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Votes and Proceedings
Friday 26 July 2024

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

1The Speaker’s Absence

Judith Cummins, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table (Standing Order No. 3).

Prayers

2Deputy Speaker in the Chair

Judith Cummins, the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).

3Statement: Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry (Nick Thomas-Symonds)

4Making Britain a clean energy superpower

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of making Britain a clean energy superpower.—(Michael Shanks.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Question put and agreed to.

5Adjournment

Subject: Government support for pharmacy provision in Hampton (Munira Wilson)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)

Adjourned at 2.58 pm until Monday 29 July.

Judith Cummins

Deputy Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Social Security

Draft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ian Murray)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

2Capital Gains Tax

Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme and Horizon Shortfall Scheme Fixed Sum Award (Tax Exemptions and Relief) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 818), dated 25 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)

3Customs

Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 823), dated 25 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)

4Electricity

Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 819), dated 25 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)

5Social Security

Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 822), dated 25 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)

6USA No. 1 (2024)

Amendment, done at Washington on 25 July 2024, to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes (by Command) (CP 1135), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary David Lammy)

Other papers

7Energy

Direction to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in respect of the Sizewell A Nuclear Site (by Act) (Secretary Ed Miliband)

8HM Treasury

Report and Accounts of UK Government Investments Limited for 2023–24 (by Command) (CP 1123) (Tulip Siddiq)

9National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Making public money work harder: learning from recent NAO work (by Act), to be printed (HC 131) (Clerk of the House)

10National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(2) Report and Accounts of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(3) Report and Accounts of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(4) Report and Accounts of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(5) Report and Accounts of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(6) Report and Accounts of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(7) Report and Accounts of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(8) Report and Accounts of South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(9) Report and Accounts of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(10) Report and Accounts of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

11National Heritage

Report and Accounts of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 35) (Secretary Steve Reed)

12National Lottery etc.

Report and Accounts of the National Lottery Distribution Fund for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 83) (Stephanie Peacock)

13Oil and Pipelines

Accounts of the Oil and Pipelines Agency for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 195) (Clerk of the House)

Withdrawn papers

14Education

Draft Students’ Unions (Freedom of Speech) (Monetary Penalties) (England) Regulations 2024 and Explanatory Memorandum (laid 14 May, in the last Parliament)