Parallel Parliament

Thursday 15th October

(7 days ago)
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Order Paper (15 Oct 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm
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Department Questions

09:30

Oral questions
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
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First 5 Oral Questions

Martin Rhodes (Lab)
1. What steps his Department is taking to help increase economic growth.

Helen Morgan (LD)
2. What steps he is taking to help preserve scientific research infrastructure.

Aphra Brandreth (Con)
3. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the creation of jobs for young people.

Hannah Spencer (Green)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the withdrawal of UKRI funding for Jodrell Bank Observatory from 2028.

Adam Thompson (Lab)
5. What steps his Department has taken to support investment in science and research.

Topical Questioners

1. Freddie van Mierlo (LD)

2. Kerry McCarthy (Lab)

3. Martin Vickers (Con)

4. Navendu Mishra (Lab)

5. Tom Rutland (Lab)

6. Catherine Fookes (Lab)

7. Alex McIntyre (Lab)

8. Chris Ward (Lab)

9. Sonia Kumar (Lab)

10. Callum Anderson (Lab)

Freddie van Mierlo: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Martin Rhodes: What steps his Department is taking to help increase economic growth.
Kerry McCarthy: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Helen Morgan: What steps he is taking to help preserve scientific research infrastructure.
Martin Vickers: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Aphra Brandreth: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the creation of jobs for young people.
Navendu Mishra: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Hannah Spencer: What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the withdrawal of UKRI funding for Jodrell Bank Observatory from 2028.
Adam Thompson: What steps his Department has taken to support investment in science and research.
Tom Rutland: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Catherine Fookes: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Peter Prinsley: What steps his Department is taking under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to hold online marketplaces accountable for the safety of products sold on their platforms.
Alex McIntyre: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Joe Robertson: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the creation of jobs for young people.
John Slinger: What steps his Department is taking to help increase economic growth.
Chris Ward: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Patrick Hurley: What steps his Department is taking to help increase economic growth.
Sonia Kumar: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Callum Anderson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Cat Eccles: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle late payments to small businesses.
Bill Esterson: What steps he is taking to help protect consumers from rogue traders.
Caroline Voaden: What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of data centre developments on resource capacity in the South West.
Richard Quigley: What steps his Department has taken to support the advanced manufacturing sector.
Paula Barker: What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of service by Royal Mail.
Amanda Martin: What steps his Department is taking to help support self-employed workers.
Noah Law: What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the development of place-based business cases.
Rachael Maskell: If he will take steps to help ensure Post Office provision in every community.
Olly Glover: What steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to regulate artificial intelligence.
Damien Egan: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support communities affected by the closure of local Post Office branches.
Julian Smith: What steps he is taking to support businesses in the hospitality sector.
Daniel Francis: What discussions his Department has had with Royal Mail on postal services in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.
Steff Aquarone: What steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to recruit young people.
Linsey Farnsworth: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle late payments to small businesses.
Josh Newbury: What steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to support energy intensive businesses with energy costs.
Henry Tufnell: Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the scope of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme to include oil refineries.

Urgent Question

Robbie Moore
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the Sustainable Farming Incentive

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Department of Health and Social Care
Alison McGovern

Ministerial statement
National Care Service

None

Main Business

Legislation
Second reading of the Highways (Financing) Bill

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Douglas McAllister
Labour

Detention of Jagtar Singh Johal

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Select Committee Statement on the Fourth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence, HC 160
Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds Central and Headingley)

None

13:50

Support for unpaid carers
Alison Bennett (LD - Mid Sussex)

None

15:00

Progress towards a smokefree UK
Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East)

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee concluded
(ended at 15:35)

Further to consider the Bill
Immigration and Asylum Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Immigration and Asylum Bill - Private Meeting

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Public Accounts Committee concluded
(ended at 10:19)

Resilience of the UK's food supply to disruptions
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Baroness Mills of Greenwich and Lord Sanders of Hallingdal

