Part 1: Business Today
Summary Agenda: Chamber
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11.30am |
Prayers |
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Deferred Divisions will take place in the ‘No’ Lobby between 11.30am and 2.00pm |
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Afterwards |
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12 noon |
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12.30pm |
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Government’s commitments in relation to COP28 (Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero) |
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No debate |
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Until 7.00pm |
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Remaining Stages |
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No debate |
Statutory Instruments (Motions for approval) |
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No debate after 7.00pm |
Business of the House (Private Members’ Bills) (Motion) |
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No debate |
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Until 7.30pm or for half an hour |
Adjournment Debate: Refugee family reunion routes from Sudan (Stuart C McDonald) |
Westminster Hall
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9.30am |
Funding of rural councils |
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11.00am |
Prisons in Wales |
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2.30pm |
20th anniversary of the repeal of section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 |
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4.00pm |
Support for hospice services in south Devon |
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4.30pm |
Public sector food procurement and nutrition standards |
Business Today: Chamber
11.30am Prayers
Followed by
Questions
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
1Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West)
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on food supply chains in Scotland. (900317)
2Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of Post Office branch closures on the delivery of Government services in Scotland. (900318)
3Chris Law (Dundee West)
What assessment he has made of the state of devolution in Scotland. (900319)
4Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
If he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of devolving employment law to the Scottish Government. (900320)
5Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife)
If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of devolving the power to introduce a Scottish work visa scheme to the Scottish Government. (900321)
6Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley)
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the oil and gas industry in Scotland. (900322)
7Neale Hanvey (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath)
What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on developing carbon capture utilisation and storage in Scotland. (900323)
8Selaine Saxby (North Devon)
Whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on supporting productive forestry planting in Scotland. (900324)
9Mark Menzies (Fylde)
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on promoting Scotland’s interests abroad. (900325)
10Marco Longhi (Dudley North)
What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Government’s guidance entitled Our Long-Term Plan for Towns on the Scottish economy. (900326)
11Brendan O'Hara (Argyll and Bute)
If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of devolving the power to introduce a Scottish work visa scheme to the Scottish Government. (900327)
12Richard Foord (Tiverton and Honiton)
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of Post Office branch closures on the delivery of Government services in Scotland. (900328)
13Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Glasgow South)
What assessment he has made of the state of devolution in Scotland. (900329)
14Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith)
If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of devolving the power to introduce a Scottish work visa scheme to the Scottish Government. (900330)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Q1 Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 November. (900401)
Q2 Derek Twigg (Halton) (900402)
Q3 Greg Smith (Buckingham) (900403)
Q4 Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (900404)
Q5 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (900406)
Q6 Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn) (900407)
Q7 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (900408)
Q8 Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (900409)
Q9 Miss Sarah Dines (Derbyshire Dales) (900410)
Q10 Peter Grant (Glenrothes) (900412)
Q11 Mohammad Yasin (Bedford) (900413)
Q12 Beth Winter (Cynon Valley) (900414)
Q13 Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (900415)
Urgent Questions and Statements
Urgent Question:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if she will provide an update on the Government’s commitments in relation to COP28 (Caroline Lucas)
Presentation of Bills
No debate (Standing Order No. 50)
Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation Bill
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
Bill to provide for the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under, or in connection with, schemes or other arrangements to compensate persons affected by the Horizon system and in respect of other matters identified in legal proceedings relating to the Horizon system.
Business of the Day
1. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Remaining Stages
Until 7.00pm (Order of 17 April 2023)
To be considered.
Sir Chris Bryant
Patrick Grady
Carol Monaghan
On consideration of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, to move, That the Bill be re-committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 6.00pm. Proceedings on Third Reading will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00pm (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).
If the re-committal Motion is selected, the Member moving it and a Member opposing it may each make a brief statement, after which the Speaker will put the Question (Standing Order No. 74).
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Andrew Stephenson
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.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Bim Afolami
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.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Bim Afolami
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.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
5. Financial Services and Markets
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Bim Afolami
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:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
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:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
7. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS)
No debate after 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))
Penny Mordaunt
That Private Members’ Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 19 January, 26 January, 2 February, 23 February, 1 March, 15 March, 22 March, 19 April, 26 April, 17 May, 7 June, 14 June and 21 June 2024.
Presentation of Public Petitions
No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)
Ceasefire in Palestine: Anne McLaughlin
Adjournment Debate
Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Refugee family reunion routes from Sudan: Stuart C McDonald
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 the funding of rural councils: Chris Loder
11.00am
That this House has considered prisons in Wales: Liz Saville Roberts
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm
That this House has considered the 20th anniversary of the repeal of section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988: Mr Ben Bradshaw
4.00pm
That this House has considered support for hospice services in south Devon: Kevin Foster
4.30pm
That this House has considered public sector food procurement and nutrition standards: Anthony Mangnall
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)).
