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House of Commons Highlights

Latest Events in the House of Commons

Wednesday 13th November

(7 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (13 Nov 2024)

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

Women and Equalities (including Topical Questions)

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

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

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

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

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

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

None

Urgent Question

Nigel Farage
Reform UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the UK agreement with Mauritius on sovereignty over the Chagos Islands

None

Statements

Department for Business and Trade
Gareth Thomas

Ministerial statement
Future of the Post Office

None

Main Business

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Angela Rayner

Presentation of Bill
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools)

None

HM Treasury
Rachel Reeves

Presentation of Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions)

None

Bambos Charalambous
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Debt Relief (Developing Countries)

None

Alex Norris
Labour (Co-op)

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

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Steve Reed

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

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business of the House (today)

None

Department for Business and Trade
Jonathan Reynolds

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

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

UK Youth Parliament

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Committee appointments: Backbench Business Committee; Joint Committee on National Security Strategy; Joint Committee on Human Rights

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Chris Webb
Labour

Infant formula regulations

None

Westminster Hall

An alternative Chamber to debate topics without a vote being called.
Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 11.30am & 2.30pm - 5.30pm

09:30

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

None

11:00

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

None

14:30

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

None

16:00

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

None

16:30

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

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

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

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

09:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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

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

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Welsh Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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

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

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
Home Office Room 12, Palace of Westminster

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

None

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

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

None

16:30
HM Treasury Room 11, Palace of Westminster

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

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Black of Brentwood
Conservative

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

None

Lord Sharkey
Liberal Democrat

Sharia-compliant student finance

None

Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Crossbench

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

None

Statements

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Statement
Illegal channel crossings by small boat

None

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Statement
Update on rail performance

None

Main Business

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

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

None

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Legislation
Football Governance Bill - second reading

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

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

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

None

HM Treasury
Baroness Blake of Leeds

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

None

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

Orders and regulations
Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

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

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

None

Northern Ireland Office
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

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

None

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:45
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

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

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

10:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

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

None

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

FCA enforcement guidance consultation
Financial Services Regulation Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Ashley Alder - Chair at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Nikhil Rathi - Chief Executive at Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Interpreting and translation services in the courts
Public Services Committee

None

14:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

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

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
2-03 Millbank House

Conduct Committee - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 14th November

(6 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (14 Nov 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

09:30

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

First 5 Oral Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Topical Questioners

1. Beccy Cooper (Lab)

2. Wendy Chamberlain (LD)

3. Edward Morello (LD)

4. Tom Rutland (Lab)

5. Dave Robertson (Lab)

6. Lee Dillon (LD)

7. Michael Payne (Lab)

8. Jacob Collier (Lab)

None

10:10

Solicitor General

None

Urgent Question

David Simmonds
Conservative

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

None

Luke Evans
Conservative

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

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

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

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat

Impact of aircraft noise on local communities

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Respiratory health
Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Labour

Voter registration and participation

None

Lord Davies of Brixton
Labour

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

None

Lord Dubs
Labour

Effectiveness of the BBC World Service

None

Lord Bishop of Gloucester
Bishops

Impact of the prisoner early release scheme on probation services

None

Statements

Ministry of Defence
Lord Coaker

Statement
Defence spending

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

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

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Chapman of Darlington

Statement
The transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos islands to Mauritius

None

Main Business

Lord Frost
Conservative

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

None

Baroness Sater
Conservative

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

None

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
Labour

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

None

18:15

Estimated rising time

None

Friday 15th November

(5 days ago)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Farmer
Conservative

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

None

Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Crossbench

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

None

Lord Woodley
Labour

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

None

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Conservative

Legislation
Women, Peace & Security Bill - second reading

None

Lord Storey
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Home School Education Registration and Support Bill - second reading

None

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
Liberal Democrat

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

None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 18th November

(2 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (18 Nov 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 2.30pm - 10.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

14:30

Ministry of Defence
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Topical Questioners

1. James MacCleary (LD)

2. Luke Myer (Lab)

3. Sally Jameson (LAB)

4. Katie Lam (Con)

5. Alan Strickland (Lab)

6. Danny Beales (Lab)

7. Blair McDougall (Lab)

8. Andrew Pakes (LAB)

9. David Reed (Con)

10. Peter Swallow (Lab)

None

Statements

Department for International Development
Bridget Phillipson

Ministerial statement
Children's social care

None

Department for Transport
Louise Haigh

Ministerial statement
Bus funding

None

HM Treasury
Tulip Siddiq

Ministerial statement
Financial services (Mansion House)

