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Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
2Speaker’s Statement: Retirement of Dr Robin James, Clerk of the Committees on Standards and of Privileges
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
4Ways and Means: Income Tax (Charge): Adjourned debate on the Question proposed on 30 October
Debate resumed (Order, 30 October).
Question again proposed, That income tax is charged for the tax year 2025–26.
And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.
Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)
Debate to be resumed on Monday 4 November.
Subject: Implementation of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review (Oliver Ryan)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)
Adjourned at 4.58 pm until Monday 4 November.
Other Proceedings
General Committees: Reports
6Renters' Rights Bill Committee
Carolyn Harris (Chair) reported written evidence submitted to the Committee.
Written evidence to be published.
7Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill Committee
Sir Edward Leigh (Chair) reported:
(1) written evidence submitted to the Committee; and
(2) the Bill as amended.
Written evidence to be published.
Bill, as amended, to be considered tomorrow; and to be printed (Bill 119).
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))
Resolved, That this House has considered SEND provision in Hampshire.—(Luke Murphy.)
The sitting was suspended between 2.42 pm and 3 pm.
2Potential merits of a cancer strategy for England
Resolved, That this House has considered the potential merits of a cancer strategy for England.—(Clive Jones.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.29 pm until Tuesday 5 November.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
(1) Draft Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Protection and Disclosure of Information and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)
(2) Draft Unique Identifiers (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Jonathan Reynolds)
2Financial Services and Markets
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Addition of Relevant Enactments) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)
Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (Northern Ireland) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Code Manager Selection Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1081), dated 28 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
5Limited Liability Partnerships
Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1078), dated 29 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
Supplementary Protection Certificates (Amendments Relating to the Windsor Framework) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1075), dated 28 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Peter Kyle)
Trade Marks (International Registration) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1077), dated 28 October 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Peter Kyle)
Other papers
Report by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996 for 2023 (by Act), to be printed (HC 285) (Secretary Ed Miliband)
9Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate
Report of HM Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service for 2023–24 (by Act), to be printed (HC 302) (Sarah Sackman)
10European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)
Report and Accounts of the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 267) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Report and Accounts of Gov Facility Services Limited for 2023–24 (by Command) (CP 1166) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government: Dangerous cladding: the government’s remediation portfolio (by Act), to be printed (HC 303) (Clerk of the House)
Draft Code of Practice issued under Section 195S of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Search, Seizure and Detention of Property (Northern Ireland) (by Act) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)