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Order Paper: Business Today & Future Business

Summary Agenda: Chamber

Westminster Hall

Business Today: Chamber

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

Questions

Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

1Dame Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch)
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of camera-enabled smart glasses on women's privacy. (901252)

2Ashley Dalton (West Lancashire)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve social cohesion. (901253)

3Clive Jones (Wokingham)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to make it easier for people with accessibility needs to contact Government departments. (901254)

4Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
What steps she is taking to ban conversion therapy. (901255)

5Chris Vince (Harlow)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help remove children from poverty. (901257)

6Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls. (901259)

7Sureena Brackenridge (Wolverhampton North East)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to halve levels of violence against women and girls. (901260)

8Juliet Campbell (Broxtowe)
What steps she is taking to help improve outcomes for neurodivergent women and girls. (901261)

9Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls. (901263)

10Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to halve levels of violence against women and girls. (901265)

At 11.53am

Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

T1Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (901266)

T2Ashley Dalton (West Lancashire) (901267)

T3Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage) (901268)

T4Andrew George (St Ives) (901270)

T5Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Solihull West and Shirley) (901272)

At 12 noon

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1 Lillian Jones (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 September. (901275)

Q2 Sarah Hall (Warrington South) (901276)

Q3 Connor Naismith (Crewe and Nantwich) (901277)

Q4 Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (901278)

Q5 Dame Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (901279)

Q6 Dr Lauren Sullivan (Gravesham) (901280)

Q7 Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire) (901281)

Q8 Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside) (901282)

Q9 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (901283)

Q10 Ian Lavery (Blyth and Ashington) (901284)

Q11 Chris Law (Dundee Central) (901285)

Q12 Daisy Cooper (St Albans) (901286)

Q13 Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury) (901287)

Q14 Cat Eccles (Stourbridge) (901288) [R]

Statements

12.30pm

Ministerial Statements, including on:

Summer Health and Resilience (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care)

Education and Skills Reform (Secretary of State for Education)

Jaguar Land Rover redundancies (Minister for Reindustrialisation)

Presentation of Bills

No debate (Standing Order No. 57)

Utilities and Services

John McDonnell

Bill to make provision about the public ownership and delivery of certain services and utilities by public or not-for-profit enterprises; to establish a body corporate to be known as the Office for Public Value; to confer functions on that body; and for connected purposes.

Business of the Day

1. Ten Minute Rule Motion: Personal data (digital twins)

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Dame Chi Onwurah

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the regulation of software or algorithms which use or hold personal data for the purpose of modelling the preferences or behaviours of a person; to make provision about the rights of individuals in respect of the holding and use of their personal data by such software or algorithms; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.


2. Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))


3. Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords]: Programme

No debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7))

Secretary Heidi Alexander

That the following provisions shall apply to the Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords]:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 22 October 2026.

(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.


4. Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords]: Money

No debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a))

James Murray

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under or by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided.

Notes:

King’s Recommendation signified.


5. Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords]: Ways and Means

No debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a))

James Murray

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the imposition of charges for the exercise of functions under or by virtue of the Act.


6. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))

Secretary Jonathan Reynolds

That the draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities, which was laid before this House on 6 July, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

Adjournment Debate

Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Regulation of ticket prices for live events: Dr Rupa Huq

Business Today: Westminster Hall

Order of Business

Up to two hours for the first part of the sitting and up to three hours for the second part (Standing Order No. 10(1))

9.30am

That this House has considered Government support for public confidence in the police: Jonathan Hinder

11.00am

That this House has considered standards for bus stops: Alex Mayer

Notes:

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.

2.30pm

That this House has considered Government funding for local pharmacies: Shivani Raja

4.00pm

That this House has considered Government support for the UK Youth Parliament: Peter Swallow

4.30pm

That this House has considered Pica training within SEND provision: Margaret Mullane

Notes:

The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.

The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).

Deferred Divisions

Deferred Divisions to be Held Today

Deferred Divisions will take place in the ‘No’ Lobby between 11.30am and 2.00pm

Plant Health

Secretary Angela Eagle

That the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 22 June, be approved.