Deferred Divisions
Deferred Divisions to be Held Today
Divisions will take place in the ‘No’ Lobby between 11.30am and 2.00pm
Andrew Stephenson
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 division on this Question was deferred from Tuesday 28 November 2023 (Standing Order No. 41A).
Written Statements
Statements to be Made Today
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
1.Lionesses Futures Fund
Secretary of State for Education
2.Early Years Update
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
3.Restoring our Natural Heritage
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
4.Public Health Update
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: Work of the Home Office
Witnesses: 9.30am: Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE, Permanent Secretary, and Simon Ridley, Interim Second Permanent Secretary, Home Office
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
9.00am (private)
Subject: Strategic transport objectives
Witnesses: 9.30am: Sir John Armitt CBE, Chair, National Infrastructure Commission; Lord Hendy CBE, Chair, Union Connectivity Review
10.30am: Professor Jillian Anable, Chair of Transport and Energy, Leeds University; Professor Stephen Glaister CBE, Emeritus Professor of Transport and Infrastructure, Imperial College London; Jonathan Spruce, Policy Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers
Room 16
9.30am (public)
Subject: Defined benefit pension schemes
Witnesses: 9.25am: Nausicaa Delfas, Chief Executive Officer, Louise Davey, Interim Director of Regulatory Policy, Analysis and Advice, and Neil Bull, Head of Investment, The Pensions Regulator
Room 8
9.15am (private), 9.25am (public), 11.00am (private)
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Subject: Insect decline and UK food security
Witnesses: 9.30am: John Holmes, Director of Strategy, Natural England
10.15am: Rebecca Pow MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Dr Rachel Irving, Deputy Director for Chemicals, Pesticides and Hazardous Waste, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Room 6
9.20am (private), 9.30am (public)
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Subject: A flexible Grid for the future
Witnesses: 10.00am: Julia Prescot, Deputy Chair, National Infrastructure Commission; Estelle Dehon KC, Barrister in environment and planning, Cornerstone Barristers; Robbie Owen, Board Secretary and Director, The National Infrastructure Planning Association
11.00am: Alan Law, Deputy Chief Executive, Natural England; Fiona Gilmore, Founder, Suffolk Energy Action Solutions; Jo Wall, Senior Strategy Director, Local Partnerships; Justin Johnson, Development Manager, Rutland County Council
Room 5
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)
Subject: Defence industry in Wales
Witnesses: 10.00am: Peter White, Managing Director, Qioptiq; Russ Wardle, Managing Director, Arcanum Information Security; Kimberly Northover, Business Development Manager, Tritech
Room 15
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)
Women and Equalities Committee
Subject: Women's reproductive health
Witnesses: 10.00am: Professor Hilary Critchley FMedSci, Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences; Dr Robin Buckle, Chief Science Officer, Medical Research Council; Dr Judith Richardson, Programme Director, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); Professor Lucy Chappell FMedSci, Chief Executive Officer, National Institute of Health and Care Research
10.45am: Maria Caulfield MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy), Department of Health and Social Care; Charlotte McArdle, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, NHS England; Professor Dame Lesley Regan, Women's Health Ambassador
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)
Subject: EU Entry/Exit and the UK border
Witnesses: 2.30pm: Luke Petherbridge, Director of Public Affairs, ABTA - The Travel Association; Phil Smith, UK Coach Manager, Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT)
Room 6
1.45pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Subject: Pre-appointment Hearing: Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL)
Witnesses: 2.00pm: Douglas Chalmers, The Government's Preferred Candidate, Committee on Standards in Public Life
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
1.45pm (private), 2.00pm (public)
Room 8
2.00pm (private)
Subject: Autumn Statement 2023
Witnesses: 2.15pm: Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and William Macfarlane CBE, Director, Strategy, Planning and Budget, HM Treasury
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)
Room 5
2.30pm (private)
Room 7
2.45pm (private)
Room 13
4.30pm (private)
Joint Committees
Virtual meeting
3.40pm (private)
Room 16
4.15pm (private)
Delegated Legislation Committees
Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023
Room 9
9.25am (public)
Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (Port Examination Code of Practice) Regulations 2023, the draft National Security Act 2023 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) Regulations 2023, and the draft National Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2023
Room 11
2.30pm (public)
Eleventh Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023
Room 12
2.30pm (public)
Committee Reports Published Today
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
1st Report: The financial sector and the UK’s net zero transition HC 277
Time of publication: 00.01am
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
3rd Report: Revising health assessments for disability benefits HC 79
Time of publication: 00.01am
JUSTICE
1st Special Report: Whiplash reform and the Official Injury Claim Service: Government response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2022-23 HC 317
Time of publication: 09.00am
Announcements
Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates
Applications for 30-minute end of day adjournment debates should be made to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Wednesdays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, 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 5 December to Monday 11 December (deadline Wednesday 29 November 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Tuesday 12 December to Tuesday 19 December (deadline Wednesday 6 December 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Monday 8 January to Monday 15 January (deadline Wednesday 13 December 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Forthcoming Westminster Hall Debates
The rota for answering Departments is listed below. Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Mondays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, 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 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
Tuesday 19 December (deadline Monday 11 December 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Justice; Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Northern Ireland; Science, Innovation and Technology; Wales
Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 January (deadline Monday 18 December 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Business and Trade; Energy Security and Net Zero; Education; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions
Private Members’ Bills
The following Members were successful in the ballot:
1. Julie Elliott
2. Chris Elmore
3. Mr Laurence Robertson
4. Wayne David
5. Lloyd Russell-Moyle
6. Selaine Saxby
7. John Spellar
8. Jack Brereton
9. Anna Firth
10. Kim Johnson
11. Mr Jonathan Lord
12. Sarah Champion
13. Gareth Johnson
14. Kevin Brennan
15. Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
16. Gavin Robinson
17. Ruth Jones
18. Elizabeth Truss
19. Harriett Baldwin
20. Anne McLaughlin
The presentation of ballot bills will take place on Wednesday 6 December, immediately after Questions and Statements (if any).
