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Tuesday 8th July

(7 days ago)
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Order Paper (8 Jul 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
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Department Questions

11:30

Ministry of Justice
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Chris Vince (LAB)
1. What steps her Department is taking to reduce the crown court backlog.

Jim Dickson (Lab)
2. What steps her Department is taking to reduce the crown court backlog.

Joshua Reynolds (LD)
3. What steps she is taking to ensure that private contractors delivering justice services are held to account.

Edward Morello (LD)
4. What steps her Department is taking to improve digital court accessibility in West Dorset constituency.

Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
5. If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of releasing prisoners on Fridays on access to support services for those prisoners in Durham.

Topical Questioners

1. John Lamont (Con)

2. Marie Tidball (Lab)

3. Brian Leishman (Lab)

4. Harpreet Uppal (Lab)

5. Zöe Franklin (LD)

6. Wera Hobhouse (LD)

7. Helen Morgan (LD)

8. Lisa Smart (LD)

9. Jack Abbott (LAB)

10. Baggy Shanker (LAB)

None

Statements

Cabinet Office
Pat McFadden

Ministerial statement
UK Government Resilience Action Plan

None

Department for Transport
Heidi Alexander

Ministerial statement
Road and Rail Projects

None

Department for Business and Trade
Gareth Thomas

Ministerial statement
Publication of Volume 1 of the report of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry

None

Main Business

Nesil Caliskan
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Training in Schools)

None

Legislation
The Football Governance Bill [Lords]: Remaining Stages

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Electoral Commission

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Dan Carden
Labour

Safeguarding combat sports for children

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

09:30

Alcohol and Cancer
Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Wyre)

None

11:00

Local government reform in Cambridgeshire
Ben Obese-Jecty (Con - Huntingdon)

None

14:30

Use of generative artificial intelligence in schools
Damian Hinds (Con - East Hampshire)

None

16:00

Military helicopters and blood cancers
Jayne Kirkham (LAB - Truro and Falmouth)

None

16:30

Down's syndrome regression disorder research
Jen Craft (Lab - Thurrock)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Innovation showcase
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Billy Webber - Chief Executive Officer at XR Therapeutics
At 9:45am: Oral evidence
Louis Mosley - Executive Vice President at Palantir
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Vin Diwakar - National Director of Transformation (Interim) at NHS England
Alex Crossley - Director of Transformation Strategy, Finance and Delivery at NHS England
Amy Freeman - Chief Digital Information Officer at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Preventing waste and enabling a circular economy
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Rudy Schulkind - Political Campaigner at Greenpeace UK
Dr Allison Lindner - Founder and Chair at Waste Law Research Group
Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS - Professor of Marine Biology at University of Plymouth and Co-coordinator of the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Dr Peter Williams - Group Technology Director and Head of Investor Relations at INEOS Group Ltd
Ms Helen Jordan - Sustainability Manager at British Plastics Federation (BPF)
Joe Franses - Vice-President, Sustainability at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Patrick Brighty - Head of Recycling Policy at Environmental Services Association (ESA)

09:30
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Creative Industries Sector Plan
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Caroline Norbury OBE - Chief Executive at Creative UK
Sir Peter Bazalgette - Co-Chair at Creative Industries Taskforce
Baroness Shriti Vadera - Co-Chair at Creative Industries Taskforce
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Sir Chris Bryant MP - Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism at Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Alastair Jones - Deputy Director, Creative Industries at Department for Culture, Media and Sport

09:30
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

UK economic security
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Archie Norman - Chairman at Marks and Spencer
Nick Folland - General Counsel at Marks and Spencer
Victoria McKenzie-Gould - Corporate Affairs Director at Marks and Spencer
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dominic Kendal-Ward - Group Secretary and General Counsel at Co-op Group
Rob Elsey - Group Chief Digital Information Officer at Co-op Group
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Professor Ciaran Martin - Professor of Practise in the Management of Public Organisations at Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Jamie MacColl - Senior Research Fellow, Cyber and Tech at RUSI
Katharina Sommer - Group Head of Government Affairs and Analyst Relations at NCC Group
At 11:40am: Oral evidence
James Babbage - Director General (Threats) at National Crime Agency
Richard Horne - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at National Cyber Security Centre
Andrew Gould - Detective Chief Superintendent for Cyber and Economic Crime at City of London Police, and National Cybercrime Programme Lead at National Police Chiefs' Council

09:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

The work of the UK Statistics Authority
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Sir Robert Chote - Chair at UK Statistics Authority
Emma Rourke - Interim National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority and Office for National Statistics
Ed Humpherson - Head of the Office for Statistics Regulation

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Curriculum and Assessment Review
Education Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Professor Becky Francis CBE - Chair at The Curriculum and Assessment Review

09:45
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Insurance companies
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Alistair Hargreaves - CEO, UK Insurance at Admiral Group Plc
Jon Walker - CEO, AXA Commercial at AXA
Jason Storah - CEO, UK General Insurance at Aviva
Jeremy Ward - Managing Director, Insurance at Lloyds Banking Group, and Managing Director, General Insurance at Scottish Widows

10:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

The UK contribution to European Security
Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Luke Pollard MP - Minister for the Armed Forces at Ministry of Defence
Paul Wyatt - Director General, Policy at Ministry of Defence
Jim Carter - Director General, Commercial and Industry at Ministry of Defence
Air Vice-Marshal Mark Flewin - Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff, Military Strategy at Ministry of Defence

10:00
Room 20, Palace of Westminster

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB - Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Nick Dyer - Second Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Tim Jones - Finance Director at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

11:30
Room 18, Palace of Westminster

Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures
Modernisation Committee
View details

At 11:45am: Oral evidence
Tom Goldsmith, Clerk of the House of Commons
Marianne Cwynarski, Director General of Operations, House of Commons
Sarah Davies, Clerk Assistant and Managing Director, House of Commons
Gemma Collins, Director of Property and Asset Strategy, House of Commons
Margaret McKinnon, Director, Members and Members’ Staff Services Team, House of Commons

11:30
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

12:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Spending Review

At 1:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP - Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sarah Healey CB CVO - Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

13:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Tackling drugs in prisons
Justice Committee
View details

