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Wednesday 12th March

(7 days ago)
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Order Paper (12 Mar 2025)

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

Rebecca Smith (Con)
1. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rise in employer National Insurance contributions on employment in Wales.

Stephen Gethins (SNP)
2. What recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on devolving the Crown Estate.

John Cooper (Con)
3. What estimate she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the number of farms affected by changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief in Wales.

Clive Jones (LD)
4. Whether she has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on the implementation of cancer strategies.

Chris Law (SNP)
5. What recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on devolving the Crown Estate.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Mike Martin (LD)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 March.

Shaun Davies (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 March.

Andrew Snowden (Con)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 March.

John Slinger (Lab)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 March.

Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 March.

None

Statements

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Daniel Zeichner

Ministerial statement
Sustainable Farming Incentive

None

Main Business

Liam Conlon
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme (Report)

None

Legislation
Employment Rights Bill: Remaining stages (Day Two)

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Kim Johnson
Labour

40th anniversary of the Swann Report into racism in education

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

The use of stop and search
Saqib Bhatti (Con - Meriden and Solihull East)

None

11:00

Government support for community theatre
Lisa Smart (LD - Hazel Grove)

None

14:30

Role of water companies in new housing development planning
Helen Morgan (LD - North Shropshire)

None

16:00

Government support for human rights and peace in Kashmir
Tahir Ali (Lab - Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley)

None

16:30

Government support for rural communities
Caroline Voaden (LD - South Devon)

None

Select & Joint Committees

08:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Peter Robertson - Professor at Edinburgh Napier University
Becci Newton - Director of Public Policy Research at Institute for Employment Studies
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Jane Gratton - Deputy Director, Public Policy at British Chambers of Commerce
Saira Hussain - Employment Policy Champion at Federation of Small Businesses
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Ramesh Moher - Director at New Challenge
Elizabeth Taylor - Chief Executive at Employment Related Services Association (ERSA)

08:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Peter Robertson - Professor at Edinburgh Napier University
Becci Newton - Director of Public Policy Research at Institute for Employment Studies
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Jane Gratton - Deputy Director, Public Policy at British Chambers of Commerce
Saira Hussain - Employment Policy Champion at Federation of Small Businesses
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Ramesh Moher - Director at New Challenge
Elizabeth Taylor - Chief Executive at Employability Related Services Association (ERSA)

08:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Peter Robertson - Professor at Edinburgh Napier University
Becci Newton - Director of Public Policy Research at Institute for Employment Studies
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Jane Gratton - Deputy Director, Public Policy at British Chambers of Commerce
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Ramesh Moher - Director at New Challenge
Elizabeth Taylor - Chief Executive at Employability Related Services Association (ERSA)

08:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Peter Robertson - Professor at Edinburgh Napier University
Becci Newton - Director of Public Policy Research at Institute for Employment Studies
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Jane Gratton - Deputy Director, Public Policy at British Chambers of Commerce
David Hale - Government Affairs Director at Federation of Small Businesses
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Ramesh Moher - Director at New Challenge
Elizabeth Taylor - Chief Executive at Employability Related Services Association (ERSA)

08:30
TBC

Get Britain Working: Reforming Jobcentres
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Peter Robertson - Professor at Edinburgh Napier University
Becci Newton - Director of Public Policy Research at Institute for Employment Studies
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Jane Gratton - Deputy Director, Public Policy at British Chambers of Commerce
David Hale - Government Affairs Director at Federation of Small Businesses
Alex Simpson - General Counsel at B&M Stores
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Ramesh Moher - Director at New Challenge
Elizabeth Taylor - Chief Executive at Employability Related Services Association (ERSA)

09:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

The operation of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Neil Johnston - Director at Northern Ireland Retail Consortium
Anne-Marie Murphy - Director of Strategy and Emerging Markets at NI Consumer Council
Jennifer Pheasey - Director of Public Affairs at Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)
Ms Nichola Mallon - Head of Trade and Devolved Policy at Logistics UK

09:15
TBC

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Buses connecting communities
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Caroline Whitney - Director at Community Transport Association
Max Sugarman - Chief Executive at Intelligent Transport Systems UK
James West - Business Development Lead at Padam Mobility

09:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Community Mental Health Services
Health and Social Care Committee

None

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Buses connecting communities
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Caroline Whitney - Director at Community Transport Association
Max Sugarman - Chief Executive at Intelligent Transport Systems UK
Alice Missler - Demand Responsive and Community Transport Team Leader at Hertfordshire County Council
James West - Business Development Lead at Padam Mobility

09:15
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Reforming the water sector
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Ruth Jefferson - Chief Executive Officer at Wessex Water
Andy Pymer - Chief Financial Officer at Wessex Water
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Mark Thurston - Chief Executive Officer at Anglian Water

09:15
TBC

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Payment Systems Regulator
Treasury Committee
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Aidene Walsh - Chair at Payment Systems Regulator
David Geale - Interim Chief Executive at Payment Systems Regulator

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Welsh Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Payment Systems Regulator
Treasury Committee
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Aidene Walsh - Chair at Payment Systems Regulator
David Geale - Interim Managing Director at Payment Systems Regulator

14:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Unlocking community energy at scale
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Zoë Holliday - Chief Executive Officer at Community Energy Scotland
Jake Burnyeat - Managing Director at Communities for Renewables
Marna McMillin - Chief Executive at Energy4All
Louise Marix Evans - Strategic Director – Net Zero Terrace Streets at Rossendale Valley Energy
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Helen Martin - Chief Executive Officer at Bristol Energy Cooperative
Hugh Goulbourne - Director at CO2Sense
Matthew Clayton - Managing Director at Thrive Renewables

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
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

None

14:30
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Draft Civil Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2025
Third Delegated Legislation Committee

None

17:30

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]: Programming sub committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Fuller
Conservative

Similar treatment for equivalent UK businesses to EU proposals to exempt 80 per cent of eligible EU companies from new carbon border taxes

None

Baroness Deech
Crossbench

Appropriate responses from university authorities to the Community Security Trust report: 'Campus Antisemitism in Britain 2022-2024', published on 9 December 2024

None

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
Conservative

Impact of closure of Apricity Fertility on 1 January on the patients who were undertaking treatment

None

Viscount Stansgate
Labour

Plans for the UK Prime Minister to meet the incoming Prime Minister of Canada

None

Private Notice Question

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Private Notice Question
Mitigating the impact of US steel and aluminium tariffs on the UK manufacturing sector

None

Main Business

Lord Leong
Labour

Legislation
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - third reading

None

Statements

Baroness Blake of Leeds
Labour

Statement
Building the North Sea's energy future (around 7.30pm)

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill – committee stage (day 3)

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Financial Services Regulation Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
David Johnson - Technical Director at The Rivers Trust
Pär Larshans - Sustainability Director at Ragn-Sells

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
David Johnson - Technical Director at The Rivers Trust
Pär Larshans - Sustainability Director at Ragn-Sells
Mike Rose - CEO at UK Water Industry Research

10:15
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Constitution Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The UK’s future relationship with the US
International Relations and Defence Committee

None

11:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

12:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Ukraine 100 year partnership agreement
International Agreements Committee
View details

At 1:00pm: Oral evidence
Stephen Doughty MP - Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

12:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Ukraine 100 year partnership agreement
International Agreements Committee
View details

At 12:30pm: Oral evidence
Stephen Doughty MP - Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

12:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Ukraine 100 year partnership agreement
International Agreements Committee
View details

At 12:30pm: Oral evidence
Stephen Doughty MP - Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Ben Greenwood - EECAD Deputy Director and Head of Ukraine Department at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

13:00
To be confirmed

Ukraine 100 year partnership agreement
International Agreements Committee
View details

At 1:00pm: Oral evidence
Stephen Doughty MP - Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

15:45
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Finance Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 13th March

(6 days ago)
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Order Paper (13 Mar 2025)

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

Jamie Stone (LD)
1. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support businesses in rural areas.

