Parallel Parliament

Thursday 15th January

(7 days ago)
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Order Paper (15 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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First 5 Oral Questions

Harpreet Uppal (Lab)
1. What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector has access to adequate funding.

Katrina Murray (Lab)
2. What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the New Town of Culture and UK City of Culture 2029 competitions support communities.

Jack Rankin (Con)
3. What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

Anna Dixon (Lab)
4. What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the New Town of Culture and UK City of Culture 2029 competitions support communities.

Alex Ballinger (Lab)
5. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of spending on gambling advertising.

Topical Questioners

1. Imran Hussain (Lab)

2. Catherine Atkinson (Lab)

3. Perran Moon (Lab)

4. Danny Beales (Lab)

5. Rupert Lowe (Ind)

6. Charlie Dewhirst (Con)

7. Tom Hayes (Lab)

8. Harriet Cross (Con)

Imran Hussain: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Harpreet Uppal: What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector has access to adequate funding. Katrina Murray: What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the New Town of Culture and UK City of Culture 2029 competitions support communities. Catherine Atkinson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jack Rankin: What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. Danny Beales: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Anna Dixon: What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the New Town of Culture and UK City of Culture 2029 competitions support communities. Rupert Lowe: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Alex Ballinger: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of spending on gambling advertising. Neil Duncan-Jordan: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect the creative industries in the context of AI. Charlie Dewhirst: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tom Hayes: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Mary Kelly Foy: What steps she is taking to help increase access to sports facilities. Chris Vince: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve outcomes for young people. Harriet Cross: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jim Dickson: What steps her Department is taking to improve access to youth activities for young people. Patrick Hurley: What steps her Department is taking to help support cooperative live music venues. Jodie Gosling: What steps she is taking to help support deaf athletes. Ian Byrne: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect victims of alleged abuses of power from intrusive media practices. Luke Murphy: What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the New Town of Culture and UK City of Culture 2029 competitions support communities. Bradley Thomas: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the contribution of community sports groups to people's wellbeing. Edward Morello: What steps her Department is taking to help support grassroots rugby. Daniel Francis: What steps her Department is taking to help ensure an effective legacy from hosting UEFA Euro 2028. Will Stone: What steps her Department is taking to improve access to youth activities for young people. Sally Jameson: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of support for former professional footballers with neurodegenerative diseases.

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

Mike Wood
Conservative

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the Government’s policy on mandatory digital ID

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Andy Slaughter
Labour

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the Third Special Report of the Justice Committee, Tackling the drugs crisis in our prisons: Government Response, HC 1599

None

Main Business

Katrina Murray
Labour

Backbench Business
General debate on New Towns

None

Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat

Backbench Business
General debate on financial support for small businesses and individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Alex Mayer
Labour

Protection and management of young trees

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

The impact of food inflation on the cost of living
Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet)

None

15:00

The impact of gambling harms in children and young people
Kevin McKenna (Lab - Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Government use of data analytics on error and fraud
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Baroness Hyde of Bemerton; Lord Roe of West Wickham

None

Department Questions

Lord Harris of Haringey
Labour

Oral questions
Pandemic preparedness from Exercise Pegasus 2025

None

Lord Trefgarne
Conservative

Oral questions
Nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarines in service with the Royal Navy

None

Lord Butler of Brockwell
Crossbench

Oral questions
Implementing protections for children from harmful in-game purchases, including loot boxes

None

Lord Young of Cookham
Conservative

Oral questions
Shortfall of £28 billion in the budget of the Ministry of Defence over the next four years

None

Main Business

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Urgent Question Repeat
The released unredacted plans for the proposed Chinese Embassy

None

Statements

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour

Statement
Iran

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill – committee stage (day 10)
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None

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Friday 16th January

(6 days ago)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Brennan of Canton
Labour

Legislation
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill – third reading

None

Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay
Labour

Legislation
Rare Cancers Bill – second reading

None

Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Labour

Legislation
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - committee stage (day 6)
View Amendments

None

17:30

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 19th January

(3 days ago)
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Order Paper (19 Jan 2026)

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

Rachel Blake (LAB)
1. What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support.

Gareth Snell (LAB)
2. What estimate her Department has made of the number of young people enrolled on A-levels and T-levels in September 2026.

Caroline Voaden (LD)
3. What steps her Department is taking to improve teacher retention.

Steve Yemm (Lab)
4. What steps she is taking to help ensure the integrity of school and college assessments and examinations.

