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Wednesday 28th January

(7 days ago)
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Order Paper (28 Jan 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Oral questions
Women and Equalities

None

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time
Cabinet Office

None

Main Business

George Freeman
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Flooding

None

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
British Indian Ocean Territory

None

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
Youth unemployment

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat

Distribution of education funding

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

Children's services in local authorities
Will Forster (LD - Woking)

None

11:00

Non-compliance animal testing incidents in laboratories
Michael Wheeler (Lab - Worsley and Eccles)

None

14:30

Impact of environmental, social and governance requirements on the defence industry
Jack Rankin (Con - Windsor)

None

16:00

Restoration of the Ivanhoe Line
Amanda Hack (Lab - North West Leicestershire)

None

16:30

Potential merits of mandatory medical markers for firearm license holders
Helen Maguire (LD - Epsom and Ewell)

None

General Committee

14:30
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority Order 2026

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification
Home Affairs Committee

None

09:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Transition to State Pension age
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Morgan Vine - Director of Policy, Grants and Influencing at Independent Age
Fabian Chessell - Central Government Lead at Policy in Practice
Phil Mawhinney - Poverty, Income and Work Policy at Age UK
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Daniella Jenkins - Member of Policy Advisory Group and Incoming Executive Director at Women’s Budget Group
Justin Wray - Interim Assistant Director, Head of Long-Term Savings Policy at Association of British Insurers
Tiffany Tsang - Head of DB, LGPS and Investment at Pensions UK

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Joined-up journeys: achieving and measuring transport integration
Transport Committee
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At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Kate Carpenter - Vice President at Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
Robert Johnson - Analyst at Centre for Cities
Professor Greg Marsden - Professor of Transport Governance at Institute for Transport Studies
Damien Jones - Chair at Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers

09:15
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Food and Weight Management
Health and Social Care Committee

None

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Fisheries and the marine environment
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Colin Faulkner - Chief Executive at Seafish
Olivia Thomas - Head of Marine Planning & Technical at The Crown Estate
Michelle Willis - Iterim CEO at Marine Management Organisation (MMO)

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Egg donation and freezing
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Professor Nicky Hudson - Professor of Medical Sociology at Loughborough University
Mr Timothy Bracewell-Milnes - Consultant Gynaecologist and subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Lister Fertility Clinic
Dr Giulia Cavaliere - Lecturer in Engaged Philosophy at University College London
Professor Petra Nordqvist - Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of Morgan Centre at Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives at The University of Manchester

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Mutuals
Treasury Committee

None

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Welsh Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Office for Environmental Protection Annual Evidence session
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Dame Glenys Stacey DBE - Chair at Office for Environmental Protection
Natalie Prosser - CEO at Office for Environmental Protection
Dr Cathy Maguire - Head of Assessments at Office for Environmental Protection

14:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Unlocking community energy at scale
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Helen Seagrave - Director of Local Energy at Great British Energy
Victoria Moxham - Director of Customer and Code Management at Elexon
Marzia Zafar - Deputy Director, Energy Systems Design and Development at Ofgem
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Michael Shanks MP - Minister for Energy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Emma Floyd - Director, Clean Energy Investment at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

14:45
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Cabinet Office
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) at Cabinet Office
Catherine Little CB - Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office
Hermione Gough - EU Director at Cabinet Office

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Keeley
Labour

Oral questions
Plan to review the funding of the Music and Dance Scheme to ensure schools can continue to support talented children from families with lower incomes

None

Lord Londesborough
Crossbench

Oral questions
Recent performance of startup companies in the UK

None

Lord Bishop of Sheffield
Bishops

Oral questions
Evaluation of sustainable water management solutions to address flooding events and protracted droughts in Yorkshire

None

Lord McCabe
Labour

Oral questions
Assessment of the likely timescale and costs for the establishment of the National Police Service recently announced by the Home Secretary

None

Main Business

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - report stage (day 4)
View Amendments

None

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Orders and regulations
Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2026 - motion to approve

None

Lord Jamieson
Conservative

Orders and regulations
Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2026 - motion to regret

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of last business

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Orders and regulations
Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026

None

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Labour

Orders and regulations
Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026

None

HM Treasury
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield

Orders and regulations
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025

None

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Whitehead

Orders and regulations
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Financial Services Regulation Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Office for Environmental Protection
Environment and Climate Change Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Dame Glenys Stacey - Chair at Office for Environmental Protection
Natalie Prosser - Chief Executive Officer at Office for Environmental Protection
Professor Robbie McDonald - Chief Scientist at Office for Environmental Protection

10:15
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Jacqueline Lean
Alastair Lewis
Geoff Titmuss
Valerie Goodbury

10:15
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration
Constitution Committee

None

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

The UK’s future relationship with the US
International Relations and Defence Committee
View details

At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Tara Varma - Managing Director, Strategic Foresight and Director at The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Paris Office
Peter Rough - Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia at Hudson Institute

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Alastair Lewis
Jacqueline Lean
John Watts
Sue Spencer
Anne Dicks
Professor Jerry Tew
Isabel Holdsworth

Thursday 29th January

(6 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (29 Jan 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 Business and Trade
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Nick Smith (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to help reduce industrial energy costs.

Andrew Snowden (Con)
2. What steps his Department is taking to support pubs in Fylde constituency.

Rachel Blake (LAB)
3. What steps he is taking to increase trade with the European Union.

Frank McNally (Lab)
4. What steps he is taking to help attract investment in Scottish industries.

Harriet Cross (Con)
5. What steps he is taking to support businesses who are not eligible for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.

Topical Questioners

1. Lee Barron (Lab)

2. Chris Vince (LAB)

3. Kirith Entwistle (Lab)

3. Anna Dixon (Lab)

4. Graham Leadbitter (SNP)

5. Liz Twist (Lab)

6. Sally Jameson (LAB)

7. Louise Haigh (Lab)

8. Rebecca Smith (Con)

9. Emma Foody (LAB)

Nick Smith: What steps he is taking to help reduce industrial energy costs. Lee Barron: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Chris Vince: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Andrew Snowden: What steps his Department is taking to support pubs in Fylde constituency. Kirith Entwistle: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Anna Dixon: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Rachel Blake: What steps he is taking to increase trade with the European Union. Frank McNally: What steps he is taking to help attract investment in Scottish industries. Harriet Cross: What steps he is taking to support businesses who are not eligible for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme. Graham Leadbitter: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Samantha Niblett: What steps he is taking to help tackle the potential impact of restrictive software licensing practices on businesses. Liz Twist: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Sally Jameson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Jessica Toale: What steps he is taking to help increase economic growth in coastal communities. Louise Haigh: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Lee Barron: What recent discussions he has had with Royal Mail on the universal service obligation. Rebecca Smith: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Josh Babarinde: If he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to compensate businesses affected by the delivery of public infrastructure projects. Emma Foody: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Jayne Kirkham: What steps he is taking to encourage businesses to export. Jonathan Brash: What steps his Department is taking to support the hospitality sector in Hartlepool. Iqbal Mohamed: Whether he plans to resume previously suspended arms export licences to Israel. Danny Beales: What steps he is taking to support the life sciences industry. Joe Robertson: What steps his Department is taking to support the hospitality sector. Lizzi Collinge: What steps his Department is taking to help increase economic growth in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency. John Milne: What steps he is taking to support businesses with their operating costs. Christine Jardine: What steps is he taking to support hospitality businesses. Peter Swallow: What steps he is taking to improve workers' rights in Bracknell Forest. Chris Bloore: What recent progress he has made on the implementation of single worker status. Jess Brown-Fuller: What steps he is taking to support businesses with their operating costs. Liz Twist: What steps he is taking to implement the Modern Industrial Strategy. John Whittingdale: What steps his Department is taking to support the hospitality sector. Luke Akehurst: What steps he is taking to implement the Modern Industrial Strategy. John Slinger: What steps his Department is taking to support SMEs. Josh Fenton-Glynn: What recent assessment has he made of the adequacy of Government support for tied pubs.

