Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Speaker’s statement: Transfer of oral questions
2Questions to (1) the Minister for Women and Equalities
(2) the Prime Minister
3Statements: (1) Summer health and resilience (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
(2) Education and skills reform (Secretary Lucy Powell)
(3) Jaguar Land Rover redundancies (Blair McDougall)
4Utilities and Services: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
John McDonnell, supported by Rachael Maskell, Richard Burgon, Dr Simon Opher, Apsana Begum, Cat Eccles, Kim Johnson, Rebecca Long Bailey, Jon Trickett, Imran Hussain, Ian Byrne and Neil Duncan-Jordan, presented a 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.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 4 December, and to be printed (Bill 143).
5Personal data (digital twins): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, 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;
That Dame Chi Onwurah, Jess Asato, Rachel Gilmour, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Graeme Downie, Gareth Thomas, Adam Jogee, Sir Roger Gale, Wera Hobhouse, Ayoub Khan, Dame Caroline Dinenage and Siân Berry present the Bill.
Dame Chi Onwurah accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 13 November, and to be printed (Bill 144).
6Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time.
The Deputy Speaker announced the results of the Division which had been deferred to this day (Standing Order No. 41A).
Plant Health
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.
Division No. 72
Ayes: 371
Noes: 100
Question agreed to.
8Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading (resumed)
The House resumed the debate.
Question put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
9Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords]: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), 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.—(Shaun Davies.)
Question agreed to.
10Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords]: Money
King’s Recommendation signified.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), 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.—(Shaun Davies.)
Question agreed to.
11Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [Lords]: Ways and Means
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), 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.—(Shaun Davies).
Question agreed to.
Subject: Regulation of ticket prices for live events (Dr Rupa Huq)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Shaun Davies.)
At 7 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Shaun Davies.)
Adjourned at 7.27 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Explanatory Notes to Bills
13Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill
Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 77–EN).
General Committees: Reports
14Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Graham Stringer (Chair) reported 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.
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).
15Infants, Parents and Carers Bill Committee
Members: Jess Asato, Catherine Atkinson, Jess Brown-Fuller, Maya Ellis, Dr Allison Gardner, Mrs Sharon Hodgson, Dr Caroline Johnson, Dame Diana Johnson, Ruth Jones, Rachael Maskell, Iqbal Mohamed, Tom Morrison, Dr Simon Opher, Peter Prinsley, Shivani Raja, Sir Desmond Swayne and Steve Yemm
16Immigraton and Asylum Bill Committee
Members: Dr Zubir Ahmed, Sian Berry, Jade Botterill, Mr Jonathan Brash, Catherine Fookes, Mr Paul Foster, Ben Goldsborough, Tom Gordon, Leigh Ingham, Mr Paul Kohler, Melanie Onn, Joe Robertson, David Smith, Blake Stephenson, Adam Thompson, Anna Turley and Matt Vickers
17First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2026)
Members: Jess Asato, Sarah Bool, Sureena Brackenridge, Tom Collins, Emily Darlington, Paul Davies, Shaun Davies, Daniel Francis, Ben Maguire, Joe Powell, Jake Richards, Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst, Rebecca Smith, Patrick Spencer, Kenneth Stevenson, Peter Swallow and Max Wilkinson
18Second Delegated Legislation Committee (The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026)
Members: Sadik Alhassan, Edward Argar, Lewis Atkinson, Dawn Butler, Daisy Cooper, John Cooper, Emma Foody, John Grady, Jonathan Hinder, Warinder Juss, Alicia Kearns, Charlie Maynard, James Murray, Taiwo Owatemi, Jack Rankin, Tom Rutland and Naz Shah
19Third Delegated Legislation Committee (The Modification of the Law (British Steel Limited Property Transfer) Regulations 2026)
Members: Fleur Anderson, James Asser, Daisy Cooper, Jen Craft, Samantha Dixon, Peter Fortune, Lillian Jones, Blair McDougall, James Naish, Sarah Olney, Shivani Raja, Andrew Ranger, Mark Sewards, Baggy Shanker, Rebecca Smith, Bradley Thomas and Michael Wheeler
20Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Danny Beales, Mr Peter Bedford, Bambos Charalambous, Ben Coleman, Mary Creagh, Tim Farron, Olly Glover, Alison Griffiths, Gerald Jones, Amanda Martin, Keir Mather, Perran Moon, Greg Smith, Sir Julian Smith, Jessica Toale, Laurence Turner and Sean Woodcock
21Fifth 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: Lilian Jones and Peter Lamb discharged and Luke Myer and Alison Taylor nominated in substitution.
22Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Overseas Prudential Requirements Regime (Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) Regulations 2026, draft Over the Counter Derivatives (Intragroup Transactions) Regulations 2026 and draft Building Societies Act 1986 (Assimilation to Company Law and Changes to Funding Limit) Order 2026)
Members: Daisy Cooper, John Cooper, Steve Darling, Josh Dean, Anna Dixon, Cat Eccles, Emma Foody, Mark Garnier, Lloyd Hatton, Chris Hinchliff, Douglas Lumsden, Ms Julie Minns, Lucy Rigby, Rebecca Smith, Alistair Strathern, Steve Yemm and Daniel Zeichner
23Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process)
Members: Daisy Cooper, Deirdre Costigan, Janet Daby, Ashley Dalton, Kate Dearden, Peter Fortune, Gill German, Simon Hoare, Peter Lamb, Charlie Maynard, Ben Obese-Jecty, Martin Rhodes, Alan Strickland, Bradley Thomas, Chris Ward, Michael Wheeler and John Whitby
24Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Members: Antonia Bance, Julia Buckley, Nesil Caliskan, Sir Christopher Chope, Liam Conlon, Jonathan Davies, Charlie Dewhirst, Mr Hamish Falconer, Jodie Gosling, Sir Bernard Jenkin, Kim Johnson, Andrew Lewin, Dr Al Pinkerton, Oliver Ryan, Lisa Smart, Jeff Smith and Mike Wood
25Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Boiler Upgrade Scheme (Amendment to the Energy Act 2008 etc.) Regulations 2026)
Members: Dr Luke Evans, Natalie Fleet, Sir Ashley Fox, Pippa Heylings, Sojan Joseph, Naushabah Khan, Martin McCluskey, Joe Morris, Kate Osamor, Gregor Poynton, Mr Richard Quigley, Tulip Siddiq, Rebecca Smith, Mr Andrew Snowden, Mike Tapp, Steve Witherden and Claire Young
Select Committees: Reports
26Business and Trade Committee
Artificial intelligence, business and the future of the workforce: Written evidence, to be published (HC 125) (Liam Byrne).
27Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
(1) National Planning Policy Statement on Nuclear Fusion: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 571);
(2) Correspondence from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Written evidence, to be published
(Bill Esterson).
28Environmental Audit Committee
(1) Progress on climate change mitigation: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 593);
(2) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to the Tropical Forests Forever Facility: Written evidence, to be published
(Mr Toby Perkins).
Record of the Committee’s decisions taken at its meeting on 8 September, to be published (Mr Steve Barclay).
30Health and Social Care Committee
(1) Appointment of the Chair of the CQC:
(i) Fourth Report, with appendices, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the report (HC 633);
(ii) Oral evidence, to be published (HC 633);
(2) Children and young people’s mental health: Written evidence, to be published (HC 239);
(3) Correspondence with the Comptroller and Auditor General: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Food and weight management: Written evidence, to be published (HC 223);
(5) The transition from child to adult health and social care services: Written evidence, to be published (HC 238)
(Layla Moran).
31Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Modernising elections: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 43) (Mr Gagan Mohindra).
32Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
Alex Sobel reported:
(1) That he had been chosen as Chair of the Committee.
