Parallel Parliament

Tuesday 17th May

(7 days ago)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

HM Treasury
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First 5 Oral Questions

Felicity Buchan (CON)
1. What steps his Department is taking to encourage levelling up across the UK.

Ben Bradley (CON)
2. What steps his Department is taking to encourage levelling up across the UK.

Giles Watling (CON)
3. What steps he is taking to encourage cryptocurrency companies to operate in the UK.

Kevin Hollinrake (CON)
4. What steps his Department is taking to tackle economic crime.

John Penrose (CON)
5. What assessment he has made of the effects of high marginal deduction rates on work incentives for people who are (a) key workers, (b) on below average incomes and (c) on above average incomes.

Topical Questioners

1. Rachael Maskell (LAB)

2. Hannah Bardell (SNP)

3. Mark Pawsey (CON)

4. Virendra Sharma (LAB)

5. Alan Brown (SNP)

6. Stephen Farry (Alliance)

7. Steve McCabe (LAB)

8. Edward Leigh (CON)

9. Nusrat Ghani (CON)

10. Helen Morgan (LDEM)

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Elizabeth Truss

Ministerial statement
NI Protocol

None

Main Business

Debate
Continuation of the debate on the Queen’s Speech on tackling short-term and long-term cost of living Increases

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Kieran Mullan
Conservative

Child maintenance arrears

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Propriety of governance in light of Greensill
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
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At 10.00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Sir Peter Riddell CBE - Former Commissioner for Public Appointments at Cabinet Office

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Sustainability of local journalism
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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At 10.00am: Oral evidence
Owen Meredith - Chief Executive at News Media Association
David Powell - Chair at Local TV Network
Martin Steers - Co-Founder at UK Community Radio Network
At 11.00am: Oral evidence
Adam Cantwell-Corn - Co-Founder at The Bristol Cable
Jonathan Heawood - Executive Director at Public Interest News Foundation
Michelle Stanistreet - General Secretary at National Union of Journalists

09:30
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

The future of post-16 qualifications
Education Committee
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At 10.00am: Oral evidence
Jane Gratton - Head of People Policy at British Chambers of Commerce
Lisa Silcock - Interim Group HR Manager at Naylor Industries PLC
Chris Pont - Founder and Chair at IJYI Ltd
Peter Cadwallader - Managing Director at The Port Hotel
Andy Webb - Managing Director at Skysmart
Matthew McCarrick - Director at McCarrick Construction Ltd
Steven Kearney - Director at SKARCHITECTS

09:45
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

The impact of body image on mental and physical health
Health and Social Care Committee
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At 10.00am: Oral evidence
Charles King, lived experience witness
At 10.15am: Oral evidence
Tam Fry - Chairman at National Obesity Forum
Dr Angela Meadows - Lecturer, Department of Psychology at University of Essex
Helen James - Founder at Nutriri
At 11.00am: Oral evidence
Gillian Keegan MP - Minister for Care and Mental Health at Department of Health and Social Care
Zoe Seager - Deputy Director of Mental Health Policy and Operations at Department of Health and Social Care

09:45
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Help to Grow Scheme
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
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At 11.15am: Oral evidence
Dr Anna Valero - Senior Policy Fellow at Centre for Economic Performance (London School of Economics)
Neil Ross - Associate Director, Policy at techUK
Tina McKenzie - Policy & Advocacy Chair at Federation of Small Businesses
Adam Harper - Director of Professional Standards at Association of Accounting Technicians

12:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Finance Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh
Defence Committee
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At 2.45pm: Oral evidence
Sir John Parker GBE FREng
Ian Waddell - General Secretary at The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU)
Richard Powell OBE - Chair, Maritime Defence and Security Group Council at Society of Maritime Industries (SMI)

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

The FCDO’s approach to state level hostage situations
Foreign Affairs Committee
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At 2.30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Alistair Burt - Minister of State at the Department for International Development from June 2017 to March 2019 and Former Minister of State for the Middle East at Foreign and Commonwealth Office
At 3.30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

