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Monday 12th April

(6 days ago)
Order Paper (12 Apr 2021)

Commons
Lords

Main Business

14:30
Cabinet Office
Boris Johnson

Death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Motion for an Address)

Main Business

13:00
Leader of the House
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

Motion for Humble Address
Death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Tuesday 13th April

(5 days ago)
Order Paper (13 Apr 2021)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

Department of Health and Social Care

Urgent Question

Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the process by which Greensill Capital was approved as a lender for the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme

Tim Loughton
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on recent sanctions imposed by the Chinese Government on UK citizens

Statements

Northern Ireland Office
Brandon Lewis

Ministerial statement
Northern Ireland Update

Main Business

Gareth Johnson
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Road User Charging (Outer London)

HM Treasury

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Danny Kruger
Conservative

Decisions on cardiopulmonary resuscitation use during the pandemic

Department Questions

Lord Teverson
Liberal Democrat

Preparations for the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) to be held in May in Kunming, China

Lord Bishop of Leeds
Bishops

Impact of new EU visa and residence permit regimes for UK citizens on numbers of Church of England clergy securing such permits

Lord Sarfraz
Conservative

Central Bank Digital Currency

Lord Jordan
Labour

Representations made about the convictions of democracy campaigners in Hong Kong

Private Notice Question

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Non-affiliated

Private Notice Question
To ask the government, further to the ongoing violence in Northern Ireland, what representations they are making to the Northern Ireland Executive to uphold the Good Friday (Belfast Agreement)

Main Business

Ministry of Defence
Baroness Goldie

Legislation
Overseas Operations (Services Personnel and Veterans) Bill - report stage

Wednesday 14th April

(4 days ago)
Order Paper (14 Apr 2021)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

President of COP26 (including Topical Questions)

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time

Main Business

Carolyn Harris
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
NHS Pay Award (Report)

Keir Starmer
Labour

Opposition Day Debate
Committee to investigate the lobbying of Government

Keir Starmer
Labour

Opposition Day Debate
Strength of the UK’s armed forces

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Fleur Anderson
Labour

Funding for the restoration of Hammersmith Bridge

Department Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Liberal Democrat

Revision of the historical section of the Life in the UK handbook for people applying for UK citizenship

Lord Knight of Weymouth
Labour

Consultation with providers about the market review of initial teacher training

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Labour

Progress of the Undercover Policing Inquiry into police surveillance, established in 2015

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party

Proposal by the USA government for a global minimum corporate tax rate

Private Notice Question

Lord Boateng
Labour

Private Notice Question
Volcanic eruption on St Vincent

Statements

HM Treasury
Lord Agnew of Oulton

Statement
Process by which Greensill Capital was approved as a lender for the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loans Scheme

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

Statement
Recent sanctions imposed by the Chinese Government on UK citizens

Home Office
Baroness Williams of Trafford

Statement
New Plan for Immigration

Main Business

Leader of the House
Earl Howe

Legislation
Financial Services Bill – report stage (day 2)

Thursday 15th April

(3 days ago)
Order Paper (15 Apr 2021)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

09:30

Department for International Trade

Urgent Question

Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat

To ask the Secretary of State for Education for a statement on the return date given to University students and his Department’s plans to provide financial compensation to university students for lost teaching and rent during the coronavirus pandemic

Statements

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

Main Business

Consideration of Lords amendments
Domestic Abuse Bill

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Conor Burns
Conservative

Future of the English language sector

Main Business

12:00

Introduction(s)
Barroness Merron and Lord Morse

Department Questions

Lord Black of Brentwood
Conservative

Improving the welfare of domestic animals in the UK

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Labour

Variation in the standard of care received by patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and government plans to work with NHS England to improve care and outcomes for such patients

Lord Beith
Liberal Democrat

Reducing the backlog of cases in the Crown Courts

Lord Moylan
Conservative

Guidance for students returning to, and starting, Higher Education following resumption of university courses after the Easter break.