At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
The Lord Timpson OBE DL - Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending at Ministry of Justice
Matt Grey - Executive Director for Rehabilitation at HM Prison and Probation Service
Richard Vince CBE - Executive Director for Security at HM Prison and Probation Service

13:15
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon David Lammy MP - Secretary of State at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Sir Oliver Robbins KCMG CB - Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

16:00
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Proposals for backbench debates
Backbench Business Committee
View details

At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament at House of Commons

General Committee

09:25
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrat

Advanced Research and Invention Agency's (ARIA) handling of an Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) request regarding its 'Scoping Our Planet' programme

None

Lord Bishop of Oxford
Bishops

Energy and water consumption data centres in the United Kingdom

None

Baroness Sheehan
Liberal Democrat

Import of forest risk commodities

None

Lord Sikka
Labour

Implementing, modifying, or repealing parts of Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 regarding small companies annual accounts filed with Companies House

None

Main Business

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Urgent Question Repeat
The Government’s performance against the fiscal rules

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Collins of Highbury

Urgent Question Repeat
The UK’s response to the malign actions of the Iranian regime

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – committee stage (day 2) - part 1

None

Statements

Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
Labour

Statement
Publication of NESO North Hyde Substation Review Report (around 7.30pm)

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – committee stage (day 2) - part 2

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Financing and Scaling UK Science and Technology: Innovation, Investment, Industry
Science and Technology Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Tom Adeyoola - Executive Chair at Innovate UK
Charlotte Deane - Executive Chair of EPSRC at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
At 11:15am: Oral evidence
John Flint - CEO at National Wealth Fund

10:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Building Safety Regulator
Industry and Regulators Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Mark Reynolds - Co-Chair at Construction Leadership Council
Helen Fisher - Director, Cladding Safety Scheme at Homes England
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Ben Oram - Chair at Architectural Technical Leads Group
Steve Evans - Head of Technical Operations at National House Building Council
Gary Strong - Global Building Standards Director at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

New Towns: Practical Delivery
Built Environment Committee
View details

At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Tom Chance - Chief Executive at Community Land Trust Network
Dr Hugh Ellis - Director of Policy at Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA)
Paul Thomas - Director of Planning and Placemaking at Milton Keynes City Council

13:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Home Office oral evidence session
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Yvette Cooper - Home Secretary at Home Office
Richard Clarke - DG Public Safety at Home Office
Simon Ridley - Second Permanent Secretary at Home Office

13:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Communications and Digital Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

General Terms for the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal
International Agreements Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Kathleen Claussen, Anne Fleming - Research Professor & Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center
Professor David Bailey - Professor of Business Economics at University of Birmingham
Professor Emily Lydgate - Professor of Law at University of Sussex, and Co-Director at UK Trade Policy Observatory

14:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 9th July

(6 days ago)
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Order Paper (9 Jul 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
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Department Questions

11:30

Scotland Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Gregor Poynton (Lab)
1. What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the potential impact of the Spending Review 2025 on Scottish public services.

Kenneth Stevenson (Lab)
2. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the future of artificial intelligence in Scotland.

Torcuil Crichton (Lab)
3. What recent discussions he has had with representatives of the broadcasting sector in Scotland.

John Grady (Lab)
4. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy on Scotland.

Aphra Brandreth (Con)
5. What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on supporting Scottish agriculture.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Darren Paffey (Lab)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 July.

Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 July.

John Slinger (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 July.

Steve Race (Lab)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 July.

Bill Esterson (Lab)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 July.

None

Urgent Question

Robert Jenrick
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if she will make a statement on her plans to restrict trial by jury through the creation of a Crown Court Bench Division and related sentencing changes

None

Main Business

Chris Bloore
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Schools (Allergy Safety)

None

Legislation
The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Committee of The Whole House and Remaining Stages

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Liam Byrne
Labour

Potential merits of a public inquiry into the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974

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

09:30

Role of Neighbourhood Plans in planning decisions
Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth)

None

11:00

Role of Sports England in tackling racism in sport
Naz Shah (Lab - Bradford West)

None

14:30

Government support for early years providers
Michelle Welsh (Lab - Sherwood Forest)

None

16:00

LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD - Chichester)

None

16:30

Glaucoma awareness
Shockat Adam (Ind - Leicester South)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Flood resilience in England
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Philip Duffy - Chief Executive at Environment Agency
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Emma Hardy MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding) at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dr Sebastian Catovsky - Co-director, Floods and Water at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

09:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

The financing of the Scottish Government
Scottish Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Delivering major infrastructure: learning from HS2
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Mark Wild - Chief Executive at HS2 Ltd
The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE - Minister for Rail at Department for Transport
Alan Over - Director General for Major Rail Projects Group at Department for Transport

09:15
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

NHS Dentistry: follow-up
Health and Social Care Committee

None

09:30
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

UK economic security
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
View details

At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP - Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security at Department of Business and Trade
Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at Cabinet Office
Philippa Makepeace - Director, Geopolitics and Economic Security at Department for Business and Trade
Jonathan Black - Deputy National Security Adviser (Economics) at Cabinet Office, and Director General for European & Global Issues at Cabinet Office

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Misogyny: the manosphere and online content
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Baroness Gabrielle Bertin - Lead Reviewer of the Independent Porn Review

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Secretary of State for Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP - Secretary of State for Wales at Wales Office
Dame Nia Griffith MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Wales Office

14:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

The cost of energy
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
David Mitchell - Senior Energy and Climate Change Executive at Chemical Industries Association
Beth Barker - Senior Policy Officer (Industrial Decarbonisation) at Aldersgate Group
Arjan Geveke - Director at Energy Intensive Users Group
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
David Wigham - Commercial Director at Admiral Taverns; and representing British Beer and Pub Association
Paul Wilson - Policy Director at Federation of Small Businesses
Verity Davidge - Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Make UK

15:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections
Speaker's Conference (2024)
View details

At 3:35pm: Oral evidence
Claire Dile - Government Affairs Director, Europe at X (formerly known as Twitter)
Megan Thomas - UK Public Policy Manager at Meta
Patrícia Rossini - Senior Lecturer in Communication, Media & Democracy at University of Glasgow

