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House of Commons Highlights

Latest Events in the House of Commons

Wednesday 17th April

(7 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (17 Apr 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

11:30

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

First 5 Oral Questions

Maggie Throup (Con)
1. What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on increasing the use of AI in the NHS.

Chris Elmore (Lab)
2. What steps the Government is taking to regulate AI.

Bob Blackman (Con)
3. What steps her Department is taking to help protect the personal data of individuals.

David Duguid (Con)
4. What steps her Department is taking to improve digital inclusion for people who are unable to access the internet.

Justin Madders (Lab)
5. What steps the Government is taking to regulate AI.

Topical Questioners

1. Simon Jupp (Con)

2. Vicky Ford (Con)

3. Philip Hollobone (Con)

4. Edward Leigh (Con)

5. Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)

6. Jamie Wallis (Con)

7. Gregory Campbell (DUP)

8. Nigel Mills (Con)

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Selaine Saxby (Con)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17 April.

Helen Morgan (LD)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17 April.

Sarah Olney (LD)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17 April.

Tom Randall (Con)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17 April.

Andrea Jenkyns (Con)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17 April.

None

Urgent Question

David Lammy
Labour

To ask the Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

None

Wendy Chamberlain
Liberal Democrat

To ask the Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan to Afghanistan

None

Main Business

Judith Cummins
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Fireworks (Noise Limits)

None

Legislation
Consideration of a Lords Message to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

None

Legislation
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second reading

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Katherine Fletcher
Conservative

Potential merits of reopening Midge Hall railway station and direct rail services between Liverpool and Preston

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

Flood Recovery Framework
Philip Dunne (Con - Ludlow)

None

11:00

Maritime safety breaches within the Exclusive Economic Zone
Alistair Carmichael (LD - Orkney and Shetland)

None

14:30

Impact of the Spring Budget 2024 on the Welsh economy
Ruth Jones (Lab - Newport West)

None

16:00

Antimicrobial resistance
Will Quince (Con - Colchester)

None

16:30

Access to dentistry for cancer patients
Andrew Western (Lab - Stretford and Urmston)

None

General Committee

10:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill

None

16:30
Department for Transport Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2024

None

16:30
Department for Business and Trade Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill

None

16:30
Department for Transport Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2024

None

16:30
Department for Business and Trade Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Berkeley
Labour

Delays at borders with the EU caused by the proposed introduction of hand and face scanning

None

Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench

Creating an ad hoc international tribunal, and repurposing Russian assets, in response to Russian war crimes in Ukraine

None

Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Labour

Remarks by the board of Ofsted that the reliability of school inspections will be compromised if funding is further constrained

None

Viscount Stansgate
Labour

Consulting Parliament on the deployment of British armed forces in the Middle East

None

Statements

Department for Transport
Lord Davies of Gower

Statement
Steps being taken to prevent job losses in the UK’s rail manufacturing sector

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

Statement
Humanitarian situation in Gaza

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

Statement
Deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan to Afghanistan

None

Main Business

Cabinet Office
Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Legislation
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill – committee stage (day 2)

None

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Legislation
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - consideration of Commons amendments (day 3)

None

Statements

Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Markham

Statement
Cass Review

None

Main Business

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Viscount Camrose

Legislation
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill – committee stage (day 5)

None

20:15

Estimated rising time

None

Thursday 18th April

(6 days ago)
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Order Paper (18 Apr 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Chi Onwurah (Lab)
1. What steps her Department has taken to reduce barriers to physical activity in lower-income families.

Wera Hobhouse (LD)
2. What steps she is taking to support grassroots music venues with increases in costs.

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab)
3. What discussions her Department has had with the music industry on taking steps to help reduce ticket prices.

Lee Anderson (RUK)
4. What recent discussions she has had with the BBC Board on plans to include adverts in audio programmes when streamed through third-party commercial platforms.

Mary Glindon (Lab)
5. What steps her Department is taking to help the heritage sector reach net zero.

