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Votes and Proceedings
Friday 11 September 2026

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

1The Speaker’s Absence

Nusrat Ghani, the Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table (Standing Order No. 3).

Prayers

2Nusrat Ghani, the Chairman of Ways and Means, took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).

3Deputy Speaker’s Statement: 25th Anniversary of 9/11

4Motion to sit in private

Kit Malthouse moved, That the House sit in private.

Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).

Question negatived.

5Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill be now read a second time.

Kit Malthouse claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).

Question put, That the Question be now put.

The House divided.

Division No. 74

Ayes: 293 (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Bambos Charalambos)

Noes: 218 (Tellers: Katrina Murray, Ruth Jones)

Question agreed to.

Main Question accordingly put.

The House divided.

Division No. 75

Ayes: 270 (Tellers: Jeff Smith, Bambos Charalambos)

Noes: 286 (Tellers: Katrina Murray, Ruth Jones)

Question negatived.

6Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill be now read a second time.

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

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 4 December.

7Hospitality Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Hospitality Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill be now read a second time.

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

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

8Sporting and Physical Education Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Sporting and Physical Education Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill be now read a second time.

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

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

9Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill be now read a second time.

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

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

10Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill be now read a second time.

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

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

11European Convention on Human Rights (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the European Convention on Human Rights (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill be now read a second time.

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

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

12Lobular Breast Cancer Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Lobular Breast Cancer Bill be now read a second time.

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

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 5 February 2027.

13Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill be now read a second time.

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

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

14In-Person Banking Services Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the In-Person Banking Services Bill be now read a second time.

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

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 19 March 2027.

15Home Cooling Bill: Second Reading

Order read, That the Home Cooling Bill be now read a second time.

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

Bill to be read a second time on Friday 5 February 2027.

16Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill: Adjourned Debate on Second Reading

Order read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 4 September, That the Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill be now read a second time.

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

Debate to be resumed on Friday 16 October.

17Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill: Second Reading

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

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

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

18Sale and Supply of Glue Traps (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading

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

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

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

19Adjournment

Subject: 25th anniversary of 9/11 (Alan Mak)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jade Botterill.)

Adjourned at 3.09 pm until Monday 14 September.

Other Proceedings

Select Committees: Reports

20Defence Committee

Correspondence with the Secretary of State relating to the Army Foundation College: Written evidence, to be published (Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi).

21Work and Pensions Committee

Correspondence with the Minister for Employment relating to the Jobs and Career Service: Written evidence, to be published (Debbie Abrahams).

Nusrat Ghani

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Revenue and Customs

Finance Act 2009 (Publishing Details of Deliberate Tax Defaulters: Increase to Threshold) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 1000), dated 9 September 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)

Other papers

2Defence

Report of the Service Police Complaints Commissioner for 2025 (by Statutory Instrument) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

3National Health Service

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

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

(3) Report and Accounts of North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

(4) Report and Accounts of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust for 2025–26 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)