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Monday 12th October

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Order Paper (12 Oct 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Oral questions
Department for Work and Pensions
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First 5 Oral Questions

Andrew Pakes (LAB)
1. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Youth Guarantee trailblazer areas on young people's life prospects.

Brian Leishman (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking to help support women born in the 1950s who have been affected by State Pension changes.

Sarah Russell (Lab)
3. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the rate of Statutory Paternity Pay on household financial resilience.

John Lamont (Con)
4. What estimate he has made of what the total welfare budget will be at the end of this Parliament.

Torcuil Crichton (Lab)
5. What steps he is taking to support employment in rural areas.

Topical Questioners

1. Gregory Stafford (Con)

7. Aphra Brandreth (Con)

8. Steff Aquarone (LD)

9. Siân Berry (Green)

10. Jessica Morden (Lab)

Andrew Pakes: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Youth Guarantee trailblazer areas on young people's life prospects.
Gregory Stafford: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Brian Leishman: What steps he is taking to help support women born in the 1950s who have been affected by State Pension changes.
Jeff Smith: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Sarah Russell: What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the rate of Statutory Paternity Pay on household financial resilience.
Alex Baker: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Paul Davies: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
John Lamont: What estimate he has made of what the total welfare budget will be at the end of this Parliament.
Torcuil Crichton: What steps he is taking to support employment in rural areas.
Lisa Smart: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Joe Powell: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Danny Beales: What steps he is taking to support young people into employment.
Alex McIntyre: What recent progress Alan Milburn has made on producing the final Young People and Work Report.
Aphra Brandreth: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Steff Aquarone: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Dan Aldridge: What steps his Department is taking with the beauty industry to help provide accessible routes into employment and training for young people.
Siân Berry: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Clive Jones: What assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring pension scheme surpluses in defined benefit schemes to be used to improve pensions for members before surplus funds can be released to sponsoring employers.
Euan Stainbank: What recent progress he has made on the expansion of youth hubs.
Jessica Morden: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Alistair Strathern: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of parental leave in supporting mothers to return to work.
Christine Jardine: What steps he plans to take to reform the Child Maintenance Service.
Ben Obese-Jecty: What steps he has taken to improve his Department's casework response rates.
Alistair Carmichael: What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections for the holders of defined benefit pensions.
Liz Twist: What steps he is taking to support young people into employment.
Tom Rutland: What recent progress the Pensions Commission has made on its work.
Tulip Siddiq: What steps his Department is taking to tackle the backlog of cases submitted via hotlines for hon. Members.
John Cooper: What recent estimate he has made of the level of fraud and error in the social security system.
Maureen Burke: What steps he is taking to support young people into employment.
Andrew Ranger: What steps he is taking to help support the establishment of youth hubs.
Jeff Smith: What steps he is taking to support young people into employment.
Peter Fortune: What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.
Luke Murphy: What steps he is taking to support young people into employment.
Calum Miller: What estimate he has made of the number of young people who are unemployed.
Matt Bishop: What steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions receive adequate support to enter and remain in work in Forest of Dean constituency.

Statements

Cabinet Office
Andy Burnham

Ministerial statement
International Update

None

Home Office
Shabana Mahmood

Ministerial statement
National Security

None

Northern Ireland Office
Chris Bryant

Ministerial statement
Drumcree

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business of the House (Today)

None

Statements

Cat Smith
Labour

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the First Report of the Procedure Committee, Written Parliamentary Questions, HC 49

None

Sarah Champion
Labour

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the Second Report of the International Development Committee, UK International Climate Finance: Sustaining Commitments and Impact Amid a Shrinking Aid Budget, HC 206

None

Main Business

Andy MacNae
Labour

General debate
General debate on Baby Loss Awareness Week

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Linsey Farnsworth
Labour

Government support for high streets in Amber Valley constituency

None

Westminster Hall

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

16:30

e-petition 749128 relating to the UK applying to rejoin the EU
Tony Vaughan (Lab - Folkestone and Hythe)

None

General Committee

18:00
Ministry of Justice Room 9, Palace of Westminster First Delegated Legislation Committee concluded

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2026

None

18:00
Room 11, Palace of Westminster Second Delegated Legislation Committee concluded
(ended at 18:28)

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 809)

None

18:00
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Room 12, Palace of Westminster Third Delegated Legislation Committee concluded
(ended at 18:12)

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The Modification of the Law (British Steel Limited Property Transfer) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 833)

None

Select & Joint Committees

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House Public Accounts Committee concluded
(ended at 18:01)

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

None

17:00
Speaker's Study

Speaker's Conference (2024) - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Baroness Sarpong and Lord Ross of Nevill Holt

None

Department Questions

Lord Bailey of Paddington
Conservative

Oral questions
Housing target in the Mayor of London's Draft London Plan

None

Baroness Nargund
Labour

Oral questions
Increased public use of weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic

None

Lord Davies of Gower
Conservative

Oral questions
National Crime Agency efforts to disrupt people smuggling gangs and associated drug dealing

None

Baroness Rawlings
Conservative

Oral questions
Russian incursions on Moldovan sovereignty

None

Private Notice Question

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Conservative

Private Notice Question
Attacks by the Houthis on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and UK support for Saudi Arabia

None

Main Business

Ministry of Justice
Lord Lemos

Legislation
Public Office Accountability Bill - committee stage (day 1) part one
View Amendments

None

Statements

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Labour

Statement
The Robert Hamill inquiry report publication

None

Main Business

Ministry of Justice
Lord Lemos

Legislation
Public Office Accountability Bill - committee stage (day 1) part two
View Amendments

None

10:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Railways Bill - committee stage (day 4)
View Amendments

None

20:45

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster International Agreements Committee concluded
(ended at 14:34)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization
International Agreements Committee

None

Tuesday 13th October

(4 days ago)
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Order Paper (13 Oct 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Oral questions
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
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First 5 Oral Questions

Liz Jarvis (LD)
1. What recent progress she has made in decoupling the price of gas and electricity.

Tristan Osborne (Lab)
2. What steps she is taking to support households by helping reduce energy bills.

Olly Glover (LD)
3. Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting cooling measures into the Warm Homes Scheme.

Tom Rutland (Lab)
4. What recent progress she has made on improving the UK's resilience to the impacts of climate change.

John Lamont (Con)
5. What discussions she has had with the Scottish Borders Council on the Cross Border Connection.

Topical Questioners

1. Jeff Smith (Lab)

2. Jerome Mayhew (Con)

3. Jim Dickson (Lab)

4. Joe Robertson (Con)

5. Beccy Cooper (Lab)

6. Deirdre Costigan (Lab)

7. David Burton-Sampson (Lab)

8. Meg Hillier (LAB)

9. Jessica Toale (Lab)

10. Desmond Swayne (Con)

Liz Jarvis: What recent progress she has made in decoupling the price of gas and electricity.
Jeff Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Tristan Osborne: What steps she is taking to support households by helping reduce energy bills.
Jerome Mayhew: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Jim Dickson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Olly Glover: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting cooling measures into the Warm Homes Scheme.
Joe Robertson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Tom Rutland: What recent progress she has made on improving the UK's resilience to the impacts of climate change.
John Lamont: What discussions she has had with the Scottish Borders Council on the Cross Border Connection.
Beccy Cooper: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Patrick Hurley: What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade to help reduce energy costs for businesses.
Deirdre Costigan: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
David Burton-Sampson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Shivani Raja: What steps her Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
Jim Dickson: What steps she is taking to support households by helping reduce energy bills.
Meg Hillier: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Robbie Moore: What steps her Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
Jessica Toale: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Desmond Swayne: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Chris Webb: What recent progress she has made on the implementation of the Warm Homes Plan.
Fleur Anderson: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of approval of the Rosebank oil and gas field on the UK's ability to meet its climate change targets.
Anna Dixon: What recent progress she has made on improving the UK's resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Josh Fenton-Glynn: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of constructing energy infrastructure on peatland on the climate.
Lee Anderson: What steps her Department is taking to support households with the rise in energy costs through autumn 2026 and winter 2026-27.
Sonia Kumar: Whether her Department is taking steps to implement a cold homes plan.
Darren Paffey: What recent progress she has made on reforming electricity grid connections.
Will Forster: What steps her Department is taking to help support households experiencing rising heating costs through winter 2026-27 in Woking constituency.
Blake Stephenson: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in energy prices.
Jessica Toale: If she will take steps to strengthen the Climate Change Act 2008 in the context of the heat waves of summer 2026.
Alex Mayer: What progress she has made on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Wera Hobhouse: If she will reform energy market regulations to enable community-run energy schemes to sell power directly to local households and businesses.
Scott Arthur: What steps she is taking to align UK oil and gas production with climate targets.
Afzal Khan: What steps she is taking to align UK oil and gas production with climate targets.
David Mundell: What steps her Department is taking to help support households that use domestic heating oil or liquefied petroleum gas.
Kerry McCarthy: What steps she is taking to help reduce energy costs for businesses.

Urgent Question

Nick Timothy
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the early release scheme

None

Tom Tugendhat
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on the threats posed by Iran to British interests

None

Statements

Department for Work and Pensions
Pat McFadden

Ministerial statement
Adjusted Triple Lock

None

Uma Kumaran
Labour

Ministerial statement
Falkland Islands

None

Main Business

Ruth Jones
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Hares

None

Legislation
Remaining stages of the Courts and Tribunals bill
View Amendments

None

Northern Ireland Office
Chris Bryant

Legislation
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension
View Amendments

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

The Speaker’s Absence

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
David Reed
Conservative

Bone and joint health

None

Westminster Hall

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Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 11.30am & 2.30pm - 5.30pm