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House of Commons Highlights

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Wednesday 30th October

(7 days ago)
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Order Paper (30 Oct 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Scotland Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Richard Foord (LD)
1. What discussions he had with representatives of the devolved Administrations and regions at the first meeting of the Council of Nations and Regions.

Jamie Stone (LD)
2. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the space sector in Scotland.

Kenneth Stevenson (Lab)
3. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on encouraging inward investment into Scotland.

Graeme Downie (Lab)
4. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the number of defence sector jobs in Scotland.

Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
5. What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the arts in Scotland.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Katrina Murray (Lab)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 30 October.

Mike Amesbury (Ind)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 30 October.

Meg Hillier (LAB)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 30 October.

Rachael Maskell (LAB)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 30 October.

Melanie Ward (Lab)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 30 October.

None

Statements

HM Treasury
Rachel Reeves

Financial Statement
The Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver her Budget Statement

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Andrew Murrison
Conservative

Government policy on Western Sahara

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

Funding for children’s hospices
Ian Byrne (Ind - Liverpool West Derby)

None

11:00

Quality and availability of childcare in the Black Country
Sonia Kumar (Lab - Dudley)

None

14:30

NHS readiness for winter 2024-25
Helen Morgan (LD - North Shropshire)

None

16:00

COP29 and international climate finance
Ellie Chowns (Green - North Herefordshire)

None

16:30

Impact of roadworks on journey times
Lewis Cocking (Con - Broxbourne)

None

General Committee

09:25
Home Office Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024

None

09:25
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Building Safety) Order 2024

None

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

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Merchant Shipping (General Lighthouse Authorities) (Increase of Borrowing Limit) Order 2024

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:25
Home Office Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024

None

09:25
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Building Safety) Order 2024

None

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

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Merchant Shipping (General Lighthouse Authorities) (Increase of Borrowing Limit) Order 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Wood of Anfield
Labour

Opportunities for young people to volunteer abroad

None

Lord Touhig
Labour

Accommodation of migrant children in hotels

None

Lord Rooker
Labour

Legal rights for British nationals to consular assistance for human rights violations

None

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Labour

Addressing ‘catfishing’ on social media platforms

None

Statements

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Statement
Statement on whether disclosing policies to the media before the Budget are in contravention of the Ministerial Code

None

Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour

Statement
Situation in Sudan

None

Main Business

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Labour

Legislation
Arbitration Bill - report stage

None

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

Legislation
Water (Special Measures) Bill - committee stage (day 2)

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Thursday 31st October

(6 days ago)
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Order Paper (31 Oct 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30

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

First 5 Oral Questions

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
1. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting high street businesses.

Jodie Gosling (Lab)
2. Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising businesses with proactive equality practices.

Ian Lavery (Lab)
3. If he will take steps to increase the use of sectoral collective bargaining.

Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
4. What steps he is taking to help attract inward investment into Buckinghamshire.

Victoria Collins (LD)
5. What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reforms to business rates.

Topical Questioners

1. Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)

2. Munira Wilson (LD)

3. Luke Evans (Con)

4. Steve Witherden (Lab)

5. John Slinger (Lab)

6. Ian Lavery (Lab)

7. Becky Gittins (Lab)

8. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab)

9. Marsha De Cordova (Lab)

10. Sarah Owen (Lab)

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Debate
Continuation of the Budget Debate

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Oliver Ryan
Labour (Co-op)

Implementation of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

SEND provision in Hampshire
Luke Murphy (Lab - Basingstoke)

None

15:00

Potential merits of a cancer strategy for England
Clive Jones (LD - Wokingham)

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

None

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Renters’ Rights Bill

None

14:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Renters’ Rights Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Labour

Support for Railway 200 to celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the modern railway

None

Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Conservative

Representation of young people in government policy development and decision-making processes, in light of the report: 'Youth Voices 2024' published by the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

None

Baroness Kingsmill
Labour

Eliminating the need for foodbanks

None

Lord Berkeley
Labour

Discussions with the Great Yarmouth Port Authority on additional safety precautions to enable the MV Ruby to dock with a cargo of ammonium nitrate

