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)).
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
Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 963), dated 17 September 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
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
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
Amendment, done at Geneva on 13 December 2012, to the 1998 Protocol on Heavy Metals (by Command) (CP 1157) (Secretary David Lammy)
Amendment, done at Geneva on 18 December 2009, to the 1998 Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (by Command) (CP 1158) (Secretary David Lammy)
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)
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
Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations 2024 (by Command) (Andrew Gwynne)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations 2024 (laid 29 July)
Friday 27 September
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
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)
Draft Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) (No. 3) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)
Draft European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Darren Jones)
Draft Barnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jim McMahon)
Other papers
King's Regulations for the Royal Air Force (Seventh Edition) (Amendment List 3) 2024 (by Act) (Luke Pollard)
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)
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
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 |