Secretary Heidi Alexander, supported by the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Steve Reed, Secretary Ed Miliband, Secretary Peter Kyle, Secretary Douglas Alexander, Secretary Jo Stevens and James Murray, presented a Bill to make provision about railways and railway services; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First and Second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 9 December 2025); to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 1) with explanatory notes (Bill 1-EN).
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
Secretary Liz Kendall, supported by the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Darren Jones, Secretary Yvette Cooper, Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Secretary Wes Streeting, Secretary Heidi Alexander, Secretary Peter Kyle, Secretary Ed Miliband, Secretary Emma Reynolds and Kanishka Narayan, presented a Bill to make provision, including provision amending the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018, about the security and resilience of network and information systems used or relied on in connection with the carrying on of essential activities.
Bill read the First and Second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 6 January 2026); to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 2) with explanatory notes (Bill 2-EN).
Armed Forces Bill
Secretary John Healey, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary David Lammy, Secretary Steve Reed, Secretary Yvette Cooper, Secretary Douglas Alexander, Secretary Jo Stevens, Secretary Hilary Benn, James Murray, Nick Thomas-Symonds and Louise Sandher-Jones, presented a Bill to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces; to make provision about the reserve forces; to make provision about visiting forces; to make provision about the Ministry of Defence Police; to make provision about the defence functions of the Oil and Pipelines Agency; to make provision about the protection of military remains; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First and Second time without Question put and committed (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 26 January 2026); to be printed (Bill 3) with explanatory notes (Bill 3-EN).
Representation of the People Bill
Secretary Steve Reed, supported by the Prime Minister, Darren Jones, Secretary Liz Kendall, Secretary Lisa Nandy, Dan Jarvis, Samantha Dixon and Chris Ward, presented a Bill to make provision extending the right to vote to 16 and 17 year olds; to make provision about the registration of voters; to make provision about the administration and conduct of elections, referendums and recall petitions; to make provision about election agents’ addresses; to make provision about political expenditure and political donations; to make provision about information to be included in electronic campaigning material; to make provision about offences and civil sanctions in connection with elections, referendums and recall petitions and with donations and expenditure for political purposes; to repeal provision about the designation of a strategy and policy statement for the Electoral Commission; to make provision about the disclosure of information by the Electoral Commission; to make provision about the disqualification of offenders for holding elective offices, and their sentencing, where offences are aggravated by hostility towards persons involved in elections, referendums or recall petitions or holders of such offices; and for connected purposes.
Bill read the First and Second time without Question put (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 2 March 2026); to be considered tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 4) with explanatory notes (Bill 4-EN).
Courts and Tribunals Bill
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).
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
Secretary Hilary Benn, supported by Secretary David Lammy and Secretary John Healey, presented a Bill to make new provision to address the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
Bill read the First and Second time without Question put and committed (Standing Order No. 80A and Order, 27 April 2026); to be printed (Bill 6) with explanatory notes (Bill 6-EN).
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Secretary David Lammy, supported by the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Pat McFadden, Secretary Bridget Phillipson, Secretary Peter Kyle, Secretary Lisa Nandy, James Murray, Nick Thomas-Symonds, Anna Turley, Chris Ward, Secretary John Healey and Catherine Atkinson, presented a Bill to impose a duty on public authorities and public officials to act with candour, transparency and frankness; to make provision for the enforcement of that duty in their dealings with inquiries and investigations; to require public authorities to promote and take steps to maintain ethical conduct within all parts of the authority; to create an offence in relation to public authorities and public officials who mislead the public; to create further offences in relation to the misconduct of persons who hold public office and to abolish the common law offence of misconduct in public office; to make provision enabling persons to participate at inquiries and investigations where the conduct of public authorities may be in issue; and for connected purposes.