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House of Commons Highlights

Latest Events in the House of Commons

Tuesday 4th February

(7 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (4 Feb 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

Chris Law (SNP)
1. What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of fuel poverty.

Chris Webb (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking to support workers' rights in the renewable energy sector.

David Williams (Lab)
3. What discussions he has had with energy suppliers on support for consumers during winter 2024-25.

Patrick Hurley (Lab)
4. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on opportunities for industry under the National Wealth Fund.

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

Topical Questioners

1. John Lamont (Con)

2. Oliver Ryan (LAB)

3. Marie Tidball (Lab)

4. Ruth Jones (Lab)

5. Bradley Thomas (Con)

6. David Mundell (Con)

7. Tim Farron (LD)

8. Peter Prinsley (Lab)

9. Vikki Slade (LD)

10. Alistair Carmichael (LD)

None

Statements

Department of Health and Social Care
Andrew Gwynne

Ministerial statement
National Cancer Plan

None

Main Business

Will Stone
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Road Traffic (Unlicensed Drivers)

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business of the House (Today)

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms

Motion to approve the Draft Social Security Benefits Up-Rating Order 2025

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Torsten Bell

Motion
Motion to approve the Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2025

None

HM Treasury
James Murray

Motion to approve the Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments, National Insurance Funds Payments and Extension of Veteran’s Relief) Regulations 2025

None

HM Treasury
Darren Jones

Motion to approve the Draft Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2025

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business of the House (5 February)

None

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Caroline Voaden
Liberal Democrat

Birth certification for bereaved parents

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

Value of apprenticeships and National Apprenticeships Week
Andrew Pakes (LAB - Peterborough)

None

11:00

Potential merits of free-to-view access for the Six Nations Rugby Championship in 2026 and beyond
Charlie Dewhirst (Con - Bridlington and The Wolds)

None

14:30

UK-US bilateral relationship
John Cooper (Con - Dumfries and Galloway)

None

16:00

Government policy on children in care
John Whitby (Lab - Derbyshire Dales)

None

16:30

Accessibility of radiotherapy
Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
TBC

Education Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Children's wellbeing and School Bill
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Kate Anstey - Head of Education Policy at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Dr Rebecca Montacute - Head of Research and Policy at Sutton Trust
Lindsey MacDonald
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Paul Tarn - CEO at Delta Academies Trust
Sam Freedman - Senior Fellow at The Institute for Government
Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU)
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Thomas Brooke - Joint interim Chief School Adjudicator at Office of the Schools Adjudicator
Councillor Bev Craig - Leader, Manchester City Council and Vice Chair at Local Government Association (LGA)
Clare Canning - Head of Centre at Broadleaf Home Ed Co-operative

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Children's wellbeing and School Bill
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Kate Anstey - Head of Education Policy at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Dr Rebecca Montacute - Head of Research and Policy at Sutton Trust
Lindsey MacDonald
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Paul Tarn - CEO at Delta Academies Trust
Sam Freedman - Senior Fellow at The Institute for Government
Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU)
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Thomas Brooke - Joint interim Chief School Adjudicator at Office of the Schools Adjudicator
Clare Canning - Head of Centre at Broadleaf
Councillor Bev Craig - Leader, Manchester City Council and Vice Chair at Local Government Association (LGA)

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Electoral Policy and Reform

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Children's wellbeing and School Bill
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Kate Anstey - Head of Education Policy at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Dr Rebecca Montacute - Head of Research and Policy at Sutton Trust
Lindsey MacDonald
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Sam Freedman - Senior Fellow at The Institute for Government
Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU)
John Barneby - CEO at Oasis Community Learning
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Thomas Brooke - Joint interim Chief School Adjudicator at Office of the Schools Adjudicator
Councillor Bev Craig - Leader, Manchester City Council and Vice Chair at Local Government Association (LGA)
Clare Canning - Head of Centre at Broadleaf Home Ed Co-operative

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Economic Statistics
Treasury Committee

None

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Electoral Policy and Reform

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Peter Stanyon - Chief Executive at Association of Electoral Administrators
Duncan Hames - Director of Policy and Programmes at Transparency International UK
Lara Parizotto - Executive Director at Migrant Democracy Project
Parth Patel - Associate Director for Democracy and Politics at Institute for Public Policy Research
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Vijay Rangarajan - Chief Executive at Electoral Commission
John Pullinger - Chair at Electoral Commission
Jackie Killeen - Director of Electoral Administration and Regulation at Electoral Commission

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Electoral Policy and Reform

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Peter Stanyon - Chief Executive at Association of Electoral Administrators
Duncan Hames - Director of Policy and Programmes at Transparency International UK
Lara Parizotto - Executive Director at Migrant Democracy Project
Parth Patel - Associate Director for Democracy and Politics at Institute for Public Policy Research
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Vijay Rangarajan - Chief Executive at Electoral Commission
John Pullinger - Chair at Electoral Commission
Tom Hawthorn - Director of Policy and Research at Electoral Commission
Laura Douglas - Head of Regulatory Support at Electoral Commission

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Animal and plant health
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

None

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Economic Statistics
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Professor Sir Ian Diamond - National Statistician at Office for National Statistics
Mary Gregory - Director of Population Statistics at Office for National Statistics
Richard Heys - Deputy Chief Economist at Office for National Statistics

09:30
TBC

Children's wellbeing and School Bill
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Kate Anstey - Head of Education Policy at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Dr Rebecca Montacute - Head of Research and Policy at Sutton Trust
Lindsey MacDonald
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Paul Tarn - CEO at Delta Academies Trust
Sam Freedman - Senior Fellow at The Institute for Government
Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU)
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Thomas Brooke - Joint interim Chief School Adjudicator at Office of the Schools Adjudicator
Clare Canning - Head of Centre at Broadleaf
Witness name to be confirmed (tbc) - TBC at Local Government Association (LGA)

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Helen Buckingham - Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner and regulatory consultant at OneResolution
Lucy Manzano - Head of Port Health and Public Protection at Dover Port Health Authority
David Smith - South East Regional Director at Border Force

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

The Armed Forces Covenant
Defence Committee
View details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Mark Atkinson - Director General at The Royal British Legion
Lieutenant General Sir Nick Pope KCB CBE - Chair at Cobseo
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Rebecca Lovell - Head of Policy at Naval Families Federation
Collette Musgrave - Chief Executive at Army Families Federation
Vanessa Plumley - Acting Director at RAF Families Federation

10:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

The Armed Forces Covenant
Defence Committee

None

13:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The UK’s sanctions strategy
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Tom Keatinge - Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Maya Lester KC - Senior Barrister at Brick Court Chambers
Freya Page - Director of Global Outreach at Kharon

13:30
TBC

The UK’s sanctions strategy
Foreign Affairs Committee

None

13:30
TBC

The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
International Development Committee

None

13:45
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

AI and copyright
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Vinous Ali - Deputy Executive Director at Startup Coalition
Sebastian Posth - Founder and Chief Executive at Liccium B.V.
James Smith - Co-founder and Chief Executive at Human Native AI
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Sajeeda Merali - Chief Executive at Professional Publishers Association
Max Richter - composer, pianist and producer
Matt Rogerson - Director of Global Public Policy and Platform Strategy at Financial Times

13:45
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

AI and copyright
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Vinous Ali - Deputy Executive Director at Startup Coalition
Sebastian Posth - Founder and Chief Executive at Liccium B.V.
James Smith - Co-founder and Chief Executive at Human Native AI
At 2:45pm: Oral evidence
Sajeeda Merali - Chief Executive at Professional Publishers Association
Max Richter - composer, pianist and producer
Matt Rogerson - Director of Global Public Policy and Platform Strategy at Financial Times

13:45
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

AI and copyright
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Vinous Ali - Deputy Executive Director at Startup Coalition
Sebastian Posth - Founder and Chief Executive at Liccium B.V.
James Smith - Co-founder and Chief Executive at Human Native AI
At 2:45pm: Oral evidence
Sajeeda Merali - Chief Executive at Professional Publishers Association
Max Richter - composer
Matt Rogerson - Director of Global Public Policy and Platform Strategy at Financial Times

13:45
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

AI and copyright
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
James Smith - Co-founder and Chief Executive at Human Native AI
Matt Hervey - Head of Legal and Policy at Human Native AI
Sebastian Posth - Founder and Chief Executive at Liccium B.V.
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Sajeeda Merali - Chief Executive at Professional Publishers Association
Max Richter - composer, pianist and producer
Matt Rogerson - Director of Global Public Policy and Platform Strategy at Financial Times

13:45
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

AI and copyright
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
James Smith - Co-founder and Chief Executive at Human Native AI
Matt Hervey - Head of Legal and Policy at Human Native AI
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Sajeeda Merali - Chief Executive at Professional Publishers Association
Max Richter - composer, pianist and producer
Matt Rogerson - Director of Global Public Policy and Platform Strategy at Financial Times

13:45
TBC

Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending
Justice Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Nicola Drinkwater - Director of External Affairs and Campaigns at Women in Prison
Anne Fox - Chief Executive Officer at Clinks
Jess Mullen - Chief Executive Officer at Alliance for Youth Justice
Campbell Robb - Chief Executive Officer at Nacro
Pia Sinha - Chief Executive Officer at Prison Reform Trust

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Rip-off Britain: Dynamic pricing and consumer protection
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Anne Pardoe - Interim Head of Policy at Citizens Advice
Allen Simpson - Deputy CEO at UKHospitality
Sue Davies - Head of Consumer Rights and Food Policy at Which?
Tom Greatrex - Chair at Football Supporters Association
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Andrew Parsons - UK Managing Director and Regional Vice President, UK and Ireland, at Ticketmaster
At 3:50pm: Oral evidence
Justin Madders MP - Minster for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets at Department for Business and Trade
George Lusty - Interim Executive Director for Consumer Protection and Markets at Competition and Markets Authority
David Marshall - Deputy Director, Consumer Policy at Department for Business and Trade

14:00
TBC

The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
International Development Committee

None

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Rip-off Britain: Dynamic pricing and consumer protection
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 3:50pm: Oral evidence
Justin Madders MP - Minster for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets at Department for Business and Trade
George Lusty - Interim Executive Director for Consumer Protection and Markets at Competition and Markets Authority
David Marshall - Deputy Director, Consumer Policy at Department for Business and Trade

14:00
TBC

The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
International Development Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP - Minister for Development at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending
Justice Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Helen Berresford - Director of External Engagement at Nacro
Nicola Drinkwater - Director of External Affairs and Campaigns at Women in Prison
Anne Fox - Chief Executive Officer at Clinks
Jess Mullen - Chief Executive Officer at Alliance for Youth Justice
Pia Sinha - Chief Executive Officer at Prison Reform Trust

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Rip-off Britain: Dynamic pricing and consumer protection
Business and Trade Committee

None

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Ripoff Britain: Dynamic pricing and consumer protection
Business and Trade Committee

None

14:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Home Office
Home Affairs Committee

None

14:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
International Development Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP - Minister for Development at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

14:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

The UK Government’s work on achieving SDG2: Zero Hunger
International Development Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP - Minister for Development at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Jen Haugen - Deputy Director, Global Food Security, Agriculture and Land Department at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Chris Carter - Deputy Director, Head of Human Development Department at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

15:00
Room 19, Palace of Westminster

Finance Committee (Commons) - 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

16:00
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025

None

09:25
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Lord Ravel and Lord Brennan of Canton

None

Department Questions

Baroness Altmann
Non-affiliated

Ensuring the taxpayer spending on pension fund reliefs has a beneficial long-term impact on the UK's economy and financial markets

None

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova
Labour

Outcomes of the UK-China Economic and Financial Strategy Dialogue held in Beijing in January

None

Lord Storey
Liberal Democrat

Steps to deal with mental health problems in primary schools

None

Lord Spellar
Labour

Charges that car parking companies can impose on motorists

None

Main Business

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Urgent Question Repeat
Women's health strategy

None

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

Urgent Question Repeat
Avian Influenza

None

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
Renters' Rights Bill - second reading

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - committee stage (day 3)

None

19:45

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

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

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Professor Alison Liebling - Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge
Professor Ben Crewe - Professor of Penology and Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge
Dr Kristian Mjåland - Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Agder

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Science and Technology Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
To be confirmed

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

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Alison Liebling - Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Cambridge
Professor Ben Crewe - Professor of Penology and Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge

10:30
To be confirmed

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

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Alison Liebling - Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge
Professor Ben Crewe - Professor of Penology and Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge

10:30
To be confirmed

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

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Professor Alison Liebling - Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge
Professor Ben Crewe - Professor of Penology and Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge
Dr Kristian Mjåland - Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Agder

