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House of Commons Highlights

Latest Events in the House of Commons

Wednesday 4th September

(7 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (4 Sep 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

11:30

Scotland Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Martin Rhodes (Lab)
1. What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on a new industrial strategy.

Frank McNally (Lab)
2. What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on a new industrial strategy.

Elaine Stewart (Lab)
3. What steps he plans to take to support working people in Scotland.

David Mundell (Con)
4. What steps his Department is taking to support delivery of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal.

John Grady (Lab)
5. What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the effectiveness of the relationship between the UK and Scottish Governments.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Bill Esterson (Lab)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

Yasmin Qureshi (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

Emma Foody (LAB)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

Harriet Cross (Con)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

None

Statements

Cabinet Office
Keir Starmer

Ministerial statement
Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report

None

Main Business

Legislation
Budget Responsibility Bill: Committee of the whole House and Remaining Stages

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

House of Commons Commission

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Andrew Mitchell

Closure of the police station in Royal Sutton Coldfield

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

09:30

Baby loss
Lee Anderson (RUK - Ashfield)

None

11:00

Government support for the space sector
Alistair Carmichael (LD - Orkney and Shetland)

None

14:30

The future of sheep farming
Joe Morris (Lab - Hexham)

None

16:00

SEND provision in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire
Alistair Strathern (Lab - Hitchin)

None

16:30

Security in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North)

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

15:00

Introduction(s)
Baroness Hodge of Barking and Baroness Beckett

None

Department Questions

Lord Sikka
Labour

Possible links between social disorder in major cities and economic and social policies

None

Lord Bishop of London
Bishops

Adequacy of funding arrangements for accessible and equitable palliative and end of life care

None

Lord Liddle
Labour

High speed rail services between London Euston and Manchester and the West Coast Mainline north of Crewe

None

Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Conservative

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Bill Esterson (Lab)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

Yasmin Qureshi (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

Emma Foody (LAB)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

Harriet Cross (Con)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 September.

None

Main Business

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Khan of Burnley

Legislation
Holocaust Memorial Bill - second reading

None

Baroness Deech
Crossbench

Holocaust Memorial Bill - Motion to Regret that the Bill fails to allow for a full appraisal and consultation on any preferred site for a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and that in preparing the bill the government have failed to establish the true cost of the project or deal with issues of security around the Memorial

None

21:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Constitution Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

FCA and PRA’s secondary competitiveness and growth objective
Financial Services Regulation Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Caroline Wagstaff - Chief Executive Officer at London Market Group
Christopher J. Lay - Chief Executive Officer at Marsh McLennan UK

10:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 5th September

(6 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (5 Sep 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm
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Department Questions

09:30

Department for Business and Trade
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

David Burton-Sampson (Lab)
1. What assessment he has made of the potential contribution of small businesses to the Government's growth mission.

Sarah Coombes (Lab)
2. What recent progress his Department has made on introducing an industrial strategy.

Alistair Strathern (Lab)
3. What steps his Department is taking to help support high street businesses.

Robin Swann (UUP)
4. What assessment he has made of the impact of hauliers in supporting trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Alex Baker (Lab)
5. What assessment he has made of the potential contribution of small businesses to the Government's growth mission.

Topical Questioners

1. Patrick Hurley (Lab)

2. David Davis (Con)

3. David Pinto-Duschinsky (Lab)

4. Mike Amesbury (Lab)

5. Melanie Onn (Lab)

6. Joe Powell (Lab)

7. Helen Morgan (LD)

8. Neil Shastri-Hurst (Con)

9. Paul Waugh (LAB)

10. Dan Carden (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

Martin Vickers
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade if he will make a statement on the future of steel manufacturing in the UK

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Legislation
Great British Energy Bill: Second Reading

None

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Ed Miliband

Programme Motion
Great British Energy Bill: Programme

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Melanie Onn
Labour

Rail and road connectivity in northern Lincolnshire

None

Westminster Hall

An alternative Chamber to debate topics without a vote being called.
Today's sitting hours: 1.30pm - 4.30pm

13:30

Waste crime in Staffordshire
Adam Jogee (Lab - Newcastle-under-Lyme)

None

15:00

SEND provision
Richard Burgon (Ind - Leeds East)

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard and Lord Brady of Altrincham

None

Department Questions

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Labour

Ability of current online safety legislation to regulate abuse, including racism, islamophobia, homophobia, and sectarianism, on social media platforms

None

Lord Campbell-Savours
Labour

Support for Ukraine in its war against Russia

None

Lord Harris of Haringey
Labour

Alerts sent using the emergency alert service since the national test in April 2023, and when the next test will take place