Shaun Davies (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking to support manufacturing in the West Midlands.

Callum Anderson (Lab)
3. What steps his Department is taking to improve the regulatory environment.

Rupa Huq (Lab)
4. What steps he is taking to support high street businesses.

Kenneth Stevenson (Lab)
5. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage on families in Airdrie and Shotts constituency.

Topical Questioners

1. Joy Morrissey (Con)

2. Steve Race (Lab)

3. Mike Wood (Con)

4. Jo Platt (LAB)

5. Chris Law (SNP)

6. Chris Bloore (Lab)

7. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)

8. Amanda Hack (Lab)

9. Helen Hayes (Lab)

10. Seamus Logan (SNP)

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
NHS England

None

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Stephanie Peacock

Ministerial statement
The 80th anniversaries of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan

None

Main Business

Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat

Backbench Business
Future of farming

None

Chris Bloore
Labour

Backbench Business
Mental health support in educational settings

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Zubir Ahmed
Labour

Contribution of Muslims to 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

Educational opportunities for young carers
Chris Vince (LAB - Harlow)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

DHSC Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24
Public Accounts Committee

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

None

11:30
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

None

11:30
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]

None

14:00
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

None

14:00
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Labour

Implementing an updated public-private partnership model to attract capital investment and to open share ownership to more people

None

Lord Davies of Brixton
Labour

Reducing the number of underpayments of National Insurance spouse's pensions caused by “official error” by the Department of Work and Pensions

None

Lord Lexden
Conservative

Results of imposing value added tax on independent school fees on I January

None

Baroness Falkner of Margravine
Crossbench

Ending of funding for the charity Tell MAMA

None

Statements

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Statement
North Sea vessel collision

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Chapman of Darlington

Statement
Syria

None

Main Business

Lord Howell of Guildford
Conservative

Debate
United Kingdom’s global position

None

Baroness Verma
Conservative

Debate
The role of integration in reducing barriers to community cohesion in the United Kingdom

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Lord Young of Cookham
Conservative

Short debate
Open access operators following the creation of Great British Railways

None

Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Conservative

Short debate
Developing a National Youth Strategy

None

Lord Boateng
Labour

Short debate
The offence caused to the indigenous peoples affected by the sale of human body parts in public auctions, and their display and retention in public collections

None

Lord Grayling
Conservative

Short debate
Biodiversity and conservation

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

08:30
The Supreme Court

Constitution Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:45
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Social Mobility Policy
Social Mobility Policy Committee

None

10:00
To be confirmed

Social Mobility Policy Committee - Private Meeting

None

12:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 14th March

(5 days ago)
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Order Paper (14 Mar 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

Main Business

09:30
Scott Arthur
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Rare Cancers Bill: Second Reading

None

Peter Lamb
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Free School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) 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

Bambos Charalambous
Labour

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

None

Zarah Sultana
Independent

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

None

Greg Smith
Conservative

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

None

Siobhain McDonagh
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Treatment of Terminal Illness Bill: Second Reading

None

Mike Wood
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Heritage Public Houses 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

Rupert Lowe
Independent

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

None

Rebecca Harris
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Pets (Microchips) 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

Edward Leigh
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Terminal Illness (Relief of Pain) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Richard Holden
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Robert Jenrick
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Sentencing Council (Powers of Secretary of State) Bill: Second Reading

None

Adjournment Debate

Greg Smith
Conservative

Impact of inflation on HS2 mitigation projects

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Bishop of Manchester
Bishops

Legislation
Universal Credit (Standard Allowance Entitlement of Care Leavers) Bill - third reading

None

Lord Norton of Louth
Conservative

Legislation
House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill – second reading

None

Baroness Northover
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill - second reading

None

Lord Thomas of Gresford
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill - committee stage

None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 17th March

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (17 Mar 2025)

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

Will Stone (Lab)
1. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of recent trends in levels of Disability Living Allowance cases that have been incorrectly reduced to a lower rate without an explanation.

Amanda Martin (Lab)
2. What steps she is taking to support young people into employment, education or training in Portsmouth North constituency.

Joshua Reynolds (LD)
3. What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of removing the two-child benefit cap.

Paul Holmes (Con)
4. Whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on employment rates.

Emma Foody (LAB)
5. What steps she is taking to support young people into employment, education or training in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency.

Topical Questioners

1. Jessica Toale (Lab)

2. Jonathan Brash (Lab)

3. Jim Dickson (Lab)

4. Tim Farron (LD)

5. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)

6. Bradley Thomas (Con)

7. Vikki Slade (LD)

8. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab)

9. Simon Opher (Lab)

10. Noah Law (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

Robert Jenrick
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make a statement on the Sentencing Council’s publication of community and custodial sentences guidelines

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
David Lammy

Ministerial statement
Update on the G7

None

Main Business

Legislation
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Remaining Stages (Day 1)

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Justice Committee; Health and Social Care Committee; Energy Security and Net Zero Committee; Work and Pensions Committee

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Josh Babarinde
Liberal Democrat

Domestic abuse offences

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 700765 relating to compensation for women affected by state pension changes
Roz Savage (LD - South Cotswolds)

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:00
TBC

Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The situation in the eastern DRC
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Richard Moncrieff - Project Director for the Great Lakes Region at International Crisis Group
Michela Wrong - Author and journalist specialising in sub-Saharan Africa

13:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The situation in the eastern DRC
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Richard Moncrieff - Project Director for the Great Lakes Region at International Crisis Group
Dr Michela Wrong - Author and journalist specialising in sub-Saharan Africa

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Public Accounts Committee

None

16:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Defending Democracy
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
View details

At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dan Jarvis MP - Minister of State (Minister for Security) at Home Office
The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

16:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Defending Democracy
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
View details

At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dan Jarvis MP - Minister of State (Minister for Security) at Home Office
The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Shaun Hipgrave - Director of Protect and Prepare at Home Office
Nanyamka Brown - Deputy Director for Information Threats and Security at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

16:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Defending Democracy
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
View details

At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dan Jarvis MP - Minister of State (Minister for Security) at Home Office
Shaun Hipgrave - Director of Protect and Prepare at Home Office
The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Nanyamka Brown - Deputy Director for Information Threats and Security at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

General Committee

18:00
Ministry of Justice Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Online Procedure Rules (Specified Proceedings) Regulations 2025

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Conservative

Home Office

None

Baroness Pitkeathley
Labour

Accelerating the construction of primary health care facilities to assist patients moving from hospital to community care

None

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Conservative

Work of the Media Freedom Coalition in protecting journalistic freedom

None

Baroness Levitt
Labour

Implementing a strategy to prevent violence against women and girls

None

Main Business

Lord Sharkey
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill - committee stage

None

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Legislation
Football Governance Bill - report stage (day 2)

None

Lord Skidelsky
Crossbench

Short debate
Policy with regard to the Ukraine war following the new policy of the government of the USA (around 7.30pm)

None

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Legislation
Football Governance Bill - report stage (day 2) continued

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of report stage of the Football Governance Bill

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Business and Trade
Baroness Gustafsson

Orders and regulations
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025

None

Department for Business and Trade
Baroness Gustafsson

Orders and regulations
National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Orders and regulations
Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

Ministry of Justice
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Orders and regulations
Online Procedure Rules (Specified Proceedings) Regulations 2025

None

Ministry of Justice
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Orders and regulations
Civil Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2025

None

18:30

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Home-based Working
Home-based Working Committee

None

14:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Autism Act 2009
Autism Act 2009 Committee

None

15:30
To be confirmed

UK Engagement with Space Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

UK Engagement with Space
UK Engagement with Space Committee

None

16:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Defending Democracy
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
View details

At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dan Jarvis MP - Minister of State (Minister for Security) at Home Office
The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

16:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Defending Democracy
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
View details

At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dan Jarvis MP - Minister of State (Minister for Security) at Home Office
The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Shaun Hipgrave - Director of Protect and Prepare at Home Office
Nanyamka Brown - Deputy Director for Information Threats and Security at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

16:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Defending Democracy
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
View details

At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dan Jarvis MP - Minister of State (Minister for Security) at Home Office
Shaun Hipgrave - Director of Protect and Prepare at Home Office
The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Nanyamka Brown - Deputy Director for Information Threats and Security at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Tuesday 18th March

(1 day ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (18 Mar 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

Department Questions

11:30

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Alistair Carmichael (LD)
1. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of preparations for the planned shutdown of the radio teleswitch service.

