Business without Debate

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

[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), HC 1426.]

Resolved,

That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that His Majesty will appoint Sir Charles Walker KBE to the office of ordinary member of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for a period of five years with effect from 1 January 2026.—(Sir Alan Campbell.)

Resolved,

That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that His Majesty will appoint Mr Manbhinder Rana to the office of ordinary member of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority for a period of five years with effect from 11 January 2026. —(Sir Alan Campbell.)

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

[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.]

Resolved,

That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that His Majesty will appoint Ms Beverley Smith as Chair of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England with effect from 1 January 2026 for the period ending on 31 December 2030.—(Sir Alan Campbell.)

Church of England (General Synod) Measures

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 referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.

That the Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, entitled Abuse Redress Measure (HC 1455), which was laid before this House on 11 November, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.—(Sir Alan Campbell.)

Committees

With the leave of the House, I will take motions 7 to 10 together.

Ordered, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs That Helena Dollimore be discharged from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Juliet Campbell be added.

Environmental Audit That Anna Gelderd and Alison Taylor be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Alison Hume and Jonathan Davies be added.

Northern Ireland Affairs That Leigh Ingham be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Mike Kane be added.

Welsh Affairs That Claire Hughes be discharged from the Welsh Affairs Committee and Gerald Jones be added.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)