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Friday 8th May

(7 days ago)
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Monday 11th May

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Tuesday 12th May

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Wednesday 13th May

(2 days ago)
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Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
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Main Business

11:25

State Opening of Parliament

None

14:30

Debate on the Address

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Alistair Strathern
Labour

Unadopted roads and public amenities on new developments

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Reading for Pleasure
Education Committee
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At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Frank Young - Chief Executive at Parentkind
Professor Christine O’Farrelly - Research Professor and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, PEDAL Centre for Research in Play, Education, Development and Learning at University of Cambridge
Julie Cigman - Early Education Associate, consultant and author at Early Education
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Mrs Victoria Dilly - Chief Executive at School Library Association
Professor Robert Eaglestone - Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought, Royal Holloway, University of London and Policy Lead at English Association
Dr Roger McDonald - Associate Professor of Primary Education (Literacy), Faculty of Education and Health at The University of Greenwich

16:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Welsh Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:30

State Opening of Parliament

None

15:30

Motion for Humble Address
Motion for a Humble Address

None

Thursday 14th May

(1 day ago)
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Order Paper (14 May 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm
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Statements

09:30
Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Northern Ireland Office
Hilary Benn

Ministerial statement
Dillon Judgment

None

Cabinet Office
Dan Jarvis

Ministerial statement
National Security

None

Main Business

Debate on the Address
Debate on the Address: Proposed subject for debate: Getting Britain working again

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat

Impact of a third runway at Heathrow Airport

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Shared services
Public Accounts Committee

None

10:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

GB Energy and the net zero transition
Scottish Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Responses to antisemitism
Home Affairs Committee
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At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Danny Stone MBE - Chief Executive at Antisemitism Policy Trust
Russell Langer - Director of Public Affairs at Jewish Leadership Council
Karen Newman - Vice President for Security, Resilience and Communities at Board of Deputies of British Jews
Dave Rich MBE - Director of Policy at Community Security Trust
At 11:45am: Oral evidence
Lord Mann, Independent Adviser on Antisemitism

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Labour

Debate on the Address
Economic growth, trade and EU partnership

None

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Friday 15th May

(Today)

Commons
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Monday 18th May

(3 days ahead)
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Order Paper (18 May 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 2.30pm - 10.30pm
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Main Business

14:30

Debate on the Address
Continuation of the debate on the King’s Speech on backing business to create economic growth

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Joint Committee on Human Rights

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Sally Jameson
Labour (Co-op)

Audiology services in Doncaster

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Large business tax compliance
Public Accounts Committee

None

16:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

National security assessment and COP-17
Environmental Audit Committee
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At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
Lieutenant General (Rtd) Richard Nugee CB CVO CBE - Non-Executive Member for the Defence Safety and Environmental Committee at The Ministry of Defence
Dr Sarah Redicker - Interdisciplinary Researcher at Department of Geography, University of Exeter
Ms Georgina Chandler - Head of Policy and Campaigns at The Zoological Society of London - ZSL
Laurie Laybourn - Visiting Fellow at Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Associate Fellow at Institute for Public Policy Research, Associate Fellow at Chatham House, and Executive Director at Strategic Climate Risks Initiative

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Nargund
Labour

Oral questions
The fall in healthy life expectancy over the last decade

None

Baroness Altmann
Non-affiliated

Oral questions
New local government pension fund guidance

None

Lord Markham
Conservative

Oral questions
Regulatory flexibilities and innovation: novel foods and precision fermentation in the proposed EU-UK sanitary and phytosanitary agreement

None

Baroness Pidgeon
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Improving miscarriage care and support

None

Main Business

Ministry of Justice
Baroness Levitt

Debate on the Address
Justice, home affairs and the union

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Orders and regulations
Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026

None

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Orders and regulations
Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Chapman of Darlington

Orders and regulations
Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

None

HM Treasury
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield

Orders and regulations
Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026

None

Tuesday 19th May

(4 days ahead)
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Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Oral questions
Ministry of Justice
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First 5 Oral Questions

Sarah Owen (Lab)
1. How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.