The work of the Criminal Justice Inspectorates
Justice Committee
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At 2.30pm: Oral evidence
Andrew Cayley CMG QC - HM Chief Inspector at HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate
Andy Cooke QPM DL - HM Chief Inspector at HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services
Justin Russell - HM Chief Inspector at HM Inspectorate of Probation
Charlie Taylor - HM Chief Inspector at HM Inspectorate of Prisons

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Work of the Environment Agency
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

None

15:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

14:30
HM Treasury Room 12, Palace of Westminster

The draft Alternative Finance (Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Corporation Tax) Order 2022

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Hussain
Liberal Democrat

Human rights situation in Indian-administered Kashmir

None

Baroness Boycott
Crossbench

Impact of climate change on food security and biodiversity loss

None

Baroness Sherlock
Labour

Effectiveness of the social security system in the context of the rising cost of living

None

Lord Foster of Bath
Liberal Democrat

Claims by the gambling industry that proposed government gambling reforms will reduce tax revenues

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

Statement
Northern Ireland Protocol

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

Statement
The killing of Shireen Abu Aqla

None

Main Business

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Stedman-Scott

Debate on the Address
Education, welfare, health and public services

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Benyon

Orders and regulations
Draft Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Benyon

Orders and regulations
Draft Import of Animals and Animal Products and Approved Countries (Amendment) Regulations 2022

None

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Lord Callanan

Orders and regulations
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

None

17:30

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:45
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Short-term lettings
Built Environment Committee
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At 10.00am: Oral evidence
Merilee Karr - Chair at UK Short Term Accommodation Association (UKSTAA)
Fiona MacConnacher - Public Affairs Manager at Booking.com
Amanda Cupples - General Manager (Northern Europe) at Airbnb

10:00
Room 3-20, Millbank House

Delivering a UK science and technology strategy
Science and Technology Committee (Lords) - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

The Life in the UK test
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
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At 10.00am: Oral evidence
Kevin Foster MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safe and Legal Migration) at Home Office
Kristian Armstrong - Head of Passport and Nationality Unit at Home Office

10:30
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Defence concepts and capabilities: from aspiration to reality
International Relations and Defence Committee
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At 10.30am: Oral evidence
Dr Susan Martin - Senior Lecturer at War Studies Department, King's College London
Professor Andrew Futter - Professor of International Politics at University of Leicester

10:30
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Parliamentary scrutiny of regulators
Industry and Regulators Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:45
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

BBC future funding
Communications and Digital Committee
View details

At 2.00pm: Oral evidence
Mr Archie Norman - Chairman at Marks and Spencer
Sir Peter Bazalgette - Chairman at ITV
At 3.00pm: Oral evidence
Andrew Neil - Chairman at The Spectator
Greg Dyke - Chairman at London Film School

15:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

UK energy supply and investment
Economic Affairs Committee
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At 3.00pm: Oral evidence
Sarah Breeden - Executive Director, Financial Stability Strategy and Risk at Bank of England
At 4.00pm: Oral evidence
John Flint - Chief Executive at UK Infrastructure Bank
Chris Grigg - Chair at UK Infrastructure Bank

15:45
Room G-32, Millbank House

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

UK-EU relationship in financial services
European Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 18th May

(6 days ago)
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Order Paper (18 May 2022)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Scotland Office
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First 5 Oral Questions

James Davies (CON)
1. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund on regional inequality in Scotland.

Sally-Ann Hart (CON)
2. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on future defence policy and the role of the armed forces in Scotland.

Saqib Bhatti (CON)
3. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the Government's Energy Security Strategy on Scotland.

Robin Millar (CON)
4. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving Union connectivity.

Gavin Newlands (SNP)
5. What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on tackling rises in the cost of living.

None

12:00

Prime Minister
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Rachel Hopkins (LAB)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 May.

Steve McCabe (LAB)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 May.

Elliot Colburn (CON)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 May.

Katherine Fletcher (CON)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 May.

Luke Evans (CON)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 18 May.

