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Multiple bills, including those on pet microchipping, vaccine damage payments, and child criminal exploitation, were proposed for a Second reading but faced objections from Members of Parliament. All objected bills are scheduled for another Second reading on various dates in March, June, and July. The session was marked by unanimous objections to all proposed bills, indicating significant parliamentary discord. Key issues like Palestine statehood and proportional representation in elections have been deferred to later dates.

Summary

  • Pets (Microchips) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Anonymity of Suspects Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Palestine Statehood (Recognition) (No. 2) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 20 June.
  • Elections (Proportional Representation) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 11 July.
  • Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Rivers, Streams and Lakes (Protected Status) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 28 March.
  • Child Criminal Exploitation (No. 2) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Pension (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 14 March.
  • Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Terminal Illness (Relief of Pain) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.
  • Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill: Proposed to be read a second time on 7 March.

All bills faced objections during the session but are scheduled for a second reading on the specified dates.

Divisiveness

The session demonstrates systematic and unanimous opposition to every proposed bill, indicating a highly polarized environment. All 17 bills—spanning diverse topics like healthcare, immigration, taxation, and foreign policy—faced immediate objections, delaying their progress. This pattern suggests strategic procedural blocking rather than isolated disagreements, reflecting entrenched ideological divides. The lack of any bill advancing without objection underscores a complete absence of cross-party consensus, characteristic of deeply fragmented parliamentary dynamics.