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Wednesday 12th November

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Commons Chamber

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Department Questions

11:30

Oral questions
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Ian Sollom (LD)
1. What steps her Department is taking with universities to develop its research and development policies.

Gagan Mohindra (Con)
2. What progress her Department has made on reaching its target for full gigabit coverage by 2030.

Greg Smith (Con)
3. When she expects all rural communities to have a reliable mobile signal.

Bob Blackman (Con)
4. What steps she is taking to keep people safe online.

Nia Griffith (Lab)
5. What recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the life sciences sector on economic growth.

Topical Questioners

1. Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)

2. James Naish (Lab)

3. Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)

4. Baggy Shanker (LAB)

5. Lisa Smart (LD)

6. Bradley Thomas (Con)

7. Liz Twist (Lab)

8. Ben Goldsborough (Lab)

Josh Fenton-Glynn: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Ian Sollom: What steps her Department is taking with universities to develop its research and development policies. James Naish: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gagan Mohindra: What progress her Department has made on reaching its target for full gigabit coverage by 2030. Greg Smith: When she expects all rural communities to have a reliable mobile signal. Markus Campbell-Savours: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Baggy Shanker: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Bob Blackman: What steps she is taking to keep people safe online. Lisa Smart: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Nia Griffith: What recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the life sciences sector on economic growth. Bradley Thomas: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Sarah Owen: What discussions she has had with Ofcom on enforcement action against platforms that fail to meet child safety requirements under the Online Safety Act 2023. Wera Hobhouse: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act 2023 in tackling drug dealing on social media. Liz Twist: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Ben Goldsborough: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Maya Ellis: What steps her Department is taking to ensure the equitable regional distribution of funding by UK Research and Innovation. Peter Lamb: What steps her Department is taking to support the in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing industry. Zöe Franklin: What steps her Department is taking to regulate artificial intelligence. Gerald Jones: What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 on protecting children and young people from online harms. Danny Chambers: Whether she plans to allocate funding to innovative diagnostics to tackle antimicrobial resistance. Caroline Voaden: What progress her Department has made on rolling out Project Gigabit in the South West. Brian Mathew: What steps her Department is taking to protect intellectual property rights in the training of AI models. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter: What steps she is taking to improve mobile coverage in rural areas.

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time
Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Lincoln Jopp (Con)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November.

Sally Jameson (LAB)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November.

Sojan Joseph (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November.

Darren Paffey (Lab)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November.

Angus MacDonald (LD)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November.

Lincoln Jopp: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Sally Jameson: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Sojan Joseph: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Darren Paffey: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Angus MacDonald: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Jeff Smith: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Edward Morello: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Linsey Farnsworth: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Chris Hinchliff: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Gill German: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Jim Dickson: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Rebecca Paul: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Max Wilkinson: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Rupert Lowe: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November. Kevin Bonavia: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November.

Urgent Question

Louie French
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on her involvement in the appointments process for the Chair of the Independent Football Regulator

None

Main Business

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Road Safety (Schools)

None

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
Taxes

None

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
Energy

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Seamus Logan
Scottish National Party

Nolan Principles

None

Westminster Hall

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