Euan Stainbank (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking to introduce the Warm Homes Plan.

Louie French (Con)
3. What recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of decarbonising the electricity grid by 2030.

Nick Smith (Lab)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the Mineworkers Pension Scheme on the living standards of the recipients of that pension.

Dan Tomlinson (Lab)
5. What progress he has made on achieving clean power by 2030.

Topical Questioners

1. Steff Aquarone (LD)

2. Joshua Reynolds (LD)

3. Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)

4. Andrew Cooper (Lab)

5. Alan Strickland (Lab)

6. Chris Murray (Lab)

7. Edward Leigh (Con)

8. Cat Eccles (Lab)

9. Chris Kane (Lab)

10. Mike Martin (LD)

None

Statements

Department for Work and Pensions
Liz Kendall

Ministerial statement
Welfare Reform

None

Main Business

Rachel Taylor
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Freight Crime

None

Legislation
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Remaining Stages (Day 2)

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party

Potential merits of making St Patrick's Day a UK bank holiday

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

Free school meals
Liz Jarvis (LD - Eastleigh)

None

11:00

Step-free access at stations
Paul Kohler (LD - Wimbledon)

None

14:30

Role of shipyards in economic growth
Richard Baker (Lab - Glenrothes and Mid Fife)

None

16:30

Military collaboration with Israel
Shockat Adam (Ind - Leicester South)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Innovation showcase
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Svetan Ratchev - Professor of Production Engineering and Director of the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering at University of Nottingham
At 9:45am: Oral evidence
Dr Karen Middleton - Senior Lecturer in Marketing at University of Portsmouth and Advisor to the Conscious Advertising Network
Phil Smith - Director General at Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA)
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Dr Eirliani Abdul Rahman - Online Safety Advocate and Former Trust and Council Member at Twitter
Lyric Jain - CEO at Logically

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Innovation showcase
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

None

09:30
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Review of the 2024 general election
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Rushanara Ali MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Homelessness and Democracy) at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Stuart Ison - Director for Elections at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Children’s social care
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Janet Daby MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) at The Department for Education
Fran Oram - Portfolio Director for Children’s Social Care Reform at Department for Education

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Grenfell and Building Safety

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Edward Daffarn - Survivor and Spokesperson at Grenfell United
Deborah Coles - Executive Director at INQUEST
Peter Apps - Journalist and author: Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen
Karim Khalloufi - Bereaved Family and Spokesperson at Grenfell Next of Kin
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Councillor Kim Taylor-Smith - Deputy Leader at Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council
Andy Roe - Commissioner at London Fire Brigade
Philip White - Director of Building Safety at Building Safety Regulator
Dr Lorna Stimpson - Chief Executive at Local Authority Building Control

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Grenfell and Building Safety

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Edward Daffarn - Survivor and Spokesperson at Grenfell United
Deborah Coles - Executive Director at INQUEST
TBC - N/A at Grenfell Next of Kin
Peter Apps - Journalist and author: Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Councillor Kim Taylor-Smith - Deputy Leader at Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council
Andy Roe - Commissioner at London Fire Brigade
Philip White - Director of Building Safety at Building Safety Regulator
Dr Lorna Stimpson - Chief Executive at Local Authority Building Control

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Grenfell and Building Safety

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Edward Daffarn - Survivor and Spokesperson at Grenfell United
Deborah Coles - Executive Director at INQUEST
TBC - N/A at Grenfell Next of Kin
Peter Apps - Journalist and author: Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Cllr Kim Taylor-Smith - Deputy Leader at Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council
Andy Roe - Commissioner at London Fire Brigade
Philip White - Director of Building Safety at Building Safety Regulator
Dr Lorna Stimpson - Chief Executive at Local Authority Building Control

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Grenfell and Building Safety

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Edward Daffarn - Survivor and Spokesperson at Grenfell United
Deborah Coles - Executive Director at INQUEST
TBC - N/A at Grenfell Next of Kin
Peter Apps - Journalist and author: Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Cllr Kim Taylor-Smith - Deputy Leader at Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council
Andy Roe - Commissioner at London Fire Brigade
Philip White - Director of Building Safety at Building Safety Regulator
Dr Laura Stimpson - Chief Executive at Local Authority Building Control

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

The appointment of Niamh Moloney to the Prudential Regulation Committee
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Professor Niamh Moloney

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Children’s social care
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Janet Daby MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) at The Department for Education

09:30
TBC

Education Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023)
Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Alistair Carns DSO OBE MC MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans and People) at Ministry of Defence
Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE - The First Sea Lord at Ministry of Defence
General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO - The Chief of the General Staff at Ministry of Defence
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard John Knighton KCB ADC FREng - The Chief of the Air Staff at Ministry of Defence
Sam des Forges - Director of Conduct, Equity and Justice at Ministry of Defence

10:00
Room 13, Palace of Westminster

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Outside employment and interests
Committee on Standards
View details

At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Daniel Greenberg CB - Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards at Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

10:00
TBC

Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
TBC

Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
TBC

Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023)
Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Alistair Carns DSO OBE MC MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans and People) at Ministry of Defence
Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE - The First Sea Lord at Ministry of Defence
General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO - The Chief of the General Staff at Ministry of Defence
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard John Knighton KCB ADC FREng - The Chief of the General Staff at Ministry of Defence
Sam des Forges - Director of Conduct, Equity and Justice at Ministry of Defence

10:00
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Soft power: a strategy for UK success?
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Michael Clarke - Visiting Professor of Defence Studies at King’s College London
Jonathan McClory - Partner at Sanctuary Counsel

11:30
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Modernisation Committee - Private Meeting

None

12:45
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Asylum accommodation
Home Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Sachin Savur - Researcher at Institute for Government
Dr Lucy Mort - Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
Professor Jonathan Darling - Professor in Human Geography at Durham University
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
David Bolt - Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration at Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Work of the County Court
Justice Committee

None

14:15
TBC

Industrial Strategy
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rajesh Nair - Chief Executive at Tata Steel UK
Jon Bolton - Chair at Materials Processing Institute, and Co-Chair at Steel Council
Allan Bell - Chief Commercial Officer at British Steel
Alasdair McDiarmid - Assistant General Secretary at Community
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Shaun Grady - Chair at AstraZeneca plc

14:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Industrial Strategy
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rajesh Nair - Chief Executive at Tata Steel UK
Jon Bolton - Chair at Materials Processing Institute, and Co-Chair at Steel Council
Allan Bell - Chief Commercial Officer at British Steel
Alasdair McDiarmid - Assistant General Secretary at Community
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Mr Adam Forgiel-Jenkins - Managing Director of Government Relations at BAE Systems
John Howie MBE - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Babcock International
Oriel Petry - Senior Vice President at Airbus UK
Chris Daniels - Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Flare Bright
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Shaun Grady - Chair at AstraZeneca plc