Topical Questioners

1. Alex Davies-Jones (Lab)

2. Daniel Zeichner (Lab)

3. Andrew Rosindell (Con)

4. Patrick Grady (SNP)

5. Simon Clarke (Con)

6. Owen Thompson (SNP)

7. Liz Twist (Lab)

8. Debbie Abrahams (Lab)

None

10:10

Church Commissioners and House of Commons Commission and Public Accounts Commission and Restoration and Renewal Client Board and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Karen Bradley
Conservative

Select Committee Statement
First Special Report of the Procedure Committee, Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report, HC 672

None

Main Business

William Wragg
Independent

Backbench Business
Access to redress schemes

None

Andrew Bridgen
Independent

Backbench Business
Covid-19 pandemic response and trends in excess deaths

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Andrew Jones
Conservative

Standards of new-build homes in North Yorkshire

None

Westminster Hall

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

12:30

General Debate: Large-scale solar farms
Caroline Johnson (Con - Sleaford and North Hykeham)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Removing the right of local authorities to retain 100 per cent of receipts from right-to-buy sales

None

Baroness Northover
Liberal Democrat

The postponement of the UK-Africa Investment Summit

None

Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Labour

Introduction of an independent property-agent regulator, to deliver a legally enforceable code of practice for property agents

None

Lord Bishop of Leeds
Bishops

Steps to support an immediate ceasefire in Sudan

None

Main Business

Lord Patel
Crossbench

Debate
Long-term sustainability of the NHS and delivery of comprehensive, timely and affordable health care

None

Lord Laming
Crossbench

Debate
Number of children and young people being committed into the care of local authorities

None

17:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Orders and regulations
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Douglas-Miller

Orders and regulations
Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024; Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Douglas-Miller

Orders and regulations
Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Transport
Lord Davies of Gower

Orders and regulations
Goods Vehicles (International Road Transport Permits and Haulage Within the EU) Regulations 2024

None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:45
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Food, Diet and Obesity
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

None

11:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 19th April

(5 days ago)
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Order Paper (19 Apr 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 3pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Main Business

09:30
Anna Firth
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Pet Abduction Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Julie Elliott
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Bob Blackman
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Anne McLaughlin
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Green Belt (Protection) Bill: Second Reading

None

Duncan Baker
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Autism (Early Identification) Bill: Second Reading

None

Lia Nici
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Higher Education (Student Finance and Skills Shortages) Bill: Second Reading

None

Owen Thompson
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Nuclear Veterans (Compensation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Owen Thompson
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Miners’ Strike (Pardons) Bill: Second Reading

None

Elizabeth Truss
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Gareth Johnson
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [22 March]

None

Mary Robinson
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Whistleblowing Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Caravan Sites Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

None

Paul Beresford
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill: Second Reading

None

Owen Thompson
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Veterans (Non-custodial Sentences)

None

Adjournment Debate

Andrew Western
Labour

Age-disputed refugee children

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Moylan
Conservative

Debate
Built Environment Committee report: 'The Impact of Environmental Regulations on Development'

None

Lord Redesdale
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Horticulture Sector Committee report: 'Sowing the Seeds: A Blooming English Horticultural Sector'

None

Lord Lisvane
Crossbench

Debate
Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems Committee report: 'Proceed with Caution: Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems'

None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 22nd April

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (22 Apr 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

None

Urgent Question

Lyn Brown
Labour

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary if he will make a statement on the Government's response to the crisis in Sudan

None

Main Business

Legislation
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Consideration of Lords Message

None

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Business of the House (today)

None

Department for Business and Trade
Kemi Badenoch

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)

None

Michael Gove
Conservative

Renters (Reform) Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)

None

Michael Gove
Conservative

Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Carryover extension (Motion)

None

HM Treasury
Nigel Huddleston

Money Resolution
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill: Money

None

HM Treasury
Nigel Huddleston

Money Resolution
International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill: Money

None

Sally-Ann Hart
Conservative

Debate
Debate on a Motion on Hospice Funding

None

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Business of the House (Today) (No. 2) (Motion)

None

Legislation
If necessary, Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Consideration of Lords Message

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Potential merits of a food poverty strategy

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 640062 relating to Carer’s Allowance
Christina Rees (LAB - Neath)

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP - Former Secretary of State for Scotland 2013-15
Rt Hon David Mundell MP - Former Secretary of State for Scotland 2015-19

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Supporting mobile connectivity
Public Accounts Committee
View details

At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Sarah Munby - Permanent Secretary at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Emran Mian CB OBE - Director General for Digital, Technology and Telecoms at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Dean Creamer CBE - Chief Executive at Building Digital UK

