Part 1: Business Today
Summary Agenda: Chamber
11.30am |
Prayers |
Afterwards |
Oral Questions: Justice |
12.30pm |
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Adequacy of water company performance (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) |
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Rollout of voter identification (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) |
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Raid of BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai and allegations of tax evasion following the BBC documentary India: the Modi Question (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) |
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Ministerial Statements, including on: |
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Plymouth shootings (Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire) |
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Up to 20 minutes |
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Sun protection products (value added tax) (Amy Callaghan) |
Until 7.00pm |
Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading |
No debate |
Motions without separate debate: |
No debate |
Statutory Instruments (Motions for approval) |
No debate after 7.00pm |
Motion to change the membership of a Select Committee: Scottish Affairs |
Until 7.30pm or for half an hour |
Adjournment Debate: Reopening of school sport facilities (Ben Bradley) |
Westminster Hall
9.30am |
Freeport proposals for Wales |
11.00am |
Missing person case of Cathryn Holdsworth |
(The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm) |
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2.30pm |
Affordability and availability of childcare |
4.00pm |
Junction 10A on the A14 at Kettering |
4.30pm |
Steroid and image and performance enhancing drug use |
Business Today: Chamber
11.30am Prayers
Followed by
QUESTIONS
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
1Siobhan Baillie (Stroud)
What steps he is taking to help prisoners develop new skills. (903698)
2Selaine Saxby (North Devon)
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policies on levels of reoffending. (903699)
3Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale)
What recent estimate he has made of the size of the backlog of criminal court cases in Weaver Vale constituency. (903701)
4Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham)
What steps the Government is taking to reduce the backlog in the criminal courts. (903702)
5Martin Docherty-Hughes (West Dunbartonshire)
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights on human rights in the UK. (903703)
6Mark Pawsey (Rugby)
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policies on levels of reoffending. (903704)
7Suzanne Webb (Stourbridge)
What steps he is taking through the criminal justice system to help young people avoid crime. (903705)
8Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East)
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights on human rights in the UK. (903706)
9Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
What steps his Department is taking to reform the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls. (903708)
10Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)
What his policy is on the future of the UK's adherence to the European Convention on Human Rights. (903709)
11Liz Twist (Blaydon)
What steps he is taking to support victims in the criminal justice system. (903710)
12Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central)
Whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on strengthening human rights. (903711)
13Hannah Bardell (Livingston)
Whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on strengthening human rights. (903712)
14Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)
If he will have discussions with his Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the quality of forensic science provision on the likelihood of miscarriages of justice. (903713)
15Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South)
What steps he is taking to support victims in the criminal justice system. (903714)
16Beth Winter (Cynon Valley)
What steps he is taking to increase the availability of legal aid. (903715)
17Andrew Western (Stretford and Urmston)
What steps his Department is taking to improve processing times for cases involving violent and sexual offences. (903718)
18Neale Hanvey (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath)
What steps he is taking to ensure the safety, privacy and dignity of women within the female prison estate. (903719)
19Andrew Lewer (Northampton South)
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department’s policy on the allocation of transgender prisoners in England and Wales. (903720)
20Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South)
What steps he is taking through the criminal justice system to help young people avoid crime. (903722)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
T1Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (903723)
T2Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (903724)
T3Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (903725)
T4Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (903727)
T5Kate Kniveton (Burton) (903728)
T6Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (903729)
T7Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham) (903731)
T8Judith Cummins (Bradford South) (903732)
URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
12.30pm
Urgent Questions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the steps she is taking to ensure water companies are performing adequately (Caroline Nokes)
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities if he will make a statement on the rollout of voter identification (Helen Morgan)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the raid of BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai and allegations of tax evasion following the BBC documentary India: the Modi Question (Jim Shannon)
Ministerial Statements, including on:
Plymouth shootings (Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire)
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
1. Sun protection products (value added tax): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)
Amy Callaghan
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to exempt sun protection products from VAT; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
2. Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
Notes:
This Bill is expected to be certified as a Money Bill.
