Order Paper: Business Today & Future Business
Summary Agenda: Chamber
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9.30am |
Prayers |
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Afterwards |
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10.30am |
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Air traffic control system failure and resulting disruption (Secretary of State for Transport) |
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Ministerial Statements, including on: |
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Update on Ukraine and threats from Russia (Secretary of State for Defence) |
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No debate |
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Until 5.00pm |
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Followed by |
Motion without separate debate: |
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No debate after 5.00pm |
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No debate after 5.00pm |
Motions to change the membership of Select Committees: Standards; Privileges |
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Until 5.30pm or for half an hour |
Westminster Hall
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1.30pm |
Potential merits of reform of the vascular sector |
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3.00pm |
Contribution of fathers and positive male role models to families and society |
Business Today: Chamber
9.30am Prayers
Followed by
Questions
Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
1Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater)
What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Ethics and Integrity Commission's report into lobbying, published on 9 July 2026. (901290)
2Martin Rhodes (Glasgow North)
What steps her Department is taking to improve national resilience. (901291)
3Caroline Voaden (South Devon)
What recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on the future EU-UK relationship. (901292)
4Sarah Hall (Warrington South)
What steps her Department is taking to coordinate cross-government work to strengthen the UK's long-term economic capabilities. (901293)
5Chris Vince (Harlow)
What steps her Department is taking to improve national resilience. (901294)
6Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire)
What progress she has made on the review of arm's length bodies. (901295)
7Darren Paffey (Southampton Itchen)
What recent steps her Department has taken to tackle issues impacting the Civil Service Pension Scheme. (901296)
8Rosie Wrighting (Kettering)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the creation of new jobs in the AI industry. (901297)
9Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby)
What steps her Department is taking to revoke the honours of disgraced individuals. (901298)
10Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar)
What steps her Department is taking to improve national resilience. (901299)
11Dame Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch)
How many people potentially eligible for compensation have applied to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. (901300)
12John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
What estimate she has made of the cost of setting up Number 10 North. (901301)
13Andrew George (St Ives)
What plans she has to help ensure community resilience to severe weather incidents. (901302)
14Alex McIntyre (Gloucester)
What recent steps she has taken to use public procurement to support jobs. (901304)
15Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West)
What recent steps her Department has taken to tackle issues impacting the Civil Service Pension Scheme. (901306)
16Gordon McKee (Glasgow South)
What steps she is taking to use technology to support innovation across Government. (901307)
17Greg Smith (Mid Buckinghamshire)
What estimate she has made of the cost of setting up Number 10 North. (901308)
18Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham Erdington)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the creation of new jobs in the AI industry. (901309)
19Helen Morgan (North Shropshire)
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the emergency alert system. (901311)
20Emily Darlington (Milton Keynes Central)
What steps she is taking to use technology to support innovation across Government. (901312)
21Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley)
What steps she is taking to help ensure small businesses have improved access to Government contracts. (901313)
At 10.15am
Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
T1Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (901314)
T2Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh) (901315)
T3Josh Dean (Hertford and Stortford) (901317)
T4Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth) (901319)
T5Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills) (901320)
T6Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde) (901321)
T7Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire) (901322)
T8Joe Morris (Hexham) (901323)
Urgent Questions and Statements
10.30am
Urgent Question:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make a statement on the failure of the United Kingdom’s air traffic control system and the resulting disruption to flights and passengers (Greg Smith)
Business Question to the Leader of the House
Ministerial Statements, including on:
Update on Ukraine and threats from Russia (Secretary of State for Defence)
Presentation of Bills
No debate (Standing Order No. 57)
Highways (Financing)
Secretary Heidi Alexander
Bill to make provision for licences authorising the charging of tolls in return for securing works on trunk roads in England; about the functions of holders of licences; about enforcement; for a special administration regime for holders of licences; about the collection and enforcement of tolls charged under other Acts; and for connected purposes.
Housing
Gideon Amos
Bill to establish a target for the annual provision of 150,000 new social homes in England; to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on progress in meeting that target; to provide local authorities with further powers relating to social housing, affordable housing, and the right to buy, including to end the right to buy; to make provision for a scheme enabling social housing tenants to acquire equity in their home by virtue of paying rent for that home; to make further provision consequential on that scheme; and for connected purposes.