Statements

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Pat McFadden

Ministerial statement
Pensions Update

None

Jake Richards
Labour

Ministerial statement
Publication of the second Annual Statement on Prison Capacity

None

Paulette Hamilton
Labour

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the Fifth Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, First 1000 Days: a renewed focus, HC 802

None

Main Business

Peter Prinsley
Labour

Backbench Business
General Debate on Holocaust Memorial Day

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Jonathan Brash
Labour

Government support for non-league football

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Non-recognition of Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds Central and Headingley)

None

15:00

Protecting and restoring river habitats
Lloyd Hatton (Lab - South Dorset)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Public Accounts Committee - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill

None

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Railways Bill

None

14:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Railways Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Lord Babudu; Lord Blackwater

None

Department Questions

Lord Sikka
Labour

Oral questions
The number of fines imposed by regulators on England’s water companies in 2024 and 2025 which are yet to be paid in full

None

Baroness Bakewell
Labour

Oral questions
Extending the scope of eligibility for the Erasmus+ scheme, including to asylum seekers

None

Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Reversing the decline in public trust of national politics in the UK

None

Lord Young of Cookham
Conservative

Oral questions
Addressing the shortage of batteries for NHS hearing aids

None

Statements

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Statement
Business Rates

None

Main Business

Lord Newby
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Impact of a new EU-UK customs union and connections with the EU single market on the UK economy

None

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Labour

Short debate
Plans to bring forward proposals for an international moratorium on the development of superintelligent AI

None

Baroness Featherstone
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Role of UK development partnership assistance in diplomacy, conflict resolution and the exercise of soft power

None

18:30

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - committee stage (day 3)
View Amendments

None

17:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:15
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Alastair Lewis
Jacqueline Lean
Simon Freeman
George Parsons

Friday 30th January

(5 days ago)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Bach
Labour

Legislation
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill - third reading

None

Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Labour

Legislation
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - committee stage (day 8)
View Amendments

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 2nd February

(2 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (2 Feb 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Oral questions
Ministry of Defence
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First 5 Oral Questions

Simon Opher (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses in the defence sector.

Toby Perkins (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking to support Ukraine.

Henry Tufnell (Lab)
3. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Mid and South Pembrokeshire constituency.

Alistair Carmichael (LD)
4. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of UK defence resources in the High North.

Ayoub Khan (Ind)
5. Whether he is taking steps to increase the UK's level of military independence from the US.

Topical Questioners

1. Rebecca Smith (Con)

2. Sarah Dyke (LD)

3. Sarah Bool (Con)

4. Joe Robertson (Con)

5. Helen Morgan (LD)

6. Rachel Gilmour (LD)

7. Alistair Strathern (Lab)

8. Lorraine Beavers (Lab)

9. Bradley Thomas (Con)

10. Greg Smith (Con)

Rebecca Smith: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Simon Opher: What steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses in the defence sector. Sarah Dyke: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Toby Perkins: What steps he is taking to support Ukraine. Sarah Bool: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Henry Tufnell: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Mid and South Pembrokeshire constituency. Alistair Carmichael: What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of UK defence resources in the High North. Joe Robertson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Helen Morgan: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Ayoub Khan: Whether he is taking steps to increase the UK's level of military independence from the US. Max Wilkinson: What discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on UK access to the Security Action for Europe fund. Rachel Gilmour: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Catherine Fookes: What steps he is taking to improve support for veterans. Alistair Strathern: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Ben Obese-Jecty: What steps he is taking to ensure the delivery of Initial Operating Capability for the Ajax programme. Lorraine Beavers: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Bradley Thomas: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Mohammad Yasin: What steps he is taking to improve armed forces housing. Greg Smith: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. David Chadwick: If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding cross-party talks on reaching 3 per cent defence spending by 2030. Joy Morrissey: What steps he is taking to support veterans of Operation Banner. Bobby Dean: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of research and development defence spending on the economy. Richard Quigley: What steps he is taking to support naval shipbuilding. Cameron Thomas: What steps he is taking to ensure the autonomy of the UK's nuclear deterrent. Sarah Smith: What steps he is taking to support armed forces families. John Whitby: What steps he is taking to improve support for veterans. Rachel Taylor: What steps he is taking to support Ukraine. Andrew Murrison: When he plans to publish the Defence Investment Plan. John Lamont: What steps he is taking to support employment in the defence sector in Scotland. Sonia Kumar: How he is using allied health professionals to support soldier rehabilitation. Alex Barros-Curtis: What steps he is taking to help deter grey zone activity. Munira Wilson: If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding cross-party talks on reaching 3 per cent defence spending by 2030. Matt Vickers: What steps he is taking to support veterans of Operation Banner. Ben Spencer: What role the UK is playing in NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic programme. Roz Savage: What steps he takes to ensure that military operations conducted from facilities in the UK are compliant with international law.

Statements

Cabinet Office
Keir Starmer

Ministerial statement
China and Japan

None

Darren Jones
Labour

Ministerial statement
The release of files by the US Department of Justice

None

Main Business

Legislation
Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
View Amendments

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business of the House (Today)

None

Department for Transport
Heidi Alexander

High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill: Carry-over

None

Department for Transport
Heidi Alexander

High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill: Select Committee

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Voting by proxy (serious long-term illness or injury extension)

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Estimates day debates

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Anna Gelderd
Labour

Tolled crossings and regional connectivity

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 727372 and e-petition 746363 relating to indefinite leave to remain
Tony Vaughan (Lab - Folkestone and Hythe)

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:45
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Promoting Wales for inward investment
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Tim Newns - Director, Office for Investment at Department for Business and Trade at UK Government
The Lord Stockwood - Minister for Investment at Department for Business and Trade at UK Government

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Environmental regulation
Public Accounts Committee

None

General Committee

18:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: Programming Sub Committee - Private Meeting

None

18:00
HM Treasury Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Prescription of Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Regulations 2026

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Baroness Linforth; Lord Isaac

None

Department Questions

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Labour

Oral questions
Representations to the government of China to seek the release and return to Britain of United Kingdom citizen Jimmy Lai

None

Lord Moylan
Conservative

Oral questions
Performance improvements delivered by nationalised passenger rail services since 28 November 2024

None

Lord Hain
Labour

Oral questions
Preventing the deaths of Prisoners for Palestine protesters on hunger strike in prison

None

Lord Rooker
Labour

Oral questions
Presenting Parliament with the Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on single-sex spaces before the first anniversary of the guidance being sent to the Equalities Minister

None

Private Notice Question

Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench

Private Notice Question
Recent discussions with the government of China concerning human rights and threats to UK national security

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill - committee stage (day 14) - part one
View Amendments

None

Statements

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Statement
Pensions Update (dinner break business)

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill - committee stage (day 14) - part two
View Amendments

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of the group beginning with amendment 461E on the Crime and Policing Bill.

