Parallel Parliament

Tuesday 19th October

(7 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (19 Oct 2021)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

Department of Health and Social Care
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First 5 Oral Questions

Fay Jones (CON)
1. What steps he is taking to prepare for a potential increase of covid-19 infections in the autumn and winter months of 2021.

Julian Sturdy (CON)
2. What recent steps his Department has taken to increase NHS capacity.

Daniel Zeichner (LAB)
3. What recent estimate he has made of the size of backlogs in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Ben Bradley (CON)
4. What steps his Department is taking to integrate health and care services.

Caroline Dinenage (CON)
5. What steps the Government is taking to improve health outcomes for people with learning disabilities and autism.

Topical Questioners

1. Andrew Selous (CON)

2. Laura Trott (CON)

3. Geraint Davies (LAB)

4. Marco Longhi (CON)

5. Tony Lloyd (LAB)

6. Derek Twigg (LAB)

7. Rushanara Ali (LAB)

8. Crispin Blunt (CON)

9. Damian Green (CON)

10. Ian Lavery (LAB)

Statements

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Greg Hands

Ministerial statement
The Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings Strategy

Main Business

Sarah Owen
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Bereavement Leave and Pay (stillborn and miscarried babies)

Leader of the House
Jacob Rees-Mogg

Independent Expert Panel Recommendations for Sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 2015

Department of Health and Social Care
Sajid Javid

Motion under the Coronavirus Act 2020 relating to the renewal of temporary provisions

Keir Starmer
Labour

Opposition Day Debate
Supporting small business

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Zarah Sultana
Labour

Regulation of investments in the fossil fuel industry

Department Questions

Lord Balfe
Conservative

Patient choice between a telephone or in-person GP appointment, and the impact of appointments not being in person on late diagnosis of symptoms

Lord Moylan
Conservative

Dame Carol Black’s 'Review of Drugs Part Two: Prevention, Treatment and Recovery'

Lord Bishop of Durham
Bishops

Action taken in light of Nuffield Foundation’s review 'Changing Patterns of Poverty in Early Childhood'

Lord West of Spithead
Labour

Discussions with France since the announcement of the AUKUS agreement

Main Business

Viscount Younger of Leckie
Conservative

Legislation
Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill – second reading and remaining stages

Department for Education
Baroness Barran

Legislation
Telecommunications (Security) Bill – report stage

Lord Dubs
Labour

Short debate
Iran and engaging on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the detention of dual nationals

22:00

Estimated rising time

Wednesday 20th October

(6 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (20 Oct 2021)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

President of COP26

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Rachael Maskell (LAB)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 October.

Kirsten Oswald (SNP)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 October.

Luke Hall (CON)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 October.

Crispin Blunt (CON)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 October.

Anthony Mangnall (CON)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 October.

Urgent Question

Harriet Harman
Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a statement on sexual misconduct in the Metropolitan Police and in the police generally

Main Business

Caroline Lucas
Green Party

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Decarbonisation and Economic Strategy

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Caroline Johnson
Conservative

NHS dentistry in Lincolnshire

Main Business

15:00

Royal Assent
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Department Questions

Lord Foster of Bath
Liberal Democrat

Ensuring gambling operators provide high quality and accurate data for use by the Gambling Commission

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Labour

Implementation of final report of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
Labour

When the Prime Minister will next meet the First Ministers of the UK’s devolved governments and what they will discuss

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Labour

Protecting the most vulnerable in the event of shortages of energy and other necessities

Main Business

Home Office
Baroness Williams of Trafford

Legislation
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – committee stage (day 1)

Baroness Coussins
Crossbench

Short debate
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America

22:00

Estimated rising time

Thursday 21st October

(5 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (21 Oct 2021)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

09:30

Department for International Trade
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First 5 Oral Questions

Cat Smith (LAB)
1. What recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on inserting clauses on human rights into future trade deals.

Neil Hudson (CON)
2. What steps her Department has taken to help increase global export opportunities for British farmers.