None

Lord Bellingham
Conservative

Restrictions on arms sales to Israel

None

Private Notice Question

Lord Strathclyde
Conservative

Private Notice Question
Government plans to remove excepted hereditary peers from the House of Lords and whether the House will be informed on composition changes before legislation is published

None

Statements

Department for Education
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Statement
Proposed changes to Ofsted reporting

None

Main Business

Lord Carrington of Fulham
Conservative

Debate
The role of modern methods of construction in the housing construction sector

None

Baroness Cumberlege
Conservative

Short debate
Ensuring that those who have suffered complications following vaginal mesh implants receive financial compensation

None

Lord Lexden
Conservative

Debate
The contribution of independent schools, and any potential effects that changes to the VAT exemption for independent school fees could have

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill - committee stage (day 1)

None

17:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Preterm Birth
Preterm Birth Committee

None

09:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Food, Diet and Obesity
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 6th September

(5 days ago)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Farmer
Conservative

Legislation
Support for Infants and Parents etc (Information) Bill - second reading

None

Lord Redesdale
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill - second reading

None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 9th September

(2 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (9 Sep 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 2.30pm - 10.30pm
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Department Questions

14:30

Department for Education
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Bill Esterson (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of the provision of level 3 vocational pathways for students.

Josh MacAlister (Lab)
2. What steps she plans to take to reform children's social care.

Matt Western (Lab)
3. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Office for Students.

Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)
4. What steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of the provision of level 3 vocational pathways for students.

Richard Holden (Con)
5. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of academic freedom in the higher education sector.

Topical Questioners

1. Tim Roca (Lab)

2. Ian Lavery (Lab)

3. Charlie Dewhirst (Con)

4. Helen Hayes (Lab)

5. Caroline Voaden (LD)

6. Julia Buckley (Lab)

7. Rachael Maskell (LAB)

8. Uma Kumaran (Lab)

9. Claire Young (LD)

10. Mark Ferguson (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

Victoria Atkins
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on the involvement of people with no formal appointment in the development of Government policy on health

None

Statements

Department for Business and Trade
Jonathan Reynolds

Ministerial statement
Post Office Horizon Redress

None

Department for Transport
Simon Lightwood

Ministerial statement
Bus Franchising Update

None

Main Business

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Stephen Doughty

Consideration of a motion to approve the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2024

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Stephen Doughty

Consideration of a motion to approve the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Transport
Louise Haigh

Consideration of a motion to approve the Draft Renewable Transport Fuel obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024

None

Department of Health and Social Care
Andrew Gwynne

Consideration of a motion to approve the Draft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations 2024

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business of the House (Today)

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Modernisation Committee

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Andrew George
Liberal Democrat

Availability of housing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Lord Cryer and Lord Sharma

None

Department Questions

Lord Davies of Brixton
Labour

Claimants of Pension Credit in the past three financial years

None

Baroness Gohir
Crossbench

Hate crimes against Muslims in Britain

None

Lord Wood of Anfield
Labour

The 2022 Independent Review of Children's Social Care

None

Lord Berkeley
Labour

Providing longer-term support to the local bus sector

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Statement
Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report

None

Main Business

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
Budgetary Responsibility Bill - second reading and remaining stages

None

Lord Hollick
Labour

Debate
Industry and Regulators Committee report: "Who watches the watchdogs? Improving the performance, independence and accountability of UK Regulators"

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

15:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Modern Slavery Act 2015
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Statutory Inquiries Committee - Private Meeting

None

Tuesday 10th September

(1 day ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (10 Sep 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Ministry of Justice
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Dan Carden (Lab)
1. What steps her Department is taking to increase prison capacity.

Bobby Dean (LD)
2. What steps she is taking to support the rehabilitation of offenders.

Alison Hume (Lab)
3. What steps her Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence.

Jayne Kirkham (LAB)
4. What steps her Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence.

Linsey Farnsworth (Lab)
5. What assessment she has made of the impact of recent disorder on the criminal justice system.

Topical Questioners

1. Olivia Bailey (Lab)

2. Bradley Thomas (Con)

3. Joe Powell (Lab)

4. Christine Jardine (LD)

5. Jessica Morden (Lab)

6. Steff Aquarone (LD)

7. Jess Asato (Lab)

8. Andrew Rosindell (Con)

9. Monica Harding (LD)

10. Siân Berry (Green)

None

Statements

Ministry of Defence
John Healey

Ministerial statement
Ukraine update

None

Main Business

Department for Work and Pensions
Rishi Sunak

Motion
Debate on a motion relating to the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business of the House (Today)

None

Rishi Sunak
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
Winter Fuel Payment

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Caroline Dinenage
Conservative

Dynamic ticket pricing

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

09:30

UK priorities for COP29
Deirdre Costigan (Lab - Ealing Southall)