15:45
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

The Office for Local Government
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Simon Hoare MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Catherine Frances - Director General, Local Government, Resilience and Communities at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Merron
Labour

Plans to increase the number of medical student places in England

None

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Green Party

Steps to ban the import and sale of fur

None

Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Conservative

Marking International Mother Earth Day

None

Lord Browne of Ladyton
Labour

Assessment of the UN Special Rapporteur report, 'Paying polluters: the catastrophic consequences of investor-State dispute settlement for climate and environment action and human rights'

None

Main Business

Lord Woodley
Labour

Legislation
Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill - committee stage

None

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Baroness Scott of Bybrook

Legislation
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill – committee stage (day 1)

None

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Legislation
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - consideration of Commons reasons for disagreeing to Lords amendments

None

Lord Farmer
Conservative

Short debate
Support for parents considering separation

None

Estimated rising time
The House may sit late

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Viscount Camrose

Legislation
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - committee stage (day 6)

None

19:45

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Committee

None

15:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Preterm Birth
Preterm Birth Committee

None

15:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Modern Slavery Act 2015
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee

None

16:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Statutory Inquiries
Statutory Inquiries Committee
View details

At 4:05pm: Oral evidence
Simon Madden - Director of Propriety and Ethics at Cabinet Office
Luke Hughes - Deputy Director, Propriety & Ethics at Cabinet Office

Tuesday 23rd April

(1 day ago)
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Order Paper (23 Apr 2024)

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
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Rosie Duffield (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking to improve healthcare for women.

Richard Burgon (Lab)
2. What steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS treatment.

Anthony Mangnall (Con)
3. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of oversight mechanisms for the General Medical Council.

Vicky Ford (Con)
4. What recent progress she has made on retaining GPs.

Anna Firth (Con)
5. What steps she is taking to ensure adequate funding for hospital repairs.

Topical Questioners

1. Mark Eastwood (Con)

2. John Whittingdale (Con)

3. Lisa Cameron (Con)

4. Helen Hayes (Lab)

5. Richard Burgon (Lab)

6. Vicky Foxcroft (Lab)

7. Lee Anderson (RUK)

8. Ruth Cadbury (Lab)

9. Alison Thewliss (SNP)

10. Jonathan Gullis (Con)

None

Urgent Question

Diana Johnson
Labour

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make statement on the evidence uncovered of experiments on children in the contaminated blood scandal and update the House on the action the Government are taking on the Second Interim Report from Sir Brian Langstaff

None

Statements

Department for Education
David Johnston

Ministerial statement
Delivery of the Government's expansion of childcare entitlements

None

Main Business

Matt Hancock
Independent

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Neurodivergent Conditions (Screening and Teacher Training)

None

Legislation
Football Governance Bill: Second Reading

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Toby Perkins
Labour

Funding and governance of Derbyshire County Council

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

General Debate: Minimum income thresholds for partner and spousal visas
Paul Blomfield (Lab - Sheffield Central)

None

11:00

Levels of household energy debt
Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian)

None

14:30

Supply of lithium and other critical minerals
Steve Double (Con - St Austell and Newquay)

None

16:00

Roads and other transport infrastructure in Devon and Somerset
Ian Liddell-Grainger (Con - Bridgwater and West Somerset)

None

16:30

Future of rail manufacturing
Grahame Morris (Lab - Easington)

None

General Committee

09:25
Department for Business and Trade Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024

None

14:30
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

The Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024
Second Delegated Legislation Committee

None

16:30
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:25
Department for Business and Trade Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024

None

14:30
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

The Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024
Second Delegated Legislation Committee

None

16:30
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Lord Goodman of Wycombe

None

Department Questions

Lord Farmer
Conservative

Connection between COVID-19 vaccination and increased prevalence of coronary disease

None

Baroness Twycross
Labour

The expansion of free childcare hours

None

Baroness Pitkeathley
Labour

Care worker visas

None

Baroness Hughes of Stretford
Labour

The review of personal independence payments announced by the Prime Minister on 19 April and the impact on disabled people

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Legislation
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill - consideration of Commons amendments

None

Ministry of Justice
Lord Bellamy

Legislation
Victims and Prisoners Bill - report stage (day 2)

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Callanan

Legislation
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill – committee stage

None

19:45

Estimated rising time

None

Wednesday 24th April

(Today)
Order Paper (24 Apr 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Watch Commons Chamber Live

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

11:30

Northern Ireland Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Lee Anderson (RUK)
1. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to safeguard Northern Ireland’s place in the Union.

