Question time: two questions, from Sam Tanson and Taina Bofferding, asked the Prime Minister what the throne succession ceremonies of 3 and 4 October 2025 cost the State and whether the contracts were tendered; the Prime Minister gave the two main contract amounts and promised a detailed list within days.
Élargie question 51 by Djuna Bernard on the environmental impact of medicines; the Minister of Health and the Minister of the Environment both answered on the CO2 footprint of the health sector, medicine residues in water, and the collection of medicine waste.
General discussion and vote on bill 8301, which digitalises recruitment in the civil service and simplifies the change of administration; Diane Adehm gave the committee report and the bill was adopted unanimously with 60 votes, with dispensation from the second constitutional vote.
Interpellation by Georges Engel on the place of work in society and the human, social, and economic values attached to it; speakers from every group and the Minister of Labour discussed working time, Sunday work, platform work, and the social dialogue.
Motion 1, tabled by Georges Engel during his interpellation, asked the government to raise the social minimum wage by 100 euros and to shift taxation from labour to capital; every group stated its position and the motion was rejected by 35 votes to 18 with 7 abstentions.