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The energy grid and grid connections
Industry and Regulators Committee

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
Jim Cardwell - Head of Energy Systems Policy at Northern Powergrid
Mark Adolphus - Director of Connections at UK Power Networks

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Built Environment Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Review of treaty scrutiny
International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The UK-EU reset
European Affairs Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Philip Rycroft - Former Permanent Secretary at Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU)
Mr Shanker Singham - Chairman and CEO at Competere Ltd, and former advisor at Department of International Trade
Anton Spisak - Associate fellow at Centre for European Reform, and Former advisor at Cabinet Office and FCDO

16:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The UK-EU reset
European Affairs Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Anton Spisak - Associate Fellow at Centre for European Reform, and Former official at Cabinet Office and FCDO
Shanker Singham - Chairman and CEO at Competere Ltd, and Former advisor at Department of International Trade
Philip Rycroft CB - former Permanant Secretary at Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU)

16:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The UK-EU reset
European Affairs Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Anton Spisak - Associate Fellow at Centre for European Reform, and Former official at Cabinet Office and FCDO
Shanker Singham - Chairman and CEO at Competere Ltd, and Former advisor at Department of International Trade
Philip Rycroft CB - former Permanent Secretary at Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU)

Wednesday 5th February

(6 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (5 Feb 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

Women and Equalities (including Topical Questions)

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Neil Hudson (Con)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 5 February.

Richard Tice (RUK)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 5 February.

Yasmin Qureshi (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 5 February.

Gagan Mohindra (Con)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 5 February.

James MacCleary (LD)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 5 February.

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 negotiations of the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

None

Statements

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Angela Rayner

Statement
English Devolution and Local Government

None

Home Office
Dan Jarvis

Statement
Southport Update

None

Main Business

Lee Pitcher
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Water Safety

None

Home Office
Yvette Cooper

That the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2025–26 (HC 621), which was laid before this House on 30 January, be approved

None

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Angela Rayner

Local Government Finance: That the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2025–26 (HC 623), which was laid before this House on 3 February, be approved; That the Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2025–26 (HC 624), which was laid before this House on 3 February, be approved

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Mark Ferguson
Labour

Children's social care in the North East

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

Closure of high street services in rural areas
Jamie Stone (LD - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

None

11:00

Maternal mental health
Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab - Aylesbury)

None

14:30

Gambling harms
Alex Ballinger (Lab - Halesowen)

None

16:00

Government support for high street retailers
Gregory Campbell (DUP - East Londonderry)

None

16:30

Tax transparency in the Overseas Territories
Joe Powell (Lab - Kensington and Bayswater)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

The surveillance of journalists and press freedoms in NI
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Barry McCaffrey, Journalist
Trevor Birney, Producer and Journalist
Séamus Dooley, Assistant General Secretary, National Union of Journalists
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Malachi O'Doherty, Journalist and author
Paul Tweed, Senior Partner, WP Tweed & Co
Allison Morris, Crime Correspondent, Belfast Telegraph

09:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

The surveillance of journalists and press freedoms in NI
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Barry McCaffrey, Journalist
Trevor Birney, Producer and Journalist
Séamus Séamus Dooley, Assistant General Secretary, National Union of Journalists
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Malachi O'Doherty, Journalist and author
Paul Tweed, Senior Partner, WP Tweed & Co

09:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch
Scottish Affairs Committee

None

09:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Health and Safety Executive
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Sarah Albon - Chief Executive at Health and Safety Executive
Sarah Newton - chair at Health and Safety Executive

09:00
TBC

Work and Pensions Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:00
TBC

The surveillance of journalists and press freedoms in NI
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Barry McCaffrey, Journalist
Trevor Birney, Producer and Journalist
Séamus Dooley, National Union of Journalists
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Malachi O'Doherty, Journalist and author
Paul Tweed, Senior Partner, WP Tweed & Co

09:00
TBC

The surveillance of journalists and press freedoms in NI
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

None

09:00
TBC

The surveillance of journalists and press freedoms in NI
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Trevor Birney
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Malachi O'Doherty
Paul Tweed

09:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

The surveillance of journalists and press freedoms in NI
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Barry McCaffrey, Journalist
Trevor Birney, Producer and Journalist
Séamus Dooley, Assistant General Secretary, National Union of Journalists
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Malachi O'Doherty, Journalist and author
Paul Tweed, Senior Partner, WP Tweed & Co

09:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Scott Hammond - Deputy Chief Executive Officer at SaxaVord Spaceport
At 10:10am: Oral evidence
Nik Smith - Regional Director for UK and Europe at Lockheed Martin
Phil Chambers - Chief Executive Officer at Orbex
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Ruari Brooker - Business Development Manager at HyImpulse
Jörn Spurmann - Chief Commercial Officer at Rocket Factory Augsburg
Alan Thompson - Head of Government Affairs at Skyrora

09:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Scotland’s space sector follow-up: launch
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Scott Hammond - Deputy Chief Executive Officer at SaxaVord Spaceport
At 10:10am: Oral evidence
Nik Smith - Regional Director for UK and Europe at Lockheed Martin
Phil Chambers - Chief Executive Officer at Orbex
At 10:50am: Oral evidence
Ruari Brooker - Business Development Manager at HyImpulse
Jörn Spurmann - Chief Commercial Officer at Rocket Factory Augsburg
Alan Thompson - Head of Government Affairs at Skyrora

09:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Health and Safety Executive
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Sarah Albon - Chief Executive at Health and Safety Executive
Sarah Newton - Chair at Health and Safety Executive
Jane Lassey - Director of Regulation at Health and Safety Executive

09:15
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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

None

11:00
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Environmental sustainability and housing growth
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Sarah Postlethwaite - Planning Ecologist at North Northamptonshire Council
Dr John Martin - Head of Research Strategy and Governance at University of Plymouth
Dr Iain Boulton - Vice Chair at Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE)
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Victoria Hills - Chief Executive at Royal Town Planning Institute
Ben Kite - Chair, Strategic Policy Panel at Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
Charlotte Neal - Director of Surveying Practice at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

14:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Environmental sustainability and housing growth
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Sarah Postlethwaite - Planning Ecologist at North Northamptonshire Council
Dr John Martin - Associate Professor at School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth
Dr Iain Boulton - Vice Chair at Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE)
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Victoria Hills - Chief Executive at Royal Town Planning Institute
Ben Kite - Chair, Strategic Policy Panel at Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
Charlotte Neal - Director of Surveying Practice at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Environmental sustainability and housing growth
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Sarah Postlethwaite - Planning Ecologist at North Northamptonshire Council
Dr John Martin - Head of Research Strategy and Governance at University of Plymouth
Dr Iain Boulton - Vice Chair at Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE)
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Victoria Hills - Chief Executive at Royal Town Planning Institute
Ben Kite - Chair of Strategic Policy Panel at Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
Charlotte Neal - Director of Surveying Practice at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Transnational repression in the UK
Human Rights (Joint Committee)

None

14:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

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

None

14:00
TBC

Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

The impact of the closure of Holyhead port
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Councillor Gary Pritchard - Leader at Ynys Mon Council
Dr Edward Jones - Senior Lecturer in Economics at Bangor University
Howard Browes - Chair at Cybi Business Forum
Ian Davies - Head of UK Port Authorities at Stena Line

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Community cohesion
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Dame Sara Khan DBE - former Independent Adviser for Social Cohesion and Resilience for the UK Government, Author of the Khan Review

14:00
TBC

The impact of the closure of Holyhead port
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Councillor Gary Pritchard - Leader at Ynys Mon Council
Dr Edward Jones - Senior Lecturer in Economics at Bangor University
Howard Browes - Chair at Cybi Business Forum

14:00
TBC

The impact of the closure of Holyhead port
Welsh Affairs Committee

None

14:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Marcelle McManus - Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering at University of Bath
Adam Berman - Director of Policy and Advocacy at Energy UK
Stuart Dossett - Senior Policy Advisor at Green Alliance
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Chris Stark - Head at Mission Control for Clean Power 2030
Ben Golding - Director at Clean Power 2030

14:30
tbc

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

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
The Community Radio Order 2025

None

16:30
Cabinet Office Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025

None

18:00

Crown Estate Bill [HL]: Programming sub committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Goldie
Conservative

Impact of school VAT proposals on armed forces personnel whose children attend fee-paying schools

None

Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Liberal Democrat

Changes to citizenship education in schools to accompany proposals to reduce the voting age to 16

None

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Labour

Expected date for the report from the Covid Counter-Fraud Commissioner

None

Baroness Pitkeathley
Labour

Remarks by the new Care Quality Commission chief executive, Sir Julian Hartley, that the public can no longer trust care home safety ratings

None

Main Business

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Lord Vallance of Balham

Legislation
Data (Use and Access) Bill - third reading

None

Department for Education
Baroness Smith of Malvern

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

None

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

Legislation
Water (Special Measures) Bill - consideration of Commons amendments

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill – committee stage (day 2)

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

House of Lords Commission - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Constitution Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

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

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Emma Reynolds MP - Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister at HM Treasury

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Dr Ulli Dragosits - Group Leader for Emission Sources, Sinks and Solutions at UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
David Baldock - Senior Fellow at Institute for European Environmental Policy, UK
Professor Kevin Hicks - Senior Research Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

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

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Emma Reynolds MP - Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister at HM Treasury
Catherine McCloskey - Deputy Director for Financial Services Strategy at HM Treasury

10:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
TBC

Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Transnational repression in the UK
Human Rights (Joint Committee)

None

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 6th February

(5 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (6 Feb 2025)

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

Tim Farron (LD)
1. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the wellbeing and mental health of farmers.

Roz Savage (LD)
2. If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cost of food on levels of food insecurity.

Andrew George (LD)
3. What steps he is taking to promote biodiversity recovery.

Andrew Murrison (Con)
4. If he will place a moratorium on the construction of waste incinerators.

Darren Paffey (Lab)
5. What steps he is taking to increase the accountability of water company executives for service failures.

Topical Questioners

1. Darren Paffey (Lab)

2. Lorraine Beavers (Lab)

3. Roz Savage (LD)

4. Harpreet Uppal (Lab)

5. Munira Wilson (LD)

6. Perran Moon (Lab)

7. Lee Barron (Lab)

8. Jacob Collier (Lab)

None

10:10

Solicitor General

None

Urgent Question

Andy McDonald
Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Cabinet Office
Nick Thomas-Symonds

Ministerial statement
UK-EU Relations

None

Main Business

Adam Jogee
Labour

Backbench Business
General debate on government support for coalfield communities

None

Jerome Mayhew
Conservative

Backbench Business
General debate on financial education

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party

Government support for the manufacturing and engineering industry in Northern Ireland

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Open access operators for rail services
Martin Vickers (Con - Brigg and Immingham)

None

15:00

Debt cancellation for low-income countries
Bambos Charalambous (Lab - Southgate and Wood Green)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Energy Bills Support
Public Accounts Committee

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

None

11:30

Crown Estate Bill [HL]
To consider the Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

None

14:00

Crown Estate Bill [HL]
Further to consider the Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town and Baroness Bousted

None

Department Questions

Baroness Barran
Conservative

Improving the recruitment of teachers

None

Baroness Suttie
Liberal Democrat

Reports of Russian interference in Moldovan politics

None

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Conservative

Assistance and support for the peaceful transition to an inclusive and representative government in Syria

None

Lord Balfe
Conservative

Publication of the full version of NHS England’s report regarding Valdo Calocane

None

Main Business

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Lord Vallance of Balham

Urgent Question Repeat
AstraZeneca

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Chapman of Darlington

Urgent Question Repeat
The transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

None

Statements

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Statement
Southport Update

None

Department for Education
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Statement
School accountability and intervention

None

Main Business

Baroness Thornton
Labour

Debate
Contribution of the creative industries to the government’s growth mission and to creating jobs and productivity growth

None

Baroness Grender
Liberal Democrat

Short debate
Ensuring fines paid by water companies are used to repair the damage done by sewage pollution

None

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Lord Knight of Weymouth
Labour

Debate
Social, economic and personal values of life-long learning

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
HM Treasury
Lord Livermore

Legislation
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - committee stage (day 4)

None

17:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:45
To be confirmed

Home-based Working Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

Friday 7th February

(4 days ago)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
Conservative

Legislation
Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill - third reading

None

Lord Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill – third reading

None

Lord Wigley
Plaid Cymru

Legislation
Crown Estate (Wales) Bill - second reading

None

Lord Sharkey
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill – second reading

None

Baroness Burt of Solihull
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Education (Assemblies) Bill – second reading

None

Lord Lucas
Conservative

Legislation
Permitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill – second reading

None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 10th February

(1 day ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (10 Feb 2025)

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

Jack Rankin (Con)
1. What progress Sir Stephen Lovegrove has made on his report on the AUKUS programme.

