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Votes and Proceedings
Monday 29 July 2024

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Questions to the Home Secretary

2Statement: Spending inheritance (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)

3Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question put, That the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill be now read a second time.

The House divided.

Division No. 6

Ayes: 351 (Tellers: Martin McCluskey, Anna McMorrin)

Noes: 84 (Tellers: Mike Wood, Joy Morrissey)

Question agreed to and Bill read a second time.

4Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: Programme

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Proceedings in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading 

(2) Proceedings in Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after their commencement. 

(3) Any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion five hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House.

(4) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.

Other proceedings

(5) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Gen Kitchen.)

Question agreed to.

5Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: Money

King’s Recommendation signified.

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) 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.—(Gen Kitchen.)

Question agreed to.

6Adjournment

Subject: Road safety on the A1 (Alicia Kearns)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Gen Kitchen.) 

Adjourned at 10.27 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Lords Messages

7Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill

The Lords agree to the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill without amendment.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Immigration

Draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

2Medicines

Draft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Andrew Gwynne)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3Medicines

Human Medicines (Amendments relating to the Windsor Framework) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 832), dated 29 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Andrew Gwynne)

4Pensions

Draft Defined Benefit Funding Code of Practice of The Pensions Regulator (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Emma Reynolds)

5Road Traffic

Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators and International Road Transport Permits) (Amendment) Regulations (SI, 2024, No. 830), dated 26 July 2024 with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

6Terms and Conditions of Employment

Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (Code of Practice on Fair and Transparent Distribution of Tips) Regulations (SI, 2024, No. 831), dated 25 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders) 

Other papers

7Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Report and Accounts of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 86) (Secretary Steve Reed)

8Bank of England

Financial Stability Report by the Financial Policy Committee: June 2024 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)

9British Library

Report and Accounts of the British Library for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 88) (Secretary Lisa Nandy)

10Broadcasting

Report and Accounts of S4C for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 137) (Stephanie Peacock)

11Children

Report and Accounts of the Children's Commissioner for England for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 191) (Secretary Bridget Phillipson)

12Children and Social Work

Report and Accounts of Social Work England for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 172) (Secretary Bridget Phillipson)

13Communications

Office of Communications Section 400 Licence Fees and Penalties Accounts 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 112) (Clerk of the House)

14Defence

Fifty-third Report of the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body (by Command) (CP 1116) (Secretary John Healey)

15Defence Reform

Report and Accounts of the Single Source Regulations Office for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 158) (Secretary John Healey)

16Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration

Fifty-second Report of the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (by Command) (CP 1118) (Secretary Wes Streeting) 

17Energy

Capacity Market (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2024 (by Act) (Secretary Ed Miliband)

18Envrionment

Government Response to the Report by the Office for Environmental Protection on a review of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive Regulations and River Basin Management Planning (by Act) (Secretary Steve Reed)

19Exchange Equalisation Account

Report and Accounts of the Exchange Equalisation Account for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 146) (Tulip Siddiq)

20Financial Services

(1) Bank of England and the Prudential Regulation Authority's response to the Complaints Commissioner's Annual Report for 2023–24 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)

(2) Financial Conduct Authority's response to the Complaints Commissioner's Annual Report for 2023–24 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)

(3) Report of the Office of the Complaints Commissioner for 2023–24 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)

21Financial Services and Markets

(1) Report of the Financial Conduct Authority Financial Services Consumer Panel for 2023–24 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)

(2) Report of the Financial Conduct Authority on the Secondary International Competitiveness and Growth Objective for 2023–24 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)

22Government Resources and Accounts

(1) Report, Accounts and Product Accounts of National Savings and Investments for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 51) (Tulip Siddiq)

(2) Report and Accounts of Companies House for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 155) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)

(3) Report and Accounts of Defence Equipment and Support for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 157) (Secretary John Healey)

(4) Report and Accounts of English Sports Development Trust Limited for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 213) (Stephanie Peacock)

(5) Report and Accounts of High Speed Two (HS2 Limited) for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 106) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

(6) Report and Accounts of the Architects Registration Board for 2023–24 (by Act), to be printed (HC 212) (Secretary Angela Rayner)

(7) Report and Accounts of the Competition and Markets Authority for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 57) (James Murray)

(8) Report and Accounts of the Department for Education for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 59) (James Murray)

(9) Report and Accounts of the Department for Transport for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 61) (James Murray)

(10) Report and Accounts of the Education and Skills Funding Agency for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 13) (Secretary Bridget Philipson)

(11)  Report and Accounts of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 152) (Tulip Siddiq)

(12) Report and Accounts of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 63) (James Murray)

(13) Report and Accounts of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 60) (James Murray)

(14) Report and Accounts of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 27) (James Murray)

(15) Report and Accounts of the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (Wales Office) for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 68) (James Murray)

(16) Report and Accounts of the Scotland Office and the Office of the Advocate General for Scotland for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 69) (James Murray)

(17) Report and Accounts of the Standards and Testing Agency for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 14) (Secretary Bridget Phillipson)

(18)  Report and Accounts of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (England and Wales) for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 70) (James Murray)

(19) Report and Accounts of the Teaching Regulation Agency for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 15) (Secretary Bridget Phillipson)

(20) Report and Accounts of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 200) (Catherine West)

(21) Report and Class Statements of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 153) (Tulip Siddiq)

23Government Trading Funds

Report and Accounts of the Royal Mint Trading Fund for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 85) (Clerk of the House)

