Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Speaker’s Statement: Retirement of John Tamlyn
Ordered, That Stuart Anderson, Wendy Chamberlain, Samantha Dixon, Chris Elmore, Vicky Foxcroft, Rebecca Harris, Jessica Morden, Jeff Smith and Mark Tami be members of the Committee of Selection until the end of the current Parliament.—(Mark Tami.)
3Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The Speaker reported that the King had signified Royal Assent to the following Act under the Royal Assent Act 1967:
Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2024
5Urgent Question: Financial redress for sub-postmasters and outstanding issues relating to the Post Office Horizon scandal (Justin Madders)
6Statements: (1) Building the homes we need (Secretary Angela Rayner)
(2) Lebanon (Secretary David Lammy)
7Budget Responsibility Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
8Budget Responsibility Bill: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Budget Responsibility 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.—(Jeff Smith.)
Question agreed to.
9Budget Responsibility 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 Budget Responsibility Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the Treasury in consequence of the Act.—(Jeff Smith.)
Question agreed to.
10Business of the House (Today)
Ordered, That at today’s sitting, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 122B, the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak and Ed Davey relating to Select Committees not later than one hour after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; proceedings on that Motion may continue, though opposed, after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.—(Lucy Powell.)
Ordered, That—
(1) the table in paragraph 2 of Standing Order No. 152 (Select Committees related to Government Departments) be amended by leaving out item 12, Levelling up, Housing and Communities, and inserting in the appropriate place:
Housing, Communities and Local Government |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
11 |
(2) pursuant to Standing Order No. 122B (Election of Committee chairs), the chairs of those select committees subject to the Standing Order be allocated as indicated in the following Tables:
Select committees appointed under Standing Order No. 152:
Business and Trade |
Labour |
Culture, Media and Sport |
Conservative |
Defence |
Labour |
Education |
Labour |
Energy Security and Net Zero |
Labour |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
Liberal Democrat |
Foreign Affairs |
Labour |
Health and Social Care |
Liberal Democrat |
Home Affairs |
Conservative |
Housing, Communities and Local Government |
Labour |
International Development |
Labour |
Justice |
Labour |
Northern Ireland Affairs |
Labour |
Science, Innovation and Technology |
Labour |
Scottish Affairs |
Labour |
Transport |
Labour |
Treasury |
Labour |
Welsh Affairs |
Labour |
Women and Equalities |
Labour |
Work and Pensions |
Labour |
Other specified select committees:
Environmental Audit |
Labour |
Petitions |
Liberal Democrat |
Procedure |
Labour |
Public Accounts |
Conservative |
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs |
Conservative |
Standards |
Conservative |
—(Lucy Powell.)
12Deputy Speaker's Statement: Arrangements for the election of select committee chairs
Ordered, That Standing Order No. 143 (European Scrutiny Committee) be rescinded.—(Lucy Powell.)
14Statement: Southport incident (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
(1) A public petition from residents of South Holland and the Deepings relating to Mill Field housing development proposals in Market Deeping was presented and read by Sir John Hayes.
(2) A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to dental health care was presented and read by Rachael Maskell.
Subject: Food security (Sir John Hayes)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jeff Smith.)
Adjourned at 7.30 pm until Monday 2 September (Order, 22 July).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
* This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings relating to Wednesday 11 September 2024.
