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Thursday 27th November

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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30

Oral questions
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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First 5 Oral Questions

Steve Witherden (Lab)
1. What steps her Department is taking to increase access to arts and culture.

Melanie Onn (Lab)
2. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK Town of Culture competition on coastal communities.

Callum Anderson (Lab)
3. What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on funding for youth services in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.

Pippa Heylings (LD)
4. What steps her Department is taking to support the financial viability of women's football.

Paul Davies (Lab)
5. What steps her Department is taking to tackle loneliness through sport.

Topical Questioners

1. Luke Charters (Lab)

2. Greg Smith (Con)

3. John Whittingdale (Con)

4. Harpreet Uppal (Lab)

5. Martin Rhodes (Lab)

6. Joe Powell (Lab)

7. Dave Robertson (Lab)

8. Yuan Yang (Lab)

Steve Witherden: What steps her Department is taking to increase access to arts and culture. Luke Charters: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Greg Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Melanie Onn: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK Town of Culture competition on coastal communities. John Whittingdale: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Callum Anderson: What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on funding for youth services in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency. Pippa Heylings: What steps her Department is taking to support the financial viability of women's football. Harpreet Uppal: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Martin Rhodes: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Paul Davies: What steps her Department is taking to tackle loneliness through sport. Joe Powell: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Martin Vickers: What recent progress the Future of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum has made on its work. Yuan Yang: What steps her Department has taken to help support the creative industries. Dave Robertson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Yuan Yang: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi: What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on funding for youth services. Greg Smith: What steps she is taking to help support small and medium-sized music recording studios. Siobhain McDonagh: What support her Department is providing to local authorities to promote participation in grassroots sport. Elsie Blundell: What steps she is taking to help increase the number of women and girls taking up sports in Greater Manchester. Andrew Cooper: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK City of Culture and UK Town of Culture competitions on local communities. Richard Baker: What assessment she made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the resale of concert tickets. Cameron Thomas: What steps she is taking to help preserve musical heritage. David Mundell: What recent progress the Future of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum has made on its work. John Whittingdale: What discussions she has had with the BBC on renewal of the Charter. Charlie Dewhirst: What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on gambling duties. Luke Myer: What steps her Department is taking to help increase participation in sport for athletes with disabilities.

10:10

Oral questions
Church Commissioners and House of Commons Commission and Public Accounts Commission and Restoration and Renewal Client Board and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

None

Urgent Question

Robert Jenrick
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on reported plans to restrict the right to trial by jury

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Financial Statement
Continuation of the budget debate

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Caroline Johnson
Conservative

Government transparency and accountability

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Select Committee Statement on the Eleventh Report of the Business and Trade Committee, Toward a new doctrine for economic security, HC 835
Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North)

None

13:50

The impact of extended producer responsibility for packaging
Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab - Gower)

None

15:10

Protecting children from domestic abuse
Richard Quigley (Lab - Isle of Wight West)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Public Accounts Committee - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
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At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Pete Weatherby KC - Director at Hillsborough Law Now
At 12:00pm: Oral evidence
Tom Guest - Deputy Director of Policy at Crown Prosecution Service
Professor Penney Lewis - Law Commissioner for Criminal Law at Law Commission
At 12:30pm: Oral evidence
Margaret Aspinall
Charlotte Hennessy
Steve Kelly
Sue Roberts

14:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
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At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Jenni Hicks
Hilda Hammond
At 2:25pm: Oral evidence
The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL
At 2:45pm: Oral evidence
Deborah Coles - Executive Director at INQUEST
Professor Julia Waters
At 3:10pm: Oral evidence
Edward Daffarn - Campaigner at Grenfell United
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Chief Constable Craig Guildford - NPCC lead for Misconduct at National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC)
At 3:50pm: Oral evidence
Chris Minnoch - CEO at Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Richard Miller - Head of Justice at Law Society
At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
Her Honour Judge Alexia Durran - Chief Coroner for England and Wales at Office of the Chief Coroner
At 4:35pm: Oral evidence
Cindy Butts - Independent Public Advocate at Office of the Independent Public Advocate
At 4:55pm: Oral evidence
Dr Arun Chopra - Interim Chief Executive at Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Professor Aidan Fowler - National Director of Patient Safety in England at NHS England
Helen Vernon - Chief Executive at NHS Resolution
At 5:30pm: Oral evidence
Nathan sparkes - Chief Executive at Hacked Off
Jacqui Hames - Board Director at Hacked Off
Flora Page KC - Barrister at 23 Essex Street
James Killen - Head of Research and Policy at WhistleblowersUK
Mr Ron Warmington - Chairman at Second Sight
At 6:05pm: Oral evidence
Andy Burnham - Mayor at Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Steve Rotheram - Mayor at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
At 6:30pm: Oral evidence
Daniel De Simone, journalist

