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Wednesday 2nd July

(7 days ago)
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Order Paper (2 Jul 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Northern Ireland Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

John Cooper (Con)
1. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the adequacy of the A75 and A77 roads leading to Cairnryan Ferry Port on the Northern Ireland economy.

Joe Morris (Lab)
2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU trade agreement announced on 19 May 2025 on the economy in Northern Ireland.

Steve Yemm (Lab)
3. What recent discussions he has had with technology businesses on investing in Northern Ireland.

Noah Law (Lab)
4. What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the adequacy of the level of funding for Northern Ireland in the Spending Review 2025.

Emily Darlington (Lab)
5. What recent discussions he has had with technology businesses on investing in Northern Ireland.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Paul Waugh (LAB)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 July.

Natasha Irons (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 July.

James MacCleary (LD)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 July.

Adrian Ramsay (Green)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 July.

Kim Johnson (Lab)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 2 July.

None

Urgent Question

Priti Patel
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the ratification of the UK-Mauritius Treaty on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

None

Statements

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Michael Shanks

Ministerial statement
Publication of NESO North Hyde Substation Review Report

None

Main Business

Ian Byrne
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Public Authority (Accountability)

None

Consideration of Lords message
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill

None

Ministry of Defence
Luke Pollard

Motion
Motion to approve the draft Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2025

None

Home Office
Yvette Cooper

Motion
Motion to approve the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
John Hayes
Conservative

Regulatory environment of corporate businesses and franchisees

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

Impact of the Spending Review 2025 on Scotland
Graeme Downie (Lab - Dunfermline and Dollar)

None

11:00

Redress under the ECO 4 scheme
Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife)

None

14:30

Contribution of whistleblowers
Lloyd Hatton (Lab - South Dorset)

None

16:00

Impact of space weather on the UK
Neil Shastri-Hurst (Con - Solihull West and Shirley)

None

16:30

Forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank
Martin Rhodes (Lab - Glasgow North)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Support for veterans in Scotland
Scottish Affairs Committee

None

09:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Ending violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Olga Jurasz - Director at Centre for Protecting Women Online
Jessica Smith - Online Safety Principal at Ofcom
Bernie McNally OBE - Independent Chair at Safeguarding Board Northern Ireland

09:15
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The First 1000 Days: a renewed focus
Health and Social Care Committee

None

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Dawn Badminton-Capps - Head of Rail Partnerships at North East Combined Authority
Mal Drury-Rose - Executive Director at West Midlands Rail Executive
Liz Goldsby - Head of NPR and High Speed Development at Transport for Greater Manchester
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Huw Merriman, former Rail Minister
David Leeder - Director and Managing Partner at Transport Investment Limited
Jim Steer - Director at Greengauge 21

09:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Work and Pensions Committee - Private Meeting

None

12:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL]
View details

At 12:15pm: Oral evidence
Emyr Thomas - Partner and Parliamentary Agent at Sharpe Pritchard
Mark Fitzsimmons - Property Project Manager at Norwich City Council

13:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

The work of the Secretary of State for Defence
Defence Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon John Healey MP - Secretary of State at Ministry of Defence
David Williams - Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Defence
General Dame Sharon Nesmith - Vice Chief of the Defence Staff at Ministry of Defence

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Female entrepreneurship
Women and Equalities Committee

None

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Education Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

The impact of the 2025 Spending Review on Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Guto Ifan - Lecturer at Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University
David Phillips - Associate Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies
Dr Steffan Evans - Head of Policy (Poverty) at Bevan Foundation

14:30
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

GB Energy and the net zero transition
Scottish Affairs Committee

None

14:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Building support for the energy transition
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Maria Booker - Head of Policy at Fair By Design
Professor Sara Walker - Co-Director at The Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC)
Euan Sinclair Elliot - Public Affairs Manager at Citizens Advice
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Geraldine Bolton - Chief Executive at Confederation of British Metalforming
Andrew Sissons - Deputy Director, Sustainable Future Mission at Nesta
Professor Richard Fitton - School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford and Fellow at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

15:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

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

At 3:40pm: Oral evidence
Chief Constable Gavin Stephens - Chair at National Police Chiefs' Council
Nick Price - Director of Legal Services (interim) at Crown Prosecution Service
The Hon. Lord Colbeck - Judicial Member at Scottish Sentencing Council
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon. Dame Diana Johnson MP - Minister of State (Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention) at Home Office
Lucy Rigby KC MP, Solicitor General
Sarah Sackman KC MP - Minister of State at Ministry of Justice

General Committee

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Rare Cancers Bill

None

10:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill

None

14:00

Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
To consider the Bill

None

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

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Chakrabarti
Labour

Introducing legislation to regulate the procurement and use of facial recognition technology by the police

None

Lord Robathan
Conservative

Assessment of the costs of the recent works on the security door to Peers’ entrance

None

Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Crossbench

Representations to the government of India about the position of minorities in that country

None

Lord Butler of Brockwell
Crossbench

Instructions to the health service, armed forces and Civil Service about speaking at open meetings of their professions

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - report stage (day 1) - part 1

None

Statements

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Statement
Welfare Reform (dinner break business)

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - report stage (day 1) - part 2

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at conclusion of the group with amendment 12 of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Rule of Law
Constitution Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Mick Antoniw MS - Member of the Senedd at Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Anne Applebaum - Journalist, Writer and Historian at The Atlantic
Mark Lewis - Chief of Public Sector Partnerships at World Justice Project

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change 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 10:15am: Oral evidence
Professor Kern Alexander - Chair for International Financial Law and Regulation at University of Zurich, and Director of Studies in Law and Finance at Queens' College, University of Cambridge
Professor Simon Gleeson - Visiting Professor at Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, and Consultant at Clifford Chance

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

The Strategic Defence Review 2025
International Relations and Defence Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT - Former Defence Secretary and NATO Secretary General and Review leader at Strategic Defence Review 2025
General Sir Richard Barrons - Former Commander of Joint Forces Command and Reviewer at Strategic Defence Review 2025
Dr Fiona Hill - Chancellor of Durham University and former US presidential advisor and Reviewer at Strategic Defence Review 2025

Thursday 3rd July

(6 days ago)
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Order Paper (3 Jul 2025)

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

Pam Cox (Lab)
1. What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Spending Review 2025 on the heritage sector.

Sarah Smith (Lab)
2. What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting young people’s mental health.

James Asser (Lab)
3. What steps she is taking to support children’s access to theatre.

Olly Glover (LD)
4. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase funding for parks and green spaces.

James Frith (Lab)
5. What steps her Department is taking to ensure the Creative Industries Sector Plan supports the growth of live music.

Topical Questioners

1. Pam Cox (Lab)

2. Luke Taylor (LD)

3. Alison Hume (Lab)

4. Richard Quigley (Lab)

5. Alistair Carmichael (LD)

6. Liz Jarvis (LD)

7. Olly Glover (LD)

8. Michael Payne (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
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Department of Health and Social Care
Wes Streeting

Ministerial statement
10 Year Health Plan for England

None

Caroline Dinenage
Conservative

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the Fourth Special Report of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, British film and high-end television: Government response, HC 1123

None

Main Business

Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour

Backbench Business
Debate on a Motion on Financial Redress for 1950s Women Impacted by Dwp Maladministration of State Pension Age Changes

None

Dawn Butler
Labour

Backbench Business
General Debate on Mobile Phone Thefts

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Lauren Sullivan
Labour

Impact of river crossings on Gravesham constituency

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Future of music education: The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Bambos Charalambous (Lab - Southgate and Wood Green)

None

15:00

Safeguarding children with allergies at school: The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Chris Bloore (Lab - Redditch)

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Woodley
Labour

Mitigating job losses following the Grangemouth oil refinery closure

None

Lord Bailey of Paddington
Conservative

Providing further financial assistance to housing associations

None

Lord Browne of Ladyton
Labour

State of UK-EU defence and security co-operation

None

Lord Bellingham
Conservative

Monitor and control of hate speech at music festivals

None

Main Business

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour

Urgent Question Repeat
The ratification of the UK-Mauritius Treaty on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory

None

Department for International Development
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – committee stage (day 8) - part one

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Orders and regulations
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 - motion to approve (around 2.30pm)

None

Home Office
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

Orders and regulations
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 - motion to regret

None

Department for International Development
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – committee stage (day 8) - part two

None

21:00

Estimated rising time

None

Friday 4th July

(5 days ago)
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Order Paper (4 Jul 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30
Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Aphra Brandreth
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Tracy Gilbert
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

John Grady
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Andrew Ranger
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Company Directors (Duties) Bill: Second Reading

None

Gregory Stafford
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill: Second Reading

None

Sarah Dyke
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale) Bill: Second Reading

None

Stephen Flynn
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Women’s State Pension Age (Ombudsman Report and Compensation Scheme) Bill: Second Reading

None

Amanda Martin
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Theft of Tools of Trade (Sentencing) Bill: Second Reading

None

Jeremy Corbyn
Independent

Private Members' Bills
Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill: Second Reading

None

Peter Dowd
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill: Second reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Health Insurance (Exemption from Insurance Premium Tax) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Caroline Voaden
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Green Spaces Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [7 March]

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Public Electric Vehicle Charging Points) 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
Meat (Information About Method of Killing) 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
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Listed Places of Worship) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Arm’s-Length Bodies (Review) 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
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
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) 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
Anonymity of Suspects 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
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Arm's-Length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Bailiffs (Warrants of Possession) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Adjournment Debate

Danny Beales
Labour

Future of services for adults with learning difficulties in Hillingdon

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Sharkey
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill - third reading

None

Lord Beith
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Constitution Committee report: 'Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK constitution'

None

Baroness Benjamin
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Still-Birth (Definition) Bill - second reading

None

Lord Woodley
Labour

Legislation
Imprisonment for Public Protection (Resentencing) Bill - committee stage

None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 7th July

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

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Home Office
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
1. What steps she is taking to deliver effective community policing.

John Slinger (Lab)
2. What steps her Department is taking to protect consumers against fraud.

Rachael Maskell (LAB)
3. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of integrating community policing and neighbourhood health teams.

Jayne Kirkham (LAB)
4. What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the proposed increase to the standard qualifying period for settlement on NHS staffing levels.

Alison Hume (Lab)
5. What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on protecting domestic abuse victims from the perpetrators of that abuse with whom they share a joint tenancy.

Topical Questioners

1. Liz Jarvis (LD)

2. Harpreet Uppal (Lab)

3. Blake Stephenson (Con)

4. Tony Vaughan (Lab)

5. Joe Morris (Lab)

6. Sarah Olney (LD)

7. Gagan Mohindra (Con)

8. Peter Swallow (Lab)

9. Martin Rhodes (Lab)

10. Steve Yemm (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

Mel Stride
Conservative

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if she will make a statement on the Government’s performance against the fiscal rules

None

Priti Patel
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the UK’s response to the actions of the Iranian regime

None

Statements

Department for International Development
Bridget Phillipson

Ministerial statement
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

None

Main Business

Legislation
The Pension Schemes Bill: Second Reading

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Margaret Mullane
Labour

SEND provision in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

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 700024 relating to fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
Jacob Collier (Lab - Burton and Uttoxeter)

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Civil service pensions
Public Accounts Committee

None

General Committee

18:00
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Online Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Lemos
Labour

Number of mothers with babies in prison and alternative sentence arrangements for child care

None

Baroness Alexander of Cleveden
Labour

Estimate of unpaid tax each year and steps to address the issue

None

Lord Black of Brentwood
Conservative

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the sustainability and reliability of the news media

None

Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
Bishops

Effectiveness of government recruitment and retention policies for the armed forces

None

Main Business

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
Renters’ Rights Bill – report stage (day 2) - part one

None

Statements

Department for International Development
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Statement
Giving every child the best start in life (around 7.30pm)

