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Votes and Proceedings
Monday 9 September 2024

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 2.30 pm.

1The Speaker’s Absence

The Clerk at the Table informed the House of the absence of the Speaker from this day’s sitting, pursuant to leave given on 5 September.

Ms Nusrat Ghani, the Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table.

Prayers

2Deputy Speaker in the Chair

Ms Nusrat Ghani, the Chairman of Ways and Means, took the Chair as Deputy Speaker (Standing Order No. 3).

3Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

4Urgent Question: Advisers on Government policy on health (Secretary Wes Streeting)

5Statement: Post Office Horizon redress (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)

The Speaker resumed the Chair.

6Speaker’s Statement: Election of Chairs of Select Committees

The Speaker announced that Bob Blackman had been elected to be Chair of the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Order No. 122D), and that the following Members had been elected to be Chairs of Select Committees (Standing Order No. 122B):

Committee:

Member elected:

Culture, Media and Sport

Dame Caroline Dinenage

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Health and Social Care

Layla Moran

Northern Ireland Affairs

Tonia Antoniazzi

Petitions

Jamie Stone

Treasury

Dame Meg Hillier

Welsh Affairs

Ruth Jones

7Statement: Bus franchising (Simon Lightwood)

8Sanctions

Resolved, That the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 834), dated 29 July 2024, a copy of which was laid before this House on 30 July, be approved.—(Hamish Falconer.)

9Sanctions

* This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings relating to Tuesday 10 September 2024.

Resolved, That the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 833), dated 29 July 2024, a copy of which was laid before this House on 30 July, be approved.—(Hamish Falconer.)

10Transport

Resolved, That the draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 24 July, be approved.—(Mike Kane.)

11Medicines

Resolved, That the draft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 29 July, be approved.—(Karin Smyth.)

12Business of the House (Today)

Ordered, That at today’s sitting the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Lucy Powell relating to the Modernisation Committee 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.)

13Modernisation Committee

Ordered, That —

(1) Mike Amesbury, Mr Alex Barros-Curtis, Markus Campbell-Savours, Wendy Chamberlain, Sir Christopher Chope, Sarah Coombes, Chris Elmore, Kirith Entwistle, Paulette Hamilton, Marie Goldman, Joy Morrissey, Chris Philp, Jo Platt and Lucy Powell shall be members of the Modernisation Committee; and

(2) Lucy Powell shall be the Chair of the Committee.—(Lucy Powell.)

14Public petitions

A public petition from residents of the United Kingdom relating to Helme Chase Maternity Unit was presented and read by Tim Farron.

15Adjournment

Subject: Availability of housing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (Andrew George)

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

Adjourned at 9.41 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Lords Messages

16Budget Responsibility Bill

The Lords agree to the Budget Responsibility Bill without amendment.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Climate Change

Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

2Electronic Communications

Draft Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Feryal Clark)

3Merchant Shipping

Draft Merchant Shipping (General Lighthouse Authorities) (Increase of Borrowing Limit) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

4Public Passenger Transport

Draft Franchising Schemes (Franchising Authorities) (England) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

5Acquisition of Land

Land Compensation (Additional Compensation) (England) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 915), dated 6 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Matthew Pennycook)

6Education

Education (School Inspection) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 908), dated 5 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Catherine McKinnell)

7Local Audit and Accountability

Code of Audit Practice 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Matthew Pennycook)

8Local Government

Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 907), dated 5 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jim McMahon)

9New Towns

New Towns (Compulsory Purchase of Land) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 913), dated 6 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Matthew Pennycook)

10Value Added Tax

Value Added Tax (Caravans) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 910), dated 5 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)

Other papers

11Defence

Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2024 (by Command) (Luke Pollard)

12Museums and Galleries

Report and Accounts of the Imperial War Museum for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 134) (Sir Chris Bryant)

13National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ministry of Defence: Investigation into military support for Ukraine (by Act), to be printed (HC 230) (Clerk of the House)

14National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(2) Report and Accounts of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

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

(4) Report and Accounts of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(5) Report and Accounts of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

15Prison

Annual Report of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales for 2023–24 (by Act), to be printed (HC 218) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

16Sports Grounds Safety Authority

Report and Accounts of the Sports Grounds Safety Authority for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 225) (Stephanie Peacock)

17UK Borders

Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Rwanda: January 2024 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

Withdrawn papers

18Broadcasting

Draft Local Digital Television Programme Services (Amendment) Order 2024 (laid 7 May, in the last Parliament)

19Defence

Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2024 (laid 20 May, in the last Parliament)