None

Department Questions

Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Conservative

Oral questions
impact of increases to employer's National Insurance on the arts and cultural sector

None

Lord Balfe
Conservative

Oral questions
Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast that welfare expenditure will reach £407 billion by 2030–31

None

Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest
Conservative

Oral questions
Reducing the number of foreign national offenders held in prisons in England and Wales

None

Lord Robathan
Conservative

Oral questions
Allegation of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum

None

Main Business

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Wood of Anfield

Urgent Question Repeat
Threats posed by Iran to British interests

None

Lord Shipley
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Strengthening democratic accountability, participation and electoral reform in local government

None

Lord Cameron of Dillington
Crossbench

Short debate
Promoting family businesses in the UK

None

Baroness Teather
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Growing threats to UK food security

None

Statements

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Statement
Adjusted Triple Lock

None

Main Business

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

12:15
Lord Lansley
Conservative

Debate
The Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union regarding Cooperation on the Application of their Respective Competition Laws

None

14:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster Finance Bill Sub-Committee concluded
(ended at 11:37)

Draft Finance Bill 2026–27
Finance Bill Sub-Committee
View details

At 9:45am: Oral evidence
Sandy Bhogal - Co-Chair at The Law Society of England and Wales
Reuben Duffy - Policy Executive at The Law Society of Scotland
Margaret Curran - Technical Officer at Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
Antonia Stokes - Senior Manager at The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG)
Adam Craggs - Head of Tax, Investigations and Financial Crime at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

National Resilience
National Resilience Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Numeracy for Life Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 16th October

(6 days ago)
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Order Paper (16 Oct 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 3pm
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Statements

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Emma Hardy

Ministerial statement
The debate will be interrupted at 11:00 am for the following change to business: Update on drought conditions in England

None

Main Business

Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Chalk Streams (UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site) Bill: Second Reading

None

Gagan Mohindra
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Non-Domestic Rating (Retail, Hospitality and Leisure) Bill: Second Reading

None

Ruth Jones
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Domestic Abuse (Pets etc) Bill: Second Reading

None

Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat

Private Members' Bills
Medical Services (Rural Areas) Bill: Second Reading

None

Hannah Spencer
Green Party

Private Members' Bills
Maximum Workplace Temperature Bill: Second Reading

None

Katie Lam
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Data Publication and Quality (Immigration, Nationality and Country of Birth) Bill: Second Reading

None

Adjournment Debate

Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat

Critical transport infrastructure in Surrey Heath constituency

None

Lords Chamber

Monday 19th October

(3 days ago)
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Order Paper (19 Oct 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Oral questions
Ministry of Defence
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First 5 Oral Questions

Jonathan Brash (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to help increase investment in jobs and skills in the defence sector in the North East.

Jessica Toale (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking to help improve skills in the defence workforce.

Sarah Olney (LD)
3. What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing levels of defence cooperation with the EU.

Andrew Lewin (Lab)
4. What assessment he has made of the level of threat from Russia.

Jayne Kirkham (LAB)
5. What steps he is taking to establish whether there is a link between helicopter exhaust emissions and cancer in the military.