None

Main Business

Legislation
Renters’ Rights Bill – report stage (day 2) - part two

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of the group beginning with amendment g75 on the Renters’ Rights Bill

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Orders and regulations
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) Order 2025

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Orders and regulations
Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) (Threshold Amount) (Amendment) Order 2025

None

Department for Education
Baroness Blake of Leeds

Orders and regulations
Combined Authorities (Adult Education Functions) (Amendment) Order 2025

None

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

Orders and regulations
Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025

None

Lord Leong
Labour

Orders and regulations
Subsidy Control (Subsidies and Schemes of Interest or Particular Interest (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

18:15

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

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

None

14:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Autism Act 2009
Autism Act 2009 Committee

None

14:30
Room G-32, Millbank House

Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

UK Engagement with Space
UK Engagement with Space Committee
View details

At 3:35pm: Oral evidence
Colin Baldwin - Executive Director at UKspace
Professor Sir Martin Sweeting - Founder and Executive Chairman of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Fellow at Royal Society
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Gabriel Elefteriu - Senior Fellow (Space Power) at The Council on Geostrategy
Alderman Professor Emma Edhem - Lord Mayor's Aldermanic Envoy for Space Technology and Innovation at City of London

Tuesday 8th July

(1 day 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

(Today)
Order Paper (9 Jul 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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Department Questions

11:30

Scotland Office
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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
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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

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

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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 Watch Live

Flood resilience in England
Environmental Audit Committee
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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 Watch Live

Delivering major infrastructure: learning from HS2
Transport Committee
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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 Watch Live

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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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

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

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 Watch Live

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

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Commons Chamber

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Department Questions

09:30

Cabinet Office
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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

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

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 Sharpe of Epsom
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

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

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

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

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Social Mobility Policy
Social Mobility Policy Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 11th July

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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

Mark Francois
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Roadworks (Regulation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Carers and Care Workers Bill: Second Reading

None

Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Bus Services Bill: Second Reading

None

Ashley Fox
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Employment Rights (Special Constables) 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

Joe Morris
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Community Energy (Review) Bill: Second Reading

None

Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat

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

None

Wendy Chamberlain
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Gambling Act 2005 (Monetary Limits for Lotteries) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [24 January]

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

Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat

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

None

Luke Akehurst
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Off-road Bikes (Police Powers) Bill: Second Reading

None

Blair McDougall
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Consular Assistance (Journalists) Bill: Second Reading

None

Josh MacAlister
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Protection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [7 March]

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Private Members' Bills
E-scooters (Review and Awareness) Bill

None

Peter Lamb
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Free School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [14 March]

None

Bambos Charalambous
Labour

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

None

Liam Conlon
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme (Report): Bill: Second Reading

None

Julie Minns
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Elections (Accessibility for Blind Voters) Bill: Second Reading

None

Jake Richards
Labour

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

None

Blair McDougall
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Groceries Labelling (Size Reduction) Bill: Second Reading

None

Polly Billington
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Energy (Social Tariff) Bill: Second Reading

None

Peter Bedford
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Financial Education Bill: Second Reading

None

Richard Burgon
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Climate Finance Fund (Fossil Fuels and Pollution) Bill: Second Reading

None

Josh Babarinde
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Domestic Abuse (Aggravated Offences) Bill: Second Reading

None

Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Poly and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (Guidance) Bill: Second Reading

None

Stephen Gethins
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Devolution (Immigration) (Scotland) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [25 April]

None

Greg Smith
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Pension (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill: Second Reading

None

Claire Hughes
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Littering from Vehicles (Offences) Bill: Second Reading

None

Fabian Hamilton
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Powers of Attorney Bill: Second Reading

None

Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
UK–USA Trade Agreements (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill: Second Reading

None

Emma Foody
Labour (Co-op)

Private Members' Bills
Assets of Community Value (Sports Facilities) Bill: Second Reading

None

Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Victims of Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (Free Access to Sentencing Remarks) Bill: Second Reading

None

Luke Evans
Conservative

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

None

Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Political Donations Bill: Second Reading

