Parallel Parliament

Monday 17th November

(5 days ago)
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Order Paper (17 Nov 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Oral questions
Home Office
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First 5 Oral Questions

Calum Miller (LD)
1. What steps she has taken to ensure that the tendering process for immigration removal centre contracts is competitive.

Nadia Whittome (Lab)
2. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of implementing asylum policies similar to Denmark on asylum seekers and refugees.

Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)
3. What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls.

Jack Rankin (Con)
4. Whether her Department provided evidence relating to the alleged breach of the Official Secrets Act on behalf of China.

Seamus Logan (SNP)
5. What recent progress she has made in phasing out animal testing.

Topical Questioners

1. Seamus Logan (SNP)

2. Christine Jardine (LD)

3. Ian Lavery (Lab)

4. Clive Jones (LD)

5. Jacob Collier (Lab)

6. Alex Baker (Lab)

7. Rupert Lowe (Ind)

8. Bradley Thomas (Con)

9. Alex Barros-Curtis (Lab)

10. Phil Brickell (Lab)

Seamus Logan: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Calum Miller: What steps she has taken to ensure that the tendering process for immigration removal centre contracts is competitive. Nadia Whittome: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of implementing asylum policies similar to Denmark on asylum seekers and refugees. Christine Jardine: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Ian Lavery: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Sureena Brackenridge: What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls. Jack Rankin: Whether her Department provided evidence relating to the alleged breach of the Official Secrets Act on behalf of China. Clive Jones: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jacob Collier: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Seamus Logan: What recent progress she has made in phasing out animal testing. Andrew Ranger: What recent progress her Department has made on strengthening national security. Alex Baker: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Rupert Lowe: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Josh Fenton-Glynn: What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls. Bradley Thomas: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Helen Morgan: What steps she is taking to tackle rural crime. Alex Barros-Curtis: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Mohammad Yasin: What steps her Department is taking to introduce more neighbourhood police officers. Phil Brickell: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tulip Siddiq: What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls. James McMurdock: What steps she is taking to reduce the cost to the public purse of migrants who have crossed the Channel illegally. Peter Lamb: What steps she has taken to tackle delays in the payment of refunds by her Department. Gurinder Singh Josan: What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls. John Lamont: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the remit of the national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs to include Scotland. Chris Bloore: What steps she is taking to improve public access to police officers in Redditch constituency. Mike Wood: What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory annual cap on levels of legal immigration. Alison Griffiths: Whether her Department provided evidence relating to the alleged breach of the Official Secrets Act on behalf of China. Yuan Yang: Whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of exempting British National (Overseas) visa holders from the proposed extension of the settlement qualifying period on levels of net migration. Chris Murray: What steps her Department is taking to close asylum hotels. Grahame Morris: If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Crime and Policing Bill on the right to protest. Peter Bedford: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the use of MOD Garats Hay to house asylum seekers. Andy McDonald: If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Crime and Policing Bill on the right to protest. Munira Wilson: What discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on public consultation on police station front counter closures. Alice Macdonald: What steps her Department is taking to introduce more neighbourhood police officers. Warinder Juss: What recent progress her Department has made on the national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs.

Urgent Question

Mel Stride
Conservative

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if she will make a statement on briefings to the press about the contents of the Budget

None

Llinos Medi
Plaid Cymru

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if he will make a statement on the development of the UK’s first small modular nuclear reactor power station at Wylfa

None

Calum Miller
Liberal Democrat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the powers, funding and staffing of the Environment Agency to tackle the illegal dumping of waste in the countryside

None

Statements

Home Office
Shabana Mahmood

Ministerial statement
Asylum Policy Statement

None

Main Business

Legislation
Committee of the whole House and remaining stages of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Delegated Legislation (Church of England (General Synod) (Measures))

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Environmental Audit Committee; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee; Northern Ireland Affairs Committee; Welsh Affairs Committee

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Dave Robertson
Labour

Government support for the Clive Treacey Safety Checklist

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 728715 relating to penalties for offences arising from social media posts
Jamie Stone (LD - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

None

18:00

e-petition 713714 relating to funding and care for people with Parkinson's
Paul Davies (Lab - Colne Valley)

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Ayrshire

Scottish Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Financial sustainability of children’s care homes
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Thornton
Labour

Oral questions
Recognising dyscalculia as a learning difficulty, and plans to support children who have it