Al Pinkerton (LD)
2. What steps he is taking to reform the family courts.

Tony Vaughan (Lab)
3. What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending.

Dave Robertson (Lab)
4. How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.

Allison Gardner (Lab)
5. How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.

Topical Questioners

1. Ben Maguire (LD)

2. Alex McIntyre (Lab)

3. Brian Leishman (Lab)

4. Bob Blackman (Con)

5. Luke Taylor (LD)

6. Tim Farron (LD)

7. Michelle Scrogham (Lab)

8. John Lamont (Con)

9. Neil Shastri-Hurst (Con)

10. Liz Twist (Lab)

Ben Maguire: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Sarah Owen: How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.
Alex McIntyre: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Al Pinkerton: What steps he is taking to reform the family courts.
Brian Leishman: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Tony Vaughan: What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending.
Dave Robertson: How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.
Bob Blackman: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Allison Gardner: How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.
Luke Taylor: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Richard Quigley: What steps his Department is taking to help prevent people convicted of domestic abuse from using family court proceedings to harass their victims.
Tim Farron: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Gregory Stafford: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.
Michelle Scrogham: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Alicia Kearns: Whether his Department has a policy on the housing of convicted paedophiles in open prisons.
John Lamont: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Laura Kyrke-Smith: What progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the Government's knife crime strategy.
Neil Shastri-Hurst: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Patrick Hurley: What progress his Department has made on a new Victims’ Code.
Liz Twist: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Tim Farron: What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending.
Kevin McKenna: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support men and boys through the criminal justice system.
John Whitby: What steps his Department is taking to help prevent the criminalisation of children while in care.
Ian Byrne: What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of applying the duty of candour to intelligence and security services.
Alistair Strathern: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support men and boys through the criminal justice system.
Joe Robertson: What estimate he has made of the number of prisoners released in error since July 2024.
Amanda Martin: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support men and boys through the criminal justice system.
Tessa Munt: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of expenses rates for people undertaking jury service.
Adam Jogee: What steps his Department is taking to ensure that victims of crime have an adequate amount of time to challenge potentially unduly lenient sentences in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
David Taylor: What steps his Department plans to take through the criminal justice system to help reduce levels of antisocial behaviour in Hemel Hempstead.
Warinder Juss: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of provision of prison education on future levels of reoffending.
Adam Dance: What steps he is taking through the criminal justice system to support victims of violence against women.
James Wild: What estimate he has made of the number of prisoners released in error since July 2024.
Nick Smith: How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.
Sarah Pochin: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting the right to trial by jury in some circumstances on levels of public confidence in the criminal justice system.

Main Business

Debate on the Address
Continuation of the debate on the King’s Speech on energy security

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Joy Morrissey
Conservative

Impact of HS2 on communities

None

General Committee

09:30
Home Office Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026

None

14:30
Department for Transport Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026

None

Select & Joint Committees

08:45
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Innovation and global food security
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Ben Crowther - CTO and Co-Founder at Lettus Grow
Dr Cara Griffiths - Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at SugaROx
Charles Veys - CEO & Founder at Fotenix
Ross Haffenden - Chief Commercial Officer at Optigene
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Rory Hornby - Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder at ALORA
Duncan Ribbons - Chief Legal Officer at Tropic
Dr Rhian Hayward MBE - Chief Executive Officer at AberInnovation

09:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

BBC Royal Charter Review
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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At 10:00am: Oral evidence
James Graham OBE - playwright and screenwriter
Marina Hyde - journalist and podcaster
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Sir Peter Bazalgette - Co-Chair, Creative Industries Council
Dr Alex Mahon CBE - media executive
Patrick Younge - Chair, British Broadcasting Challenge

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Modernising Elections

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Sam Stockwell - Senior Research Associate at Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS)
Marianna Spring - Social Media Investigations Correspondent at BBC
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Hanno Fenech - UK Policy Manager at Center for Countering Digital Hate
Azzurra Moores - Associate Director for Information Ecosystems at Demos
Mitali Sud - Senior Policy Manager at Internet Matters
Phoebe Arnold - Policy and Partnerships Manager at Full Fact