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - committee stage (day 4)
View Amendments

None

20:45

Estimated rising time

None

Tuesday 3rd February

(1 day ago)
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Order Paper (3 Feb 2026)

Commons
Lords

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

Helen Morgan (LD)
1. What steps he is taking to reduce court delays in Shropshire.

Anneliese Dodds (LAB)
2. What steps his Department is taking to recruit magistrates.

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
3. What steps he is taking to tackle the backlogs in the courts.

John Hayes (Con)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.

Bill Esterson (Lab)
5. What steps his Department plans to take to ensure the provision of adequate levels of funding for victim support services.

Topical Questioners

1. Martin Vickers (Con)

2. Josh Newbury (Lab)

3. Kim Johnson (Lab)

4. Sarah Olney (LD)

5. Bob Blackman (Con)

6. Caroline Voaden (LD)

7. Peter Bedford (Con)

8. Perran Moon (Lab)

9. Douglas McAllister (Lab)

10. Gregory Campbell (DUP)

Martin Vickers: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Helen Morgan: What steps he is taking to reduce court delays in Shropshire. Anneliese Dodds: What steps his Department is taking to recruit magistrates. Josh Newbury: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Kim Johnson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Catherine McKinnell: What steps he is taking to tackle the backlogs in the courts. Sarah Olney: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. John Hayes: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system. Bob Blackman: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Bill Esterson: What steps his Department plans to take to ensure the provision of adequate levels of funding for victim support services. Lee Barron: What steps his Department is taking to recruit magistrates. Caroline Voaden: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Lauren Edwards: What steps he is taking to ensure that education and training programmes support the rehabilitation of people leaving prison. Peter Bedford: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Gregory Campbell: How many court cases there have been relating to not having a valid electronic travel authorisation. Perran Moon: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Douglas McAllister: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Andy McDonald: What steps he is taking to tackle the backlogs in the courts. Gregory Campbell: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Jamie Stone: What steps he is taking to help provide access to legal aid to people in rural areas. Anneliese Midgley: What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Parole Board hearings on victims and their families. Lauren Sullivan: What support he is providing to victims of domestic abuse through the criminal justice system. Andrew Snowden: What steps he is taking to improve the safety of the prison estate. Siân Berry: If he will take steps to reduce the length of time people are held on remand for protest-related offences. Danny Beales: What steps he is taking to reduce the Crown Court backlog. Steve Darling: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed reforms to jury trials on the court backlog. Greg Smith: What steps he plans to take to reduce the potential impact of construction traffic on villages in Mid Buckinghamshire constituency during the construction of the new Category C prison. John Lamont: What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on supporting the victims of cross-border grooming gangs. Jim Dickson: What steps his Department is taking to improve the transparency of sentencing. Matt Bishop: What steps he is taking to tackle the backlogs in the courts. David Davis: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system. Harriet Cross: If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill on the intelligence services. Jonathan Brash: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposal to restrict the right to a jury trial for certain offences on court backlogs. Will Stone: What steps he is taking to improve the Service Justice System. Connor Rand: What steps he plans to take to help improve victims’ confidence in the justice system.

Urgent Question

Priti Patel
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the situation in Iran

None

Statements

Cabinet Office
David Lammy

Ministerial statement
Separation Centres Review

None

Main Business

Adam Jogee
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
British-made Bricks (Proposals)

None

Legislation
Second Reading of the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
View Amendments

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
John Cooper
Conservative

Impact of Government policy on the fish and chip sector

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

Town and city centre safety
Baggy Shanker (LAB - Derby South)

None

11:00

Impact of taxation on small and medium-sized enterprises
Gregory Stafford (Con - Farnham and Bordon)

None

14:30

Transport in the South East
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD - Chichester)

None

16:00

Educational outcomes for disadvantaged boys and young men
Alistair Strathern (Lab - Hitchin)

None

16:30

Animals in Science Regulation Unit annual report 2024
Seamus Logan (SNP - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Innovation showcase
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Rose Lord - Founder and Creative Director at My Best Mood
At 9:45am: Oral evidence
Professor Sir Ian Chapman - CEO at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

09:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Reading for Pleasure
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Professor Teresa Cremin CBE - Professor of Education (Literacy) at Open University
Dr Helen Hendry - Senior Lecturer in Education (Primary) at Open University
Professor Jessie Ricketts - Professor of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Jeanne Shinskey - Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Jo Taylor - Department of Language and Cognition, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London (UCL)

09:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

State of Play: Performing arts touring in the EU
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Matt Hood - Managing Director at Spotlight
Euan Livingstone - Agent at Global Artists
Tom Peters - Head of Policy & Public Affairs at Equity
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Hanna Madalska-Gayer - Head of Policy and Communications at Association of British Orchestras
Kate Nash - Musician
Naomi Pohl - General Secretary at Musicians’ Union

09:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Councillor Matt Boughton - Chair of the LGA Safer and Stronger Communities Committee at Local Government Association, and Leader at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Councillor Iain Hamilton - Chair at National Association of Local Councils
Kim Wright - Spokesperson on Leadership and Learning at Solace, and Chief Executive at Brent Council

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Property Management Companies

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Martin King - Managing Director at FirstPort
Catherine Riva - Co-Chief Executive Officer at Rendall and Rittner Ltd
Andrew Bulmer - Chief Executive at The Property Institute

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Financial Inclusion Strategy
Treasury Committee

None

10:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

What can we learn from Venezuela?
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Carlos Solar - Senior Research Fellow, Latin American Security at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Dr Christopher Sabatini - Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, US and North America Programme at Chatham House
At 11:15am: Oral evidence
Professor Antonios Tzanakopoulos - Professor of Public International Law at The University of Oxford
Professor Janina Dill - Fellow at Trinity College at The University of Oxford, and Co-Director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict at The University of Oxford

10:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

One-off Session on the Future of Warfare
Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Sir Hew Strachan - Wardlaw Professor of International Relations at University of St Andrews
Air Marshal (Retd) Edward Stringer - Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange
Dr Keith Dear - CEO and Founder at Cassi

13:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:50
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Reproductive health conditions: girls and young women
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women's Health and Mental Health at Department of Health and Social Care
Dr Sue Mann - National Clinical Director for Women's Health at NHS England
Tabitha Jay - Director for Mental Health, Disabilities, Women’s Health and Maternity at Department for Health and Social Care

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Routes to Settlement
Home Affairs Committee