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Leigh of Hurley
Conservative

Oral questions
effect of the Budget on small and medium-sized businesses

None

Baroness Gale
Labour

Oral questions
Reducing the prevalence of violence against women and girls in line with the Labour Party Manifesto 2024 commitment to halve violence against women and girls in a decade

None

Lord Rooker
Labour

Oral questions
Departments involved in considering the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s code of practice on implementing the Supreme Court judgment on the meaning of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010

None

Lord Offord of Garvel
Conservative

Oral questions
Report of the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Review

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill –committee stage (day 4) - part one
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None

Lord Bishop of Leeds
Bishops

Short debate
Assessment of the humanitarian situation in Sudan (lunch break business)

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill –committee stage (day 4) - part two
View Amendments

None

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Friday 28th November

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Monday 1st December

(3 days ago)
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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
Department for Education
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First 5 Oral Questions

Will Stone (Lab)
1. If she will hold discussions with the hon. Member for Swindon North on the potential merits of setting up a defence technical college in Swindon.

Ian Roome (LD)
2. What steps she is taking to improve education on sexual consent and relationships.

Jim Dickson (Lab)
3. What recent progress the Child Poverty Taskforce has made on publishing a Child Poverty Strategy.

Gareth Snell (LAB)
4. What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of vocational qualifications for post-16 learners.

Gavin Williamson (Con)
5. What steps her Department is taking to help prevent Chinese influence in universities.

Topical Questioners

1. Joe Robertson (Con)

2. Dan Carden (Lab)

3. Lauren Edwards (Lab)

4. Ian Roome (LD)

5. Rosie Duffield (Ind)

6. Roger Gale (Con)

7. Janet Daby (Lab)

8. Tom Rutland (Lab)

9. Baggy Shanker (LAB)

10. Peter Bedford (Con)

Will Stone: If she will hold discussions with the hon. Member for Swindon North on the potential merits of setting up a defence technical college in Swindon. Joe Robertson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Ian Roome: What steps she is taking to improve education on sexual consent and relationships. Dan Carden: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Lauren Edwards: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jim Dickson: What recent progress the Child Poverty Taskforce has made on publishing a Child Poverty Strategy. Ian Roome: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gareth Snell: What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of vocational qualifications for post-16 learners. Rosie Duffield: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gavin Williamson: What steps her Department is taking to help prevent Chinese influence in universities. Roger Gale: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jessica Toale: What steps she is taking to reform the national curriculum. Janet Daby: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Alex Brewer: What steps she is taking to help support the recruitment and retention of teaching assistants. Tom Rutland: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Kate Osamor: What recent progress the Child Poverty Taskforce has made on publishing a Child Poverty Strategy. Baggy Shanker: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Cameron Thomas: What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of suspensions and exclusions among pupils with SEND. Connor Naismith: What steps she is taking to help increase levels of attainment in schools. Peter Bedford: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Alison Bennett: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund. Jim McMahon: What her planned timetable is for making a decision on the proposed Eton Star Sixth Form College in Oldham. Liz Twist: What steps she is taking to help improve child protection services. Paul Holmes: What her planned timetable is for decision on existing free school applications. Josh Fenton-Glynn: What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that specialist speech and language therapies are available to children with education, health and care plans. Clive Jones: What steps she is taking to provide adequate funding for special educational needs provision. Edward Leigh: When she plans to publish guidance for schools on gender questioning children. Lisa Smart: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund. Maureen Burke: What steps she is taking to ensure the adequate provision of libraries in schools. Jonathan Brash: What steps her Department is taking to help support families to read with their child before they start nursery and school. Vikki Slade: What steps her Department is taking to make school classrooms more accessible to children with SEND. Damian Hinds: What discussions she has had with the Chair of the Curriculum and Assessment Review on her proposals to change the Progress 8 measure. Bob Blackman: What steps she plans to take to provide new specialist schools for children with SEND. Marsha De Cordova: What steps she is taking to make education more inclusive of disabled children. Jeff Smith: What steps she is taking to reform the national curriculum.

Statements

HM Treasury
James Murray

Ministerial statement
OBR forecasts

None

Main Business

Joe Morris
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Iconic Trees and Nature Education

None

Statements

Financial Statement
Continuation of the budget debate

None

Main Business

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Education Committee: Finance Committee; Procedure Committee; Committee of Public Accounts

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat

Temporary slip roads on junction 38 of the M6

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 722377 relating to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Jamie Stone (LD - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

None

18:00

e-petition 706513 relating to evacuation chairs in schools and colleges
Jacob Collier (Lab - Burton and Uttoxeter)

None

General Committee

18:00
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Peru) Order 2025

None

18:00
Ministry of Justice Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Judicial Appointments Commission (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

18:00
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

The Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure (HC 1454), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England
Third Delegated Legislation Committee