None

Main Business

Legislation
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Second reading

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Modernisation Committee: selection

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Restoration and Renewal Programme Board

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Finance Committee: selection

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour

Rollout of free breakfast clubs in primary schools

None

Westminster Hall

An alternative Chamber to debate topics without a vote being called.
Today's sitting hours: 4.30pm - 7.30pm

16:30

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

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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

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

14:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Support for children and young people with special educational needs
Public Accounts Committee
View details

At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Susan Acland-Hood - Permanent Secretary at Department for Education
Juliet Chua CB - Director-General Schools at Department for Education
Alison Ismail - Senior Responsible Officer for SEN at Department for Education
Jonathan Marron - Director General Primary Care and Prevention at Department for Health and Social Care

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Baroness Gustafsson

None

Department Questions

Lord Bach
Labour

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

None

Lord Holmes of Richmond
Conservative

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

None

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Labour

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

None

Lord Kempsell
Conservative

Improving the use of evaluation in government policy-making

None

Main Business

HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
Crown Estate Bill - third reading

None

Statements

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Statement
Future of the Post Office

None

Main Business

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

Legislation
Great British Energy Bill - second reading

None

20:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Orders and regulations
Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Business and Trade
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

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

None

HM Treasury
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

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

None

HM Treasury
Baroness Blake of Leeds

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

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

16:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Ministerial evidence
International Agreements Committee
View details

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

Tuesday 19th November

(1 day ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (19 Nov 2024)

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

First 5 Oral Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Topical Questioners

1. Dan Tomlinson (Lab)

2. Lauren Sullivan (Lab)

3. Paulette Hamilton (Lab)

4. Lincoln Jopp (Con)

5. Charlie Maynard (LD)

6. Damien Egan (Lab)

7. Mark Ferguson (Lab)

8. Sarah Olney (LD)

9. Martin Wrigley (LD)

10. Beccy Cooper (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

Priti Patel
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the Government’s response to the jailing of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
David Lammy

Ministerial statement
Ukraine 1,000 days

None

Main Business

Daniel Francis
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Aviation (Accessibility)

None

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

None

General debate
Infected blood inquiry

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Tim Roca
Labour

Detention of Ryan Cornelius in the UAE

None

Westminster Hall

An alternative Chamber to debate topics without a vote being called.
Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 11.30am & 2.30pm - 5.30pm

09:30

Use of foodbanks
Seamus Logan (SNP - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East)

None

11:00

Windsor Framework
Jim Allister (TUV - North Antrim)

None

14:30

Humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Patricia Ferguson (Lab - Glasgow West)

None

16:00

Tourism in Bedfordshire
Blake Stephenson (Con - Mid Bedfordshire)

None

16:30

Tourism in Northumberland
Joe Morris (Lab - Hexham)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

BBC World Service
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Fiona Crack - Controller Content Language Services and Deputy Global Director, BBC News at BBC World Service
Jon Zilkha - Controller World Service English at BBC World Service
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Richard Sharp - Partner of SW7 and former Chair of the BBC
Professor Richard Sambrook - Emeritus Professor at Cardiff University and former Director of BBC News and the World Service

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The work of the Children’s Commissioner for England
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Dame Rachel de Souza - Children’s Commissioner for England at Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

09:45
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Andrew Bailey - Governor at Bank of England
Clare Lombardelli - Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at Bank of England
Professor Alan Taylor - External Member at Monetary Policy Committee
Dr Catherine L Mann - External Member at Monetary Policy Committee

10:00
Institute For Government

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Modernisation Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

The future of the BBC World Service
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr Nicholas Westcott - Former UK Ambassador to Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo and Niger; former High Commissioner to Ghana and Professor of Practice at SOAS, University of London
Dr Jieun Kiaer - Young Bin Min-Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Linguistics and Senior Research Fellow and Dean of Degrees at Hertford College, University of Oxford
Martin Scott - Professor of Media and Global Development at University of East Anglia
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Jamie Angus - former Director of the BBC World Service
The Baroness Helic - former Special Advisor to William Hague during his time as Foreign Secretary

14:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Work of the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Re-offending
Justice Committee

