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Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
2Urgent Question: Energy prices for Energy Intensive Industries (Sarah Jones)
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
(1) Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Resolved, That this House has considered Parkinson’s Awareness Month.—(Graeme Downie.)
(2) Prisoners of conscience
Resolved, That this House has considered prisoners of conscience.—(Jim Shannon.)
Subject: Educational administration of Hadlow College (Tom Tugendhat)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Anna Turley.)
Adjourned at 3.12 pm until Tuesday 6 May (Order, 3 February).
Other Proceedings
Lords Messages
The Lords do not insist on their Amendment to the Great British Energy Bill to which the Commons have disagreed and they propose an Amendment in lieu to which they desire the agreement of the Commons.
7Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]
The Lords agree to the Amendments made by the Commons to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords].
Printing of Lords Messages
Lords Message to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 230).
Changes to Notices Given
9Littering from Vehicles (Offences) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 16 May, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 11 July.
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).
10First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Finance Act 2021 (Increase in Schedule 26 Penalty Percentages) Regulations 2025)
Members: Sir Alec Shelbrooke discharged and Bradley Thomas nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
11Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 8 May and Thursday 15 May in the Chamber and Thursday 8 May, Thursday 15 May and Tuesday 20 May in Westminster Hall (Bob Blackman).
Andrew Bridgen:
(i) Second Report, with Appendices, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 832);
(ii) Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 832)
(Alberto Costa).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker