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Votes and Proceedings
Friday 4 September 2026

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

1The Speaker’s Absence

Judith Cummins, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table (Standing Order No. 3).

Prayers

2Deputy Speaker in the Chair

Judith Cummins, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).

3Motion to sit in private

Ruth Jones moved, That the House sit in private.

Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).

The House divided.

Division No. 65

Ayes: 1 (Tellers: Katrina Murray, Adam Thompson)

Noes: 79 (Tellers: Rachel Hopkins, Harpreet Uppal)

Question negatived.

4Infants, Parents and Carers Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Infants, Parents and Carers Bill be now read a second time.

David Davis claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).

The Deputy Speaker withheld assent and declined to put that Question.

Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).

5Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill be now read a second time.

At 2.30 pm proceedings were interrupted (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Debate to be resumed on Friday 11 September.

6Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill: Second Reading

Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).

7Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 September.

8Ponds (Permitted Development) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Ponds (Permitted Development) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 October.

9Sale and Supply of Glue Traps (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Sale and Supply of Glue Traps (Prohibition) Bill be now read a second time.

Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 September.

10Adjournment

Subject: Social care and mental health services in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency (Catherine West)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Emma Foody.)

Adjourned at 2.54 pm until Monday 7 September.

Other Proceedings

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 Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2026)

Members: Sir Jeremy Wright discharged and John Lamont nominated in substitution.

12Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Building Safety Levy (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026)

Members: Jess Asato discharged and Peter Lamb nominated in substitution.

13Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2026)

Members: Alicia Kearns discharged and Paul Holmes nominated in substitution.

14Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces and draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026)

Members: Alison Griffiths discharged and Aphra Brandreth nominated in substitution.

Select Committees: Reports

15Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Correspondence with the Minister for Artificial Intelligence relating to AI safety and Advanced Research and Innovation Agency governance: Written evidence, to be published (Dame Chi Onwurah).

Judith Cummins

First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Other papers

1National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

(2) Report and Accounts of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

(3) Report and Accounts of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

(4) Report and Accounts of South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

(5) Report and Accounts of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

(6) Report and Accounts of University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

CORRECTIONS

(1) Friday 4 July 2025

Item 13 (Licensing Hours Extensions Bill: Third Reading) should have read:

() Licensing Hours Extensions Bill: Third Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time.

Martin Wrigley claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).

The Deputy Speaker withheld assent and declined to put that Question.

Question put and agreed to and Bill passed.

(2) Wednesday 2 September 2026

In item 4 (Climate Change Act 2008 (Repeal) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)), the title should have read:

() Climate Change Act 2008 (Repeal) (No. 2) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

(3) Thursday 3 September 2026

(i) Item 1 (Papers Laid) should have read:

() Immigration

Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (by Act), to be printed (HC 584), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

(ii) Item 4 (8) (Papers Laid) should have read:

() National Health Service

() Report and Accounts of NHS England for 2025–26, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 595) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)