None

14:00
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Gareth Thomas MP - Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports at Department for Business and Trade
Carl Creswell - Director, Post Office and Business Engagement at Department for Business and Trade
Heidi Alexander MP - Minister of State at Ministry of Justice
Ed Lidington - Director, Courts, Criminal and Family Justice Directorate at Ministry of Justice
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Mark Chesher - Partner at Addleshaw Goddard
Rob Francis - Partner at Dentons
Alan Watts - Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Nigel Railton - Interim Chair at Post Office
Simon Recaldin - Remediations Unit Director at Post Office

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at Northern Ireland Office
Fleur Anderson MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at Northern Ireland Office
Julie Harrison - Permanent Secretary at Northern Ireland Office
Mark Davies - Director, Windsor Framework Taskforce at Northern Ireland Office

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Department and its arm’s-length bodies
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Steve Reed MP - Secretary of State at The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Emily Miles - Director General for Food, Biosecurity and Trade at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
David Hill - Director General for Strategy and Water at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

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 5, Palace of Westminster

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
HM Treasury Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Collective Investment Schemes (Temporary Recognition) and Central Counterparties (Transitional Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

09:25
Northern Ireland Office Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Alterations to the Search Powers Code for Northern Ireland) Order 2024

None

16:30
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Labour

Improving outcomes for older people with cancer in the UK

None

Baroness Keeley
Labour

Developing a National Carers Strategy

None

Lord Rennard
Liberal Democrat

Deprivation and ethnicity as a barrier to access to continuous glucose monitors for people with type 2 diabetes

None

Lord Austin of Dudley
Non-affiliated

Police records of non-criminal hate incidents

None

Statements

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Statement
Policy on council tax referendum thresholds in 2025–26

None

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Statement
Impact of changes to Employer’s National Insurance Contributions on primary care providers, hospices and care homes

None

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Statement
Bus finding

None

Department for Education
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Statement
Children's social care

None

Main Business

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Legislation
Data (Use and Access) Bill - second reading

None

20:30

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The Grey Belt
Built Environment Committee

None

10:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

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

None

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
Tom Wheatley - President at The Prison Governors’ Association
Carl Davies - Vice President at Prison Governors' Association
Vanessa Frake-Harris MBE - Author and former prison governor

13:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:45
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

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

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Christopher Katkowski KC
Jacqueline Lean
Brian Doctor KC
Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC
Dr Donald Peck
Helen Monger

14:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Scaling up - AI and creative tech
Communications and Digital Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Eleanor Lightbody - Chief Executive Officer at Luminance
James Smith - co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Human Native AI
Barney Hussey-Yeo - founder and Chief Executive Officer at Cleo AI
Antony Berg - Chief Financial Officer at Speechmatics
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Gerard Grech CBE - Managing Director, Founders at University of Cambridge
Leo Ringer - founding Partner at Form Ventures
Susan Bowen - Chief Executive Officer at Digital Catapult

15:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

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

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Jonathan Portes - Professor of Economics and Public Policy at King’s College London
Professor Ben Geiger - Professor of Social Science and Health at King’s College London

15:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

European Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

World Trade Organization
International Agreements Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Claire Vince - Director of Global Trade and Delivery at Department for Business and Trade
Simon Manley - Ambassador and Permanent Representative, UK Mission at World Trade Organisation

Wednesday 20th November

(Today)
Order Paper (20 Nov 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Watch Commons Chamber Live

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

11:30

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Greg Smith (Con)
1. Whether he is taking steps to accelerate the roll-out of the Shared Rural Network.

Connor Naismith (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking to improve digital connectivity in rural areas.

Sarah Olney (LD)
3. Whether he has had discussions with rights holders and the creative industries on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on copyright.

Jerome Mayhew (Con)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of using Project Gigabit funding in urban areas on download speeds in rural areas.

Alex Ballinger (Lab)
5. What steps his Department is taking to help increase levels of innovation in the Black Country.

Topical Questioners

1. Beccy Cooper (Lab)

2. Bob Blackman (Con)

3. Ruth Jones (Lab)

4. David Davis (Con)

5. James Asser (Lab)

6. Ian Lavery (Lab)

7. Rebecca Smith (Con)

8. Harpreet Uppal (Lab)

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 November.

Saqib Bhatti (Con)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 November.

Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 November.

Lewis Cocking (Con)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 November.

Andrew Murrison (Con)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 November.