14:15
TBC

Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Industrial Strategy
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rajesh Nair - Chief Executive at Tata Steel UK
Jon Bolton - Chair at Materials Processing Institute, and Co-Chair at Steel Council
Allan Bell - Chief Commercial Officer at British Steel
Alasdair McDiarmid - Assistant General Secretary at Community
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Mr Adam Forgiel-Jenkins - Managing Director of Government Relations at BAE Systems
John Howie MBE - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Babcock International
Oriel Petry - Senior Vice President at Airbus UK
Chris Daniels - Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Flare Bright
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Shaun Grady - Chair at AstraZeneca plc
Tom Keith-Roach - UK Country President at AstraZeneca plc

16:00
The Wilson 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

18:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Liaison Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

None

09:25
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

None

09:25
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

None

14:00
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Rennard
Liberal Democrat

Success of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in comparison to voluntary sugar, salt and calorie reduction and reformulation measures

None

Lord Moylan
Conservative

Role of Great British Railways resolving industrial action

None

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Labour

Discussions with the Scottish Government regarding the extension of new nuclear power generation to Scotland

None

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Labour

The implications of tariffs imposed by the United States of America on EU goods for trade in Northern Ireland.

None

Private Notice Question

Lord Bishop of Gloucester
Bishops

Private Notice Question
Durability of the ceasefire in Gaza

None

Main Business

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Khan of Burnley

Legislation
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - report stage

None

Statements

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

Statement
Sustainable farming incentive (around 7.30pm)

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Statement
Welfare reform

None

Main Business

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Khan of Burnley

Legislation
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - report stage continued

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The energy grid and grid connections
Industry and Regulators Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Eleanor Warburton - Director, Energy System Design at Ofgem
Akshay Kaul - Director General, Infrastructure Group at Ofgem

10:30
To be confirmed

Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
Justice and Home Affairs Committee

None

10:30
To be confirmed

Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Zak Addae-Kodua - Founder and Director at xconversation
Juliana Rowan
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Katie Fraser - Head of Practice at Women in Prison

10:30
To be confirmed

Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Zak Addae-Kodua - Founder and Director at xconversation
Juliana Rowan
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Kate Fraser - Head of Practice at Women in Prison

10:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Zak Addae-Kodua - Founder and Director at xconversation
Juliana Rowan
Kieron Bryan
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Kate Fraser - Head of Practice at Women in Prison

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Built Environment Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Communications and Digital Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 19th March

(Today)
Order Paper (19 Mar 2025)

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

Women and Equalities (including Topical Questions)

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Alberto Costa (Con)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19 March.

Paul Kohler (LD)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19 March.

Andrew Pakes (LAB)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19 March.

Colum Eastwood (SDLP)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19 March.

Laurence Turner (Lab)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19 March.

None

Main Business

Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Food Products (Market Regulation and Public Procurement)

None

Legislation
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments

None

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Opposition Day Debate
Winter Fuel Payment

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Jonathan Brash
Labour

Council tax reform

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

Improving transport connectivity in the North West
Jo Platt (LAB - Leigh and Atherton)

None

11:00

Defence industries in the West Midlands
Sarah Edwards (Lab - Tamworth)

None

14:30

Miscarriage of justice compensation
Ben Lake (PC - Ceredigion Preseli)

None

16:00

Supported internship provision
Jodie Gosling (Lab - Nuneaton)

None

16:30

Down's syndrome
Graham Stuart (Con - Beverley and Holderness)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

The Government's new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Sandra Peake - Chief Executive Officer at Wave Trauma Centre
Kenny Donaldson - Director at South-East Fermanagh Centre
Alan Brecknell - Advocacy Support Worker at Pat Finucane Centre

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

GB Energy and the net zero transition
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Robert Deavy - Scotland Senior Organiser at GMB
Ian Perth - Negotiations Officer at Prospect
Derek Thomson - Scotland Regional Secretary at Unite the Union

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

The Government's new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Sandra Peake - Chief Executive Officer at Wave Trauma Centre
Alan Brecknell - Advocacy Support Worker at Pat Finucane Centre
Kenny Donaldson - Director at South-East Fermanagh Foundation

09:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

GB Energy and the net zero transition
Scottish Affairs Committee

None

09:00
TBC Watch Live

The Government's new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Sandra Peake - Chief Executive Officer at Wave Trauma Centre
Kenny Donaldson - Director at South-East Fermanagh Centre

09:00
TBC Watch Live

The Government's new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

None

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

The Government's new approach to addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Alan Brecknell - Advocacy Support Worker at Pat Finucane Centre
Kenny Donaldson - Director at South-East Fermanagh Foundation
Dr Sandra Peake - Chief Executive Officer at Wave Trauma Centre

09:00
TBC Watch Live

The operation of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

None

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Managing the impact of street works
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Councillor Adam Hug - Chair of Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association
Neil Edwards - Traffic Manager at Kent County Council
Jane James - Street Works Policy and Performance Manager at Shropshire Council
Tony Hemingway - KRN Highway Asset Manager at Transport for Greater Manchester
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Kevin Hamilton - Commissioner at Scottish Road Works Commissioner
Kate Carpenter - Representative, Learned Society and Technical Strategy Board at Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
Sarah Widdows - Chair at JAG(UK)

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Managing the impact of street works
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Councillor Adam Hug - Chair of Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association
Neil Edwards - Traffic Manager at Kent County Council
Jane James - Street Works Policy and Performance Manager at Shropshire Council
Tony Hemingway - KRN Highway Asset Manager at Transport for Greater Manchester
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Kevin Hamilton - Commissioner at Scottish Road Works Commissioner
Kate Carpenter - Representative, Learned Society and Technical Services Board at Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
Sarah Widdows - Chair at JAG(UK)

09:15
TBC

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Managing the impact of street works
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Councillor Adam Hug - Chair of Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association
Neil Edwards - Traffic Manager at Kent County Council
Jane James - Street Works Policy and Performance Manager at Shropshire Council
Tony Hemingway - KRN Highway Asset Manager at Transport for Greater Manchester
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Kevin Hamilton - Commissioner at Scottish Road Works Commissioner
Kate Carpenter - Director of Operational Road Safety - Building and Infrastructure (B&I) Europe at Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
Sarah Widdows - Chair at JAG(UK)

09:15
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction
Health and Social Care Committee

None

09:30
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Work and Pensions Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:15
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Promoting Wales for inward investment
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
James Gardiner - Senior Economist at Ernst & Young
Professor Riccardo Crescenzi - Professor of Economic Geography; Deputy Head of Department of Geography and Environment (Research) at London School of Economics and Political Science
Ken Poole MBE - Head of Economic Development at Cardiff Council and Invest in Cardiff
Nan Williams - Chair at GlobalWelsh, and CEO at Four Communications

14:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Promoting Wales for inward investment
Welsh Affairs Committee

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Community cohesion
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Danny Stone - Chief Executive at Antisemitism Policy Trust
Jonny Newton - Director of External Relations at Community Security Trust
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr Naomi Green - Assistant Secretary-General at Muslim Council of Britain
Professor Javed Khan - Managing Director at Equi
At 3:40pm: Oral evidence
Councillor Sara Conway - Member of Safer and Stronger Communities Board at Local Government Association (LGA), and Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Resident Participation at Barnet London Borough Council
Kelly Fowler - Chief Executive at Belong Network

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Community cohesion
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Danny Stone - Chief Executive at Antisemitism Policy Trust
Jonny Newton - Director of External Relations at Community Security Trust
At 2:55pm: Oral evidence
Dr Naomi Green - Assistant Secretary-General at Muslim Council of Britain
At 3:40pm: Oral evidence
Councillor Sara Conway - Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Resident Participation/Member of Safer and Stronger Communities Board. Barnet London Borough Council and Local Government Association
Kelly Fowler - Chief Executive at Belong Network

14:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains
Human Rights (Joint Committee)

None

14:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Katharine Bryant - Director of Operations at Walk Free
John Morrison - CEO at Institute for Human Rights and Business
Chris Hewett - Co-Chair at Solar Taskforce
J.J. Messner de Latour - Sector Lead, Purchasing at Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)

14:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Promoting Wales for inward investment
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
James Gardiner - Senior Economist at Ernst & Young
Professor Riccardo Crescenzi - Professor of Economic Geography; Deputy Head of Department of Geography and Environment (Research) at London School of Economics and Political Science
Ken Poole MBE - Head of Economic Development at Cardiff Council and Invest in Cardiff

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Appointment of Ric Lewis as Chair of the Crown Estate
Treasury Committee
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Ric Lewis

14:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Promoting Wales for inward investment
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
James Gardiner - Senior Economist at Ernst & Young
Professor Riccardo Crescenzi - Professor of Economic Geography; Deputy Head of Department of Geography and Environment (Research) at London School of Economics and Political Science
Walter May - Founder and CEO at GlobalWelsh
Ken Poole MBE - Head of Economic Development at Cardiff Council and Invest in Cardiff

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Community cohesion
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Danny Stone - Chief Executive at Antisemitism Policy Trust
Jonny Newton - Director of External Relations at Community Security Trust
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr Naomi Green - Assistant Secretary-General at Muslim Council of Britain
At 3:40pm: Oral evidence
Councillor Sara Conway - Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Resident Participation/Member of Safer and Stronger Communities Board. Barnet London Borough Council and Local Government Association
Kelly Fowler - Chief Executive at Belong Network

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Community cohesion
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Danny Stone - Chief Executive at Antisemitism Policy Trust
Jonny Newton - Director of External Relations at Community Security Trust
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr Naomi Green - Assistant Secretary-General at Muslim Council of Britain
At 3:40pm: Oral evidence
Councillor Sara Conway - Member of Safer and Stronger Communities Board at Local Government Association (LGA), and Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Resident Participation at Barnet London Borough Council
Kelly Fowler - Chief Executive at Belong Network

14:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Economic crime
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Ben Cowdock - Senior Investigations Lead at Transparency International
Louise Hodges - Chair at CLLS Corporate Crime and Corruption Committee, and Partner at Kingsley Napley LLP
Dan Neidle - Founder at Tax Policy Associates
Ray Blake - Director at The Dark Money Files
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Louise Smyth - CEO and Registrar at Companies House
Martin Swain - Director of Intelligence and Law Enforcement at Companies House

14:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

UK economic security
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

None

14:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Economic crime
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Ben Cowdock - Senior Investigations Lead at Transparency International
Louise Hodges - Chair at CLLS Corporate Crime and Corruption Committee, and Partner at Kingsley Napley LLP
Dan Neidle - Founder at Tax Policy Associates
Ray Blake - Director at The Dark Money Files
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Louise Smyth - CEO and Registrar at Companies House
Martin Swain - Director of Intelligence and Legal Enforcement Engagement at Companies House

14:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Economic crime
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Ben Cowdock - Senior Investigations Lead at Transparency International
Louise Hodges - Chair at CLLS Corporate Crime and Corruption Committee, and Partner at Kingsley Napley LLP
Dan Neidle - Founder at Tax Policy Associates
Ray Blake - Director at The Dark Money Files
At 3:10pm: Oral evidence
Louise Smyth - CEO and Registrar at Companies House
Martin Swain - Director of Intelligence and Law Enforcement at Companies House

14:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Economic crime
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

None

14:15
TBC

Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls - Private Meeting

None

14:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Back-billing by energy companies
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Martin Lewis CBE - Founder and Executive Chair at MoneySavingExpert
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Beth Martin - Director for Consumer Protection and Competition at Ofgem
Tim Jarvis - Director General for Markets at Ofgem
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Miatta Fahnbulleh MP - Minister for Energy Consumers at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Jessica Skilbeck - Director, Net Zero Buildings at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Jane Walker - Director for Energy Affordability & Consumers at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

14:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Back-billing by energy companies
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Martin Lewis CBE - Founder and Executive Chair at MoneySavingExpert
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Beth Martin - Director for Consumer Protection and Competition at Ofgem
Tim Jarvis - Director General for Markets at Ofgem
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Miatta Fahnbulleh MP - Minister for Energy Consumers at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

14:30
TBC

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Local Government Boundary Commission for England and Electoral Commission: Main Estimates for 2025-26 and five-year corporate plans for 2025-26 to 2029-30
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
View details

At 3:40pm: Oral evidence
Professor Colin Mellors OBE - Chair at Local Government Boundary Commission for England
Ailsa Irvine - Chief Executive at Local Government Boundary Commission for England
At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
John Pullinger CB - Chair at Electoral Commission
Vijay Rangarajan - Chief executive at Electoral Commission
Chris Pleass - Corporate Director at Electoral Commission

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Further to consider the Bill
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Further to consider the Bill
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

None

14:30
Room 9, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025

None

14:30
Room 11, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Electronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Designated Vendor Directions) (Penalties) Order 2025

None

Lords Chamber

Watch Lords Chamber Live

Department Questions

Lord Blunkett
Labour

Discussions with providers of child trust fund accounts about increased access to those accounts for young people who have not yet claimed their deposit

None

Baroness Pidgeon
Liberal Democrat

Safety of commercial vehicles sold in the UK

None

Baroness Thornhill
Liberal Democrat

Improving the collaboration between integrated care boards and housing providers

None

Lord Young of Cookham
Conservative

Improving access to NHS dentistry

None

Main Business

Ministry of Justice
Lord Timpson

Urgent Question Repeat
Sentencing Council’s imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline

None

Statements

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Statement
NHS England update

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill - second reading

None

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
Finance Bill - second reading and remaining stages

None

Cabinet Office
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

Orders and regulations
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025 - motion to approve

None

Cabinet Office
Baroness Brinton

Orders and regulations
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025 - motion to regret

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Watch Grand Committee Live

Main Business

16:15
Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker

Legislation
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - committee stage (day 1)

None

20:15

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee

None

10:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

House of Lords Commission - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Lord John Fuller OBE - Chairman at Brineflow Ltd.
Vicky Robinson - Head of Sustainability at Agriculture Industries Confederation
Mr Pawel Kisielewski - CEO at CCm Technologies
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Dr James Kershaw - Scientific Officer at Opportunity Green
Trevor Brown - Executive Director at Ammonia Energy Association
Andrew Hoare - Head of Marine Systems and Green Shipping at Fortescue

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Lord John Fuller OBE - Chairman at Brineflow Ltd.
Pawal Kisielewski - CEO at CCm Technologies
Vicky Robinson - Head of Sustainability at Agriculture Industries Confederation
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Dr James Kershaw - Scientific Officer at Opportunity Green

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Lord John Fuller OBE - Chairman at Brineflow Ltd.
Vicky Robinson - Head of Sustainability at Agriculture Industries Confederation
Mr Pawel Kisielewski - CEO at CCm Technologies
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Dr James Kershaw - Scientific Officer at Opportunity Green

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Lord John Fuller OBE - Chairman at Brineflow Ltd.
Vicky Robinson - Head of Sustainability at Agriculture Industries Confederation
Mr Pawel Kisielewski - CEO at CCm Technologies
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Dr James Kershaw - Scientific Officer at Opportunity Green
Trevor Brown - Executive Director at Ammonia Energy Association

