Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 11.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(2) the Prime Minister
2Urgent Question: Flooding: Monmouthshire (Anna McMorrin)
3Driving without insurance (penalties and enforcement): Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23)
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the penalties for driving without insurance; to require the Secretary of State to prepare and publish a report containing an assessment of the effectiveness of existing methods of enforcing the law on driving without insurance; and for connected purposes;
That Peter Swallow, Sarah Russell, Chris Vince, Rachel Taylor, Josh Newbury and Cat Eccles present the Bill.
Peter Swallow accordingly presented the Bill.
Bill read the first time; to be read a second time on Friday 29 May 2026, and to be printed (Bill 331).
4Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Programme (No. 2)
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 10 February 2025 (Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Programme):
Consideration of Lords Amendments
(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after their commencement.
(2) The Lords Amendments shall be considered in the following order: 37, 1 to 36 and 38 to 42.
Subsequent stages
(3) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
(4) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.—(Alex Norris.)
Question agreed to.
5Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
Lords Amendment 37
Motion made and Question put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 37.—(Alex Norris.)
The House divided.
Division No. 361
Ayes: 326 (Tellers: Nesil Caliskan, Stephen Morgan)
Noes: 92 (Tellers: Jerome Mayhew, David Simmonds)
Question agreed to.
Lords Amendment 37 accordingly disagreed to.
Lords Amendments 1 to 36 and 38 to 42 agreed to.
Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H(2)), That a Committee be appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendment 37;
That Mr Jonathan Brash, Sarah Coombes, Clive Jones, Stephen Morgan, Chris Murray, Alex Norris and Matt Vickers be members of the Committee;
That Alex Norris be the Chair of the Committee;
That three be the quorum of the Committee;
That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Gregor Poynton.)
Question agreed to.
6Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [Lords]: Committee of the whole House
The House resolved itself into a Committee (Programme Order, 16 July).
(In the Committee)
Clause 1 agreed to.
Clause 2 agreed to.
Bill to be reported.
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The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair.
Gregor Poynton reported, That the Committee had gone through the Bill and made no amendment.
7Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [Lords]: Third Reading
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 Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 21 October, be approved.—(Gregor Poynton.)
Question agreed to.
(2) Motion made and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), That the draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 21 October, be approved.—(Gregor Poynton.)
Question agreed to.
A public petition from residents of the constituency of East Grinstead and Uckfield relating to the proposed development and road layout changes in Crawley Down was presented and read by Mims Davies.
Subject: Accessibility at Northwich railway station (Andrew Cooper)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Gregor Poynton.)
Adjourned at 2.59 pm until tomorrow.
Other Proceedings
Reasons Committees: Reports
11Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Reasons Committee
Alex Norris (Chair) reported that the Committee had agreed the following Reason:
Lords Amendment 37
Because the Commons do not consider it appropriate for there to be a statutory requirement to publish the data listed in the Amendment, the release of which should be determined within the wider publication of official statistics on migration.
Changes to Notices Given
12Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
Order for resuming on Friday 28 November the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 11 July, That the Bill be now read the third time, read and discharged.
Debate to be resumed on Friday 16 January 2026.
General Committees: Reports
13Third Delegated Legislation Committee
Derek Twigg (Chair) reported the draft Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025.
14Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
Esther McVey (Chair) reported the draft Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (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).
15First Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Extension to Unconnected Multiple Employer Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025)
Members: Edward Argar, Mr Alex Barros-Curtis, Mr Peter Bedford, Torsten Bell, Lizzi Collinge, Daisy Cooper, Steve Darling, Maya Ellis, Vicky Foxcroft, Mark Garnier, Jonathan Hinder, Alison Hume, Natasha Irons, Taiwo Owatemi, David Pinto-Duschinsky, David Reed and Steve Yemm
16Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025)
Members: Aphra Brandreth, David Chadwick, Bambos Charalambous, Ms Stella Creasy, Harriet Cross, Jonathan Davies, Gill German, Amanda Hack, Simon Hoare, Gerald Jones, Gen Kitchen, Brian Leishman, Tom Morrison, Andrew Ranger, David Simmonds, Jo Stevens and Jo White
17Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025)
Members: Johanna Baxter, Andrew Bowie, John Cooper, Harriet Cross, Jim Dickson, Chris Evans, Adam Jogee, Kirsty McNeill, Tom Morrison, David Mundell, Susan Murray, Charlotte Nichols, Gregor Poynton, Ms Marie Rimmer, Euan Stainbank, Alison Taylor and Michelle Welsh
18Third Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025)
Members: Brian Leishman discharged and Euan Stainbank nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
AUKUS: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 841) (Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi).