None

Statements

Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour

Statement
International Engagements

None

Main Business

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
Labour

Debate
The contribution of the community and voluntary sector to society across the United Kingdom

None

Viscount Stansgate
Labour

Debate
The contribution of science and technology to the UK economy

None

17:30

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Lord Trefgarne
Conservative

Short debate
Whether deterrence remains a core element of the United Kingdom’s defence policy

None

Lord McColl of Dulwich
Conservative

Short debate
Benefits of diets with adequate fat content for reducing appetite, as an alternative to the use of drugs such as Ozempic

None

Viscount Trenchard
Conservative

Short debate
Progress in laying out the roadmap to spending 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product on defence

None

Lord Leigh of Hurley
Conservative

Short debate
Impact of tax policy on employment

None

17:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

12:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 1st November

(5 days ago)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Monday 4th November

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (4 Nov 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Department for Education
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

James MacCleary (LD)
1. What steps she is taking to increase the availability of high-quality childcare.

Afzal Khan (Lab)
2. What steps she is taking to provide preventative education for school children about knife crime.

Ian Lavery (Lab)
3. What steps she plans to take to improve the pay, terms and conditions of teaching assistants and support staff.

Bill Esterson (Lab)
4. What steps she is taking to link the school curriculum with skills needed in the workplace.

Patrick Hurley (Lab)
5. What steps she is taking to help increase the number of students undertaking vocational training courses.

Topical Questioners

1. Edward Morello (LD)

2. Meg Hillier (LAB)

3. Calum Miller (LD)

4. James Frith (Lab)

5. Damien Egan (Lab)

6. Charlie Dewhirst (Con)

7. James MacCleary (LD)

8. Jayne Kirkham (LAB)

9. Oliver Ryan (LAB)

10. Chris Hinchliff (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on the implications of the Autumn Budget 2024 for farming communities

None

Statements

Department for International Development
Bridget Phillipson

Ministerial statement
Higher Education Reform

None

Main Business

Mark Francois
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Roadworks (Regulation)

None

Debate
Continuation of the Budget Debate

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Nominations for Select Committees: Environmental Audit; Northern Ireland Affairs; Petitions; Procedure; Committee of Public Accounts; Scottish Affairs; Welsh Affairs

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Jessica Morden
Labour

Commemorating the Newport Chartists and Government policies to strengthen democracy

None

Select & Joint Committees

16:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Bassam of Brighton
Labour

Support for continued success of Team GB at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and ensuring community benefit from such participation

None

Lord Cameron of Lochiel
Conservative

Strengthening Scotland’s position within the UK

None

Baroness Stedman-Scott
Conservative

Ensuring every eligible pensioner receives Pension Credit

None

Baroness Penn
Conservative

Impact of the Budget on taxes and government borrowing

None

Main Business

Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Crossbench

Legislation
Education (Values of British Citizenship) Bill - committee stage

None

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill - report stage

None

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

Legislation
Water (Special Measures) Bill - committee stage (day 3)

None

Estimated rising time
The House may sit late.

None

Select & Joint Committees

15:30
Committee Room G

Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

Tuesday 5th November

(1 day ago)
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Order Paper (5 Nov 2024)

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

Sojan Joseph (Lab)
1. What steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of Crown Court cases.

Rachel Blake (LAB)
2. What steps her Department is taking to help reduce reoffending.

Dan Aldridge (Lab)
3. What steps her Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence through the criminal justice system.

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
4. Whether she plans to widen the scope of cases covered by legal aid.

John Slinger (Lab)
5. What steps her Department is taking to support prison officers.

Topical Questioners

1. Jon Trickett (Lab)

2. Richard Holden (Con)

3. Gregory Campbell (DUP)

4. Mike Martin (LD)

5. Jack Abbott (LAB)

6. Gareth Snell (LAB)

7. Wendy Morton (Con)

8. Will Forster (LD)

9. James Naish (Lab)

10. Andrew Cooper (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make a statement on the connectivity and late cancellation of flights between Belfast and London

None

Main Business

Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Poly and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (Guidance)

None

Debate
Continuation of the Budget Debate

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat

NHS dentistry in rural areas

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

No debate

None

11:00

Inequalities faced by women in the North
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab - City of Durham)

