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House of Commons Highlights

Latest Events in the House of Commons

Tuesday 28th November

(7 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (28 Nov 2023)

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

Sarah Champion (Lab)
1. If she will make an estimate of the proportion of households that spent more than 10% of their income on energy costs in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

Nick Smith (Lab)
2. What recent assessment she has made of the impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act on levels of investment in low carbon industries in the UK.

Andrew Gwynne (Lab)
3. What recent discussions she has had with businesses on the Government's net zero targets.

Anne McLaughlin (SNP)
4. What assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of fuel poverty since 2018.

Patrick Grady (SNP)
5. What steps her Department is taking to support the development of community energy schemes.

Topical Questioners

1. Henry Smith (Con)

2. Jack Brereton (Con)

3. Richard Fuller (Con)

4. Neil Coyle (Lab)

5. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab)

6. Virginia Crosbie (Con)

7. Alan Brown (SNP)

8. Alexander Stafford (Con)

9. Nick Smith (Lab)

10. Liz Twist (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

John Healey
Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the war in Ukraine

None

Yvette Cooper
Labour

To ask the Home Secretary to make a statement on the publication of net migration figures

None

Main Business

Legislation
Criminal Justice Bill: Second Reading

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Steve Brine
Conservative

Licensing for tattoo artists, body piercers and cosmetic clinics

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

Nuclear test veterans and medical records
Rebecca Long Bailey (Lab - Salford and Eccles)

None

11:00

Control of the grey squirrel population
Virginia Crosbie (Con - Ynys Môn)

None

14:30

Housing provision in tourist destinations
Steve Double (Con - St Austell and Newquay)

None

16:00

Funding for Havering Council
Jon Cruddas (Lab - Dagenham and Rainham)

None

16:30

Government support for rural communities
Sarah Dyke (LD - Somerton and Frome)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Davies of Brixton
Labour

Home Office’s decision to disband the dedicated team responsible for their Windrush policy and if this will undermine their commitments to the Windrush Generation

None

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
Labour

Support provided to children affected by conflict and climate change in fragile states

None

Lord Snape
Labour

Review of the 2010 funding agreement for Birmingham City Council's Highways Infrastructure Private Finance Initiative

None

Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Crossbench

What the government aims to achieve at COP28 this week

None

Statements

Ministry of Defence
Earl of Minto

Statement
War in Ukraine

None

Main Business

Department for Transport
Lord Davies of Gower

Legislation
Automated Vehicles Bill – second reading

None

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Lord Harlech
Conservative

Orders and regulations
Draft Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023

None

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Baroness Penn

Orders and regulations
Draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023

None

Wednesday 29th November

(6 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (29 Nov 2023)

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

Scotland Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Theresa Villiers (Con)
1. What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on support with the cost of living for people in Scotland.

Christine Jardine (LD)
2. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on food supply chains in Scotland.

Jamie Stone (LD)
3. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of Post Office branch closures on the delivery of Government services in Scotland.

Chris Law (SNP)
4. What assessment he has made of the state of devolution in Scotland.

Martyn Day (SNP)
5. If he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of devolving employment law to the Scottish Government.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Gavin Newlands (SNP)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 November.

Derek Twigg (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 November.

Greg Smith (Con)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 November.

Gerald Jones (Lab)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 November.

Jack Lopresti (Con)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 November.

None

Urgent Question

Caroline Lucas
Green Party

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if she will provide an update on the Government’s commitments in relation to COP28

None

Main Business

Legislation
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Stuart C McDonald
Scottish National Party

Refugee family reunion routes from Sudan

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

Funding of rural councils
Chris Loder (Con - West Dorset)

None

11:00

Prisons in Wales
Liz Saville Roberts (PC - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)

None

14:30

20th anniversary of the repeal of Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988
Ben Bradshaw (Lab - Exeter)

None

16:00

Support for hospice services in south Devon
Kevin Foster (Con - Torbay)

None

16:30

No debate

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Rennard
Liberal Democrat

Increasing the maximum limit for political parties to spend at general elections

None

Lord Collins of Highbury
Labour

Discussions with international counterparts ahead of the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris in 2024

None

Lord Coaker
Labour

Proscribing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation

None

Lord Green of Deddington
Crossbench

Reasons for a net migration rise to 745,000 in 2022 and the plans to reduce it

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Benyon

Statement
Humanitarian pause between Israel and Hamas

None

Main Business

HM Treasury
Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Debate
Autumn Statement 2023

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho
Crossbench

Debate
Covid-19 Committee report: 'Living in a COVID World: A Long-term Approach to Resilience and Wellbeing'

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Thursday 30th November

(5 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (30 Nov 2023)

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 Business and Trade
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Chi Onwurah (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses to export.

