Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Judith Cummins, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table (Standing Order No. 3).
Prayers
Judith Cummins, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).
Adam Thompson moved, That the House sit in private.
Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).
Question negatived.
4Homes and Planning Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Homes and Planning Bill be now read a second time.
Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.—(Gregor Poynton.)
Debate to be resumed on Friday 15 January 2027.
5Cancer (Reporting and Strategy) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Cancer (Reporting and Strategy) Bill be now read a second time.
Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.—(Laurence Turner.)
Debate to be resumed on Friday 5 February 2027.
6Coastal Communities (Health) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Coastal Communities (Health) Bill be now read a second time.
At 2.30 pm proceedings were interrupted (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Debate to be resumed on Friday 5 February 2027.
7Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory Conditions of Lottery Operating Licences) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory Conditions of Lottery Operating Licences) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 12 March 2027.
8Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 12 March 2027.
9Tax Reliefs Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Tax Reliefs 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.
10Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) 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.
11Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Arm’s-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) 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.
12Bailiffs (Warrants of Possession) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Bailiffs (Warrants of Possession) 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.
13Bank of England (Inflation Targets) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Bank of England (Inflation Targets) 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.
14Non-Domestic Rating (Retail, Hospitality and Leisure) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Non-Domestic Rating (Retail, Hospitality and Leisure) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 27 November.
15Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) 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.
16BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) 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.
17British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) 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.
18Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) 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.
19Hospitality 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 4 December.
20Sporting 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 4 December.
21Meat (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 4 December.
22Covid-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 4 December.
23Multi-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 27 November.
24Sale 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 27 November.
25Social Security (Marriage) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Social Security (Marriage) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 15 January 2027.
Subject: Economic impact of defence research and development spending (Chris Coghlan)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Laurence Turner.)
Adjourned at 2.51 pm until Monday 16 November.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Appointments
The Speaker appoints the Chair of General Committees and members of Programming Sub-Committees, and allocates Statutory Instruments to Delegated Legislation Committees.
The Committee of Selection nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees).
27Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill
Chair: Sir Alec Shelbrooke
28First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft African Development Bank (Seventeenth Replenishment of the African Development Fund) Order 2026, draft African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2026, draft International Fund for Agricultural Development (Thirteenth Replenishment) Order 2026 and draft International Development Association (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2026)
Chair: Sir Desmond Swayne
Members: Andy MacNae and Melanie Onn discharged and James Asser and Jonathan Hinder nominated in substitution.
29Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2026)
Chair: Emma Lewell
30Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2026)
Chair: Valerie Vaz
31Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (Age Verification Defence to Underage Sales) (England and Wales) Regulations 2026 and draft Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (Display of Tobacco Products) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026)
Chair: Karl Turner
Select Committees: Reports
32Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
Poundland: Oral evidence (Liam Byrne).
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) (Digital Waste Tracking) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 1188), dated 11 November 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Douglas Alexander)
Service and Administration Charges (England) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 1190), dated 10 November 2026 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Matthew Pennycook)