None

14:30

Future of fishing after 2026
Rupert Lowe (RUK - Great Yarmouth)

None

16:00

Government support for Scotland's architectural heritage
Torcuil Crichton (Lab - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

None

16:30

Funding for policing
Alex Easton (Ind - North Down)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:00
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Scottish Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Children in Temporary Accommodation

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Francesca Albanese - Executive Director of Policy and Social Change at Crisis
Emma Haddad - CEO at St Mungo's
Dr Laura Neilson - CEO at Shared Health Foundation
Rebecca Walker - Director at CARIS Families
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Councillor Hannah Dalton - Housing Spokesperson at District Councils Network
Councillor Grace Williams - Housing Spokesperson at London Councils
Hannah Courtney-Adamson - Head of Strategic Housing (People) at Rochdale Borough Council
Chris Hancock - Head of Housing at Hastings Borough Council

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Budget 2024
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Richard Hughes - Chair at Office for Budget Responsibility
Professor David Miles - Member at Budget Responsibility Committee
Tom Josephs - Member at Budget Responsibility Committee

09:30
Room 13, Palace of Westminster

Education Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

One-off session on Defence Spending
Defence Committee
View details

At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Professor Malcolm Chalmers - Deputy Director General at RUSI

13:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:45
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Budget 2024
Treasury Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Mike Brewer - Interim Chief Executive at Resolution Foundation
Paul Johnson - Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies
Yael Selfin - Vice Chair and Chief Economist at KPMG
Andy King - Specialist Partner at Flint Global

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Justice Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Post Office Horizon scandal: fast and fair redress
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Sir Alan Bates - Founder at Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance
Jill Donnison - Claimant from the Horizon Shortfall Scheme
Dewi Lewis - Claimant from the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Neil Hudgell - Executive Chair at Hudgell Solicitors
James Hartley - Partner at Freeths
David Enright - Partner at Howe & Co
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
The Rt. Hon. Sir Gary Hickinbottom PC - Chair at Post Office Overturned Convictions Independent Pecuniary Assessment Panel

16:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Proposals for backbench debates
Backbench Business Committee
View details

At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament at House of Commons

General Committee

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Renters’ Rights Bill

None

09:25
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Renters’ Rights Bill

None

16:30
HM Treasury Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) (No. 3) Regulations 2024

None

16:30
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

16:30
Department for Transport Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Franchising Schemes (Franchising Authorities) (England) Regulations 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Hughes of Stretford
Labour

Reducing inequality and closing the early years educational attainment gap for pre-school children

None

Baroness Fox of Buckley
Non-affiliated

Sex and gender collection in future Census questions

None

Lord Wigley
Plaid Cymru

Barnett Formula to fund public services in Wales

None

Baroness Hazarika
Labour

The rising cost of health-related benefit claims

None

Statements

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

Statement
Implications of the Budget for farming communities

None

Main Business

Baroness Hamwee
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill - committee stage

None

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
Crown Estate Bill - report stage

None

Lord Godson
Conservative

Short debate
Assessment made of the threat from Hezbollah to the UK

None

Statements

Department for Education
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Statement
Higher education reform

None

Main Business

20:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Orders and regulations
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024

None

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Orders and regulations
Franchising Schemes (Franchising Authorities) (England) Regulations 2024

None

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

Orders and regulations
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024

None

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

Orders and regulations
Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Finance Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords)
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Christopher Katkowski KC
Jacqueline Lean
The Rt Hon David Lord Blencathra
The Baroness Deech DBE KC
Brian Doctor KC

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The Grey Belt
Built Environment Committee

None

14:00
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Communications and Digital Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Science and Technology Committee
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Peter Kyle - Secretary of State at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Alexandra Jones - Director General for Science, Innovation and Growth at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Emran Mian - Director General for Digital Technologies and Telecoms at Department of Science, Innovation and Technology

14:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

15:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Economic inactivity: welfare and long-term sickness
Economic Affairs Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Richard Hughes - Chair at Office for Budget Responsibility
Tom Josephs - Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee at Office for Budget Responsibility
Professor David Miles CBE - Member of the Budget Responsibility Committee at Office for Budget Responsibility

15:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

European Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 6th November

(Today)
Order Paper (6 Nov 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

Wales Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Carolyn Harris (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the steel industry in Wales.

Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
2. What steps she is taking to strengthen the Union.

Mark Ferguson (Lab)
3. What steps she is taking to strengthen the Union.

Tom Hayes (Lab)
4. What discussions she is having with the Welsh Government on delivery of a decarbonised grid by 2030.

Llinos Medi (PC)
5. What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the impact of the Autumn Budget on Wales.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Jon Trickett (Lab)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 November.

Caroline Dinenage (Con)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 November.

Jacob Collier (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 November.

Matthew Patrick (Lab)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 November.

George Freeman (Con)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 November.

None

Urgent Question

Chris Philp
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on illegal channel crossings by small boat

None

Main Business

Victoria Atkins
Conservative

Presentation of Bill
Child Criminal Exploitation (No. 2)

None

Sarah Dyke
Liberal Democrat

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale)

None

Debate
Conclusion of the Budget Debate

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Graeme Downie
Labour

Adequacy of the road fuel market

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

UK supply chains and Uyghur and Turkic Muslim forced labour in China
Blair McDougall (Lab - East Renfrewshire)

None

11:00

Funding for Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canals
Lisa Smart (LD - Hazel Grove)

None

14:30

Government policies on tackling fuel poverty
Alistair Carmichael (LD - Orkney and Shetland)

None

16:00

Potential merits of energy rebates for the Highlands and Islands
Graham Leadbitter (SNP - Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey)

None

16:30

Furniture poverty
Sam Carling (Lab - North West Cambridgeshire)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:15
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:15
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Welsh Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Work and Pensions Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Budget 2024
Treasury Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP - Chancellor of the Exchequer at HM Treasury
James Bowler - Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury
Will Macfarlane - Director, Strategy, Planning and Budget at HM Treasury
Conrad Smewing - Director General, Public Spending and Joint Head, Government Finance Function at HM Treasury

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
David Wright - Chief Executive at SWGfL, and Director at UK Safer Internet Centre
Sophie Mortimer - Manager at Revenge Porn Helpline
At 3:20pm: Oral evidence
Courtney Gregoire - Vice President and Chief Digital Safety Officer at Microsoft
Gail Kent - Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy (Search News and Gemini) at Google

14:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

16:30
Room 13, Palace of Westminster

Committee of Selection - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
HM Treasury Room 11, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (Retail Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

09:25
Room 12, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Barnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024

None

16:30
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 9, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Watch Lords Chamber Live

Department Questions

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Liberal Democrat

The provision of adequate and culturally appropriate accommodation for gypsy and traveller communities

None

Lord Lexden
Conservative

Implementing the measures set out in the Command Paper: Safeguarding the Union (CP 1021)

None

Baroness Parminter
Liberal Democrat

Biodiversity net gain provisions

None

Lord Farmer
Conservative

Declining rates of birth in the UK and the effect on the country's future tax base

None

Statements

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Statement
Ongoing connectivity issues caused by belatedly announced cancellations of flights, such as those between Belfast and London

None

Main Business

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Labour

Legislation
Arbitration Bill - third reading

None

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - report stage

None

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Watch Grand Committee Live

Main Business

13:00
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Labour

Legislation
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill - second reading

None

16:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

FCA and PRA’s secondary competitiveness and growth objective
Financial Services Regulation Committee
View details

At 10:05am: Oral evidence
Chris Cummings - Chief Executive Officer at The Investment Association
Sir Douglas Flint CBE - Chair at Abrdn
At 11:05am: Oral evidence
Soups Ranjan - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Sardine
Simon Taylor - Head of Strategy and Content at Sardine

10:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution
Constitution Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords)

None

10:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Interpreting and translation services in the courts
Public Services Committee

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 7th November

(1 day ahead)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Friday 8th November

(2 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Monday 11th November

(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

Department for Work and Pensions
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

John Slinger (Lab)
1. What recent estimate she has made of the level of child poverty in Rugby constituency.

Ian Roome (LD)
2. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Personal Independence Payment application process.

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab)
3. What steps she is taking to tackle fraud and error in her Department.

Andrew Pakes (LAB)
4. What assessment she has made of trends in the number of young people out of work, education and training.