Rebecca Smith (Con)
2. What his plans are for the disposal of HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark.

John Lamont (Con)
3. In which financial year he plans to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence.

Bradley Thomas (Con)
4. What steps he is taking to protect undersea infrastructure.

Tom Tugendhat (Con)
5. If he will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of removing taxation from death in service payments.

Topical Questioners

1. Graeme Downie (Lab)

2. Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)

3. Baggy Shanker (LAB)

4. Adam Jogee (Lab)

5. Chris Bloore (Lab)

6. John Cooper (Con)

7. Josh Simons (Lab)

8. Dave Doogan (SNP)

9. Clive Jones (LD)

10. Sam Rushworth (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

Andrew Bowie
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if he will make a statement on the ruling on the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields

None

Statements

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Michael Shanks

Ministerial statement
Short-term support for large scale biomass generation

None

Main Business

Legislation
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Second reading

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Paulette Hamilton
Labour

Role of community and third sector organisations in increasing levels of employment

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 700138 relating to inheritance tax relief for working farms
Ben Goldsborough (Lab - South Norfolk)

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

DCMS management of COVID-19 loans
Public Accounts Committee

None

General Committee

18:00
Department for Business and Trade Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025

None

18:00
Department of Health and Social Care Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

18:00

Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]: Programming sub committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay and Lord Katz MBE

None

Department Questions

Viscount Chandos
Labour

Contributions to good causes under the National Lottery's new operator in the first year, compared to the last twelve months under the previous operator

None

Lord Carey of Clifton
Crossbench

Commitment by the new government of Syria to freedom of expression, religion and belief

None

Lord Holmes of Richmond
Conservative

Legislation to regulate AI in areas including intellectual property, automated decision-making and data labelling, following the publication of the AI Opportunities Action Plan on 13 January

None

Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Conservative

Outcome of the elections held in Belarus on 26 January and UK advice for the Belarusian democratic movement

None

Main Business

Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour

Urgent Question Repeat
The situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

None

Statements

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Statement
National Cancer Plan

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - committee stage (day 3)

None

Cabinet Office
Baroness Twycross

Orders and regulations
Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 - motion to approve

None

Cabinet Office
Lord Robathan

Orders and regulations
Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 - motion to regret

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - committee stage (day 3) (continued)

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Transport
Baroness Blake of Leeds

Orders and regulations
Space Industry (Licence Exemption for Military Activities of Allies) Regulations 2025

None

Lord Leong
Labour

Orders and regulations
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Orders and regulations
Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Orders and regulations
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

UK Engagement with Space Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Autism Act 2009 Committee - Private Meeting

None

Tuesday 11th February

(Today)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

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

First 5 Oral Questions

Adam Jogee (Lab)
1. What steps he has taken to improve access to patient care for people with Parkinson's disease in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

Munira Wilson (LD)
2. What steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services.

Monica Harding (LD)
3. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the UK's leadership on global health and immunisation.

Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
4. If he will take steps to repair Hinchingbrooke Hospital before buildings containing RAAC reach the end of their lifespan in 2030.

Ellie Chowns (Green)
5. What progress his Department is making in reducing waiting times for elective care.

Topical Questioners

1. Brian Leishman (Lab)

2. Joe Morris (Lab)

3. Christine Jardine (LD)

4. Gagan Mohindra (Con)

5. Jim Shannon (DUP)

6. John Lamont (Con)

7. John Whittingdale (Con)

8. Matthew Patrick (Lab)

9. Lee Pitcher (Lab)

10. Vikki Slade (LD)

None

Main Business

Dawn Butler
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Nurse (Use of Title)

None

Legislation
Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]: Consideration of Lords Message

None

Legislation
Arbitration Bill [Lords]: Consideration in Committee and remaining stages

None

Department for Business and Trade
Jonathan Reynolds

Motions
Terms and Conditions of Employment: That the draft Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 20 January, be approved; That the draft Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (General) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 20 January, be approved

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat

Potential impact of US global public health policy on the UK and international health cooperation

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 cost of energy
Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath)

None

11:00

Regulation of the bailiff sector
Luke Charters (Lab - York Outer)

None

14:30

Government advice on risks of carbon monoxide poisoning when travelling
Al Pinkerton (LD - Surrey Heath)

None

16:00

Access to universal and targeted youth provision
Harpreet Uppal (Lab - Huddersfield)

None

16:30

Impact of planned changes to employer National Insurance contributions on police forces
Esther McVey (Con - Tatton)

None

Select & Joint Committees

08:45
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Cabinet Office
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) at Cabinet Office
Darren Tierney - Director General, Propriety and Constitution Group at Cabinet Office
Hermione Gough - EU Director at Cabinet Office

08:45
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Cabinet Office
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) at Cabinet Office
Darren Tierney - Director General, Propriety and Constitution Group at Cabinet Office
Michael Ellam - Second Permanent Secretary, European Union and International Economic Affairs at Cabinet Office

08:45
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Cabinet Office
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) at Cabinet Office
Simon Madden - Director of Propriety & Ethics at Cabinet Office

08:45
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Cabinet Office
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 11:15am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) at Cabinet Office

09:15
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Work of the Science Minister
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
View details

At 9:45am: Oral evidence
Lord Vallance - Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Alexandra Jones - Director General for Science at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

09:30
TBC

Education Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
The Funding and Sustainability of Local Government Finance

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Professor Tony Travers - Director of LSE London and Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy at London School of Economics
Jonathan Carr-West - Chief Executive at Local Government Information Unit
Aileen Murphie - Honorary Professor, University of Durham
Professor Andy Pike - Henry Daysh Professor of Regional Development Studies at Newcastle University
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Charlotte Pickles - Director at Reform
David Phillips - Associate Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies
Stuart Hoddinott - Senior Researcher at Institute for Government

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Work of Financial Ombudsman Service
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Baroness Manzoor CBE - Chair at Financial Ombudsman Service
James Dipple-Johnstone - Interim Chief Ombudsman at Financial Ombudsman Service