First notices of ten minute rule motions and presentation of non-ballot bills
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Date and location |
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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.
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
Afterwards
National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill: Allocation of Time
National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill: Second Reading
National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill: Money
Nigel Huddleston
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided that is attributable to:
(a) reducing the main primary percentage for Class 1 primary national insurance contributions to 10% (and reducing the percentage specified in regulation 131 of the Social Security Contributions Regulations 2001 to 3.85%),
(b) reducing the main Class 4 percentage for Class 4 national insurance contributions to 8% from tax year 2024-25, and
(c) removing the requirement to pay Class 2 national insurance contributions from that tax year.
Notes:
King’s Recommendation signified.
National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages
Conditions at HM Prison Bedford: Mohammad Yasin
1.30pm That this House has considered the work of the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme: Dame Maria Miller
3.00pm That this House has considered pupils with allergies in schools: Jim Shannon
Notes:
The subject for these debate 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 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
Afterwards
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).
Employment of people with learning disabilities: Lee Anderson
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
Afterwards
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
Unpaid carers: Martyn Day
9.30am That this House has considered road humps and 20mph speed limits: Sir Iain Duncan Smith
11.00am That this House has considered zero emission buses and air quality in Sheffield: Paul Blomfield
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered Sri Lankan Tamils and human rights: Martyn Day
4.00pm That this House has considered powers to search digital devices at the UK border: Mrs Pauline Latham
4.30pm That this House has considered the matter of violence and abuse towards the retail workforce: Liz Twist
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)).
WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
9.30am That this House has considered Government policy on conversion practices: Christian Wakeford
11.00am That this House has considered the Horserace Betting Levy Board and horse welfare: George Eustice
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered loneliness and isolation in elderly and vulnerable people: Derek Thomas
4.00pm That this House has considered Ofsted findings on Hertfordshire's SEND services: Daisy Cooper
4.30pm That this House has considered statutory parental bereavement leave and pay: Darren Henry
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 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 Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Minister 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
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 635904, relating to the International Health Regulations 2005: Scott Benton, 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 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 Steve Barclay
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. 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.
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 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 James Cleverly
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 James Cleverly
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 James Cleverly
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 was laid before this House on 16 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary James Cleverly
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.
Secretary James Cleverly
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.
Nigel Huddleston
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.
14. 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.
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.
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.
Secretary Steve Barclay
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.
Secretary Steve Barclay
That the Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 26 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
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.
20. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
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.
21. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
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.
22. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Secretary Steve Barclay
That the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
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.
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Jacob Young
That the draft York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
27. 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.
28. 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.
Secretary James Cleverly
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.
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.
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.
Secretary James Cleverly
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.
Mims Davies
That the draft Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 13 November, be approved.
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 13 November, be approved.
Helen Whately
That the draft Medical Devices (In Vitro Diagnostic Devices etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 14 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 14 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty) (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 15 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft Immigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 15 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
40. Sentencing Bill: Second Reading
Mr Marcus Jones
That Andy Carter and Sir Charles Walker be discharged from the Committee of Privileges and Philip Dunne and Sir Michael Ellis be added.
Mr Marcus Jones
That Andy Carter and Sir Charles Walker be discharged from the Committee on Standards and Philip Dunne and Sir Michael Ellis be added.
43. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
That the draft Data Reporting Services Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 27 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 27 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
45. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
That the draft Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2023, which was laid before this House on 27 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
46. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
That the draft Securitisation Regulations 2023, which was laid before this House on 27 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
47. Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: Second Reading
Notes:
King’s and Prince of Wales’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
48. Finance Bill: Second Reading
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft General Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations, which were laid before this House on 28 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Saqib Bhatti
That the draft Online Safety (List of Overseas Regulators) Regulations, which were laid before this House on 28 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.