3. SOCIAL SECURITY (ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS) (NO. 2) BILL: PROGRAMME
No debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7))
Secretary Mel Stride
That the following provisions shall apply to the Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill:
Committal
(1)The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Proceedings in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading
(2)Proceedings in Committee and any proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House.
(3)Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House.
(4)Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(5)Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.
4. Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill: Money
No debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a))
Victoria Atkins
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(1)a sum not exceeding £301 to anyone who is entitled, in respect of a day (the “first qualifying day”) not later than 30 April 2023, to–
(a) universal credit or state pension credit,
(b) an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, an income-related employment and support allowance or income support, or
(c) working tax credit or child tax credit;
(2)a sum not exceeding £300 to anyone who is entitled, in respect of a day (the “second qualifying day”) after the first qualifying day but not later than 31 October 2023, to a benefit mentioned in paragraph (1);
(3)a sum not exceeding £299 to anyone who is entitled, in respect of a day after the second qualifying day but not later than 29 February 2024, to a benefit mentioned in paragraph (1);
(4)a sum not exceeding £150 to anyone who is entitled, in respect of a day not later than 30 June 2023, to–
(a) a disability living allowance,
(b) a personal independence payment,
(c) an attendance allowance or a constant attendance allowance,
(d) an adult or child disability payment,
(e) an armed forces independence payment, or
(f) a mobility supplement.
Notes:
King’s Recommendation signified.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Tom Pursglove
That the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.
Notes:
If opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Tom Pursglove
That the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.
Notes:
If opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 12 January, be approved.
Notes:
If opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Lee Rowley
That the draft Local Government (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 12 December 2022, be approved.
Notes:
If opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the Forensic Science Regulator draft Code of Practice 2023, which was laid before this House on 26 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
If opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Mr Andrew Mitchell
That the draft International Fund for Agricultural Development (Twelfth Replenishment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 18 January, be approved.
Notes:
If opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris
That the draft Postponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 25 January, be approved.
Notes:
If opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
12. Scottish Affairs Committee
No debate after 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))
Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
That Liz Twist and Jon Cruddas be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and Andrew Western and Christine Jardine be added.
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Reopening of school sport facilities: Ben Bradley
Business Today: Westminster Hall
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The first part of the sitting will last for two hours. The second part of the sitting will last for three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1)).
9.30am
That this House has considered freeport proposals for Wales: Virginia Crosbie
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
11.00am
That this House has considered the missing person case of Cathryn Holdsworth: Holly Lynch
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm
That this House has considered the affordability and availability of childcare: Ruth Cadbury
Relevant Documents:
First Report of the Petitions Committee of Session 2021-22, Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on, HC 479, and the Government response, HC 1132
First Report of the Petitions Committee of Session 2019-21, The impact of Covid-19 on maternity and parental leave, HC 526, and the Government response, HC 770
e-petition 580137, Offer 15hrs free childcare for multiples under 3 years
e-petition 586700, Commission an independent review of childcare funding and affordability
e-petition 615623, Do not reduce staff-child ratios in early years childcare
e-petition 624461, Fund 30 hours free childcare from age 1 for families where both parents work
e-petition 628412, Increase funding for early years settings
4.00pm
That this House has considered junction 10A on the A14 at Kettering: Mr Philip Hollobone
4.30pm
That this House has considered the matter of steroid and image and performance enhancing drug use: Dr Luke Evans
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)).
