Parallel Parliament

Thursday 31st October

(7 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
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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

(6 days ago)
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Lords

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Monday 4th November

(3 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
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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)

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

(2 days 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
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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