Steven Bonnar (SNP)
2. What assessment he has made of the state of the Union.

Andrew Selous (Con)
3. What steps he is taking to help increase GDP in Northern Ireland.

Kerry McCarthy (Lab)
4. If he will hold discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the long-term sustainability of Northern Ireland's natural environment.

Alexander Stafford (Con)
5. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of the restoration of devolved Government on Northern Ireland.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Jonathan Gullis (Con)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 24 April.

Nadia Whittome (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 24 April.

Sajid Javid (Con)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 24 April.

Sarah Jones (Lab)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 24 April.

Matt Western (Lab)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 24 April.

None

Statements

Ministry of Defence
Grant Shapps

Ministerial statement
Defence spending

None

Main Business

Marco Longhi
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Heritage Public Houses

None

Legislation
Renters (Reform) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Home Office
James Cleverly

That the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 22 April, be approved.

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Simon Jupp
Conservative

Access to banking services and banking hubs in Devon

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

No debate

None

11:00

Brain injuries in football
Damian Collins (Con - Folkestone and Hythe)

None

14:30

Lessons learned from the collapse of Football Index
Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon)

None

16:00

Universal Credit and farmers
Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife)

None

16:30

UK Space industry
Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest)

None

General Committee

09:25
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 11, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

None

10:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

To consider the Bill
International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill

None

10:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

To consider the Bill
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill

None

14:30
Home Office Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft National Crime Agency (Directed Tasking) Order 2023

None

16:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill

None

16:30
Department for Business and Trade Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Accounting Standards (Prescribed Bodies) (United States of America and Japan) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:25
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 11, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

None

10:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

To consider the Bill
International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill

None

10:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

To consider the Bill
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill

None

14:30
Home Office Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft National Crime Agency (Directed Tasking) Order 2023

None

16:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill

None

16:30
Department for Business and Trade Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Accounting Standards (Prescribed Bodies) (United States of America and Japan) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Dubs
Labour

Assisting family reunion under the existing visa rules for persons in Gaza

None

Baroness Wilcox of Newport
Labour

The case for stronger consultation and co-operation with the Welsh Government on energy policy

None

Baroness Fox of Buckley
Non-affiliated

Data collection in the criminal justice system to ensure consistency of crime statistics across England and Wales

None

Lord Liddle
Labour

Assessment of the BBC World Service's finances

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Earl Howe

Statement
Evidence uncovered of experiments on children in the contaminated blood scandal and the Second Interim Report from Sir Brian Langstaff

None

Main Business

Lord Holmes of Richmond
Conservative

Legislation
Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill - committee stage

None

Statements

Department for Education
Baroness Barran

Statement
Expansion of childcare entitlements

None

Main Business

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Baroness Scott of Bybrook

Legislation
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill – committee stage (day 2)

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Viscount Camrose

Legislation
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - committee stage (day 7)

None

Thursday 25th April

(1 day ahead)
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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

Christian Wakeford (Lab)
1. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of compliance with the Ministerial Code.

Lyn Brown (Lab)
2. What steps his Department is taking to protect public institutions and services from cyber threats.

Rupa Huq (Lab)
3. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of compliance with the Ministerial Code.

Nick Smith (Lab)
4. What steps his Department is taking to protect public institutions and services from cyber threats.

Kirsten Oswald (SNP)
5. Whether he is taking steps to expedite compensation for infected blood victims.

Topical Questioners

1. Christine Jardine (LD)

2. Richard Foord (LD)

3. Kerry McCarthy (Lab)

4. Wendy Chamberlain (LD)

5. Diana Johnson (Lab)

6. Andy McDonald (Lab)

7. Nick Smith (Lab)

8. Toby Perkins (Lab)

9. Matt Vickers (Con)

10. George Galloway (WPB)

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Kate Osborne
Labour

Backbench Business
Debate on a Motion on Lesbian Visibility Week

None

Robert Buckland
Conservative

Backbench Business
Debate on a Motion on the Buckland Review of Autism Employment

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Sarah Dyke
Liberal Democrat

Tackling the use of single-use plastics

None

Westminster Hall

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

12:30

General Debate: Health inequalities in liver disease and liver cancer
Navendu Mishra (Lab - Stockport)

None

14:00

General debate: Ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty
Kevin Foster (Con - Torbay)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Prashar
Crossbench

Mandatory reporting of the ethnicity pay gap of companies.

