Part 1: Business Today
Summary Agenda: Chamber
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2.30pm |
Prayers |
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Afterwards |
Oral Questions: Work and Pensions |
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3.30pm |
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Until 10.00pm |
King’s Speech (Motion for an Address) (proposed subject for debate: Building an NHS fit for the future) |
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Until 10.30pm or for half an hour |
Adjournment Debate: Seaton Community Hospital (Richard Foord) |
Business Today: Chamber
2.30pm Prayers
Followed by
Questions
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
1Simon Jupp (East Devon)
What steps his Department is taking to help improve workplace support for women experiencing the menopause. (900000)
2Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock)
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI on the functioning of the welfare system. (900001)
3Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower)
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of children experiencing destitution. (900003)
4Liz Twist (Blaydon)
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of children experiencing destitution. (900004)
5Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)
If he will undertake a review of the Personal Independence Payment assessment process for people with multiple sclerosis. (900005)
6Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster)
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Hospitality Sector-based Work Academy Programme in Cities of London and Westminster constituency. (900006)
7Michael Shanks (Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Work Capability Assessments for people with neurological conditions. (900008) [R]
8Fleur Anderson (Putney)
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of children experiencing destitution. (900009)
9Keir Mather (Selby and Ainsty)
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of children experiencing destitution. (900010)
10Priti Patel (Witham)
What steps his Department is taking to support people in Essex into employment. (900011)
11Lee Anderson (Ashfield)
What steps his Department is taking to reduce youth unemployment. (900012)
12Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West)
What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of benefit levels in the context of rises in the cost of living. (900013)
13Mary Glindon (North Tyneside)
What recent steps his Department has taken to help disabled people to find and remain in employment. (900014)
14John McNally (Falkirk)
What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Government support for pensioners in the context of rises in the cost of living. (900015)
15Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to Work Capability Assessments on the (a) financial and (b) mental wellbeing of people with Parkinson’s disease. (900016)
16Greg Smith (Buckingham)
What steps his Department is taking to support more parents into work. (900017)
17Nick Fletcher (Don Valley)
What steps his Department is taking to expand the support available through Jobcentres. (900018)
18Ben Everitt (Milton Keynes North)
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI on the functioning of the welfare system. (900019)
19David Duguid (Banff and Buchan)
What steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of Pension Credit. (900020)
20Rob Butler (Aylesbury)
What steps his Department is taking to help people with the cost of living. (900021)
21Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw)
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals in the Work Capability Assessment: activities and descriptors consultation on the number of disabled people living in poverty. (900022)
22Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Môn)
What steps his Department is taking to reduce youth unemployment. (900023)
23Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough)
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of children experiencing destitution. (900024)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
T1Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (900025)
T2Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Môn) (900026)
T3Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (900027)
T4Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham) (900029)
T5Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East) (900030)
T6Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (900031)
T7Robbie Moore (Keighley) (900032)
T8Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (900033)
T9Anthony Browne (South Cambridgeshire) (900034)
Urgent Questions and Statements
3.30pm
Ministerial Statements (if any)
Business of the Day
1. KING’S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS): ADJOURNED DEBATE [9 NOVEMBER]
Until 10.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
Proposed subject for debate: Building an NHS fit for the future
That an Humble Address be presented to His Majesty, as follows:
Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.
Amendment (a)
Caroline Lucas
Claudia Webbe
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech fails to deliver urgent and transformative action to address the climate emergency; note that the approval of the Rosebank oil field and the commitment to new oil and gas licences threaten the delivery of the UK’s climate targets; and call on the Government to bring forward a Just Fossil Fuel Phaseout Bill to remove the duty to maximise economic recovery of petroleum from the North Sea, legislate for a rapid end to oil and gas extraction, and deliver a just transition for workers and communities, to enact a Green New Deal to upgrade the UK’s cold and leaky homes, unleash renewable energy, and shift to a system to deliver affordable and sustainable food, whilst creating jobs in every constituency, to bring forward a Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill to establish a right to breathe healthy air, to strengthen the Renters (Reform) Bill by including measures to control rents, raise energy efficiency standards, and require landlords to swiftly act on health hazards and to introduce a new English Right to Roam Bill to deliver a comprehensive right of responsible access in England, improve physical and mental health, and transform the UK’s relationship with nature.’