Written Statements
STATEMENTS TO BE MADE TODAY
Secretary of State for Defence
1.Ministry of Defence Votes A Annual Estimate 2023-24
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2.NHS Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescriptions
3.Report of the Organ Utilisation Group
Secretary of State for the Home Department
4.Plymouth shooting
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
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (private)
Subject: Support for childcare and the early years
Witnesses: 10.00am: Emma Gardner, Quality Manager, Early Years and Childcare, Spring by Action for Children; Gemma Rolstone, Director of Quality, Puffins Childcare, Devon; Kara Jewell, Childminder and Nursery Director, Sparkle Lodge Early Years, Portsmouth; Professor Celia Greenway, Deputy Pro-vice Chancellor and Professor in Education (Early Years and Child Development Lead), University of Birmingham; Dr Julian Grenier CBE, Head Teacher, Sheringham Nursery School and Children's Centre, East London
Room 15
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Subject: Planning for the future of the Government’s estates
Witnesses: 10.00am: Geoff Lewtas, Director, NTUC Convenor, and Martin Kelsey, HMRC Group Secretary, Public and Commercial Services Union; Amy Leversidge, Assistant General Secretary, The FDA Trade Union; Garry Graham, Deputy General Secretary, Prospect
Room 16
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Subject: Post-pandemic economic growth: UK labour markets
Witnesses: 10.15am: Tony Wilson, Director, Institute for Employment Studies; Lucy Standing, Co-Founder, Bravestarts; Tim Balcon, Chief Executive, Construction Industry Training Board
11.15am: Kevin Hollinrake MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Mike Warren, Director, Department for Business and Trade
Room 8
9.45am (private), 10.15am (public)
Subject: MoD Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22
Witnesses: 10.30am: David Williams, Permanent Under-Secretary, Charlie Pate, Director General, Finance, Lieutenant General Robert Andrew Magowan, CB, CBE, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, and Andy Start, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) CEO, Ministry of Defence
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
Subject: Misinformation and trusted voices
Witnesses: 10.00am: Areeq Chowdhury, Head of Policy, Data and Digital Technologies, The Royal Society; Dr Natasha McCarthy, Associate Director, National Engineering Policy Centre, Royal Academy of Engineering; Dr Rachel Quinn, Director of Medical Science Policy, Academy of Medical Sciences; Dr Adam Wright, Head of Public Policy, The British Academy
11.15am: Marianna Spring, Disinformation correspondent, BBC
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
10.00am (public)
Health and Social Care Committee
Subject: Prevention in health and social care
Witnesses: 11.15am: Jonathan Marron, Director General for the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care; Dr Jeanelle De Gruchy, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England; Professor Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England
Room 6
10.45am (private), 11.15am (public)
Subject: The UK’s security relationship with the EU
Witnesses: 2.05pm: The Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO, Former National Security Adviser and UK Ambassador to France; Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE, Former Head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
2.50pm: The Rt Hon Sir David Lidington KCB CBE, Chair, Royal United Services Institute; General (Ret.) Sir James Everard KCB CBE, Former NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.05pm (public), 3.35pm (private)
International Development Committee
Subject: Situation for women and girls in Afghanistan
Witnesses: 3.00pm: Sir Hugh Bayley, Commissioner, Independent Commission for Aid Impact; Nigel Thornton, Review Team Leader, Independent Commission for Aid Impact, Director, Alguhas
3.30pm: The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations, and Andrew McCoubrey, Acting Director Afghanistan and Pakistan, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Room 6
2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)
Subject: Work of the Attorney General and the Solicitor General
Witnesses: 3.00pm: Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP, Attorney General, and Michael Tomlinson KC MP, Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office
Room 15
2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
3.00pm (private)
Subject: Proposals for backbench debates
Witnesses: 4.15pm: Members of Parliament, House of Commons
Room 16
4.00pm (private), 4.15pm (public)
Public Bill Committees
Further to consider the Bill
Room 10
9.25am (public)
Further to consider the Bill
Room 10
2.00pm (public)
Delegated Legislation Committees
Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Room 9
9.25am (public)
Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023
Room 11
2.30pm (public)
Other
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee
Subject: Petitioning against the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill
Witnesses: 2.15pm: Tim Smart, Managing Director, Phase 2, HS2 Ltd
Room 8
2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)
Committee Reports Published Today
PARLIAMENTARY WORKS ESTIMATES COMMISSION
Parliamentary Works Grant: Supplementary Estimate for 2022–23: Comments from the Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission and the Treasury HC 1144
Time of publication: 00.01am
Announcements
FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES
Tuesday 28 February to Monday 6 March (deadline Wednesday 22 February 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet. The ballot will take place on Thursday 23 February.
Tuesday 7 March to Monday 13 March (deadline Wednesday 1 March 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet. The ballot will take place on Thursday 2 March.