None

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Consumer protection
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:45pm: Oral evidence
Anne Pardoe - Head of Policy at Citizens Advice
Rocio Concha - Director of Policy and Advocacy at Which?
John Herriman - Chief Executive at Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)
David MacKenzie - CTSI Chair at Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)

16:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Proposals for backbench debates
Backbench Business Committee
View details

At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament at House of Commons

16:45
Mr Speaker's study

Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

To consider the Bill
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
View details

At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Jen Ellis - Associate Fellow, Cyber and Tech at RUSI
David Cook - Partner at DLA Piper
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Dr Sanjana Mehta - Senior Director for Advocacy at ISC2
Stuart McKean - Chairman at Nine23
Jill Broom - Head of Cyber Resilience at techUK
At 10:40am: Oral evidence
Dr Ian Levy CMG OBE - VP of Security at Amazon
Matt Houlihan - VP for Government Affairs in Europe at CISCO UK and Ireland
Mr Ben Lyons - Senior Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Darktrace
Chris Anley - Chief Scientist at NCC Group

09:25

Finance (No. 2) Bill
Further to consider the Bill

None

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Railways Bill

None

09:25
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026

None

14:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Further to consider the Bill
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Ian Hulme - Interim Executive Director of Regulatory Supervision and Director of Regulatory Assurance at Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Natalie Black CBE - Group Director for Infrastructure and Connectivity at Ofcom
Stuart Okin - Director of Cyber Regulation and AI at Ofgem
At 2:40pm: Oral evidence
Chung Ching Kwong - Senior Analyst at Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (UK)
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Professor John Child, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Birmingham
At 3:20pm: Oral evidence
Detective Chief Superintendent Andrew Gould - Lead, NPCC Cyber Crime programme at National Police Chiefs’ Council
At 3:40pm: Oral evidence
Richard Starnes - Chair at Information Security Panel for the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Brian Miller - Head of IT Security and Compliance at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Stewart Whyte - Data Protection Officer at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
At 4:20pm: Oral evidence
Chris Parker MBE - Director, Government Strategy at Fortinet
Carla Baker - Senior Director, Government Affairs UK&I at Palo Alto Networks
At 4:50pm: Oral evidence
Kanishka Narayan MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Online Safety) at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

14:00

Finance (No. 2) Bill
Further to consider the Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Railways Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Baroness Teather; Lord Hobby

None

Department Questions

Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Conservative

Oral questions
Increased spending on the two-child benefit cap will be for foreign-born children

None

Lord Bishop of Lincoln
Bishops

Oral questions
Facilitate consultation and collaboration with faith-based and voluntary sector organisations to deliver the Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty strategy

None

Baroness Berger
Labour

Oral questions
Assessment of when AI superintelligence which can surpass human capabilities will be developed; and the potential impact of that AI on the UK

None

Lord Dubs
Labour

Oral questions
Decision not to allow Shamima Begum and other British-born mothers and children to return to the UK from camps in Northern Syria

None

Main Business

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - report stage (day 5) part one
View Amendments

None

Statements

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Statement
Police Reform White Paper (dinner break business around 7.30pm)

None

Main Business

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - report stage (day 5) part two
View Amendments

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of Report stage on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Legislation
Pension Schemes Bill - committee stage (day 6)
View Amendments

None

19:45

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:15
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Jacqueline Lean
Alastair Lewis
Richard Fowler
David Fellows
Robert Berry
Paul Bennett

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Settlement, Citizenship and Integration
Justice and Home Affairs Committee

None

10:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Retirement and participation
Retirement and Participation Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Regulators and growth
Industry and Regulators Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Rebecca Shrubsole - Director for Ministerial, Growth & Resilience at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
John Fingleton CBE - Chair at Fingleton
Dan Corry OBE - Non-Executive Director at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee
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At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Alastair Lewis
Jacqueline Lean
Valerie & Eric Knowles
Peter Bottomley

15:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The UK’s fiscal framework
Economic Affairs Committee
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At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
James Murray MP - Chief Secretary to the Treasury at HM Treasury
Steve Farrington - Director of Fiscal Policy at HM Treasury

15:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

European Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:45
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 4th February

(Today)
Order Paper (4 Feb 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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Department Questions

11:30

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

First 5 Oral Questions

Lorraine Beavers (Lab)
1. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI on trends in the level of employment.

Christine Jardine (LD)
2. What discussions she has had with stakeholders on teenagers' use of social media.

Fred Thomas (Lab)
3. Whether her Department's consultation on children's use of social media will include the implementation of a potential social media ban.

Jeff Smith (Lab)
4. What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social media on young people’s wellbeing.

Torcuil Crichton (Lab)
5. What steps she is taking to ensure the Project Gigabit roll-out prioritises rural areas with poor levels of broadband connectivity.

Topical Questioners

1. Matt Turmaine (Lab)

2. James Asser (Lab)

3. Kirith Entwistle (Lab)

4. Jas Athwal (Lab)

5. Siân Berry (Green)

6. Richard Foord (LD)

7. Wendy Morton (Con)

8. Gregory Campbell (DUP)

Lorraine Beavers: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI on trends in the level of employment. Matt Turmaine: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. James Asser: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Christine Jardine: What discussions she has had with stakeholders on teenagers' use of social media. Fred Thomas: Whether her Department's consultation on children's use of social media will include the implementation of a potential social media ban. Kirith Entwistle: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jas Athwal: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jeff Smith: What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social media on young people’s wellbeing. Siân Berry: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Torcuil Crichton: What steps she is taking to ensure the Project Gigabit roll-out prioritises rural areas with poor levels of broadband connectivity. Jess Brown-Fuller: What steps she is taking to help reduce social media harms for children under 16. Richard Foord: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Wendy Morton: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Catherine Atkinson: What steps her Department is taking to help protect young people online. Gregory Campbell: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Martin Wrigley: If she will submit details of new AI-enabled IT systems to be procured for the proposed National Police Service for select committee scrutiny. Alistair Carmichael: What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of plans to replace the copper wire communications network. Anna Dixon: What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social media on young people’s wellbeing. Julie Minns: What steps her Department is taking to help improve the resilience of mobile networks. Will Forster: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of social media use on children’s mental health. Bob Blackman: What estimate she made of the cost to her Department of implementing the digital ID scheme since September 2024. John Whitby: What progress her Department has made on the rollout of gigabit broadband in Derbyshire Dales constituency. Danny Beales: What steps her Department is taking to help protect young people online.