Business of the Day
1. Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Until 5.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
Katie Lam
Rebecca Harris
Gareth Bacon
David Simmonds
Lewis Cocking
That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Social Housing Bill [Lords], despite supporting the measures in the Bill to protect victims of domestic abuse, because the Bill will effectively abolish Right to Buy, destroying the aspirations of social tenants who wish to one day purchase their own home; because the Government is failing to build the homes required, as in 2024-25 there were 12,810 fewer net additional dwellings delivered in England compared to the previous year, and the Bill does nothing to promote much-needed housebuilding; and because the Bill does not ensure that social housing is used effectively and is reserved for British citizens.
2. Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Programme
No debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7))
Secretary Angela Rayner
That the following provisions shall apply to the Social Housing 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 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.
3. Draft Conversion Practices Bill (Joint Committee)
No debate after 5.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))
Sir Alan Campbell
That this House concurs with the Lords Message of 1 September, that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on the draft Conversion Practices Bill (CP 1604) presented to both Houses on 25 June.
That a Select Committee of six Members be appointed to join with a Committee appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Conversion Practices Bill.
That the Committee should report by 22 January 2027.
That the Committee shall have power—
(i) to send for persons, papers and records;
(ii) to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;
(iii) to report from time to time;
(iv) to appoint specialist advisers; and
(v) to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom.
That the quorum of the Committee shall be two; and
That Olivia Bailey, Alex Barros-Curtis, Danny Beales, Feryal Clark, Marie Goldman and Sir Jeremy Wright be members of the Committee.
No debate after 5.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))
Sir Mark Tami
That Michael Wheeler be discharged from the Committee on Standards and James Asser be added.
No debate after 5.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))
Sir Mark Tami
That Michael Wheeler be discharged from the Committee of Privileges and James Asser be added.
Adjournment Debate
Until 5.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Water management: Gideon Amos
Business Today: Westminster Hall
Order of Business
Up to three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1))
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)).
Written Statements
Statements to be Made Today
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
1.Rejection of TRA recommendation to impose a definitive anti-dumping measure on bicycles and certain bicycle parts
2.Rejection of TRA recommendation to impose a definitive anti-subsidy measure on US-origin HVO biodiesel
Secretary of State for the Home Department
3.Increasing the number of Temporary Event Notices in England and Wales
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
4.Fiscal Devolution in England
5.Grenfell Tower inquiry Phase 2 Government Progress Report
Secretary of State for Justice
6.Chief Coroner’s twelfth annual report to the Lord Chancellor
The Prime Minister
7.Cabinet Committees
8.Church Appointments
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
Welsh Affairs Committee
Subject: Industrial Legacy and Contaminated Land
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)
Witnesses:
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9.30am |
Michael Sheen (Actor, broadcaster and campaigner) |
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Dan Ashby (Investigative journalist) |
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Lucy Taylor (Investigative journalist) |
Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (private)
Public Accounts Committee
Subject: Armed forces housing and Annington Homes
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public), 12.00pm (private)
Witnesses:
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10.00am |
Jeremy Pocklington CB (Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Defence) |
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Mike Green (Chief Executive at Defence Infrastructure Organisation) |
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Rupert Pearce (National Armaments Director at Ministry of Defence) |
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Aneen Blackmore (Director General Finance at Ministry of Defence) |
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David Brewer (Chief Operating Officer at Defence Infrastructure Organisation) |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Subject: Land use and nature, the future of farming, and Reforming the water sector
Cumbria
9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)
Witnesses:
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10.00am |
Baroness Aglionby (Executive Director at Foundation for Common Land) |
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Adam Day (Managing Director at The Farmer Network Ltd) |
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Lisa Bennett (Member of Management Committee at Westmorland County Agricultural Society) |
Committee Reports Published Today
Education
4th Special Report: Growing up in the online world: The Education Committee’s response to the Government’s consultation: Government Response HC 644
Time of publication: 00.01am
Work and Pensions
1st Special Report: Employment support for disabled people: Disability at Work: Government Response HC 585
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 (ballot closed)
The ballot for Monday 12 to Monday 19 October is closed and will take place today.