Tuesday 14 March to Monday 20 March (deadline Wednesday 8 March 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet. The ballot will take place on Thursday 2 March.
Tuesday 21 March to Monday 27 March (deadline Wednesday 15 March 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet. The ballot will take place on Thursday 2 March.
FORTHCOMING WESTMINSTER HALL DEBATES
Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the deadline dates listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet.
The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members will be informed of the outcome by the Speaker’s Office.
The weeks Departments are scheduled to answer below may be subject to change: the Table Office will contact Members whose debate applications are affected.
Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 March (ballot closed)
The ballot for Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 March will take place today. The deadline for making an application to this ballot has now passed.
Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 March (deadline Monday 27 February 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Cabinet Office; Defence; Education; Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Justice; Science, Innovation and Technology; Scotland; Transport; Wales
Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 March (deadline Monday 6 March 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Business and Trade; Culture, Media and Sport; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Home Office; Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Northern Ireland; Treasury; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions
Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 March (deadline Monday 13 March 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Cabinet Office; Defence; Education; Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Justice; Science, Innovation and Technology; Scotland; Transport; Wales
Further Information
Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings
The Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings is available on the Parliamentary website
Business of the Day
Documents and reports relating to the business being held in the Chamber are available on the Commons Business Briefings webpage: www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/commons-business-briefings/
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
Text of Standing Orders relating to public business: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5802/cmstords/so_804_2021/so-804_02122021v2.pdf
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/.
All business papers are available via the HousePapers app on mobile devices
Part 2: 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
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.
WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Tyre Manufacture (Toxic Chemicals) Bill
Mr Barry Sheerman
Bill to set limits on the use of toxic chemicals in the manufacture of tyres; and for connected purposes.
Affordable Housing (Conversion of Commercial Property) Bill: Ten Minute Rule Motion
Vicky Ford
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision to enable local authorities to establish planning obligations relating to affordable housing in respect of the conversion of commercial property for residential use; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
NORTHERN IRELAND (EXECUTIVE FORMATION) BILL: ALLOCATION OF TIME MOTION
Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris
That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill:
Timetable
(1)(a) Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be taken at today’s sitting in accordance with this Order.
(b) Proceedings on Second Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
(c) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion five hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put
(2)When the Bill has been read a second time:
(a) it shall, despite Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put;
(b) the Speaker shall put the Question forthwith on any Instruction relating to the procedure for regulations under section 3(9B) of the Human Tissue Act 2004 which may be selected by the Speaker and moved by a Minister of the Crown, and the Speaker shall leave the Chair after any such Instruction has been disposed of.
(3)(a) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee of the whole House, the Chair shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.
(b) If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.
(4)For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (1), the Chair or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions in the same order as they would fall to be put if this Order did not apply:
(a) any Question already proposed from the chair;
(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
(d) the Question on any amendment, new Clause or new Schedule selected by the Chair or Speaker for separate decision;
(e) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded;
and shall not put any other questions, other than the question on any motion described in paragraph (15)(a) of this Order.
(5)On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chair or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
(6)If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (4)(c) on successive amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Chair or Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.
(7)If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (4)(e) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chair shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions, except that the Question shall be put separately on any Clause of or Schedule to the Bill which a Minister of the Crown has signified an intention to leave out.
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(8)(a) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(b) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.
(9)Paragraphs (2) to (7) of Standing Order No. 83F (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments) apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (8) of this Order.
Subsequent stages
(10)(a) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(b) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.
(11)Paragraphs (2) to (5) of Standing Order No. 83G (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on further messages from the Lords) apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (10) of this Order.
Reasons Committee
(12)Paragraphs (2) to (6) of Standing Order No. 83H (Programme orders: reasons committee) apply in relation to any committee to be appointed to draw up reasons after proceedings have been brought to a conclusion in accordance with this Order.
Miscellaneous
(13)Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on the Bill.
(14)Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
(15)(a) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken, to recommit the Bill or to vary or supplement the provisions of this Order.
(b) No notice shall be required of such a Motion.
