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Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 5 September 2024

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

2Urgent Question: Future of steel manufacturing in the UK (Sarah Jones)

3Business Question (Leader of the House)

4House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)

Pat McFadden, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Angela Rayner, Nick Thomas-Symonds and Ellie Reeves, presented a Bill to remove the remaining connection between hereditary peerage and membership of the House of Lords; to abolish the jurisdiction of the House of Lords in relation to claims to hereditary peerages; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the first time; to be read a second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 7) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 7–EN).

5The Speaker's Absence

Ordered, That the Speaker have leave of absence on Monday 9 September to attend the funeral of Monsignor Michael McKenna in Chorley.—(Lucy Powell.)

6Great British Energy Bill: Second Reading

Motion made and Question proposed, That the Great British Energy Bill be now read a second time.

Amendment proposed, to leave out from 'That' to the end of the Question and add 'this House, while recognising the need to cut household energy bills for families, accelerate private investment in energy infrastructure, and protect and create jobs in the energy industry across the UK, declines to give a Second Reading to the Great British Energy Bill because Great British Energy will not produce any energy, will not reduce household energy bills by £300, does not compensate for the amount of investment in energy projects that will be deterred by the Government’s plans to prematurely shut down the UK’s oil and gas sector, and involves an unjustified use of taxpayers’ money at a time when the Government is withdrawing the Winter Fuel Payment from 10 million pensioners as energy bills rise.'.—(Claire Coutinho.)

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

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

The House divided.

Division No. 12

Ayes: 94 (Tellers: Paul Holmes, Dr Luke Evans)

Noes: 348 (Tellers: Anna Turley, Gen Kitchen)

Question negatived.

Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 62(2)), That the Bill be now read a second time. 

The House divided.

Division No. 13

Ayes: 348 (Tellers: Gen Kitchen, Vicky Foxcroft)

Noes: 95 (Tellers: Paul Holmes, Dr Luke Evans)

Question agreed to and Bill read a second time.

7Great British Energy Bill: Programme

Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Great British Energy Bill:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 15 October 2024.

(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (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.

(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Samantha Dixon.)

Question agreed to.

8Great British Energy 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 Great British Energy Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State.—(Samantha Dixon.)

Question agreed to.

9Adjournment

Subject: Rail and road connectivity in northern Lincolnshire (Melanie Onn)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Vicky Foxcroft.) 

Adjourned at 5.59 pm until Monday 9 September.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Westminster Hall

The sitting began at 1.30 pm.

Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))

1Waste crime in Staffordshire

Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of waste crime in Staffordshire.—(Adam Jogee.)

2SEND provision

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered SEND provision.—(Richard Burgon.) 

The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Resolved, That this House has considered SEND provision.

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 4.30 pm until Tuesday 10 September.

Ms Nusrat Ghani

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Financial Services and Markets

Draft Insurance and Reinsurance Undertakings (Prudential Requirements) (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)

2Sanctions

Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 900), dated 4 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Anneliese Dodds)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3Capital Gains Tax

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Tax Exemptions and Relief) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 902), dated 4 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)

4Climate Change

Response to the Committee on Climate Change Report (Extension of Period) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 903), dated 4 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)

5Energy

Independent System Operator and Planner (Designation) Third Party Compensation Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 905), dated 5 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)

6Income Tax

Income Tax (Exemption of Social Security Benefits) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 901), dated 4 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)

7Local Government

(1) Draft Coventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)

(2) Draft Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (The Speaker)

8Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages

(1) Registration of Births and Deaths (England and Wales) (Amendment) (Transitional Provisions) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 904), dated 5 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

(2) Registration of Births and Deaths (Welsh Language) (Amendment) (Transitional Provisions) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 906), dated 5 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

Other papers

9Financial Services (Banking Reform)

Report and Accounts of the Payment Systems Regulator Limited for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 140) (Tulip Siddiq)

10Financial Services and Markets

Report and Accounts of the Financial Conduct Authority for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 202) (Tulip Siddiq)

11Government Resources and Accounts

Report and Accounts of Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 84) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

12National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on HM Revenue & Customs: Tackling tax evasion in high street and online retail (by Act), to be printed (HC 229) (Clerk of the House)

13National Health Service

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

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

(3) Report and Accounts of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

14Northern Ireland (Sentences)

Report of the Sentence Review Commissioners for 2023–24 (by Act), to be printed (HC 26) (Secretary Hilary Benn)

15Treasury

Treasury Minutes on Government Responses to the Twenty-sixth to the Twenty-ninth, the Thirty-first, and the Thirty-third to the Thirty-eighth Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2023–24 (by Command) (CP 1151) (James Murray)