Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
Rachel Hopkins moved, That the House sit in private.
Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).
Question negatived.
2Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
Motion made and Question proposed, That the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill be now read a second time.
Kit Malthouse claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).
Question put, That the Question be now put.
Question agreed to and Main Question accordingly put.
The House divided.
Division No. 51
Ayes: 330 (Tellers: Sarah Owen, Bambos Charalambous)
Noes: 275 (Tellers: Dame Harriett Baldwin, Florence Eshalomi)
Question agreed to.
Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
3Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Power of public bill committee to send for persons, papers and records
Ordered, That the public bill committee to which the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill stands committed shall have the power to send for persons, papers and records.—(Kim Leadbeater.)
4Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
5Palestine Statehood (Recognition) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Palestine Statehood (Recognition) (No. 2) Bill be now read a second time.
At 2.30 pm proceedings were interrupted (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 January 2025.
6Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 28 March 2025.
7Employment Rights (Special Constables) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Employment Rights (Special Constables) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 July 2025.
8Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Amendment) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 7 March 2025.
9Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 6 December.
10Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading
Bill read a second time and stood committed to a public bill committee (Standing Order No. 63(1)).
11Football (Gender Inequality) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Football (Gender Inequality) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 May 2025.
12Children's Hospices (Funding) Bill: Second Reading
Order read, That the Children's Hospices (Funding) Bill be now read a second time.
Objection taken (Standing Order No. 11(2)).
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 24 January 2025.
(1) A public petition from residents of the constituency of Coventry South relating to the national bus fare cap was presented and read by Zarah Sultana.
(2) A public petition from residents of the constituency of Lowestoft relating to pimping websites and paying for sex was presented and read by Jess Asato.
Subject: Tackling violence by men against women and girls (Emily Darlington)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Taiwo Owatemi.)
Adjourned at 3.04 pm until Monday 2 December.
Other Proceedings
Select Committees: Reports
15Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 12 December in Westminster Hall (Bob Blackman).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) and Childcare (Free of Charge for Working Parents) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1228), dated 27 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Morgan)
(1) Competition Act 1998 (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1235), dated 25 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
(2) Competition Appeal Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1233), dated 25 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
(3) Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 and Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Turnover and Control) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1243), dated 25 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
(4) Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers and Market Investigations) (Determination of Control and Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1236), dated 25 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
(5) Water Mergers (Modification of Enactments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1234), dated 25 November 2024 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
Other papers
Ministry of Defence Minute, dated 29 November 2024, concerning the continuation of an existing contingent liability in respect of support for Ukraine (by Command) (Secretary John Healey)