None

11:00

Winter Fuel Payment
Rachael Maskell (LAB - York Central)

None

14:30

Illegal immigration
Neil O'Brien (Con - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston)

None

16:00

Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange
Alberto Costa (Con - South Leicestershire)

None

16:30

Exempt supported accommodation
Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham Edgbaston)

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Baroness Batters and Baroness Harman

None

Royal Assent
Budget Responsibility Act 2024

None

Department Questions

Lord Aberdare
Crossbench

Ending the practice of cash retentions in the construction sector

None

Lord Farmer
Conservative

Assessment of the 'Making the grade: Prioritising performance in Whitehall' report, published on 1 May

None

Lord Touhig
Labour

The Buckland Review of Autism Employment

None

Lord Bishop of St Albans
Bishops

Accessibility of pharmacies to those living in rural areas

None

Statements

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Statement
Involvement of people with no formal appointment in the development of government policy on health

None

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Statement
Post Office Horizon Redress

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill - second reading

None

Lord Harrington of Watford
Non-affiliated

Short debate
Measures to implement to attract more foreign direct investment to the United Kingdom

None

20:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill - committee stage (day 2)

None

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

High streets in towns and small cities
Built Environment Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Skills for the future: apprenticeships and training
Industry and Regulators Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

The work of the BBC
Communications and Digital Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Tim Davie CBE - Director-General at BBC
Dr Samir Shah CBE - Chair of the Board at BBC

15:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

How sustainable is our national debt?
Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

European Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 11th September

(Today)
Order Paper (11 Sep 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Watch Commons Chamber Live

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

11:30

Wales Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Nick Smith (Lab)
1. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.

Steve Witherden (Lab)
2. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the steel industry in Wales.

Liz Twist (Lab)
3. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the steel industry in Wales.

Shaun Davies (Lab)
4. Whether she has had recent discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Welsh Government on steps to improve cross-border train services.

Matthew Patrick (Lab)
5. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve transport infrastructure in Wales.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Torsten Bell (Lab)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 September.

Tessa Munt (LD)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 September.

Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 September.

Amanda Martin (Lab)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 September.

Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 September.

None

Statements

Department for Business and Trade
Jonathan Reynolds

Ministerial statement
UK Government Deal with Tata Steel UK on the Port Talbot Transition Project

None

Northern Ireland Office
Hilary Benn

Ministerial statement
The murder of Patrick Finucane

None

Main Business

General debate
Building safety and resilience

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Rupa Huq
Labour

Support for democracy in Bangladesh

None

Westminster Hall

Watch Westminster Hall Live

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

09:30

Adequacy of planning policy for Traveller sites
Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton)

None

11:00

Bus services in rural areas
Sarah Dyke (LD - Glastonbury and Somerton)

None

14:30

Depopulation in rural areas
Torcuil Crichton (Lab - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

None

16:00

Oswestry to Gobowen railway line
Helen Morgan (LD - North Shropshire)

None

16:30

Impact of financial fraud and economic crime
Luke Charters (Lab - York Outer)

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

15:00

Introduction(s)
Lord Beamish and Lord Grayling

None

Department Questions

Lord Rooker
Labour

Updating the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998

None

Lord Black of Brentwood
Conservative

Number of people with diagnosed HIV in England who are not accessing HIV care

None

Lord Snape
Labour

Road Investment Strategy 2: 2020-2025 and plans for the road network

None

Lord Moynihan
Conservative

Dynamic pricing and other sales practices with regard to the selling of Oasis concert tickets

None

Main Business

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Labour

Legislation
Arbitration Bill - committee stage

None

Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour

Legislation
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill - committee stage

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Altmann

Orders and regulations
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 - motion to annul

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Stedman-Scott

Orders and regulations
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 - motions to regret

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Baroness Parminter
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Environment and Climate Change Committee report: "An extraordinary challenge: Restoring 30 per cent of our land and sea by 2030"

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Constitution Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

FCA and PRA’s secondary competitiveness and growth objective
Financial Services Regulation Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Carol Knight - Chief Executive Officer, Membership Services at The Investing and Saving Alliance (TISA)
Lisa Laybourn - Director of Technical Policy and Risk at The Investing and Saving Alliance (TISA)

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence
International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:45
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Finance Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
2-03 Millbank House

Conduct Committee - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 12th September

(1 day ahead)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm
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Department Questions

09:30

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Julian Smith (Con)
1. What steps he is taking to promote innovation in the agricultural sector.

Claire Young (LD)
2. What steps his Department is taking to increase uptake of environmental land management schemes.

Sarah Bool (Con)
3. What steps he is taking to support British food producers.

Sarah Coombes (Lab)
4. What recent progress he has made on increasing the accountability of water companies for pollution discharges into waterways.

Harriet Cross (Con)
5. If he will maintain the level of funding for farming.