Alexander Stafford (CON)
3. What recent progress her Department has made on securing free trade agreements with countries around the world.

Simon Baynes (CON)
4. What steps her Department has taken to help increase global export opportunities for British farmers.

Gareth Davies (CON)
5. What steps her Department has taken to increase the export of British financial services.

Topical Questioners

1. Rachael Maskell (LAB)

2. Sally-Ann Hart (CON)

3. Chris Elmore (LAB)

4. Rachel Hopkins (LAB)

5. Jonathan Gullis (CON)

6. Royston Smith (CON)

7. Rob Butler (CON)

8. Andrew Bowie (CON)

9. Jessica Morden (LAB)

10. Kate Osborne (LAB)

Urgent Question

Jonathan Ashworth
Labour (Co-op)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on the Government’s response to covid-19

Statements

Department for International Trade
Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Ministerial statement
Update on New Zealand FTA negotiations

Leader of the House
Jacob Rees-Mogg

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

Department of Health and Social Care
Maggie Throup

Ministerial statement
Covid-19 Update from the Minister for Vaccines and Public Health

Main Business

Caroline Lucas
Green Party

Backbench Business
General debate on COP26 and limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees

Carolyn Harris
Labour

Backbench Business
General Debate On World Menopause Month

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Abena Oppong-Asare
Labour

Black History Month

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Lord sedwill

Department Questions

Lord Rooker
Labour

Employing 'elemental analysis' to determine where cotton used in goods imported to the UK was cultivated

Baroness Merron
Labour

Support for people at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes who have gained weight during the COVID-19 pandemic

Baroness Quin
Labour

What environmental considerations influence government trade policy

Lord Sikka
Labour

Takeover of UK companies by private equity firms

Lord Hain
Labour

Impact of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland on trade within the island of Ireland since 1 January

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Labour

To ask the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office (Lord Frost) what discussions he has had with the Vice President of the European Commission following the publication of the European Union’s proposals regarding the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland on 13 October

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Labour

Diplomatic consequences for trade negotiations of the government's decision to renegotiate the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland

Private Notice Question

Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat

Private Notice Question
To ask the government, further to the rising number of Covid-19 cases and comments made by the NHS Confederation regarding the reintroduction of certain restrictions, what criteria they have put in place as the triggers to implement their Covid-19 “Plan B”

Main Business

Department for Education
Baroness Barran

Legislation
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill - report stage (day 2)

Lord Tyler
Liberal Democrat

Short debate
Government plans to consult on measures to enhance the integrity of electoral processes

Statements

Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Kamall

Statement
Covid-19 Update

Main Business

20:30

Estimated rising time

Friday 22nd October

(4 days ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (22 Oct 2021)

Commons
Lords

Main Business

09:30
Barry Gardiner
Labour

Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill: Second Reading

Statements

11:00
Department of Health and Social Care
Maggie Throup

Ministerial statement
Health Incentives Scheme

Main Business

Paul Beresford
Conservative

Local Government (Disqualification) Bill: Second Reading

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Corporate Homicide Bill: Second Reading

Martyn Day
Scottish National Party

Energy Pricing Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

General Election (Leaders’ Debates) Bill: Second Reading

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill: Second Reading

Christine Jardine
Liberal Democrat

Immigration (Health and Social Care Staff) Bill: Second Reading

Rachel Hopkins
Labour

Planning and Local Representation Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill: Second Reading

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill: Second Reading

Maria Eagle
Labour

Public Advocate Bill: Second Reading

Simon Fell
Conservative

Wellbeing of Future Generations (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

Hospitals (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

Voter Registration Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

Asylum Seekers (Return to Safe Countries) Bill: Second Reading

John Penrose
Conservative

Planning (Street Plans) Bill: Second Reading

Gavin Newlands
Scottish National Party

Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill: Second Reading

Adjournment Debate

Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat

Rail service reductions

Main Business

10:00
Baroness Meacher
Crossbench

Legislation
Assisted Dying Bill [HL] – second reading

17:30

Estimated rising time

Monday 25th October

(1 day ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (25 Oct 2021)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

14:30

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
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First 5 Oral Questions

Caroline Dinenage (CON)
1. When his Department will publish its response to the consultation on the Planning for the future White Paper.