Private Notice Question

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Liberal Democrat

Private Notice Question
To ask the government what discussions they have had with NATO allies regarding the recent amassing of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border

Main Business

Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Conservative

Legislation
British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill - committee stage

Baroness Blower
Labour

Legislation
Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Bill - committee stage

Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Labour

Legislation
Forensic Science Regulator Bill - committee stage

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Lord Callanan

Legislation
National Security and Investment Bill - report stage

Friday 16th April

(2 days ago)

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Main Business

11:00
Baroness Pidding
Conservative

Legislation
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill - second reading

Baroness Wyld
Conservative

Legislation
Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill - second reading

Ministry of Justice
Lord Randall of Uxbridge

Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill - second reading

Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Labour

Legislation
Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill - committee stage

16:00

Estimated rising time

Monday 19th April

(1 day ahead)
Order Paper (19 Apr 2021)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

14:30

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Main Business

HM Treasury
Rishi Sunak

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Ways and Means (Freeports (Stamp Duty Land Tax))

HM Treasury

Finance Bill Committee (Day 1)

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Patricia Gibson
Scottish National Party

Gender pension gap

Department Questions

Lord Farmer
Conservative

Joining-up family policy across government so that it is “fit for the 2020s”

Lord Ravensdale
Crossbench

Role of nuclear energy in meeting the UK’s hydrogen production targets

Lord Woolley of Woodford
Crossbench

Reports that highly skilled migrants from Commonwealth countries who have lived in the UK have been refused indefinite leave to remain

Baroness Sheehan
Liberal Democrat

Revising planning rules to ensure all decisions are aligned with the UK’s net zero emissions targets

Private Notice Question

Baroness Kennedy of Shaws
Labour

Private Notice Question
To ask the government what is their assessment of the reports that pro-democracy campaigners have been sentenced in Hong-Kong for participation in pro-democracy protests

Statements

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
Conservative

Statement
Return date for university students and plans to provide financial compensation for lost teaching and rent during the coronavirus pandemic

Main Business

Ministry of Defence
Baroness Goldie

Legislation
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill – third reading

Leader of the House
Earl Howe

Legislation
Financial Services Bill – report (day 3) & third reading – Earl Howe

Tuesday 20th April

(2 days ahead)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Main Business

Paul Holmes
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Planning (Local Authority Housing Developments)

HM Treasury

Finance Bill Committee (Day 2)

Adjournment Debate

19:00
John Hayes
Conservative

Service medal for nuclear test veterans

Department Questions

Lord Bishop of St Albans
Bishops

Transferring responsibility for gambling policy to the Department of Health and Social Care

Baroness Eaton
Conservative

National Marriage Week and the role of marriage in the development of policy

Lord Lucas
Conservative

Supporting a 50:50 gender-balanced Parliament and amending male primogeniture

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Green Party

Reducing domestic air travel in the UK

Main Business

Department for Transport
Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Legislation
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL] – consideration of Commons amendments

Home Office
Lord Greenhalgh

Legislation
Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill – third reading

Home Office
Lord Greenhalgh

Legislation
Fire Safety Bill – consideration of Commons amendments

Baroness Donaghy
Labour

Debate
Conduct Committee Report 'Registration of members’ foreign interests: follow-up' - motion to agree

Lord Garnier
Conservative

Conduct Committee report 'Registration of members’ foreign interests: follow-up' - motion to return the report to the Committee for further consideration

Wednesday 21st April

(3 days ahead)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

Northern Ireland Office

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time

Main Business

Taiwo Owatemi
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Fur Trade (Prohibition)

Motion to Approve a Statutory Instrument relating to counter-terrorism

Consideration of Lords amendments
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

Debate
Debate on the Sixth Report from the Committee on Standards Relating to Confidentiality in the House’s Standards System and the Seventh Report From the Committee on Standards Relating to Sanctions in Respect of the Conduct of Members

Leader of the House
Jacob Rees-Mogg

Motion Relating to the Membership of the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body

Adjournment Debate

19:00

Carbon monoxide safety, testing and awareness

Department Questions

Lord Harris of Haringey
Labour

Emergency alert system for users of mobile telephones

Baroness Coussins
Crossbench

Engaging with countries in Latin America as part of the UK’s future foreign policy

Lord Robathan
Conservative

World Obesity Federation report: COVID-19 and Obesity: The 2021 Atlas

Main Business

Home Office
Baroness Williams of Trafford

Legislation
Domestic Abuse Bill – consideration of Commons amendments

Thursday 22nd April

(4 days ahead)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

09:30

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

10:10

Church Commissioners and House of Commons Commission and Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body and Public Accounts Commission and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