None

Urgent Question

Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on police reform

None

Gavin Williamson
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on the Government’s decision to recommence the use of hotels as accommodation for asylum seekers

None

Statements

Ministry of Defence
John Healey

Ministerial statement
Defence Programmes Developments

None

Main Business

Edward Leigh
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Terminal Illness (Relief of Pain)

None

Legislation
Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill: Second reading

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

House of Commons Members’ Fund

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat

Future of healthcare in Hampshire

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

Employment support for blind and partially sighted people
Marsha De Cordova (Lab - Battersea)

None

11:00

Global Plastics Treaty
Simon Opher (Lab - Stroud)

None

14:30

Apprenticeships and T Levels
Damian Hinds (Con - East Hampshire)

None

16:00

Government and democracy education in schools
John Slinger (Lab - Rugby)

None

16:30

Flood preparedness in Norfolk
Steff Aquarone (LD - North Norfolk)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

The work of the department
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Ian Murray MP - Secretary of State at Scotland Office
Kirsty McNeill MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Scotland Office
Laurence Rockey - Director at Scotland Office
The Baroness Smith of Cluny KC - Member at House of Lords

09:15
Room 6, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Independent investigation of the NHS in England
Health and Social Care Committee

None

09:30
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Work and Pensions Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Watch Live

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Planning for 1.5 million new homes

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Matthew Pennycook MP - Minister of State for Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Joanna Key - Director General, for Regeneration, Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

14:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

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

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Professor Lorna Woods - Professor of Law at Essex Law School, University of Essex
Professor Clare McGlynn - Professor of Law at University of Durham
Samantha Millar - Assistant Police Chief Constable and VAWG Strategic Director at National Police Chiefs' Council
At 3:20pm: Oral evidence
Jess Phillips MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence against Women and Girls at Home Office
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Ministry of Justice
Laura Weight - Interim Director, Vulnerabilities & Criminal Law Policy Directorate at Ministry of Justice
Gisela Carr - Deputy Director of the Interpersonal Abuse Unit at Home Office

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

National Planning Policy Framework reforms and the environment
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Professor Alister Scott - Professor of Environmental Geography and Planning at Northumbria University
Ant Breach - Associate Director at Centre for Cities
Sophie O'Connell - Senior Policy Adviser at Green Alliance
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Richard Wright - Leader at North Kesteven District Council, and Planning spokesman at District Councils' Network
Dr Hugh Ellis - Director of Policy at Town and Country Planning Association
Sam Stafford - Planning Director at Home Builders Federation

14:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Watch Live

Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Juergen Maier CBE - Chair at Great British Energy
Emma Floyd - Director at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Simon Bowen - Chair at Great British Nuclear

14:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

16:30
Room 13, Palace of Westminster

Committee of Selection - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
Room 9, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024

None

16:30
Ministry of Justice Room 11, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

16:30
Department for Business and Trade Room 12, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Watch Lords Chamber Live

Department Questions

Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
Plaid Cymru

Coal tip safety in Wales

None

Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Conservative

The government's counter-extremism strategy

None

Viscount Stansgate
Labour

The adverse effects of large numbers of satellites to astronomy

None

Lord Londesborough
Crossbench

Export of goods to the European Union

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Chapman of Darlington

Statement
Jailing of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

None

Main Business

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons (day 1)

None

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

Legislation
Water (Special Measures) Bill - report stage

None

Statements

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Statement
Co-production of National Youth Strategy

None

Main Business

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Watch Grand Committee Live

Main Business

16:15
Lord Leong
Labour

Legislation
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - committee stage (day 1)

None

20:15

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

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

At 10:05am: Oral evidence
Jack Inglis - Chief Executive Officer at Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)
Cuan Coulter - Executive Vice President, Global Head of Asset Managers, and Head of UK and Ireland at State Street
At 10:50am: Oral evidence
Michael Moore - Chief Executive Officer at British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA)
Lionel Assant - Global Co-Chief Investment Officer at Blackstone
At 11:35am: Oral evidence
Anthony Coombs - Chair at S&U Plc
Stephen Haddrill - Director General at Finance & Leasing Association (FLA)

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution
Constitution Committee
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations at UK Government
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) at UK Government
Darren Tierney - Director General at Propriety & Constitution Group, Cabinet Office

10:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

Interpreting and translation services in the courts
Public Services Committee

None

13:45
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster Watch Live

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

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Christopher Katkowski KC
Jacqueline Lean
Brian Doctor KC
Dr Donald Peck
Helen Monger
Richard Buxton

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 21st November

(1 day ahead)
Return to today
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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
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Bob Blackman (Con)
1. What recent discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on financial support for Transport for London.