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Children’s social care
Education Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Dan Turnbull - Senior Director for Markets at Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Mrs Denise Rawls - Executive Director at The National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL)
Mr Sam Turner - Associate Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Kinship
Roger Gough - Children’s Services Spokesperson at The County Councils Network (CCN)
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Lamar Mohsen - Care-experienced young person
Georgia Sullivan - Care experienced young person
Louise Fitt - Care experienced young person
Jake Hartley - Care experienced young person

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Work of Financial Ombudsman Service
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Baroness Manzoor CBE - Chair at Financial Ombudsman Service
James Dipple-Johnstone - Chief Ombudsman at Financial Ombudsman Service

09:30

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
The Funding and Sustainability of Local Government Finance

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Professor Tony Travers - Director of LSE London and Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy at London School of Economics
Jonathan Carr-West - Chief Executive at Local Government Information Unit
Aileen Murphie - University of Durham
Professor Andy Pike - Henry Daysh Professor of Regional Development Studies at Newcastle University
At 10:45am: Oral evidence
Charlotte Pickles - Director at Reform
David Phillips - Associate Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies
Stuart Hoddinott - Senior Researcher at Institute for Government

09:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Work of Financial Ombudsman Service
Treasury Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Abby Thomas - Chief Executive at Financial Ombudsman Service
Baroness Manzoor CBE - Chair at Financial Ombudsman Service

09:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Administration Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Committee on Standards - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Cabinet Office
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
View details

At 11:15am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) at Cabinet Office

11:30
Room 7, Palace of Westminster

Modernisation Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Health and Social Care Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Stefan Dercon CMG - Professor of Economic Policy at University of Oxford
Shamik Dhar - Director Economist at Deer Run Advisory
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Dianne Stewart - Deputy-Director of External Relations and Communications at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Abdoulaye Fabregas - Economist at OECD
Jennifer Armitage - Managing Director at LAMP Development

13:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Vera Tolz-Zilitinkevic - Sir William Mather Professor of Russian Studies at University of Manchester
Dr Jon Roozenbeek - Lecturer in Psychology and Security at King's College London
Professor Martin Innes - Director of the Security, Crime and Intelligence Innovation Institute, Police Science Institute and Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University

13:30
TBC

Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Vera Tolz-Zilitinkevic - Sir William Mather Professor of Russian Studies at University of Manchester
Dr Jon Roozenbeek - Lecturer in Psychology and Security at King's College London

13:30
TBC

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

None

13:30
TBC

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

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Stefan Dercon CMG - Professor of Economic Policy at University of Oxford
Shamik Dhar - Director Economist at Deer Run Advisory
At 2:45pm: Oral evidence
Dianne Stewart - Deputy-Director of External Relations and Communications at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
JENNIFER ARMITAGE - Managing Director at LAMP Development
Abdoulaye Fabregas - Economist at OECD

13:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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

At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Stefan Dercon CMG - Professor of Economic Policy at University of Oxford
Shamik Dhar - Director Economist at Deer Run Advisory
At 2:45pm: Oral evidence
Dianne Stewart - Deputy-Director of External Relations and Communications at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Abdoulaye Fabregas - Economist at OECD
Jennifer Armitage - Managing Director at LAMP Development

13:30
TBC

Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy
Foreign Affairs Committee

None

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Industrial Strategy
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Professor Diane Coyle
Professor Mariana Mazzucato
Sir Charlie Mayfield
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Clare Barclay - Chair at Industrial Strategy Advisory Council
At 3:45pm: Oral evidence
Kate Bell - Assistant General Secretary at Trade Union Congress (TUC)
Jordan Cummins - Interim Chief Policy and Campaigns Officer at Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Justice Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Pre-appointment hearing: Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
Home Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
John Tuckett - Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Industrial Strategy
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Professor Diane Coyle
Professor Mariana Mazzucato
Sir Charlie Mayfield
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Clare Barclay - Chair at Industrial Strategy Advisory Council
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Kate Bell - Assistant General Secretary at Trade Union Congress (TUC)
Jordan Cummins - Interim Chief Policy and Campaigns Officer at Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

16:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Proposals for backbench debates
Backbench Business Committee
View details

At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
Members of Parliament

16:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

09:25
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

09:25
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

None

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

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

None

14:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools 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 12, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Baroness Cash and Baroness Gray of Tottenham

None

Department Questions

Baroness Pidgeon
Liberal Democrat

Establishing the Passenger Standards Authority

None

Lord Fuller
Conservative

Ensuring the principle of a broadly equivalent electoral quota per constituent will be applied to local government so the value of every vote in each local authority area will be broadly similar throughout England

None

Lord Sahota
Labour

Paying compensation to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal

None

Baroness Kennedy of Shaws
Labour

Sanctions imposed by the President of the USA on staff working for the International Criminal Court

None

Main Business

Department for Education
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill - third reading

None

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

Legislation
Great British Energy Bill - report stage

None

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

Legislation
Water (Special Measures) Bill - consideration of Commons reasons and/or amendments

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Bus Services (No.2) Bill – committee stage (day 2)

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Science and Technology 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
Michelle Jarman-Howe - Chief Operating Officer of Prisons at HMPPS
Dominic Herrington - Executive Director of Transforming Delivery Directorate at HMPPS
Louise Alexander - People Director, HMPPS and Business Partnering at HMPPS

10:30
To be confirmed

Industry and Regulators Committee - Private Meeting

None

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 2, 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
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
Sam Lowe - Partner at Flint Global
Professor David Collins - Professor of International Economic Law at City University London
Aslak Berg - Research Fellow at Centre for European Reform, and former trade official at EFTA, the European Commission and the Norwegian civil service

16:00
To be confirmed

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Virtual meeting

UK accession to US-Bahrain Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement
International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The UK-EU reset
European Affairs Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Sam Lowe - Partner at Flint Global
Professor David Collins - Professor of International Economic Law at City, University of London
Aslak Berg - Research Fellow at Centre for European Reform, and former trade official at EFTA, the European Commission and the Norwegian civil service

Wednesday 12th February

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Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
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First 5 Oral Questions

Jim Shannon (DUP)
1. What discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on innovation in nuclear technology.

Jamie Stone (LD)
2. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help SMEs adopt digital technology.

Patrick Hurley (Lab)
3. What steps his Department is taking to use technology to improve access to public services.

Gregor Poynton (Lab)
4. What steps his Department is taking to support innovation in Livingston constituency.

Martin Wrigley (LD)
5. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the development of the Google quantum computing chip.

