Ordered, that Ms Polly Billington be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Catherine Fookes be added.

Ordered, that Ms Polly Billington be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Catherine Fookes be added.

Ordered, that Luke Murphy and Anneliese Midgley be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Graeme Downie and Lizzie Collinge be added.

Ordered, that Luke Murphy and Anneliese Midgley be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Graeme Downie and Lizzie Collinge be added.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee’s Second Report of Session 2024–25, Gridlock or growth? Avoiding energy planning chaos, published on 7 July 2025, when he plans to publish the Government’s response.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee’s Second Report of Session 2024–25, Gridlock or growth? Avoiding energy planning chaos, published on 7 July 2025, when he plans to publish the Government’s response.

Planning: National policy statements (Standing Order No. 152H): That the Committee has designated the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee to consider the draft National Policy Statement on Nuclear Energy Generation, laid before Parliament on 6 February.

Planning: National policy statements (Standing Order No. 152H): That the Committee has designated the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee to consider the draft National Policy Statement on Nuclear Energy Generation, laid before Parliament on 6 February.

Ordered, that Josh MacAlister be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Melanie Onn be added.

Ordered, that Josh MacAlister be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Melanie Onn be added.

Ordered, that Ms Julie Minns be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Mike Reader be added.

Ordered, that Ms Julie Minns be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Mike Reader be added.

Ordered, that Wera Hobhouse and Claire Young be members of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

Ordered, that Wera Hobhouse and Claire Young be members of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

Ordered, that Sir Christopher Chope, Torcuil Crichton, Josh MacAlister, Luke Murphy, Ms Polly Billington, Annaliese Midgley, Ms Julie Minns and Bradley Thomas be members of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

Ordered, that Sir Christopher Chope, Torcuil Crichton, Josh MacAlister, Luke Murphy, Ms Polly Billington, Annaliese Midgley, Ms Julie Minns and Bradley Thomas be members of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

Ordered that Dr Dan Poulter be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Dr Thérèse Coffey be added.

Ordered that Dr Dan Poulter be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Dr Thérèse Coffey be added.

Ordered, That Mark Jenkinson be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Derek Thomas be added.

Ordered, That Mark Jenkinson be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Derek Thomas be added.

Ordered, that Hilary Benn be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Mick Whitley be added.

Ordered, that Hilary Benn be discharged from the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and Mick Whitley be added.

Ordered that Mark Pawsey be a member of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

Ordered that Mark Pawsey be a member of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

Ordered, That Hilary Benn, Barry Gardiner, Sir Mark Hendrick, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Vicky Ford, Alexander Stafford, Mark Jenkinson, Dan Poulter and Mark Garnier be members of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

Ordered, That Hilary Benn, Barry Gardiner, Sir Mark Hendrick, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Vicky Ford, Alexander Stafford, Mark Jenkinson, Dan Poulter and Mark Garnier be members of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

Order. I will now announce the result of the ballot held today for the election of the Chair of the new Energy Security and Net Zero Committee. A total of 384 votes were cast, none of which was invalid. There were two rounds of counting. There were 362 active votes...

Order. I will now announce the result of the ballot held today for the election of the Chair of the new Energy Security and Net Zero Committee. A total of 384 votes were cast, none of which was invalid. There were two rounds of counting. There were 362 active votes...

Motion that with effect from 26 April, the allocation of chairs to select committees set out in the Order of the House of 16 January 2020, pursuant to Standing Order No. 122B, be amended as follows: (a) by leaving out: “International Trade Scottish National Party” (b) by inserting: “Energy Security and Net Zero Scottish National Party”. Agreed to on question.

Motion that with effect from 26 April, the allocation of chairs to select committees set out in the Order of the House of 16 January 2020, pursuant to Standing Order No. 122B, be amended as follows: (a) by leaving out: “International Trade Scottish National Party” (b) by inserting: “Energy Security...

Motion that notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Orders Nos. 122B(7) and 122C(1), the Speaker may announce a date for an election of chairs of select committees before 27 April in respect of which the requirement of notice is not met. Agreed to on question.

Motion that notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Orders Nos. 122B(7) and 122C(1), the Speaker may announce a date for an election of chairs of select committees before 27 April in respect of which the requirement of notice is not met. Agreed to on question.

Motion that with effect from 26 April, the following amendments and related provisions be made in respect of Standing Orders: A. Select Committees Related to Government Departments (1) That Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended in the Table in paragraph (2) as follows— (i) leave out items 10 and 14; (ii) insert, in the appropriate place, the following items:Toggle showing location ofColumn 799 Energy Security and Net Zero Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 11 “Science, Innovation and Technology Department for Science, Innovation and Technology”. 11 (iii) in item 1, by leaving out “Energy and Industrial Strategy” in each place it occurs and inserting “and Trade”; and (iv) in item 3, leave out “Digital, Culture, Media and Sport” in each place it occurs and inserting “Culture, Media and Sport”. B. Related Provisions (2) That all proceedings of the House and of its select committees in this Parliament, including for the purposes of calculating any period under Standing Order No. 122A (Term limits for chairs of select committees)— (i) relating to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee shall be read and have effect as if they had been done in relation to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee; (ii) relating to the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee shall be read and have effect as if they had been done in relation to the Business and Trade Committee; and (iii) relating to the Science and Technology Committee shall be read and have effect as if they had been done in relation to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee. C. Liaison Committee (3) That the Resolution of the House of 20 May 2020 (Liaison Committee (Membership)), as amended on 20 May 2021, be amended, in paragraph (2)— (i) by leaving out “Digital, Culture, Media and Sport” and inserting “Culture, Media and Sport”; (ii) by leaving out “Science and Technology” and inserting “Science, Innovation and Technology”; (iii) by leaving out “Energy and Industrial Strategy” and inserting “and Trade”; (iv) by leaving out “International Trade,”; and (v) by inserting, in the appropriate place, “Energy Security and Net Zero”. (4) That Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee) be amended, in paragraph (7), by leaving out “Energy and Industrial Strategy” and inserting “and Trade”. D. European Committees (4) That the Table in paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 119 (European Committees) be amended— (i) in respect of European Committee C, by leaving out “Digital, Culture, Media and Sport” and inserting “Culture, Media and Sport”, by leaving out “Energy and Industrial Strategy” and inserting “and Trade”, by adding in the appropriate place “Science, Innovation and Technology”; (ii) in respect of European Committee B, by leaving out “International Trade”. E. Scrutiny of orders and draft orders (5) That Standing Order No. 18 (Consideration of draft legislative reform orders etc.) be amended in paragraph (1), by leaving out “Energy and Industrial Strategy” and inserting “and Trade”; (6) That Standing Order No. 141 (Scrutiny of regulatory and legislative reform orders etc.) be amended in paragraph (1), by leaving out “Energy and Industrial Strategy” and inserting “and Trade”; andToggle showing location ofColumn 800 (7) That Standing Order No. 142 (Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders be amended in paragraph (1), by leaving out “Energy and Industrial Strategy” and inserting “and Trade”. F. Planning: national policy statements (8) That Standing Order No. 152H (Planning: national policy statements) be amended in paragraph (2)(a) as follows— (a) by leaving out “Energy and Industrial Strategy” and inserting “and Trade” (b) by inserting, in the appropriate place, “Energy Security and Net Zero”; and (c) by inserting, in the appropriate place, “Science, Innovation and Technology”. Agreed to on question

Motion that with effect from 26 April, the following amendments and related provisions be made in respect of Standing Orders: A. Select Committees Related to Government Departments (1) That Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended in the Table in paragraph (2) as follows— (i)...