Joe Powell (Lab)
5. What steps she is taking to introduce a Ukrainian GCSE.

Topical Questioners

1. Blake Stephenson (Con)

2. Lauren Edwards (Lab)

3. Jon Pearce (Lab)

4. Sarah Owen (Lab)

5. Alison Griffiths (Con)

6. Bayo Alaba (Lab)

7. Tim Farron (LD)

8. Charlie Dewhirst (Con)

9. Carla Denyer (Green)

10. Jim Dickson (Lab)

Rachel Blake: What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support. Blake Stephenson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gareth Snell: What estimate her Department has made of the number of young people enrolled on A-levels and T-levels in September 2026. Lauren Edwards: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Caroline Voaden: What steps her Department is taking to improve teacher retention. Jon Pearce: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Steve Yemm: What steps she is taking to help ensure the integrity of school and college assessments and examinations. Sarah Owen: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Joe Powell: What steps she is taking to introduce a Ukrainian GCSE. Alison Griffiths: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Chris Bloore: What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of powers to intervene where local authorities are not meeting statutory SEND duties. Bayo Alaba: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tim Farron: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Darren Paffey: What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support. Beccy Cooper: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of flu vaccination levels on rates of school absence in autumn 2025. Charlie Dewhirst: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Carla Denyer: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Michelle Scrogham: What steps she is taking to reduce variations in funding for SEND provision across local authorities. Laurence Turner: What recent progress her Department has made on establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body. Jim Dickson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gregory Stafford: What plans her Department has to tackle the SEND funding shortfall identified in the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook November 2025. Rachel Taylor: What steps her Department is taking to help improve the governance of academy trusts. Rosie Duffield: What recent progress she has made on publishing guidance for gender questioning children in schools. Daniel Francis: What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND. Jacob Collier: What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND. Sarah Olney: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on levels of financial oversight for children’s care home providers. Marsha De Cordova: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision for blind and partially sighted children. Liz Jarvis: What steps she is taking to ensure adequate funding to implement the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review. James Naish: If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding home fees status to British citizens who relocated to the EU prior to the UK's withdrawal. Sarah Green: Whether she plans to update guidance on handling complaints in children's social care. Alex Sobel: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the minimum income threshold for student maintenance loans in line with inflation. Luke Charters: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the affordability of childcare. Gareth Bacon: What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. Tulip Siddiq: What steps she is taking to help improve safeguarding practices in nurseries and early years settings. Caroline Dinenage: What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of smart phones in schools on levels of disruption in classrooms.

Urgent Question

Mel Stride
Conservative

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if she will make a statement on planned changes to business rates for the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors

None

Priti Patel
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the UK Government’s response to the treatment of protesters by the Iranian regime

None

James Cleverly
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government if he will make a statement on the cancellation of scheduled local elections in May 2026

None

Sarah Champion
Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what representations have been made to Five Eyes partners on the potential risks posed by the proximity of sensitive cabling infrastructure to the site of the proposed new Chinese Embassy

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Yvette Cooper

Ministerial statement
Arctic Security

None

Ministry of Justice
Alex Davies-Jones

Ministerial statement
Update on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill

None

Main Business

Legislation
Remaining Stages of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill
View Amendments

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Finance Committee

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat

Disclosure and Barring Service

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 738192 and e-petition 732559 relating to the sale of fireworks
Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley and Ilkley)

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

An analysis of the asylum system
Public Accounts Committee

None

General Committee

18:00

Railways Bill: Programming Sub-Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Lord Docherty of Milngavie; Lord Pitt-Wilson

None

Department Questions

Lord Strasburger
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Publishing the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s code of practice on single-sex spaces

None

Lord Spellar
Labour

Oral questions
The cost of public inquiries in 2025, and the government’s legal costs for representation in public inquiries.

None

Lord Bishop of Newcastle
Bishops

Oral questions
Reducing domestic violence against children, and preventing such behaviour being learned and repeated by those under 16

None

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
Conservative

Oral questions
Agreements between the National Nuclear Laboratory and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency in relation to high temperature gas-cooled reactor technology

None

Private Notice Question

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Conservative

Private Notice Question
Greenland: diplomatic efforts and tariff impact on UK economy

None

Main Business

Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour

Urgent Question Repeat
The government’s policy on mandatory digital ID

None

Statements

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Statement
Northern Powerhouse Rail

None

Main Business

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour

Legislation
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - third reading
View Amendments

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - report stage (day 2) part one
View Amendments

None

Statements

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Whitehead

Statement
Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7 offshore wind results (Dinner break business)

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - report stage (day 2) - part two
View Amendments

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of the group beginning with g82 on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Legislation
Pensions Schemes Bill - committee stage (day 3)
View Amendments

None

19:45

Estimated rising time

None

Tuesday 20th January

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (20 Jan 2026)

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

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
1. What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the situation in Yemen.