24Groceries Code Adjudicator

Report and Accounts of the Groceries Code Adjudicator for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 164) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)

25HM Treasury

(1) Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024–25 (by Command) (CP 1133) (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)

(2) Report and Accounts of UK Asset Resolution Limited for 2023–24 (by Command) (CP 1134) (Tulip Siddiq)

26Housing and Regeneration

Report and Financial Statements of Homes England for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 82) (Secretary Angela Rayner)

27Infrastructure

Office of Rail and Road Annual Assessment of National Highways performance for 2023–24 (by Act), to be printed (HC 135) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

28Law Commissions

Report of the Law Commission on Digital Assets as Personal Property: Supplemental Report and Draft Bill (by Act), to be printed (HC 188) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

29Local Government Finance

(1) Report on the Levy Account for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 186) (Secretary Angela Rayner)

(2) Report on the Main Non-Domestic Rating Account for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 185) (Secretary Angela Rayner)

30Merseyside Museums and Galleries 

Report and Accounts of National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Statutory Instrument), to be printed (HC 190) (Sir Chris Bryant)

31Museums and Galleries

(1) Report and Accounts of the National Gallery for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 160) (Sir Chris Bryant)

(2) Report and Accounts of the National Maritime Museum for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 90) (Sir Chris Bryant)

(3) Report and Accounts of the National Portrait Gallery for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 147) (Sir Chris Bryant)

(4) Report and Accounts of the Natural History Museum for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 187) (Sir Chris Bryant)

(5) Report and Accounts of the Victoria and Albert Museum for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 154) (Sir Chris Bryant)

(6) Report and Accounts of the Wallace Collection for 2022–23, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 169) (Sir Chris Bryant)

32National Crime Agency

Tenth Report of the National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body (by Command) (CP 1125) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

33National Health Service

* This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings relating to Monday 2 September 2024 and Tuesday 3 September 2024

(1) Report and Accounts of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(2) Report and Accounts of Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(3) Report and Accounts of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

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

(5) Report and Accounts of Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(6) Report and Accounts of Bridgwater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(7) Report and Accounts of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(8) Report and Accounts of Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(9) Report and Accounts of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(10) Report and Accounts of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(11) Report and Accounts of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(12) Report and Accounts of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(13) Report and Accounts of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(14) Report and Accounts of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(15) Report and Accounts of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(16) Report and Accounts of Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(17) Report and Accounts of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (by Act) 2023–24 (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(18) Report and Accounts of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(19) Report and Accounts of North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(20) Report and Accounts of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(21) Report and Accounts of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(22) Report and Accounts of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(23) Report and Accounts of Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(24) Report and Accounts of Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(25) Report and Accounts of Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(26) Report and Accounts of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(27) Report and Accounts of Southern Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(28) Report and Accounts of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(29) Report and Accounts of The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(30) Report and Accounts of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(31) Report and Accounts of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(32) Report and Accounts of University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(33) Report and Accounts of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(34) Report and Accounts of Warington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(35) Thirty-Seventh Report of the NHS Pay Review Body (by Command) (CP 1119) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

34National Heritage

Report and Accounts of the National Heritage Fund for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 80) (Sir Chris Bryant)

35National Lottery

(1) Report and Accounts of Arts Council England Grant-in-Aid and National Lottery Distribution for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 173) (Secretary Lisa Nandy)

(2) Report and Accounts of the Big Lottery Fund (The National Lottery Community Fund) for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 133) (Secretary Lisa Nandy)

36National Lottery etc

Report and Accounts of the National Lottery Heritage Fund for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 79) (Sir Chris Bryant)

37Northern Ireland

(1) Report and Accounts of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland (by Act), to be printed (HC 163) (Secretary Hilary Benn)

(2) Report and Accounts of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland (by Act), to be printed (HC 29) (Secretary Hilary Benn)

(3) Report and Accounts of the Independent Reporting Commission for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland (by Act), to be printed (HC 189) (Secretary Hilary Benn)

38Police Remuneration

Tenth Report of the Police Remuneration Review Body for England and Wales (by Command) (CP 1124) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

39Political Parties, Elections and Referendums

Report and Accounts of the Electoral Commission for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 193) (The Speaker)

40Port of London

Report and Accounts of the Port of London Authority for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

41Prison Service Pay

Twenty-third Report of the Prison Service Pay Review Body for England and Wales (by Command) (CP 1132) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

42RAF Museum

Report and Accounts of the Royal Air Force Museum for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 115) (Clerk of the House)

43Railways and Transport Safety

Report and Accounts of the British Transport Police Fund for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 149) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

44Senior Saleries

Forty-sixth Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries (by Command) (CP 1120) (Georgia Gould)

45Trade

Report and Accounts of the Trade Remedies Authority for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 198) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)

46Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration

Statement of Accounts of the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 17) (Clerk of the House)

47Transport

(1) Report and Accounts of DfT OLR Holdings Limited for 2023–24 (by Command) (CP 1122) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

(2) Report and Accounts of Network Rail Limited for 2023–24 (by Command) (CP 1117) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

48Water

Report and Accounts of Flood Re Limited for 2023–24 (by Act), to be printed (HC 192) (Secretary Steve Reed)

SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE

VOTING BY PROXY (STANDING ORDER NO. 39A)

(Variations to existing arrangements appear in bold.)

Member

From

To

Proxy

Mark Sewards

30 July

30 July

Chris Elmore