General Committee

14:30
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

None

14:30
Department for Transport Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Prescribed Terms) Regulations 2025

None

16:30
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Buckinghamshire Council, Surrey County Council and Warwickshire County Council (Housing and Regeneration Functions) Regulations 2025

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Murray of Blidworth
Conservative

The long-term impact of schemes for early release from prison on public confidence in the justice system

None

Baroness Pidgeon
Liberal Democrat

Measures to prevent the introduction of the European Union’s Entry/Exit System causing transport congestion and disruption to freight

None

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Labour

Assessment of Fujitsu’s suitability to hold government contracts

None

Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Labour

Cost of abolishing the two-child limit for Universal Credit

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill – report stage (day 2) - part one

None

Statements

Baroness Blake of Leeds
Labour

Statement
10 year health plan for England (around 7.30pm)

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill – report stage (day 2) - part two

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of Report stage of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
Labour

Debate
Initial proposed Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy; Initial proposed National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure; Initial proposed National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks Infrastructure

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 1-02, Millbank House

Rule of Law
Constitution Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Growth of private markets in the UK following reforms introduced after 2008
Financial Services Regulation Committee
View details

At 10:05am: Oral evidence
Dr Narine Lalafaryan - Assistant Professor of Corporate Law at Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, and Fellow at Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance
Professor Ludovic Phalippou - Professor of Financial Economics at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Financing and Scaling UK Science and Technology: Innovation, Investment, Industry
Science and Technology Committee
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Marcus Stuttard - Head of AIM and UK Primary Markets at London Stock Exchange Group
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Professor Dame Fiona Murray - Associate Dean of Innovation at MIT School of Management

Thursday 10th July

(5 days ago)
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Order Paper (10 Jul 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Sarah Pochin (RUK)
1. What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the new trading relationship with the EU.

Tom Hayes (Lab)
2. What discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on visa rules for UK citizens visiting the Schengen area for 90 in 180 days.

Warinder Juss (Lab)
3. What steps he is taking to relocate civil service roles to locations outside London.

Jack Rankin (Con)
4. What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Civil Service Code.

Cameron Thomas (LD)
5. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving public engagement with politics.

Topical Questioners

1. David Chadwick (LD)

2. Wendy Chamberlain (LD)

3. Dan Aldridge (Lab)

4. Emma Foody (LAB)

5. Alison Griffiths (Con)

6. Gregory Stafford (Con)

7. Jacob Collier (Lab)

8. Joe Morris (Lab)

9. Bob Blackman (Con)

10. Chris Webb (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

James Cartlidge
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the UK-France nuclear partnership

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Department of Health and Social Care
Wes Streeting

Ministerial statement
Industrial action by resident doctors

None

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Ed Miliband

Ministerial statement
Review of the electricity market arrangements

None

Bill Esterson
Labour

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the Second Report of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, Gridlock or growth? Avoiding energy planning chaos, HC 868

None

Helen Hayes
Labour

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the Fourth Report of the Education Committee, Children’s Social Care, HC 430

None

Main Business

Sam Rushworth
Labour

Backbench Business
General debate on the attainment and engagement of boys in education

None

Simon Opher
Labour

Backbench Business
General debate on children's health

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Tom Gordon
Liberal Democrat

Disabled bus passes

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

State support for victims of terrorism
Andy MacNae (Lab - Rossendale and Darwen)

None

15:00

London’s contribution to the national economy
Joe Powell (Lab - Kensington and Bayswater)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Cost of maintaining the FCDO’s overseas estate
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Thornhill
Liberal Democrat

The case for establishing a national tenant body, as recommended by the Housing Ombudsman

None

Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Conservative

The implications of the decision by a number of companies, such as Wise, to shift primary stock exchange listings from London to New York

None

Lord Hunt of Wirral
Conservative

Steps being taken as part of the UK–EU relationship reset, to secure the removal of tariffs on fisheries exports from the Falkland Islands

None

Lord Harper
Conservative

Decision not to proceed with changes to Personal Independence Payments, and plans to increase taxes as a consequence

None

Statements

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Labour

Statement
UK Government Resilience Action Plan

None

Main Business

Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Non-affiliated

Legislation
General Cemetery Bill - third reading

None

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) (No. 2) Bill - second reading and remaining stages

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – committee stage (day 3) - part one

None

Lord Leong
Labour

Legislation
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - consideration of Commons amendments (at a convenient time after 2pm)

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – committee stage (day 3) - part two

None

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Social Mobility Policy
Social Mobility Policy Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 11th July

(4 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (11 Jul 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 3pm
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Main Business

09:30
Linsey Farnsworth
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Scott Arthur
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Rare Cancers Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Emma Foody
Labour (Co-op)

Private Members' Bills
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Oliver Ryan
Independent

Private Members' Bills
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Alex McIntyre
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Hospices and Health Care (Report on Funding) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Bank of England (Inflation Targets) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill: Second Reading

None

Jim Allister
Traditional Unionist Voice

Private Members' Bills
European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [6 December]

None

Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Climate and Nature Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [24 January]

None

Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Elections (Proportional Representation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Bambos Charalambous
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill: Second Reading

None

Jake Richards
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Looked After Children (Distance Placements) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [28 March]

None

Fabian Hamilton
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Powers of Attorney Bill: Second Reading

None

Luke Evans
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog on Dog Attacks) Bill: Second Reading

None

Nick Timothy
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Freedom of Expression (Religion or Belief System) Bill: Second Reading

None

Anneliese Midgley
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Letter Boxes (Positioning) Bill: Second Reading

None

David Reed
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading

None

Sarah Owen
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Fireworks Bill: Second Reading

None

Mike Wood
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Heritage Public Houses Bill: Second Reading

None

Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Interpersonal Abuse and Violence Against Men and Boys (Strategy) Bill: Second Reading

None

Edward Leigh
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Terminal Illness (Relief of Pain) Bill: Second Reading

None

Blake Stephenson
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Planning (Flooding) Bill: Second Reading

None

Ian Byrne
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Public Authority (Accountability) Bill: Second Reading

None

Ian Byrne
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Children's Hospices (Funding) Bill: Second Reading

None

Bob Blackman
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Equitable Life Policyholders (Compensation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill: Second Reading

None

Rupa Huq
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill: Second Reading

None

Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Rivers, Streams and Lakes (Protected Status) Bill: Second Reading

None

Ruth Jones
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Support for Infants and Parents etc (Information) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

None

Mark Garnier
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill: Second Reading

None

Richard Holden
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Animal Shelters (Licensing) Bill: Second Reading

None

Rebecca Harris
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Pets (Microchips) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Philp
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Immigration and Visas Bill: Second Reading

None

Priti Patel
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill: Second Reading

None

Adjournment Debate

Joy Morrissey
Conservative

Protection of the Colne Valley Regional Park

None

Lords Chamber

Monday 14th July

(1 day ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (14 Jul 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 2.30pm - 10.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

14:30

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Andrew Pakes (LAB)
1. What steps she is taking to reform the leasehold system.

Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
2. What steps her Department is taking to help support housing associations in the timely remediation of unsafe properties.

Danny Beales (Lab)
3. What steps her Department is taking to increase housing delivery.

Wera Hobhouse (LD)
4. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in Council Tax revenue from student houses in multiple occupation on local authorities.

Patrick Hurley (Lab)
5. What steps her Department is taking to increase funding for homelessness prevention services.

Topical Questioners

1. Sarah Olney (LD)

2. John Lamont (Con)

3. Siân Berry (Green)

4. Dan Aldridge (Lab)

5. Luke Myer (Lab)

6. Charlie Dewhirst (Con)

7. Sarah Owen (Lab)

8. Neil Duncan-Jordan (Lab)

9. Ben Goldsborough (Lab)

10. Lewis Cocking (Con)

None

Statements

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Ed Miliband

Ministerial statement
State of Climate and Nature

None

Home Office
Yvette Cooper

Ministerial statement
UK-France Migration co-operation

None

Department for Business and Trade
Gareth Thomas

Ministerial statement
Future of the Post Office

None

Main Business

Tonia Antoniazzi
Labour

Privilege

None

Legislation
Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect During Appeal) Bill: Committee of the Whole House and Remaining Stages

None

Opposed Private Business
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Aphra Brandreth
Conservative

Condition of roads in Cheshire

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 725716 relating to the prosecution of Northern Ireland veterans
John Lamont (Con - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)

None

General Committee

16:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025

None

18:00
Ministry of Justice Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025

None

18:00
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Motion in the name of Minister Sarah Jones relating to Financial Assistance to Industry. That this House authorises the Secretary of State to undertake, during the period beginning with the date of approval of this motion and ending on 31 July 2030, to pay, by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, grants to businesses as part of His Majesty’s Government’s project to support zero-emission vehicle manufacturing in the UK and the UK’s automotive supply chain, including to support the creation of jobs, private investment into the UK, the development of the automotive industry and emission reductions, up to an overall limit of £1 billion, and to pay during or after that period the grants that are undertaken to be paid.
Third Delegated Legislation Committee

None

18:00
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

18:00

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill: Programming sub-committee - Private Meeting

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:45
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The 10 Year Health Plan
Health and Social Care Committee

None

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Smarter delivery of public services
Public Accounts Committee

None

16:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Leigh of Hurley
Conservative

Action to control imported goods worth below the £135 threshhold for value added tax

None

Lord Snape
Labour

Increasing rail freight by 75 per cent by 2050

None

Lord Bassam of Brighton
Labour

Potential benefits of a tourism levy to alleviate funding pressures facing seaside and coastal communities

None

Baroness Walmsley
Liberal Democrat

Number of TV advertisements shown for less healthy food as a result of delays to planned restrictions; and plans to publish impact statements on children's' health

None

Main Business

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Labour

Urgent Question Repeat
Plans to restrict trial by jury through the creation of a Crown Court Bench Division and related sentencing changes

None

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Legislation
Employment Rights Bill – report stage (day 1) - part one

None

Statements

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Statement
Road and rail projects (around 7.30pm)

None

Main Business

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Legislation
Employment Rights Bill – report stage (day 1) - part two

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of the group beginning with amendment 47 on the Employment Rights Bill.

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield

Orders and regulations
Nuclear Installations (Compensation for Nuclear Damage) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

Lord Wilson of Sedgefield
Labour

Orders and regulations
Contract for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 3) Regulations 2025

None

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Orders and regulations
Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Prescribed Terms) Regulations 2025

None

17:15

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:45
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Home-based Working
Home-based Working Committee

None

14:30
Room G-32, Millbank House

Autism Act 2009 Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

UK Engagement with Space
UK Engagement with Space Committee - Private Meeting

None

Tuesday 15th July

(Today)
Order Paper (15 Jul 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Watch Commons Chamber Live

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
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Department Questions

11:30

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Alex Ballinger (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to support workers' rights in the renewable energy sector.

Mary Glindon (Lab)
2. What steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help increase the number of jobs in supply chains in green industries.

Emma Foody (LAB)
3. What estimate he has made of the number of additional jobs that have been created in clean power industries in the North East since July 2024.

Noah Law (Lab)
4. What estimate he has made of the number of additional jobs that have been created in clean power industries since July 2024.

Calum Miller (LD)
5. What steps he is taking to increase electricity grid capacity.

Topical Questioners

1. Graham Stuart (Con)

2. Carla Denyer (Green)

3. Ben Goldsborough (Lab)

4. Anneliese Midgley (Lab)

5. Cat Eccles (Lab)

6. Melanie Onn (Lab)

7. Blake Stephenson (Con)

8. Anna Sabine (LD)

9. Juliet Campbell (Lab)

10. Steve Witherden (Lab)

None

Statements

Ministry of Defence
John Healey

Ministerial statement
Afghanistan update

None

Main Business

Caroline Dinenage
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Regulation)

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business of the House (Today)

None

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
Welfare

None

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
Taxes

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru

Local justice area reform

None

Westminster Hall

Watch Westminster Hall Live

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

09:30

SEND provision in the South East
Mike Martin (LD - Tunbridge Wells)

None

11:00

Mental health support for women and girls with autism
Jessica Toale (Lab - Bournemouth West)