Martin Vickers (Con)
2. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK.

Deidre Brock (SNP)
3. What recent progress her Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals on reform of audit and corporate governance.

Nia Griffith (Lab)
4. What steps she is taking to prevent the use of fire and rehire practices.

John McNally (SNP)
5. What steps her Department is taking to help mitigate job losses from the use of artificial intelligence technologies over the next 20 years.

Topical Questioners

1. Matt Vickers (Con)

2. Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)

3. Helen Morgan (LD)

4. David Davis (Con)

5. Florence Eshalomi (LAB)

6. Joanna Cherry (SNP)

7. Chi Onwurah (Lab)

8. Tim Farron (LD)

9. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab)

10. John Penrose (Con)

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

HM Treasury
Jeremy Hunt

Consideration of an Allocation of Time Motion for the National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill

None

Legislation
National Insurance Contributions (Reduction In Rates) Bill: 2nd reading

None

HM Treasury
Nigel Huddleston

Money Resolution
National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill: Money Resolution

None

Legislation
National Insurance Contributions (Reduction In Rates) Bill: Committee and remaining stages

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Mohammad Yasin
Labour

Conditions at HM Prison Bedford

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Work of the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
Maria Miller (Con - Basingstoke)

None

15:00

Pupils with allergies in schools
Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford)

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill

None

Department Questions

Baroness Scott of Needham Market
Liberal Democrat

Battery and hydrogen-powered aircraft connecting different parts of the United Kingdom

None

Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench

Supporting international efforts to end the use of child labour from artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

None

Earl Russell
Liberal Democrat

Actions to ensure all English flood defences are fit for purpose

None

Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Labour

Abolition of residential leasehold for flats

None

Main Business

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Labour

Debate
75th anniversary of the NHS, and NHS performance and waiting times

None

Lord Bishop of London
Bishops

Short debate
Removal of free prescriptions for benefit claimants who fail to look for work

None

Baroness Andrews
Labour

Debate
Importance of good quality early years education provision and environments, especially since the Covid-19 Pandemic

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Friday 1st December

(4 days ago)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Monday 4th December

(1 day ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (4 Dec 2023)

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

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

None

Main Business

Legislation
Victims and Prisoners Bill: Remaining stages

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Lee Anderson
Conservative

Employment of people with learning disabilities

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Lord Carter of Haslemere

None

Department Questions

Baroness Brinton
Liberal Democrat

Support to ensure disabled air passengers are able to travel safely and with their equipment, including wheelchairs

None

Lord Browne of Ladyton
Labour

An appropriate timescale for the introduction of further UK legislation to regulate artificial intelligence

None

Lord Lilley
Conservative

Remarks by Gérald Darmanin, the French interior minister, that his government is prepared to deport asylum seekers deemed dangerous, in potential breach of the European Convention on Human Rights

None

Baroness Chakrabarti
Labour

Reducing violence against women and girls at home and internationally

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Orders and regulations
Draft Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (Port Examination Code of Practice) Regulations 2023 Draft National Security Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments of Primary Legislation) Regulations 2023 Draft National Security Act 2023 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) Regulations 2023

None

Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Labour

Orders and regulations
Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 and associated regret motion

None

Baroness Hoey
Non-affiliated

Orders and regulations
Debate on the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023 and associated regret motion

None

Lord Harlech
Conservative

Orders and regulations
Plant Protection Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023

None

Lord Berkeley
Labour

Orders and regulations
Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on board Passenger Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and associated regret motion

None

21:00

Estimated rising time

None

Tuesday 5th December

(Today)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

Department Questions

11:30

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

First 5 Oral Questions

Kim Johnson (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking to improve the commissioning of primary care dental services for vulnerable people.

Michael Fabricant (Con)
2. What recent steps she has taken to help prepare for a future pandemic.

Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
3. What progress her Department has made on discharging patients from hospitals and moving them into social care.

Catherine West (Lab)
4. What steps her Department is taking to reduce pressure on NHS services in winter 2023-24.

Helen Hayes (Lab)
5. What steps she is taking to help reduce vaping by young people.

Topical Questioners

1. Marion Fellows (SNP)

2. Kate Hollern (Lab)

3. Liz Twist (Lab)

4. Priti Patel (Con)

5. Imran Hussain (Lab)

6. Peter Gibson (Con)

7. Patricia Gibson (SNP)

8. Paul Blomfield (Lab)

9. Luke Evans (Con)

10. Vicky Foxcroft (Lab)

None

Main Business

Debate
Debate on the Motion in the Name of the Official Opposition

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

Road humps and 20mph speed limits
Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green)

None

11:00

Zero emission buses and air quality in Sheffield
Paul Blomfield (Lab - Sheffield Central)

None

14:30

Sri Lankan Tamils and human rights
Martyn Day (SNP - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)

None

16:00

Powers to search digital devices at the UK border
Pauline Latham (Con - Mid Derbyshire)

None

16:30

Violence and abuse towards the retail workforce
Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Black of Brentwood
Conservative

Increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections in England

None

Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat

Number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum aged 12 and under placed in hotels while waiting for local authority placement in the last two years

None

Baroness Sherlock
Labour

Governance for artificial intelligence used by the Department for Work and Pensions

None

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Labour

Report by Cancer Research UK: 'Longer Better Lives: A Manifesto for Cancer Research and Care', published on 28 November

None

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Labour

Question to the Foreign Secretary: additional humanitarian and economic support to Ukraine

None

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Labour

Question to the Foreign Secretary: pressure on the government of Belarus to restore democracy and release political prisoners

None

Baroness D'Souza
Crossbench

Question to the Foreign Secretary: developing formal relations with the Taliban, and representations to the government of Pakistan on the deportation of Afghan refugees

None

Baroness Hoey
Non-affiliated

Question to the Foreign Secretary: discussions with the European Union about the future development of the UK-EU relationship

None

Main Business

Department for Business and Trade
Lord Offord of Garvel

Legislation
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill – second reading

None

Wednesday 6th December

(1 day ahead)
Return to today

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

Wales Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Beth Winter (Lab)
1. What assessment he has made of the impact of inflation on public spending in Wales.

Michael Fabricant (Con)
2. Whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on promoting and supporting narrow gauge railway tourism in Wales.

Sarah Atherton (Con)
3. What assessment he has made of the impact of the Autumn Statement on the Welsh economy.

Kevin Foster (Con)
4. What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the potential financial impact of proposals to implement a visitor levy for Wales on the tourism sector.

Virginia Crosbie (Con)
5. What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the 20mph speed limit on rural communities.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Michael Fabricant (Con)
1. Whether he has had recent discussions with the Mayor of the West Midlands on economic growth in that region.

Caroline Ansell (Con)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 December.

Sarah Champion (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 December.

Simon Lightwood (LAB)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 December.

Tim Loughton (Con)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 6 December.

None

Main Business

Legislation
Sentencing Bill: Second reading

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Richard Burgon
Labour

Potential merits of a windfall tax on bank profits

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

Government policy on conversion practices
Christian Wakeford (Lab - Bury South)

None

11:00

Horserace Betting Levy Board and horse welfare
George Eustice (Con - Camborne and Redruth)

None

14:30

Loneliness and isolation in elderly and vulnerable people
Derek Thomas (Con - St Ives)

None

16:00

Ofsted findings on Hertfordshire's SEND services
Daisy Cooper (LD - St Albans)

None

16:30

Statutory parental bereavement leave and pay
Darren Henry (Con - Broxtowe)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness D'Souza
Crossbench

Appointment of a Children’s Minister at Cabinet level to coordinate cross- departmental Government programmes on the welfare of children

None

Lord Grocott
Labour

Functions of the House of Lords Appointments Commission

None

Lord Naseby
Conservative

Falling owner-occupation among the 25–34 age group

None

Baroness Boycott
Crossbench

Comments made by the COP28 president on the phasing out fossil fuels.

