Business Without Debate

Delegated Legislation

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)),

Local Government

That the draft Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Control of Disposals etc.) (Amendment) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 14 May, be approved.

Education

That the draft Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 18 May, be approved.

Environmental Protection

That the draft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 14 May, be approved—(Mark Ferguson.)

Question agreed to.

Church of England (General Synod) (Measures)

[Relevant documents: 248th Report of the Ecclesiastical Committee, Clergy Conduct Measure, HC 220.]

King’s consent signified.

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)),

That the Clergy Conduct Measure (HC 221), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, which was laid before this House on 3 June, be presented to His Majesty for his Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before Parliament.—(Gen Kitchen.)

Question agreed to.

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your advice. Over the course of the day, following the announcement of the defence investment plan, it has become clear that the Government intend to cancel two major road schemes to fund their commitments. One of them, the Newark bypass, is in my constituency. This is a scheme on which tens of millions of pounds have already been spent. The development consent order has already been granted, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s permission was given for that. No stakeholders, including me, were informed in Newark, and the Mayor of the East Midlands did not know the faintest thing about this before the story was given to the trade press, which strikes me as a total slap in the face for local people in Nottinghamshire.

The scheme would have a profoundly welcome effect on business, jobs and quality of life for my constituents, and for everyone in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. It seems that the scheme has now been cast aside, but it is clear what the money should have been spent on. We should cut waste in Government to fund important schemes like this. How can we get the Transport Secretary to come to the House of Commons to account for this terrible decision for my constituents and for all the people of the east midlands?

I thank the right hon. Member for giving notice of his point of order, which, as he knows, is not a matter for the Chair. He may wish to consult the Table Office on means of pursuing his concerns further.