Lewis Atkinson (Lab)
5. What steps she is taking to increase uptake of Pension Credit in winter 2024-25.

Topical Questioners

1. Calum Miller (LD)

2. Michael Payne (Lab)

3. Josh Dean (Lab)

4. Ben Goldsborough (Lab)

5. Sarah Owen (Lab)

6. Paul Davies (Lab)

7. Torsten Bell (Lab)

8. Dan Aldridge (Lab)

9. Mike Martin (LD)

10. David Burton-Sampson (Lab)

None

Main Business

General debate
Rural affairs

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Aphra Brandreth
Conservative

Improving mental health in farming and agricultural communities

None

General Committee

18:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]: Programming sub committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Bailey of Paddington
Conservative

Junior police cadet schemes

None

Baroness Seccombe
Conservative

The regulation of newly qualified young drivers

None

Lord Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrat

The Vallance review into the regulation of emerging digital technologies, and the relationship between intellectual property rights and the training of generative AI models

None

Baroness Boycott
Crossbench

Ofgem’s investigation into Drax Power Limited

None

Main Business

Lord Thomas of Gresford
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill - committee stage

None

Lord Krebs
Crossbench

Legislation
Environmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill - committee stage

None

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Debate
Autumn Budget

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Orders and regulations
Criminal Finances Act 2017 and Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Orders and regulations
Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024

None

Department for Business and Trade
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Orders and regulations
Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024

None

Baroness Tyler of Enfield
Liberal Democrat

Orders and regulations
Barnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024

None

Ministry of Justice
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Orders and regulations
Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Tuesday 12th November

(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
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Ian Lavery (Lab)
1. If he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of implementing a ban on political lobbying by oil and gas companies.

Harpreet Uppal (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking to establish international leadership on climate change.

Johanna Baxter (Lab)
3. What steps he is taking to support job creation in the renewable energy sector.

Catherine Atkinson (Lab)
4. What progress he has made on achieving clean energy by 2030.

Bill Esterson (Lab)
5. What progress he has made on achieving clean energy by 2030.

Topical Questioners

1. Christine Jardine (LD)

2. Dan Aldridge (Lab)

3. Lee Anderson (RUK)

4. Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)

5. Melanie Ward (Lab)

6. Steve Race (Lab)

7. Lee Pitcher (Lab)

8. Adam Thompson (Lab)

9. Ian Lavery (Lab)

10. Joe Powell (Lab)

None

Main Business

Fabian Hamilton
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Powers of Attorney

None

Legislation
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers): 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

Future transport infrastructure projects and the Elizabeth line
Matt Rodda (Lab - Reading Central)

None

11:00

Breast cancer in younger women
Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath)

None

14:30

NHS dentistry in the South West
Richard Foord (LD - Honiton and Sidmouth)

None

16:00

Tackling image-based abuse
Kirith Entwistle (Lab - Bolton North East)

None

16:30

School transport in Northumberland
Joe Morris (Lab - Hexham)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Scottish Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Institute For Government

Education Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

The humanitarian situation in Gaza
International Development Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Nizam Mamode - Professor of transplant surgery
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Nebal Farsakh - Spokesperson at Palestinian Red Crescent Society
Emina Ćerimović - Associate Director, Disability Rights Division at Human Rights Watch
Rohan Talbot - Director of Advocacy and Campaigns at Medical Aid for Palestinians
Sam Rose - Senior Deputy Director for UNRWA Affairs, Gaza at UNRWA

16:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Proposals for backbench debates
Backbench Business Committee
View details

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

General Committee

09:25
HM Treasury Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2024

None

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

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Moylan
Conservative

Whether the appointment of a chair of Shadow Great British Railways was subject to a competitive process

None

Baroness Gale
Labour

Removing the reservation on Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention regarding residence status of domestic abuse victims

None

Baroness Pidgeon
Liberal Democrat

Bus fleet carbon emissions reduction

None

Main Business

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill - third reading

None

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Debate
House of Lords Reform

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)
Science and Technology Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Matt Clifford - Chair at Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)
Ilan Gur - Chief Executive Officer at Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)

10:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords)
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Christopher Katkowski KC
Jacqueline Lean
Sir Peter Bottomley
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
The Viscount Eccles
The Lord Sassoon
The Lord Howard of Rising

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Built Environment Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Skills for the future: apprenticeships and training
Industry and Regulators Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Communications and Digital Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords)
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Christopher Katkowski KC
Jacqueline Lean
Lord Strathclyde et al

15:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Economic inactivity: welfare and long-term sickness
Economic Affairs Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr Sean Phillips - Head of Health and Social Care at Policy Exchange

15:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

European Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 13th November

(7 days ahead)
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Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Women and Equalities (including Topical Questions)

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Christine Jardine (LD)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 13 November.

Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 13 November.

Neil Shastri-Hurst (Con)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 13 November.

Lincoln Jopp (Con)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 13 November.

Patrick Hurley (Lab)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 13 November.

None

Main Business

Bambos Charalambous
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
[details to be provided]

None

Alex Norris
Labour (Co-op)

Motion
Debate on a Motion to approve the Draft Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Steve Reed

Debate on a Motion to approve the Draft Environmental Protection (Single-Use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Business and Trade
Jonathan Reynolds

Motion
Debate on motions to approve the Draft Export and Investment Guarantees (Limit on Exports and Insurance Commitments) Order 2024, the Draft Export and Investment Guarantees (Limit on Exports and Insurance Commitments) (No. 2) Order 2024 and the Draft Export and Investment Guarantees (Limit on Exports and Insurance Commitments) (No. 3) Order 2024

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

Police use of live facial recognition technology
John Whittingdale (Con - Maldon)

None

11:00

Broadband in rural areas
Sarah Dyke (LD - Glastonbury and Somerton)

None

14:30

Tackling barriers to educational opportunities
Tony Vaughan (Lab - Folkestone and Hythe)

None

16:00

Government support for kinship carers
Alistair Strathern (Lab - Hitchin)

None

16:30

Eligibility for family and work visas
Claire Hanna (SDLP - Belfast South and Mid Down)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

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

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

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Secretary of State for Transport
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP - Secretary of State for Transport at Department for Transport
Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Transport
Jo Shanmugalingam - Second Permanent Secretary at Department for Transport

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Welsh Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Women's reproductive health conditions
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Professor Dame Lesley Regan - Women's Health Ambassador for England
Dr Sue Mann - National Clinical Director for Women's Health

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
Home Office Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Criminal Finances Act 2017 and Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024

None

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]

None

16:30
HM Treasury Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Local Loans (Increase of Limit) Order 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Black of Brentwood
Conservative

South Sudan Investigation Committee report on the killing of Christopher Allen, and improving support for British journalists detained or killed overseas

None

Lord Sharkey
Liberal Democrat

Sharia-compliant student finance

None

Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Crossbench

Representations to the Indonesian government to ensure UN Human Rights Committee recommendations regarding the indigenous population in West Papua are fully implemented

None

Main Business

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - third reading

None

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Legislation
Football Governance Bill - second reading

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Chapman of Darlington

Orders and regulations
European Forest Institute (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024

None

HM Treasury
Baroness Blake of Leeds

Orders and regulations
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (Retail Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024; Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions (Meaning of CRR Rules and Recognised Exchange) (Amendment) Regulations 2024; Securitisation (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024; Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulations 2024

None

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

Orders and regulations
Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

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

Orders and regulations
Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024

None

Northern Ireland Office
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

Orders and regulations
Terrorism Act 2000 (Alterations to the Search Powers Code for Northern Ireland) Order 2024

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:45
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords)
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Christopher Katkowski KC
Jacqueline Lean
Richard McCracken KC
The Lord Inglewood MRICS
The Lord Russell of Liverpool
Lord Strathcarron
Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC

10:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

FCA enforcement guidance consultation
Financial Services Regulation Committee
View details

At 10:05am: Oral evidence
Ashley Alder - Chair at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Nikhil Rathi - Chief Executive at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution
Constitution Committee - Private discussion

None

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Interpreting and translation services in the courts
Public Services Committee

None

14:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords)

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
2-03 Millbank House

Conduct Committee - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 14th November

(8 days ahead)
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Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

John Lamont (Con)
1. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on farming communities.