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time
Cabinet Office

None

Main Business

Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Human remains (prohibition of sale, purchase and advertising)

None

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
Lord Mandelson

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Steve Race
Labour

Construction Industry Training Board funding for training groups

None

Westminster Hall

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09:30

Administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme
Lorraine Beavers (Lab - Blackpool North and Fleetwood)

None

11:00

Potential merits of fast-track visas for skilled US citizens
Christine Jardine (LD - Edinburgh West)

None

14:30

Postal services in rural areas
Stuart Anderson (Con - South Shropshire)

None

16:00

Use of CCTV for safeguarding purposes in nurseries and early years providers
Tulip Siddiq (Lab - Hampstead and Highgate)

None

16:30

Children and armed conflict
Sarah Smith (Lab - Hyndburn)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

GB Energy and the net zero transition
Scottish Affairs Committee

None

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:45am: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE - Chair at Intertrade UK
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Colin McCabrey - Director of Trade at InterTradeIreland

09:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Disability and Ill-health in the Workplace
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Chris Russell - Senior Policy Manager at Federation of Small Businesses
Ian Cass - Managing Director at Forum of Private Business
Tom Pollard - Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns at Mind
James Taylor - Executive Director, Strategy, Impact and Social Change at Scope
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Sir Charlie Mayfield - Businessman and author of the Keep Britain Working Report

09:15
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:15
Room 16, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

NHS Pilots
Health and Social Care Committee

None

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

The work of the Home Office
Home Affairs Committee

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Misogyny in music: follow up
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Jen Smith - Chief Executive at Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority
Zelda Perkins - Chief Executive and Founder at Can't Buy My Silence

14:00
Room 13, Palace of Westminster

Welsh Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Liz Parkes MBE - Deputy Director for Climate Change, Chemicals & Markets at Environment Agency
Matt Womersley - Environment and Business Manager – Chemicals Regulatory Development at Environment Agency
Richard Daniels - Divisional Director of Chemicals Regulation Division at Health and Safety Executive
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Emma Hardy MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding) at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marc Casale - Deputy Director, Chemicals & International at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

14:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Work of the Payment Systems Regulator
Treasury Committee

None

14:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Building support for the energy transition
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Neil Morisetti - Professor of Climate and Resource Security at University College London
Dr Marina Romanello - Executive Director, Lancet Countdown & Associate Professor at Institute for Global Health, University College London
Judicaelle Hammond - Director of Policy and Advice at Country Land and Business Association
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Katie White MP - Minister for Climate at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Ryan McLaughlin - Director of Net Zero Strategy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

General Committee

14:30
Department for Business and Trade Room 12, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Energy-Intensive Industry Electricity Support Payments and Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2026

None

Lords Chamber

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Department Questions

Baroness Watkins of Tavistock
Crossbench

Oral questions
The provision of corridor care in the NHS

None

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate
Conservative

Oral questions
Updating the rules relating to land covenants on supermarket chains

None

Lord Rennard
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Assessment of the level of transparency required for the funding of think tanks, including in relation to funding from abroad

None

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party

Oral questions
Identifying systemic issues following the discovery of the toxin cereulide in baby milk powder sold in the UK; and if so, what action they will take

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Orders and regulations
Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - motion to approve

None

Home Office
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

Orders and regulations
Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - motion to decline

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Statement
China and Japan

None

Main Business

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Legislation
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - second reading
View Amendments

None

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - second reading
View Amendments

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

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Main Business

16:15
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - committee stage (day 5)
View Amendments

None

20:15

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Growth and proposed regulation of stablecoins in the UK
Financial Services Regulation Committee
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At 10:05am: Oral evidence
Chris Giles - Journalist at Financial Times
At 11:15am: Oral evidence
Professor Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr.

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Drought Preparedness
Environment and Climate Change Committee

None

10:15
Room 1, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration
Constitution Committee

None

10:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

The UK’s future relationship with the US
International Relations and Defence Committee
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At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Michael Schmitt - Professor of International Law at University of Reading
Marc Weller - Programme Director, International Law Programme at Chatham House

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee

None

11:00
Room GR-13, Fielden House

Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee
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At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Jacqueline Lean
Alastair Lewis
Susan Satchell (Governance Change Officer)

Thursday 5th February

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Order Paper (5 Feb 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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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

Marie Tidball (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking to support farming in South Yorkshire.

Julian Smith (Con)
2. If she will take steps to help increase productivity in the farming sector.

Claire Young (LD)
3. What steps she is taking to support flood preparedness projects.

Rachel Taylor (Lab)
4. What steps she is taking to improve the inspection of water infrastructure.

Sarah Olney (LD)
5. What steps she is taking to help reduce water bills.

Topical Questioners

1. Patrick Hurley (Lab)

2. Kerry McCarthy (Lab)

3. Jerome Mayhew (Con)

4. Lorraine Beavers (Lab)

5. Edward Leigh (Con)

6. John Whitby (Lab)

7. Anneliese Midgley (Lab)

8. Catherine Atkinson (Lab)

Marie Tidball: What steps she is taking to support farming in South Yorkshire. Patrick Hurley: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Kerry McCarthy: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Julian Smith: If she will take steps to help increase productivity in the farming sector. Claire Young: What steps she is taking to support flood preparedness projects. Jerome Mayhew: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Rachel Taylor: What steps she is taking to improve the inspection of water infrastructure. Lorraine Beavers: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Edward Leigh: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Sarah Olney: What steps she is taking to help reduce water bills. Lloyd Hatton: What steps she is taking to prevent undisclosed payments to water company executives. John Whitby: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Anneliese Midgley: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Johanna Baxter: What steps she is taking to reform the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966. Catherine Atkinson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: What steps she is taking to help improve transparency in water company performance. Linsey Farnsworth: What steps she is taking to help improve the welfare of domestic animals. Patrick Hurley: What steps she has taken to help protect communities vulnerable to flooding. Iqbal Mohamed: What steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of the impact of methane-reducing feed additives used in livestock farming. Dave Robertson: What steps she is taking to support the dairy industry. Katie Lam: What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of business rate increases on the rural economy. Sarah Hall: What steps she is taking to improve the inspection of water infrastructure. Noah Law: What steps her Department is taking to support agricultural co-operatives. Edward Morello: What steps she is taking to help improve public confidence in the water sector. James Asser: What steps she is taking to improve the inspection of water infrastructure. Alan Strickland: What steps she is taking to help improve the welfare of domestic animals.

10:10

Oral questions
Attorney General
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Kirith Entwistle (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases relating to violence against women and girls.

Will Forster (LD)
2. What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on ending the presumption of parental contact in family court cases.

Ian Byrne (Lab)
3. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.

John Lamont (Con)
4. What steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for grooming gang perpetrators.

Patricia Ferguson (Lab)
5. What steps she is taking to increase prosecutions rates for female genital mutilation.

Kirith Entwistle: What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases relating to violence against women and girls. Will Forster: What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on ending the presumption of parental contact in family court cases. Ian Byrne: What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill. John Lamont: What steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for grooming gang perpetrators. Patricia Ferguson: What steps she is taking to increase prosecutions rates for female genital mutilation. Rachel Taylor: What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the work of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate. Gareth Bacon: What advice she has given the Government on the potential impact of removing jury trials on the rule of law. Sonia Kumar: What steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for human trafficking. Iqbal Mohamed: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the UK is meeting its legal obligations under international law in relation to Palestine. Lisa Smart: What discussions she has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on the adequacy of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985. James Wild: What advice she has given the Government on the potential impact of removing jury trials on the rule of law. Jerome Mayhew: What advice she has given the Government on the potential impact of removing jury trials on the rule of law.