Amendment (b)
Zarah Sultana
Apsana Begum
Richard Burgon
John McDonnell
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Nadia Whittome
Caroline LucasLiz Saville RobertsClaire HannaDr Rosena Allin-KhanIan ByrneIan LaveryRebecca Long BaileyGrahame MorrisBeth WinterJeremy CorbynClaudia WebbeStephen FarryKenny MacAskillSam TarryBen LakeHywel WilliamsKim JohnsonAngela CrawleyClive LewisNeale HanveyMohammad YasinAndy McDonaldKate OsborneMs Diane AbbottDawn ButlerDr Rupa HuqTony LloydJon TrickettMick WhitleyKate OsamorLloyd Russell-MoyleGeraint DaviesTahir AliKate HollernImran Hussain
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech fails to include measures to ensure the Government upholds international humanitarian law and protect civilians in Israel and Palestine; utterly condemn Hamas’ appalling killing of Israeli civilians and taking of hostages; agree with the United Nations Secretary-General that these crimes do not justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people; express alarm at the Israeli military’s total siege and bombardment of Gaza and the resulting high number of deaths and at an increase in Israeli army and settler violence in the West Bank; believe that the urgent priority must be to stop civilian deaths and suffering; welcome the growing calls for a ceasefire, including from the United Nations Secretary-General, the First Minister of Scotland, the mayors of London and Greater Manchester, and 76 per cent of the UK public, according to opinion polls; and therefore call on the Government to urgently press all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages, an end to the total siege of Gaza to allow full access to medical supplies, food, fuel, electricity and water, and a guarantee that international humanitarian law is upheld.’
Amendment (c)
Ian Byrne
Beth Winter
Richard Burgon
Kate Osborne
Rebecca Long Bailey
Apsana Begum
John McDonnellClaudia WebbeGrahame MorrisZarah SultanaNadia WhittomeBell Ribeiro-AddyIan LaveryCaroline LucasKate HollernTony LloydKim JohnsonSir George HowarthPeter DowdDawn ButlerMick Whitley
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech does not contain measures to properly address the crisis of food poverty and the cost of living; note the profound and devastating consequences of food poverty on the health, wellbeing and livelihoods of people in our communities; assert that the Government’s duty to ensure nobody in our communities goes hungry should be reflected in legislation; and call on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals to enshrine the right to food in UK law.’
Amendment (d)
Kim Johnson
Mick Whitley
Zarah Sultana
Caroline Lucas
Jon Trickett
Dawn Butler
Clive LewisLiz Saville RobertsHywel WilliamsClaire HannaBen LakeMrs Emma Lewell-BuckGrahame MorrisNadia WhittomeLloyd Russell-MoyleBell Ribeiro-AddyApsana BegumIan LaveryRichard BurgonRebecca Long BaileyIan ByrneBeth WinterClaudia WebbeKate OsborneAndy McDonaldTony LloydCat SmithCharlotte NicholsJohn McDonnellMargaret Greenwood
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech does not contain measures to properly address the crisis of child poverty; acknowledge that one million children were living in destitution in 2022, nearly three times the number in 2017; note that scrapping the two-child benefit cap would immediately lift 250,000 children out of poverty and a further 800,000 out of deep poverty; assert that the Government’s duty to ensure children do not have to live in poverty should be reflected in legislation; and call on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals to eradicate child poverty.’
Amendment (e)
Alex Sobel
Caroline Lucas
Alison Thewliss
Wera Hobhouse
Claire Hanna
Stephen Farry
Clive LewisDouglas ChapmanNadia WhittomeJohn McNallyZarah SultanaBell Ribeiro-AddyKim JohnsonMick WhitleyGeraint DaviesClaudia Webbe
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech did not include sufficient measures to address climate and ecological emergencies and achieve the goals in the Paris Agreement to limit the rise in global average temperature to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030; note with alarm that the increase in the global average temperature has exceeded 1.2°C and that according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction; acknowledge that the UK has committed to net zero by 2050, but that this target relies on costly and uncertain negative emissions technologies and does not reflect the UK’s international responsibilities, and that the UK risks missing its Fourth and Fifth Carbon Budgets; call on the Government to introduce a Climate and Ecology Bill to provide an evidence-based statutory framework which would fulfil the UK’s international climate and nature responsibilities, take a joined-up approach to addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, deliver a just transition to a zero-carbon, nature-positive society, and demonstrate leadership ahead of COP28; and further call on the Government to make time to debate that Bill.’
