Contents
Chamber business
The House met at 9.30 am.
Prayers
1Questions to (1) the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(2) the right hon. Member representing the Church Commissioners and the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission
2Urgent Question: Right to trial by jury (Sarah Sackman)
3Business Question (Leader of the House)
4Ways and Means: Income tax (charge): Adjourned debate on the Question proposed on 26 November
Debate resumed (Order, 26 November).
Question again proposed, That income tax is charged for the tax year 2026–27.
And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.
The Deputy Speaker announced a time limit on backbench speeches (Standing Order No. 47(1)).
Ordered, That the debate be now adjourned.—(Gregor Poynton.)
Debate to be resumed on Monday 1 December.
Subject: Government transparency and accountability (Dr Caroline Johnson)
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Gregor Poynton.)
Adjourned at 5.23 pm until Monday 1 December.
Other Proceedings
Changes to Notices Given
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January 2026.
7State-related Deaths (National Oversight Mechanism) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 5 December, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 30 January 2026.
Order for Second Reading on Friday 5 December, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January 2026.
9Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Welsh Language Provision) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January 2026.
10Letter Boxes (Positioning) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January 2026.
11Neurodivergence (Screening and Teacher Training) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January 2026.
12Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January 2026.
13British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January 2026.
14Unpaid Carers (Respite and Support) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January 2026.
15Hospices and Palliative Care Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged.
Bill to be read a second time on Friday 16 January 2026.
16Transport (Duty to Cooperate) Bill
Order for Second Reading on Friday 28 November, read and discharged.
General Committees: Reports
17Public Office (Accountability) Bill Committee
Peter Dowd (Chair) reported:
(1) That the Committee had come to the following Resolution, That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication; and
(2) written evidence.
Written evidence to be published.
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).
18Second Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Judicial Appointments Commission (Amendment) Regulations 2025)
Members: Ben Obese-Jecty discharged and John Glen nominated in substitution.
19Third Delegated Legislation Committee (Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure (HC 1454) and Abuse Redress Measure (HC 1455))
Members: Ben Obese-Jecty discharged and Sir Bernard Jenkin nominated in substitution.
20Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Heat Networks (Market Framework) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2025)
Members: Mr Andrew Snowden discharged and Rebecca Paul nominated in substitution.
21Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee (draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 and draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025)
Members: Natasha Irons discharged and Alex Baker nominated in substitution.
Select Committees: Reports
22Backbench Business Committee
Determination of business to be taken on Thursday 11 December in the Chamber and Tuesday 16 December and Thursday 18 December in Westminster Hall (Bob Blackman).
23International Development Committee
Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary: Written evidence, to be published (Sarah Champion).
Correspondence with the Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility relating to Budget 2025: Written evidence, to be published (Dame Meg Hillier).
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker
Westminster Hall
The sitting began at 1.30 pm.
Business determined by the Backbench Business Committee (Standing Orders No. 10(7) and No. 14(4))
1Select Committee Statement (Standing Order No. 22D)
Publication of the Eleventh Report from the Business and Trade Committee, Toward a new doctrine for economic security, HC 835 (Liam Byrne)
2Impact of extended producer responsibility for packaging
Resolved, That this House has considered the impact of extended producer responsibility for packaging.—(Tonia Antoniazzi.)
3Protecting children from domestic abuse
Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of protecting children from domestic abuse.—(Mr Richard Quigley.)
Sitting adjourned without Question put (Standing Order No. 10(14)).
Adjourned at 4.25 pm until Monday 1 December.
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Chairman of Ways and Means
Papers Laid
Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
Papers subject to Negative Resolution
Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1242), dated 20 November 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary David Lammy)
(1) Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1240), dated 25 November 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
(2) Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Purposes) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1239), dated 25 November 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Shabana Mahmood)
(1) State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1220), dated 25 November 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Torsten Bell)
(2) State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1219), dated 25 November 2025 (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Torsten Bell)
5Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
Statute, dated 15 July 2025, made by the Governing Body of Hughes Hall in the University of Cambridge, revising the existing Statutes of the College (by Act), with an Explanatory Memorandum (by Command) (Secretary Bridget Phillipson)
Other papers
Department for Business and Trade Minute, dated 27 November 2025, concerning the notification of a contingent liability arising from the SEFE Guarantee (by Command) (Chris McDonald)
7Constitutional Reform and Governance
Report and Accounts of the Civil Service Commission for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1400) (Clerk of the House)
8Government Resources and Accounts
Report and Accounts of Forestry England for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1479) (Secretary Emma Reynolds)
9Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc)
Report on the exercise of the Secretary of State's functions under the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (by Act) (Secretary Pat McFadden)
10Social Security Administration
Account of the Great Britain National Insurance Fund for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1360) (Clerk of the House)
11Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland)
Account of the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund for 2024–25, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (by Act), to be printed (HC 1361) (Clerk of the House)
Report of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee for 2024–25 (by Act), to be printed (HC 1444) (Secretary Heidi Alexander)