Parallel Parliament

Thursday 26th February

(7 days ago)
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Order Paper (26 Feb 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

Rachel Blake (LAB)
1. What steps she is taking to introduce a registration scheme for short-term lets.

Lincoln Jopp (Con)
2. What steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sport.

Charlie Dewhirst (Con)
3. What steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sport.

James Asser (Lab)
4. What steps her Department is taking to support youth activities in urban communities.

Rachel Hopkins (Lab)
5. What steps her Department is taking to support UK traditions.

Topical Questioners

1. David Chadwick (LD)

2. David Davis (Con)

3. Desmond Swayne (Con)

4. Josh Newbury (Lab)

5. John Whitby (Lab)

6. Daniel Zeichner (Lab)

7. Callum Anderson (Lab)

8. Peter Swallow (Lab)

Rachel Blake: What steps she is taking to introduce a registration scheme for short-term lets.
David Chadwick: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
David Davis: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Lincoln Jopp: What steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sport.
Desmond Swayne: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Charlie Dewhirst: What steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sport.
Josh Newbury: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
James Asser: What steps her Department is taking to support youth activities in urban communities.
John Whitby: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Rachel Hopkins: What steps her Department is taking to support UK traditions.
Daniel Zeichner: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Alison Griffiths: What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of business rates on the leisure sector.
Callum Anderson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Ayoub Khan: What steps her Department has taken to help improve youth services in Birmingham Perry Barr constituency.
Peter Swallow: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Peter Swallow: What steps her Department is taking to help improve outcomes for young people in Bracknell Forest.
Rachel Taylor: What steps her Department is taking through funding for grassroots sport facilities to help increase levels of participation in sport.
Andrew George: What discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Hellenic Republic on the future management of the Parthenon Sculptures.
Gareth Thomas: What steps she plans to take to ensure that people are adequately supported to maintain an active lifestyle at each stage of life.
Olly Glover: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage local governments to support arts and culture.
Maya Ellis: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of universal youth services.
Anna Dixon: What steps her Department is taking to help improve collaboration between civil society organisations and local authorities in the delivery of support for communities.
Chi Onwurah: What steps she is taking to support industrial heritage.
Steve Witherden: What steps her Department is taking to help increase access to arts and culture.
Gordon McKee: What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that hosting UEFA EURO 2028 supports communities.
Natasha Irons: What progress she has made on the provision of Young Futures Hubs.

10:10

Oral questions
Church Commissioners and House of Commons Commission and Public Accounts Commission and Restoration and Renewal Client Board

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Stephen Doughty

Ministerial statement
Gibraltar Treaty

None

Main Business

Ruth Jones
Labour

Backbench Business
General Debate on St David’s Day and Welsh Affairs

None

Christine Jardine
Liberal Democrat

Backbench Business
General Debate on Government Support for Bereaved Children

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat

AEA Technology pension scheme

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2026
Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath)

None

15:00

The impact of VAT on independent faith schools
Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford)

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Baroness Leaman

None

Department Questions

Baroness Hoey
Non-affiliated

Oral questions
New tax on small parcels entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain as a result of the EU’s change to the duty relief exemption.

None

Lord Strasburger
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Organisations consulted regarding the Equality and Human Rights Commission's Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations

None

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Conservative

Oral questions
Consultation with the fire and rescue services in England regarding clean energy projects such as battery storage plants

None

Lord Blencathra
Conservative

Oral questions
Mitigating the risks of new housing being built in areas of medium or high flood risk.

None

Statements

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour

Statement
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territories

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Statement
Impact of the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) rules on British citizens who are also dual nationals

None

Main Business

Lord Ricketts
Crossbench

Debate
European Affairs Committee report: 'Unfinished Business: Resetting the UK-EU relationship'

None

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Green Party

Short debate
Why Members of Parliament and members of the House of Lords are excluded from Clause 11, “Offence of misleading the public”, of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill; and what consideration has been given to removing this exclusion

None

Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench

Debate
Joint Committee on Human Rights report: 'Transnational repression in the UK'

None

18:30

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Domestic Abuse Act 2021
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Numeracy for Life Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

National Resilience Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 27th February

(6 days ago)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Legislation
Rare Cancers Bill – third reading

None

Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Labour

Legislation
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - committee stage (day 10)
View Amendments

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 2nd March

(3 days ago)
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Order Paper (2 Mar 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

Rishi Sunak (Con)
1. What steps she is taking to support the education of service children.

