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Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
2Business Question (Leader of the House)
3Statement: Historic forced adoption (Prime Minister)
4Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Matt Turmaine presented a Bill to change the procedure for amending Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 11 September, and to be printed (Bill 110).
5Appointment of the Chair of the National Audit Office
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that His Majesty will appoint Michael Jary CBE to the Office of Chair of the National Audit Office from 10 January 2027.—(Prime Minister.)
6Deputy Speaker’s Statement: Waiver of sub judice rule (ARC Time Freehold Authorised Fund and other freeholders)
Commonhold and leasehold reform and the regulation of property managing agents
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House welcomes the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee's First Report of Session 2026–27, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill (HC 40); notes the Government’s commitments to cap ground rents and to bring forward legislation in this Session to support the uptake of commonhold in place of leasehold; further notes the concerning practices of some property managing agents who fail to act in the best interests of homeowners; and calls on the Government to accept the Committee’s recommendation to legislate to create a body with enforcement powers to regulate property managing agents.—(Florence Eshalomi.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
The Deputy Speaker suspended the sitting.
(1) Commonhold and leasehold reform and the regulation of property managing agents
The House resumed the debate.
Question put and agreed to.
(2) Access to further education
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered access to further education.—(Sarah Pochin.)
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Question put and agreed to.
Subject: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office contracts awarded to Siren Associates Ltd (Richard Tice)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Lilian Greenwood.)
Adjourned at 5.22 pm until Monday 6 July.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
Emma Lewell (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).
12Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Sir Julian Smith discharged and Sir Gavin Williamson nominated in substitution.
13Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 and draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots)
Members: Maria Eagle and Martin Rhodes discharged and Luke Akehurst and Andrew Ranger nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
14Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Wednesday 8 July, Thursday 9 July, and Thursday 16 July in the Chamber and Thursday 9 July and Tuesday 14 July in Westminster Hall (Bob Blackman).
15Business and Trade Committee
UK trade with the EU: Written evidence, to be published (HC 126) (Liam Byrne).
Historical forced adoption: Written evidence, to be published (HC 346) (Helen Hayes).
17Environmental Audit Committee
Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to the recruitment of the Chair of the Environment Agency: Written evidence, to be published (Mr Toby Perkins).
18Public Accounts (Committee of)
Financial sustainability of the British Council: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 100) (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))
1Reducing levels of premature deaths from heart disease and stroke
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of reducing levels of premature deaths from heart disease and stroke.—(Mr Paul Foster.)
2Government plans to tackle air pollution
Resolved, That this House has considered Government plans to tackle air pollution.—(Barry Gardiner.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.22 pm until Monday 6 July.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Building Safety Levy (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Samantha Dixon)
2Financial Services and Markets
Draft Overseas Prudential Requirements Regime (Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Rachel Blake)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
3Financial Services and Markets
Financial Services Act 2012 (Relevant Functions in relation to Complaints Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 726), dated 1 July 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Rachel Blake)
4Harbours, Docks, Piers and Ferries
Poole Harbour Revision Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 724), dated 30 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Pensions Act 2004 (Code of Practice) (Revocation) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 709), dated 2 July 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Torsten Bell)
6Senior Courts of England and Wales
Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 721), dated 29 June 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lammy)
Other papers
Report by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996 for 2025 (by Act), to be printed (HC 466) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
Report and Accounts of the General Dental Council for 2025, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 295) (Secretary James Murray)
9Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 323) (Rachel Blake)
(2) Report and Class Statements of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 324) (Rachel Blake)
Report and Accounts of FCDO Services for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 458) (Seema Malhotra)
Government Response to the Phase 1 Report of the Southport Inquiry (by Command) (CP 1623) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Report and Accounts of the Office for Legal Complaints for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 414) (Secretary David Lammy)
(1) Report and Accounts of Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary James Murray)
(2) Report and Accounts of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary James Murray)
(3) Report and Accounts of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary James Murray)
(4) Report and Accounts of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary James Murray)
14Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)
Report and Accounts of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 293) (Kate Dearden)