Parallel Parliament

Thursday 14th November

(7 days ago)
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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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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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

Urgent Question

David Simmonds
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government If she will make a statement on the government’s policy on council tax referendum thresholds in 2025–26

None

Luke Evans
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a statement on the impact of changes to Employer’s National Insurance Contributions on primary care providers, hospices and care homes

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

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat

Impact of aircraft noise on local communities

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Respiratory health
Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford)

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

Lord Bishop of Gloucester
Bishops

Impact of the prisoner early release scheme on probation services

None

Statements

Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker

Statement
Defence spending

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Statement
Social Security Advisory Committee’s letter on the means-testing of winter fuel payments

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Chapman of Darlington

Statement
The transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos islands to Mauritius

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

18:15

Estimated rising time

None

Friday 15th November

(6 days ago)
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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 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

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 18th November

(3 days ago)
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Order Paper (18 Nov 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Ministry of Defence
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First 5 Oral Questions

Beccy Cooper (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to improve service life for serving personnel and their families.

Jessica Morden (Lab)
2. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of publishing all board of inquiry documents on the bombing of RFA Sir Galahad.

Gregory Stafford (Con)
3. What his Department’s planned timetable is for the Strategic Defence Review.

Josh Newbury (Lab)
4. What steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention in the armed forces.

Bob Blackman (Con)
5. What plans he has to maintain the UK’s role in NATO.

Topical Questioners

1. James MacCleary (LD)

2. Luke Myer (Lab)

3. Sally Jameson (LAB)

4. Katie Lam (Con)

5. Alan Strickland (Lab)

6. Danny Beales (Lab)

7. Blair McDougall (Lab)

8. Andrew Pakes (LAB)

9. David Reed (Con)

10. Peter Swallow (Lab)

None

Statements

Department for International Development
Bridget Phillipson

Ministerial statement
Children's social care

None

Department for Transport
Louise Haigh

Ministerial statement
Bus funding

None

HM Treasury
Tulip Siddiq

Ministerial statement
Financial services (Mansion House)

None

Main Business

Legislation
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Second reading

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Modernisation Committee: selection

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Restoration and Renewal Programme Board

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Finance Committee: selection

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour

Rollout of free breakfast clubs in primary schools

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 631412 relating to indefinite leave to remain for healthcare workers
Tony Vaughan (Lab - Folkestone and Hythe)

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign Affairs Committee
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At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE - Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Corin Robertson - Director General, Finance and Corporate at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Tim Jones - Finance Director at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

14:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Support for children and young people with special educational needs
Public Accounts Committee
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At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Susan Acland-Hood - Permanent Secretary at Department for Education
Juliet Chua CB - Director-General Schools at Department for Education
Alison Ismail - Senior Responsible Officer for SEN at Department for Education
Jonathan Marron - Director General Primary Care and Prevention at Department for Health and Social Care

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Baroness Gustafsson

None

Department Questions

Lord Bach
Labour

Increasing the amount of legal aid available for early advice in the areas of social welfare law and family law

None

Lord Holmes of Richmond
Conservative

Whether the Curriculum and Assessment Review led by Professor Becky Francis will prioritise digital literacy, artificial intelligence literacy, media literacy and financial literacy, alongside reading writing and mathematics

None

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Labour

Cost efficiency of the prescription of new anti-obesity medication by the NHS

None

Lord Kempsell
Conservative

Improving the use of evaluation in government policy-making

None

Main Business

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
Crown Estate Bill - third reading

None

Statements

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Statement
Future of the Post Office

None

Main Business

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Legislation
Great British Energy Bill - second reading

None

20:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Orders and regulations
Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Business and Trade
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Orders and regulations
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024

None

HM Treasury
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Orders and regulations
Collective Investment Schemes (Temporary Recognition) and Central Counterparties (Transitional Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2024; Insurance Distribution (Regulated Activities and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

None

HM Treasury
Baroness Blake of Leeds

Orders and regulations
Building Societies Act 1986 (Modifications) Order 2024

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

16:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Ministerial evidence
International Agreements Committee
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At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP - Secretary of State at Department for Business and Trade
Amanda Brooks - Director General for Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations at Department for Business and Trade

Tuesday 19th November

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (19 Nov 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Department of Health and Social Care
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First 5 Oral Questions

Josh Simons (Lab)
1. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of patient access to primary care services.

Tessa Munt (LD)
2. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of NHS hospital equipment.

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
3. What steps he is taking to improve mental health support services.

Jerome Mayhew (Con)
4. What estimate he has made of the number of new dental training places needed in the East of England.

Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
5. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions on staffing costs for health and care providers.

Topical Questioners

1. Dan Tomlinson (Lab)

2. Lauren Sullivan (Lab)

3. Paulette Hamilton (Lab)

4. Lincoln Jopp (Con)

5. Charlie Maynard (LD)

6. Damien Egan (Lab)

7. Mark Ferguson (Lab)

8. Sarah Olney (LD)

9. Martin Wrigley (LD)

10. Beccy Cooper (Lab)

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 Government’s response to the jailing of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
David Lammy

Ministerial statement
Ukraine 1,000 days

None

Main Business

Daniel Francis
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Aviation (Accessibility)

None

Legislation
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments

None

General debate
Infected blood inquiry

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Tim Roca
Labour

Detention of Ryan Cornelius in the UAE

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