Topical Questioners

1. Patrick Hurley (Lab)

2. Phil Brickell (Lab)

3. David Reed (Con)

4. Jas Athwal (Lab)

5. Baggy Shanker (LAB)

6. Harriet Cross (Con)

7. Tom Gordon (LD)

8. Patricia Ferguson (Lab)

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Imran Hussain (Lab)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 February.

Charlotte Nichols (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 February.

Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 February.

Preet Kaur Gill (LAB)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 February.

David Reed (Con)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 February.

None

Main Business

Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Political Donations

None

Legislation
Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

None

HM Treasury
James Murray

Legislation
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Ways and Means

None

HM Treasury
James Murray

Legislation
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Money

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Linsey Farnsworth
Labour

SEND provision in Derbyshire

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

Fuel poverty in England
Jon Trickett (Lab - Normanton and Hemsworth)

None

11:00

Knife crime in London
Luke Taylor (LD - Sutton and Cheam)

None

14:30

Government support for pensioners
Blake Stephenson (Con - Mid Bedfordshire)

None

16:00

Government support for the Scotch whisky industry
Graham Leadbitter (SNP - Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey)

None

16:30

International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Brian Leishman (Lab - Alloa and Grangemouth)

None

Select & Joint Committees

08:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Safeguarding vulnerable claimants
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:00am: Oral evidence
Sir Stephen Timms MP - Minister for Social Security and Disability at Department for Work and Pensions
Elizabeth Fairburn - Customer Experience Director at Department for Work and Pensions
Dr Gail Allsopp - Chief Medical Advisor at Department for Work and Pensions

08:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Safeguarding vulnerable claimants
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:00am: Oral evidence
Sir Stephen Timms MP - Minister for Social Security and Disability at Department for Work and Pensions
Elizabeth Fairburn - Customer Experience Director at Department for Work and Pensions
Dr Gail Allsopp - Chief Medical Advisor at Department for Work and Pensions
Neil Couling - Director General, Fraud, Disability and Health and Senior Responsible Owner Universal Credit at Department for Work and Pensions

08:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Safeguarding vulnerable claimants
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:00am: Oral evidence
Sir Stephen Timms MP - Minister for Social Security and Disability at Department for Work and Pensions

08:30
TBC

Safeguarding vulnerable claimants
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Sir Stephen Timms MP - Minister for Social Security and Disability at Department for Work and Pensions

09:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Problem drug use in Scotland follow-up: Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Catriona Matheson - Professor in Substance Use at The University of Stirling
Andrew McAuley - Professor of Public Health at Glasgow Caledonian University
Vittal Katikireddi - Professor of Public Health & Health Inequalities at The University of Glasgow
Gillian Shorter - Reader in Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast

09:00
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Problem drug use in Scotland follow-up: Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Catriona Matheson - Professor in Substance Use at The University of Stirling
Andrew McAuley - Consultant Scientist at Public Health Scotland
Vittal Katikireddi - Professor of Public Health & Health Inequalities at The University of Glasgow
Gillian Shorter - Reader in Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Airports and economic growth
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Dr Alex Chapman - Senior Economist at New Economics Foundation
Brian Pearce - Executive Director at Air Transportation Systems Laboratory, University College London
Chris Cuttle - Associate Director at Frontier Economics
Marc Postle - Independent economic consultant
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Mike Kane MP - Minister for Aviation at Department for Transport
David Silk - Director for Aviation at Department for Transport

09:15
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Community Mental Health Services
Health and Social Care Committee
View details

At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Ian Callaghan
Francesca
Chris Frederick
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Miss Kadra Abdinasir - Associate Director of Policy at Centre for Mental Health
Lucy Schonegevel - Director of Policy and Practice at Rethink Mental Illness
Dr Courtney Buckler - Senior Policy and Campaigns Manager at National Survivor User Network
Harry Dyson - Peer Researcher and Public Involvement Officer at The McPin Foundation

09:15
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Community Mental Health Services
Health and Social Care Committee

None

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Airports and economic growth
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Dr Alex Chapman - Senior Economist at New Economics Foundation
Brian Pearce - Executive Director at Air Transportation Systems Laboratory, University College London
Chris Cuttle - Associate Director at Frontier Economics
Marc Postle
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Mike Kane MP - Minister for Aviation at Department for Transport
David Silk - Director for Aviation at Department for Transport

09:15
TBC

Airports and economic growth
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Dr Alex Chapman - Senior Economist at New Economics Foundation
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Mike Kane MP - Minister for Aviation at Department for Transport
David Silk - Director for Aviation at Department for Transport

09:15
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Airports and economic growth
Transport Committee
View details

At 9:15am: Oral evidence
Dr Alex Chapman - Senior Economist at New Economics Foundation
Brian Pearce - Executive Director at Air Transportation Systems Laboratory, University College London
Chris Cuttle - Associate Director at Frontier Economics
Marc Postle, Independent economic consultant
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Mike Kane MP - Minister for Aviation at Department for Transport
David Silk - Director for Aviation at Department for Transport

09:15
TBC

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Darlington

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:45
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The work of the First Minister of Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS - First Minister of Wales at Welsh Government

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Accountability for Daesh crimes
Human Rights (Joint Committee)

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Minister and the Minister of State for Women and Equalities (2024-25 session)
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP - Minister for State for Women and Equalities and Secretary of State for Education
Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP - Minister for State for Women and Equalities and Minister of State for Development
Anna Thompson - Deputy Director, External Communications, Strategy and Missions at Office for Equality and Opportunity

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The work of the First Minister of Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS - First Minister of Wales at Welsh Government

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Flood resilience in England
Environmental Audit Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Hannah Burgess - President at Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
Celia Davis - Senior Projects and Policy Manager at Town and Country Planning Association
Rachel Hallos - Vice President at National Farmers' Union

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Minister and the Minister of State for Women and Equalities (2024-25 session)
Women and Equalities Committee
View details

At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP - Minister for State for Women and Equalities and Secretary of State for Education
Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP - Minister for State for Women and Equalities and Minister of State for Development

14:00
TBC

The work of the First Minister of Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee
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At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Eluned Morgan - First Minister of Wales at Welsh Government

14:15
Darlington Economic Campus

Work of HM Treasury
Treasury Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
James Bowler CB - Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury
Beth Russell - Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury
Sam Beckett - Chief Economic Adviser, Head of the Government Economic Service and Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury
Conrad Smewing - Director General, Public Spending and Joint-Head of the Government Finance Function at HM Treasury