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Fairness in the food supply chain
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Professor Tim Lang, Emeritus Professor of Food Policy, City University
Dr Hannah Brinsden, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Food Foundation
Karen Betts - Chief Executive at Food and Drink Federation

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

The OBR: 15 years on
Treasury Committee
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At 9:45am: Oral evidence
Tom Josephs - Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee at Office for Budget Responsibility
Professor David Miles CBE - Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee at Office for Budget Responsibility
Laura Van Geest - Chair at Executive Board of the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
Professor Douglas Elmendorf - Professor of public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Reading for Pleasure
Education Committee
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At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Frank Cottrell-Boyce - screenwriter, novelist, and children's author and Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2024 – 2026 at (None)
Rebecca Sinclair - President at The Publishers Association
Meryl Halls - Managing Director at The Booksellers Association
Joelle Owusu - Editorial Director at Merky Books
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Isobel Hunter MBE - Chief Executive at Libraries Connected
Sonia Ramdhian - Chief Development Officer at Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
Sue Kerr - Chair of Trustees at Community Libraries Network
Donna Pentelow - Chair at Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers Association (CLOA)

10:00
Room 13, Palace of Westminster

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Afghan Data Breach and Resettlement Schemes
Defence Committee
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At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Luke Pollard MP - Minister for Defence Readiness & Industry at Ministry of Defence
Dominic Wilson - Director General Transformation at Ministry of Defence
Major-General Ben Cattermole - Commander Operation LAZURITE & Director Operations Defence Afghan Relocations and Resettlement (DARR) at Ministry of Defence

10:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Backbench Business Committee and Petitions Committee Debates
Modernisation Committee
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At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Bob Blackman MP, Chair of the Backbench Business Committee 2024-2026 session
Jamie Stone MP, Chair of the Petitions Committee

13:20
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Food and Weight Management
Health and Social Care Committee

None

13:45
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

China and the UK economy
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Silvia Gavornikova - Head of Export Credits and Competition Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
George Magnus - Research Associate at University of Oxford China Centre
Soumaya Keynes - Columnist at Financial Times
Joerg Wuttke - Partner at DGA Group
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Sam Olsen - Chief Analyst at Sibylline
Grzegorz Stec - Head of Brussels Office and Senior Analyst at Mercator Institute for China Studies
Andrew Small - Asia Programme Director at European Council on Foreign Relations
Professor Laura Murphy - Professor of Human Rights and Contemporary Slavery at Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, Sheffield Hallam University
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Aline Doussin - Partner, Global Regulatory at Hogan Lovells
Dr Ron Black - Former Chief Executive Officer, Imagination Technologies
Sam Goodman - Senior Policy Director at China Strategic Risks Institute

14:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

The Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs
Home Affairs Committee

None

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending
Justice Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Antony King - Managing Director, Citizen Services at Serco UK & Europe
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Claire Hubberstey - Chief Executive at One Small Thing

14:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

International climate policy
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr Anupama Sen - Head of Policy Engagement for the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at University of Oxford
Professor Rowan Sutton - Director at Met Office Hadley Centre
Matthew Webb - Associate Director for Global Clean Power Diplomacy at E3G
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Catherine Pettengell - Executive Director at Climate Action Network UK (CAN-UK)
Cassie Sutherland - Managing Director for Climate Solutions Networks at C40 UK
Eliot Whittington - Director at Corporate Leaders Groups

15:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Finance Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

17:30
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Liaison Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Fox
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Joining the proposed defence, security and resilience bank

None

Baroness Curran
Labour

Oral questions
Climate change

None

Baroness Walmsley
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
VAT relief on business donations on goods to charities on food redistribution networks, including social supermarkets

None

Lord Harris of Haringey
Labour

Oral questions
Impact of a possible El Niño event in 2026 on public services; and preparations for businesses and the general public