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
Draft Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
(1) Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 834), dated 29 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Doughty)
(2) Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 833), dated 29 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Doughty)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
(1) Draft Calderdale (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
(2) Draft Staffordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)
National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 838), dated 30 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Kinnock)
M6 Motorway (Junctions 21a to 26) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 841), dated 30 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Louise Haigh)
7Senior Courts of England and Wales
(1) Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 839), dated 29 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
(2) Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 842), dated 30 July 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Other papers
Report and Accounts of Bank of England Asset Purchase Facility Fund Limited for the year ended 29 February 2024, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 204) (Darren Jones)
Environmental Improvement Plan Annual Progress Report (April 2023 to March 2024) (by Act) (Secretary Steve Reed)
10Export and Investment Guarantees
Report and Accounts of the Export Credits Guarantee Department (UK Export Finance) for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 168) (James Murray)
11Financial Services and Markets
(1) Report of the Prudential Regulation Authority for the year ended 29 February 2024 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)
(2) Report of the Prudential Regulation Authority on the Authority's Secondary Objectives, September 2023–June 2024 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)
12Government Resources and Accounts
(1) Report and Accounts of Active Travel England for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 194) (Secretary Louise Haigh)
(2) Report and Accounts of HM Revenue and Customs for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 47) (James Murray)
(3) Report and Accounts of HM Treasury for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 48) (James Murray)
(4) Report and Accounts of National Highways for 2024 (by Command) (CP 1130) (Secretary Louise Haigh)
(5) Report and Accounts of the Home Office for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 184) (James Murray)
(6) Report and Accounts of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and JNCC Support Co for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 151) (Secretary Steve Reed)
(7) Report and Accounts of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 211) (Karin Smyth)
(8) Report and Accounts of the Ministry of Defence for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 65) (James Murray)
(9) Report and Accounts of the National Crime Agency for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 66) (James Murray)
(10) Report and Accounts of the Serious Fraud Office for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 179) (James Murray)
(11) Report and Accounts of Wilton Park for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 156) (Hamish Falconer)
(1) Human Medicines Regulations 2012 Advisory Bodies: British Pharmacopoeia Commission Annual Report 2023 (by Act) (Karin Smyth)
(2) Human Medicines Regulations 2012 Advisory Bodies: Commission on Human Medicines Annual Report 2023 (by Act) (Karin Smyth)
Local Government Financial Statistics England (No. 34) (by Act) (Secretary Angela Rayner)
15Marine and Aviation Insurance (War Risks)
Account of Marine and Aviation Insurance (War Risks) Fund for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 215) (Clerk of the House)
Report and Accounts of The British Museum for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 89) (Secretary Lisa Nandy)
(1) Report and Accounts of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(2) Report and Accounts of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(3) Report and Accounts of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(4) Report and Accounts of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(5) Report and Accounts of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(6) Report and Accounts of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(7) Report and Accounts of Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(8) Report and Accounts of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(9) Report and Accounts of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(10) Report and Accounts of Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(11) Report and Accounts of Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(12) Report and Accounts of James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(13) Report and Accounts of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(14) Report and Accounts of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(15) Report and Accounts of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(16) Report and Accounts of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(17) Report and Accounts of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(18) Report and Accounts of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(19) Report and Accounts of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(20) Report and Accounts of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(21) Report and Accounts of Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(22) Report and Accounts of The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(23) Report and Accounts of The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(24) Report and Accounts of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(25) Report and Accounts of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(26) Report and Accounts of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
Report and Accounts of Historic England for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 197) (Sir Chris Bryant)
Report and Accounts of the Office of Communications for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 167) (Secretary Peter Kyle)
Thirty-fourth Report of the School Teachers' Review Body (by Command) (CP 1115) (Secretary Bridget Phillipson)
21Section 2 of the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target)
Statement to Parliament regarding International Development – 0.7% of GNI on ODA target 2023 (by Act) (Anneliese Dodds)
(1) Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2024 (by Command) (CP 1131) (Darren Jones)
(2) Report and Accounts of Pool Reinsurance Company Limited 2023-24 (by Command) (CP 1136) (Tulip Siddiq)
(3) Report and Accounts of the Bank of England for the year ended 29 February 2024 (by Command) (Darren Jones)
PANEL OF CHAIRS
The Speaker has nominated the following Members to the Panel of Chairs during this Parliament (Standing Order No. 4(1)):
Mr Clive Betts, Sir Christopher Chope, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Peter Dowd, Clive Efford, Sir Roger Gale, Carolyn Harris, Sir Mark Hendrick, Dr Rupa Huq, Sir Edward Leigh, Dame Siobhain McDonagh, David Mundell, Mark Pritchard, Andrew Rosindell, Graham Stringer, Derek Twigg, Valerie Vaz and Martin Vickers.