Notes:

The division on this Question was deferred from Monday 7 September.

Written Statements

Statements to be Made Today

Minister for the Cabinet Office

1.Civil Service Pension Scheme

Secretary of State for Defence

2.Whistleblowing in Defence Review

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

3.The Renewables Obligation to Exchequer Scheme Expenditure: 1 April to 30 June 2026

Minister for Women and Equalities

4.Driving Opportunity in Every Postcode

Notes:

Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/ .

Committees Meeting Today

Broadcasts of proceedings can be found at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons

Select Committees

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Subject: National Planning Policy Statement on Nuclear Fusion

Room 16
8.45am (private), 9.00am (public)

Witnesses:

9.00am

Paul Methven (CEO at UK Fusion Energy Ltd, UKAEA Group)

Tris Denton (UK Director at Fusion Industry Association)

Jo Nettleton (Chief Regulator at Environment Agency)

10.00am

Michael Shanks MP (Minister for Energy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

David Sandford (Deputy Director at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Subject: Reconciliation

Room 8
9.00am (private), 9.30am (public), 11.15am (private)

Witnesses:

9.30am

Sandra Peake (Chief Executive Officer at Wave Trauma Centre)

Kenny Donaldson (Director at SEFF)

Mark Thompson (CEO at Relatives for Justice (RFJ))

10.30am

Joe McVey OBE (Commissioner at Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland)

Scottish Affairs Committee

Subject: Proposed STV cuts

Room 6
9.00am (private), 9:30am (public)

Witnesses:

9:30am

Cristina Nicolotti Squires (Group Director, Broadcasting and Media Group at Ofcom)

Glenn Preston (Director, Scotland at Ofcom)

Health and Social Care Committee

Subject: Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Care Quality Commission

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Witnesses:

9.30am

Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE (Government's preferred candidate, Chair of the CQC)

Transport Committee

Subject: Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
9.15am (public)

Witnesses:

9.15am

Jonathan Sullivan (Chief Corporate Development Officer at International Airlines Group)

Sophie Dekkers (Chief Commercial Officer at easyJet)

Mr Ben Garratt (Interim Director of Policy and Communications at Logistics UK)

Nigel Wicking (Chief Executive at Airline Operators Committee)

Dr Lucy Budd (Honorary Professor of Sustainable Transport at Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney)

10.15am

Gordon Dewar (Chief Executive at Edinburgh Airport)

Christopher Snelling (Policy Director at Airports UK)

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Subject: Modernising Elections

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)

Witnesses:

10.00am

Robert Nicol (Vice Convenor at Electoral Management Board for Scotland)

Sandra Matthews (Electoral Services Manager and Deputy Returning Officer at Powys County Council)

10.45am

Dr Christine Huebner (University of Sheffield)

Helen Blachford (Chair of ACT Trustees at Association of Citizenship Teaching)

Leigh Middleton OBE (Chief Executive Officer at National Youth Agency)

Work and Pensions Committee

Room 15
10.15am (private), 10.30am (private)

Environmental Audit Committee

Subject: Progress on climate change mitigation

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Witnesses:

2.30pm

Emma Pinchbeck (Chief Executive at Climate Change Committee)

Dr Eoin Devane (Acting Director, Net Zero at Climate Change Committee)

Scottish Affairs Committee

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private)

Treasury Committee

Subject: Work of HM Revenue and Customs

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Witnesses:

2.15pm

John-Paul Marks CB (First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive at HM Revenue and Customs)

Jonathan Athow (Director General Strategy & Policy at HM Revenue and Customs)

Penny Ciniewicz (Director General Customer Compliance Group at HM Revenue and Customs)

Carol Bristow CB (Director General Borders & Trade at HM Revenue and Customs)

Welsh Affairs Committee

Subject: Broadcasting in Wales

The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Witnesses:

2.30pm

Delyth Evans (Chair at S4C)

Geraint Evans (Chief Executive at S4C)

