Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
Ordered, That Stuart Anderson and Wendy Chamberlain be discharged from the Committee of Selection and Joy Morrissey and Tom Morrison be added.—(Mark Tami.)
2Speaker’s Statement: Death of Alex Salmond
3Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
4Urgent Questions: (1) Reporting and acceptance of ministerial gifts and hospitality (Ellie Reeves)
(2) Border and passport checks at the Gibraltar-Spain border (Anneliese Dodds)
5Statement: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy review update (Luke Pollard)
6Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time.
7Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programme
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) 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 19 November 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.—(Anna Turley.)
Question agreed to.
8Terrorism (Protection of Premises) 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 Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State, and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under or by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided, and
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.—(Anna Turley.)
Question agreed to.
9Business 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 Business of the House (Private Members' Bills) 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.)
10Business of the House (Private Members' Bills)
Ordered, That Private Members’ Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 29 November, 6 December 2024, 17 January, 24 January, 7 March, 14 March, 28 March, 25 April, 16 May, 13 June, 20 June, 4 July and 11 July 2025.—(Lucy Powell.)
Resolved, That this House considers that it is essential that elections to the United Kingdom Parliament are conducted freely and fairly, without threats or violence; that candidates are able to campaign in safety, with appropriate protection and support; and that elected representatives can do their job securely, and accordingly agrees that the following Order be made.
Ordered, That:
(1) There shall be a committee to be known as the Speaker’s Conference which shall consist of the Speaker, who shall be Chair, and up to 14 other Members appointed by the Speaker.
(2) The Conference shall consider the factors influencing the threat levels against candidates and MPs and the effectiveness of the response to such threats, and make recommendations about the arrangements necessary to secure free and fair elections and the appropriate protection of candidates at future UK-wide parliamentary elections and of elected representatives thereafter.
(3) The Speaker shall appoint one or more of the members of the Conference to act as vice-Chair in his absence.
(4) Except as provided in this Order, the Conference and any sub-committee thereof that the Speaker shall appoint shall conduct its proceedings in such manner as the Speaker shall determine, notwithstanding any Standing Order or practice of this House.
(5) The Conference shall have power—
(a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House and to adjourn from place to place;
(b) to report from time to time;
(c) to appoint legal advisers, and to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee’s order of reference.
(6) The Speaker shall have power to appoint sub-committees of the Speaker’s Conference and sub-committees appointed under this order shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, to report from time to time their formal minutes, and shall have a quorum of three.
(7) The quorum of the Conference shall be five.
(8) This Order shall have effect until the end of the current Parliament.—(Lucy Powell.)
12Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee): Nomination of committee
Ordered, That Lewis Atkinson, Mark Ferguson, Claire Hughes, Sir Bernard Jenkin, Charlie Maynard, Gordon McKee and Ms Julie Minns be members of the select committee appointed to join with a committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.—(Chris Elmore, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Subject: Nuclear industry in Cumbria (Josh MacAlister)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Anna Turley.)
Adjourned at 9.11 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).
14First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2024)
(1) Chair: Dame Siobhain McDonagh
(2) Members: Dan Tomlinson discharged and James Asser nominated in substitution.
15Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024)
(1) Chair: Clive Efford
(2) Members: John Grady discharged and Mark Sewards nominated in substitution.
16Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Insurance and Reinsurance Undertakings (Prudential Requirements) (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Peter Dowd
17Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024, (SI, 2024, No. 900))
Chair: Mr Clive Betts
18Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024)
Chair: Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers presented and delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 11 October under Standing Order No. 158 and No. 159
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1019), dated 9 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Morgan)
Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1016), dated 8 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 14 October
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Building Societies Act 1986 (Modifications) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)
4Export and Investment Guarantees
(1) Draft Export and Investment Guarantees (Limit on Exports and Insurance Commitments) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)
(2) Draft Export and Investment Guarantees (Limit on Exports and Insurance Commitments) (No. 2) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)
(3) Draft Export and Investment Guarantees (Limit on Exports and Insurance Commitments) (No. 3) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)
Draft Scottish Rates of Income Tax (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment of Small Business Turnover Limit) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1024), dated 10 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)
Child Trust Funds (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1023), dated 9 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)
Individual Savings Account (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1022), dated 9 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)
Other papers
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Cross-government: Achieving environmental improvement and responding to climate change: enablers for success for 2024 (by Act), to be printed (HC 231) (Clerk of the House)
(1) Report and Accounts of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
(2) Report and Accounts of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)
Report under section 56(7) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 on the renewal of call-out orders for operations in support of HM Government’s Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) and Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) (by Act) (Luke Pollard)
SPEAKER'S CERTIFICATE
VOTING BY PROXY (STANDING ORDER NO. 39A)
(Variations to existing arrangements appear in bold.)
|
Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
|
Jon Pearce |
29 October |
21 November |
Chris Elmore |