Claire Coutinho (CON)
2. What recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Justice on increasing the supply of safe accommodation for domestic abuse victims.

Fleur Anderson (LAB)
3. What steps he is taking to improve building safety.

Steve McCabe (LAB)
4. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulation of standards of care in exempt supported accommodation.

Nigel Mills (CON)
5. What plans his Department has to increase devolution across the UK.

Topical Questioners

1. Toby Perkins (LAB)

2. Luke Evans (CON)

3. Caroline Ansell (CON)

4. David Simmonds (CON)

5. Nick Smith (LAB)

6. David Linden (SNP)

7. Duncan Baker (CON)

8. Mark Menzies (CON)

9. Paul Holmes (CON)

10. Theresa Villiers (CON)

Urgent Question

Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care if he will make a statement on the announcement to the media of £5.9 billion for NHS England

Caroline Lucas
Green Party

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make a statement on the Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme (ACRS)

Chi Onwurah
Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the arrest of the Sudanese Prime Minister

Tulip Siddiq
Labour

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

Main Business

Legislation
The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill: Second Reading

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Robert Jenrick
Conservative

First anniversary of the Abraham Accords

Department Questions

Lord Browne of Ladyton
Labour

Ensuring government departments and public bodies have regard to the National Audit Office guidance, 'Climate change risk: A good practice guide for Audit and Risk Assurance Committees'

Lord Farmer
Conservative

Introduction of a men's health strategy

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride
Labour

Ensuring music and the arts are at the heart of education in England

Lord Bishop of St Albans
Bishops

Capturing in-work rural poverty in future funding allocation mechanisms in light of Rural Services Network June 2021 report: 'Towards the UK Shared Prosperity Fund'

Main Business

Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Non-affiliated

Procedure and Privileges Committee report 'Virtual participation in Grand Committee; Divisions: pass-readers; Leave of Absence' - motion to agree

Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Conservative

Procedure and Privileges Committee report 'Virtual participation in Grand Committee; Divisions: pass-readers; Leave of Absence' - motions to amend

Baroness Berridge
Conservative

Legislation
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] – third reading

Home Office
Baroness Williams of Trafford

Legislation
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – committee stage (day 2)

Statements

Viscount Younger of Leckie
Conservative

Statement
New Zealand Agreement

Main Business

Lord Boateng
Labour

Short debate
Calls by the Confederation of British Industry, the Trades Union Congress and the Equality and Human Rights Commission for the introduction of mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting

22:00

Estimated rising time

Tuesday 26th October

(Today)
Order Paper (26 Oct 2021)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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First 5 Oral Questions

Antony Higginbotham (CON)
1. What support does her Department offer to people who lose loved ones overseas.

John Howell (CON)
2. What steps she is taking to ensure that Official Development Assistance to the Palestinian Authority supports the peace process.

James Grundy (CON)
3. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to strengthen economic and security ties with international allies to help challenge hostile actors.

Caroline Dinenage (CON)
4. What steps her Department is taking to help protect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.

Chris Elmore (LAB)
5. What the Government’s priorities are for the G20 Rome Summit.