3.00pm

Garmon Rhys (Interim Director at BBC Cymru Wales)

Rhys Evans (Head of Corporate Affairs at BBC Cymru Wales)

3.30pm

Zoe Thomas (Head of News and Programmes at ITV Cymru Wales)

Magnus Brooke (Director of Strategy at ITV)

Women and Equalities Committee

Subject: Health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures

Room 6
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Witnesses:

2.30pm

Ashton Collins (Director at Save Face)

Nora Nugent (Cosmetic Surgeon and President at British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons)

Procedure Committee

Room 8
2.30pm (private)

Joint Committees

Human Rights

Room 5
2.00pm (private)

Statutory Instruments

Virtual meeting
3.50pm (private)

Delegated Legislation Committees

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces, and the draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026

Room 9
2.30pm (public)

Committee Reports Published Today

Public Accounts

12th Report: Government compensation schemes HC 88
Time of publication: 00.01am

Scottish Affairs

1st Special Report: Clean Power by 2030: A fair deal for Scotland?: Government Response HC 579
Time of publication: 00.01am

Administration

1st Special Report: Health and Wellbeing: Response from the House of Commons Commission HC 632
Time of publication: 11.00am

Announcements

Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Applications for 30-minute end of day adjournment debates should be made to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Wednesdays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub. The ballot takes place the day after the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.

Monday 12 to Monday 19 October (deadline Wednesday 9 September 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

Tuesday 20 to Monday 26 October (deadline Wednesday 14 October 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

Tuesday 27 October to Monday 2 November (deadline Wednesday 21 October 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

Forthcoming Westminster Hall Debates

The rota for answering Departments is listed below. Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Mondays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub. The ballot takes place the day after the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.

Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 October (deadline Monday 14 September 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

The following Departments will answer:

Defence; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Education; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Health and Social Care; Home Office; Justice; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport; Wales

Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 October (deadline Monday 12 October 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Business, Innovation, Science and Trade; Cabinet Office; Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Scotland; Transport; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions

Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 October (deadline Monday 19 October 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

The following Departments will answer:

Defence; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Education; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Housing, Communities and Local Government; Justice; Northern Ireland; Treasury; Wales

Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 November (deadline Monday 26 October 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Business, Innovation, Science and Trade; Cabinet Office; Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Scotland; Transport; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions

Election of the Chairs of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Justice Committee and Women and Equalities Committee

Nominations and ballot

Nominations closed on Monday 7 September at 2.30pm.

The ballot will take place between 3.00pm and 6.00pm on Monday 14 September in the Aye division lobby.

As soon as practicable after the votes have been counted the Speaker will announce to the House the results of the ballot.

Candidates nominated

For the list of candidates nominated to any Chair position, please see the separate paper available in the Vote Office and online.

Conference Adjournment - Tabling of Parliamentary Questions

The following arrangements will apply for the tabling of Questions for oral and written answer during the Conference Adjournment.

Questions for oral answer

Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made the following arrangements for tabling Questions for oral answer when the House returns:

Last date of tabling*

Date for answer

Departments etc.

Tuesday 15 September

Monday 12 October

Work and Pensions (T)**

Tuesday 15 September

Tuesday 13 October

Energy Security and Net Zero (T)

Tuesday 15 September

Wednesday 14 October

Attorney General

Tuesday 15 September

Wednesday 14 October

Prime Minister

Tuesday 15 September

Thursday 15 October

Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (T)

Tuesday 13 October

Monday 19 October

Defence (T)

Tuesday 13 October

Wednesday 21 October

Northern Ireland

The results of the shuffles on Tuesday 15 September will be published on Wednesday 16 September.

The results of the shuffles on Tuesday 13 October will be published on Wednesday 14 October.

For further details of last tabling days for other departments and answering bodies, see the Order of Questions rota available on the Commons Business Paper website at https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk

Notes:

* The latest time for tabling is 12.30pm on each of these days.

