Parallel Parliament

Thursday 4th June

(7 days ago)
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Order Paper (4 Jun 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30

Oral questions
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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First 5 Oral Questions

Claire Young (LD)
1. What steps her Department is taking to support farmers with fuel costs.

Katie Lam (Con)
2. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of Government intervention on food prices on farmers.

Seamus Logan (SNP)
3. What discussions she has had with Scottish fisheries on the UK–EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement.

Ann Davies (PC)
4. What steps she is taking to support the farming sector in Wales.

Joy Morrissey (Con)
5. What steps she is taking to support young people entering the farming sector.

Topical Questioners

1. Lincoln Jopp (Con)

2. Phil Brickell (Lab)

3. Joe Robertson (Con)

4. Graeme Downie (Lab)

5. Noah Law (Lab)

6. Harpreet Uppal (Lab)

7. Katie Lam (Con)

8. Kerry McCarthy (Lab)

Claire Young: What steps her Department is taking to support farmers with fuel costs.
Lincoln Jopp: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Phil Brickell: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Katie Lam: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of Government intervention on food prices on farmers.
Seamus Logan: What discussions she has had with Scottish fisheries on the UK–EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement.
Joe Robertson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Graeme Downie: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Ann Davies: What steps she is taking to support the farming sector in Wales.
Noah Law: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Joy Morrissey: What steps she is taking to support young people entering the farming sector.
Pippa Heylings: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing ring-fenced funding for chalk stream restoration in the Water Restoration Fund.
Harpreet Uppal: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Katie Lam: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
James Wild: What steps she is taking to help support farmers with the cost of fertiliser.
David Reed: What assessment she has made of the potential risk of wildfires in summer 2026.
Kerry McCarthy: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Danny Chambers: What steps she is taking to help improve water quality.
Sam Rushworth: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving the transparency of food welfare labelling.
Tom Rutland: What steps she is taking to improve access to nature.
Adrian Ramsay: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of her Department's report entitled Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published on 20 January 2026.
Peter Swallow: What steps she is taking to help clean waterways in the Thames Valley.
Graeme Downie: When she last met the National Farmers' Union of Scotland.
Jerome Mayhew: What steps she is taking to support the development of precision breeding.
John Slinger: What steps she is taking to help tackle waste crime.
Iqbal Mohamed: What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the regulatory framework governing water companies.
John Glen: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK–EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement on the farming sector.

10:10

Oral questions
Attorney General
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First 5 Oral Questions

Douglas McAllister (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking to help increase levels of diversity in the legal profession.

Andrew Pakes (LAB)
2. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Victims’ Right to Review scheme pilot.

Tom Gordon (LD)
3. What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases involving violence against women and girls.

John Whitby (Lab)
4. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Victims’ Right to Review scheme pilot on victims of serious sexual offences.

Neil Shastri-Hurst (Con)
5. What advice she has provided to the Government on the potential impact of restricting the right to jury trials on the rule of law.

Douglas McAllister: What steps she is taking to help increase levels of diversity in the legal profession.
Andrew Pakes: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Victims’ Right to Review scheme pilot.
Tom Gordon: What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases involving violence against women and girls.
John Whitby: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Victims’ Right to Review scheme pilot on victims of serious sexual offences.
Neil Shastri-Hurst: What advice she has provided to the Government on the potential impact of restricting the right to jury trials on the rule of law.
Sarah Olney: What steps she is taking to ensure the effective prosecution of cases involving domestic abuse.
Danny Chambers: What steps she is taking to ensure the effective prosecution of cases involving domestic abuse.
Liz Jarvis: What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of fraud cases.
Olly Glover: What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people accused of hate crimes.
Sean Woodcock: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of Crown Prosecution Service prosecutions of cases involving violence against women and girls.
Chris Vince: What steps she is taking to help increase levels of diversity in the legal profession.
Joe Powell: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve prosecution rates for corporate manslaughter cases.

Urgent Question

John Whittingdale
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the recent deliberate attacks by Russia on civilian infrastructure , including apartment buildings and non-military targets

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Department for Education
Josh MacAlister

Ministerial statement
Enduring Relationships Strategy for Children’s Social Care

None

Main Business

General debate
General debate on Pride month

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Steve Barclay
Conservative

Performance of the General Medical Council

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Home-to-school transport
Tom Gordon (LD - Harrogate and Knaresborough)

None

15:00

Government support for high street businesses
Olly Glover (LD - Didcot and Wantage)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Government compensation schemes: update
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Government policy on temporary skilled worker visas for creative occupations

None

Lord Empey
Ulster Unionist Party

Oral questions
Permanent military presence in the Gulf

None

Baroness Caine of Kentish Town
Labour

Oral questions
Cultural exchange arrangements between the creative sectors of the EU and the UK

None

Baroness Stedman-Scott
Conservative

Oral questions
Rising number of young people who are not in education, employment or training

