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Thursday 23rd April

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Friday 24th April

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Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Labour

Legislation
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - committee stage (day 14)
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None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 27th April

(3 days ago)
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Order Paper (27 Apr 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

James MacCleary (LD)
1. What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of compensating 1950s-born women impacted by the maladministration of State Pension age changes.

Vikki Slade (LD)
2. What steps he is taking to improve his Department's response times.

Jim Shannon (DUP)
3. What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing compensation to women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the State Pension age.

James Asser (Lab)
4. What steps he is taking to help increase the number of apprenticeships available to young people.

Iqbal Mohamed (Ind)
5. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in resolving cases in a timely manner.

Topical Questioners

1. Lee Dillon (LD)

2. Rachel Blake (LAB)

3. Matt Bishop (Lab)

4. Jeff Smith (Lab)

5. Charlie Dewhirst (Con)

6. Patrick Hurley (Lab)

7. Steve Yemm (Lab)

8. Lorraine Beavers (Lab)

9. Rupert Lowe (RB)

10. Roz Savage (LD)

Lee Dillon: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
James MacCleary: What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of compensating 1950s-born women impacted by the maladministration of State Pension age changes.
Rachel Blake: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Vikki Slade: What steps he is taking to improve his Department's response times.
Matt Bishop: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Jim Shannon: What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing compensation to women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the State Pension age.
James Asser: What steps he is taking to help increase the number of apprenticeships available to young people.
Jeff Smith: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Charlie Dewhirst: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Iqbal Mohamed: What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in resolving cases in a timely manner.
Patrick Hurley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Sarah Olney: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the proportion of Disability Living Allowance for children applications that have been approved by his Department within its target timeframes in the last two years.
Steve Yemm: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Kieran Mullan: Whether he plans to introduce curfew orders for parents who are non-compliant with child maintenance payments.
Zöe Franklin: If his Department will review the adequacy of the treatment of redundancy payments by the Child Maintenance Service.
Lorraine Beavers: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Rupert Lowe: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Siân Berry: What steps he is taking to help ensure that disabled people can stay in employment.
Roz Savage: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Jeff Smith: What recent progress he has made on the expansion of Youth Hubs.
Yuan Yang: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of rates of Statutory Sick Pay.
Ben Coleman: What steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people are able to try work without automatically triggering a benefits reassessment.
Andrew Snowden: What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.
Adam Dance: What steps he is taking to improve his Department's response times to correspondence.
Afzal Khan: What steps he is taking to help tackle food poverty.
Kim Johnson: What recent progress the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment has made on its programme of work.
Lee Anderson: Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing levels of welfare spending on foreign nationals by benefit type.
Sarah Edwards: What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.
Gregory Stafford: What steps he is taking to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities into employment.
Tom Gordon: What steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to process Access to Work claims.
Bayo Alaba: What steps his Department is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.
Wendy Chamberlain: What steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to process Access to Work claims.
Tom Rutland: What steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people are able to try work without automatically triggering a benefits reassessment.
Seamus Logan: What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations in the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024.
Ian Byrne: If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory right to food for people in poverty.

Urgent Question

Sorcha Eastwood
Alliance

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the car bomb attack outside Dunmurry Police Station on 26 April 2026

None

Statements

Darren Jones
Labour

Ministerial statement
Progress update on the Government's ongoing work to respond to the Humble Address motion

None

Main Business

Consideration of Lords message
Consideration of Lords message to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

None

Consideration of Lords message
Consideration of Lords message to the Pension Schemes Bill

None

Northern Ireland Office
Hilary Benn

Consideration of a carry-over motion relating to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

None

Cabinet Office
David Lammy

Consideration of a carry-over motion relating to the Public Office (Accountability) Bill

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business of the House (Today)

None

Consideration of Lords message
If necessary, Consideration of Lords message to the Crime and Policing Bill

None

Consideration of Lords message
If necessary, Consideration of Lords message to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

House of Commons Commission

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Matt Western
Labour

Contribution of Ernest Bevin

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 736578 relating to animal testing
Irene Campbell (Lab - North Ayrshire and Arran)

None

General Committee

16:30
Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Vaping Duty Stamps (Requirements, Reviews and Appeals) Regulations 2026

None

18:00
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026

None

18:00
Ministry of Justice Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2026

None

18:00
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026

None

Select & Joint Committees

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Northern Powerhouse Rail
Public Accounts Committee

None

15:30
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Revisiting the nuclear roadmap
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
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At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Lord Vallance - Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Sam White - Deputy Director, Nuclear Power at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Ranger of Northwood
Conservative

Oral questions
How online challenger banks assess and process new applications for accounts

None

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
Labour

Oral questions
Assessment of the adequacy of training and quality-assurance processes for student visa caseworkers, and decision-making in the student visa route

None

Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench

Oral questions
Universal free entry to the UK’s national museums and galleries

None

Lord Strasburger
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Implementation of the Supreme Court judgement in the For Women Scotland case within Government departments

None

Main Business

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Crime and Policing Bill – consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
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None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Smith of Malvern

Legislation
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - consideration of Commons amendments
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None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Orders and regulations
Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 and associated motion to decline in the name of Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

None

Statements

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Statement
Recent Antisemitic Attacks

None

Main Business

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill – Lords Consideration of Commons Reasons and / or Amendments
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None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Legislation
Pension Schemes Bill – consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Baroness Hayman of Ullock

Orders and regulations
Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 and the associated regret motion in the name of Lord Roborough

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of the Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026.