Rachel Taylor (Lab)
2. What steps he plans to take to help tackle fly-tipping.

Ann Davies (PC)
3. What steps he is taking to improve food security.

Allison Gardner (Lab)
4. What progress the Floods Resilience Taskforce has made on protecting at-risk communities from flooding.

Manuela Perteghella (LD)
5. What steps he is taking to help tackle unlawful discharges of sewage into waterways by water companies.

Topical Questioners

1. Beccy Cooper (Lab)

2. Wendy Chamberlain (LD)

3. Edward Morello (LD)

4. Tom Rutland (Lab)

5. Dave Robertson (Lab)

6. Lee Dillon (LD)

7. Michael Payne (Lab)

8. Jacob Collier (Lab)

None

10:10

Solicitor General

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Legislation
Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Labour

Voter registration and participation

None

Lord Davies of Brixton
Labour

Informing people born on or after 6 April 1960 about the increase in their state pension age from 66 to 67 from 2026

None

Lord Dubs
Labour

Effectiveness of the BBC World Service

None

Main Business

Lord Frost
Conservative

Debate
Cost of renewable energy and its effect on energy costs in the UK

None

Baroness Sater
Conservative

Short debate
Impact of the Budget on arts, heritage and cultural organisations

None

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
Labour

Debate
Findings and recommendations in the Universities UK report, 'Opportunity, growth and partnership: a blueprint for change'

None

Friday 15th November

(9 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Farmer
Conservative

Legislation
Support for Infants and Parents etc (Information) Bill - third reading

None

Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Crossbench

Legislation
Education (Values of British Citizenship) Bill - third reading

None

Lord Thomas of Gresford
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill - third reading

None

Lord Woodley
Labour

Legislation
Imprisonment for Public Protection (Resentencing) Bill - second reading

None

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Conservative

Legislation
Women, Peace & Security Bill - second reading

None

Lord Storey
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Home School Education Registration and Support Bill - second reading

None

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Listed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill - second reading

None

Government Bill Commons Debates

Tuesday 12th November
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-26
Committee of the whole House
Thursday 14th November
Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [HL]
2nd reading

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Trending Petitions

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Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Wed 6th November

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

Tue 5th November

The BBC World Service: Is Britain Losing its Soft Power?
Foreign Affairs Committee

Tue 5th November

BBC World Service
Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Latest Government Consultations

Wed 6th November

Consultation on updating the media mergers regime
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Wed 6th November

AI Management Essentials tool
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Wed 30th October

Consultation on future social housing rent policy
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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 5th November in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

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

Urgent Question

Flight Cancellations (Department for Transport)
(41 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Poly and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (Guidance)
(2 Speeches)

Ways and Means

Budget Resolutions

Income Tax (Charge) (Department of Health and Social Care)
(289 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Darren Jones - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Adjournment Debate

NHS Dentistry: Rural Areas (Department of Health and Social Care)
(40 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Tuesday 5th November in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Woman and Equality: North of England (Department of Health and Social Care)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Future of Fishing (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(74 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Scotland’s Architectural Heritage (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Police Funding (Northern Ireland Office)
(32 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Fleur Anderson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

Tuesday 5th November - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

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

Single Trade Window (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Local Digital Television Programme Services (Amendment) Order 2024 (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

RAAC in the NHS Estate (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Police Remuneration (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Yvette Cooper - Home Secretary

Supported Housing Consultation (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury

Written Corrections

Education (Department for International Development)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities

Public Bill Committees

Renters' Rights Bill (Seventh sitting) (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(73 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Renters' Rights Bill (Eighth sitting) (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(62 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

General Committees

Draft Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Draft Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) (No. 3) Regulations 2024 (HM Treasury)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Tulip Siddiq - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Draft Franchising Schemes (Franchising Authorities) (England) Regulations 2024 (Department for Transport)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Tuesday 5th November in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Oaths and Affirmations
(1 Speeches)

Education: Early Years Attainment Gap (Department for Education)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Education)

Sex and Gender: Official Data (Department for Education)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Education)

Wales: Public Services (HM Treasury)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Health-related Benefit Claims (Department for Work and Pensions)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Budget: Implications for Farming Communities (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(20 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
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