Richard Baker (Lab)
2. What steps she is taking to improve the accessibility of aviation for disabled people.

Neil O'Brien (Con)
3. What recent estimate she has made of when electrification of the midland mainline will be complete.

Jayne Kirkham (LAB)
4. Whether she is taking steps to support the participation of small and medium-sized local bus operators in bus franchising schemes.

Mike Martin (LD)
5. If she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of local bus services in enabling children's travel to school.

Topical Questioners

1. Martin Wrigley (LD)

2. Ashley Dalton (Lab)

3. Ian Lavery (Lab)

4. Phil Brickell (Lab)

5. Gregory Stafford (Con)

6. Patrick Hurley (Lab)

7. Ben Goldsborough (Lab)

8. Joe Morris (Lab)

9. Clive Jones (LD)

10. Jacob Collier (Lab)

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Lloyd Hatton
Labour

Backbench Business
Debate on a motion on strategic lawsuits against public participation and freedom of speech

None

Sam Rushworth
Labour

Backbench Business
Debate on a motion on International Men’s Day

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Richard Fuller
Conservative

Impact of the Cleat Hill heat pump incident on residents

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Local roads in England
Public Accounts Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Transport
Dave Buttery - Director of Roads Strategy at Department for Transport
Rupert Furness - Deputy Director, Local Highways and Active Travel at Department for Transport

10:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Introductory Session with the Secretary of State for Defence
Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon John Healey MP - Secretary of State at Ministry of Defence
David Williams CB - Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant General Sir Rob Magowan KCB CBE - Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Capability) at Ministry of Defence

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Pitkeathley
Labour

Response to the Carers UK report: 'Poverty and financial hardship of unpaid carers in the UK', published on 12 September

None

Lord Woodley
Labour

Reducing water bills for consumers

None

Lord Hogan-Howe
Crossbench

Children from other countries with life-threatening and rare diseases who receive high-quality treatment from the NHS

None

Lord Robathan
Conservative

Number of people in the UK delegation to COP 29 in Baku, what work they did, and the total cost of attendance

None

Main Business

Lord Ricketts
Crossbench

Debate
European Affairs Committee report: 'The Ukraine Effect: The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the UK–EU relationship'

None

Baroness Northover
Liberal Democrat

Short debate
Ensuring the continuity of farming families

None

Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Conservative

Debate
Communications and Digital Committee report: 'Large language models and generative AI'

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Department for Education
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill - committee stage (day 1)

None

Friday 22nd November

(2 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lord Khan of Burnley

Debate
Grenfell Tower Inquiry

None

Monday 25th November

(5 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Home Office
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Paul Waugh (LAB)
1. What steps her Department is taking to tackle serious and organised crime.

Becky Gittins (Lab)
2. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisocial behaviour on high streets and in town centres.

Paula Barker (Lab)
3. What steps her Department is taking to improve intelligence sharing following the terrorist incident in Forbury Gardens in Reading in 2020.

Chris McDonald (Lab)
4. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle shoplifting and violence against shop workers.

Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
5. What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.

Topical Questioners

1. Claire Young (LD)

2. Deirdre Costigan (Lab)

3. Anneliese Midgley (Lab)

4. Tony Vaughan (Lab)

5. Gregory Stafford (Con)

6. Jake Richards (Lab)

7. Dan Tomlinson (Lab)

8. Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)

9. Jessica Toale (Lab)

10. Dave Robertson (Lab)

None

Main Business

Legislation
If necessary, consideration of Lords Message

None

Legislation
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Second reading

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Grahame Morris
Labour

Impact of relocating homeless families outside London

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 658365 relating to holidays during school term time
Dave Robertson (Lab - Lichfield)

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

NHS financial sustainability
Public Accounts Committee

None

16:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

18:00
HM Treasury Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ombudsman Scheme) (Fees) Regulations 2024

None

18:00
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024

None

19:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Employment Rights Bill: Programming sub committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Earl Russell
Liberal Democrat

Increasing the number of homes fitted with solar panels

None

Lord Young of Cookham
Conservative

Progress made on remediating flats with dangerous cladding

None

Baroness D'Souza
Crossbench

Reviewing the status of the Taipei Representative Office in UK

None

Lord Fuller
Conservative

Tackling the issue of 'dental deserts', NHS areas with no provision for dentistry, and establishing new dental schools

None

Main Business

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Legislation
Mental Health Bill - second reading

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Lord Leong
Labour

Legislation
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - committee stage (day 2)

None

Tuesday 26th November

(6 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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First 5 Oral Questions

Fabian Hamilton (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to help increase the UK's soft power.