Anna Dixon (Lab)
2. What steps her Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Graham Leadbitter (SNP)
3. What diplomatic steps she is taking to help Greenland strengthen its security.

Richard Quigley (Lab)
4. What steps she is taking with international partners to help tackle forced labour practices.

Uma Kumaran (Lab)
5. What steps her Department is taking with international partners to help improve the global response to cyber attacks and ransomware.

Topical Questioners

1. Dan Carden (Lab)

2. Joe Robertson (Con)

3. Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)

4. Lorraine Beavers (Lab)

5. Mike Martin (LD)

6. Stephen Gethins (SNP)

7. Jeff Smith (Lab)

8. Mike Reader (Lab)

9. Seamus Logan (SNP)

10. Peter Lamb (Lab)

Abtisam Mohamed: What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the situation in Yemen. Dan Carden: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Joe Robertson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Anna Dixon: What steps her Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Graham Leadbitter: What diplomatic steps she is taking to help Greenland strengthen its security. Gurinder Singh Josan: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Richard Quigley: What steps she is taking with international partners to help tackle forced labour practices. Lorraine Beavers: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Mike Martin: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Uma Kumaran: What steps her Department is taking with international partners to help improve the global response to cyber attacks and ransomware. Blake Stephenson: What assessment she has made of whether the Mauritian Government is able to effectively protect Chagos' marine environment. Stephen Gethins: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Callum Anderson: What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to support security in the Arctic region. Jeff Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Douglas McAllister: What steps her Department is taking to support UK citizens arbitrarily detained abroad. Mike Reader: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Ian Lavery: What diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure that international humanitarian law is upheld in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Seamus Logan: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Peter Lamb: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Olly Glover: What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on planned levels of spending on Official Development Assistance. Kirith Entwistle: What steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine. Mark Sewards: What recent discussions she has had with representatives of the Falkland Islands on the potential impact of trade tariffs on its economy. Afzal Khan: What recent assessment she has made of the need for humanitarian aid in Syria. Peter Prinsley: What steps her Department is taking to help ensure the continued delivery of aid in Gaza and the West Bank. Shockat Adam: What discussions she has had with the government of Israel on its approval of the E1 settlement plan in occupied East Jerusalem. Jeremy Corbyn: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the steps Israel is taking to establish the E1 settlement in the occupied West Bank. Mark Pritchard: What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the political situation in Georgia. James Wild: What diplomatic steps she is taking to hold Iran to account for the repression of protesters. Marsha De Cordova: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK's level of participation in global disability rights and inclusion activities. David Williams: What diplomatic steps her Department is taking with international partners to help tackle organised immigration crime. Andy McDonald: What steps her Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Danny Chambers: What diplomatic steps she is taking to support the sovereignty of NATO allies. Sonia Kumar: What diplomatic steps she is taking to help protect children in Iran from actions taken by the Iranian authorities. John Whitby: What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent the detention of children from Gaza and the West Bank by the Israeli military. Yasmin Qureshi: What steps her Department is taking to help ensure the continued delivery of aid in Gaza and the West Bank.

Statements

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Liz Kendall

Ministerial statement
Children’s relationship with mobile phones and social media

None

Cabinet Office
Dan Jarvis

Ministerial statement
China Update

None

Main Business

Shockat Adam
Independent

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Glaucoma Care (England)

None

Cabinet Office
David Lammy

Programme Motion
Sentencing Bill: Programme (No. 2)

None

Consideration of Lords amendments
Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Sentencing Bill

None

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Steve Reed

Holocaust Memorial Bill: Allocation of Time

None

Consideration of Lords amendments
Consideration of Lords Amendments to Holocaust Memorial Bill

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Yvette Cooper

Programme Motion
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Programme (No. 2)

None

Consideration of Lords amendments
Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Shaun Davies
Labour

5G connectivity in Telford and the West Midlands

None

Westminster Hall

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