🚫 Business without Debate

Commons Chamber

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Parliament faced a flurry of objections as multiple bills were blocked from immediate second readings. Key proposals ranging from pension rules for the terminally ill to the import of hunting trophies and social media access rights were all postponed. Each bill, despite diverse topics like BBC privatisation and vaccine damage payments, met the same fate of objection and rescheduling. The soonest any bill will be revisited is on January 24th, with others spread out until July.

Summary

  • Pension (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 24 January.
  • Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 13 June.
  • Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 4 July.
  • Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 28 March.
  • Social Media (Access to Accounts) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 11 July.
  • Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 24 January.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 24 January.
  • Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 24 January.
  • Animals in Medical Research (Prohibition) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 11 July.
  • Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 7 March.
  • Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 24 January.
  • Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 4 July.
  • Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 24 January.
  • NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 24 January.
  • Terminal Illness (Relief of Pain) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 24 January.
  • Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 24 January.
  • Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill: Second reading postponed to Friday, 24 January.
  • Listed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill [Lords]: Second reading postponed to Friday, 11 July.

Divisiveness

The parliamentary session exhibits disagreements, as evidenced by the objections raised by some Members of Parliament (MPs) to all the motions presented for the respective bills’ second readings. However, these disagreements appear procedural rather than substantive: the objections are stated briefly without debate or additional comments provided within the transcript. As a consequence, the session portrays an average level of disagreement, meriting a medium score of 3, reflecting both the presence and the nature of the conflicts recorded.