None

Main Business

Baroness Deech
Crossbench

Debate
Adequacy of the law on the regulation of fertility treatment

None

Baroness Nargund
Labour

Short debate
Assessment of the UK’s declining birth rates and the impact of this demographic shift

None

Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench

Debate
Role of government policy in combating atrocity crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

12:15
Lord Forbes of Newcastle
Labour

Short debate
Assessment of the impact of increasing abuse and intimidation on the recruitment, retention and wellbeing of local councillors; and what actions to take in response

None

Lord John of Southwark
Labour

Short debate
Establishing a national arts bank to act as a guarantor lender for those theatres, performance venues, galleries and arts teaching colleges which require capital funding in order to operate

None

Lord Lilley
Conservative

Short debate
Why UK electricity prices are among the highest in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

None

Lord Holmes of Richmond
Conservative

Short debate
The case for a cross-sector AI regulation bill

None

16:15

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Domestic Abuse Act 2021
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee

None

10:30
Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

National Resilience Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:50
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Numeracy for Life
Numeracy for Life Committee

None

Friday 5th June

(6 days ago)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishops

Debate
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on human relationships and society

None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 8th June

(3 days ago)
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Order Paper (8 Jun 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Oral questions
Home Office
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First 5 Oral Questions

Danny Chambers (LD)
1. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned changes to immigration rules on the economy.

Douglas McAllister (Lab)
2. What discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on the policing of the Unite the Kingdom rally on 16 May 2026.

Alan Mak (Con)
3. How many asylum seekers were in asylum accommodation on (a) 31 March 2026 and (b) 30 June 2024.

Luke Charters (Lab)
4. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle identity fraud.

Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
5. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain on skilled, legal migrants resident in the UK.

Topical Questioners

1. Danny Chambers (LD)

2. Edward Morello (LD)

3. Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)

4. Liam Conlon (Lab)

5. Ian Lavery (Lab)

6. John Lamont (Con)

7. Helen Maguire (LD)

8. Gareth Bacon (Con)

9. Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)

10. Rachael Maskell (LAB)

Danny Chambers: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Danny Chambers: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned changes to immigration rules on the economy.
Douglas McAllister: What discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on the policing of the Unite the Kingdom rally on 16 May 2026.
Edward Morello: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Laura Kyrke-Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Alan Mak: How many asylum seekers were in asylum accommodation on (a) 31 March 2026 and (b) 30 June 2024.
Luke Charters: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle identity fraud.
Liam Conlon: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Laura Kyrke-Smith: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain on skilled, legal migrants resident in the UK.
Ian Lavery: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Martin Wrigley: What discussions her Department has had with police forces on the adequacy of competitive tendering for trials of AI.
John Lamont: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Jack Rankin: When she plans to implement her proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain.
Helen Maguire: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Jo Platt: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle illegal trading on high streets.
Gareth Bacon: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Damien Egan: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle extremism.
Sureena Brackenridge: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Rachael Maskell: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Jim Dickson: What recent progress her Department has made on tackling antisocial behaviour.
Richard Baker: What steps the Defending Democracy Taskforce is taking to help reduce the level of threats to people standing at local and national elections.
Jas Athwal: What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the violence against women and girls strategy.
Dave Robertson: What steps her Department plans to take to help support the response to alleged abuse at workplaces connected to Mohamed Al Fayed.
Rachel Taylor: What steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of illegal migration.
Perran Moon: What steps her Department is taking to introduce new safe and legal routes for migrants.
Alan Gemmell: What steps her Department is taking to introduce new safe and legal routes for migrants.
Clive Jones: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Mary Kelly Foy: What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the violence against women and girls strategy.
Damian Hinds: What recent assessment she has made of trends in levels of fraud.
Catherine Fookes: What steps she is taking to help tackle financial abuse.
Jerome Mayhew: What recent assessment her Department has made of trends in levels of shoplifting.
Christine Jardine: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned changes to immigration rules on the economy.
Pete Wishart: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of AI facial age estimation technology by Border Force and police on vulnerable children.
Neil Shastri-Hurst: What recent assessment her Department has made of trends in levels of shoplifting.
Roz Savage: What steps she is taking to help tackle rural crime.