None

Lord Hain
Labour

President Putin's re-election and sanctions against Russian individuals

None

Lord Woodley
Labour

Racial bias in Crown Prosecution Service charging decisions

None

Lord Bellingham
Conservative

Enhancing the safety of London’s Jewish community

None

Main Business

Lord Snape
Labour

Debate
The case for a coherent plan to address the failings of the transport system

None

Lord Foster of Bath
Liberal Democrat

Short debate
Impact of gambling advertising, marketing and sponsorship on problem gambling, and in particular the risk of exposure to gambling advertising on children

None

Viscount Chandos
Labour

Debate
The supply of genuinely affordable housing, its impact on the economy and the steps needed to increase supply, particularly for key workers and those on lower incomes

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Baroness Coussins
Crossbench

Short debate
Importance of educational trips and exchanges

None

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Green Party

Short debate
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association

None

Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench

Short debate
UK aid supporting minorities in Pakistan

None

Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Conservative

Short debate
Proportion of foreign national offenders incarcerated across the prison estate

None

Select & Joint Committees

12:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 26th April

(2 days ahead)
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Commons Chamber

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

09:30
Maria Miller
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Jack Brereton
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Chris Elmore
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Gavin Robinson
Democratic Unionist Party

Private Members' Bills
British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill: Second Reading

None

Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Kit Malthouse
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Road Traffic and Street Works Bill: Second Reading

None

Christine Jardine
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Consular Assistance Bill: Second Reading

None

Christine Jardine
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Bereavement Support (Children and Young People) Bill: Second Reading

None

Richard Burgon
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Members of Parliament (Oil and Gas Companies) Bill: Second Reading

None

Maria Eagle
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Debbie Abrahams
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Standards in Public Life (Codes of Conduct) Bill: Second Reading

None

Helen Hayes
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Offensive Weapons Bill: Second Reading

None

Fleur Anderson
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Sarah Champion
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [15 March]

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Health and Safety at Work Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Corporate Homicide Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Deductions from Universal Credit (Report) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Food Poverty Strategy Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill: Second Reading

None

Judith Cummins
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Fireworks (Noise Limits) Bill: Second Reading

None

Natalie Elphicke
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Online Services (Cancellation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Green Belt (Protection) Bill: Second Reading

None

Elizabeth Truss
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Gareth Johnson
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [22 March]

None

Mary Robinson
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Whistleblowing Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Caravan Sites Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

None

Paul Beresford
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill: Second Reading

None

Adjournment Debate

Maria Miller
Conservative

Role of clinical guidance in determining the location of services at the new hospital in north Hampshire

None

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Monday 29th April

(5 days ahead)
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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

Janet Daby (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Marie Rimmer (Lab)
2. What assessment she has made of trends in the number of apprenticeship achievements.

Tom Hunt (Con)
3. What recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of SEND provision.

Craig Tracey (Con)
4. If her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of sports and PE on mental resilience in young people.

Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB)
5. What steps she is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Topical Questioners

1. David Davis (Con)

2. Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB)

3. Neale Hanvey (Alba)

4. Paula Barker (Lab)

5. Desmond Swayne (Con)

6. David Simmonds (Con)

7. Andy McDonald (Lab)

8. Andrew Lewer (Con)

9. Kerry McCarthy (Lab)

10. Alistair Strathern (Lab)

None

Main Business

Legislation
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Consideration in Committee

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Derek Thomas
Conservative

Cost of post-16 education for Isles of Scilly families

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 653593 relating to assisted dying
Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab - Gower)

None

Select & Joint Committees

15:30
Physical meeting

Rail reform: The rail transformation programme
Public Accounts Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Transport
Conrad Bailey - Director General, Rail Strategy and Services Group at Department for Transport
Anit Chandarana - Interim Director General, Rail Infrastructure at Department for Transport
Andrew Haines - Chief Executive at Network Rail, and Lead at Great British Railways Transition Team