None

14:30

Future of the West Coast Mainline
Connor Naismith (Lab - Crewe and Nantwich)

None

16:00

Implementation of the British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024
Gregory Campbell (DUP - East Londonderry)

None

16:30

Beer duty
Will Forster (LD - Woking)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Innovation showcase
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Stuart Cotterell - Business Development Manager at Locks 4 Vans
Jordan Brocklehurst - Head of Innovation and Chief Designer at Locks 4 Vans
At 9:45am: Oral evidence
Professor Charlotte Watts - Executive Director, Solutions at Wellcome Trust
Dr Jean-Christophe Mauduit - Associate Professor of Science Diplomacy at University College London (UCL)
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Pia Hüsch - Research Fellow in Cyber, Technology and National Security at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
James Black - Deputy Director, Defence and Security, European Lead, Space at RAND

09:15
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Education Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Reforming the water sector
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Sir Adrian Montague CBE - Chair at Thames Water
Chris Weston - CEO at Thames Water
Ian Pearson - Chair, Remuneration Committee at Thames Water

09:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Protecting built heritage
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Emily Gee - Director for Cathedral and Church Buildings at Church of England
The Reverend Paula Griffiths - retired Priest, Church of England
Becky Payne - Development Director at Historic Religious Buildings Alliance
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Michael Kill - Chief Executive at Night Time Industry Association
Andrew Lovett - Director and Chief Executive at Black Country Living Museum
Joshua McTaggart - Chief Executive at Theatres Trust

09:30
Watch Live

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Matthew Pennycook MP - Minister of State for Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Joanna Key - Director General; Regeneration, Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
William Burgon - Director; Planning Reform and Housing Quality at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

09:30
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:45
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Office for Budget Responsibility Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Richard Hughes - Chair at Office for Budget Responsibility
Professor David Miles CBE - Member at Budget Responsibility Committee
Tom Josephs - Member at Budget Responsibility Committee
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Richard Hughes - Chair at Office for Budget Responsibility

10:00
Room 19, Palace of Westminster

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

The UK at the United Nations Security Council
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 11:00am: Oral evidence
The Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Freya Jackson - Director for Multilateral and Human Rights at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

10:00
Room 13, Palace of Westminster

Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:15
Room 5, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Outside employment and interests
Committee on Standards

None

12:30
Room 20, Palace of Westminster

Modernisation Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Global Health Challenges and the UK
International Development Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Priya Basu - Executive Head at Pandemic Fund
Dr Ayoade Alakija - Ministerial Global Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance at Government of Nigeria, Board Chair at FIND, and Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator at World Health Organisation (WHO)
Dr Kalipso Chalkidou - Director of Health Financing and Economics at World Health Organisation (WHO)
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State for Development at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
David Whineray - Director of Global Health at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Ashley Dalton MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention at Department of Health and Social Care
Anna Wechsberg - International Director at Department of Health and Social Care

13:45
Room 15, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Combatting New Forms of Extremism
Home Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Joe Whittaker - Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Sociology, and Social Policy at Swansea University, and Director at Vox Pol Institute
Dr Daniel Allington - Reader in Social Analytics at King's College London, Senior Associate Fellow, Counter Extremism Group Fellow at London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, and Deputy Editor at Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism
Professor Laura G. E. Smith - Professor of Psychology at Department of Psychology, University of Bath, and Director at Bath Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Robin Simcox - Commissioner at Commission for Countering Extremism
Lord Anderson KC, Interim Independent Prevent Commissioner

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

The role of regulators
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Sarah Pritchard - ED Consumers, Competition and International and Deputy CEO at Financial Conduct Authority
Sarah Cardell - Chief Executive at Competition and Markets Authority
David Bailey - Executive Director, Prudential Policy at Prudential Regulation Authority (Bank of England)
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Jonathan Brearley - Chief Executive at Ofgem
David Black - Chief Executive at Ofwat
Jo Nettleton - Chief Regulator at Environment Agency
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts - Chair at Regulatory Innovation Office
Justin Madders MP - Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets at Department for Business and Trade
Chris Carr - Director, Company Law and Governance at Department of Business and Trade

16:00
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Proposals for backbench debates
Backbench Business Committee
View details

At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament at House of Commons

General Committee

09:25
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

To consider the Bill
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
View details

At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Paul Greenwood - Council Member (and CEO of Esso UK) at Fuels Industry UK
Rob Griggs - Policy and Public Affairs Director at Airlines UK
Gaynor Hartnell - Special Advisor (and former CEO) at Renewable Transport Fuels Association
At 10:10am: Oral evidence
Jonathon Counsell - Group Sustainability Director at International Airlines Group
Luke Ervine - Head of Sustainability at Virgin Atlantic
Lahiru Ranasinghe - Director of Sustainability at Easyjet
At 10:55am: Oral evidence
Sophia Haywood - Director EU & UK Government Affairs, Policy & Sustainability at LanzaJet
Noaman Al Adhami - Country Head UK at Alfanar

14:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Further to consider the Bill
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Doug McKiernan - Co-Founder and CTO at Zero Petroleum
At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Ruben van Grinsven - Head/General Manager of Low Carbon Advanced Fuels and Products at Shell International
At 2:40pm: Oral evidence
Matt Gorman - Director of Carbon Strategy at Heathrow
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Josh Garton - Technical Director at Green Finance Institute
At 3:20pm: Oral evidence
Philip New
At 3:40pm: Oral evidence
Geoff Maynard - Member of the Aviation Policy Group at Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Mark Maslin - Director at UCL Centre for Sustainable Aviation
At 4:20pm: Oral evidence
Mike Kane MP - Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security at Department for Transport

Lords Chamber

Watch Lords Chamber Live

Department Questions

Lord Dubs
Labour

Effectiveness of the UK's soft power, having regard in particular to the BBC World Service, the British Council and universities

None

Baroness Berridge
Conservative

Protecting the ceremonial status of Rutland’s lieutenancy in the forthcoming local government reorganisation

None

Lord Booth
Conservative

Plans to raise taxes

None

Baroness Thornhill
Liberal Democrat

The Competition and Markets Authority’s investigation of seven major housebuilders regarding information sharing

None

Main Business

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
Renters’ Rights Bill – report stage (day 3) - part one

None

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Legislation
Football Governance Bill - consideration of Commons amendments (around 7.30pm)

None

Legislation
Renters’ Rights Bill – report stage (day 3) - part two

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at completion of Report stage of the Renters’ Rights Bill.