None

Main Business

Department for Business and Trade
Lord Johnson of Lainston

Orders and regulations
Draft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels) and associated regret motion

None

Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Markham

Orders and regulations
Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023 and associated regret motion

None

Lord Coaker
Labour

Orders and regulations
Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023 and associated regret motion

None

Lord Liddle
Labour

Orders and regulations
Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023 and associated regret motion

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

16:15
Department for Transport
Lord Davies of Gower

Orders and regulations
Draft Aviation (Consumer) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Benyon

Orders and regulations
Draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023

None

HM Treasury
Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Orders and regulations
Draft Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Amendment) Regulations 2023

None

Thursday 7th December

(2 days ahead)
Return to today

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

Ian Levy (Con)
1. What steps his Department is taking to support the sustainability of the fisheries sector.

Andrew Selous (Con)
2. What steps his Department is taking to help reduce food waste.

Bob Blackman (Con)
3. What steps his Department is taking to tackle fly-tipping.

Afzal Khan (Lab)
4. What steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of PM2.5 air pollution.

Rachel Hopkins (Lab)
5. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on helping to ensure food security.

Topical Questioners

1. Lisa Cameron (Con)

2. James Daly (Con)

3. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab)

4. Mary Glindon (Lab)

5. Neil Hudson (Con)

6. Marion Fellows (SNP)

7. Layla Moran (LD)

8. Alistair Strathern (Lab)

None

10:10

Attorney General
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Emma Lewell-Buck (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of perpetrators of fraud and economic crime.

Paul Howell (Con)
2. What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the new Director of Public Prosecutions' priorities.

Sarah Dyke (LD)
3. What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting offences of violence against women and girls.

Helen Hayes (Lab)
4. What steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for violence against women and girls.

Kevin Foster (Con)
5. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

General debate
Tackling Islamophobia

None

Debate
Debate on a Motion on the Implementation of Public Registers of Beneficial Ownership in the UK's Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Elliot Colburn
Conservative

Violent crime and anti social behaviour in Carshalton and Wallington

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention on Genocide
Tony Lloyd (Lab - Rochdale)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Wigley
Plaid Cymru

Investment in universities to provide young people with skills to expand electricity generating capacity in the nuclear energy sector

None

Lord Rooker
Labour

Proposals from Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust for an ‘Essentials Guarantee’ in Universal Credit

None

Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench

Improving support for classical music, particularly for orchestras and opera companies

None

Main Business

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
Conservative

Debate
The importance of safeguarding children in schools

None

Baroness Hooper
Conservative

Debate
UK’s relationship with the countries of Latin America, and the political trends and economic developments in those countries

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Department for Business and Trade
Lord Johnson of Lainston

Legislation
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill – committee stage (day 1)

None

Friday 8th December

(3 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishops

Debate
Debate on 'Love Matters', the report of the Archbishops' Commission on Families and Households

None

Monday 11th December

(6 days ahead)
Return to today

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

Department for Education

None

Main Business

Legislation
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: Second reading

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Conor Burns
Conservative

High street and town regeneration in Bournemouth West constituency

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Sheehan
Liberal Democrat

Findings of the National Infrastructure Commission that there is no public policy case for hydrogen heating

None

Baroness Tyler of Enfield
Liberal Democrat

The number of banking hubs established in response to bank branch closures since January 2022

None

Lord Aberdare
Crossbench

Determining how to end the practice of cash retentions in the construction sector

None

Lord Leong
Labour

The ending of local enterprise partnerships’ funding and the impact on local economic development

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Legislation
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill – committee stage (day 1)

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Transport
Lord Davies of Gower

Legislation
Pedicabs (London) Bill - committee stage

None

Tuesday 12th December

(7 days ahead)
Return to today

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

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Liberal Democrat

Fourth European Political Community Summit, to be held in the UK in spring 2024

None

Baroness Pitkeathley
Labour

Report of the National Audit Office 'Reforming adult social care in England'

None

Lord Colgrain
Conservative

Vaccine for eradicating bovine tuberculosis

None

Main Business

HM Treasury
Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Legislation
National Insurance Contributions (Reductions in Rates) Bill – second reading

None

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Baroness Penn

Orders and regulations
Debate on the draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and associated regret motion; Draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland: Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