** (T) denotes that there are Topical questions for this Department.

Questions for written answer on a named day

The latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day before the Conference Adjournment will be Thursday 10 September.

Time of tabling

Earliest date for named day answer

Thursday 10 September

Tuesday 15 September

Friday 11 September

Monday 12 October

Monday 14 September

Monday 12 October

Tuesday 15 September

Tuesday 13 October

From rise of House on Tuesday 15 September until 2.30pm on Friday 9 October

Wednesday 14 October (each Member may table up to five named day questions during this period)

Monday 12 October

Thursday 15 October

Further Information

All business papers are available via the Commons Papers Web App on mobile devices.

Visit https://commonsbusiness.parliament.uk

MPS’ GUIDE TO PROCEDURE

The MPs’ Guide to Procedure is available in hard copy from the Vote Office and also on the parliamentary website at https://guidetoprocedure.parliament.uk/

Commons Business Briefings

The House of Commons Library and the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) publish briefings to support MPs with parliamentary business.

These briefings are available on the Commons Library website:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/briefings-for-upcoming-debates/

Written Statements

Text of today’s Written Statements: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/

Select Committees

Select Committees Webpage: https://committees.parliament.uk/

Standing Orders Relating to Public Business

Standing Orders relating to public business: www.parliament.uk/standing-orders-cpb

Chamber Engagement

Information about engaging the public with debates is available on the parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say-on-laws/chamber-engagement/

Order Paper: Future Business

A. Calendar of Business

Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.

Government items of business in this section have nominally been set down for today, but are expected to be taken on the dates stated.

B. Remaining Orders and Notices

Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has been nominally set down for today but is not expected to be taken today.

A. Calendar of Business

THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

Chamber

Questions

9.30am Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

10.15am Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Social Housing Bill: Programme

That the following provisions shall apply to the Social Housing Bill:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.

Adjournment Debate

Water management: Gideon Amos

Westminster Hall

1.30pm That this House has considered the potential merits of reform of the vascular sector: Jim Shannon [R]

3.00pm That this House has considered the contribution of fathers and positive male role models to families and society: Sam Rushworth [R]

Notes:

The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).

FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER

Chamber

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Lauren Edwards

Notes:

A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.

If proceedings on this Bill end before 2.30pm, the second Bill and, possibly, subsequent Bills may be debated in the time remaining. After 2.30pm, only Bills which are unopposed may make further progress.

Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Jeremy Corbyn

Notes:

A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.

Hospitality Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Sporting and Physical Education Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

European Convention on Human Rights (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mike Wood

Lobular Breast Cancer Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: John Milne

Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Matt Turmaine

In-Person Banking Services Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Alan Mak

Home Cooling Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Freddie van Mierlo

Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [4 September]

Member in Charge: Lincoln Jopp

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

Member in Charge: Maria Eagle

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

Member in Charge: Rebecca Harris

Adjournment Debate

25th anniversary of 9/11: Alan Mak

Monday 14 SEPTEMBER

Chamber

Questions

2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

Presentation of Bills

Barbers and Hairdressers (Registration)

Vikki Slade

Bill to make provision for the compulsory registration of barbers and hairdressers in England.

Rural Communities (Public Services and Energy)

Tim Farron

Bill to require the Secretary of State to carry out a review of the adequacy of local government funding for rural communities, and to require that review to consider the additional costs of delivering public services in sparsely populated areas; to require the Secretary of State to carry out a review of access to healthcare services for rural communities, and to require that review to consider the availability of radiotherapy treatment in rural areas; to require the Secretary of State to publish guidance for healthcare providers and others on reducing inequalities in access to health services between rural and urban areas; to make provision about energy efficiency standards for new homes in rural communities; to require the Secretary of State to carry out a review of support available to households in rural areas affected by fuel poverty and reliance on off-grid heating; and for connected purposes.

Sovereign Grant Bill: Second Reading

Notes:

This Bill is expected to be certified as a Money Bill.