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

The UK’s future relationship with the US
International Relations and Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Anton La Guardia - Diplomatic Editor at The Economist
Gerard Baker - Editor-at-Large at Wall Street Journal
Edward Luce - US National Editor at Financial Times
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Don Abelson - Professor of Political Science at McMaster University
Professor Monica Toft - Professor of International Politics at Tufts University

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

The UK’s future relationship with the US
International Relations and Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Anton La Guardia - Diplomatic Editor at The Economist
Gerard Baker - Editor-at-Large at Wall Street Journal

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

The UK’s future relationship with the US
International Relations and Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Don Abelson - Professor, Political Science at McMaster University

10:30
To be confirmed Watch Live

Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
View details

At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Roderick Crawford - Political Analyst, Director at If You Are Safe, I Am Safe
Mr George Peretz KC BL - Barrister at Monckton Chambers

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
View details

At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Roderick Crawford - Political Analyst, Director at If You Are Safe, I Am Safe
Mr George Peretz KC BL - Barrister at Monckton Chambers
Dr Clare Rice - Research Fellow at School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

The UK’s future relationship with the US
International Relations and Defence Committee

None

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
View details

At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Mr George Peretz KC BL - Barrister at Monckton Chambers
Dr Clare Rice - Research Fellow at School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
Roderick Crawford, Political Analyst

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
View details

At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Mr George Peretz KC BL - Barrister at Monckton Chambers
Dr Clare Rice - Research Fellow at School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
Roderick Crawford - Senior researcher at Policy Exchange

11:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Child Maintenance
Public Services Committee

None

14:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Katharine Bryant - Director of Operations at Walk Free
John Morrison - CEO at Institute for Human Rights and Business
Chris Hewett - Co-Chair at Solar Taskforce
J.J. Messner de Latour - Sector Lead, Purchasing at Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)

14:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains
Human Rights (Joint Committee)

None

14:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
2-03 Millbank House

Conduct Committee - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 20th March

(1 day 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Bradley Thomas (Con)
1. What steps he is taking to reduce levels of fly tipping.

Paul Waugh (LAB)
2. What steps he is taking to help tackle fly-tipping.

Jeremy Hunt (Con)
3. What recent discussions he has had with Ofwat on encouraging water companies to increase investment in sewage discharge reduction measures.

David Reed (Con)
4. What estimate he has made of the number of farmers affected by changes to agricultural and business property reliefs.

Jonathan Brash (Lab)
5. What steps his Department is taking to improve flood defences in Hartlepool.

Topical Questioners

1. Sarah Bool (Con)

2. Yuan Yang (Lab)

3. Jim Dickson (Lab)

4. Johanna Baxter (Lab)

5. Steff Aquarone (LD)

6. Gill Furniss (Lab)

7. Seamus Logan (SNP)

8. John Milne (LD)

None

10:10

Solicitor General

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the First Report of the Transport Committee, Access denied: rights versus reality in disabled people’s access to transport, HC 770

None

Main Business

Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative

Backbench Business
Knife crime amongst children and young people

None

Steff Aquarone
Liberal Democrat

Backbench Business
Coastal communities

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Richard Tice
Reform UK

Face-to-face GP appointments

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

British Sign Language Week
Jen Craft (Lab - Thurrock)

None

15:00

Government support for the tourism industry
Blake Stephenson (Con - Mid Bedfordshire)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Decommissioning Sellafield
Public Accounts Committee

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]

None

14:00
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Royal Assent
Finance Act 2025

None

Department Questions

Lord Londesborough
Crossbench

Impact of working from home on the productivity of the public sector

None

Lord Addington
Liberal Democrat

Givings schools the capacity to make assessments of commonly-occurring special educational needs

None

Lord Fowler
Crossbench

Impact of the USA's withdrawal from the World Health Organization on the global treatment of HIV/AIDS

None

Lord Bishop of St Albans
Bishops

The impact of the potential reduction in pharmacy opening hours

None

Main Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench

Debate
75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights

None

Lord Bishop of London
Bishops

Short debate
Steps the government have taken to examine the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on people’s ongoing bereavement

None

Lord Carlile of Berriew
Crossbench

Debate
Crown Court criminal case backlog and impact on evidence, victims and fairness of proceedings

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Khan of Burnley

Legislation
Holocaust Memorial Bill – committee stage (day 3)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:45
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Social Mobility Policy
Social Mobility Policy Committee

None

Friday 21st March

(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 24th March

(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 Defence
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Lillian Jones (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to improve housing for military personnel and their families.

Ashley Fox (Con)
2. What steps he is taking to ensure that UK military aid is adequate to meet Ukraine’s capability requirements.

Calum Miller (LD)
3. What steps he is taking to ensure that veterans receive adequate support after leaving the armed forces.

Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
4. What recent discussions he has had with NATO allies on European security.

Nick Timothy (Con)
5. What steps he is taking to strengthen the UK’s defences against threats to undersea infrastructure.

Topical Questioners

1. Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)

2. Steve Yemm (Lab)

3. John Lamont (Con)

4. Richard Foord (LD)

5. Zöe Franklin (LD)

6. Joshua Reynolds (LD)

7. John Cooper (Con)

8. George Freeman (Con)

9. Ashley Fox (Con)

10. Liz Jarvis (LD)

None

Main Business

Legislation
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: 2nd reading

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Jake Richards
Labour

Male suicide in Rotherham

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 700005 relating to the UK joining the European Union
Paul Davies (Lab - Colne Valley)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Altmann
Non-affiliated

Ensuring investors in UK-listed closed-ended investment companies are not disadvantaged relative to investors in open-ended funds

None

Lord Offord of Garvel
Conservative

Impact of their plans to decarbonise the grid by 2030 on the UK’s energy security

None

Lord Young of Cookham
Conservative

Remediation of high-rise buildings with safety defects

None

Baroness Burt of Solihull
Liberal Democrat

The number of people currently serving imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences, whether in prison or on licence in the community, who have served more than their original tariff

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill - committee and all remaining stages

None

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Khan of Burnley

Legislation
Non-Domestic Ratings (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - third reading

None

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - consideration of Commons reasons and amendments

None

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Green Party

Orders and regulations
Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 - motions to annul and motion to regret

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker

Legislation
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill – committee stage (day 2)

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
To be confirmed

Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Home-based Working
Home-based Working Committee

None

14:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Autism Act 2009
Autism Act 2009 Committee

None

15:30
To be confirmed

UK Engagement with Space Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

UK Engagement with Space
UK Engagement with Space Committee

None

Tuesday 25th March

(6 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

Department of Health and Social Care
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to shift care from major hospitals into community hospitals.

Rosie Wrighting (Lab)
2. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services.

Paulette Hamilton (Lab)
3. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for women.

Joani Reid (Lab)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the independent review into data and statistics on sex and gender by Professor Alice Sullivan.

Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
5. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for women.

