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Votes and Proceedings
Monday 7 October 2024

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Speaker’s Statement: Appointment of the Reverend Mark Birch as Speaker's Chaplain

2Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

3Speaker’s Statement: Anniversary of 7 October attacks

4Statement: 7 October anniversary and the Middle East (The Prime Minister)

5Speaker’s Statement: Government policy announcements during the adjournment

6Statements: (1) British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations (Secretary David Lammy)

(2) Carbon capture, usage and storage (Secretary Ed Miliband)

7Lord Darzi's independent investigation into NHS performance

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into NHS performance.—(Secretary Wes Streeting.)

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

At 10 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)). 

8Adjournment

Subject: First anniversary of the 7 October attacks by Hamas (Jon Pearce)

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

Adjourned at 10.25 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

General Committees: Appointments

The Speaker appoints the Chair of General Committees and members of Programming Sub-Committees, and allocates Statutory Instruments to Delegated Legislation Committees.

The Committee of Selection nominates Members to serve on General Committees (and certain Members to serve on Grand Committees).

9Great British Energy Bill Committee

Chairs: Sir Roger Gale and Dr Rupa Huq

10Great British Energy Bill (Programming Sub-Committee)

Members: Ms Polly Billington, Pippa Heylings, Chris McDonald, Joy Morrissey, Andrew Pakes, Michael Shanks and Anna Turley

11First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Devolved Welsh Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2024)

(1) Chair: Martin Vickers

(2) Members: Patricia Ferguson discharged and Damien Egan nominated in substitution.

12Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2024)

(1) Chair: Graham Stringer

(2) Members: Stuart Anderson and Louise Jones discharged and Jade Botterill and Mr Louie French nominated in substitution.

13Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024);

(1) Chair: Clive Efford

(2) Members: David Mundell discharged and John Cooper nominated in substitution.

14Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2024)

Chair: David Mundell

Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

Papers Laid

Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on the undermentioned dates during the adjournment under Standing Orders No. 158 and No. 159

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

Thursday 19 September

1Insolvency

Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 963), dated 17 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)

2Social Security

Social Security (Infected Blood Capital Disregard) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 964), dated 18 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sir Stephen Timms)

Friday 4 October

3Constitutional Law

Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 989), dated 2 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ian Murray)

Other papers

Wednesday 18 September

4Treaty Series No. 67 (2024)

Amendment, done at Geneva on 13 December 2012, to the 1998 Protocol on Heavy Metals (by Command) (CP 1157) (Secretary David Lammy)

5Treaty Series No. 68 (2024)

Amendment, done at Geneva on 18 December 2009, to the 1998 Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (by Command) (CP 1158) (Secretary David Lammy)

6Treaty Series No. 69 (2024)

Framework Agreement, done at Copenhagen on 29 October 2020, on Fisheries between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Faroes (by Command) (CP 1159) (Secretary David Lammy)

7Treaty Series No. 70 (2024)

Convention, done at London on 7 June 2022, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance (by Command) (CP 1160) (Secretary David Lammy)

Wednesday 25 September

8Medicines

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

9Treaty Series No. 71 (2024)

Amending Agreement No. 1, done at Chisinau on 25 May 2023, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Moldova to amend the Strategic Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Moldova (by Command) (CP 1150) (Secretary David Lammy)

10Treaty Series No. 72 (2024)

Amending Agreement No. 2, done at Chisinau on 25 May 2023, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Moldova to amend the Strategic Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Moldova (by Command) (CP 1162) (Secretary David Lammy)

11Treaty Series No. 73 (2024)

Council of Europe Convention, done at Istanbul on 11 May 2011, on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (by Command) (CP 1163) (Secretary David Lammy)

12Treaty Series No. 74 (2024)

Trade Continuity Agreement, done at Mexico City on 15 December 2020, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Mexican States (by Command) (CP 1164) (Secretary David Lammy)

Friday 27 September

13Immigration

Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 928), dated 9 September 2024 (by Act) (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

Withdrawn papers

Wednesday 25 September

14Medicines

Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations 2024 (laid 29 July)

Friday 27 September

15Immigration

Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 928) (laid 10 September)

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 7 October

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

16Companies

Draft Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)

17Financial Services and Markets

(1) Draft Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (Retail Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)

(2) Draft Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions (Meaning of CRR Rules and Recognised Exchange) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)

(3) Draft Securitisation (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)

18Income Tax

Draft Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) (No. 3) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)

19International Development

Draft European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Darren Jones)

20Local Government

Draft Barnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jim McMahon)

Other papers

21Air Force (Constitution)

King's Regulations for the Royal Air Force (Seventh Edition) (Amendment List 3) 2024 (by Act) (Luke Pollard)

22Broadcasting

Report and Financial Statements for 2023 of Channel Four Television Corporation (by Act) (Secretary Lisa Nandy)

23European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)

Report for 2023 of the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements to the Specialised Committee on Citizens’ Rights established under the Withdrawal Agreement and the Joint Committee established under the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement (by Act) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

24Hallmarking

Report and Accounts of the British Hallmarking Council for 2023, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 247) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)

Papers laid under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023

25Retained EU Law Reform

Proposal for an instrument titled Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Sarah Jones)

MEMORANDUM

The Speaker has appointed the Rt Hon. Caroline Nokes and Graham Stringer to serve on the panel to review the operation of Standing Order No. 164 (Risk-based exclusion policy) (Order, 13 May 2024, in the last Parliament).

SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATES

VOTING BY PROXY (STANDING ORDER NO. 39A)

Member

From

To

Proxy

Jon Pearce

29 October

21 November

Gen Kitchen

Kirsty McNeill

14 October

13 December

Martin McCluskey

Elsie Blundell

8 October

30 March 2025

Chris Elmore