Sovereign Grant Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages

General Debate (subject to be confirmed)

Adjournment Debate

Community cohesion and the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street: Apsana Begum

Westminster Hall

4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 762640 relating to a referendum on public ownership of the water sector: Paul Davies, on behalf of the Petitions Committee

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).

TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

Chamber

Questions

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

Select Committee Statement on the Government Response to the First Report of the Treasury Committee, Student Loans: Broken and unfair?, HC 14

Dame Meg Hillier

Ten Minute Rule Motion: Student finance (review)

Tom Gordon

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to review student finance in England; to require the review to consider loan repayment arrangements and thresholds; to require the review to consider the terms and conditions applying to student loans when they were issued; to require the review to consider the relationship between student finance loan repayment thresholds and average earnings; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.

Backbench Business

Potential merits of a full ban on fracking

Claire Young

That this House has considered the potential merits of a full ban on fracking.

World Sepsis Awareness Month

Mike Wood [R], Jim Dickson, Lee Anderson

That this House has considered World Sepsis Awareness Month.

Notes:

The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

Adjournment Debate

10th anniversary of the murder of George Low in Cyprus: Jim Dickson

Westminster Hall

9.30am That this House has considered building safety remediation of residential buildings: Dr Al Pinkerton

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

11.00am That this House has considered ocean conservation and stewardship: Tristan Osborne [R]

Notes:

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.

2.30pm That this House has considered the definition and application of grey belt land: Sir Jeremy Wright

4.00pm That this House has considered goods trading between Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Jim Allister

4.30pm That this House has considered the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme: Ian Byrne

Notes:

The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.

The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).

MONDAY 12 OCTOBER

Chamber

Questions

2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER

Chamber

Questions

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Ten Minute Rule Motion

Ruth Jones

That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].

Notes:

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.

Westminster Hall

9.30am That this House has considered the future of the UK coach industry: Alex Mayer [R]

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER

Chamber

Questions

11.30am Questions to the Attorney General

12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Motion: Wet wipes (labelling, sale and marketing)

David Burton-Sampson

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the marketing, advertising and offering for sale of wet wipes; to make provision about the labelling of wet wipes; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER

Chamber

Questions

9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Westminster Hall

1.30pm That this House has considered the matter of support for unpaid carers: Alison Bennett

3.00pm That this House has considered progress towards a smokefree UK: Bob Blackman [R], Mary Kelly Foy [R]

Notes:

The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).

FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER

Chamber

Heritage Public Houses Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mike Wood

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

If proceedings on this Bill end before 2.30pm, the second Bill and, possibly, subsequent Bills may be debated in the time remaining. After 2.30pm, only Bills which are unopposed may make further progress.

Emergency and Life-saving Skills (Schools) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Damian Hinds

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Chalk Streams (UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Pippa Heylings

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Non-Domestic Rating (Retail, Hospitality and Leisure) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mr Gagan Mohindra

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Domestic Abuse (Pets etc) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Ruth Jones

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Medical Services (Rural Areas) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Ben Maguire

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Outdoor Education Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Caroline Voaden

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Maximum Workplace Temperature Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Hannah Spencer

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Data Publication and Quality (Immigration, Nationality and Country of Birth) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Katie Lam

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Members of Parliament (Prohibition of Second Jobs) (Motion) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Richard Burgon

Road Safety Plans Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Adam Jogee

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Ponds (Permitted Development) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Rebecca Smith

MONDAY 19 OCTOBER

Chamber

Questions

2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

Westminster Hall

4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 764553 relating to sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling or coercive cases: Irene Campbell, on behalf of the Petitions Committee

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).

TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER

Chamber

Ten Minute Rule Motion

Mr Richard Holden

That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].

Notes:

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.

WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER

CHAMBER

Ten Minute Rule Motion

Dave Robertson

That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].

Notes:

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.

FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER

Chamber

Homes and Planning Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Andrew George

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Cancer (Reporting and Strategy) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Clive Jones

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Coastal Communities (Health) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Steff Aquarone

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory Conditions of Lottery Operating Licences) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Wendy Chamberlain

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Bambos Charalambous

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Tax Reliefs Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Bailiffs (Warrants of Possession) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Bank of England (Inflation Targets) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Siân Berry

Notes:

King’s and Prince of Wales’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.