14:15
Darlington Economic Campus

Work of HM Treasury
Treasury Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
James Bowler CB - Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury
Beth Russell - Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury
Sam Beckett - Chief Economic Adviser, Head of the Government Economic Service and Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury

14:15
Darlington Economic Campus

Work of HM Treasury
Treasury Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
James Bowler CB - Permanent Secretary to the Treasury at HM Treasury
Beth Russell - Second Permanent Secretary to the Treasury at HM Treasury
Sam Beckett - Chief Economic Adviser, Head of the GES and Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury

14:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Retrofitting homes for net zero
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Zak Ashraf - Member of the public
Damian Mercer - Manager at Cavity Extraction Ltd
Amanda Hoyles - Member of the public
Shabir Hussain - Domestic Energy Efficiency Manager at Luton Council
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Ian Rippin - Chief Executive at MCS
Simon Ayers - Chief Executive at TrustMark
Andy Manning - Energy System Transformation Head at Citizens Advice

14:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Procedure Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:30
TBC

Retrofitting homes for net zero
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - 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

16:30
Department for Work and Pensions Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Leigh of Hurley
Conservative

Effect on economic growth of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's pre-Budget comments on “public spending inheritance” and subsequent rise in employer National Insurance contributions

None

Lord Bach
Labour

Ensuring that all new-build commercial and industrial premises in England are fitted with solar panels

None

Lord Kamall
Conservative

Completing the rollout of electronic patient record systems to NHS trusts which have not yet implemented them

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - committee stage (day 4)

None

Lord Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrat

Orders and regulations
Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 - motion to regret (dinner break business)

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill committee stage (day 4) (continued)

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Orders and regulations
Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

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

Orders and regulations
Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2025

None

Baroness Twycross
Labour

Orders and regulations
Gambling Levy Regulations 2025; Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee

None

10:00
Room 3, 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
David Geale - Interim Managing Director at Payment Systems Regulator (PSR)

10:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Constitution Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Nitrogen
Environment and Climate Change Committee
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At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Alexander Lees - Reader in biodiversity at Manchester Metropolitan University
Ed Rowe - Senior Biogeochemical Modeller at UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Jeremy Biggs - CEO at Freshwater Habitats Trust

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

International Relations and Defence Committee - Private Meeting

None

11:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Interpreting and translation services in the courts
Public Services Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Accountability for Daesh crimes
Human Rights (Joint Committee)

None

15:40
Virtual meeting

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting

None

Thursday 13th February

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Commons Chamber

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Department Questions

09:30

Department for Transport
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First 5 Oral Questions

Perran Moon (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support people to purchase electric vehicles.

Emma Foody (LAB)
2. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the condition of local roads.

Sam Rushworth (Lab)
3. What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.

Wendy Morton (Con)
4. What steps she is taking to maintain open access railway services.

Harriet Cross (Con)
5. If she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of recent trends in the cost of air fares.

Topical Questioners

1. Johanna Baxter (Lab)

2. Harriet Cross (Con)

3. John Whitby (Lab)

4. Charlie Dewhirst (Con)

5. Edward Morello (LD)

6. Dave Doogan (SNP)

7. Jessica Toale (Lab)

8. Bob Blackman (Con)

9. Linsey Farnsworth (Lab)

10. Siân Berry (Green)

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Lucy Powell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

General debate
LGBT+ History Month

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Neil Shastri-Hurst
Conservative

Reform of private family law hearings

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

HIV Testing Week
David Mundell (Con - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale)

None

15:00

Prevention of cardiovascular disease
Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Fixing NHS Dentistry
Public Accounts Committee

None

General Committee

11:30

Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]
Further to consider the Bill

None

14:00

Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]
Further to consider the Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Lord Pack and Baroness Alexander of Cleveden

None

Department Questions

Lord Altrincham
Conservative

Impact on the hospitality sector of the cost of the increase in employers National Insurance contributions and the savings from the increase in employment allowance for the smallest businesses

None

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Conservative

Effectiveness of enforcement measures against the illegal use of e-scooters

None

Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Conservative

Net £9.6 billion decline in investment in UK funds in the London Stock Exchange in 2024

None

Main Business

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

Debate
National Holocaust Memorial Day

None

Lord Bishop of Newcastle
Bishops

Short debate
Number of bank closures in the past decade and the impact on people in rural communities

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Bus Services (No.2) Bill - committee stage (day 3)

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Social Mobility Policy Committee - Private Meeting

None

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Government Bill Commons Debates

Tuesday 11th February
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] 2024-26
Consideration of Lords message
Wednesday 12th February
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 2024-26
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Monday 24th February
Crown Estate Bill [HL] 2024-26
Report stage

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Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Wed 5th February

Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee

Wed 5th February

Industrial strategy for clean power
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Mon 3rd February

Digital centre of government
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Latest Government Consultations

Fri 7th February

Review of the Fuel Poverty Strategy
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Fri 7th February

Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Thu 6th February

Draft National Policy Statement for nuclear energy generation (EN-7)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

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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.

Thursday 6th February in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(166 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Steve Reed - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lucy Rigby - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Urgent Question

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Department for International Development)
(72 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anneliese Dodds - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Business of the House (Leader of the House)
(98 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lucy Powell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

UK-EU Relations (Cabinet Office)
(35 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Backbench Business

Coalfield Communities (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(93 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Financial Education (Department for Education)
(40 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Adjournment Debate

Manufacturing and Engineering (Northern Ireland) (Department for Business and Trade)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Thursday 6th February in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Rail Services: Open Access Operators (Department for Transport)
(29 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Low-income Countries: Debt Cancellation (HM Treasury)
(33 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Thursday 6th February - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

Armed Forces Recruitment (Ministry of Defence)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Nuclear Energy: Consenting and Regulation (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ed Miliband - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Official Development Assistance: Programme Allocations 2024-25 (Department for International Development)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anneliese Dodds - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Improving Social Housing Quality and Strengthening Tenant Voice (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Angela Rayner - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Bill Committees

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eleventh sitting) (Department for Education)
(91 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

Crown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting) (HM Treasury)
(65 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Crown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting) (HM Treasury)
(67 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Twelfth sitting) (Department for Education)
(84 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)
Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Friday 7th February in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL] (Ministry of Justice)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill [HL]
(6 Speeches)

Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL] (HM Treasury)
(28 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Mortgage Prisoners Inquiry Bill [HL] (HM Treasury)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL] (Department for Education)
(27 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Education)

Permitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL] (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)