16:00
Private meeting

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Leigh of Hurley
Conservative

Pressure experienced by start-up companies arising from delays in accessing tax incentive schemes designed to support them

None

Lord Colgrain
Conservative

Decision on the Lower Thames Crossing Development Consent Order

None

Lord Young of Cookham
Conservative

Replacing excise duty on fuel with road pricing

None

Lord Moylan
Conservative

Number of persons who were under 18 years of age when their index offence was committed who are serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection and have never been released on licence

None

Main Business

Baroness Kennedy of Shaws
Labour

Legislation
Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill – committee stage

None

Lord Bird
Crossbench

Short debate
Addressing the root causes of child poverty in the UK

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Scotland Office
Lord Stewart of Dirleton

Legislation
Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill – committee stage

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:30
To be confirmed

Food, Diet and Obesity
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

None

15:00
To be confirmed

Preterm Birth
Preterm Birth Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
To be confirmed

Modern Slavery Act 2015
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee

None

16:00
To be confirmed

Statutory Inquiries
Statutory Inquiries Committee
View details

At 4:05pm: Oral evidence
Alex Burghart MP - Parliamentary Secretary at Cabinet Office
Luke Hughes - Deputy Director, Propriety & Ethics at Cabinet Office

Tuesday 30th April

(6 days ahead)
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Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

None

Main Business

Gareth Thomas
Labour (Co-op)

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Details to be provided

None

Legislation
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments

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

General Debate: Glaucoma and community optometry
Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford)

None

11:00

Impact of import and export controls on the sport horse industry
Helen Morgan (LD - North Shropshire)

None

14:30

Khan Review on threats to Social Cohesion and Democratic Resilience
Jonathan Gullis (Con - Stoke-on-Trent North)

None

16:00

Public understanding of life sentences
Kieran Mullan (Con - Crewe and Nantwich)

None

16:30

Preventable sight loss
Margaret Greenwood (Lab - Wirral West)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Children’s social care
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Stephen Kingdom - Campaign Manager at Disabled Children’s Partnership
Tina Emory OBE - Co-Chair at National Network of Parent Carer Forums
Ms Katie Ghose - Chief Executive at Kids
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Yvette Stanley - National Director, Regulation and Social Care at Ofsted
Professor Michelle McManus, Professor of Safeguarding and Violence Prevention
Annie Hudson - Chair at Child Safeguarding Review Panel

09:30
Physical meeting

Civil Service Leadership and Reform
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Jonathan Slater - former Permanent Secretary at Home Office

09:45
Hybrid meeting

Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Physical meeting

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:30
Hybrid meeting

The UK’s international counter-terrorism policy
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Sir Alex Younger KCMG - Former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Ali Ansari - Professor of Iranian History at The University of St Andrews

14:00
To be confirmed

Fairness in the food supply chain
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Dom Morrey - Commercial Director for Fresh Food at Tesco
Kris Comerford - Chief Commercial Officer (Food) at Asda
Charlotte Di Cello - Commercial Director at Waitrose
Richard Bourns - Chief Commercial Officer at Lidl GB
Rhian Bartlett - Chief Food Commercial Officer at Sainsbury’s

14:00
Physical meeting

Probate
Justice Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Ian Bond - Chair at Law Society Wills and Estates Committee
Sophie Wales - Regulatory Policy Director at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Mark Walley - CEO at the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Stephen Ward - Director of Strategy and External Relations at the Council of Licensed Conveyancers

15:00
Private meeting

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Physical meeting

Proposals for backbench debates
Backbench Business Committee
View details

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

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Quin
Labour

Discussions on measures to reduce sewage pollution in British lakes and rivers

None

Baroness Willis of Summertown
Crossbench

Exploring how best the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework can be incorporated into UK policy and legislation

None

Baroness Hayman
Crossbench

The chemicals strategy to which the government committed in their 25-year environment plan of January 2018

None

Main Business

Ministry of Justice
Lord Bellamy

Legislation
Victims and Prisoners Bill – report stage (day 3)

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:30
To be confirmed

Industry and Regulators Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
To be confirmed

High streets in towns and small cities
Built Environment Committee

None

14:00
To be confirmed

The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology
Communications and Digital Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Robert Colvile - Director at Centre for Policy Studies
Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen - Director, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication at University of Oxford
Professor Jane Singer - Professor Emerita of Journalism Innovation at City, University of London

15:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

15:00
To be confirmed

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
International Relations and Defence Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

15:00
To be confirmed

How sustainable is our national debt?
Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
To be confirmed

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
To be confirmed

UK-EU data adequacy
European Affairs Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Martin Kelly - Former official at Home Office
Dr Nora Ni Loideain - Director at Information Law & Policy Centre, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London

Wednesday 1st May

(7 days ahead)
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Commons Chamber

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Department Questions

11:30

Scotland Office
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First 5 Oral Questions

Anum Qaisar (SNP)
1. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Spring Budget 2024 on Scotland.

Bob Blackman (Con)
2. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the level of defence spending in Scotland.

Alyn Smith (SNP)
3. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the European Commission’s proposal for a youth mobility scheme on young people in Scotland.

Liz Twist (Lab)
4. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the cost of living in Scotland.

Chris Stephens (SNP)
5. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Spring Budget 2024 on Scotland.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office

None

Main Business

Jonathan Gullis
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Road Traffic (Testing of Blood)

None

Legislation
Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords]: Remaining Stages

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

Redevelopment of Chatham Docks Basin 3
Kelly Tolhurst (Con - Rochester and Strood)

None

11:00

Accountability of the Financial Conduct Authority
Alistair Carmichael (LD - Orkney and Shetland)

None

14:30

Youth homelessness
Paula Barker (Lab - Liverpool, Wavertree)

None

16:00

Taxation of furnished holiday lettings
Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney)

None

16:30

World ME Day
Sajid Javid (Con - Bromsgrove)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Physical meeting

Defence Spending in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Ben Murray - Chief of Staff and Corporate Affairs at Harland and Wolff
David McCourt - Director of Strategy at Thales
Nick Laird - Managing Director, European Space and Defence at Spirit AeroSystems

09:00
Room 19, Palace of Westminster

Negotiations with the European Union in respect of Gibraltar
European Scrutiny Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
David Rutley MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories) at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

09:00
To be confirmed

Fire and Rescue Service
Home Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton - Chief Fire Officer, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and Chair of Improvement Committee at National Fire Chiefs Council
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Kate Eves, Chair of the Brook House inquiry
Anna Pincus - Director at Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group

09:15
Physical meeting

Disability employment
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:25am: Oral evidence
Laura Davis - Chief Executive Officer at British Association of Supported Employment
Professor Kim Hoque - Professor of Human Resources Management at Disability@Work
Nic Murray - Policy Manager at Leonard Cheshire
At 10:25am: Oral evidence
Professor Helen Lawton Smith - Professor of Entrepreneurship at Birkbeck, University of London
Dr Christine Grant - Associate Professor (Research), Centre for Healthcare and Communities at Coventry University
Professor Ian Burn - Professor of Economics at University of Liverpool
Jacqueline Winstanley - Chief Executive Officer at Universal Inclusion

09:15
Hybrid meeting

Defence industry in Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Jeremy Miles MS - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language at Welsh Government

09:30
Private meeting

Public Accounts Commission - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Hybrid meeting

Strategic transport objectives
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Ben Hopkinson - Policy Researcher at Britain Remade
Professor Stephen Joseph - Visiting Professor at University of Herefordshire
Andrew Meaney - Partner at Oxera
Dr James Laird - Director at Peak Economics

13:45
Physical meeting

EU Entry/Exit and the UK border
European Scrutiny Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Tom Pursglove MP - Minister of State for Legal Migration and the Border at Home Office
Guy Opperman MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department for Transport
Dan Hobbs - Director General, Migration and Borders Group at Home Office

14:00
Hybrid meeting

Sustainability of the fashion sector: follow up
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Professor Dilys Williams - Founder and Director, Centre for Sustainable Fashion at University of the Arts London
Helen Bird - Head of Material Systems Transformation at WRAP
Femke den Hartog - CSR Policy Advisor, Europe at INretail
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Andrew Reaney - Director of Responsible Sourcing at boohoo group
Marcus Hartmann - Head of Public Affairs at H&M
Joe Metcalfe - Founder and CEO at Thrift+
Lorna Fallon - Trading Director at Oxfam

14:00
Physical meeting

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:30
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Committee of Selection - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Campbell-Savours
Labour