Statements

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Liam Byrne
Labour

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the Fourteenth Report of the Business and Trade Committee, Toward a new doctrine for economic security: Government Response, HC 1666

None

Main Business

Anna Dixon
Labour

Backbench Business
General Debate on Road Safety

None

Brendan O'Hara
Scottish National Party

Backbench Business
General Debate on Obligation to Assess the Risk of Genocide Under International Law in Relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Alex Easton
Independent

Provision of NHS dentists

None

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13:30

Select Committee Statement on the Fifth Report of the Scottish Affairs Committee, The work of the Committee in 2024-25, and Industrial transition in Scotland, HC 1651
Elaine Stewart (Lab - Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock)

None

13:50

Sustainable drainage systems
Martin Wrigley (LD - Newton Abbot)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Public Accounts Committee - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

None

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Railways Bill

None

14:00
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Railways Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury; Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

None

Department Questions

Lord Young of Cookham
Conservative

Oral questions
Reducing youth unemployment

None

Lord Blencathra
Conservative

Oral questions
Widening the use of timber in the construction industry as a low-carbon building material

None

Lord Hunt of Wirral
Conservative

Oral questions
The jobs market, and of the implications for the wider economy

None

Lord Davies of Brixton
Labour

Oral questions
Problems arising from the transfer of Civil Service Pensions administration to Capita

None

Main Business

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour

Urgent Question Repeat
Situation in Iran

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill - committee stage (day 15) - part one
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None

Statements

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Statement
Release of files by the US Department of Justice (dinner break business)

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill - committee stage (day 15) - part two
View Amendments

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Legislation
Pension Schemes Bill - committee stage (day 7)
View Amendments

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:15
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Jacqueline Lean
Alastair Lewis
Susan Satchell (Governance Change Officer)

10:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

National Resilience Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:45
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Numeracy for Life Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 6th February

(2 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Labour

Legislation
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - committee stage (day 9)
View Amendments

None

Monday 9th February

(5 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Oral questions
Home Office
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Charlie Dewhirst (Con)
1. How many asylum seekers were accommodated in hotels on (a) 30 September 2025 and (b) 30 June 2024.

Julian Smith (Con)
2. What steps she is taking to help ensure effective policing in rural areas.

Euan Stainbank (Lab)
3. ?What steps her Department is taking to close asylum hotels.

David Reed (Con)
4. What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including China in the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.

Manuela Perteghella (LD)
5. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle organised crime networks involved in fly-tipping in rural areas.

Topical Questioners

1. Tristan Osborne (Lab)

2. Rupert Lowe (Ind)

3. Kirith Entwistle (Lab)

4. Iain Duncan Smith (Con)

5. Tom Hayes (Lab)

6. Jess Asato (Lab)

7. Harriet Cross (Con)

8. Bob Blackman (Con)

9. Jessica Morden (Lab)

10. Natalie Fleet (Lab)

Charlie Dewhirst: How many asylum seekers were accommodated in hotels on (a) 30 September 2025 and (b) 30 June 2024. Tristan Osborne: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Rupert Lowe: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Julian Smith: What steps she is taking to help ensure effective policing in rural areas. Kirith Entwistle: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Euan Stainbank: ?What steps her Department is taking to close asylum hotels. Iain Duncan Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. David Reed: What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including China in the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme. Tom Hayes: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Manuela Perteghella: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle organised crime networks involved in fly-tipping in rural areas. Jess Asato: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jeevun Sandher: ?What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the violence against women and girls strategy. Harriet Cross: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Carla Denyer: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain on the number of people living in poverty. Bob Blackman: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Peter Prinsley: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the EU’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group. Jon Pearce: ?What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the violence against women and girls strategy. Jessica Morden: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Natalie Fleet: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Steff Aquarone: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the Illicit Finance Summit in London in June 2026. Julie Minns: What steps her Department is taking to reduce pull factors for migrants seeking to arrive in the UK illegally. Neil Shastri-Hurst: How many asylum seekers were accommodated in hotels on (a) 30 September 2025 and (b) 30 June 2024. Shaun Davies: What steps she is taking to recover excess profits from providers of asylum hotels. Gavin Williamson: If she will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of the opening of papers relating to the murder of Martha Giles in 1959. Alex McIntyre: ?What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the violence against women and girls strategy. Calum Miller: What steps she is taking to help tackle rural crime. Allison Gardner: What steps her Department is taking to use technology to increase police efficiency. Lisa Smart: What steps she is taking to help ensure in-person access to police services. Will Stone: Whether dependents on visas will have to apply for indefinite leave to remain status independently. Joe Robertson: What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers. Olly Glover: What steps her Department is taking to support victims of domestic violence. Harpreet Uppal: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle money laundering by high street businesses. Natasha Irons: What progress her Department has made on tackling knife crime. Alex Baker: What steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of recruitment of neighbourhood police officers. Ian Lavery: What steps her Department has taken to support young people out of criminality.

Main Business

General debate
General debate on the UK-India free trade agreement

None

Siobhain McDonagh
Labour

Backbench Business
Debate on a motion on increasing survival rates of brain tumours

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Sarah Owen
Labour

Step-free access at Leagrave station

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 744215 relating to Russian influence on UK politics and democracy
Ben Goldsborough (Lab - South Norfolk)

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

The situation in Ukraine
Foreign Affairs Committee

None

14:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

New Hospital Programme update
Public Accounts Committee

None

General Committee

18:00
Department for Business and Trade Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach; Baroness Antrobus

None

Department Questions

Lord McCabe
Labour

Oral questions
Number of beagles currently used for testing in life sciences laboratories

None

Lord West of Spithead
Labour

Oral questions
Whether the Royal Navy ship stationed in the Caribbean is fully a part of Joint Interagency Task Force South

None

Lord Berkeley
Labour

Oral questions
Improving the service, quality and affordability of public transport to remote communities

None

Baroness Pitkeathley
Labour

Oral questions
Health Foundation report: 'Delayed discharges from hospital: comparing performance this year and last', published on 14 December 2025

None

Main Business

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill –third reading
View Amendments

None

Ministry of Justice
Baroness Levitt

Legislation
Victims and Courts Bill - committee stage (day 1)
View Amendments

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - committee stage (day 6)
View Amendments

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Childhood Vaccinations Committee - Private Meeting

None

Tuesday 10th February

(6 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Oral questions
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Desmond Swayne (Con)
1. What steps his Department is taking to reduce household energy bills.

Lincoln Jopp (Con)
2. What steps his Department is taking to help reduce industrial electricity prices.

Calum Miller (LD)
3. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure large-scale solar project developers effectively engage with local communities.

Julia Buckley (Lab)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Warm Homes Plan on fuel poverty.

Helen Maguire (LD)
5. What plans his Department has to help improve GP access to decarbonisation schemes.