None

Statements

Home Office
Tom Pursglove

Ministerial statement
Foreign National Offender removal flights

None

Main Business

Debate
Conclusion of the debate on the Queen’s Speech on achieving economic growth

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Kevin Brennan
Labour

Contribution of UK songwriters and composers to culture and the economy

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Universal Credit and Managed Migration
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 9.30am: Oral evidence
Dominic Milne - Parliamentary Co-Chair Legal Rights Officer at Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
Rebecca Rennison - Principal Policy Manager for welfare policy at Citizens Advice
Fran Bennett - Associate Fellow, Dept of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, member of policy advisory group, Women's Budget Group
Sophie Corlett - Director of External Relations at MIND

09:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

The effect of paramilitaries on society in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
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At 9.30am: Oral evidence
Dr Colm Walsh - Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University Belfast
Dr Siobhán McAlister - Senior Lecturer in Criminology, School of Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University Belfast
Prof Duncan Morrow - Professor in Politics and Director of Community Engagement at Ulster University

09:20
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Diversity and inclusion in STEM
Science and Technology Committee
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At 9.30am: Oral evidence
Dr Claire Crawford - Research Fellow at Institute for Fiscal Studies
Professor Dame Athene Donald - Master of Churchill College and Professor Emerita of Experimental Physics at University of Cambridge
Dr Jasper Green - Her Majesty's Inspector, Schools and Subject Lead, Science at Ofsted Curriculum Unit
At 10.15am: Oral evidence
Clare Hayes - Deputy Head at Hyndland Secondary School
Jane Lunnon - Head at Alleyn's School
Mark Turner - Headteacher at Skipton High School for Girls
At 11.00am: Oral evidence
Rachel Youngman - Deputy Chief Executive at Institute of Physics
Professor Ulrike Tillmann - President at London Mathematical Society

09:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Drugs
Home Affairs Committee
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At 10.00am: Oral evidence
Professor Ornella Corazza - Professor of Addiction Science at Hertfordshire University
Professor Jo Neill - Professor of Psychopharmacology, Manchester Pharmacy School at Manchester University
Professor David Nutt - Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College, London
Professor Stuart Reece - Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Western Australia
At 11.00am: Oral evidence
Dr Owen Bowden-Jones - Chair at Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Dr Emily Finch - Co-chair of the Recovery Committee at Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Professor Roger Knaggs - Chair of the Technical Committee at Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

09:30
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

UK trade negotiations: Agreement with New Zealand
International Trade Committee
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At 10.00am: Oral evidence
Professor Andrew Lang - Chair in International Law and Global Governance at The University of Edinburgh
Lucy Monks - Head of International Affairs at Federation of Small Businesses
Catherine Brims - International Policy Adviser at The Law Society
Chris Southworth - Secretary General at International Chamber of Commerce, United Kingdom
At 11.00am: Oral evidence
David Henig - UK Director at European Centre for International Political Economy
Tim Hiscock - British Exporters’ Association and Export Development & International Trade Advisor at Strong and Herd LLP
Jack Semple - Alliance Secretary at Engineering and Machinery Alliance

09:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

National bus strategy: one year on
Transport Committee
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At 9.30am: Oral evidence
Councillor Tony Page - Deputy Leader at Reading Borough Council
Councillor Steven Broadbent - Cabinet Member for Transport at Buckinghamshire Council
Peter Bond - Director of Integrated Network Services at Transport for the West Midlands
At 10.30am: Oral evidence
Peter Hardy - Technical Director at Integrated Transport Planning
Councillor David Renard - Chair of the Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board at Local Government Association
Linda McCord - Senior Stakeholder Manager at Transport Focus

10:00
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Grid capacity in Wales
Welsh Affairs Committee
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At 11.00am: Oral evidence
Julie James MS - Minister for Climate Change at Welsh Government

13:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Government’s contracts with Randox Laboratories Ltd
Public Accounts Committee
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At 1.30pm: Oral evidence
Shona Dunn - Second Permanent Secretary at Department of Health and Social Care
Dame Dr Jenny Harries - Chief Executive at UK Health Security Agency

13:45
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Retained EU Law: Where next?
European Scrutiny Committee
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At 2.30pm: Oral evidence
Professor Jo Hunt - Professor in Law at Cardiff University School of Law and Politics
Professor Adelyn Wilson - Dean for International Stakeholder Engagement at Aberdeen University
Dr Robert Taylor - Senior Lecturer in UK Public Law at Aberdeen University
Professor Christopher McCrudden - Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at School of Law, Queen's University Belfast

