Tuesday, 1 April 2025
The Clerk at the Table having informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker, the Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker ( Standing Order No. 3).
The Secretary of State was asked—
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Syrian constitutional declaration, signed on 13 March 2025.
Whether any costs arising from the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands will be met by his Department.
What steps he is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to provide funding for urgent repairs to his Department’s overseas estates.
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK’s contribution to the European Union Force Bosnia and Herzegovina.
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Israeli settlements in the west bank.
What assessment he has made of the value for money of official development assistance spending on in-donor refugee costs.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of planned reductions to the official development assistance budget on efforts to tackle infectious diseases.
If he will amend the memorandum of understanding between Indonesia and the UK on a strategic partnership on critical minerals, published on 29 November 2024, to include conditions on the...
What diplomatic steps he is taking to help advance peace in the middle east.
What steps he is taking to support Ukraine.
What diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that Israel allows aid into Gaza.
What steps he is taking to increase the understanding of and respect for the right to self-determination globally.
What discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on that country's military presence in the west bank.
What recent discussions he has had with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts on peace negotiations between those two countries.
When he plans to present to Parliament the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos islands.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. After much chasing in October last year, the Foreign Secretary committed to give oral evidence to my International Development Committee early in the...
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on NHS pensions in the light of the statutory deadline for both remediable service...
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State to make a statement on whether the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund will continue.
With your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on sentencing in England and Wales. As the House will be aware, new guidelines from the Sentencing Council on pre-sentence...
With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the foreign influence registration scheme. FIRS is a fundamental component of the National Security Act 2023, which was a...
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Very worrying media reports have emerged overnight that the Iranian regime may be contemplating a military strike on our base on Diego Garcia. For...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Secretary Shabana Mahmood, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Angela Rayner, Secretary Yvette Cooper and Secretary Peter Kyle,...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Daisy Cooper presented a Bill to make provision for the daily issuance of Fixed Penalty Notices against a utility company which has...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Second Reading
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]:
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 20 May 2025. (3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit...
(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are...
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Martin McCluskey.) Question agreed to.
King’s recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Product Regulation and...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Production Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords], it is expedient to...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 4 March, be...
That the draft Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 25 February, be approved.—(Martin McCluskey.) Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Martin McCluskey.)
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