swayne

15Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Anti-social Behaviour and Prevention and Investigation Measures) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026)

Chair: Paula Barker

16Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)

Chair: Clive Efford

Members: Dame Karen Bradley, Alison Griffiths and Charlie Maynard discharged and Peter Fortune, Mr Joshua Reynolds and Sir Jeremy Wright nominated in substitution.

17Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Increase of Capital Borrowing Limits) Order 2026)

Chair: Carolyn Harris

Members: Sir Alec Shelbrooke discharged and Peter Fortune nominated in substitution.

18Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2026)

Chair: Pete Wishart

Select Committees: Reports

19Backbench Business Committee 

Determination of business to be taken on Tuesday 7 July, Thursday 9 July and Thursday 16 July in Westminster Hall (Bob Blackman). 

20Public Accounts (Committee of)

Northern Powerhouse Rail: Eighth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 97) (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).

Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))

1Select Committee Statements (Standing Order No. 22D)

Publication of the Second Report from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Affordability of Home Ownership, HC 41 (Mr Will Forster)

2National lung cancer screening programme

Resolved, That this House has considered the national lung cancer screening programme.—(Clive Jones.)

The sitting was suspended between 2.43 pm and 3.10 pm.

3Ports and port connectivity

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered ports and port connectivity.—(Jayne Kirkham.)

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 ports and port connectivity.

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 4.25 pm until Monday 29 June.

Ms Nusrat Ghani

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Competition

Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Specification) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 670), dated 22 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)

2Constitutional Law

Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability and Carer Benefits) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 679), dated 23 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrew Western)

3Social Security

(1) Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 684), dated 24 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Torsten Bell)

(2) Universal Credit, Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit (Carer’s Allowance Reassessment Capital Disregard) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 681), dated 24 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sir Stephen Timms)

Other papers

4Bank of England

Report and Accounts of Bank of England Asset Purchase Facility Fund Limited for the year ended 28 February 2026, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 322) (Lucy Rigby)

5Banking

Report of the Bank of England’s supervision of financial market infrastructures for the period 26 June 2025 to 28 February 2026 (by Act) (Rachel Blake)

6Budget Responsibility and National Audit

Report and Accounts of the Office for Budget Responsibility for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 261) (Dan Tomlinson)

7Cabinet Office

Draft Conversion Practices Bill (by Command) (CP 1604) (Olivia Bailey)

8Crown Estate

Report and Accounts of the Crown Estate for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 252) (Clerk of the House)

9Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims

Report of the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales for 2024–25 (by Act), to be printed (HC 301) (Secretary David Lammy)

10Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall (Accounts)

(1) Integrated Impact Report and Accounts of the Duchy of Cornwall for 2025-26 (by Act) (Dan Tomlinson)

(2) Report and Accounts of the Duchy of Lancaster for 2025–26 (by Act) (Dan Tomlinson)

11Energy

Modification Direction to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in respect of the Hinkley Point B AGR Station Site (by Act) (Secretary Ed Miliband)

12Financial Services and Markets

(1) Report of the Prudential Regulation Authority Cost Benefit Analysis Panel for the year ended 28 February 2026 (by Act) (Rachel Blake)

(2) Report of the Prudential Regulation Authority for the year ended 28 February 2026 (by Act) (Rachel Blake)

13Government Resources and Accounts

(1) Report and Accounts of the Crown Estate Office for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 251) (Dan Tomlinson)

(2) Report and Accounts of the Planning Inspectorate for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 255) (Secretary Steve Reed)

(3) Report and Accounts of Wilton Park for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 242) (Chris Elmore)

14Government Resources and Accounts (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies)

(1) Report and Accounts of English Sports Development Trust Limited for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 278) (Stephanie Peacock)

(2) Report and Accounts of the Sports Council Trust Company for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 279) (Stephanie Peacock)

15High-Speed Rail (Preparation)

Expenditure Report under section 2 of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013 (by Act) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)

16Legal Services

Report and Accounts of the Legal Services Board for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 374) (Secretary David Lammy)

17Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction

Report and Accounts of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 54) (The Speaker)

18National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Transport and High Speed Two Limited: High Speed Two reset (by Act), to be printed (HC 52) (Clerk of the House)

19Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery)

Code of Practice on Public Sector Fraud Authority Civil Penalties (by Act) (Satvir Kaur)

20Sovereign Grant

(1) Report and Accounts of the Sovereign Grant and Sovereign Grant Reserve for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 249) (Dan Tomlinson)

(2) Report of the Royal Trustees on the Sovereign Grant Review (by Act) (Dan Tomlinson)

21Subsidy Control

First report under section 65 of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 on the effectiveness of that Act and its impact on competition and investment in the UK (by Act) (Kate Dearden)

22Superannuation

Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme 2026 (by Act) (Nick Thomas-Symonds)

23Treasury

Report and Accounts of the Bank of England for the year ended 28 February 2026 (by Command) (Lucy Rigby)

24UK Borders

(1) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of Administrative Reviews: April to August 2025 (by Act) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

(2) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of asylum casework: June to December 2025 (by Act) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

(3) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of Home Office management of contact with migrants who are without leave to enter or remain: September 2024 to February 2025 (by Act) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

(4) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of overstayers: March to October 2025 (by Act) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

(5) Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: An inspection of refusals and cancellations of permission to enter the UK: September 2025 to February 2026 (by Act) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

25Victims and Prisoners

Report of the Independent Public Advocate for the period September to December 2025 (by Act), to be printed (HC 375) (Secretary David Lammy)

26Video Recordings

Report and Accounts of the British Board of Film Classification for 2025 (by Act) (Ian Murray)