Artificial Superintelligence Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Alex Sobel

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER

Chamber

Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir John Whittingdale

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Ceramics (Country of Origin Marking) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Gareth Snell

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Hospice Funding Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mr Paul Foster

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Civil Aviation Authority (Ombudsman) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: John Milne

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Rural Public Transport Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: John Lamont

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Scotland (Independence Referendum) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Graham Leadbitter

Illegal Trading (Temporary Closure of Premises) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Gideon Amos

Notes: Bill not yet printed.

FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER

Chamber

Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Jessica Toale

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Fireworks Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Patricia Ferguson

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Relationships and Sex Education (Further Education Sector) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Alistair Strathern

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Work Experience (Schools) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: David Pinto-Duschinsky

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Heritage Trees Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir John Hayes

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

National Police Chiefs’ Council (Guidance) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Employment Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Exemption from Value Added Tax (Listed Places of Worship) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Water Regulation Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Tim Farron

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Fur (Import and Sale) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Ruth Jones

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sarah Champion

Early Release of Prisoners (Restriction) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Nick Timothy

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Harriet Cross

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

FRIDAY 15 JANUARY 2027

Chamber

First Cousins (Prohibited Relationships) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Dr Luke Evans

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Planning (Solar Power Generation) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Victoria Atkins

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Battery Energy Storage (Planning and Regulation) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mike Wood

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Pets (Microchips) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Rebecca Harris

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (UK Covid-19 Inquiry) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Climate Change Act 2008 (Repeal) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Exemption from Value Added Tax (Public Electric Vehicle Charging Points) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Green Belt (Protection) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Reciprocal Cross-Border Public Services Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: John Lamont

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Daisy Cooper

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Access to Elected Office Fund (Report) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Daisy Cooper

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Street Works (Penalties for Utility Companies) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Daisy Cooper

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Chalk Streams (Sewerage Investment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Daisy Cooper

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 (Revocation) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mr Richard Holden

Notes:

Bill not printed.

FRIDAY 29 JANUARY 2027

Chamber

Group-based Child Sexual Offences (Mandatory Life Sentences) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Robert Jenrick

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Welfare Reform Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: David Simmonds

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Vehicles (Registration) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Child Savings Accounts (Mental Capacity and Disability) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: John Milne

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Mental Capacity (Duty to Assess) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Chris Coghlan

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Neurodivergence (Screening and Teacher Training) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Adam Dance

Notes:

Bill not printed.

FRIDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2027

Chamber

Electricity Works (Small Business Compensation Proposals) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Gregory Stafford

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mark Garnier

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Health Insurance (Exemption from Insurance Premium Tax) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2027

Chamber

UK Food Labelling (Country of Origin) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Aphra Brandreth

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Anonymity of Suspects Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Arm’s-Length Bodies (Review) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Climate Change Act 2008 (Repeal) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Bradley Thomas

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

FRIDAY 5 MARCH 2027

Chamber

Telecommunications (Fixed-term Contracts) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Dr Luke Evans

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Public Sector Equality Duty (Repeal) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Joy Morrissey

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Planning Application Consultations (Mobile Network Operators) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Gregory Stafford

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Leisure and Fitness Facilities (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Gregory Stafford

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 (Repeal) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Gregory Stafford

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

FRIDAY 12 MARCH 2027

Chamber

Dementia (Specialist Support) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Rachel Gilmour

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Energy and Digital Infrastructure (Planning) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: John Lamont

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Military Operations Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: David Davis [R]

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

FRIDAY 19 MARCH 2027

Chamber

Mobile Homes Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Hospitality (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Seamus Logan

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 (Review) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Occupied Palestinian Territory (Trade with Israeli Settlements) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Layla Moran

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Hunting Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Neil Duncan-Jordan

Notes:

A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.

King’s and Prince of Wales’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.

