Presentation and resumption of proceedings (Standing Orders Nos. 57 and 80A)

Secretary David Lammy, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Darren Jones, Secretary Bridget Phillipson, Anna Turley, Sarah Sackman, Jake Richards and Catherine Atkinson, presented a Bill to make provision in relation to criminal courts in England and Wales; to make provision about the leadership of tribunals; to amend section 1 of the Children Act 1989 to remove the presumption relating to the involvement of parents in the life of a child; and for connected purposes.

Bill read the First and Second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 10 March 2026); to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 5) with explanatory notes (Bill 5-EN).