None

Main Business

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Whitehead

Debate on the Address
Education, culture, technology and energy security

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Innovation in the NHS: personalised medicine and AI
Science and Technology Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Dr Christian Itin - Chief Executive Officer at Autolus Therapeutics
Professor Peter Donnelly - Chief Executive Officer at Genomics plc
At 11:15am: Oral evidence
Dr Michalis Papadakis - Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Brainomix
Phul L'Huilier - Chief Executive Officer at Scancell

10:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Settlement, Citizenship and Integration
Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Built Environment Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Industry and Regulators Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Dynamic Alignment
European Affairs Committee

None

14:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Trade in a turbulent world: how should the UK deploy its trade instruments?
International Agreements Committee

None

15:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Fiscal devolution in England
Economic Affairs Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Paul Johnson - Provost at The Queen's College, University of Oxford

15:45
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 20th May

(5 days ahead)
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Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Oral questions
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
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First 5 Oral Questions

Douglas McAllister (Lab)
1. ?If she will take urgent steps to protect children online.

Charlie Dewhirst (Con)
2. What discussions she has had with the science and technology sector on closer regulatory alignment with the EU.

Sarah Bool (Con)
3. What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to support the agri-food sector.

Josh Babarinde (LD)
4. What steps she is taking to support grassroot organisations working to improve digital inclusion.

Fred Thomas (Lab)
5. What steps her Department has taken to help ensure that parents and children are able to engage with the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation.

Topical Questioners

1. Clive Jones (LD)

2. John Milne (LD)

3. Chris Vince (LAB)

4. Joe Robertson (Con)

5. Claire Young (LD)

6. Harriet Cross (Con)

7. Sarah Smith (Lab)

8. Josh Babarinde (LD)

Douglas McAllister: ?If she will take urgent steps to protect children online.
Clive Jones: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
John Milne: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Charlie Dewhirst: What discussions she has had with the science and technology sector on closer regulatory alignment with the EU.
Chris Vince: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Sarah Bool: What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to support the agri-food sector.
Joe Robertson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Josh Babarinde: What steps she is taking to support grassroot organisations working to improve digital inclusion.
Claire Young: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Fred Thomas: What steps her Department has taken to help ensure that parents and children are able to engage with the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation.
Iqbal Mohamed: What steps she is taking to help ensure artificial intelligence is developed responsibly.
Harriet Cross: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Alan Mak: What comparative assessment she has made of the competitiveness of the (a) UK and (b) EU science and technology sectors.
Sarah Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Josh Babarinde: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Olly Glover: What steps her Department is taking to maintain levels of funding for astronomy and space science.
Dave Robertson: ?What steps she is taking to help ensure that the UK has sovereign AI capacity.
Mark Sewards: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of recognising advanced mathematics in UKRI's revised approach to funding.
Adrian Ramsay: When she plans to publish research priorities for alternative methods to animal testing to support its phasing out.
Michelle Welsh: ?If she will take urgent steps to protect children online.
Charlotte Cane: What advice she has received from the Women in Tech Taskforce on equity in education.
Wendy Chamberlain: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on research funding for the Lobular Breast Cancer Moonshot Project.
David Davis: What steps she is taking to help support the development of UK-based cloud infrastructure.

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time
Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Kirsteen Sullivan (LAB)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.

Afzal Khan (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.

Maureen Burke (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.

Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.

Chris Vince (LAB)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.

Kirsteen Sullivan: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Afzal Khan: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Maureen Burke: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Lloyd Hatton: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Chris Vince: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Olly Glover: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Josh Newbury: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Hannah Spencer: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Alison Griffiths: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Calum Miller: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Chris Bloore: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Laura Kyrke-Smith: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Esther McVey: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Janet Daby: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.
Sarah Olney: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.

Main Business

Debate on the Address
Conclusion of the debate on the King’s Speech on defence readiness

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Graham Leadbitter
Scottish National Party

Criteria for establishing banking hubs

None

Select & Joint Committees

08:45
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

International climate policy
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Richard Folland - Head of Capital Markets Policy at Carbon Tracker
Pelin Zorlu - Senior Research Fellow Lead, Climate and Energy, Environment and Society Centre at Chatham House
Professor Joeri Rogelj - Professor of Climate Science & Policy and Director of Research at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Katie White OBE MP - Minister for Climate at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Connectivity in Scotland: Fixed links
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Councillor Heather Woodbridge - Leader at Orkney Islands Council
Councillor Paul F Steele - Leader at Western Isles Council
Councillor Gary Robinson - Depute Leader at Shetland Islands Council
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Andy Sloan - Managing Director, UK and Ireland at COWI

09:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Youth employment, education and training
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Alan Milburn - Chair at Young People and Work Report
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Dr Hubert Ertl - Director of Research and Vice President at Germany’s Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB)
Dr Emily Erikson - Research Fellow and Policy Lead at Institute of Employment Research, University of Warwick
Dr Veerle Miranda - Head of Youth Employment and Social Policies Unit at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of Ofcom
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Sir Ian Cheshire - government's preferred candidate for the role of chair at Ofcom

09:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The work of NHS England
Health and Social Care Committee

None

09:15
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

HS2: progress update
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Mark Wild - Chief Executive at HS2 Ltd
The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE - Minister for Rail at Department for Transport
Dean Creamer CBE - Director General for Major Rail Projects at Department for Transport

09:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Justice Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Air Pollution in England
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Gary Fuller - Associate Professor in Air Quality Measurement at Imperial College London
Kieran Laxen - Vice-Chair at Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM)
Dr Claire Holman - Director at Kalaco group, and President at The Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM)
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Suzanne Bartington - Chair at UK100's Clean Air Network
Tom Parkes - Air Quality Programme Manager at London Borough of Camden
Councillor Jackie Porter - Representative at Local Councils Network, and Cabinet Member for Place & Local Plan at Winchester City Council

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports
Treasury Committee

None

14:15
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Critical minerals
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Nick Pople - Managing Director at Northern Lithium
Mike King - Vice-President, Business Development and Government Relations at Cornish Lithium plc
Andrew Monk - Chief Executive Officer at VSA Capital
Alexandra Williams - Head of Government Affairs at Novelis UK
At 3:10pm: Oral evidence
Toby Spittle - Copper Trader at Glencore
John Lindberg - Policy and Government Affairs Principal at International Council on Mining and Metals
Professor Paul Ekins OBE - Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy at University College London
At 3:50pm: Oral evidence
Chris McDonald MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Industry) at Department for Business and Trade and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Mike Hill - Deputy Director, Critical Minerals and Mining at Department for Business and Trade

14:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Written Parliamentary Questions
Procedure Committee
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At 2:45pm: Oral evidence
Dr Ben Worthy, Reader in Politics and Public Policy at Birkbeck College, University of London
Jenna Corderoy, Investigative Reporter at Democracy for Sale UK
Alex Parsons, Democracy Lead and Senior Researcher at mySociety
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Warren Seddon, Director of FOI and Transparency at Information Commissioner’s Office
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Clare Brunton - Acting Director, Constitution, Honours and Memorialisation, Information and Major Events at Cabinet Office
Eirian Walsh Atkins - Deputy Director, Freedom of Information at Cabinet Office

General Committee

14:30
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Penn
Conservative

Oral questions
Paternity leave to the self-employed

None

Baroness Keeley
Labour

Oral questions
Attainment gap in music for disadvantaged pupils in state schools

None

Lord Walker of Broxton
Labour

Oral questions
2026 FIFA World Cup replica football kits: increase in price

None

Main Business

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Debate on the Address
Health, housing and transport

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Multilateralism
International Relations and Defence Committee
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At 9:00am: Oral evidence
Professor Indrajit Roy - Professor at Department of Politics and International Relations, University of York
Professor Ngaire Woods CBE - Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government and Professor of Global Economic Governance at University of Oxford
Dr Anne-Marie Slaughter - Chief Executive Officer at New America

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Financial Services Regulation Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:15
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Constitution Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The role of ambulance services in supporting accident and emergency departments' capacity
Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
2-03 Millbank House

Conduct Committee - Private Meeting

None

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09:30

Oral questions
Department for Business and Trade
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First 5 Oral Questions

Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)
1. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing digital ID for businesses.

