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Votes and Proceedings
Monday 11 November 2024

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Contents

Chamber business

The House met at 2.30 pm.

Prayers

1Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

2Urgent Question: Defence (2.5% GDP spending commitment) (Secretary John Healey)

3Statement: Rail performance (Secretary Louise Haigh)

4Rural affairs

Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered rural affairs.—(Secretary Steve Reed.)

The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).

Question put and agreed to.

5Adjournment

Subject: Improving mental health in farming and agricultural communities (Aphra Brandreth)

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Kate Dearden.) 

Adjourned at 10.27 pm until tomorrow.

Other Proceedings

Explanatory Notes to Bills

6Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Explanatory Notes to the Bill to be printed (Bill 12–EN).

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).

7Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords] Committee

(1) Chairs: Derek Twigg and Martin Vickers

(2) Members: Alicia Kearns and Alice MacDonald discharged and Mr Gagan Mohindra and Ms Julie Minns nominated in substitution.

8Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords] Programming Sub-Committee

Members: Kevin Bonavia, Stephen Doughty, Alan Gemmell, Monica Harding, Priti Patel, Sam Rushworth and Anna Turley

9First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2024)

(1) Chair: Sir Roger Gale

(2) Members: Mrs Elsie Blundell and Clive Jones discharged and Steve Darling and Sonia Kumar nominated in substitution.

10Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024)

(1) Chair: Mr Clive Betts

(2) Members: Steve Darling and Andrew Griffiths discharged and Dame Harriett Baldwin and Clive Jones nominated in substitution.

11Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Criminal Finances Act 2017 and Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024)

(1) Chair: Clive Efford

(2) Members: Ben Obese-Jecty and Chris Philp discharged and Gregory Stafford and Matt Vickers nominated in substitution.

12Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Local Loans (Increase of Limit) Order 2024)

(1) Chair: Valerie Vaz

(2) Members: Gareth Davies discharged and Mark Garnier nominated in substitution.

Select Committees: Reports

13Public Accounts (Committee of)

(1) Correspondence from the Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary of HM Revenue and Customs relating to R&D tax reliefs 2023–24: Written evidence, to be published;         

(2) Correspondence from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury relating to the Office for Value for Money: Written evidence, to be published;

(3) Correspondence from the Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office relating to update on insolvencies of ISG and ESS Modular: Written evidence, to be published;                      

(4) Correspondence from the Minister for Energy Consumers relating to the rollout of smart meters: Written evidence, to be published;            

(5) Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to the Annual Towns Fund Report: Written evidence, to be published;      

(6) Correspondence from the Secretary of State of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to Bulb Energy Limited: Written evidence, to be published;

(7) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Care relating to COVID-19 Vaccine Liabilities: Autumn 2024: Written evidence, to be published;

(8) Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the Asylum Transformation Programme: Written evidence, to be published

(Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown).

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

Thursday 7 November

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

1Financial Services and Markets

(1) Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1115), dated 6 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)

(2) Insurance and Reinsurance Undertakings (Overseas Insurance Regime, Transitional Provisions, etc.) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1116), dated 6 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)

2Police

(1) Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1112), dated 5 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

(2) Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1114), dated 5 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

(3) Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Jersey) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1113), dated 5 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

(4) Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1111), dated 5 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Yvette Cooper)

Other papers

3Treaty Series No. 85 (2024)

Decision No. 01/2024 of the Trade Committee, done at Bogota on 4 October 2024, modifying Appendix 1 to Annex XIII to the EU-Andean Countries Trade Agreement, as incorporated into and made part of the Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and the Republic of Colombia, the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of Peru, of the other part (by Command) (CP 1190) (Secretary David Lammy)

Monday 11 November

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution

4Banks and Banking

Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ring-fenced Bodies, Core Activities, Excluded Activities and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)

5Capital Gains Tax

Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Ecuador) Order 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)

6Financial Services and Markets

(1) Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)

(2) Draft Short Selling Regulations 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Tulip Siddiq)

7Representation of the People

Draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Hilary Benn)

Papers subject to Negative Resolution

8Animals

Animal Health (Approved Disinfectants and Animal Gatherings) (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1140), dated 6 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Steve Reed)

9Local Authorities

Local Authorities (Rental Auctions) (England) and Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1139), dated 7 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Alex Norris)

10Road Traffic

Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) and Civil Enforcement of Moving Traffic Contraventions Designation Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1135), dated 6 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Louise Haigh)

11Senior Courts

Crown Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1131), dated 6 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)

Other papers

12Animal Health

Contingency Plan for Exotic Notifiable Diseases of Animals in England (by Act) (Secretary Steve Reed)

13Chelsea Hospital

Report and Accounts of the Royal Hospital Chelsea for 2023–24, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 378) (Clerk of the House)

14Financial Services and Markets

(1) Financial Conduct Authority: Technical Standards (Credit Rating Agencies Regulation) (Amendment) Instrument 2024 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)

(2) Financial Conduct Authority: The Technical Standards (Bilateral Margining) (Amendment) Instrument 2024 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)

(3) Prudential Regulation Authority: The Technical Standards (Bilateral Margining) (Amendment) Instrument 2024 (by Act) (Tulip Siddiq)

15National Audit

Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England: Progress in preventing cardiovascular disease (by Act), to be printed (HC 304) (Clerk of the House)

Withdrawn papers

16Magistrates' Courts

*This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings relating to Tuesday 12 November 2024.

Draft Magistrates' Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2024 (laid 13 May 2024, in the last Parliament)

MEMORANDUM

RISK-BASED EXCLUSION POLICY

Pursuant to paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 164 (Risk-based exclusion policy), The Speaker has appointed Ms Nusrat Ghani, Judith Cummins, and Nick Smith to serve on the Risk Assessment Panel.