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Tuesday 8th September

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Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
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Department Questions

11:30

Oral questions
HM Treasury
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First 5 Oral Questions

Elaine Stewart (Lab)
1. What recent steps he has taken to increase economic growth.

Allison Gardner (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking with local leaders to attract private investment into areas that have historically received lower levels of investment.

Claire Hazelgrove (Lab)
3. What discussions he has had with representatives of pubs on the potential impact of business rates relief on the hospitality sector.

Connor Rand (Lab)
4. What fiscal steps he is taking to support the renewal of high streets.

Lincoln Jopp (Con)
5. What fiscal steps he is planning to take to support the Defence Investment Plan.

Topical Questioners

1. Steff Aquarone (LD)

2. Charlie Dewhirst (Con)

3. Julie Minns (Lab)

4. Jeevun Sandher (Lab)

5. Graham Leadbitter (SNP)

6. Catherine Fookes (Lab)

7. Rosie Duffield (Ind)

8. Clive Jones (LD)

9. John Lamont (Con)

10. Adam Thompson (Lab)

Elaine Stewart: What recent steps he has taken to increase economic growth.
Steff Aquarone: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Allison Gardner: What steps he is taking with local leaders to attract private investment into areas that have historically received lower levels of investment.
Charlie Dewhirst: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Julie Minns: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Claire Hazelgrove: What discussions he has had with representatives of pubs on the potential impact of business rates relief on the hospitality sector.
Jeevun Sandher: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Connor Rand: What fiscal steps he is taking to support the renewal of high streets.
Graham Leadbitter: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Lincoln Jopp: What fiscal steps he is planning to take to support the Defence Investment Plan.
Catherine Fookes: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Alex McIntyre: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to regional funding arrangements on the economies of local communities which either are not part of a combined authority or do not have a metro mayor.
Rosie Duffield: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Christine Jardine: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing fuel duty on the cost of living for working families.
Jeremy Hunt: What steps he is taking to improve public sector productivity.
Clive Jones: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Ben Spencer: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2024 Budget on businesses in Runnymede and Weybridge constituency.
John Lamont: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Adam Thompson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Sadik Al-Hassan: What fiscal steps he is taking to help improve employment opportunities.
Amanda Hack: If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing VAT on defibrillators on community-based purchasers.
Dan Carden: What steps he is taking with local leaders to attract private investment into areas that have historically received lower levels of investment.
Phil Brickell: Whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing an anti-fraud levy on technology sector companies.
Imogen Walker: What steps his Department is taking to support face-to-face banking in rural communities.
Bill Esterson: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to taxation on oil and gas production in the North Sea.
Tristan Osborne: What steps he is taking to help ensure that the UK remains the fastest growing economy in the G7.
Perran Moon: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to regional funding arrangements on the economies of local communities.
Callum Anderson: What fiscal steps he is taking to help ensure that the economy is resilient to global economic uncertainty.
Peter Swallow: What discussions he has had with representatives of hospitality businesses on the potential impact of business rates relief on the sector.
Sureena Brackenridge: What recent discussions he has had with metro mayors on the potential impact of fiscal devolution on economic growth.
Gill German: What discussions he has had with representatives of hospitality businesses on the potential impact of business rates relief on the sector.
Max Wilkinson: What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the VAT exemption on domestic renewables beyond March 2027.
Greg Smith: What estimate he has made of the average annual cost to motorists of discontinuing the 5p fuel duty reduction from December 2026.
Will Stone: What discussions he has had with representatives of the hospitality sector on the potential impact of business rates relief on that sector.
Robin Swann: Whether he has had discussions with the Northern Ireland hospitality sector on the development of a pilot for the reduction of VAT on hospitality.

Urgent Question

Calum Miller
Liberal Democrat

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on comments from the Argentinian President and President Donald Trump regarding the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Ed Miliband

Ministerial statement
Israel-Palestine

None

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Lisa Nandy

Ministerial statement
Online Safety

None

Main Business

Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op)

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Artificial superintelligence

None

HM Treasury
James Murray

Health Bill: Ways and Means

None

Legislation
Health Bill: Conclusion of remaining stages
View Amendments

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Draft Conversion Practices Bill (Joint Committee)

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Simon Hoare
Conservative

Regulation of retirement property management companies

None

Westminster Hall

An alternative Chamber to debate topics without a vote being called.
Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 11.30am & 2.30pm - 5.30pm