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Votes and Proceedings
Thursday 17 October 2024

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 9.30 am.

Prayers

1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

(2) the hon. Member representing the Church Commissioners and the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission

2Business Question (Leader of the House)

3Statements: (1) Magistrates' Court sentencing powers and the criminal justice system (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

(2) Government's childcare expansion (Stephen Morgan)

4International Investment Summit

Resolved, That this House has considered the International Investment Summit.—(Emma Reynolds.)

5Adjournment

Subject: Planning permission and telegraph poles (Laurence Turner)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Gerald Jones.) 

Adjourned at 3.42 pm until Monday 21 October.

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).

6Renters' Rights Bill Committee

Chairs: Mr Clive Betts, Sir Christopher Chope, Dame Caroline Dinenage and Carolyn Harris

7First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2024)

Chair: David Mundell

8Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft European Forest Institute (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024)

Chair: Derek Twigg

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))

1Visas, security and access to services for Hong Kongers living in the UK

Resolved, That this House has considered visas, security and access to services for Hong Kongers living in the UK.—(Mr Connor Rand.)

The sitting was suspended between 2.54 pm and 3 pm.

2Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief

Resolved, That this House has considered Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief.—(Harriet Cross.)

Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).

Adjourned at 4.07 pm until Tuesday 22 October.

Ms Nusrat Ghani

Chairman of Ways and Means

Papers Laid

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

1Constitutional Law

Draft Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ian Murray)

2Terms and Conditions of Employment

Draft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

3Employment Tribunals

Employment Appeal Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1044), dated 16 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

4Income Tax

Designation of Special Tax Sites (Celtic Freeport) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1035), dated 16 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)

5Magistrates’ Courts

(1) Magistrates’ Courts (Conversion of Cryptoassets) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1040), dated 16 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

(2) Magistrates’ Courts (Conversion of Terrorist Cryptoassets) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1041), dated 16 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

(3) Magistrates’ Courts (Detention, Freezing and Forfeiture of Cryptoassets, and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1043), dated 16 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

(4) Magistrates’ Courts (Detention, Freezing and Forfeiture of Terrorist Cryptoassets, and Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1042), dated 16 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

Other papers

6Education

Explanatory Memorandum to the Recognition of Overseas Qualifications (Charges) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 942) (by Command) (Janet Daby)

7Justice (Northern Ireland)

Report and Accounts of the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland (by Act), to be printed (HC 253) (Sarah Sackman)

8National Health Service

(1) Report and Accounts of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

(2) Report and Accounts of Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust for 2023–24 (by Act) (Secretary Wes Streeting)

9National Loans

Account of the National Loans Fund for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 255) (Clerk of the House)

10National Lottery etc

Account of Sports Council for Wales Lottery Distribution for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 250) (Clerk of the House)

Withdrawn papers

11Education

Explanatory Memorandum to the Recognition of Overseas Qualifications (Charges) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 942) (by Command) (laid 12 September)

12Proceeds of Crime

Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2024 (Secretary Yvette Cooper) (laid 16 October)