Topical Questioners

1. Andrew Rosindell (RUK)

2. Danny Beales (Lab)

3. Lloyd Hatton (Lab)

4. Alan Strickland (Lab)

5. Liz Jarvis (LD)

6. Wendy Chamberlain (LD)

7. Rebecca Smith (Con)

8. Janet Daby (Lab)

9. Joe Powell (Lab)

10. Edward Morello (LD)

Andrew Rosindell: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Jonathan Brash: What steps he is taking to help increase investment in jobs and skills in the defence sector in the North East.
Danny Beales: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Jessica Toale: What steps he is taking to help improve skills in the defence workforce.
Lloyd Hatton: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Sarah Olney: What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing levels of defence cooperation with the EU.
Alan Strickland: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Andrew Lewin: What assessment he has made of the level of threat from Russia.
Jayne Kirkham: What steps he is taking to establish whether there is a link between helicopter exhaust emissions and cancer in the military.
Liz Jarvis: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Wendy Chamberlain: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Peter Swallow: What steps he is taking to support cadet forces in Bracknell Forest.
Rebecca Smith: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Chris Murray: What steps he is taking to support cadet forces.
Wendy Chamberlain: What steps the armed forces take to inform residents of low flying drills by military aircraft.
Janet Daby: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Joe Powell: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Liz Twist: What steps he is taking to defend UK interests in space.
Edward Morello: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Sonia Kumar: What steps he is taking to support defence procurement companies in Dudley.
Laura Kyrke-Smith: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen national resilience.
Patricia Ferguson: What steps he is taking to protect British interests in the High North.
Jodie Gosling: What progress he has made on allocating VALOUR funding.
Ian Roome: What steps he is taking to improve defence preparedness and resilience.
Julian Lewis: What his policy is on the future of the British military base on Diego Garcia.
Joshua Reynolds: If he will take steps with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to issue defence bonds to help increase funding for military capabilities.
Lauren Edwards: What steps he is taking to improve skills in the defence workforce.
Edward Morello: What steps his Department is taking to improve defence procurement.
Wendy Morton: What steps he is taking to support veterans.
Chris Kane: What steps he is taking to improve skills in the defence workforce.
Katrina Murray: What steps he is taking to defend UK interests in space.
Jerome Mayhew: What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of Exchequer on meeting the NATO target of spending 5 per cent of GDP on defence and national security.
Lara Bird: What recent estimate he has made of the cost of the Nuclear Enterprise.
Frank McNally: What steps he is taking to help increase economic growth through defence spending.
Vikki Slade: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Military Aid to the Civil Authorities.

Main Business

Legislation
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Committee of the whole House (day one)
View Amendments

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Torcuil Crichton
Labour

Potential merits of Government support for Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Building

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 764553 relating to sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling or coercive cases
Irene Campbell (Lab - North Ayrshire and Arran)

None

General Committee

18:00

Sporting Events Bill: Programming Sub Committee - Private Meeting

None

18:00

Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill: Programming Sub Committee - Private Meeting

None

18:00
Room 9, Palace of Westminster First Delegated Legislation Committee concluded
(ended at 18:07)

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

None

18:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster Second Delegated Legislation Committee concluded

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The Travellers’ Allowances (Amendment) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 981)

None

18:00
Department for Work and Pensions Room 11, Palace of Westminster Third Delegated Legislation Committee concluded
(ended at 18:14)

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House Foreign Affairs Committee concluded
(ended at 13:36)

Cuba
Foreign Affairs Committee
View details

At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Christopher Sabatini - Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, US and North America Programme at Chatham House
Dr Katrin Hansing - Associate Professor at Baruch College, City University of New York
Ruaridh Nicoll - Freelance Journalist
Lena Savelli - Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at UN World Food Programme

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Public Accounts Committee concluded
(ended at 18:35)

Digital ID
Public Accounts Committee

None

16:30
Mr Speaker's study

Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Helic
Conservative

Oral questions
Russian and Chinese influence in the Western Balkans regarding defence, security and robotics

None

Baroness Griffin of Princethorpe
Labour

Oral questions
Disability access of homes built under the new towns programme

None

Lord Moynihan of Chelsea
Conservative

Oral questions
UK ability to align with the European Union’s acquis on renewable energy

None

Lord Moraes
Labour

Oral questions
Net annual economic contribution to the UK of settled migrants

None

Private Notice Question

Lord Hunt of Wirral
Conservative

Private Notice Question
Extending the scope of the BBC licence fee

None

Main Business

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

Urgent Question Repeat
Sustainable farming incentive

None

Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Conservative

Legislation
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill - committee stage
View Amendments