Statements

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee statement on the Special Report of the Committee on the Armed Forces Bill, Armed Forces Bill, HC 1281

Main Business

William Wragg
Conservative

Backbench Business
Debate on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Eighth Report of Session 2019–21, on Government Transparency and Accountability During covid 19: The Data Underpinning Decisions

Nusrat Ghani
Conservative

Backbench Business
Debate on a Motion on Mass Human Rights Abuses and Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Mark Fletcher
Conservative

Future of British wrestling

Department Questions

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
Labour

List of the reductions in Overseas Development Assistance budgets and awards for 2019/20, and 2020/21

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Conservative

The use of e-scooters and the number of offences and casualties caused by them

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon
Labour

Government support given to students in Pupil Referral Units during the COVID-19 pandemic

Main Business

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Lord Callanan

Legislation
National Security and Investment Bill – third reading

Legislation
Highgate Cemetery Bill - third reading

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

Debate
Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy

Lord Bishop of Durham
Bishops

Diocesan Boards of Education Measure – motion to direct that the Measure be presented for Royal Assent

Lord Bishop of Durham
Bishops

Cathedrals Measure – motion to direct that the Measure be presented for Royal Assent

Friday 23rd April

(5 days ahead)

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Monday 26th April

(8 days ahead)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

14:30

Department for Education

Main Business

Consideration of Lords amendments
If necessary

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Kwasi Kwarteng

Motion to approve the Draft Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021

HM Treasury
John Glen

Motion to Approve the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 (S.i., 2021, No. 392)

Motion related to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 7)Regulations 2021 (S.i., 2021, No. 150)

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Bob Stewart
Conservative

Award for next of kin of emergency services personnel killed on duty

Department Questions

Baroness Thornhill
Liberal Democrat

Industrial Strategy Council annual report which recommended the development of local strategies to deliver sustainable local growth

Lord Rooker
Labour

Findings of the government consultation on the proposal to add folic acid to flour

Lord Moylan
Conservative

Reviewing the legislation that implemented the EU Habitats Directive in regard to the construction of major infrastructure whilst protecting natural habits

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Liberal Democrat

Impact of COVID-19 on the levelling up agenda in relation to the creative industries sector

Tuesday 27th April

(9 days ahead)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

HM Treasury

Main Business

Greg Smith
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Tool Theft (Prevention)

Department Questions

Lord Lexden
Conservative

Hazards that arise when cyclists fail to make use of bicycle bells

Lord Berkeley
Labour

Electrical power requirements needed to enable reliable hydrogen, and battery, availability, in order to meet their zero carbon transport sector target

Lord Holmes of Richmond
Conservative

Recommendations in the Kalifa Review of UK Fintech

Wednesday 28th April

(10 days ahead)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

Scotland Office

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time

Main Business

Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Environment (Regulation)

Department Questions

Baroness Hoey
Non-affiliated

Enabling Northern Ireland citizens to have the same rights as citizens of the rest of the UK

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Non-affiliated

Political situation in Zimbabwe

Baroness Greengross
Crossbench

Care home occupancy rate

Thursday 29th April

(11 days ahead)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

09:30

Department for Transport

Statements

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

Department Questions

Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Labour

Effectiveness of the law in respect of leaseholders and property management companies responsible for the upkeep of communal areas in blocks of flats

Baroness Cox
Crossbench

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the humanitarian situation in Syria

Lord Moynihan
Conservative

Government plans for the new Office for Health Promotion to take over responsibility improving the health of the nation

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Government Bill Commons Debates

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Limit the Sale and Use of Fireworks to Organisers of Licensed Displays Only (301,605 signatures)
2,499 signatures added today
Impose sanctions on China over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims (146,345 signatures)
2,397 signatures added today
Remove Pakistan from red list for travel (15,624 signatures)
2,353 signatures added today

Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Tue 20th April

Parents and families
COVID-19 Committee

Tue 20th April

The long-term impact of the pandemic on parents and families
COVID-19 Committee

Thu 1st April

Major cultural and sporting events
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Latest Government Consultations

Wed 14th April

Making vaccination a condition of deployment in older adult care homes
Department of Health and Social Care

Thu 8th April

Private coronavirus (COVID-19) testing validation
Department of Health and Social Care

Thu 8th April

Consultation on a Technical Variation to the Public Lending Right Scheme
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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