(c) Such a Motion may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.
(d) The Question on such a Motion shall be put forthwith; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (c) shall thereupon be resumed.
(e) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on such a Motion.
(16)(a) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.
(b) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
(17)(a) The start of any debate under Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) to be held on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall be postponed until the conclusion of any proceedings on that day to which this Order applies.
(b) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings in respect of such a debate.
(18)Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
(19)(a) Any private business which has been set down for consideration at a time falling after the commencement of proceedings on this Order or on the Bill on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders or by any Order of the House, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill on that day.
(b) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business so far as necessary for the purpose of securing that the business may be considered for a period of three hours.
NORTHERN IRELAND (EXECUTIVE FORMATION) BILL: SECOND READING
Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris
Penny Mordaunt
After Second Reading of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill, to move, That it be an Instruction to the Committee on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill that it has power to make provision in the Bill about the procedure for regulations under section 3(9B) of the Human Tissue Act 2004.
NORTHERN IRELAND (EXECUTIVE FORMATION) BILL: COMMITTEE AND REMAINING STAGES
Notes:
For Amendments to be moved in Committee, see separate paper.
Funding for a national medical isotope centre in North Wales: Liz Saville Roberts
9.30am That this House has considered regulation of customer credit retained by energy suppliers: Drew Hendry
11.00am That this House has considered smart motorways: Sarah Champion
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered electric vehicle infrastructure cost and availability: Steve Brine
Relevant Documents:
First Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2021-22, Zero emission vehicles, HC 27, and the Government response, HC 759
4.00pm That this House has considered improving children's literacy in disadvantaged areas: Alexander Stafford
4.30pm That this House has considered overseas aid and child health and education: Matt Rodda
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)).
THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Afterwards
Future of the NHS, its staffing and funding
Kate Osborne
That this House has considered the future of the NHS, its staffing and funding.
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Hon. Members and second jobs: Richard Burgon
1.30pm That this House has considered human rights and religious minorities in Sudan: Jim Shannon
3.00pm That this House has considered support for Türkiye and Syria after the recent earthquake: Wendy Morton
Relevant Documents:
e-petition 632772, Create a Turkish Family Scheme visa for people homeless due to the earthquake
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 24 FEBRUARY
Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Sir Mark Hendrick
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Yasmin Qureshi
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Electricity Transmission (Compensation) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Dr Liam Fox
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Robin Millar
Local Authority Boundaries (Referendums) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Robbie Moore
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) 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.
Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Caroline Lucas
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee
Carbon Emissions (Buildings) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [25 November]
Member in Charge: Jerome Mayhew
Markets and Market Traders (Review of Support) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Simon Baynes
Working Time Regulations (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Peter Dowd
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Health and Safety at Work Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Full Employment Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Disability Benefit Assessments (Recording) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Corporate Homicide Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Housing Standards (Refugees and Asylum Seekers) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Employment Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Steven Bonnar
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemptions of Motor Homes) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [3 February]
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
NHS Prescriptions (Drug Tariff Labelling) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Craig Mackinlay
Pre-Payment Meters (Temporary Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Wera Hobhouse
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Barnett Formula (Replacement) 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.
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Seizure of Russian State Assets and Support for Ukraine Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Chris Bryant
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
New hospital programme: Elliot Colburn
MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
Afterwards
Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill: Second Reading
Government support for boxing clubs and social mobility: James Daly
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 619615, relating to the open season for woodcock: Jonathan Gullis, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Tuesday 28 FEBRUARY
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
Afterwards
Multi-storey Car Parks (Safety): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Maria Eagle
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to increase the minimum required height of guarding in multi-storey car parks; to make provision about increasing the height of guarding in existing multi-storey car parks; to require 24 hour staffing of multi-storey car parks; and for connected purposes.
Notes
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
9.30am That this House has considered Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Wera Hobhouse
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
WEDNESDAY 1 MARCH
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Air Pollution (Local Authority Audits) Bill
Mr Barry Sheerman
Bill to make provision for local authorities to conduct annual audits of air pollution in their area and associated emissions by public and private entities; to require those local authorities to prepare reports on those audits; to require the Secretary of State to report annually to Parliament on those audit reports; and for connected purposes.