Clive Jones (LD)
2. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of sanctioning all illegal Israeli settlers.

Chris Law (SNP)
3. If he will increase the amount and proportion of official development assistance allocated to humanitarian projects.

Brian Leishman (Lab)
4. What recent progress he has made on helping to secure the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

John Lamont (Con)
5. What diplomatic steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

Topical Questioners

1. Richard Holden (Con)

2. Lincoln Jopp (Con)

3. Shaun Davies (Lab)

4. James MacCleary (LD)

5. Patrick Hurley (Lab)

6. Jack Abbott (LAB)

7. Mike Tapp (Lab)

8. Graeme Downie (Lab)

9. Katrina Murray (Lab)

10. Rebecca Long Bailey (Ind)

None

Main Business

Siobhain McDonagh
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
[details to be provided]

None

Legislation
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second reading

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

Delivery of electricity grid upgrades
Bernard Jenkin (Con - Harwich and North Essex)

None

11:00

Government support for local councils to tackle fly-tipping
Tristan Osborne (Lab - Chatham and Aylesford)

None

14:30

Online safety for children and young people
Lola McEvoy (Lab - Darlington)

None

16:00

Suicide and mental health of young people in Tatton
Esther McVey (Con - Tatton)

None

16:30

Rollout of Project Gigabit in rural areas
Gregory Stafford (Con - Farnham and Bordon)

None

Select & Joint Committees

00:00
Kings Cross, London

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Education Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Work of the Department and its arm’s-length bodies
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
David Black - Chief Executive at Ofwat
Helen Campbell - Senior Director for Sector Performance at Ofwat
Chris Walters - Senior Director, Price Review at Ofwat

09:30
Room 13, Palace of Westminster

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Giles Thomson - Director at Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation
Beth Davies - Deputy Director at Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation
Chris Watts - Deputy Director at Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation

10:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

12:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Finance Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting

None

13:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

The situation in Sudan
International Development Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Will Carter - Country Director, Sudan at Norwegian Refugee Council
At 2:45pm: Oral evidence
Dame Rosalind Marsden - Associate Fellow at Chatham House
Dr Kate Ferguson - Co-executive director at Protection Approaches

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Lady Chief Justice
Justice Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill DBE - Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales at Royal Courts of Justice

14:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

The work of the Department for Business and Trade
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP - Secretary of State at Department for Business and Trade
Gareth Davies - Permanent Secretary at Department for Business and Trade

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 - Members of Parliament at House of Commons

General Committee

09:25
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

To consider the Bill
Employment Rights Bill

None

09:25
Department of Health and Social Care Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Medical Devices (Post-market Surveillance Requirements) (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2024

None

09:25
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

14:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Further to consider the Bill
Employment Rights Bill

None

16:30
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025

None

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

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Davies of Gower
Conservative

Strengthening the position of Wales within the UK

None

Lord Bishop of Newcastle
Bishops

Reducing the number of drug-related deaths in England and Wales

None

Lord Oates
Liberal Democrat

Representations to the government of Israel on the impact of visa restrictions on international aid workers to that country and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

None

Main Business

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons (day 2)

None

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

Legislation
Water (Special Measures) Bill - third reading

None

Scotland Office
Baroness Smith of Cluny

Debate
Importance of the rule of law

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Education
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill - committee stage (day 2)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:45
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

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

None

10:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

The Grey Belt
Built Environment Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Skills for the future: apprenticeships and training
Industry and Regulators Committee

None

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

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

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Pia Sinha - CEO at Prison Reform Trust
Natasha Porter OBE - CEO at Unlocked Graduates
Genevieve Glaister - Author: The Prison Officer

13:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
View details

At 1:05pm: Oral evidence
The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Ministry of Justice
Professor Sarah Green (lately Law Commissioner for Commercial and Private Law) - Professor of Private Law at The University of Bristol, and Head of Digital Assets and Trade Finance at D2 Legal Technology

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Scaling up - AI and creative tech
Communications and Digital Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Victor Riparbelli - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Synthesia
Peadar Coyle - Founder at AudioStack
Simon Barratt - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Cooperative Innovations
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Paul Murphy - Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Caroline Norbury OBE - Chief Executive Officer at Creative UK
Nick Poole OBE - Chief Executive Officer at The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE)
David Glick - Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Edge Investments

15:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

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

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Huw Pill - Chief Economist at Bank of England

15:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 27th November

(7 days ahead)
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Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Northern Ireland Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Chris Murray (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to help support innovation in Northern Ireland.