(2) Human Rights and the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence: Fourth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 162);
(3) Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England: Easy Read Summary of the Committee’s Third Report, to be published (HC 161);
(4) Correspondence from the Minister of State for Social Care relating to deprivation of liberty orders: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the National Crime Agency: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Written evidence, to be published (HC 162);
(7) Transnational repression: Written evidence, to be published (HC 637).
33Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) Reconciliation: Oral and Written evidence, to be published (HC 185);
(2) The Peter May Review of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery: Written evidence, to be published (HC 227);
(3) The taxation of the hospitality and tourism sectors in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 544)
(Tonia Antoniazzi).
Written Parliamentary Questions: First Report, with an Appendix, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 49) (Cat Smith).
35Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Correspondence relating to Machinery of Government changes: Written evidence, to be published (Dame Chi Onwurah).
(1) Fixed link connectivity in Scotland’s islands: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 167);
(2) Securing Scotland’s future: Defence skills and jobs: Third Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 165);
(3) STV cuts: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 653);
(4) Correspondence relating to the embezzlement of funds from the SNP: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) The future of Gaelic broadcasting: Written evidence, to be published (HC 463)
(Patricia Ferguson).
37Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
Tenth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 172-x) (Sir Bernard Jenkin).
Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 482) (Ruth Cadbury).
Work of HM Revenue and Customs: Oral evidence to be published (HC 5) (Dame Meg Hillier).
(1) Promoting Wales for Inward Investment: Government Response: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 642);
(2) Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales: Government Response: Second Special Report, to be printed (HC 643);
(3) Broadcasting in Wales: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 598);
(4) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Wales on contaminated land and transparency with the public in Wales: Written evidence, to be published
(Ruth Jones).
41Women and Equalities Committee
(1) Health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures:
(i) Cosmetic procedures: follow-up: Second Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 307);
(ii) Oral evidence, to be published (HC 307);
(2) Female genital mutilation: Written evidence, to be published (HC 396)
(Christine Jardine).
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))
1Government support for public confidence in the police
Resolved, That this House has considered Government support for public confidence in the police.—(Jonathan Hinder.)
The sitting was suspended between 10.46 am and 11 am.
Resolved, That this House has considered standards for bus stops.—(Alex Mayer.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.29 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Government funding for local pharmacies
Resolved, That this House has considered Government funding for local pharmacies.—(Shivani Raja.)
4Government support for the UK Youth Parliament
Resolved, That this House has considered Government support for the UK Youth Parliament.—(Peter Swallow.)
5Pica training within SEND provision
Resolved, That this House has considered Pica training within SEND provision.—(Margaret Mullane.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.10 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Matthew Pennycook)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
2Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Emissions and Verification) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 995), dated 8 September 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)
Sentencing Act 2020 (Special Procedures for Community and Suspended Sentence Orders) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 993), dated 7 September 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Alex Norris)
Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 985), dated 7 September 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (Age of Sale Notices and Consequential Amendments) (England) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 996), dated 7 September 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Dame Diana Johnson)
Other papers
Report on Expenditure under the Renewables Obligation to Exchequer Scheme for the period 1 April to 30 June 2026 (by Act) (Ms Polly Billington)
Report of the Law Commission on a Review of the Friendly Societies Acts 1974 and 1992: Final Report and Bill (by Command) (CP 1672) (Secretary Alex Norris)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Upgrading the electricity transmission network (by Act), to be printed (HC 589) (Clerk of the House)
(1) Report and Accounts of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
(2) Report and Accounts of South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
(3) Report and Accounts of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
CORRECTIONS
Tuesday 8 September
(1) Item 16(1) (Select committees: Reports) should have read:
16. Administration Committee
(1) Health and Wellbeing: House of Commons Commission Response: First Special Report, to be printed (HC 632);
(2) Item 18(16) (Select Committees: Reports) should have read:
18. Business and Trade Committee
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(16) The work of the Department for Business and Trade: Written evidence, to be published (HC 120)