Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 2.30 pm.
Prayers
The Speaker reported that the King had signified Royal Assent to the following Acts under the Royal Assent Act 1967:
Arbitration Act 2025
Water (Special Measures) Act 2025
3Questions to the Home Secretary
4Urgent Question: Plant Oxford site (Sarah Jones)
5Statements: (1) Ukraine: Three years on (Secretary David Lammy)
(2) Breakfast clubs: Early adopters (Secretary Bridget Phillipson)
6Crown Estate Bill [Lords]: Consideration of the Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee
New Clause NC1—(Llinos Medi)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The House divided.
Division No. 101
Ayes: 59 (Tellers: Bobby Dean, Siân Berry)
Noes: 316 (Tellers: Kate Dearden, Anna Turley)
Question negatived.
New Clause NC6—(James Wild)—brought up, and read the first time.
Question put, That the Clause be read a second time.
The House divided.
Division No. 102
Ayes: 100 (Tellers: Jerome Mayhew, Sir Ashley Fox)
Noes: 312 (Tellers: Kate Dearden, Anna Turley)
Question negatived.
Amendment 4 proposed.—(James Wild.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 103
Ayes: 153 (Tellers: Jerome Mayhew, Sir Ashley Fox)
Noes: 316 (Tellers: Kate Dearden, Anna Turley)
Question negatived.
Amendment 2 proposed.—(Pippa Heylings.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The House divided.
Division No. 104
Ayes: 61 (Tellers: Susan Murray, Charlie Maynard)
Noes: 316 (Tellers: Kate Dearden, Anna Turley)
Question negatived.
Consideration completed.
7Crown Estate Bill [Lords]: Third Reading
Mark Tami signified King’s consent, as far as His Majesty’s interest is concerned.
Bill read the third time and passed without amendment.
8Statutory Instruments: Motions for Approval
(1) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 9 January, be approved.—(Jeff Smith.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 9 January, be approved.—(Jeff Smith.)
Question agreed to.
Ordered, That notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee in respect of the Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before it has been read a second time.—(Lucy Powell.)
10Changes to membership of select committees
Ordered, That Sammy Wilson be a member of the Environmental Audit Committee.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Subject: Impact of bank closures in rural areas (Simon Hoare)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Jeff Smith.)
Adjourned at 9.39 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
12Statutory Adoption Pay (Report on Extension to the Self-Employed) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 7 March, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 July.
General Committees: Reports
13First Delegated Legislation Committee
Gill Furniss (Chair) reported the draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
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 Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025)
Members: Dr Marie Tidball discharged and Samantha Niblett nominated in substitution.
15Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025)
Members: Lewis Atkinson and Sean Woodcock discharged and Lizzi Collinge and Markus Campbell-Savours nominated in substitution.
16Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2025)
Members: Alex Ballinger, Kirsty Blackman, Peter Lamb and Kate Osborne discharged and Graham Leaditter, Katrina Murray, Elaine Stewart and Alison Taylor nominated in substitution.
17Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Amendment) (Provision of Information) Order 2025)
Members: Abtisam Mohamed discharged and Peter Lamb nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports relating to orders for printing made during the adjournment under Standing Order No. 137
Thursday 20 February
18Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms: Written evidence, to be published (HC 441) (Clerk of the House).
Friday 21 February
19Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
The Government's new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 586) (Clerk of the House).
Reports from Select Committees made on Monday 24 February
Correspondence with the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the process and guidance around publication of prosecution information: Written evidence, to be published (Dame Karen Bradley).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 4.30 pm.
Debate on an e-petition (Standing Orders No. 10(1)(a) and No. 145A(7))
Resolved, That this House has considered e-petition 700086 relating to a minimum age for social media.—(Tony Vaughan.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 7.07 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
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
Tuesday 18 February
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Income and Corporation Taxes (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 172), dated 14 February 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (James Murray)
Other papers
A railway fit for Britain's future (by Command) (CP 1269) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Wednesday 19 February
Other papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 134) (by Command) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Withdrawn papers
Explanatory Memorandum to the Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 134) (by Command) (laid 11 February)
Thursday 20 February
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 180), dated 18 February 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Jim McMahon)
Other papers
Treaty, done at St John’s on 27 July 2021, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda establishing a Maritime Boundary between Anguilla and Antigua and Barbuda (by Command) (CP 1263) (Secretary David Lammy)
Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement, done at Belgrade on 16 April 2021, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Serbia (by Command) (CP 1279) (Secretary David Lammy)
Temporary Agreement, done at London on 14 December 2020, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on Services Mobility (with Exchange of Letters) (by Command) (CP 1280) (Secretary David Lammy)
Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 24 February
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
(1) Draft Cornwall Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025 and an accompanying Report under section 17 of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (by Act),with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (by Act) (Janet Daby)
(2) Draft East Midlands Combined County Authority (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025 and an accompanying Report under section 105 of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Janet Daby)
(3) Draft York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2025 and an accompanying Report under section 105 of the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Janet Daby)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 199), dated 20 February 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Stephen Kinnock)
11Terms and Conditions of Employment
(1) Neonatal Care Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 201), dated 24 February 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
(2) Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (Administration) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 206), dated 24 February 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
(3) Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 202), dated 24 February 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Justin Madders)
One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement, done at Kyiv on 16 January 2025, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ukraine (by Command) (CP 1277) (Secretary David Lammy)
Papers laid under paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
Proposal for an instrument titled New Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025, with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Act) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Other papers
14Housing, Communities and Local Government
Promoter's Response to the Report of the House of Lords Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (by Command) (CP 1264) (Secretary Angela Rayner)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Investigation into how Government is addressing antimicrobial resistance (by Act), to be printed (HC 690) (Clerk of the House)
SPEAKER’S CERTIFICATES
VOTING BY PROXY (STANDING ORDER NO. 39A)
(Variations to existing arrangements appear in bold.)
Member |
From |
To |
Proxy |
Tom Morrison |
9 January |
22 April |
Mr Will Forster (9 January to 23 February) Dr Danny Chambers (24 to 25 February) Mr Will Forster (from 26 February) |
Olivia Blake |
24 February |
14 April |
Chris Elmore |
Mike Amesbury |
24 November 2024 |
19 June |
Arrangement terminated |