14:00
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Racial harassment and discrimination in higher education (one-off session)
Women and Equalities Committee
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At 2.30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Arun Verma - Head of Race Equality Charter at Advance HE
Larissa Kennedy - President at National Union of Students
Prof David Richardson - Chair of Universities UK's advisory group on tackling racial harassment in higher education
Prof Nicola Rollock - Professor of Social Policy and Race at King's College London

14:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

The future of General Practice
Health and Social Care Committee
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At 2.15pm: Oral evidence
Dr Pauline Grant - General Practitioner at Cheviot Road Surgery
Dr Jacob Lee - General Practitioner at Horfield Health Centre
At 3.00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Steinar Hunskår - Professor of Primary Care at University of Bergen
Dr Rebecca Rosen - Senior Fellow at Nuffield Trust
Dr Kate Sidaway-Lee - Research Fellow at St Leonard's Medical Practice

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Future of UK aid
International Development Committee
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At 2.30pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP - Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE - Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Nick Dyer - Director General - Humanitarian and Development at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

14:00
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Net zero aviation and shipping
Environmental Audit Committee
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At 2.15pm: Oral evidence
Emma Gilthorpe - CEO at Jet Zero Council
Sophie Lane - Chief Relationships Officer at Aerospace Technology Institute
At 3.15pm: Oral evidence
Robert Courts MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Transport
Eamonn Beirne - Deputy Director: Maritime Environment, Technology and International at Department for Transport
Holly Greig - Deputy Director: Aviation Decarbonisation Division at Department for Transport
Lee Rowley MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Industry) at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Paul Griffiths - Head of Aerospace Team at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

16:30
Room 13, Palace of Westminster

Committee of Selection - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

14:30
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 12, Palace of Westminster

The draft Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Grocott
Labour

Reforming the current system of appointments to the House of Lords

None

Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Labour

Supporting the heritage steam sector in the light of the current interruption to coal supplies

None

Lord Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrat

Impact on artists and organisations which tour in their own vehicles, following the government's announcement regarding “dual registration” for specialist touring hauliers

None

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Labour

Coroner’s ruling on patient deaths at St George’s Hospital which found that deaths were “unnecessary” and the result of “inadequate” NHS-led investigations

None

Main Business

Department for International Trade
Lord Grimstone of Boscobel

Debate on the Address
Foreign affairs, defence and trade

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Annual evidence session with the Lord Chief Justice
Constitution Committee
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At 10.15am: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon the Lord Burnett of Maldon - Lord Chief Justice and Head at Judiciary of England and Wales, and President at Courts of England and Wales

10:00
3-20 Milbank House

Mobilising action on climate change and environment: behaviour change
Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Defence concepts and capabilities: from aspiration to reality
International Relations and Defence Committee
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At 10.30am: Oral evidence
Professor Tracey German - Professor in Conflict and Security at King's College London
Meia Nouwens - Senior Fellow for Chinese Defence Policy and Military Modernisation at International Institute for Strategic Studies
At 11.30am: Oral evidence
Dr Jennifer Cole - Lecturer in Global and Planetary Health at Royal Holloway University of London, and Associate Fellow at RUSI
Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe - Professor of International Relations and International Security at University of Loughborough

15:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Designing a public services workforce fit for the future
Public Services Committee
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At 3.00pm: Oral evidence
Richard Lee OBE - Member at Women's Business Council, and Chief People Officer at Willmott Dixon Holdings Limited
James Darley - Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Transform Society

Thursday 19th May

(5 days ago)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30

Department for Transport
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First 5 Oral Questions

Christian Matheson (LAB)
1. What plans he has to implement the Union Connectivity Review's recommendations on rail transport.

John McDonnell (LAB)
2. Whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential safety implications of roster patterns worked by seafarers employed on P&O Ferries’ vessels.

Mark Eastwood (CON)
3. What steps he is taking to improve local transport services.

Robbie Moore (CON)
4. What steps his Department is taking to build more footbridges.