Yuan Yang (Lab)
2. What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Martin Rhodes (Lab)
3. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support higher education institutions with health research.

Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
4. What steps she is taking to help tackle the EHCP backlog in Cambridgeshire.

John Whitby (Lab)
5. What steps she is taking to help prevent the use of phones by children in schools.

Topical Questioners

1. Clive Jones (LD)

2. James MacCleary (LD)

3. Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)

4. Ashley Fox (Con)

5. Desmond Swayne (Con)

6. Dave Robertson (Lab)

7. Claire Hazelgrove (Lab)

8. Oliver Ryan (LAB)

9. Helen Morgan (LD)

10. Lorraine Beavers (Lab)

Rishi Sunak: What steps she is taking to support the education of service children.
Clive Jones: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Yuan Yang: What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.
James MacCleary: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Martin Rhodes: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support higher education institutions with health research.
Mary Kelly Foy: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Ben Obese-Jecty: What steps she is taking to help tackle the EHCP backlog in Cambridgeshire.
Ashley Fox: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Desmond Swayne: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
John Whitby: What steps she is taking to help prevent the use of phones by children in schools.
Steve Witherden: What recent progress she has made on repealing the duty to issue academy orders in relation to schools causing concern.
Dave Robertson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Claire Hazelgrove: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Rosie Duffield: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in Kent.
Blake Stephenson: What steps her Department plans to take to help ensure that SEND funding is used for its intended purpose.
Oliver Ryan: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Josh Newbury: What steps she is taking to improve SEND provision in schools.
Helen Morgan: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Lorraine Beavers: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
David Chadwick: What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the student loan system.
Gareth Bacon: What steps she has taken to help improve nursery provision in Greater London.
Elsie Blundell: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that local authorities in financial difficulty can deliver effective speech and language therapy for children with SEND.
Anneliese Midgley: What steps she is taking through the National Year of Reading 2026 to improve phonics attainment at Key Stage 1.
Noah Law: What steps she has taken to roll out Best Start free breakfast clubs.
Zarah Sultana: What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of redundancies in schools and academy trusts on pupils in the West Midlands.
Lisa Smart: What steps she is taking to support teachers to deliver effective financial education in the new national curriculum.
Helen Morgan: What steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools in North Shropshire constituency receive adequate funding.
Lee Dillon: What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the proposed levels of funding for special educational needs support.
Darren Paffey: What steps her Department is taking to promote the National Year of Reading 2026 in educational settings.
Will Forster: What steps is she taking to ensure school buildings are adequately maintained for future use.
Ben Coleman: What steps she is taking to improve SEND provision in schools.
Andrew Rosindell: What steps she has taken to promote British heritage in the national curriculum.
Douglas McAllister: What steps she is taking to meet the target of two-thirds of young people participating in higher-level learning.
Mohammad Yasin: What steps her Department is taking to improve the student loans system.
Jo Platt: What steps she is taking to improve SEND provision in schools.

Statements

Cabinet Office
Keir Starmer

Ministerial statement
Middle East

None

Main Business

Legislation
Representation of the People Bill: Second Reading
View Amendments

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Sam Carling
Labour

Safeguarding in small religious organisations

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 734311 relating to the public being given a right to a vote of no confidence
John Lamont (Con - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)

None

18:00

e-petition 747234 relating to the Secretary of State’s power to cancel local elections
Jamie Stone (LD - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

None

General Committee

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

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

The Bank of England’s Real-Time Gross Settlement Renewal Programme
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Chakrabarti
Labour

Oral questions
Progress made in relation to the (1) implementation, and (2) outcomes, of the Child Poverty Strategy.

None

Baroness Sheehan
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Implementing due diligence requirements for forest-risk commodities.