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:
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Departments etc. |
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Tuesday 15 September |
Monday 12 October |
Work and Pensions (T)** |
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Tuesday 15 September |
Tuesday 13 October |
Energy Security and Net Zero (T) |
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Tuesday 15 September |
Wednesday 14 October |
Attorney General |
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Tuesday 15 September |
Wednesday 14 October |
Prime Minister |
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Tuesday 15 September |
Thursday 15 October |
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (T) |
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Tuesday 13 October |
Monday 19 October |
Defence (T) |
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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.
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Thursday 10 September |
Tuesday 15 September |
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Friday 11 September |
Monday 12 October |
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Monday 14 September |
Monday 12 October |
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Tuesday 15 September |
Tuesday 13 October |
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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) |
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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
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.
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Power of public bill committee to send for persons, papers and records
Member in Charge: Lauren Edwards
That the public bill committee to which the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill stands committed shall have the power to send for persons, papers and records.
Notes:
May only be moved if Second Reading is agreed to.
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:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
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)
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
That Damian Hinds be discharged from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and Nigel Huddleston be added.
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 First Special Report of the Treasury Committee, Government Response to 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.
Personal data (Digital Twins) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Dame Chi Onwurah
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.
Utilities and Services Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John McDonnell
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).
Secretary Alex Norris
That the draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 18 May, be approved.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Matthew Pennycook
That the draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 9 September, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
31. Standing Orders Etc. (Machinery of Government Changes)
Sir Alan Campbell
That the following amendments and related provisions be made in respect of Standing Orders:
A: Select Committees Related to Government Departments
(1) That Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended in the Table in paragraph (2) as follows—
(i) leave out items 1, 3, 14 and 19;
(ii) insert, in the appropriate place, the following items:
|
“Business, Innovation, Science and Trade” |
“Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade” |
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“Digital, Culture, Media and Sport” |
“Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport” |
|
“Science and Technology” |
“Government Office for Science” |
|
“Women and Equalities” |
“Office for Equality and Opportunity” |
B: Related Provisions
(2) That all proceedings of the House and of its select committees in this Parliament, including for the purposes of calculating any period under Standing Order No. 122A (Term limits for chairs of select committees)—
(i) relating to the Business and Trade Committee shall be read and have effect as if they had been done in relation to the Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee;
(ii) relating to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee shall be read and have effect as if they had been done in relation to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee; and
(iii) relating to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee shall be read and have effect as if they had been done in relation to the Science and Technology Committee.
C: Liaison Committee
(3) That the Resolution of the House of 4 December 2024 (Liaison Committee: Membership), be amended, in paragraph (2)—
(i) by leaving out “Business and Trade” and inserting “Business, Innovation, Science and Trade”;
(ii) by leaving out “Culture, Media and Sport” and inserting “Digital, Culture, Media and Sport”;
(iii) by leaving out “Science, Innovation and Technology” and inserting “Science and Technology”.
(4) That Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee) be amended, in paragraph (6), by leaving out “Business and Trade” and inserting “Business, Innovation, Science and Trade”.
D. European Committees
(4) That the Table in paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 119 (European Committees) be amended in respect of European Committee C, by leaving out:
(a) “Business and Trade” and inserting “Business, Innovation, Science and Trade”;
(b) “Culture, Media and Sport” and inserting “Digital, Culture, Media and Sport”; and
(c) “Science, Innovation and Technology”.
E. Scrutiny of orders and draft orders
(5) That Standing Order No. 18 (Consideration of draft legislative reform orders etc.) be amended in paragraph (1), by leaving out “Business and Trade” and inserting “Business, Innovation, Science and Trade”;
(6) That Standing Order No. 141 (Scrutiny of regulatory and legislative reform orders etc.) be amended in paragraph (1), by leaving out “Business and Trade” and inserting “Business, Innovation, Science and Trade”; and
(7) That Standing Order No. 142 (Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders) be amended in paragraph (1), by leaving out “Business and Trade” and inserting “Business, Innovation, Science and Trade”.
F. Planning: national policy statements
(8) That Standing Order No. 152H (Planning: national policy statements) be amended in paragraph (2)(a) as follows—
(a) by leaving out “Business and Trade” and inserting “Business, Innovation, Science and Trade”;
(b) by leaving out “Science, Innovation and Technology” and inserting “Science and Technology”
32. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)
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.