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Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
2Urgent Question: Freedom of speech in universities (Catherine McKinnell)
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
4Employment Rights Bill: Presentation (Standing Order No. 57)
Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Angela Rayner, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pat McFadden, Secretary Bridget Phillipson, Secretary Liz Kendall, Secretary Louise Haigh, Anneliese Dodds and Justin Madders, presented a Bill to make provision to amend the law relating to employment rights; to make provision about procedure for handling redundancies; to make provision about the treatment of workers involved in the supply of services under certain public contracts; to provide for duties to be imposed on employers in relation to equality; to provide for the establishment of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body and the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body; to make provision about trade unions, industrial action, employers’ associations and the functions of the Certification Officer; to make provision about the enforcement of legislation relating to the labour market; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Monday 14 October, and to be printed (Bill 11) with Explanatory Notes (Bill 11–EN).
5Sport and the performance of Team GB and ParalympicsGB in 2024
Resolved, That this House has considered sport and the performance of Team GB and ParalympicsGB in 2024.—(Stephanie Peacock.)
Subject: Cost of rail fares (Mr Will Forster)
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Christian Wakeford.)
At 5 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 9(3)).
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Christian Wakeford.)
Adjourned at 5.01 pm until Monday 14 October.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
7Great British Energy Bill Committee
Sir Roger Gale (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
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))
1Improving support for mental health
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered improving support for mental health.—(Sojan Joseph.)
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 improving support for mental health.
Resolved, That this House has considered humanitarian aid and Gaza.—(Ayoub Khan.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.30 pm until Tuesday 15 October.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Reed)
2Financial Services and Markets
Draft Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Architects (Fees, Electronic Communications and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1017), dated 7 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Rushanara Ali)
Seafarers’ Wages Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1015), dated 7 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum and an Impact Assessment (by Command) (Secretary Louise Haigh)
Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1011), dated 7 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Other papers
6Budget Responsibility and National Audit
Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecast evaluation report (by Act) (James Murray)
Consultation Draft of proposed amendments to Annex A of the Joint Fisheries Statement (by Act) (Secretary Steve Reed)
8Government Resources and Accounts
HM Courts and Tribunals Service Trust Statement for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 257) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
9Justice and Security (Northern Ireland)
Sixteenth Report of the Independent Reviewer of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (by Act) (Secretary Hilary Benn)
(1) Report and Accounts of Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(2) Report and Accounts of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(3) Report and Accounts of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(4) Report and Accounts of NHS England for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 251) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
11Police and Criminal Evidence
Report of the Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
Report of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee for 2023–24 (by Act), to be printed (HC 263) (Secretary Louise Haigh)
Office for Budget Responsibility: Welfare trends report (by Command) (CP 1161) (James Murray)