Plans to reform of the House of Lords

None

Lord Sikka
Labour

Estimates of the distributable reserves of water companies

None

Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench

Supporting the study of the arts and humanities in higher education

None

Main Business

Baroness Altmann
Conservative

Legislation
Alternative Investment Fund Designation Bill - committee stage

None

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Baroness Scott of Bybrook

Legislation
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill – committee stage (day 4)

None

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Debate
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules - debate on a motion to regret

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Viscount Camrose

Legislation
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill – committee stage (day 8)

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
The Lord Speaker's Room, Palace of Westminster

House of Lords Commission - Private Meeting

None

10:00
To be confirmed

Financial Services Regulation Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Methane
Environment and Climate Change Committee

None

10:30
To be confirmed

Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence
International Relations and Defence Committee

None

10:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
To be confirmed

Windsor Framework Sub-Committee - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 2nd May

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Commons Chamber

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Department Questions

09:30

Department for Business and Trade

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Backbench Business
Business to be determined

None

Westminster Hall

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

12:30

General Debate: Pylons and upgrades to the national grid
Matt Warman (Con - Boston and Skegness)

None

14:00

General debate: Contribution of volunteers
Jo Gideon (Con - Stoke-on-Trent Central)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Labour

Assessment of NHS England London stating that “anyone with ovaries can get ovarian cancer” in a social media post rather than referring to "women"

None

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
Labour

Support provided to nuclear test veterans

None

Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat

Issuing a Best Value Notice to the Tees Valley Combined Authority

None

Main Business

Lord Bridges of Headley
Conservative

Debate
Economic Affairs Committee report: 'Making an Independent Bank of England Work Better'

None

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Conservative

Short debate
Checks on imports and exports of food and agricultural products from and to the European Union

None

Baroness Morris of Yardley
Labour

Debate
Public Services Committee report: 'Homecare Medicines Services: An Opportunity Lost'

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:45
To be confirmed

Food, Diet and Obesity
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

None

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Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Fri 19th April

Boys’ attainment and engagement in education
Education Committee

Wed 17th April

Skills for the future: apprenticeships and training
Industry and Regulators Committee

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Engineering biology
Science and Technology Committee (Lords)

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Latest Government Consultations

Mon 22nd April

Rail vehicle dispensation: Porterbrook refurbished Class 170s for CrossCountry Trains and East Midlands Railways
Department for Transport

Mon 22nd April

Experience-based route for early years practitioners
Department for Education

Mon 22nd April

Early years foundation stage (EYFS) safeguarding
Department for Education

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Most Recent Parliamentary Debates

Tuesday 23rd April in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Department of Health and Social Care)
(147 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Urgent Question

Infected Blood Inquiry (Cabinet Office)
(54 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Childcare Entitlements (Department for Education)
(32 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Points of Order
(5 Speeches)

Neurodivergent Conditions (Screening and Teacher Training)
(2 Speeches)

Football Governance Bill (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(168 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lucy Frazer - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Business without Debate

Petitions
(4 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Derbyshire County Council (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
(12 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Hoare - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Tuesday 23rd April in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Partner and Spousal Visas: Minimum Income
(58 Speeches)

Household Energy Debt (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Lithium: Critical Minerals Supply (Cabinet Office)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)

Transport Infrastructure: Devon and Somerset (Department for Transport)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Future of Rail Manufacturing (Department for Transport)
(36 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Huw Merriman - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Tuesday 23rd April - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

Tenant Farming (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Productivity Within Policing (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

Intergovernmental Relations Annual Transparency Report 2023 (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

General Committees

Draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 Draft Growth Duty: Statutory Guidance Refresh (Department for Business and Trade)
(20 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 (Home Office)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

Draft Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Tuesday 23rd April in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Lord Goodman of Wycombe
(1 Speeches)

Covid-19 Vaccination: Coronary Disease (Department of Health and Social Care)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Expansion of Free Childcare (Department for Education)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Care Worker Visa Regime (Home Office)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Personal Independence Payments (Department for Work and Pensions)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 (Home Office)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Goods Vehicles (International Road Transport Permits and Haulage Within the EU) Regulations 2024 (Department for Transport)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] (Home Office)
(8 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Victims and Prisoners Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(124 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Other Lords Events

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(59 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Callanan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)