Topical Questioners

1. Gary Sambrook (CON)

2. David Mundell (CON)

3. Chi Onwurah (LAB)

4. Matt Western (LAB)

5. Sara Britcliffe (CON)

6. Dan Jarvis (LAB)

7. Philip Hollobone (CON)

8. Robbie Moore (CON)

9. Alistair Carmichael (LDEM)

10. Kate Osamor (LAB)

Urgent Question

Bridget Phillipson
Labour

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the details of all the provisions in the upcoming Budget that have been made public in advance of the Chancellor's statement

Main Business

Alan Brown
Scottish National Party

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Electricity Grid (Review)

Legislation
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill: Remaining stages

Legislation
Judicial Review and Courts Bill: Second reading

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Robbie Moore
Conservative

Child sexual exploitation in the Bradford district

Department Questions

Lord Bassam of Brighton
Labour

Timetable for the appointment of the Chair of Ofcom

Baroness Randerson
Liberal Democrat

Evaluating the success of measures in place to address the shortage of HGV drivers

Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Liberal Democrat

The comparative costs and effectiveness of the provision of public services in England by local authorities and their contractors

Lord Moylan
Conservative

Costs to public services, and the wider economy, of the recent campaign by Insulate Britain of obstructing motorways and major roads

Main Business

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
Conservative

Legislation
Telecommunications (Security) Bill – third reading

Statements

Department of Health and Social Care
Lord Kamall

Statement
Announcement to the media of £5.9 billion for NHS England

Home Office
Baroness Williams of Trafford

Statement
Sexual misconduct in the Metropolitan Police and in the police generally

Main Business

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

Environment Bill - consideration of Commons amendments

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Stedman-Scott

Legislation
Social Security (Uprating of Benefits) Bill – committee stage

Wednesday 27th October

(1 day ahead)
Return to today
Order Paper (27 Oct 2021)

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

Northern Ireland Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Carol Monaghan (SNP)
1. What progress the Government has made on negotiating a permanent settlement on the Northern Ireland Protocol with the EU.

Andrew Jones (CON)
2. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Simon Jupp (CON)
3. What steps his Department is taking to address the legacy of the Troubles.

Dan Jarvis (LAB)
4. What plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to address Northern Ireland legacy issues.

Patricia Gibson (SNP)
5. What recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the (a) UK leaving the EU and (b) Northern Ireland Protocol on the haulage industry in Northern Ireland.

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Neil Hudson (CON)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 27 October.

Anna McMorrin (LAB)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 27 October.

Ben Bradshaw (LAB)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 27 October.

Jane Stevenson (CON)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 27 October.

Zarah Sultana (LAB)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 27 October.

Statements

HM Treasury
Rishi Sunak

Financial Statement
Budget statement

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Emma Lewell-Buck
Labour

Sewage pollution in Whitburn

Department Questions

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Green Party

Latest assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Lord Wood of Anfield
Labour

Proportion of the new Health and Social Care Levy to be allocated to the provision of social care

Lord Paddick
Liberal Democrat

When COVID-19 vaccinations administered abroad will be recorded on the NHS app

Baroness Wheeler
Labour

Report by the Care Quality Commission 'The state of health care and adult social care in England 2020/21' and concerns about staff shortages this winter

Main Business

Home Office
Baroness Williams of Trafford

Legislation
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – committee stage (day 3)

HM Treasury
Lord Agnew of Oulton

Legislation
Critical Benchmarks (References and Administrators Liability) Bill - committee stage

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Labour

Short debate
Overseas development aid budget

Thursday 28th October

(2 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

09:30

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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First 5 Oral Questions

Tonia Antoniazzi (LAB)
1. What steps he is taking to help ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers and inland waterways.

Gavin Newlands (SNP)
2. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK’s potential divergence from (a) agricultural and (b) environmental EU standards.

Kate Osborne (LAB)
3. When he plans to publish the Government’s response to the National Food Strategy.

Kate Osamor (LAB)
4. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the impact of steps taken to improve winter air quality on the health of children and adults who are vulnerable to respiratory disease.

David Johnston (CON)
5. What steps he is taking to support sustainable farming.