None

Ministry of Justice
Lord Lemos

Legislation
Public Office Accountability Bill – committee (day 2) - part one
View Amendments

None

Lord Norton of Louth
Conservative

Short debate
Provision for the teaching of citizenship (dinner break business)

None

Ministry of Justice
Lord Lemos

Legislation
Public Office Accountability Bill – committee (day 2) - part two
View Amendments

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of the group beginning with amendment 81 on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Railways Bill - committee stage (day 5)
View Amendments

None

20:45

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Childhood Vaccinations
Childhood Vaccinations Committee - Private Meeting

None

Tuesday 20th October

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (20 Oct 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Oral questions
Department of Health and Social Care
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First 5 Oral Questions

Elsie Blundell (Lab)
1. What recent discussions she has had with the interim leadership of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

Rachael Maskell (LAB)
2. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to regulate funeral services.

Rosie Wrighting (Lab)
3. What steps she is taking to improve maternity and neonatal care.

Mike Martin (LD)
4. What steps she is taking to improve mental health services.

Frank McNally (Lab)
5. Whether she plans to provide additional funding for motor neurone disease research.

Topical Questioners

1. Chris Hinchliff (Lab)

2. Tim Farron (LD)

3. Jonathan Davies (Lab)

4. Alan Mak (Con)

5. Jack Abbott (LAB)

6. Gregory Campbell (DUP)

7. Damien Egan (Lab)

8. Helena Dollimore (LAB)

9. Sharon Hodgson (Lab)

10. Lizzi Collinge (Lab)

Elsie Blundell: What recent discussions she has had with the interim leadership of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.
Chris Hinchliff: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Tim Farron: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Rachael Maskell: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to regulate funeral services.
Jonathan Davies: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Rosie Wrighting: What steps she is taking to improve maternity and neonatal care.
Alan Mak: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Mike Martin: What steps she is taking to improve mental health services.
Frank McNally: Whether she plans to provide additional funding for motor neurone disease research.
Jack Abbott: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Alan Mak: What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of primary care provision.
Gregory Campbell: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Simon Opher: What steps she is taking to help improve the health of young people.
Damien Egan: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Helena Dollimore: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Jessica Toale: What steps her Department is taking to support women affected by diethylstilbesterol.
Sharon Hodgson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Sam Rushworth: What steps her Department is taking to increase the use of community hospitals and beds for step-down intermediate care.
David Reed: What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dentists.
Lizzi Collinge: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Tim Farron: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of radiotherapy satellite units.
Jeremy Hunt: What plans she has to improve continuity of care in the NHS.
Richard Baker: What steps she is taking to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Chris Coghlan: Whether she plans to implement a redress scheme for people harmed by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate.
Ian Roome: What steps her Department is taking to improve NHS maternity services in Devon.
Andrew Ranger: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities.
Fleur Anderson: What steps she is taking to improve access to GPs.
Wendy Morton: What estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the NHS reorganisation proposed in the Health Bill.
Paul Holmes: What steps she is taking to ensure that patients referred for NHS elective eye care are offered an adequate choice of NHS and independent sector providers.
Ben Obese-Jecty: What steps she has taken to support the delivery of the New Hospital Programme in Huntingdon constituency.
Andrew Lewin: What progress her Department has made on establishing Neighbourhood Health Centres in every community.
Tom Hayes: What proportion of Best Start Family Hubs provide Healthy Babies support.
Lorraine Beavers: What steps she is taking to ensure hospitals receive adequate funding.
Tracy Gilbert: Whether she plans to take legislative steps with Cabinet colleagues to ban people domiciled in the UK from entering into international surrogacy arrangements.
Caroline Voaden: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the physical condition of the NHS estate in Devon.

Main Business

Richard Holden
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Social security (marriage)

None

Legislation
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Conclusion of committee and remaining stages
View Amendments

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Richard Fuller
Conservative

Impact of the East West Rail Bedford to Cambridge business case on North Bedfordshire constituency

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