Mike Martin (LD)
2. If he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to publish the findings of the Shawcross report on compensation for victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism.

Adam Jogee (Lab)
3. What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on levels of representation of people from Black and minority ethnic communities in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Dan Aldridge (Lab)
4. What steps he is taking to help support innovation in Northern Ireland.

Bambos Charalambous (Lab)
5. What assessment he has made of the impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on Northern Ireland.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office

None

Main Business

Jessica Morden
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
[details to be provided]

None

Legislation
Finance Bill: Second reading

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

UK air and missile defences
Luke Akehurst (Lab - North Durham)

None

11:00

Potential merits of a devolution deal for Lancashire
Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Wyre)

None

14:30

Tackling violence against women and girls
Apsana Begum (Ind - Poplar and Limehouse)

None

16:00

Railway connectivity between Witney, Carterton, Eynsham and Oxford
Charlie Maynard (LD - Witney)

None

16:30

World AIDS Day
Danny Beales (Lab - Uxbridge and South Ruislip)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Creative artists in Afghanistan
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Mohsen Makhmalbaf - film director, writer and producer
Hana Makhmalbaf - filmmaker and poet
Maysam Makhmalbaf - film producer, director of photography and actor
Jimmy Mulville - comedy writer, producer and co-founder of Hat Trick Productions

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

The Impact of the Budget on Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee
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At 10:00am: Oral evidence
David Philips - Associate Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies
Dr Victoria Winckler - Director at Bevan Foundation
Guto Ifan - Lecturer at Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Equality at work: miscarriage and bereavement leave
Women and Equalities Committee
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At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Dr Jessica Farren - Consultant Gynaecologist at University College London Hospitals
Munira Oza - Chief Executive at Ectopic Pregnancy Trust
Vicki Robinson - Chief Executive Officer at The Miscarriage Association
At 3:20pm: Oral evidence
Rachel Suff - Senior Policy Adviser at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Rachel Harrison - National Secretary at GMB Union
Thomas Simons - Chief Human Resources and Operational Development Officer at NHS England
Nicola Basra - Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Director UK and Ireland at Dentsu International

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:45
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) - Private Meeting

None

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Foreign Affairs Committee
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At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon David Lammy MP - Secretary of State at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE - Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
Department of Health and Social Care Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Human Medicines (Amendment) (Modular Manufacture and Point of Care) Regulations 2024

None

09:25
Department for Business and Trade Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Information Sharing (Disclosure by the Registrar) Regulations 2024

None

16:30
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Caine
Conservative

Strengthening Northern Ireland’s position within the UK

None

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Labour

Reporting to Parliament on the work of the Council of the Nations and Regions

None

Baroness Thornhill
Liberal Democrat

Encouraging landlords back into the private rented sector for long-term rentals

None

Main Business

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Legislation
Football Governance Bill - committee stage (day 1)

None

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

Orders and regulations
Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations - motion to approve

None

Baroness Hoey
Non-affiliated

Orders and regulations
Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations - motion to regret

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Lord Leong
Labour

Legislation
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - committee stage (day 3)

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

FCA and PRA’s secondary competitiveness and growth objective
Financial Services Regulation Committee
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At 10:05am: Oral evidence
Bim Afolami - Former Economic Secretary at HM Treasury
At 11:05am: Oral evidence
Andrew Griffith MP - Former Financial Secretary and Former Economic Secretary at HM Treasury

10:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Interpreting and translation services in the courts
Public Services Committee

None

11:45
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

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

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

16:00
2-03 Millbank House

Conduct Committee - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 28th November

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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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

None

10:10

Church Commissioners, House of Commons Commission and Restoration and Renewal Client Board

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Backbench Business
Business to be determined by the Backbench Business Committee

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

HMRC Customer Service and Accounts 2023-24
Public Accounts Committee

None

10:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

11:30
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Further to consider the Bill
Employment Rights Bill

None

14:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Further to consider the Bill
Employment Rights Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Deech
Crossbench