Topical Questioners

1. Anneliese Midgley (Lab)

2. Alan Strickland (Lab)

3. Alistair Strathern (Lab)

4. Andrew George (LD)

5. Patricia Ferguson (Lab)

6. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)

7. Ian Sollom (LD)

8. Christine Jardine (LD)

9. Josh Simons (Lab)

10. Victoria Collins (LD)

None

Main Business

Luke Murphy
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
[details to be provided]

None

Consideration of Lords amendments
If necessary

None

Consideration of Lords amendments
Great British Energy Bill

None

Consideration of Lords amendments
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

None

Department for Business and Trade
Jonathan Reynolds

Motion
Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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

Accountability of the construction industry
Will Forster (LD - Woking)

None

11:00

Horticulture trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Gregory Campbell (DUP - East Londonderry)

None

14:30

Nutrition for Growth Paris Summit 2025
David Mundell (Con - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)

None

16:00

Financial support for parents caring for seriously ill children
Chris Hinchliff (Lab - North East Hertfordshire)

None

16:30

Construction standards for new build homes
Michelle Welsh (Lab - Sherwood Forest)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Innovation showcase
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

None

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Financial Conduct Authority
Treasury Committee

None

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Animal and plant health
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Sally Cullimore - Technical Policy Manager at Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)
Nichola Mallon - Head of Trade and Devolved Policy at Logistics UK
Katrina Walsh - Strategy Director at International Meat Trade Association

09:30
TBC

Education Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
TBC

Animal and plant health
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

None

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Financial Conduct Authority
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Ashley Alder - Chair at Financial Conduct Authority
Nikhil Rathi - Chief Executive at Financial Conduct Authority

09:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Game On: Community and school sport
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Sarah Kaye - Chief Executive at Sported
Andy Taylor - Chief Executive at Active Partnerships
Lisa Wainwright MBE - Chief Executive at Sport and Recreation Alliance
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Stephanie Hilborne OBE - Chief Executive at Women in Sport
Mark Lawrie - Chief Executive at StreetGames
Emily Robinson - Chief Executive at London Sport

09:30
TBC

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Further Education and Skills
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Darren Hankey - Principal and CEO of Hartlepool College of Further Education at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)
Robert Nitsch CBE - Chief Executive at Federation of Awarding Bodies
Alice Gardner - Chief Executive at Edge Foundation
David Robinson - Director of Post 16 and Skills at Education Policy Institute
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Bill Watkin CBE - Chief Executive at Sixth Form Colleges Association
Mr Imran Tahir - Research Economist at Institute for Fiscal Studies
Jo Grady - General Secretary at University and College Union
Witness tbc - representative at Association of Colleges

10:00
Room 13, Palace of Westminster

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Defence in the Grey Zone
Defence Committee

None

13:30
TBC

The FCDO's approach to value for money
International Development Committee

None

13:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The FCDO's approach to value for money
International Development Committee
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Sarah Annable-Gardner - Chief Executive at Action Through Enterprise
Asif Saleh - Executive Director at BRAC
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Deborah Doane - Partner at Rights Co-Lab, and Co-Convener at RINGO Project
Dr Jessica Sklair - Lecturer and IHSS Fellow at Queen Mary University of London
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP - Member at House of Commons

13:30
TBC

International Development Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Palace of Westminster

Scottish Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

The work of the department
Scottish Affairs Committee

None

14:00
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Tackling drugs in prisons
Justice Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Equality at work: paternity and shared parental leave
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Jonny Briggs - Inclusion and Resource Director at Aviva
Claire McCartney - Policy and Practice Manager (Resourcing and Inclusion) at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Nikki Pound - Policy Officer (Women's Equality) at Trade Union Congress (TUC)

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Export led growth
Business and Trade Committee

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

16:00
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:30
TBC

Modernisation Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:50
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Modernisation Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Howard of Lympne
Conservative

Suspension of arms exports to Israel which they suspended, following remarks by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 3 September 2024

None

Lord Berkeley of Knighton
Crossbench

Prevalence of female genital mutilation nationally

None

Lord Woodley
Labour

Ratification of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Baroness Smith of Basildon

Legislation
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill – committee stage (day 4)

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Baroness Smith of Cluny
Labour

Orders and regulations
Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025

None

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Orders and regulations
Electronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Designated Vendor Directions) (Penalties) Order 2025

None

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Orders and regulations
Town and Country Planning (Fees and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:15
HMP Belmarsh and HMP Isis

Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Financing and Scaling UK Science and Technology: Innovation, Investment, Industry
Science and Technology Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Dr Richard Jones - Professor of Materials Physics and Innovation at University of Manchester
Dr Alicia Greated - Executive Director at Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE)
At 11:15am: Oral evidence
Jakob Mokander - Director of Science and Technology Policy at Tony Blair Institute
Julia Willemyns - Co-Director at UK Day One

10:30
To be confirmed

The energy grid and grid connections
Industry and Regulators Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Michael Shanks MP - Minister at Department of Energy Security and Net Zero

10:30
To be confirmed

The energy grid and grid connections
Industry and Regulators Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Michael Shanks MP - Minister at Department of Energy Security and Net Zero
Emily Bourne

10:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

The energy grid and grid connections
Industry and Regulators Committee
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At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Michael Shanks MP - Minister at Department of Energy Security and Net Zero
Emily Bourne - Director, Energy Systems & Networks × at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

14:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Communications and Digital Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The UK-EU reset
European Affairs Committee
View details

At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Silke Goldberg - Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills
Matt Hinde - Head of EU Affairs at National Grid
Adam Berman - Director of Policy and Advocacy at Energy UK

15:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Liaison Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
To be confirmed

The UK-EU reset
European Affairs Committee

None

16:00
To be confirmed

The UK-EU reset
European Affairs Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Silke Goldberg - Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills
Matt Hinde - Head of EU Affairs at National Grid
Adam Berman - Director of Policy and Advocacy at Energy UK

16:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Ukraine 100 year partnership agreement
International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 26th March

(7 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

None

12:00

Cabinet Office

None

Main Business

Anna Gelderd
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
[details to be provided]

None

Statements

HM Treasury
Rachel Reeves

Financial Statement
Spring Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer

None

Main Business

Legislation
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: 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

Impact of quota negotiations on UK fishing fleet in 2025
Andrew George (LD - St Ives)

None

11:00

Government support for grassroots rugby league
Jade Botterill (Lab - Ossett and Denby Dale)

None

14:30

Local government finances in London
Calvin Bailey (Lab - Leyton and Wanstead)

None

16:00

Fly-tipping in Tatton
Esther McVey (Con - Tatton)

None

16:30

UK-China relations
Gregory Stafford (Con - Farnham and Bordon)

None

Select & Joint Committees

08:30
TBC

Work and Pensions Committee - Private Meeting

None

08:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations
Work and Pensions Committee
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At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Juliet Stone - Research Fellow at Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University
Dr Kingsley Purdam - Lecturer, Social Statistic at University of Manchester
Professor Matt Padley
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Gary Vaux - Head of Money Advice at Hertfordshire County Council
Gareth Morgan
Daphne Hall - Co Chair at National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers (NAWRA)

09:15
TBC

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:15
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Buses connecting communities
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Graham Vidler - Chief Executive at Confederation of Passenger Transport
Judith Barker - Executive Director for Places and Connectivity at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Martin Dean - Managing Director for UK Regional Bus at Go-Ahead at The Go-Ahead Group
Steve Warrener - Managing Director at Transport for Greater Manchester
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Mrs Naomi Green - Managing Director at England's Economic Heartland
Alistair Hands - Managing Director of Regions at Arriva Group
Miriam Binsztok - Transport Co-ordination Services Manager at Cornwall Council
Mr Damien Jones - Representative at Local Government Association, and Deputy Director for Transport Operations at Devon County Council

10:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Public Accounts Commission - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

National Audit Office Strategy 2025-30 and Main Estimate 2025/26
Public Accounts Commission
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At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Gareth Davies - Comptroller and Auditor General at National Audit Office
Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE - Chair at National Audit Office
Rebecca Sheeran - Chief Operating Officer at National Audit Office

14:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Transnational repression in the UK
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
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At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Mr Martin Plaut - Journalist and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Kings College London
Mr James Lynch - Co-Director at Fair Square
Susan Coughtrie - Director at Foreign Policy Centre

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Promoting Wales for inward investment
Welsh Affairs Committee