Amendment (f)
Kate Osborne
Dawn Butler
Dame Angela Eagle
Elliot Colburn
Carolyn Harris
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Cat SmithNadia WhittomeRebecca Long BaileyCharlotte NicholsIan ByrneJohn McDonnellIan LaveryZarah SultanaApsana BegumClaudia WebbeKim JohnsonLloyd Russell-MoyleRichard BurgonAngela CrawleyMr Ben BradshawMr Rob RobertsMartin Docherty-HughesCaroline LucasStephen FarryLayla MoranGeraint DaviesWendy ChamberlainBeth WinterSarah EdwardsKate OsamorHannah BardellKirsten OswaldJeremy CorbynStewart Malcolm McDonaldJon TrickettChristine JardineValerie VazCaroline NokesSarah ChampionPaul Blomfield
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech fails to include measures to ban conversion practices for LGBT+ people, fails to acknowledge the profound and devastating consequences of so-called conversion therapy, and fails to note that conversion practices, including on trans people, are abhorrent; and therefore call on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals for a no-loopholes ban on so-called conversion therapy that protects all LGBT+ people from these reprehensible practices while maintaining the right to explore their identity.’
Amendment (g)
Dawn Butler
Clive Lewis
Nadia Whittome
Apsana Begum
Richard Burgon
Rebecca Long Bailey
Bell Ribeiro-AddyCarol MonaghanCaroline LucasKim JohnsonMick WhitleyIan ByrneClaudia Webbe
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech fails to include measures that address the risks that artificial intelligence poses to human rights, equalities and public trust in institutions; note that harmful uses of artificial intelligence are already proliferating across the United Kingdom, including live facial recognition surveillance, automated decision-making tools being used to process welfare claims, workers potentially being subject to discriminatory hiring practices, and lawful speech at risk of being removed from online platforms without human oversight; further note that artificial intelligence may have biases which disproportionately discriminate against people of colour, women, disabled people and individuals with other protected characteristics; and call on the Government to introduce a Digital Bill of Rights in order to prohibit the most dangerous uses of artificial intelligence and introduce much needed safeguards for rights.’
Amendment (h)
Stephen Flynn
Mhairi Black
Drew Hendry
Brendan O’Hara
Ms Anum Qaisar
Owen Thompson
Pete WishartStewart HosieIan BlackfordHannah BardellKirsty BlackmanSteven BonnarDeidre BrockAlan BrownAmy CallaghanDouglas ChapmanJoanna CherryRonnie CowanAngela CrawleyMartyn DayMartin Docherty-HughesDave DooganAllan DoransMarion FellowsPatricia GibsonPatrick GradyPeter GrantChris LawDavid LindenStewart Malcolm McDonaldStuart C McDonaldAnne McLaughlinJohn McNallyCarol MonaghanGavin NewlandsJohn NicolsonKirsten OswaldTommy SheppardAlyn SmithChris StephensAlison ThewlissRichard ThomsonDr Philippa WhitfordLiz Saville RobertsHywel WilliamsBen LakeCaroline LucasColum EastwoodJeremy CorbynClaudia WebbeNeale Hanvey
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech fails to include measures that would require the Government to uphold international law and protect all civilians in Israel and Palestine; unequivocally condemn the horrific killings by Hamas and the taking of hostages; reaffirm that there must be an end to the collective punishment of the Palestinian people; call for the urgent release of all hostages and an end to the siege of Gaza to allow vital supplies of food, fuel, medicine and water to reach the civilian population; note the growing calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire from the United Nations and its aid agencies; and therefore call on the Government to join with the international community in urgently pressing all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire.’
Amendment (i)
Layla Moran
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech fails to include measures to reduce homelessness; note with concern the recent remarks of the Home Secretary on 4 November 2023 regarding rough sleepers; further note that the number of people estimated to be sleeping rough rose for the first time in four years to 3,069 in 2022; express concern at the increasing demand for temporary accommodation putting pressure on local council budgets; acknowledge the duty on local authorities to help prevent and reduce homelessness in the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017; remember the cross-party support afforded to the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 which was widely agreed to be a compassionate approach to homelessness; and call on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals to reduce homelessness and end criminalisation of rough sleepers.’