None

Zarah Sultana
Independent

Private Members' Bills
Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill: Second Reading

None

Olivia Bailey
Labour

Private Members' Bills
A34 slip road safety (East Ilsley and Beedon) Bill: Second Reading

None

Andrew Pakes
Labour (Co-op)

Private Members' Bills
Co-operative Housing Tenure 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

Will Stone
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Road Traffic (Unlicensed Drivers) Bill: Second Reading

None

Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Access to Telecommunications Networks Bill: Second Reading

None

Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op)

Private Members' Bills
Bullying and Respect at Work Bill: Second Reading

None

Helen Whately
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Agricultural Land (Planning) Bill: Second Reading

None

Alberto Costa
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill: Second Reading

None

Lee Pitcher
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Water Safety Bill: Second Reading

None

Sarah Owen
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Fireworks Bill: Second Reading

None

James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Football (Gender Inequality) Bill: Second Reading

None

Mike Wood
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Heritage Public Houses Bill: Second Reading

None

Sarah Green
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Chalk Streams (Protection) 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

Calum Miller
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Armed Forces (Deployment Outside the UK) Bill: Second Reading

None

Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Festivals Bill: Second Reading

None

Ruth Jones
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Fur (Import and Sale) Bill: Second Reading

None

Sarah Champion
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Women, Peace and Security Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

None

Sarah Champion
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill: Second Reading

None

Preet Kaur Gill
Labour (Co-op)

Private Members' Bills
Firearms (3D Printing) Bill: Second Reading

None

Preet Kaur Gill
Labour (Co-op)

Private Members' Bills
Public Body Ethnicity Data (Inclusion of Jewish and Sikh Categories) Bill: Second Reading

None

Preet Kaur Gill
Labour (Co-op)

Private Members' Bills
Registration of Death (Religion) Bill: Second Reading

None

Ian Byrne
Labour

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

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill: Second Reading

None

Deirdre Costigan
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond) 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

Rupert Lowe
Independent

Private Members' Bills
Quantitative Easing (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading

None

Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat

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

None

Rachael Maskell
Labour (Co-op)

Private Members' Bills
Short-term Let Accommodation Bill: Second Reading

None

Alex McIntyre
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) 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

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Monday 14th July

(5 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 2.30pm - 10.30pm
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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

Main Business

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

None

Opposed Private Business
The Chairman of Ways and Means is expected to name Opposed Private Business for consideration

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

Select & Joint Committees

15:00
TBC

Smarter delivery of public services
Public Accounts Committee

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

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Legislation
Employment Rights Bill – report stage (day 1)

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

Select & Joint Committees

13:45
To be confirmed

Home-based Working
Home-based Working Committee

None

15:30
To be confirmed

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

None

Tuesday 15th July

(6 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

None

Main Business

Caroline Dinenage
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
[details to be provided]

None

Opposition Day Debate
Opposition Day (9th allotted day). Debate on a motion in the name of the Official Opposition. Subject to be announced

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

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
To be confirmed

Innovation showcase
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

None

09:15
TBC

Education Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
TBC

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
TBC

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

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
The Lord Collins of Highbury - Minister of State at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Freya Jackson - Director for Multilateral and Human Rights at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

10:00
TBC

Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:15
TBC

Outside employment and interests
Committee on Standards

None

12:30
TBC

Modernisation Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:30
TBC

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
Ashley Dalton MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention at Department of Health and Social Care
Dr. Catherine Frances - Director General for Global and Public Health at Department of Health and Social Care
David Whineray - Director of Global Health at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

14:00
TBC

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

16:00
TBC

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
TBC

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

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

Main Business

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

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

None

Grand Committee

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

Select & Joint Committees

09:45
To be confirmed

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
To be confirmed

Building Safety Regulator
Industry and Regulators Committee
View details

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

10:30
To be confirmed

Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
To be confirmed

Built Environment Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
To be confirmed

Communications and Digital Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
To Be Confirmed

Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
To be confirmed

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

(7 days ahead)
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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

None

Main Business

Danny Beales
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
[details to be provided]