Impartiality of the BBC as required by its Charter

None

Lord German
Liberal Democrat

Plans to close the Wethersfield site used for housing asylum seekers and instead to make greater use of dispersal accommodation

None

Lord Lamont of Lerwick
Conservative

Plans by the BRICs countries to establish a separate banking payments system, and the implications for the international banking system

None

Main Business

Lord Butler of Brockwell
Crossbench

Debate
Case against politicisation of the civil service

None

Baroness Kidron
Crossbench

Debate
Increasing interest in mandating that schools be mobile phone-free

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Labour

Orders and regulations
Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024

None

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

Orders and regulations
Voter Identification (Specified Documents) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

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

Orders and regulations
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024

None

Lord Cryer
Labour

Orders and regulations
Human Medicines (Amendment) (Modular Manufacture and Point of Care) Regulations 2024

None

Lord Cryer
Labour

Orders and regulations
Medical Devices (Post-market Surveillance Requirements) (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2024

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution
Constitution Committee
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At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Michael Gove - Former Secretary of State at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Friday 29th November

(9 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30
Kim Leadbeater
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading

None

Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat

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

None

Shockat Adam
Independent

Private Members' Bills
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading

None

Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party

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

None

Steve Race
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Animals in Medical Research (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading

None

Ashley Fox
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Employment Rights (Special Constables) Bill: Second Reading

None

Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru

Private Members' Bills
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

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

None

Aphra Brandreth
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat

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

None

Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat

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

None

Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Bus Services Bill: Second Reading

None

Ian Byrne
Independent

Private Members' Bills
Children’s Hospices (Funding) Bill: Second Reading

None

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Government Bill Commons Debates

Wednesday 20th November
Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill 2024-26
2nd reading
Monday 25th November
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 2024-26
2nd reading
Wednesday 27th November
Finance Bill 2024-26
2nd reading

View 26 active Government Bills

Trending Petitions

Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms (16,067 signatures)
7,330 signatures added today
Create a public consultation on freedom of speech and disinformation (15,556 signatures)
3,243 signatures added today
Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media (105,201 signatures)
1,905 signatures added today

View 104 Open Petitions

Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Wed 20th November

The work of the Department for Business and Trade
Business and Trade Committee

Wed 20th November

Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Tue 19th November

Retrofitting homes for net zero
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Latest Government Consultations

Wed 20th November

Police pensions: member contribution structure
Home Office

Wed 20th November

Firefighters pensions: member contribution structure
Home Office

Wed 20th November

Reforming the Right to Buy
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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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 19th November in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Speaker’s Statement
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Department of Health and Social Care)
(154 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Point of Order
(5 Speeches)

Urgent Question

Jailing of Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activists (Department for International Development)
(41 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anneliese Dodds - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Ukraine: 1,000 Days (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(48 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Foreign Secretary

Aviation (Accessibility)
(2 Speeches)

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (Programme) (nO. 2)

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (Department for Transport)
(36 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Louise Haigh - Secretary of State for Transport

Infected Blood Inquiry (Department of Health and Social Care)
(64 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Adjournment Debate

Ryan Cornelius: Detention in UAE (Department for International Development)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anneliese Dodds - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Tuesday 19th November in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Food Banks (Department for Work and Pensions)
(71 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Windsor Framework (Northern Ireland Office)
(27 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian Situation (Department for International Development)
(69 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anneliese Dodds - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Tourism: Bedfordshire (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Tourism: Northumberland (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(16 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Tuesday 19th November - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

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

Written Corrections

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

General Committees

Draft Collective Investment Schemes (Temporary Recognition) and Central Counterparties (Transitional Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Draft Insurance Distribution (Regulated Activities and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (HM Treasury)
(10 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Tulip Siddiq - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Alterations to the Search Powers Code for Northern Ireland) Order 2024 (Northern Ireland Office)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Fleur Anderson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

Draft Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2024 (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Tuesday 19th November in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Cancer: Older People (Department of Health and Social Care)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

National Carers Strategy (Department of Health and Social Care)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Type 2 Diabetes: Continuous Glucose Monitors (Department of Health and Social Care)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Non-crime Hate Incidents (Home Office)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024 (Department for Business and Trade)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Council Tax (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

National Insurance Contributions: Healthcare (Department of Health and Social Care)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Bus Funding (Department for Transport)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Children’s Social Care (Department for Education)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Education)

Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] (Department for Business and Trade)
(47 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)