Rupa Huq (Lab)
2. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the role of the Competition and Markets Authority in the resale of tickets for sporting and cultural events.

Elsie Blundell (Lab)
3. What recent discussions he has had with Royal Mail on the adequacy of its service levels in Greater Manchester.

Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
4. What steps he is taking to develop an industrial strategy.

Joe Robertson (Con)
5. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of job losses in the retail and hospitality sectors.

Topical Questioners

1. Harriet Cross (Con)

2. Kirith Entwistle (Lab)

3. Jerome Mayhew (Con)

4. Julian Smith (Con)

5. Julie Minns (Lab)

6. Imran Hussain (Lab)

7. Chris Webb (Lab)

8. Graeme Downie (Lab)

9. Bradley Thomas (Con)

10. Wera Hobhouse (LD)

Harriet Cross: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Gurinder Singh Josan: What assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing digital ID for businesses.
Kirith Entwistle: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Rupa Huq: What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the role of the Competition and Markets Authority in the resale of tickets for sporting and cultural events.
Elsie Blundell: What recent discussions he has had with Royal Mail on the adequacy of its service levels in Greater Manchester.
Jerome Mayhew: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Julian Smith: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Chris Hinchliff: What steps he is taking to develop an industrial strategy.
Julie Minns: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Joe Robertson: What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of job losses in the retail and hospitality sectors.
Jerome Mayhew: What steps he is taking to support pubs in Broadland and Fakenham constituency.
Imran Hussain: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Laurence Turner: What progress his Department has made on implementing the Employment Rights Act 2025.
Chris Webb: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Tessa Munt: What steps his Department is taking to support small and micro-businesses in rural areas.
Graeme Downie: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Julian Smith: When he plans to publish his Department's review of and consultation on the opt-out collective actions regime.
Bradley Thomas: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Ben Maguire: What steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses trade with European nations.
Wera Hobhouse: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Andrew Ranger: What progress his Department has made on implementing the Employment Rights Act 2025.
Alex Barros-Curtis: What progress he has made on implementing the Steel Strategy.
Bradley Thomas: What steps he is taking to support pubs in Bromsgrove constituency.
John Whittingdale: What steps his Department is taking to support the hospitality industry.
Wendy Morton: What recent discussions he has had with retailers on the potential impact of recent trends in the level of retail crime and shoplifting.
Torcuil Crichton: What steps his Department is taking to support small-scale industries reliant on kerosene oil for production.
Aphra Brandreth: What steps he is taking to support the creation of jobs for young people.
Lincoln Jopp: What steps he is taking to support pubs in Spelthorne constituency.
Jayne Kirkham: What steps he is taking to promote industrial growth in Cornwall.
Cat Eccles: What progress he has made on implementing the Steel Strategy.
Wendy Chamberlain: What steps he is taking to support businesses with operating costs.
Paul Davies: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle late payments for small businesses.
Bob Blackman: What progress he has made on extending the UK-India trade deal to include services.
Andrew Rosindell: What steps he is taking to support traditional English markets.
Olly Glover: What steps he is taking to support high street businesses.

Statements

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Legislation
Second Reading of the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Tony Vaughan
Labour

Imprisonment of Craig and Lindsay Foreman in Iran

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Censorship of women’s health and wellbeing content online
Emily Darlington (Lab - Milton Keynes Central)

None

15:00

Domestic abuse and safeguarding within the family justice system
Clive Jones (LD - Wokingham)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Unlocking land for housing
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Leigh of Hurley
Conservative

Oral questions
Number of individuals earning more than £100,000 per annum who left the country in 2025

None

Earl Russell
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Reduction of emissions and wasted gas via venting and flaring on offshore oil and gas infrastructure

None

Lord Oates
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Progress in reducing youth offending in England and Wales over the past 25 years

None

Main Business

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour

Debate on the Address
Foreign affairs, international relations and defence

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Domestic Abuse Act 2021
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee

None

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

National Resilience Committee - Private Meeting

None

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