📜 Business without Debate

Commons Chamber

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The House of Commons swiftly approved the Liaison Committee’s recommendation to allocate a day before March 18 to review the 2024-25 budget estimates for key departments including Health and Social Care, Foreign Affairs, and Business and Trade. Additionally, without debate, the House agreed to new regulations adjusting fees for town and country planning applications in England. In a separate move, they also approved modifications to the Social Security (Scotland) Act related to adult disability living allowances. These decisions reflect the ongoing efforts to streamline governmental processes and manage public finances effectively.

Summary

  • Estimates Approval: The House agreed with the Liaison Committee’s recommendation to allocate a day before March 18, 2025, to discuss the budget estimates for the Department for Health and Social Care, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Department for Business and Trade for the financial year 2024-25.

  • Town and Country Planning Regulations: The House approved the draft regulations titled “Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025”. These regulations, which were laid before the House on January 13, aim to update the fees associated with various planning applications and services.

  • Constitutional Law Amendments: The House also approved the draft “Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2025”. This order, laid before the House on January 13, makes necessary adjustments to the social security law in Scotland concerning adult disability living allowances.

Divisiveness

The transcript provided for the parliamentary session shows no instances of disagreement or debate among the members of the House. Every motion presented was ‘agreed to’ without any recorded objections or discussions. For example, the motion on Estimates (Liaison Committee Recommendation) and the motions on Delegated Legislation under Town and Country Planning and Constitutional Law were all passed without any noted dissent. This session appears to be purely administrative, focusing on business without debate, which aligns with the ‘Business without Debate’ section heading. The lack of any recorded exchanges or disagreements among the members justifies a rating of 1, indicating minimal to no disagreement displayed during the session.