Mark Fletcher
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.
THURSDAY 2 MARCH
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
FRIDAY 3 MARCH
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Sally-Ann Hart
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Bob Blackman
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Greg Smith
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Simon Fell
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Member in Charge: Shaun Bailey
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Dyslexia Screening and Teacher Training Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [2 December]
Member in Charge: Matt Hancock
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Anonymity of Suspects Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [28 October]
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Green Belt (Protection) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [21 October]
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: George Eustice
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Relocation of the House of Lords (Report to Parliament) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Paul Maynard
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Pets (Microchips) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: James Daly
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Pre-Payment Meters (Self-Disconnection) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Anne McLaughlin
Public Advocate (No. 2) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [15 July 2022]
Member in Charge: Maria Eagle
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Monday 6 MARCH
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
Afterwards
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 594390, relating to prescription charges for people aged 60 or over: Tonia Antoniazzi, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 7 MARCH
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Afterwards
Anthony Browne
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 8 MARCH
11.30am Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
11.53am Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
National Minimum Wage: Ten Minute Rule Motion
Paula Barker
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the national minimum wage; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
THURSDAY 9 MARCH
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
10.10am Questions to Church Commissioners, House of Commons Commission, Public Accounts Commission, Restoration and Renewal Client Board, Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission
MONDAY 13 MARCH
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 623390, relating to suicide prevention and the national curriculum: Nick Fletcher, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 14 MARCH
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 16 MARCH
9.30am Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
10.15am Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
FRIDAY 17 MARCH
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Henry Smith
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Layla Moran
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sarah Green
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Access to Elected Office Fund (Report) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Daisy Cooper
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Caravan Sites Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Non-Disclosure Agreements Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Layla Moran
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Kinship Care Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Munira Wilson
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Bowel Conditions (Assessment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chi Onwurah
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jonathan Gullis in place of Richard Holden
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) (Parliamentary Approval) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sarah Green
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Energy Costs (Domestic Customers and Small Business) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Ed Davey
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Referendums (Supermajority) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Ian Paisley
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Fertility Treatment (Employment Rights) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [25 November]
Member in Charge: Nickie Aiken
War Pension Scheme and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (Public Inquiry) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Owen Thompson
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Ministerial Code (Enforcement) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Owen Thompson
Ministerial Interests (Public Appointments) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Owen Thompson
General Election (Public Support) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Richard Burgon
MONDAY 20 MARCH
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petitions 605030 and 622284, relating to the acceptance of cash: Martyn Day, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if ivisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 21 MARCH
11.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 23 MARCH
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
FRIDAY 24 MARCH
Minimum Energy Performance of Buildings Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sarah Olney
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Public Bodies (Representation from Devolved Nations) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Wendy Chamberlain
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Participation in Court Proceedings (Live Links) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Robbie Moore
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Employment (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Gavin Newlands
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Recognition of Armenian Genocide Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tim Loughton
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Lithium-Ion Battery Storage (Fire Safety and Environmental Permits) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Dame Maria Miller
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jim Shannon
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Sale of Property (Sealed Bids) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Bill Wiggin
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Financial Investment and Deforestation Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Grayling
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Energy Equity Commission Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Clive Lewis
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Bus Services Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Helen Morgan
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Benefit Cap (Report on Abolition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: David Linden
Elected Representatives (Prohibition of Deception) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Liz Saville Roberts
Countryside and Rights of Way Act (Amendment) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [28 October]
Member in Charge: Caroline Lucas
Notes:
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Decarbonisation and Economic Strategy Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Caroline Lucas
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Consultation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Dame Diana Johnson
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Motor Vehicle Tests (Diesel Particulate Filters) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Barry Sheerman
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Tax Reform Commission Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Liz Saville Roberts
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Planning Application Fees Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Daisy Cooper