Urgent Question

Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology if she will make a statement on the Government’s new policy announcements regarding children’s online safety, social media and smartphones

None

Clive Lewis
Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the performance of the water sector

None

Jeremy Corbyn
Independent

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Cuba, following the US naval and financial blockade

None

Main Business

Legislation
Committee of the whole House of the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill (day one)
View Amendments

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business of the House (Private Members’ Bills)

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Backbench Business Committee

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Environmental Audit Committee

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Connor Rand
Labour

Government regulation of maternity nurses, nannies and the infant sleep industry

None

Westminster Hall

An alternative Chamber to debate topics without a vote being called.
Today's sitting hours: 4.30pm - 7.30pm

16:30

E-petition 752673 relating to the timely progress of bills through Parliament:
Lewis Atkinson (Lab - Sunderland Central)

None

General Committee

18:00
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

None

18:00
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

The draft combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
Second Delegated Legislation Committee

None

Select & Joint Committees

12:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Sizewell C
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Conservative

Oral questions
Health-related benefits assessments being conducted in person

None

Baroness Thornhill
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Shortage of affordable housing for young people

None

Lord Sikka
Labour

Oral questions
Assessment of the performance of Royal Mail

None

Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Labour

Oral questions
'Selective Inclusion' report by the Sutton Trust

None

Private Notice Question

Lord West of Spithead
Labour

Private Notice Question
UK defence capability and the threat posed by Russia

None

Main Business

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Baroness Hayman of Ullock

Urgent Question Repeat
Disruption of water supplies to areas served by South East water

None

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour

Urgent Question Repeat
Israeli Defence Forces’ operations in Lebanon

None

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour

Urgent Question Repeat
Deliberate attacks by Russia on civilian infrastructure

None

Statements

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Statement
Enduring Relationships Strategy for Children’s Social Care

None

Main Business

HM Treasury
Lord Stockwood

Legislation
Financial Services and Markets Bill - second reading
View Amendments

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Baroness Morris of Yardley
Labour

Debate
Report from the Public Services Committee: Reforming the Child Maintenance Service

None

Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Labour

Debate
Report from the Industry and Regulators Committee: The Building Safety Regulator: Building a Better Regulator

None

20:45

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Leicester

Childhood Vaccinations Committee - Private Meeting

None

Tuesday 9th June

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (9 Jun 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Oral questions
Department of Health and Social Care
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First 5 Oral Questions

David Chadwick (LD)
1. What steps he is taking to help improve cross-border healthcare between UK nations.

Kieran Mullan (Con)
2. What steps he is taking to maintain non-digital access to primary care.

Perran Moon (Lab)
3. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities.

Liz Twist (Lab)
4. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress on implementing the suicide prevention strategy for England.

Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
5. What steps he is taking to improve mental health facilities in Dorset.

Topical Questioners

1. Josh Babarinde (LD)

2. Peter Swallow (Lab)

3. Victoria Collins (LD)

4. Mary Glindon (Lab)

5. Nadia Whittome (Lab)

6. Claire Young (LD)

7. Will Forster (LD)

8. Alison Griffiths (Con)

9. Lloyd Hatton (Lab)

10. Debbie Abrahams (Lab)

David Chadwick: What steps he is taking to help improve cross-border healthcare between UK nations.
Josh Babarinde: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Peter Swallow: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Kieran Mullan: What steps he is taking to maintain non-digital access to primary care.
Perran Moon: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities.
Victoria Collins: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Mary Glindon: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Liz Twist: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress on implementing the suicide prevention strategy for England.
Lloyd Hatton: What steps he is taking to improve mental health facilities in Dorset.
Nadia Whittome: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Robbie Moore: What steps he is taking to increase access to care in the community.
Claire Young: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
John Whitby: What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of healthcare for care leavers.
Will Forster: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
David Reed: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for men.
Alison Griffiths: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Lloyd Hatton: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Steve Darling: If he will make it his policy to retain Healthwatch.
John Lamont: What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on improving cross-border healthcare.
Debbie Abrahams: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Will Stone: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce inequalities in health outcomes.
Graham Stuart: What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unreported removals from waiting lists.
Luke Charters: What steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of NHS health visitors.
Lisa Smart: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the dental recruitment incentive scheme.
Jim Dickson: What steps his Department has taken to help improve processes for obtaining GP appointments when practices open for the day.
Elsie Blundell: What steps he is taking to improve men's mental health care provision in the North West.
Lewis Cocking: What steps he is taking to improve accountability in the health service.
Gill Furniss: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of treatment delays on outcomes for patients with heart valve disease.
Kirsteen Sullivan: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for women.
Al Pinkerton: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress on implementing the New Hospital Programme.
Richard Tice: What comparative assessment he has made of trends in the level of NHS healthcare workers (a) recruited from overseas and (b) trained in the UK.
Munira Wilson: If he will make it his policy to retain Healthwatch.
Kevin Bonavia: What steps his Department is taking to improve NHS cancer care.
Wendy Chamberlain: What steps he is taking to fund research into the biology of lobular breast cancer.
Marsha De Cordova: What steps he is taking to improve accessibility in the NHS.

Urgent Question

Gavin Robinson
Democratic Unionist Party

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on reports of a serious violent attack in north Belfast involving a foreign national, and the implications for public safety, immigration enforcement and community cohesion

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Yvette Cooper

Ministerial statement
Middle East

None

Main Business

Legislation
Conclusion of Committee of the whole House and remaining stages of the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
View Amendments

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat

Road safety in the West Midlands

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