None

HM Treasury
Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Legislation
National Insurance Contributions (Reductions in Rates) Bill – committee and remaining stages

None

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Labour

Short debate
Impact of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Viscount Camrose

Orders and regulations
Draft Data Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment)) Regulations 2023

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Benyon

Orders and regulations
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023

None

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Orders and regulations
Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B, C, D and H and New Code I) Order 2023

None

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Orders and regulations
Draft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2023

None

Ministry of Justice
Lord Bellamy

Orders and regulations
Draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023

None

Ministry of Justice
Lord Bellamy

Orders and regulations
Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2023

None

Wednesday 13th December

(8 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Women and Equalities (including Topical Questions)

None

12:00

Cabinet Office

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party

Risks to financial stability from private equity firms experiencing difficulty in the current high interest rate environment

None

Lord Foster of Bath
Liberal Democrat

Measures to mitigate the risks caused by loot boxes in video games

None

Baroness Thornhill
Liberal Democrat

Increasing the proportion of social housing built under the Affordable Homes Programme

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Legislation
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill – committee stage (day 2)

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:00
Department for Business and Trade
Lord Offord of Garvel

Orders and regulations
Draft The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023

None

Department for Business and Trade
Lord Offord of Garvel

Orders and regulations
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023

None

HM Treasury
Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Orders and regulations
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023

None

HM Treasury
Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Orders and regulations
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023; Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Benchmarks and Capital Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

None

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Baroness Penn

Orders and regulations
Draft York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023

None

Thursday 14th December

(9 days ahead)
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Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30

Department for Transport

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Accessing AI-generated public services

None

Lord Bishop of Chelmsford
Bishops

Improving the sustainability and quality of existing buildings, including by cutting VAT to encourage building repairs and maintenance

None

Baroness Quin
Labour

Levelling-up priorities for the North East of England

None

Main Business

Lord Goddard of Stockport
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Current state of fire safety regulations in England and the case for a new integrated review to update fire safety guidance

None

Lord Swire
Conservative

Debate
Current threat posed by North Korea

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Department for Business and Trade
Lord Johnson of Lainston

Legislation
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill - committee stage (day 2)

None

Friday 15th December

(10 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Government Bill Commons Debates

Wednesday 6th December
Sentencing Bill 2023-24
2nd reading
Monday 11th December
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill 2023-24
2nd reading

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Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Wed 29th November

Integrated Education
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Fri 24th November

Impact of industrial action on university students
Education Committee

Fri 24th November

Energy bills for domestic customers
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

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Latest Government Consultations

Mon 4th December

Amendments to Electricity Supplier Obligation Regulations to implement power CCUS Dispatchable Power Agreement business model
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mon 4th December

Airport slot allocation system reform
Department for Transport

Fri 1st December

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) Network Code: updated Heads of Terms
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

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Most Recent Parliamentary Debates

Thursday 30th November in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Business and Trade)
(128 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
Kemi Badenoch - President of the Board of Trade
Kevin Hollinrake - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Business of the House (Leader of the House)
(96 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill (HM Treasury)
(40 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Laura Trott - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill (HM Treasury)
(18 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Adjournment Debate

HM Prison Bedford (Ministry of Justice)
(6 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Thursday 30th November in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (HM Treasury)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

School Pupils with Allergies (Department for Education)
(36 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Thursday 30th November - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

Online Advertising Taskforce: Action Plan (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
John Whittingdale - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

UK Priorities for COP28 (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Graham Stuart - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Sudan Update (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

Online Fraud Charter (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

Elections Act 2022 and Boundary Review (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Hoare - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

General Committees

Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B, C, D and H and New Code I) Order 2023 (Home Office)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

Thursday 30th November in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill
(1 Speeches)

Battery and Hydrogen-powered Aircraft (Department for Transport)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Child Labour and Artisanal Cobalt Mining in the DRC (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

English Flood Defences (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Residential Leasehold for Flats (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Penn - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Ecocide Bill [HL]
(2 Speeches)

Protection of Care Recipients and Carers Bill [HL]
(1 Speeches)

National Health Service: 75th Anniversary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(47 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Benefit Claimants: Free Prescriptions (Department for Work and Pensions)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Viscount Younger of Leckie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Early Years Education (Department for Education)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)