Topical Questioners

1. Olivia Blake (Lab)

2. Julia Buckley (Lab)

3. David Chadwick (LD)

4. Brian Leishman (Lab)

5. Steve Witherden (Lab)

6. Wera Hobhouse (LD)

7. Tim Farron (LD)

8. Vikki Slade (LD)

9. Jerome Mayhew (Con)

10. Carla Denyer (Green)

Olivia Blake: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Desmond Swayne: What steps his Department is taking to reduce household energy bills. Julia Buckley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Lincoln Jopp: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce industrial electricity prices. David Chadwick: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Calum Miller: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure large-scale solar project developers effectively engage with local communities. Julia Buckley: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Warm Homes Plan on fuel poverty. Brian Leishman: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Steve Witherden: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Helen Maguire: What plans his Department has to help improve GP access to decarbonisation schemes. Sarah Olney: If he will update the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to reflect the carbon abatement costs of major projects. Wera Hobhouse: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Tim Farron: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Irene Campbell: What estimate he has made of the potential impact of the construction of small modular reactors on the number of clean energy jobs. Vikki Slade: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Warinder Juss: What estimate he has made of the potential impact of Great British Energy on energy bills for public services. Jerome Mayhew: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Chi Onwurah: What steps he is taking to support the green energy sector in the North East. Carla Denyer: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Mary Kelly Foy: What assessment he has made of the resilience of the electricity distribution network. Al Pinkerton: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of supporting businesses with the cost of energy. Claire Young: What steps he is taking to help reduce household energy bills. Dave Doogan: What steps he is taking to help reduce consumer energy prices in Scotland. Mark Hendrick: What estimate he has made of the potential impact of the Contracts for Difference Clean Industry Bonus on the number of clean energy jobs. Cat Eccles: What steps his Department is taking to help ensure the accuracy of small businesses' energy bills. Jonathan Brash: What recent progress he has made on developing alternative routes to market for new nuclear projects. Luke Charters: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extension of the Warm Home Discount on living standards. Gregory Stafford: What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of energy infrastructure-related technologies imported from China on security. Zöe Franklin: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of supporting businesses with the cost of energy. Kirsteen Sullivan: Whether he has had recent discussions with community groups on the implementation of the Local Power Plan. Peter Prinsley: What steps he is taking to help improve energy interconnection between the UK and the EU. Roz Savage: What steps his Department is taking to support community energy projects. Tony Vaughan: What steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce. Aphra Brandreth: What steps he is taking to reduce energy bills. Lloyd Hatton: What steps he is taking to help support offshore wind supply chains in South Dorset constituency.

Main Business

Richard Quigley
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Eating disorders (training)

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Torsten Bell

Motion
Debate on motion to approve the Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2026

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms

Debate on motion to approve the Draft Social Security Benefits Up-Rating Order 2026

None

HM Treasury
Dan Tomlinson

Debate on motions to approve the Draft Child Benefit and Guardian’s allowance Up-Rating Order 2026 and the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds amendments, National Insurance Funds Payments and Extension of Veteran’s Relief) Regulations 2026

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

Independent Water Commission Final Report
Edward Morello (LD - West Dorset)

None

11:00

Impact of screen time on young children
Luke Charters (Lab - York Outer)

None

14:30

Funding for local authorities in inner London
Helen Hayes (Lab - Dulwich and West Norwood)

None

16:00

Tourism in Sherwood Forest
Michelle Welsh (Lab - Sherwood Forest)

None

16:30

Place-based employment support programmes
Patrick Hurley (Lab - Southport)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Innovation showcase
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

None

09:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Protecting built heritage
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
The Baroness Twycross - Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling at Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Fazima Osborn - Deputy Director, Heritage at Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Mark Chivers - Government Chief Property Officer, Office of Government Property at Cabinet Office

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The work of the Cabinet Office
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Catherine Little CB - Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office
Caroline Patterson - Chief Financial Officer at Cabinet Office
David Foley - Chief Executive at Infected Blood Compensation Authority
Angela MacDonald - Second Permanent Secretary at HM Revenue and Customs

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Early Years: Improving Support for Children and Families
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Yvette Stanley - National Director of Regulation and Social Care at Ofsted
Ann Graham - Director of Children's Services Haringey Council at Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS)
Mike Short - Head of local government and education at UNISON
Clare Reid - Children’s Services Director at Early Years Alliance

09:45
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Committee on Standards - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

One-off Session on Undersea Activity
Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Commodore (Rtd) John Aitken OBE - Underwater System Services General Manager at Thales
Brett Phaneuf - Founder and Chief Executive at Submergence Group LLC (USA) / M Subs Ltd (UK)
Professor Peter Roberts - Associate Fellow at Centre for Public Understanding of Defence and Security, University of Exeter

11:30
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Modernisation Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

The UK and Jamaica: Preparing for and Responding to Climate Crises
International Development Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr Andrew Brown - Chief Executive at Croydon BME Forum
Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie - Chief Executive Officer at Jamaica Environment Trust
Ms UnaMay Gordon - Senior Associate at International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), and Former Principal Director, Climate Change at Government of Jamaica

14:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Access to Justice
Justice Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Professor Linda Mulcahy - Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, and Collaborator at The Access to Justice Foundation
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Liz Bayram - Chief Executive at Advice UK
Dr Philip Drake - Director at Manchester Justice Hub
Dr Lisa Wintersteiger - Chief Executive at Advicenow (formerly known as Law for Life)

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Proposals for backbench debates
Backbench Business Committee
View details

At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament at House of Commons

17:30
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Liaison Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

None

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Railways Bill

None

14:00
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Railways Bill

None

14:30
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Uday Nagaraju; Lord Redwood

None

Department Questions

Baroness Walmsley
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Timeline for legislation banning the sale of energy drinks to under-16s

None

Baroness Thornton
Labour

Oral questions
Whether the learning from the results of the Better Start longitudinal programmes will become pregnancy and early years policy and be implemented

None

Baroness Brinton
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Updating the Government website page on registering a death, with requirement to do so within five days

None

Main Business

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill – report stage
View Amendments

None

Baroness Smith of Cluny
Labour

Orders and regulations
Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026 - motion to approve

None

Lord Keen of Elie
Conservative

Orders and regulations
Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026 - motion to regret

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Orders and regulations
Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Prescription of Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Regulations 2026; Non-Domestic Rating (Definition of Qualifying Retail, Hospitality or Leisure Hereditament) Regulations 2025 and associated motion in the name of Lord Clement-Jones

None

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Orders and regulations
Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority Order 2026; Cumbria Combined Authority Order 2026

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Orders and regulations
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026; Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2026

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Orders and regulations
Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2026

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:15
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Alastair Lewis
Jacqueline Lean
Susan Satchell (Governance Change Officer)

10:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

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

None

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Regulators and growth
Industry and Regulators Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Lord Willetts - Chair at Regulatory Innovation Office

11:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Communications and Digital Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Malvern Hills Bill [HL]
Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Alastair Lewis
Jacqueline Lean
Guarlford Parish Council
Jeremy Owenson

14:50
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

15:15
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

European Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:45
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 11th February

(7 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
Northern Ireland Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab)
1. What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on improving public services.

Joe Robertson (Con)
2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Government policies on the economy in Northern Ireland.

Alice Macdonald (LAB)
3. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland.

Sean Woodcock (Lab)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on Northern Ireland.

Sarah Hall (LAB)
5. What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on education.

