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Wednesday 18th March

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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 Science, Innovation & Technology
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

John Whittingdale (Con)
1. What steps her Department is taking to help protect individual digital identities.

Joe Morris (Lab)
2. What steps she is taking to help ensure reliable broadband services in hard to reach areas of rural constituencies.

Emily Darlington (Lab)
3. What recent discussions she has had with the British Board of Film Classification on regulatory parity between online and offline pornography.

Steve Yemm (Lab)
4. What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI Growth Zones on regeneration in Mansfield.

Naushabah Khan (Lab)
5. What steps her Department is taking to engage with children and young people on social media use.

Topical Questioners

1. Kirith Entwistle (Lab)

2. Gordon McKee (Lab)

3. Edward Leigh (Con)

4. Susan Murray (LD)

5. Lisa Smart (LD)

6. Graeme Downie (Lab)

7. Luke Taylor (LD)

8. Rachel Taylor (Lab)

John Whittingdale: What steps her Department is taking to help protect individual digital identities.
Kirith Entwistle: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Gordon McKee: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Joe Morris: What steps she is taking to help ensure reliable broadband services in hard to reach areas of rural constituencies.
Emily Darlington: What recent discussions she has had with the British Board of Film Classification on regulatory parity between online and offline pornography.
Edward Leigh: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Steve Yemm: What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of AI Growth Zones on regeneration in Mansfield.
Susan Murray: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Lisa Smart: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Naushabah Khan: What steps her Department is taking to engage with children and young people on social media use.
Adam Thompson: What steps she is taking to increase levels of funding for UK Research and Innovation.
Graeme Downie: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Jen Craft: What steps she is taking to help protect children online.
Luke Taylor: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Rachel Taylor: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Munira Wilson: What steps she is taking to help ensure the safety of young people online.
Lisa Smart: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle misinformation online.
Jacob Collier: What steps her Department is taking to engage with children and young people on social media use.
Jo Platt: What steps she is taking to help protect children online.
Sarah Pochin: What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to the budget of the Science and Technology Facilities Council on research facilities and programmes.
Lincoln Jopp: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve research and innovation in the defence sector.
Gregory Stafford: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve research and innovation in the defence sector.
Chris Bloore: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of her Department taking an equity stake in artificial intelligence companies as part of its Sovereign AI Strategy.

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time
Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Wendy Morton (Con)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.

Jeremy Wright (Con)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.

Marie Tidball (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.

Uma Kumaran (Lab)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.

Martin Wrigley (LD)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.

Wendy Morton: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Jeremy Wright: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Marie Tidball: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Uma Kumaran: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Martin Wrigley: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Dawn Butler: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
David Davis: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Nigel Farage: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Paul Davies: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Steve Witherden: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Greg Smith: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Edward Morello: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Andrew Snowden: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Noah Law: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.
Oliver Ryan: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 March.

Main Business

Abena Oppong-Asare
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Menstrual and gynaecological health

None

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
Fuel Duty

None

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
Student Loans

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Alicia Kearns
Conservative

Flooding support for rural communities

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