Danny Kruger (CON)
5. What steps he is taking to improve local transport services.

Topical Questioners

1. Philip Hollobone (CON)

2. Christine Jardine (LDEM)

3. David Duguid (CON)

4. Nicholas Brown (LAB)

5. Andrew Selous (CON)

6. David Johnston (CON)

7. Elliot Colburn (CON)

8. Jason McCartney (CON)

9. Harriett Baldwin (CON)

10. Selaine Saxby (CON)

None

Urgent Question

Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on food price inflation

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Mark Spencer

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

General debate
Transport

None

General debate
NATO and international security

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Peter Aldous
Conservative

East Suffolk and Wherry railway lines

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Reforming the Child Maintenance Service
Marion Fellows (SNP - Motherwell and Wishaw)

None

15:00

Improving dialysis care outcomes
Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

The work of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
View details

At 10.00am: Oral evidence
Sarah Healey - Permanent Secretary at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Susannah Storey - Director General, Digital and Media at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
At 10.20am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP - Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Sarah Healey - Permanent Secretary at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

11:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Committees on Arms Export Controls - Private Meeting

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

Online Safety Bill Programming Sub Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Bishop of London
Bishops

Metrics used to inform the government's annual Levelling Up report

None

Lord Foster of Bath
Liberal Democrat

Regulating loot boxes as a form of online gambling

None

Baroness Merron
Labour

Report by Civitas International Health Care Outcomes Index that ranked the UK healthcare system 18th in a league table of 19 comparable countries

None

Lord Bishop of St Albans
Bishops

Decision by the government of India to ban the export of cereals and its impact on inflation and the cost of living in the UK

None

Statements

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Benyon

Statement
Food price inflation

None

Main Business

Lord Mair
Crossbench

Debate
Report from the Science and Technology Committee: Catapults: bridging the gap between research and industry

None

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Labour

Debate
Report from the International Agreements Committee: Working practices: one year on

None

Lord Lipsey
Labour

Debate
Report from the Liaison Committee: The politics of polling: an update

None

17:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
Virtual meeting (webcast)

Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee
Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee

None

11:00
Room 3.20, Millbank House

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

Friday 20th May

(4 days ago)
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Lords

Commons Chamber

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Lords Chamber

Monday 23rd May

(1 day ago)
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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Department for Education
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First 5 Oral Questions

Scott Benton (CON)
1. What steps his Department is taking to increase funding for education in low performing areas.

Tom Hunt (CON)
2. What steps he is taking through his Department's SEND Review to support SEND students in further education.

Gareth Bacon (CON)
3. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure political impartiality in schools.

Richard Holden (CON)
4. What recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that Condition Improvement Fund allocations reflect the needs of schools and pupils.

Stephen Timms (LAB)
5. What progress his Department has made on developing an Alternative Student Finance product for Muslim students.

Topical Questioners

1. Mark Fletcher (CON)

2. Tony Lloyd (LAB)

3. Vicky Foxcroft (LAB)

4. Suzanne Webb (CON)

5. Margaret Ferrier (IND)

6. Kate Griffiths (CON)

7. Sarah Olney (LDEM)

8. Chris Stephens (SNP)

9. Jonathan Gullis (CON)

10. Helen Morgan (LDEM)

None

Urgent Question

Wes Streeting
Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on the North East Ambulance Service and if he will launch an investigation

None

Statements

Department for Education
Will Quince

Ministerial statement
The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care

None

Main Business

Legislation
Public Order Bill: second reading

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00

No debate

None

Westminster Hall

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

16:30

That this House has considered e-petition 580220, relating to legal recognition of non-binary gender identities
Nick Fletcher (CON - Don Valley)

None

18:00

That this House has considered e-petition 599089, relating to taxes on motor fuel
Tonia Antoniazzi (LAB - Gower)

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:30
Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Access to cash in Scotland
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 3.00pm: Oral evidence
John Glen MP - Minister of State (Economic Secretary) at HM Treasury
Laura Mountford - Deputy Director - Payments and Fintech at HM Treasury

15:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:30
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Long-term funding of adult social care
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
View details