None

Grand Committee

Watch Grand Committee Live

Main Business

15:45
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Baroness Hayman of Ullock

Orders and regulations
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025

None

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Orders and regulations
Online Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025

None

Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker

Orders and regulations
Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2025

None

17:15

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:45
Room 3, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Financing and Scaling UK Science and Technology: Innovation, Investment, Industry
Science and Technology Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
The Lord Vallance of Balham KCB - Minister for State at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Building Safety Regulator
Industry and Regulators Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Dame Judith Hackitt - Chair at Building Control Independent Panel

10:00
Room 1-06, Millbank House

Rule of Law
Constitution Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Built Environment Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Communications and Digital Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

The UK-EU reset
European Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:45
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 16th July

(1 day ahead)
Return to today
Order Paper (16 Jul 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
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Department Questions

11:30

Wales Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

John Lamont (Con)
1. What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the future of nuclear power in Wales.

Christine Jardine (LD)
2. What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the Spending Review 2025 on Wales.

Jerome Mayhew (Con)
3. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Spending Review 2025 on Wales.

Sarah Edwards (Lab)
4. What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, on Wales.

Elsie Blundell (Lab)
5. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve rail connectivity between north Wales and the north of England.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Jacob Collier (Lab)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 16 July.

Desmond Swayne (Con)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 16 July.

Andy MacNae (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 16 July.

James MacCleary (LD)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 16 July.

Julian Smith (Con)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 16 July.

None

Main Business

Danny Beales
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Managing Agents (Regulation)

None

Legislation
Property (Digital Assets Etc) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Debate
Debate on a motion relating to the Committee on Standards Third Report of Session 2024-25 on Register of Interests of Members’ Staff

None

General debate
Giving every child the best start in life

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Uma Kumaran
Labour

Commemorating the women of the Matchgirls' strike in 1888

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

09:30

Role and future of credit unions
Katrina Murray (Lab - Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch)

None

11:00

Impact of the relocation of the Information Commissioner's Office on Tatton constituency
Esther McVey (Con - Tatton)

None

14:30

RAF E-7 Wedgetail programme
John Cooper (Con - Dumfries and Galloway)

None

16:00

Government support for further education institutions
Anna Dixon (Lab - Shipley)

None

16:30

Blue badge eligibility for cancer patients and people with life altering illnesses
Helen Grant (Con - Maidstone and Malling)

None

Select & Joint Committees

08:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The work of the Department for Work and Pensions
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP - Secretary of State at Department for Work and Pensions
Sir Peter Schofield KCB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Work and Pensions

09:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Industrial transition in Scotland
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Tom Chant MBE - Chief Executive at Society of Maritime Industries
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Graeme Thomson - Chief Executive at Ferguson Marine

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Airport expansion and climate and nature targets
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Dr Pauleen Lane CBE - Professional Lead for Infrastructure at Planning Inspectorate
Ian Thynne - Head of Environmental Planning Specialists at Hillingdon Council
Peta Donkin - EIA Director - Infrastructure and Energy at National Infrastructure Planning Association
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Mike Kane MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security) at Department for Transport
Hannah Newell - Director for Heathrow Expansion at Department for Transport
Sonia Krylova - Deputy Director, Carbon Budget Delivery and Framework Net Zero Strategy Directorate at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
David Silk - Director for Aviation at Department for Transport

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Lord Hendy CBE - Minister for Rail at Department for Transport
Alan Over - Director General for Major Rail Projects Group at Department for Transport
Alex Hynes - Director General for Rail Services at Department for Transport

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Ministerial Statements and the Ministerial Code
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

The development work of the FCDO
International Development Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon David Lammy MP - Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Nick Dyer - Second Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

09:45
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Game On: Community and school sport
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Stephanie Peacock MP - Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth at Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Catherine McKinnell MP - Minister for School Standards at Department for Education
Adam Conant - Deputy Director, Head of Sport at Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Matthew Hopkinson - Deputy Director, Life Skills Division at Department for Education

10:00
Room 216, Richmond House

Committee of Privileges - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Professor Aidan Fowler - National Director of Patient Safety at NHS England, and Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Department for Health and Social Care
Dr Alison Cave - Chief Safety Officer at Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Andy Morling - Deputy Director, Criminal Enforcement at Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
At 3:10pm: Oral evidence
Elaine Sassoon - Plastic Surgeon and Board Member at British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Nora Nugent - Cosmetic Surgeon and President at British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Professor David Sines - Executive Chair and Registrar at Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners
Rieka Taghizadeh - Consultant plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic Surgeon and Chair of British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon’s Breast Special Interest and Advisory Group

14:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Farming in Wales in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Daniel Zeichner MP - Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ceri Morgan CBE - Director of EU and International Trade at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Emily Miles - Director-General for Food, Biosecurity and Trade at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Climate Change Committee
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Nigel Topping CMG - Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Climate Change Committee

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Pack
Liberal Democrat

Assessment of evidence and names of respondents to the consultation on foreign ownership of newspapers

None

Lord Dobbs
Conservative

Number of female genital mutilation cases reported in the past 10 years, and number of prosecutions

None

Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Labour

Letters sent in April and May to diplomatic missions and international organisations about unpaid non-domestic rates, parking fines and London Congestion Charge

None

Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench

Legislation to return artefacts including the Parthenon sculptures to their originating country

None

Statements

Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker

Statement
Afghanistan update

None

Main Business

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Legislation
Employment Rights Bill – report (day 2) - part one

None

Statements

Baroness Blake of Leeds
Labour

Statement
Industrial action by resident doctors (around 7.30pm)

None

Main Business

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Legislation
Employment Rights Bill – report (day 2) - part two

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield

Orders and regulations
Electricity Capacity (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

None

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Wilson of Sedgefield

Orders and regulations
Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025

None

Cabinet Office
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

Orders and regulations
Legislative Reform (Disclosure of Adult Social Care Data) Order 2025

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Work of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - The FCA's Five-Year Strategy
Financial Services Regulation Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Nikhil Rathi - Chief Executive at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Sarah Pritchard - Deputy Chief Executive, Executive Director for Supervision, Policy and Competition, and Executive Director for International at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Sheree Howard - Executive Director for Authorisations at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Rule of Law
Constitution Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Vos - Master of the Rolls at Judiciary of England and Wales

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Child Maintenance
Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The UK’s future relationship with the US
International Relations and Defence Committee
View details

At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Alex Thier - Chief Executive Officer at Lapis Group
Gideon Rabinowitz - Director of Policy and Advocacy at Bond

Thursday 17th July

(2 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30

Department for Business and Trade
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Wera Hobhouse (LD)
1. What steps he is taking to support small and medium cycle manufacturers.