Topical Questioners

1. Graeme Downie (Lab)

2. Ayoub Khan (Ind)

3. Beccy Cooper (Lab)

4. Helena Dollimore (LAB)

5. Neil Hudson (Con)

6. Adrian Ramsay (Green)

7. Polly Billington (Lab)

8. Alison Griffiths (Con)

None

10:10

Solicitor General

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

General debate
Sir David Amess Adjournment Debate: General debate on matters to be raised before the forthcoming Adjournment

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Lauren Edwards
Labour

Future of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

None

Westminster Hall

An alternative Chamber to debate topics without a vote being called.
Today's sitting hours: 1.30pm - 4.30pm

13:30

Regulation of short-term lets
Rachel Blake (LAB - Cities of London and Westminster)

None

15:00

Environmental standards for new housing
Ellie Chowns (Green - North Herefordshire)

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Lord Booth-Smith and Baroness May of Maidenhead

None

Department Questions

Lord Dubs
Labour

False information through electronic media

None

Lord Bishop of St Albans
Bishops

NFU Mutual’s Rural Crime Report 2024

None

Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench

Re-joining the Erasmus+ Programme

None

Lord Bishop of Leeds
Bishops

Accelerating and intensifying military support for Ukraine

None

Main Business

Lord Hogan-Howe
Crossbench

Debate
Safety and regulation issues involved in the use of pedal cycles on the road network

None

Baroness Burt of Solihull
Liberal Democrat

Short debate
Addressing challenges around prison capacities and ensuring the safety and wellbeing needs of vulnerable prisoners

None

Lord Krebs
Crossbench

Debate
The current challenges of higher education funding

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Baroness Sanderson of Welton
Conservative

Short debate
Plans to publish a new strategy for public libraries

None

Lord Popat
Conservative

Short debate
Steps being taken to to raise awareness among UK businesses of commercial opportunities in African markets, and support UK exports to Africa

None

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
Conservative

Short debate
Steps to protect wild Atlantic salmon populations

None

Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Conservative

Short debate
Assessment made of the impact of international conflict on children, and the recommendations proposed by Save the Children in its report published in December 2023

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Food, Diet and Obesity
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee - Private Meeting

None

12:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 13th September

(2 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour

Debate
Situation in Sudan

None

Monday 16th September

(5 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Tuesday 17th September

(6 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Wednesday 18th September

(7 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Thursday 19th September

(8 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Friday 20th September

(9 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

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Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Mon 9th September

Homecare medicines services - follow-up
Public Services Committee

Thu 5th September

The Grey Belt
Built Environment Committee

Wed 4th September

Scaling up - AI and creative tech
Communications and Digital Committee

Latest Government Consultations

Mon 9th September

Proposed changes to bus franchising guidance
Department for Transport

Tue 30th July

Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tue 30th July

DMCCA 2024: turnover and control regulations
Department for Business and Trade

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Tuesday 10th September in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Justice)
(159 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Heidi Alexander - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Ukraine (Ministry of Defence)
(48 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
John Healey - Secretary of State for Defence

Point of Order
(4 Speeches)

Social Security (Department for Work and Pensions)
(94 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Liz Kendall - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Business of the House (Today)

Opposition Day

Winter Fuel Payment (HM Treasury)
(257 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Emma Reynolds - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Adjournment Debate

Dynamic Ticket Pricing (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Tuesday 10th September in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

COP29: UK Priorities (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(44 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kerry McCarthy - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Winter Fuel Payment (Department for Work and Pensions)
(31 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Reynolds - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Illegal Immigration (Home Office)
(55 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (Department for Transport)
(14 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Exempt Supported Accommodation (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Tuesday 10th September - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

National Security and Investment Act 2021: Annual Report (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Water (Special Measures) Bill (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Foreign Secretary

Immigration Rules: Statement of Changes (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Development Consent Decision Extension (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Louise Haigh - Secretary of State for Transport

Tuesday 10th September in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Batters
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Harman
(1 Speeches)

Royal Assent
(1 Speeches)

Construction Sector: Cash Retentions (Department for Business and Trade)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Whitehall: Prioritising Performance (Cabinet Office)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Autism Employment: Buckland Review (Department for Work and Pensions)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Pharmacies: Rural Areas (Department of Health and Social Care)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL]
(1 Speeches)

Universal Credit (Standard Allowance Entitlement of Care Leavers) Bill [HL]
(1 Speeches)

Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]
(5 Speeches)

Government Policy on Health (Department of Health and Social Care)
(14 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Post Office Horizon: Redress (Department for Business and Trade)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [HL] (Leader of the House)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Foreign Direct Investment to the UK
(36 Speeches)

Other Lords Events

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] (HM Treasury)
(59 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)