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi: What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on improving public services. Joe Robertson: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Government policies on the economy in Northern Ireland. Alice Macdonald: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland. Sean Woodcock: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on Northern Ireland. Sarah Hall: What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on education. Blake Stephenson: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Government policies on the economy in Northern Ireland. David Davis: What steps he is taking to help ensure adequate accountability for Troubles-era violence for members of the IRA. Graeme Downie: When he last met with the Secretary of State for Defence. Lloyd Hatton: What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on improving public services. Kevin Bonavia: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland. Jas Athwal: What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on education. Greg Smith: What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023. John Slinger: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland. Tim Roca: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland. Beccy Cooper: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on Northern Ireland.

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time
Prime Minister

None

Main Business

Rachel Blake
Labour (Co-op)

Ten Minute Rule Motion
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided]

None

Motions relating to the police grant and local government finance reports

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

Second anniversary of the Hughes Report
Sarah Green (LD - Chesham and Amersham)

None

11:00

Future of the New Medium Helicopter programme
Adam Dance (LD - Yeovil)

None

14:30

Woodland creation
Chris Curtis (Lab - Milton Keynes North)

None

16:00

GP funding in rural areas
Esther McVey (Con - Tatton)

None

16:30

Supported exempt accommodation in Birmingham
Ayoub Khan (Ind - Birmingham Perry Barr)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Securing Scotland’s Future: Defence Skills and Jobs
Scottish Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Employment support for disabled people
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
David Lillicrap - Assistant Director Health and Employment Programmes at West London Alliance
Rooth Cooper - Economic Development Manager at Renfrewshire Council
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon. Dame Diana Johnson MP - Minister for Employment at Department for Work and Pensions
Dr Simon Marlow - Deputy Director, Joint Work and Health Directorate at Department for Work and Pensions
Lorraine Jackson - Director, Joint Work and Health Directorate (JWHD) at Department of Health and Social Care

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Business rates
Treasury Committee

None

13:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP - Secretary of State at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clive Maxwell CB CBE - Interim Permanent Secretary at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

14:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

The work of the Secretary of State for Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP - Secretary of State for Wales at Wales Office
Anna McMorrin MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Wales Office
Ciarán Hayes - Director at Wales Office

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Egg donation and freezing
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Ms Helen Gibson - Founder at Surrogacy Concern UK
Dr Zeynep Gurtin - Lecturer in Women's Health at University College London
At 3:05pm: Oral evidence
Dr Ippokratis Sarris - Consultant in Reproductive Medicine at British Fertility Society
Angela Pericleous-Smith - Chair of Accreditation at British Infertility Counselling Association

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Work of HM Treasury
Treasury Committee

None

General Committee

14:30
Ministry of Defence Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Armed Forces Commissioner (Family Definition, and Consequential and Transitional Provision etc.) Regulations 2026

None

16:30
Department for Work and Pensions Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Jamieson
Conservative

Oral questions
Ensuring landlords, tenants and local authorities are prepared for each phase of the implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025

None

Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Conservative

Oral questions
Progress towards delivering 1.5 million new homes by the end of this Parliament

None

Baroness Pidgeon
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
UK transition to electric vehicles

None

Main Business

Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay
Labour

Legislation
Rare Cancers Bill - committee stage

None

Ministry of Justice
Baroness Levitt

Legislation
Victims and Courts Bill - committee stage (day 2)
View Amendments

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - committee stage (day 7)
View Amendments

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Drought Preparedness
Environment and Climate Change Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Emma Hardy MP - Minister for Water and Flooding at Defra

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Growth and proposed regulation of stablecoins in the UK
Financial Services Regulation Committee

None

10:15
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:15
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration
Constitution Committee

None

10:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 12th February

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Commons Chamber

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Department Questions

09:30

Oral questions
Department for Transport

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Nadia Whittome
Labour

Backbench Business
General debate on LGBT+ history month

None

Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat

Backbench Business
Debate on a motion on mobile connectivity in rural areas

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Government support for healthy relationships
Maya Ellis (Lab - Ribble Valley)

None

15:00

Onshoring in the fashion and textiles industry
Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

NAO Main Estimates 2026-27
Public Accounts Committee

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Railways Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Railways Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Lord Dixon of Jericho

None

Department Questions

Baroness Hunter of Auchenreoch
Labour

Oral questions
Interests of rural communities in any forthcoming legislation on cruelty to animals arising from its Animal Welfare Strategy

None

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Labour

Oral questions
Implementing the recommendations of the Speaker's Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections

None

Lord Sahota
Labour

Oral questions
Update on the Post Office Capture and Horizon scandals

None

Main Business

Lord Foster of Bath
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Justice and Home Affairs Committee report: 'Better prisons: less crime'

None

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Legislation
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - committee stage
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None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Lord Sikka
Labour

Short debate
Reforming the law on donations to political parties

None

Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Conservative

Short debate
Consideration to the introduction of a counter-extremism strategy

None

Lord Rooker
Labour

Short debate
Economic impact of the UK flour milling sector

None

Baroness Sheehan
Liberal Democrat

Short debate
Performance of the Environment Agency in addressing waste crime

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee - Private Meeting

None

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Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Wed 4th February

Cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee

Tue 3rd February

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Thu 29th January

Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy
Work and Pensions Committee

Latest Government Consultations

Wed 4th February

Establishing a Development Corporation in Greater Cambridge
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Wed 4th February

Make Work Pay: fire and rehire – changes to expenses, benefits, and shift patterns
Department for Business and Trade

Wed 4th February

Make Work Pay: recognition code of practice and e-balloting unfair practices
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Recent Parliamentary Debates

Debates are held regularly in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The most recent debates are shown below.

Tuesday 3rd February in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Speaker’s Statement

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Justice)
(161 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister
Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Urgent Question

Iran (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(61 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Separation Centres Review (Ministry of Justice)
(18 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister

Point of Order
(3 Speeches)

British-made Bricks (Proposals)
(2 Speeches)

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(282 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Business without Debate

Adjournment Debate

Fish and Chip Sector (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(27 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Tuesday 3rd February in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Town and City Centre Safety (Home Office)
(87 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Taxation: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (HM Treasury)
(26 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Transport in the South-East (HM Treasury)
(46 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Educational Outcomes: Disadvantaged Boys and Young Men (Department for Education)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

Animals in Science Regulation Unit: Annual Report 2024 (Home Office)
(33 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Tuesday 3rd February - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

Government Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Plan (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Separation Centres Review (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister

Written Corrections

Other Correction
(3 Speeches)

Public Bill Committees

Finance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting) (HM Treasury)
(61 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (First sitting) (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(62 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting) (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(125 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Railways Bill (Ninth sitting) (Department for Transport)
(105 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Railways Bill (Tenth sitting) (Department for Transport)
(130 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

General Committees

Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 (Department for Business and Trade)
(35 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris McDonald - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Tuesday 3rd February in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Teather
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Lord Hobby
(1 Speeches)

Lord Speaker’s Statement
(2 Speeches)

Tributes: Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Leader of the House)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

Two-child Benefit Cap: Foreign-born Children (Department for Work and Pensions)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Child Poverty: Faith-based and Voluntary Sector Organisations (Department for Work and Pensions)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

AI Superintelligence
(17 Speeches)

Shamima Begum (Home Office)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

House of Lords Commission
(3 Speeches)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(80 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Police Reform White Paper (Home Office)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(121 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Other Lords Events

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Pension Schemes Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(97 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)