None

14:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
tbc

Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

None

14:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Brian Berry - Chief Executive at Federation of Master Builders
Simon Ayers MBE - Chief Executive Officer at TrustMark
James Fotherby - Senior Policy Officer at Aldersgate Group
Anna Markova - Senior Policy Officer at Trades Union Congress
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
David Hughes CBE - Chief Executive Officer at Association of Colleges
Andrew Hockey - Chief Executive Officer at Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
Tim Balcon - Chief Executive Officer at Construction Industry Training Board
Katy Heidenreich - Supply Chain and People Director at Offshore Energies UK

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

15:45
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Industrial Strategy
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Sarah Jones MP - Minister for State for Industry at Department for Business and Trade, and Minister for State for Industry at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Rt Hon Maria Eagle MP - Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry at Ministry of Defence

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Campbell-Savours
Labour

United States of America and recent developments in Ukraine

None

Lord Cryer
Labour

The United Kingdom’s future defence capability

None

Lord Sikka
Labour

Energy price control

None

Main Business

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Legislation
Football Governance Bill – third reading

None

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Bus Services (No.2) Bill - report stage

None

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

Orders and regulations
Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 - motion to approve

None

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Baroness Hoey

Orders and regulations
Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 - motion to regret

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker

Legislation
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill – committee stage (day 3)

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Financial Services Regulation Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
tbc

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Dame Glenys Stacey - Chair at Office for Environmental Protection
Natalie Prosser - CEO at Office for Environmental Protection

10:15
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Rule of Law
Constitution Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Jan van Zyl Smit - Director at Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
Professor Jeff King - Professor of Law at University College London
Professor Adam Tomkins - John Millar Professor of Public Law at University of Glasgow

10:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Ukraine
International Relations and Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Daria Zarivna - Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine and Operations Director at 'Bring Kids Back UA' at Government of Ukraine

10:30
To be confirmed

Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
View details

At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Ian Jeffers - CEO at Co-operation Ireland
Celine McStravick - CEO at Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA)
At 11:50am: Oral evidence
Neil Johnston - Director at Northern Ireland Retail Consortium
Roger Pollen - Head of FSB NI at The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

10:30
To be confirmed

Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
View details

At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Ian Jeffers - CEO at Co-operation Ireland
At 11:50am: Oral evidence
Neil Johnston - Director at Northern Ireland Retail Consortium
Roger Pollen - Head of FSB NI at The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

10:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Ukraine
International Relations and Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Mariana Betsa - Deputy Foreign Minister at Government of Ukraine
Mykola Kuleba - Founder at Save Ukraine
Daria Zarivna - Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine and Operations Director at Bring Kids Back UA

11:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Child Maintenance
Public Services Committee

None

11:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee
View details

At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Neil Johnston - Director at Northern Ireland Retail Consortium
Roger Pollen - Head of FSB NI at The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

14:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Transnational repression in the UK
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Mr Martin Plaut - Journalist and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Kings College London
Mr James Lynch - Co-Director at Fair Square
Susan Coughtrie - Director at Foreign Policy Centre

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 27th March

(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 Transport

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Adam Jogee
Labour

Backbench Business
General Debate on St Patrick's Day and Northern Irish affairs

None

Karen Bradley
Conservative

Backbench Business
General Debate on the tenth anniversary of the Modern Slavery Act 2015

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Prevention of drugs deaths
Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford)

None

15:00

First anniversary of the Hughes report on valproate and pelvic mesh
Sharon Hodgson (Lab - Washington and Gateshead South)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Antimicrobial resistance: addressing the risks
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Conservative

Providing exemptions for certain funds associated with foreign powers to invest in UK newspapers and news magazines

None

Lord German
Liberal Democrat

Setting a quota for refugee resettlement through the UK Resettlement Scheme for 2025

None

Lord Carey of Clifton
Crossbench

Moral implications of the policy of reducing Official Development Assistance to 0.3 per cent of gross national income

None

Main Business

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Legislation
Employment Rights Bill - second reading

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00

Legislation
Holocaust Memorial Bill – committee stage (day 4)

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Social Mobility Policy
Social Mobility Policy Committee

None

Friday 28th March

(9 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30
Clive Lewis
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Water Bill: Second Reading

None

Jake Richards
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Looked After Children (Distance Placements) Bill: Second Reading

None

Bob Blackman
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Homelessness Prevention Bill: Second Reading

None

Mark Garnier
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) 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
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Richard Holden
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Vehicle Registration Documents (Sale of Vehicle) Bill: Second Reading

None

Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party

Private Members' Bills
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill: Second Reading

None

Sarah Green
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Chalk Streams (Protection) Bill: Second Reading

None

Julie Minns
Labour

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

None

Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat

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

None

Dawn Butler
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Nurse (Use of Title) Bill: Second Reading

None

Paul Holmes
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Children Not in School (Registers, Support and Orders) 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

Liam Conlon
Labour

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

Rupert Lowe
Independent

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

None

Rebecca Harris
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Pets (Microchips) 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

Edward Leigh
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Terminal Illness (Relief of Pain) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Richard Holden
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Robert Jenrick
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Sentencing Council (Powers of Secretary of State) Bill: Second Reading

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Baroness Walmsley
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Report from the Food, Diet and Obesity Committee: 'Recipe for health: a plan to fix our broken food system'

None

Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway
Labour

Debate
Report from the Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee: 'The Modern Slavery Act 2015: becoming world-leading again'

None

Government Bill Commons Debates

Wednesday 19th March
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill 2024-26
Consideration of Lords amendments
Monday 24th March
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
2nd reading
Wednesday 26th March
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Report stage

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Trending Petitions

Protect Railway Workers Against Violent Crime (5,907 signatures)
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Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 (208,036 signatures)
2,638 signatures added today
Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free. (138,817 signatures)
2,171 signatures added today

View 1,258 Open Petitions

Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Wed 19th March

New Towns: Practical Delivery
Built Environment Committee

Tue 18th March

Preparing for an Ageing Society
Economic Affairs Committee

Fri 14th March

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Latest Government Consultations

Wed 19th March

National day for victims and survivors of terrorism
Home Office

Tue 18th March

Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper
Department for Work and Pensions

Mon 17th March

Changes to the codes of practice for Schedule 7 and Schedule 3
Home Office

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 18th March in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Prayers
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(154 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ed Miliband - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Kerry McCarthy - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Speaker’s Statement
(1 Speeches)

Welfare Reform (Department for Work and Pensions)
(178 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Liz Kendall - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Freight Crime
(2 Speeches)

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Department for Education)
(127 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities

Business without Debate

Adjournment Debate

St Patrick’s Day: UK Bank Holiday (Department for Business and Trade)
(48 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Tuesday 18th March in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Free School Meals (Department for Education)
(36 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Stations: Step-free Access
(33 Speeches)

Shipyards: Economic Growth (Department for Business and Trade)
(46 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Military Co-operation with Israel (Ministry of Defence)
(51 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Tuesday 18th March - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

School Funding: National Insurance Contributions Grant and Pupil Premium (Department for International Development)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities

World Health Organisation Pandemic Accord Negotiations (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Prison Capacity: Operation Safeguard (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill: Public Consultation (Department for Education)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

Public Bill Committees

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fourth sitting) (Department of Health and Social Care)
(106 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Eleventh sitting) (Home Office)
(104 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Twelfth sitting) (Department for Work and Pensions)
(77 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Twelfth sitting) (Home Office)
(181 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting) (Department of Health and Social Care)
(253 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Tuesday 18th March in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Soft Drinks Industry Levy (Department of Health and Social Care)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Great British Railways: Industrial Action (Department for Transport)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Scotland: New Nuclear Power Generation (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

US Tariffs on EU Goods (Department for Business and Trade)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Gaza: Ceasefire (Leader of the House)
(35 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (HM Treasury)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Gustafsson - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (Home Office)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(93 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Lord Khan of Burnley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Sustainable Farming Incentive (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(28 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Welfare Reform (Department for Work and Pensions)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)