Topical Questioners

1. Stephen Farry (Alliance)

2. Marco Longhi (CON)

3. Gavin Newlands (SNP)

4. Cherilyn Mackrory (CON)

5. Rupa Huq (LAB)

6. Stephen Flynn (SNP)

7. Bob Seely (CON)

8. Esther McVey (CON)

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

Leader of the House
Jacob Rees-Mogg

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

Main Business

Debate
Continuation of the budget debate

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Matt Vickers
Conservative

Future of North Tees Hospital

Department Questions

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party

Government plans to promote knowledge and understanding of the contribution of migration

Lord Haskel
Labour

Compatibility of the UK's trade policy with its climate change ambitions

Lord Blunkett
Labour

Number of recruits to the police service taken on as uniformed officers and community support officers

Baroness Pinnock
Liberal Democrat

Ensuring the removal of dangerous cladding from buildings identified as high-risk

Main Business

Baroness Donaghy
Labour

Debate
Conduct Committee report 'Revised Code of Conduct for House of Lords Members’ Staff; Minor changes to the Guide to the Code of Conduct'

Baroness Young of Old Scone
Labour

Debate
Case for integrating the planning system with other infrastructure, landscape and agricultural land processes, under an overarching land use framework for all land uses

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party

Short debate
Changes to HM Treasury’s Green Book and related guidance to demonstrate global leadership as chair of COP26

Lord Bird
Crossbench

Debate
Combined impact of the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, reduction in Universal Credit and the upcoming rise in fuel prices, on people’s ability to afford to stay in their homes

Friday 29th October

(3 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Main Business

09:30
Carolyn Harris
Labour

Menopause (Support and Services) Bill: Second Reading

Matt Rodda
Labour

Childcare Bill: Second Reading

Andrew Rosindell
Conservative

Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill: Second Reading

Rob Butler
Conservative

Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill: Second Reading

Gareth Davies
Conservative

Paternity (Leave and Pay) Bill: Second Reading

Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru

Crown Estate (Devolution to Wales) Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

BBC Licence Fee (Abolition) Bill: Second Reading

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Caravan Site Licensing (Exemptions of Motor Homes) Bill: Second Reading

Christopher Chope
Conservative

BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill: Second Reading

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Caravan Sites Bill: Second Reading

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Green Belt (Protection) Bill: Second Reading

Caroline Lucas
Green Party

Climate and Ecology Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

Homeless People (Current Accounts) Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

Electoral Candidates (Age) Bill: Second Reading

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Channel 4 (Privatisation) Bill: Second Reading

Christopher Chope
Conservative

British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill: Second Reading

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

General Election (Leaders’ Debates) Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill: Second Reading

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

Hospitals (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

Voter Registration Bill: Second Reading

Peter Bone
Conservative

Asylum Seekers (Return to Safe Countries) Bill: Second Reading

John Penrose
Conservative

Planning (Street Plans) Bill: Second Reading

Adjournment Debate

Jon Cruddas
Labour

Improving NHS allergy services

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Monday 1st November

(6 days ahead)
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Commons
Lords

Department Questions

14:30

Department for Education
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First 5 Oral Questions

Kate Griffiths (CON)
1. What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to promote take-up of covid-19 vaccinations among school-aged children and university students.

Chi Onwurah (LAB)
2. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for arts courses in higher education on the provision of those courses.

Luke Evans (CON)
3. What steps he is taking to support schools with the cost of managing covid-19.

David Warburton (CON)
4. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that children in rural communities with limited public transport are able to attend school.

Brendan Clarke-Smith (CON)
5. What plans he has to help encourage partnerships between independent and state schools in (a) Bassetlaw and (b) England.

Topical Questioners

1. Henry Smith (CON)

2. Ian Lavery (LAB)

3. Julie Marson (CON)

4. David Evennett (CON)

5. Taiwo Owatemi (LAB)

6. Mark Fletcher (CON)

7. Tom Randall (CON)

8. Laura Trott (CON)

9. Kate Osamor (LAB)

10. Mark Menzies (CON)

Main Business

Andrew Rosindell
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Public Houses (Electrical Safety)

Debate
Continuation of the budget debate

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Richard Holden
Conservative

Weardale railway

Department Questions

Baroness Scott of Needham Market
Liberal Democrat

Report from the Social Market Foundation 'Zeroing in: Net Zero disruption and opportunity at a local level'