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
TBC

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
TBC

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 10:30am: Oral evidence
Graeme Thompson - Chief Executive at Ferguson Marine

09:15
TBC

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
TBC

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

14:00
TBC

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

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Nora Nugent - Cosmetic Surgeon and President at British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Elaine Sassoon - Plastic Surgeon and Board Member at British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Reika Taghezadeh - Consultant plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic Surgeon and Chair of British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon’s Breast Special Interest and Advisory Group
Professor David Sines - Executive Chair and Registrar at Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners
At 3:10pm: Oral evidence
Dr Aidan Fowler - National Director of Patient Safety, NHS England and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department for Health and Social Care

14:00
TBC

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

14:30
TBC

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
TBC

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

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
Employment Rights Bill – report (day 2)

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
tbc

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
To be confirmed

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
to be confirmed

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
To be confirmed

Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
To be confirmed

Child Maintenance
Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:30
To be confirmed

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

(8 days ahead)
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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

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

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

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
TBC

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

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
TBC

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
To be confirmed

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

(9 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

Government Bill Commons Debates

Wednesday 9th July
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2024-26
Committee of the whole House
Monday 14th July
Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill 2024-26
Committee of the whole House

View 23 active Government Bills

Trending Petitions

Make Play and Continuous Provision statutory in England's Key Stage 1 Curriculum (49,378 signatures)
6,340 signatures added today
Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers (407,177 signatures)
4,876 signatures added today
Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold (179,181 signatures)
3,279 signatures added today

View 1,935 Open Petitions

Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Thu 3rd July

Housing Conditions in England
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Tue 1st July

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

Tue 1st July

Children's tv and video content
Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Latest Government Consultations

Tue 8th July

Strengthening Partnerships Consultation
Cabinet Office

Tue 8th July

Electricity network infrastructure: consents, land access and rights
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Fri 4th July

Assessment and rating of wind turbine noise guidance: proposed updates
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

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.

Tuesday 8th July in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Justice)
(168 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Government Resilience Action Plan (Cabinet Office)
(55 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Road and Rail Projects (Department for Transport)
(113 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

Post Office Horizon Inquiry: Volume 1 (Department for Business and Trade)
(36 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Points of Order
(7 Speeches)

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Training in Schools)
(2 Speeches)

Football Governance Bill [Lords] (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(117 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lisa Nandy - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Business without Debate

Adjournment Debate

Combat Sports for Children: Safeguarding (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Tuesday 8th July in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Alcohol and Cancer (Department of Health and Social Care)
(31 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Local Government Reform: Cambridgeshire (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(12 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Generative Artificial Intelligence: Schools (Department for Education)
(34 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Military Helicopters: Blood Cancers (Ministry of Defence)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

Down’s Syndrome Regression Disorder (Department of Health and Social Care)
(30 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Tuesday 8th July - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Costa Rica (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Post Office Horizon Inquiry Report: Volume 1 (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

UK Government Resilience Action Plan (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Rachel Reeves - Chancellor of the Exchequer

Water Resources Infrastructure: National Policy Statement (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Clinical Indemnities Reform (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS Dental Contract Reforms: Consultation (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Fire and Rescue Best Value (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Independent Reviewer for National Security Arrangements: Report (Northern Ireland Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

General Committees

Draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025 (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Tuesday 8th July in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Death of a Former Member: Lord Tebbit
(2 Speeches)

ARIA: Scoping Our Planet Programme (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(20 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Data Centres: Energy and Water Consumption (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(22 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Forest Risk Commodities (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Companies House: Filing of Annual Accounts by Small Companies (Home Office)
(17 Speeches)

Business of the House (Leader of the House)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

Subsidy Control (Subsidies and Schemes of Interest or Particular Interest) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
(2 Speeches)

Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Government Performance against Fiscal Rules (HM Treasury)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Actions of Iranian Regime: UK Response (Leader of the House)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Arrangement of Business (Northern Ireland Office)
(5 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Home Office)
(97 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Heathrow Substation Outage: NESO Review
(7 Speeches)

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Home Office)
(47 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)