Connor Rand (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking to support working families through the parental leave system.

Lee Dillon (LD)
3. What steps he is taking to support high street businesses.

Andrew Ranger (Lab)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy on north Wales.

Charlie Maynard (LD)
5. If he will suspend the export of UK-produced F35 components to Israel.

Topical Questioners

1. Martin Vickers (Con)

2. Callum Anderson (Lab)

3. John Glen (Con)

4. Michael Payne (Lab)

5. Melanie Onn (Lab)

6. Josh Babarinde (LD)

7. Lewis Atkinson (Lab)

8. Chris Vince (LAB)

9. Ben Maguire (LD)

10. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Chi Onwurah
Labour

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the Second Report of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Social Media, Misinformation and Harmful Algorithms, HC 441

None

Main Business

Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat

Backbench Business
General debate on the global plastics treaty

None

Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party

Backbench Business
General debate on ageing community and end of life care

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Danny Kruger
Conservative

Future of the Church of England

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Role of freedom of religion or belief in UK foreign policy
David Smith (Lab - North Northumberland)

None

15:00

Role of the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit during the Second World War
Julie Minns (Lab - Carlisle)

None

General Committee

11:30

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
Further to consider the Bill

None

14:00

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
Further to consider the Bill

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Local bus services in England
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Bishop of Chester

None

Department Questions

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Labour

Amendments to the European Convention of Human Rights

None

Lord Beith
Liberal Democrat

Interavailability of rail tickets

None

Baroness Brown of Silvertown
Labour

Tackling unsustainable debt in cooperation with partners in the global South

None

Baroness Deech
Crossbench

Report by the Commission on Antisemitism by Lord Mann and Dame Penny Mordaunt published on 15 July

None

Main Business

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
Planning and Infrastructure Bill - committee stage (day 1)

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Baroness Crawley
Labour

Short debate
Plans to create a national accident prevention strategy, as set out in the report by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 'Safer Lives, Stronger Nation: Our call for a National Accident Prevention Strategy'

None

Lord Lansley
Conservative

Short debate
The ratio of medical training posts in each specialty relative to the number of foundation year medical students choosing that specialty

None

Lord Lebedev
Crossbench

Short debate
Estimates made of the number of people arrested for non-threatening, online communication offences, and the implications of such arrests for freedom of speech

None

Lord Hussain
Liberal Democrat

Short debate
Representations made to the governments of India and Pakistan to bring about peace between the two countries, including Kashmir and the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

09:45
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

New Towns: Practical Delivery
Built Environment Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Matthew Pennycook MP - Minister of State at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Social Mobility Policy
Social Mobility Policy Committee

None

12:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Procedure and Privileges Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 18th July

(3 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker

Debate
Strategic Defence Review

None

Monday 21st July

(6 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Department for Education
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Lee Barron (Lab)
1. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing alternative methods of primary school assessment.

Bambos Charalambous (Lab)
2. What steps she is taking to recruit teachers.

Roz Savage (LD)
3. What changes she is planning to make to education, health and care plans.

Juliet Campbell (Lab)
4. What steps she is taking to recruit new teachers.

Liz Twist (Lab)
5. What steps she is taking to improve mental health support in schools.

Topical Questioners

1. Lee Anderson (RUK)

2. Andrew Lewin (Lab)

3. Joy Morrissey (Con)

4. Alex Brewer (LD)

5. Danny Beales (Lab)

6. Lee Pitcher (Lab)

7. Gareth Snell (LAB)

8. Baggy Shanker (LAB)

9. John Cooper (Con)

10. John Whittingdale (Con)

None

Main Business

General debate
80th anniversary of Victory over Japan

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat

Homes for Ukraine and the Ukrainian Permission Extension Scheme

None

Select & Joint Committees

12:00
TBC

Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 12:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP - Secretary of State at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Jeremy Pocklington CB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

12:00
TBC

Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
TBC

Resilience to threats from animal disease
Public Accounts Committee

None

14:00
TBC

The work of the Prime Minister
Liaison Committee (Commons)
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, Prime Minister

16:00
TBC

Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:30
TBC

Modernisation Committee - Private Meeting

None

18:15
TBC

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Oates
Liberal Democrat

Cuts to Official Development Assistance in the UK

None

Lord Holmes of Richmond
Conservative

Artificial intelligence legislation

None

Baroness Stedman-Scott
Conservative

Availability of weight loss medications

None

Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat

Regional effects of the reduction in staff costs for NHS England

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill – third reading

None

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Legislation
Renters’ Rights Bill - third reading

None

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Legislation
Employment Rights Bill - report stage (day 3)

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
To be confirmed

Home-based Working
Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting

None

Tuesday 22nd July

(7 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
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Department Questions

11:30

Department of Health and Social Care

None

Main Business

Blair McDougall
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Crown Immunity (Prisons)

None

Bob Blackman
Conservative

Backbench Business
The Sir David Amess summer Adjournment debate

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Daniel Francis
Labour

Changing Places toilets

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

09:30

Black Country Day
Antonia Bance (Lab - Tipton and Wednesbury)

None

11:00

Future of gene editing in the UK
Steve Barclay (Con - North East Cambridgeshire)

None

14:30

Humanitarian situation in Sudan
Harpreet Uppal (Lab - Huddersfield)

None

16:00

Housing provision in Stafford
Leigh Ingham (Lab - Stafford)