Lord Colgrain
Conservative

Impact of the arrival of the tree beatle Ips typographus in spruce trees in the southeast of England on the timber industry in the UK

Lord Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrat

Calls for a legally-binding instrument, including both prohibitions and positive obligations, to regulate autonomous weapons systems

Lord Carrington
Crossbench

Application of the Farming Rules for Water on the use of organic forms of nitrogen; and the implications of using organic manure, slurries and biowastes on ammonia and phosphate levels at different points of the year

Main Business

Home Office
Baroness Williams of Trafford

Legislation
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – committee stage (day 4)

Lord Berkeley
Labour

Orders and regulations
Competition Act 1998 (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusions) (Revocations) Order 2021 – motion to regret

Tuesday 2nd November

(7 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

HM Treasury

Main Business

Fleur Anderson
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Plastics (Wet Wipes)

Debate
Conclusion of the Budget Debate

Department Questions

Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat

Percentage by which the public health grant to local authorities has increased, or decreased, since 2016

Lord Dubs
Labour

Discussions with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees on the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, and the principle that asylum seekers must apply for refugee status in the first safe country they reach

Baroness Donaghy
Labour

Establishment of a compulsory register of overseas property owners

Main Business

HM Treasury
Lord Agnew of Oulton

Legislation
Critical Benchmarks (References and Administrators' Liability) Bill [HL] – report stage – Lord Agnew of Oulton

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Lord Callanan

Legislation
Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill – second reading

Wednesday 3rd November

(8 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Department Questions

11:30

Scotland Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Felicity Buchan (CON)
1. What steps his Department is taking to support Scotland's transition to a green economy.

Kirsten Oswald (SNP)
2. What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on Scotland.

Andrew Bowie (CON)
3. What steps he is taking to support the Scottish fishing industry.

Sarah Atherton (CON)
4. What steps his Department is taking to create jobs and encourage investment in Scotland's shipbuilding industry.

Duncan Baker (CON)
5. What steps the Government is taking to support the Scottish seed potato industry.

12:00

Prime Minister's Question Time

Main Business

Robert Halfon
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Schools and Educational Settings (Essential Infrastructure and Opening During Emergencies)

Business
Second reading of a Bill

Department Questions

Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Labour

Date for the next statutory review of the benefit cap

Viscount Hanworth
Labour

Extent and plans to address departures of early career teachers from the teaching profession

Lord Beith
Liberal Democrat

Government discussions with Network Rail and Train Operating Companies about the delay to the proposed East Coast Main Line timetable changes

Main Business

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Baroness Stedman-Scott

Legislation
Social Security (Uprating of Benefits) Bill – report stage

Home Office
Baroness Williams of Trafford

Legislation
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – committee stage (day 5)

Thursday 4th November

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Department Questions

09:30

Department for Transport

Statements

Leader of the House
Jacob Rees-Mogg

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

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Tobias Ellwood
Conservative

Backbench Business
Proposal for an inquiry into the UK’s involvement in the NATO-led mission to Afghanistan

Ronnie Cowan
Scottish National Party

Backbench Business
Use of medical cannabis for the alleviation of health conditions

Department Questions

Lord Cruddas
Conservative

Government discussions with Transport for London and the Mayor of London regarding abolition of temporary cycle lanes in London

Lord Bishop of London
Bishops

Availability of places for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers to legally and safely stop, and plans to address shortage of places

Baroness Thornhill
Liberal Democrat

Prohibition of second homes advertised as holiday rentals from avoiding council tax by registering for business rates and thereby qualifying for small business rate relief

Main Business

Baroness Featherstone
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Impact of government policy and spending on the creative sector

Lord Clement-Jones
Liberal Democrat

Short debate
Use of facial and other biometric recognition technologies in schools

Lord Stunell
Liberal Democrat

Debate
Situation of leaseholders who are facing bills for fire and building safety remedial work and the need for safe, green and affordable housing

Friday 5th November

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