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Ministry of Justice
Baroness Levitt

Orders and regulations
First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2026

None

17:30

Estimated rising time

None

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Orders and regulations
Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Baroness Hayman of Ullock

Orders and regulations
Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026

None

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Whitehead

Orders and regulations
Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:45
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Environment and Climate Change Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Childhood Vaccinations
Childhood Vaccinations Committee

None

Tuesday 28th April

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (28 Apr 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Oral questions
HM Treasury
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First 5 Oral Questions

Catherine West (Lab)
1. What fiscal steps she is taking to help reduce the level of food bank usage by families in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency.

Michael Wheeler (Lab)
2. What steps she has taken to help support people with the cost of living in Worsley and Eccles constituency.

Jacob Collier (Lab)
3. What steps she is taking to support businesses to trade globally.

John Milne (LD)
4. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the effectiveness of the Defence Investment Strategy.

Zöe Franklin (LD)
5. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the conflict in the Middle East on the cost of living.

Topical Questioners

1. Cat Smith (Lab)

2. Yuan Yang (Lab)

3. Olly Glover (LD)

4. Antonia Bance (Lab)

5. Sarah Olney (LD)

6. Pippa Heylings (LD)

7. Chris Coghlan (LD)

8. Chris Bloore (Lab)

9. Tom Rutland (Lab)

10. Michael Wheeler (Lab)

Cat Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Catherine West: What fiscal steps she is taking to help reduce the level of food bank usage by families in Hornsey and Friern Barnet constituency.
Yuan Yang: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Michael Wheeler: What steps she has taken to help support people with the cost of living in Worsley and Eccles constituency.
Jacob Collier: What steps she is taking to support businesses to trade globally.
Olly Glover: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Antonia Bance: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
John Milne: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the effectiveness of the Defence Investment Strategy.
Sarah Olney: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Zöe Franklin: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the conflict in the Middle East on the cost of living.
Dave Doogan: What fiscal steps she is taking to support motorists with fuel costs.
Pippa Heylings: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Gagan Mohindra: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of fuel duty on the cost of living.
Chris Coghlan: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Chris Bloore: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Sadik Al-Hassan: What steps she has taken to help mitigate the potential impact of the conflict in the Middle East on the economy.
Leigh Ingham: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure Government procurement supports British businesses.
Tom Rutland: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Peter Fortune: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent changes to Business Property Relief on levels of investment by family-owned businesses.
Michael Wheeler: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Iqbal Mohamed: What steps her Department is taking through the child poverty taskforce to help reduce levels of relative poverty.
Warinder Juss: What steps she has taken to help support people with the cost of living in Wolverhampton West constituency.
Catherine Fookes: What steps she is taking to support economic growth in Wales.
Wendy Morton: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of fuel duty on the cost of living.
Abtisam Mohamed: What fiscal steps she is taking to help reduce the cost of household energy bills.
Beccy Cooper: What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce costs for commuters.
Bradley Thomas: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates announced in the Autumn Budget 2025 on the retail, hospitality and leisure sector.
Jess Brown-Fuller: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the conflict in the Middle East on energy costs.
Adam Thompson: What steps she is taking to help increase regional economic growth.
Shockat Adam: What steps she is taking through the tax system to support first time homebuyers.
Sarah Green: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of previously granted Enterprise Investment Scheme relief on investor confidence.
Joe Powell: What steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle rogue company directors.
Lincoln Jopp: What estimate she has made of the amount of revenue received from forecourt fuel in January to March in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.
Tulip Siddiq: What steps she is taking to help ensure that regulators hold banks to account for financial misconduct.
Jayne Kirkham: What steps she is taking to promote economic growth in Cornwall.

Main Business

James Naish
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Local Area Energy Plans

None

Emergency Debate

Kemi Badenoch
Conservative

Privilege

None

Main Business

Consideration of Lords message
If necessary, Consideration of Lords message to the Pension Schemes Bill

None

Consideration of Lords message
If necessary, Consideration of Lords message to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business of the House (Today)

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Select Committee Statements

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Backbench Business Committee

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Consequential amendments arising from the Backbench Business Committee motion

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Backbench Business Committee: Election of Chair and nomination of members in the 2026-27 Session

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Select Committee chair elections

None

Consideration of Lords message
If necessary, Consideration of Lords messages

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Lee Anderson
Reform UK

Houses in multiple occupation

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