Greyhound Racing Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Lisa Smart

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

Short-term Let Accommodation Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Rachael Maskell

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

B. Remaining Orders and Notices

Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has therefore been set down formally to be taken in the Chamber today but is not expected to be taken today.

1. Courts and Tribunals Bill: Remaining Stages

As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered

Notes:

Proceedings on Consideration must, if they have not already ended, end one hour before the moment of interruption; and proceedings on Third Reading must, if they have not already ended, end at the moment of interruption (Order of 10 March, in the last Session of Parliament).

For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the publications webpage for the Bill).

2. Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Committee

Notes:

Proceedings must, if they have not already ended, end at the moment of interruption (Order of 18 November 2025, in the last Session of Parliament).

For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the publications webpage for the Bill).

3. Human Rights

Secretary Alex Norris

That the draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 18 May, be approved.

4. Railways

Secretary Heidi Alexander

That the draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 29 June, be approved.

5. Financial Services and Markets

Lucy Rigby

That the draft Overseas Prudential Requirements Regime (Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 2 July, be approved.

6. Building Societies

Lucy Rigby

That the draft Building Societies Act 1986 (Assimilation to Company Law and Changes to Funding Limit) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 6 July, be approved.

7. Financial Services and Markets

Lucy Rigby

That the draft Over the Counter Derivatives (Intragroup Transactions) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 6 July, be approved.

8. Trade Unions

Secretary Jonathan Reynolds

That the draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 6 July, be approved.

9. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)

Secretary Jonathan Reynolds

That the draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process, which was laid before this House on 6 July, be approved.

10. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)

Secretary Jonathan Reynolds

That the draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces, which was laid before this House on 6 July, be approved.

11. Energy

Ms Polly Billington

That the draft Boiler Upgrade Scheme (Amendment to the Energy Act 2008 etc.) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 13 July, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

12. Housing

Florence Eshalomi

That the draft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 13 July, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

13. Housing

Matthew Pennycook

That the draft Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 13 July, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

14. Northern Ireland

Secretary Chris Bryant

That the draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Uprating Election Expenses) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 13 July, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

15. Northern Ireland

Secretary Chris Bryant

That the draft Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) (Local Elections) (Northern Ireland) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 13 July, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

16. Representation of the People

Secretary Chris Bryant

That the draft Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 13 July, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

17. Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Dan Tomlinson

That the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 809), dated 13 July 2026, a copy of which was laid before this House on 14 July, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.

18. Northern Ireland

Nick Thomas-Symonds

That the draft Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 14 July, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

19. Select committee chairs (period of leave)

Sir Alan Campbell

That the following Standing Order be made and shall have effect for the duration of the current Parliament:—

(1) A select committee chair who has arranged for a proxy vote under the provisions of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy) may take a period of leave.

(2) The period of leave must be continuous and must last for a minimum of one month and can last up to a maximum of seven months, with the possibility of extension, subject to the approval of the Chair of the Liaison Committee, if the proxy vote arrangements are extended.

(3) The formal leave period for a chair will begin only after the committee has appointed a replacement for the chair, to be known as the acting chair.

(4) There must be at least five sitting days’ notice given of the intention to agree the appointment, or the extension, of an acting chair (not including the day on which the notice is circulated, but including the day on which the appointment or extension is to be discussed) and such notice must be in writing.

(5) The acting chair must be a member of the committee and where the chair of a committee has been elected by the whole House, the committee should appoint an acting chair who comes from the same party as the chair unless the committee decides there are compelling reasons to do otherwise.

(6) In the case of the committees specified in Standing Order No. 122B(8)(f), the acting chair must come from the official Opposition party, unless no member from that party is available or willing to act in that capacity, in which case they must come from another opposition party.

(7) In the case of an appointment of an acting chair of the Backbench Business Committee, the provisions of Standing Orders Nos 122D(1)(c) and 152J(6) shall apply to that appointment.

(8) The acting chair may exercise all the powers of the chair, including any powers already delegated to the chair by the committee.

