Monday, 17 November 2025
Before we begin, I should inform the House that there is a fault with the Division Bells in the immediate vicinity of the Chamber—specifically, the officials’ corridor and the third...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps she has taken to ensure that the tendering process for immigration removal centre contracts is competitive.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of implementing asylum policies similar to Denmark on asylum seekers and refugees.
What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls.
What steps she is taking to tackle rural crime.
What steps her Department is taking to introduce more neighbourhood police officers.
What steps she is taking to reduce the cost to the public purse of migrants who have crossed the channel illegally.
What steps she has taken to tackle delays in the payment of refunds by her Department.
Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the remit of the national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs to include Scotland.
What steps she is taking to improve public access to police officers in Redditch constituency.
What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory annual cap on levels of legal immigration.
Whether her Department provided evidence relating to the alleged breach of the Official Secrets Act on behalf of China.
Whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of exempting British national overseas visa holders from the proposed extension of the settlement qualifying period on levels of...
What steps her Department is taking to close asylum hotels.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if she will make a statement on briefings to the press about the contents of the Budget.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if he will make a statement on the development of the UK’s first small modular nuclear reactor power...
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the powers, funding and staffing of the Environment Agency...
Before I call the Home Secretary to make her statement, I am sorry that Mr Speaker has once again had to ask me to remind Ministers of the requirement in the Government’s own ministerial...
Considered in Committee [Judith Cummins in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: 4, page 5, line 4, at end insert— “A single report may be submitted for the purposes of sections 5(2)(c) and 6(3)(c), provided that any such single report meets...
Amendment proposed: 5, in clause 12, page 9, line 2, at end insert— “(aa) relating to the charging of fees under section 11(3)(c),”—(Andrew Rosindell.) This amendment...
Amendment made: 1, page 11, line 8, at end insert— “(za) in the heading omit “on the continental shelf”;”.—(Seema Malhotra.) This amendment would adjust the...
Amendment made: 2, page 12, line 33, at end insert— “(ba) in paragraph (3A)— (i) after “(1)(b)” insert “or (1A)”; (ii) at the end insert “or...
Amendment made: 3, page 21, line 12, after “modifications,” insert “to the Isle of Man or”.—(Seema Malhotra.) This amendment would permit provisions of the Bill to...
[Relevant document: First Report of the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, Appointment of IPSA Board Members (Former Member and Statutory Auditor),...
[Relevant document: Fifth Report 2025 of the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, Appointment of the Chair of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, HC 1401.]...
Ordered, That the Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, entitled Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure (HC 1454), which was laid before this House on 11 November, be...
With the leave of the House, I will take motions 7 to 10 together. Ordered,
That Helena Dollimore be discharged from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Juliet Campbell be added.
That Anna Gelderd and Alison Taylor be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Alison Hume and Jonathan Davies be added.
That Leigh Ingham be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Mike Kane be added.
That Claire Hughes be discharged from the Welsh Affairs Committee and Gerald Jones be added.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Christian Wakeford.)
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