None

16:30

Barriers to trade in the UK internal market
Sammy Wilson (DUP - East Antrim)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
TBC

School Attendance
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Julie McCulloch - Senior Director of Strategy, Policy & Professional Development at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)
Dr Susan Morris-King - Deputy Director for Schools and Early Education at Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Heather Sandy - Chair of Association of Directors of Children’s Services Education Policy Committee and Executive Director of Children’s Services at Lincolnshire County Council
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Dan Lilley - Senior Researcher at Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)
Ellie Costello - Executive Director at Square Peg
Rachael Kenningham - Head of Policy and Engagement at School-Home Support

16:00
TBC

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
The Rt Hon Simon Case CVO

None

Department Questions

Earl Russell
Liberal Democrat

Relocation of £2.5 billion of Great British Energy’s planned budget for nuclear energy generation development

None

Lord Young of Cookham
Conservative

Progress made by the Independent Commission into Adult Social Care

None

Baroness Kramer
Liberal Democrat

Availability of givinostat to boys living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to slow down degeneration

None

Main Business

Lord Wigley
Plaid Cymru

Legislation
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill - report stage

None

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Orders and regulations
Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign (Powers) Regulations 2025 - motion to approve

None

Lord Fox
Liberal Democrat

Orders and regulations
Enterprise act 2002 (Mergers involving newspaper enterprises and foreign powers) regulations 2025 - motion to regret and motion to annul

None

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Orders and regulations
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025

None

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Orders and regulations
Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Legislation
Universal Credit Bill (Money Bill) - second reading and all remaining stages

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
To be confirmed

Office for Nuclear Regulation
Industry and Regulators Committee

None

10:30
To be confirmed

Built Environment Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
To be confirmed

Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

House of Lords Commission - Private Meeting

None

14:00
To be confirmed

Chancellor’s Annual Scrutiny Session for 2024-2025
Economic Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP - Chancellor of the Exchequer at HM Treasury

15:45
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
To be confirmed

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 23rd July

(8 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Hunt of Wirral
Conservative

The jobs market and the wider economy

None

Viscount Younger of Leckie
Conservative

Pension saving and adequacy for low-income and self-employed workers

None

Baroness Hoey
Non-affiliated

Redevelopment of Casement Park in Belfast

None

Main Business

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Legislation
Employment Rights Bill - report stage (day 4)

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

House of Lords Commission - Private Meeting

None

10:00
To be confirmed

Growth of private markets in the UK following reforms introduced after 2008
Financial Services Regulation Committee
View details

At 10:05am: Oral evidence
Nicolas Véron - Senior Fellow at Bruegel, and Senior Fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
At 11:15am: Oral evidence
Professor Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr. - Professor Emeritus of Law at George Washington University Law School

11:00
To be confirmed

Child Maintenance
Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
To be confirmed

The UK’s future relationship with the US
International Relations and Defence Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Ivo Daalder - Former US Permanent Representative to NATO and President at Chicago Council on Global Affairs

16:00
2-03 Millbank House

Conduct Committee - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 24th July

(9 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Sir Timothy Barrow GCMG LVO MBE

None

Department Questions

Lord Aberdare
Crossbench

The potential of minimally invasive cancer therapies, such as focused ultrasound to treat less survivable cancers and the national cancer plan

None

Baroness Tyler of Enfield
Liberal Democrat

Potential of Young Futures Hubs to improve crime prevention and steps to ensure that access is not stigmatising for young people seeking support for mental health

None

Lord Storey
Liberal Democrat

Progress in introducing the proposed ‘Hillsborough Law’

None

Main Business

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
Planning and Infrastructure Bill - committee stage (day 2)

None

Friday 25th July

(10 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Government Bill Commons Debates

Wednesday 16th July
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] 2024-26
2nd reading

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Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Thu 10th July

Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England
Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Thu 10th July

Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Thu 3rd July

Housing Conditions in England
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Latest Government Consultations

Tue 15th July

Hydrogen Economic Regulatory Framework: developing an effective framework for pipeline networks
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mon 14th July

Green Paper: Future of Post Office
Department for Business and Trade

Mon 14th July

Draft amendment to the Competition Act 1998 (Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption) Order 2001
Department for Business and Trade

View Latest Consultations

Recent Parliamentary Debates

Debates are held regularly in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The most recent debates are shown below.

Monday 14th July in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(182 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Angela Rayner - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

State of Climate and Nature (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(103 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ed Miliband - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK-France Migration: Co-operation (Home Office)
(58 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Yvette Cooper - Home Secretary

Future of the Post Office (Department for Business and Trade)
(39 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Point of Order
(5 Speeches)

Privilege (Northern Ireland Office)
(14 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Fleur Anderson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(45 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords] (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Adjournment Debate

Condition of Roads: Cheshire (Department for Transport)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Monday 14th July in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Northern Ireland Veterans: Prosecution (Northern Ireland Office)
(169 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Monday 14th July - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

Future of the Post Office: Green Paper (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

UK-Turkey Enhanced Free Trade Agreement Negotiations (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Disability Premium Compensation Scheme: IncomeTax Exemption (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

State of the Climate and Nature (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ed Miliband - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

International Health Regulations Amendments (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Syrian Nationals with Protection Claims (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

General Committees

Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025 (Ministry of Justice)
(8 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Financial Assistance to Industry (Department for Business and Trade)
(10 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Draft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Monday 14th July in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Deaths of Members
(2 Speeches)

Tax on Imports under £135 (HM Treasury)
(27 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Rail Freight (Department for Transport)
(28 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Tourism Levy (HM Treasury)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Advertising Restrictions on Less Healthy Food
(19 Speeches)

Rare Cancers Bill
(1 Speeches)

Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
(1 Speeches)

Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
(1 Speeches)

Trial by Jury: Proposed Restrictions (Ministry of Justice)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Employment Rights Bill (Department for Business and Trade)
(110 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Road and Rail Projects (Department for Transport)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Employment Rights Bill (Department for Business and Trade)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Other Lords Events

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Nuclear Installations (Compensation for Nuclear Damage) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
(7 Speeches)

Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025 (Cabinet Office)
(11 Speeches)

Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Prescribed Terms) Regulations 2025 (Department for Transport)
(14 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)