None

Lord Holmes of Richmond
Conservative

Oral questions
Publishing the consultation on proposed artificial intelligence legislation, and the introduction of a bill

None

Baroness Altmann
Non-affiliated

Oral questions
Assessing the impact on bereaved families, confidence in pensions and future levels of pensioner poverty, of proposals to impose inheritance tax retrospectively on unused pensions and death benefits

None

Baroness Keeley
Labour

Oral questions
Supporting an increase in the numbers training to be teachers of music, drama, art and design, and dance

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - third reading

None

Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour

Legislation
Employment Rights Bill – consideration of Commons amendments and/or reasons (day two)

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill - committee stage (day 2)

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Legislation
Tobacco and Vapes Bill - committee stage (day 6)

None

19:45

Estimated rising time

None

Tuesday 18th November

(4 days ago)
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Order Paper (18 Nov 2025)

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
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First 5 Oral Questions

Jeff Smith (Lab)
1. What steps Great British Energy is taking to help public services use more renewable energy.

Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Warm Homes Discount on levels of fuel poverty.

Allison Gardner (Lab)
3. What steps he plans to take to support the clean energy transition through the adoption of new nuclear power.

Perran Moon (Lab)
4. What estimate he has made of the value of private sector investment in clean energy since 4 July 2024.

Victoria Collins (LD)
5. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for businesses facing increased energy costs.

Topical Questioners

1. Rachel Taylor (Lab)

2. Lee Dillon (LD)

3. Richard Quigley (Lab)

4. Chi Onwurah (Lab)

5. Alex Brewer (LD)

6. Catherine Fookes (Lab)

7. Robbie Moore (Con)

8. Sarah Dyke (LD)

9. Bob Blackman (Con)

10. Chris Vince (LAB)

Jeff Smith: What steps Great British Energy is taking to help public services use more renewable energy. Rachel Taylor: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Laura Kyrke-Smith: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Warm Homes Discount on levels of fuel poverty. Lee Dillon: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Richard Quigley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Allison Gardner: What steps he plans to take to support the clean energy transition through the adoption of new nuclear power. Chi Onwurah: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: What estimate he has made of the value of private sector investment in clean energy since 4 July 2024. Victoria Collins: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for businesses facing increased energy costs. Alex Brewer: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Catherine Fookes: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Tom Gordon: What steps he is taking to improve consumer confidence in energy efficiency schemes. Robbie Moore: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Alice Macdonald: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Warm Homes Discount on levels of fuel poverty. Christine Jardine: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for businesses facing increased energy costs. Sarah Dyke: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Bob Blackman: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Mary Kelly Foy: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Warm Homes Discount on levels of fuel poverty. Chris Vince: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Gordon McKee: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of clean power on energy sovereignty. Lisa Smart: What plans his Department has to increase the proportion of energy produced by community energy projects. Charlie Dewhirst: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the development of large-scale solar farms. Anneliese Midgley: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help uphold health and safety standards in relation to worker exposure to hazardous substances. Susan Murray: What steps he is taking to provide funding for renewable energy sources. Al Pinkerton: What steps he is taking to reduce energy bills in Surrey Heath constituency. Shockat Adam: What steps his Department is taking to ensure approved suppliers providing home improvements under the ECO4 scheme continue to meet Trustmark standards. Josh Fenton-Glynn: What steps his Department is taking to protect natural carbon sinks. Andy McDonald: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of geothermal storage of energy from wind turbines on the mitigation of curtailment fees. Paul Davies: What steps he is taking to help reduce electricity costs. Luke Evans: What steps he is taking to ensure transparency of fuel prices at petrol stations. Jonathan Brash: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of clean energy industries on the economy of Hartlepool. Sarah Dyke: What steps he is taking to reduce carbon emissions from peatland. Liz Twist: What discussions he has had with Ofgem on reforming the energy market. Joe Morris: What steps he is taking to ensure scientific evidence is used to support net zero policies. Linsey Farnsworth: What his priorities are for the UN Climate Change Conference 2025.

Statements

Cabinet Office
Dan Jarvis

Ministerial statement
China Espionage and Government Security Response

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Yvette Cooper

Ministerial statement
Gaza and Sudan

None

Main Business

Sonia Kumar
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Access to Finance for Women in Business

None

Legislation
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second reading

None

Statements

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Chris McDonald

Ministerial statement
Update on ExxonMobil Mossmorran

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Ellie Chowns
Green Party

Warm Homes Plan

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