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Fashion Supply Chain (Code and Adjudicator) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Liz Twist
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: David Linden
Sexually-motivated Manslaughter (Sentencing) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Laura Farris
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Carol Monaghan
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Miscarriage Leave Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Angela Crawley
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Local Authority Boundaries Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Robbie Moore
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Terminal Illness (Support and Rights) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [18 November]
Member in Charge: Alex Cunningham
Short-term and Holiday-Let Accommodation (Licensing) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [9 December]
Member in Charge: Rachael Maskell
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Removal of Titles Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Rachael Maskell
Notes:
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Former Ministers and Prime Ministers (Abolition of Payments) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Rachael Maskell
Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Barry Sheerman
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Coal Extraction and Use Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tim Farron
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Green Jobs (Definition and Promotion) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tim Farron
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Elections (Proportional Representation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Cat Smith
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
National Eye Health Strategy Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Marsha De Cordova
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Internet Access (Children Eligible for Free School Meals) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Siobhain McDonagh
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests (Appointment by Parliament) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Christine Jardine
Roadworks (Regulation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Mark Francois
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Local Electricity Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: David Johnston
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Fertility Treatment (Transparency) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Alex Davies-Jones
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Darren Henry
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
House of Lords (Elected Senate) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Paul Maynard
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Parliamentary Elections (Optional Preferential Vote) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Paul Maynard
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Ministerial Competence (External Review) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Paul Maynard
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Online Sale of Goods (Safety) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Ian Mearns
Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Harriett Baldwin
Notes:
King's consent to be signified on Third Reading
Plastics (Wet Wipes) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Fleur Anderson
Teenagers (Safety and Wellbeing) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Alex Norris
Disposable Barbecues Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Selaine Saxby
British Goods (Public Sector Purchasing Duty) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Consumer Pricing Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Broadcasting (Listed Sporting Events) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Employment (Application Requirements) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Puppy Import (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Public Sector Website Impersonation Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Armenian Genocide (Recognition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Free School Meals (Primary Schools) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Zarah Sultana
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
Climate Education Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Nadia Whittome
Notes:
Bill not yet printed
Defamation, Privacy, Freedom of Expression, Data Protection, Legal Services and Private Investigators Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Bob Seely
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
National Parks (Camping) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Richard Foord
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Alberto Costa
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner (Appointment by Parliament) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Alistair Carmichael
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Plastics (Recycling, Sustainability and Pollution Reduction) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Geraint Davies
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Employee Share Ownership (Reform) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir George Howarth
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Paternity (Leave and Pay) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Gareth Davies
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Seat Belts (Penalty Points) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Barry Sheerman
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Clean Air Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Geraint Davies
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Marine Activities (Licensing) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Giles Watling
Notes:
A money resolution is required for this Bill to be proceeded with in Committee.
King’s and Prince of Wales’ Consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Scotland (Self-Determination) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Neale Hanvey
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Elected Representatives (Codes Of Conduct) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Debbie Abrahams
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
First-Aid (Mental Health) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Dean Russell
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Firearms and Hate Crime Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Luke Pollard
Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tim Farron
Disposable Electronic Cigarettes (Prohibition of Sale) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Dr Caroline Johnson
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Sale of Tobacco (Licensing) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Bob Blackman
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
MONDAY 27 MARCH
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petitions 594065 and 617340, relating to home education: Nick Fletcher, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 28 MARCH
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 30 MARCH
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
MONDAY 17 APRIL
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
TUESDAY 18 APRIL
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
WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 20 APRIL
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
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. Exiting the European Union (Customs)
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 17 December 2020 in a previous Session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 11 May 2022, be approved.
3. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Second Reading
4. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Money
Victoria Atkins
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State, the Treasury or a government department, and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
Notes:
King’s Recommendation signified.
5. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Ways and Means
Victoria Atkins
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the charging of fees or levies under or by virtue of the Act; and
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
6. Bill of Rights Bill: Second Reading
Caroline Lucas
This House declines to give a Second Reading to the Bill of Rights Bill, because the Bill attacks the freedoms and liberties protected by the Human Rights Act in an ideologically motivated way, is of supreme constitutional significance and will impact on the rights of individuals for many years to come but has not undergone pre-legislative scrutiny in line with the recommendations of the chairs of relevant cross-party committees, ignores the results of two consultations into the Act, vastly exceeds the manifesto commitment to ‘update’ the Act, does not come with publication of relevant and robust impact assessments, ignores the fundamental principle that human rights are not earned or contingent on a person’s conduct or character but are attached to a person by virtue of their humanity, undermines migrants’ rights at a time of unprecedented international turmoil, threatens the Good Friday Agreement, risks severing the ties between domestic rights and Strasbourg jurisprudence leading to a divergence in rights protection leaving the UK out of step with other members of the Council of Europe at a time of war in Europe, fails to improve citizens’ rights to access nature and to live in a safe climate, fails to improve the rights of children, disabled people and future generations, undermines efforts to tackle violence against women and girls, and distorts and undermines this country’s democracy by increasing the power of the executive over citizens by removing and weakening rights instead of enshrining and improving them.
Relevant Documents:
Thirteenth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2021-22, Human Rights Act Reform, HC 1033, and the Government’s response, HC 608
Oral evidence taken before the Justice Committee on 5 July 2022, on Bill of Rights Bill, HC 562
Written evidence to the Justice Committee, on the Bill of Rights and victims of John Worboys, reported to the House on 28 July 2022, HC 304
Correspondence from the Acting Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, relating to the Bill of Rights Bill Human Rights Memorandum, reported to the House on 29 June
Correspondence from the Acting Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, relating to the introduction of the Bill of Rights, reported to the House on 29 June
Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice to the Acting Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, relating to the introduction of the Bill of Rights and Bill of Rights Bill Human Rights Memorandum, reported to the House on 20 July
e-petition 607712, Do not reform the Human Rights Act
e-petition 619334, Include abortion rights in the Bill of Rights
7. Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill: Remaining Stages
To be considered (Order of 25 October 2021).
Notes:
For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
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.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. (Order of 25 October 2021).
The Scottish Parliament has approved a Legislative Consent Resolution relating to this Bill. Copies of the Resolution are available in the Vote Office (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill)
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 17 October 2022, be approved.
9. Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Second Reading
10. Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Money
Victoria Atkins
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
(1)any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State;
(2)any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 22 November 2022, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
12. SOCIAL HOUSING (REGULATION) BILL [LORDS]
Secretary Michael Gove
To move, That, notwithstanding that such provision could not have been proposed in Committee without an Instruction from the House, amendments may be proposed on consideration of the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords] to provide for the Secretary of State to make regulations specifying action that registered providers of social housing must take in relation to hazards affecting housing provided under a lease and providing for breach of such regulations to be a breach of a leasehold covenant.
13. Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]: Remaining stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
For Amendments, see separate paper.
Julia Lopez
That the draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 15 December 2022, be approved.
Kevin Hollinrake
That the draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 17 January, be approved.
Lee Rowley
That the draft Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 23 January, be approved.
Secretary Dominic Raab
That the draft Judicial Pensions (Fee-Paid Judges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 23 January, be approved.
18. Terms and Conditions of Employment
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 30 January, be approved.
Laura Trott
That the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 30 January, be approved.
Secretary Mark Harper
That the draft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 31 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 31 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Direct Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 31 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2023, which were laid before this House on 2 February, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
24. GENETIC TECHNOLOGY (PRECISION BREEDING) BILL: CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS
Notes:
None of the Lords Amendments engages financial privilege.
Victoria Atkins
That the draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Women’s Finalissima Football Match) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Will Quince
That the draft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 2 February, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Dominic Raab
That the draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 8 February, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Grant Shapps
That the draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Green Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 8 February, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Lee Rowley
That the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 9 February, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
30. Child Support (Enforcement) Bill and Powers of Attorney Bill
Penny Mordaunt
That the Committee of Selection do nominate a Public Bill Committee to consider the Child Support (Enforcement) Bill and a Public Bill Committee to consider the Powers of Attorney Bill, pursuant to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 84A (Public Bill Committees).
Kemi Badenoch
That the draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 20 February, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Will Quince
That the draft Health Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 20 February, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Stuart Andrew
That the draft Treasure (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 20 February, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.