At 4.00pm: Oral evidence
Kemi Badenoch MP - Minister for Levelling Up Communities at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Alex Skinner - Director of Local Government Finance at Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Gillian Keegan MP - Minister for Care and Mental Health at Department of Health and Social Care
Michelle Dyson - Director General for Adult Social Care at Department of Health and Social Care

15:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Managing cross-border travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Public Accounts Committee
View details

At 4.00pm: Oral evidence
Alex Chisholm - Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office
Patricia Hayes - Second Permanent Secretary at Home Office
Shona Dunn - Second Permanent Secretary at Department of Health and Social Care
Gareth Davies - Second Permanent Secretary at Department for Transport
Phil Douglas - Director General at Border Force

15:45
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

ICAI’s review on tackling fraud in UK aid through multilateral organisations
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
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At 4.00pm: Oral evidence
Tarek Rouchdy - Commissioner at Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Stephen Blakeley - Team Leader, ICAI Tackling fraud in UK aid through multilateral organisations review at Independent Commission for Aid Impact
At 4.45pm: Oral evidence
Christian Rogg - Director for Development and Parliament Directorate at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Tim Jones - Finance Director at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

General Committee

16:30
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Room 12, Palace of Westminster

The draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Democratic Unionist Party

Ensuring senior citizens avail themselves of means-tested benefits and allowances

None

Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench

Support for sufferers of long Covid

None

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
Crossbench

Addressing capacity issues in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

None

Lord Howarth of Newport
Labour

Expected peak of inflation as measured by the consumer price index

None

Main Business

Department for Education
Baroness Barran

Legislation
Schools Bill [HL] – second reading

None

Statements

Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Kamall

Statement
North East Ambulance Service

None

Main Business

20:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

Orders and regulations
Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2022

None

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Lord Callanan

Orders and regulations
Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

None

Orders and regulations
Pharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors—Hospital and Other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022; Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022

None

Home Office
Baroness Williams of Trafford

Orders and regulations
Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022

None

17:45

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

11:00
Coventry and Birmingham

Built Environment Committee - Private Meeting

None

12:45
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Delivering a UK science and technology strategy
Science and Technology Committee (Lords)

None

14:15
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

BBC future funding
Communications and Digital Committee
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At 2.30pm: Oral evidence
Tim Davie CBE - Director-General at BBC
Richard Sharp - Chairman at BBC
Clare Sumner CBE - Director of Policy at BBC

15:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Children and Families Act 2014
Children and Families Act 2014 Committee

None

15:15
Virtual meeting (webcast)

Adult Social Care
Adult Social Care Committee

None

15:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Land Use in England
Land Use in England Committee

None

15:45
Virtual meeting (webcast)

Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee
Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee
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At 3.45pm: Oral evidence
Graham Pullan - CEO at Fluttr
Philip Milton - Public Policy Manager at Meta
Elizabeth Kanter - Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy at TikTok

Tuesday 24th May

(Today)
Order Paper (24 May 2022)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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Department Questions

11:30

Ministry of Justice
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First 5 Oral Questions

Selaine Saxby (CON)
1. What steps his Department is taking to support victims of crime.

Jerome Mayhew (CON)
2. What plans he has to help ensure that offenders give back to their communities.

Alex Norris (LAB)
3. What assessment he has made of the impact of court delays on victim attrition rates.

Andrew Lewer (CON)
4. What progress his Department has made on improving access to legal aid.

Judith Cummins (LAB)
5. What assessment he has made of the impact of court delays on victim attrition rates.

Topical Questioners

1. Saqib Bhatti (CON)

2. Esther McVey (CON)

3. Andy McDonald (LAB)

4. Rob Butler (CON)

5. Emma Lewell-Buck (LAB)

6. Wendy Chamberlain (LDEM)

7. Lee Anderson (CON)

8. John Lamont (CON)

9. Elliot Colburn (CON)

10. Derek Thomas (CON)

None

Urgent Question

Nusrat Ghani
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on allegations of a shoot to kill policy in operation in the internment camps in Xinjiang

None

Tulip Siddiq
Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the forced confession of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

None

Main Business

Legislation
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative

Asylum reception centre at Linton-On-Ouse

None

Westminster Hall

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