Amendment (j)
Neale Hanvey
Kenny MacAskill
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech fails to include recognition of the right of the people of Scotland to self-determination; and call on the Government to bring forward a Scotland (Self-Determination) Bill to amend the Scotland Act 1998 to transfer the power to legislate for a Scottish Independence referendum to the Scottish Parliament, to provide that that power may only be exercised where the Scottish public has demonstrated its support for the holding of such a referendum and to provide that no such referendum may be held sooner than seven years after the previous such referendum.’
Amendment (k)
Ed Davey
Daisy Cooper
Wendy Chamberlain
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Tim Farron
Layla Moran
Christine JardineWera HobhouseJamie StoneSarah OlneyMunira WilsonSarah GreenHelen MorganRichard FoordSarah Dyke
At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech does not include measures to tackle the cost of living crisis, address food price inflation, reach net zero or support households with mortgage payments and energy bills, fails to establish an industrial strategy to facilitate economic certainty and boost growth, does not include measures to address the crises in the NHS and social care, does not include provision for 40 new hospitals, fails to include a two month cancer treatment guarantee or commitment to improve ambulance, dentist and GP waiting times, fails to introduce measures to stop the pumping of sewage into waterways or introduce a new tougher water regulator to hold water companies to account, provides no extra support to farmers transitioning to nature-friendly farming, neglects backlogs in the overwhelmed asylum and court systems, fails to restore community policing to protect neighbourhoods, fails to tackle the education attainment gap which has grown since the pandemic or issues including crumbling schools, mental health support, improving teacher recruitment, retention, and SEND provision, fails to include steps to fix the UK’s broken relationship with Europe, which is harming businesses, farmers and fishers, and ignores standards in public life, which have been eroded under this Government.’
Adjournment Debate
Until 10.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Seaton Community Hospital: Richard Foord
Written Statements
Statements to be Made Today
Minister for the Cabinet Office
1.Publication of Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) Annual Report 2022/23
2.Update on Government Reform
Secretary of State for Defence
3.Service Family Accommodation and Winter Planning
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4.Negotiations to develop an International Treaty on Plastic Pollution
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
Subject: Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998
Witnesses: 3.00pm: The Lord Dunlop; The Rt Hon. the Lord Wallace of Tankerness KC; The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT
4.00pm: Professor Ciaran Martin, Former Constitution Director in the Cabinet Office 2011-2014; Professor Jim Gallagher, Former Director-General for Devolution, Cabinet Office, No 10 Policy Unit, Ministry of Justice
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
Subject: Financial distress in local authorities
Witnesses: 4.00pm: Mr David Phillips, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Jonathan Carr-West, Chief Executive, Local Government Information Unit; Abdool Kara, Executive Director, National Audit Office; Paul Dossett, Partner and Head of Public Sector Assurance London & South-East, Grant Thornton
5.00pm: Bob Watson, Section 151 officer, Surrey Heath Borough Council; Steve Thompson, Section 151 officer, Blackpool Council; Gary Fielding, Section 151 officer, North Yorkshire Council; Lorna Baxter, President, Association of Local Authorities’ Treasurer Societies, Section 151 officer, Oxfordshire County Council
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
3.30pm (private), 4.00pm (public)
Subject: Improving defence inventory management
Witnesses: 4.00pm: David Williams CB, Permanent Secretary, and Vice Admiral Andy Kyte, Chief of Defence Logistics and Support, Ministry of Defence; Andy Start, Chief Executive Officer, and John Farrow, Director of the Logistics and Support Operating Centre, Defence Equipment and Support
Room 16
3.30pm (private), 4.00pm (public)
Room 6
4.30pm (private)
Public Bill Committees
Renters (Reform) Bill: Programming sub-committee
Room 10
6.00pm (private)
Delegated Legislation Committees
First Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Room 9
6.00pm (public)
Second Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023
Room 11
6.00pm (public)
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, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on ParliNet. The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 21 November to Monday 27 November (deadline Wednesday 15 November 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Tuesday 28 November to Monday 4 December (deadline Wednesday 22 November 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Forthcoming Westminster Hall Debates
There will be no Westminster Hall debates in the new Session of Parliament until the debate on the King’s Speech has concluded (Standing Order No. 10(2)(a)).