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Football Policing
Home Affairs Committee
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At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Lord Mann, Independent Adviser on Antisemitism
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Craig Guildford - Chief Constable at West Midlands Police
Mike O’Hara - Assistant Chief Constable at West Midlands Police
Simon Foster - Police and Crime Commissioner at West Midlands Police
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Sarah Jones MP - Minister of State for Policing and Crime Prevention at Home Office
Richard Clarke - Director General, Public Safety Group at Home Office

13:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Budget 2025
Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Efficiency and resilience of the Probation Service
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Crossbench

Oral questions
South Sudan

None

Lord Fowler
Crossbench

Oral questions
World Aids Day 2025: eliminating AIDS as a public health threat

None

Baroness Pidgeon
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Walking, wheeling and cycling paths in the UK

None

Lord Bishop of Hereford
Bishops

Oral questions
Long-term viability of small farming enterprises

None

Main Business

Ministry of Justice
Lord Timpson

Legislation
Sentencing Bill - committee stage (day 2): part one
View Amendments

None

Statements

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Statement
OBR Forecasts

None

Main Business

Ministry of Justice
Lord Timpson

Legislation
Sentencing Bill - committee stage (day 2): part two
View Amendments

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Tuesday 2nd December

(2 days ago)
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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
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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First 5 Oral Questions

Iqbal Mohamed (Ind)
1. If she will meet with representatives of the Dawood Family Justice Campaign to discuss the potential repatriation of their family members' remains.

Rachel Taylor (Lab)
2. What steps she is taking with international partners to help improve the global response to cyber attacks and ransomware.

Chris Coghlan (LD)
3. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine.

Mike Reader (Lab)
4. What diplomatic steps she is taking with international partners to help tackle modern slavery and unethical labour practices in global supply chains.

Sarah Dyke (LD)
5. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of US foreign policy on Ukraine.

Topical Questioners

1. Toby Perkins (Lab)

2. Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)

3. Greg Smith (Con)

4. James Naish (Lab)

5. Peter Prinsley (Lab)

6. Richard Quigley (Lab)

7. Zöe Franklin (LD)

8. Lorraine Beavers (Lab)

9. Tom Gordon (LD)

10. Beccy Cooper (Lab)

Iqbal Mohamed: If she will meet with representatives of the Dawood Family Justice Campaign to discuss the potential repatriation of their family members' remains. Toby Perkins: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Rachel Taylor: What steps she is taking with international partners to help improve the global response to cyber attacks and ransomware. Sureena Brackenridge: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Greg Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Chris Coghlan: What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine. James Naish: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Mike Reader: What diplomatic steps she is taking with international partners to help tackle modern slavery and unethical labour practices in global supply chains. Sarah Dyke: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of US foreign policy on Ukraine. Peter Prinsley: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Richard Quigley: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Joe Morris: What steps her Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Zöe Franklin: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Richard Tice: What steps her Department is taking to help secure a ceasefire in Sudan. Lorraine Beavers: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Sarah Green: What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine. Tom Gordon: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Lincoln Jopp: What assessment she has made of the level of threat that China poses to UK interests. Olly Glover: What recent progress she has made on helping Alaa Abd el-Fattah return to the UK. Beccy Cooper: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Zöe Franklin: What assessment she has made of recent trends in levels of human rights violations in Hong Kong. Gareth Thomas: What steps her Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Al Pinkerton: What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on strengthening the UK’s relationship with the EU. David Williams: What steps her Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Anna Sabine: What steps she is taking with international partners to help tackle settler violence in the West Bank. Jerome Mayhew: What assessment she has made of the level of threat that China poses to UK interests. Caroline Voaden: What steps she is taking to help tackle tax evasion in the Overseas Territories. Jo Platt: What steps her Department is taking to support non-governmental organisations operating in conflict areas. Robin Swann: Whether her Department has had discussions with Invest Northern Ireland on its Strategic Cooperation Framework Memorandum of Understanding with the China Chamber of Commerce in the UK. Jim Dickson: What steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine. John Milne: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of US foreign policy on Ukraine. Ben Spencer: Whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the role of British embassies in encouraging overseas voter registration since January 2024. David Mundell: What steps her Department is taking to deliver the UK’s financial commitments from the Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021. Harpreet Uppal: What steps she is taking with international partners to help tackle increases in settler violence in the West Bank. Nick Timothy: What discussions she has had with the her US counterparts on the application for the proposed Chinese embassy in London.

Statements

Cabinet Office
David Lammy

Ministerial statement
Criminal Court Reform

None

Home Office
Jess Phillips

Ministerial statement
Publication of the Angiolini Inquiry, Part 2 First Report

None

Main Business

Simon Opher
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Domestic Energy Efficiency (Call for Evidence)

None

Statements

Financial Statement
Conclusion of the budget debate

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Barry Gardiner
Labour

Government procurement

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