(9) The acting chair shall be a member of the Liaison Committee during the period of the chair’s leave, in place of the chair.

(10) The chair of the committee shall resume that function either at the end of the period of leave or after giving at least five sitting days’ notice of their intention to return from a specified date.

(11) The leave or return of a chair and the appointment, or the extension, of an acting chair, and their temporary membership of the Liaison Committee, shall be reported to the House.

(12) In relation to Standing Order No. 122A (Term limits for chairs of select committees):

(a) the acting chair may be a previous chair of the committee even if they have reached the term limit for chairs of select committees;

(b) time spent as an acting chair does not count towards the term limits for chairs of select committees; and

(c) any period of leave taken by the chair counts towards the term limits for chairs of select committees.

(13) In the case of a committee to which Standing Order No. 122B (Election of select committee chairs) applies, the committee may remove an acting chair at any point, provided that it has first agreed a motion of no confidence in that chair in accordance with the conditions set out paragraphs (3) and (4) of Standing Order No. 122C (Resignation or removal of chairs of select committees) and any such resolution shall be reported to the House.

(14) If the committee has resolved it has no confidence in an acting chair, it may choose another member to be the acting chair in accordance with paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) of this order.

(15) If the committee is one which is specified in the resolution of the House of 19 March 2013 (as amended) relating to positions for which additional salaries are payable, the chair will continue to be paid the salary of a select committee chair during the period of leave and the acting chair, if they are a Member of the House of Commons, will be paid the salary of a select committee chair pro rata for the period during which they stand in for the chair.

(16) The Liaison Committee may issue guidance about the operation of this Standing Order.

Relevant Documents:

First Report of the Modernisation Committee, Acting Select Committee Chairs, HC 343

20. Select committees (Participation)

Sir Alan Campbell

That the following Standing Order be made and shall have effect for the duration of the current Parliament:—

(1) Select committee members may in the circumstances set out in paragraph 2 below participate in any select committee proceedings through electronic means of communication in accordance with guidance to be determined and published by the Liaison Committee, which must take into account the need for cyber security.

(2) The circumstances in which this Standing Order applies are:

(a) when access to the estate is significantly limited or prevented entirely; or

(b) when reasonable adjustments need to be made for an individual committee member on the grounds of health and wellbeing, following the conclusion of an assessment process as set out in the Liaison Committee guidance.

(3) A Member participating through electronic means in accordance with this Standing Order shall count toward the quorum of the Committee.

(4) The provisions of this Standing Order apply to meetings held under the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A (Select committees: power to work with other committees).

(5) This Standing Order applies to all select committees appointed under Public Business Standing Orders, the Modernisation Committee, and such other select committees as the House directs.

Relevant Documents:

Second Report of the Modernisation Committee of Session 2024-6, Virtual participation by Members in select committee meetings, HC 1827

21. Town and Country Planning

Matthew Pennycook

That the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 1 September, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

22. Iron and Steel

Secretary Jonathan Reynolds

That the Modification of the Law (British Steel Limited Property Transfer) Regulations 2026, (SI, 2026, No. 833), dated 15 July 2026, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16 July, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

23. Social Security

Sir Stephen Timms

That the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 1 September, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

24. Social Security

Sir Stephen Timms

That the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 1 September, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

25. Transport

Secretary Shabana Mahmood

That the draft Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (Specified Purposes Related to Policing) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 2 September, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

26. Excise

Dan Tomlinson

That the Travellers’ Allowances (Amendment) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 981), dated 7 September 2026, a copy of which which was laid before this House on 7 September, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.

27. Electricity

Secretary Jonathan Reynolds

That the draft Renewables Obligation and Electricity Capacity (Amendment) (British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 7 September, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

28. Housing

Matthew Pennycook

That the draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 8 September, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

29. Privileges

Sir Alan Campbell

That this House agrees with the Committee of Privileges First Report of Session 2026–27, Matter referred on 4 September 2025: Actions of the Charity Commission (HC 315) and endorses its conclusions and recommendations.