None

Lord Black of Brentwood
Conservative

Oral questions
Recent developments in the UK’s streaming and cinema sector, and the impact of the bid by Netflix to acquire Warner Bros.

None

Baroness Rafferty
Labour

Oral questions
Reducing violence against NHS staff.

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill – report stage (day 2) part one
View Amendments

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Statement
Middle East

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill – report stage (day 2) - part two
View Amendments

None

Estimated rising time
The House may sit late

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Orders and regulations
Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Orders and regulations
Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026; Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

None

Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker

Orders and regulations
Armed Forces Commissioner (Family Definition and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

None

Department for Business and Trade
Baroness Lloyd of Effra

Orders and regulations
Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026; Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Parental Order Cases) (Amendment) Regulations 2026; Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Adoptions from Overseas) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

None

18:30

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Childhood Vaccinations Committee - Private Meeting

None

Tuesday 3rd March

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (3 Mar 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

Joe Robertson (Con)
1. What diplomatic steps she is taking to support Ukraine to determine its future.

Andy McDonald (Lab)
2. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank.

Kate Osamor (LAB)
3. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the humanitarian situation in Sudan.

Blake Stephenson (Con)
4. What discussions she has had with her US counterpart on tariffs.

Adam Thompson (Lab)
5. What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the human rights situation in Hong Kong.

Topical Questioners

1. Lauren Edwards (Lab)

2. Liz Jarvis (LD)

3. Bob Blackman (Con)

4. Jack Rankin (Con)

5. Lorraine Beavers (Lab)

6. Chi Onwurah (Lab)

7. Andrew Lewin (Lab)

8. Kim Johnson (Lab)

9. Peter Swallow (Lab)

10. Vikki Slade (LD)

Joe Robertson: What diplomatic steps she is taking to support Ukraine to determine its future.
Lauren Edwards: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Andy McDonald: What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank.
Liz Jarvis: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Bob Blackman: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Kate Osamor: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the humanitarian situation in Sudan.
Jack Rankin: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Blake Stephenson: What discussions she has had with her US counterpart on tariffs.
Adam Thompson: What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the human rights situation in Hong Kong.
Lorraine Beavers: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Jack Rankin: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the compliance of the Palestinian Authority’s school curriculum with the UK-Palestinian Memorandum of Understanding.
Chi Onwurah: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Gregory Stafford: What recent discussions she has had with her Chinese counterparts on the release of Jimmy Lai.
Andrew Lewin: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Kim Johnson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Wendy Chamberlain: What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the adequacy of healthcare provision in Afghanistan.
Peter Swallow: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Steff Aquarone: What steps she is taking to ensure greater financial transparency in the British Overseas Territories.
Vikki Slade: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Elsie Blundell: What steps she is taking to support children in Gaza.
Mark Sewards: What steps her Department is taking to help ensure accountability for human rights violations against protestors in Iran.
Daniel Francis: What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the human rights situation in Hong Kong.
Irene Campbell: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the humanitarian situation in Sudan.
Matt Bishop: What steps her Department is taking to improve consular support for British nationals overseas.
Rachel Gilmour: What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine.
Sojan Joseph: What steps her Department is taking with international partners to help tackle organised immigration crime.
Stephen Gethins: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a strategic review of her Department's priorities.
Andrew Mitchell: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the level of Official Development Assistance funding on the Global Health Partnerships scheme.
Johanna Baxter: What diplomatic steps she is taking to support the return of children forcibly deported from Ukraine.
Jeremy Corbyn: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to conduct due diligence when licensing arms transfers to the United Arab Emirates to prevent weapons being used by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan.
Will Stone: What recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of humanitarian aid entering Gaza.
Caroline Voaden: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Damien Egan: What recent discussions she has had with the Palestinian Authority on the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund.
Chris Vince: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of co-operative models on international development.
Neil Duncan-Jordan: What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Monroe Doctrine.

Statements

HM Treasury
Rachel Reeves

Statement
Spring Forecast Statement (The Chancellor of the Exchequer)

None

Main Business

Mike Reader
Labour

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

None

Consideration of Lords amendments
Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat

Local authorities and SEND provision

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