20Health and Social Care Committee
(1) Independent Expert Panel Evaluation: Palliative Care: Third Special Report, to be published (HC 632);
(2) Correspondence from the Department for Work and Pensions: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Food and weight management: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1181)
(Layla Moran).
21Human Rights (Joint Committee on)
(1) Correspondence with the Home Secretary relating to the Government’s approach to the proscription under the Terrorism Act 2000: Written evidence, to be published;
(2) Correspondence with the Lord Chancellor relating to the Sentencing Bill: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the Ministry of Justice relating to the Victims and Courts Bill: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Human Rights and the Regulation of AI: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1262)
(Sir Desmond Swayne).
22International Development Committee
Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to the humanitarian situation in Sudan: Written evidence, to be published (Sarah Champion).
23Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
(1) Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 1193);
(2) Correspondence from the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection relating to delegated legislation: Written evidence to be published;
(3) Policing and security in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1341);
(4) The Government’s new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland: Written evidence, to be published (HC 586)
(Tonia Antoniazzi).
Elections within the House of Commons: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 535) (Cat Smith).
25Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
(1) Digital centre of government: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 790);
(2) Innovation showcase: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 523);
(3) Correspondence from Ofcom relating to the online safety roadmap: Written evidence, to be published;
(4) Correspondence from the Department: Written evidence, to be published;
(5) Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to Sizewell C: Written evidence, to be published;
(6) Science diplomacy: Written evidence, to be published (HC 838);
(7) Work of the Information Commissioner: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1395)
(Dame Chi Onwurah).
(1) Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch: Government Response: Fifth Special Report, to be printed (HC 1495);
(2) GB Energy and the net zero transition: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 459)
(Patricia Ferguson).
27Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee on)
* This item has been corrected since publication. See the Votes and Proceedings relating to Thursday 22 January 2026.
Fortieth Report, to be printed, with the formal minutes relating to the Report (HC 291-xl) (Sir Bernard Jenkin).
Licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1224) (Ruth Cadbury).
Spending Review 2025: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1023) (Dame Meg Hillier).
30Women and Equalities Committee
(1) Female genital mutilation: Government Response: Seventh Special Report, to be printed (HC 1506);
(2) Reproductive health conditions: girls and young women: Oral evidence, to be published (HC 1265);
(3) Barriers to women and girls in sport: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1416);
(4) Correspondence from the Minister for Veterans and People relating to the Armed Forces Sexualised Behaviour and Sexual Harassment Survey 2025: Written evidence, to be published
(Sarah Owen).
(1) The work of the Department: Oral and written evidence, to be published (HC 344);
(2) Correspondence with HM Treasury: Written evidence, to be published;
(3) Employment support for disabled people: Written evidence, to be published (HC 1227)
(Debbie Abrahams).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 9.30 am.
Business appointed by the Chairman of Ways and Means (Standing Order No. 10(6))
1Contribution of the specialist manufacturing sector to regional economies
Resolved, That this House has considered the contribution of the specialist manufacturing sector to regional economies.—(Josh Fenton-Glynn.)
2Impact of local government reform in Huntingdonshire
Resolved, That this House has considered the impact of local government reform in Huntingdonshire.—(Ben Obese-Jecty.)
The sitting was suspended between 11.27 am and 2.30 pm (Standing Order No. 10(1)(b)).
3Reducing the stigma associated with suicide
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered the matter of reducing the stigma associated with suicide.—(Sarah Olney.)
At 4 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).
4Access to healthcare in Bracknell Forest
Resolved, That this House has considered access to healthcare in Bracknell Forest.—(Peter Swallow.)
5Government support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House has considered Government support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis.—(Tessa Munt.)
The Chair announced a time limit on backbench speeches (under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means and Standing Order No. 47(1)).
At 5.30 pm, the Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 5.30 pm until tomorrow.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Crediting of Third Country and Military Certification for Air Traffic Controllers Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1203), dated 17 November 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Dogger Bank A) (Amendment) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1196), dated 14 November 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Michael Shanks)
3Financial Services and Markets
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1205), dated 17 November 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Lucy Rigby)
European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1202), dated 17 November 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)
Other papers
Men’s health: A strategic vision for England (by Command) (CP 1432) (Ashley Dalton)
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Cabinet Office: Lessons learned: The government’s use of external consultants (by Act), to be printed (HC 1381) (Clerk of the House)