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, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on ParliNet. The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 November (deadline Monday 13 November 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Business and Trade; Culture, Media and Sport; Energy Security and Net Zero; Education; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions
Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 November (deadline Monday 20 November 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Justice; Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Northern Ireland; Science, Innovation and Technology; Wales
Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December (deadline Monday 27 November 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Business and Trade; Culture, Media and Sport; Energy Security and Net Zero; Education; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions
Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December (deadline Monday 4 December 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Justice; Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Northern Ireland; Science, Innovation and Technology; Wales
Private Members’ Bills
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Date and location |
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Ballot book entry |
Tuesday 14 November and Wednesday 15 November: - from 11.30am until 6pm, in the No Division lobby, - from 6pm until the rise of the House, in the Public Bill Office. |
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Ballot draw |
Thursday 16 November, 9.00am, Committee Room 15 (also broadcast live) |
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Presentation of ballot bills |
Wednesday 6 December, immediately after questions and statements (if any) |
Members may enter only one name into the ballot, either their own or that of another Member who has authorised them to do so, and no name may appear more than once. Neither a Bill nor Bill titles are required at this stage.
On the day of the ballot, the Chairman of Ways and Means will draw twenty names in reverse order. At about 9.30am on that day the list of successful Members will be available in the Vote Office and on the internet. Members successful in the ballot will be contacted by the Clerk of Private Members’ Bills.
First notices of ten minute rule motions and presentation of non-ballot bills
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First notices of ten minute rule motions |
Thursday 7 December, by email from the Member’s parliamentary email address to PBOHoC@parliament.uk, from 10.00am until the rise of the House |
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First notices of presentation bills (to be presented on or after Monday 11 December) |
Thursday 7 December, by email from the Member’s parliamentary email address to PBOHoC@parliament.uk, from 10.00am until the rise of the House |
There will be no physical queue for the first notices of ten minute rule motions or presentation bills.
A single notice (of either a ten minute rule motion OR a presentation bill) will be accepted from each Member from emails received from the Member’s parliamentary email address between 10.00 and 10.30am. After 10.30am, unlimited further notices will be accepted from emails received from the Member’s parliamentary email address at or after 10.00am in the order in which they were received.
Four ten minute rule slots will be available (for speeches on 19 December, 9 January, 10 January and 16 January).
Members interested in giving notice on 7 December should contact the Clerk of Private Members’ Bills in advance to agree bill titles (PBOHoC@parliament.uk, x3254).
Notes:
Arrangements made according to Standing Order No.14(10) and (11) and on the authority of Mr Speaker.
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/cm5803/cmstords/so-1932-23102023/so-2023i.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
Broadcasts of proceedings can be found at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons
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.
TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Afterwards
KING'S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS): ADJOURNED DEBATE
Proposed subject for debate: Securing high, sustained economic growth in every part of the country
Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
That Mr John Baron be discharged from the European Scrutiny Committee and Dame Andrea Jenkyns be added.
Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee
Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
That Sir Mike Penning, Gary Sambrook, Mark Jenkinson, Charlotte Nichols and Alex Sobel be members of the Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee.
Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
That Tobias Ellwood be discharged from the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and Robert Courts be added.
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
Planning permission for telecommunication telegraph pole installation: Emma Hardy
Funding for the maintenance of bridges in London: Fleur Anderson
WEDNESDAY 15 NOVEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
11.53am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
KING'S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS): Conclusion of ADJOURNED DEBATE
Proposed subject for debate: Reducing serious violence and violence against women and girls, and raising confidence in policing and the criminal justice system
Reporting of hydrogen sulphide emissions data at sensitive sites: Aaron Bell
THURSDAY 16 NOVEMBER
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
Afterwards
Debate on reports of the Speaker's Conference on the employment conditions of Members' staff
Court transcript costs: Sarah Olney
1.30pm That this House has considered floating offshore wind: Selaine Saxby
3.00pm That this House has considered heritage pubs: Marco Longhi
Notes:
The subjects for these debates were determined by the Chairman of Ways and Means. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
Afterwards
DIGITAL MARKETS, COMPETITION AND CONSUMERS BILL: REMAINING STAGES
To be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration will (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 will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day (Programme Order, 17 May 2023, in the last Session of Parliament).
For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Protecting consumers from AI scams: Dean Russell
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petitions 610557, 616557 and 619609, relating to pay and financial support for healthcare students: Marsha De Cordova, 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)).
Relevant Documents:
Summary of public engagement by the Petitions Committee on pay and financial support for healthcare students, reported to the House on 5 September 2023, HC 73
TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
Afterwards
MEDIA BILL: SECOND READING
Relevant Documents:
Fifth Report of the Welsh Affairs Committee of Session 2022–23, Broadcasting in Wales, HC 620
Victoria Atkins
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Media Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
Notes:
King's Recommendation signified
Victoria Atkins
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Media Bill, it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the charging of fees under the Act; and
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS INCLUDING
Debate on the Autumn Statement
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
Definition of Islamophobia: Afzal Khan
THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER
9.30am Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
10.15am Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Afterwards
Continuation of the Debate on the Autumn StatemenT
MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER
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
Afterwards
CONCLUSION of the Debate on the Autumn StatemenT
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petitions 624876 and 643611 relating to legislation in respect of dangerous dogs: 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 NOVEMBER
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 29 NOVEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER
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
MONDAY 4 DECEMBER
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER
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
WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER
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 11 DECEMBER
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER
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 13 DECEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
MONDAY 18 DECEMBER
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 19 DECEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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.
Felicity Buchan
That the draft Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 30 March, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 27 April, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
3. United Kingdom Internal Market
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Services Exclusions) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 20 July, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
4. Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI, 2023, No. 990), dated 11 September 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 7 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Stuart Andrew
That the draft Dormant Assets (Distribution of Money) (England) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 11 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Felicity Buchan
That the draft Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 11 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
8. Terms and Conditions of Employment
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 13 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 13 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 14 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Laura Trott
That the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Amendment) (Equal Treatment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 18 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Laura Trott
That the draft Pensions (Pension Protection Fund Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 18 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Laura Trott
That the draft Pensions Act 2004 (Amendment) (Pension Protection Fund Compensation) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 18 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Laura Trott
That the draft Pensions Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) (Equal Treatment by Occupational Pension Schemes) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 18 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Claire Coutinho
That the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 19 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Alex Burghart
That the draft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Identity Verification Services) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 19 September, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris
That the Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) (No.2) Regulations 2023, (SI., 2023, No. 1061), dated 2 October 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 2 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Paul Scully
That the draft Design Right, Artist’s Resale Right and Copyright (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 16 October, be approved
Secretary Mark Harper
That the draft Aviation (Consumers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Andrew Griffith
That the draft Resolution of Central Counterparties (Modified Application of Corporate Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Mark Harper
That the draft Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Alister Jack
That the draft Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Andrew Griffith
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Resolution of Central Counterparties: Partial Property Transfers and Safeguarding of Protected Arrangements) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (Port Examination Code of Practice) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Claire Coutinho
That the draft Green Gas Support Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Maria Caulfield
That the draft Health Protection (Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Paul Scully
That the draft Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft National Security Act 2023 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B, C, D and H and New Code I) Order 2023 which was laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Mark Harper
That the draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
33. Professional Qualifications
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 17 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023 which was laid before this House on 18 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Will Quince
That the draft Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 19 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2023 which was laid before this House on 19 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2023 which was laid before this House on 23 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Victoria Atkins
That the draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 23 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Mark Spencer
That the draft Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 23 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
40. Representation of People (Northern Ireland)
Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris
That the draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland: Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 23 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Jacob Young
That the draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 23 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 23 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
truments.
43. Financial Services and Markets
Andrew Griffith
That the draft Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 25 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 25 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations which were laid before this House on 26 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Sir John Whittingdale
That the draft Data Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
47. Financial Services and Markets
Andrew Griffith
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
48. Financial Services and Markets
Andrew Griffith
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Benchmarks and Capital Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
49. Financial Services and Markets
Andrew Griffith
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Thérèse Coffey
That the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transactional Provision) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Mark Harper
That the draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Will Quince
That the draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Jacob Young
That the draft York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
57. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Remaining Stages
To be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration will (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 will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day (Programme Order, 17 April 2023, in the last Session of Parliament).
For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
58. VICTIMS AND PRISONERS BILL: REMAINING STAGES
To be considered.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration will (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 will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day (Programme Order, 15 May 2023, in the last Session of Parliament).
For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
59. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF PUBLIC BODIES (OVERSEAS MATTERS) BILL: THIRD READING
Notes:
Debate may continue for up to one hour (Programme (No. 2) Order, 25 October 2023, in the last Session of Parliament).
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
60. Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill: Second Reading
Secretary Claire Coutinho
That the draft Hydrogen Production Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 8 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 8 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Lee Rowley
That the draft Higher-Risk Buildings (Keeping and Provision of Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 9 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Jeremy Quin
That the draft Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 9 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Suella Braverman
That the draft National Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 16 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.