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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Oral questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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First 5 Oral Questions

Damian Hinds (Con)
1. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the proposed overnight visitor levy on the hospitality sector.

Anna Dixon (Lab)
2. What mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that communities are consulted on the use of Pride in Place funding in Shipley constituency.

Chi Onwurah (Lab)
3. What steps his Department is taking to help reduce levels of homelessness among women in Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West constituency.

Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
4. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle damp and mould in social housing.

Rachel Hopkins (Lab)
5. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on levels of community cohesion in Luton South and South Bedfordshire constituency.

Topical Questioners

1. Jessica Toale (Lab)

2. Sarah Dyke (LD)

3. Ian Lavery (Lab)

4. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)

5. Lauren Edwards (Lab)

6. Lisa Smart (LD)

7. Peter Fortune (Con)

8. Sarah Owen (Lab)

9. Jonathan Davies (Lab)

10. Toby Perkins (Lab)

Jessica Toale: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Damian Hinds: What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the proposed overnight visitor levy on the hospitality sector.
Sarah Dyke: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Anna Dixon: What mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that communities are consulted on the use of Pride in Place funding in Shipley constituency.
Ian Lavery: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Chi Onwurah: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce levels of homelessness among women in Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West constituency.
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Mary Kelly Foy: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle damp and mould in social housing.
Lauren Edwards: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Rachel Hopkins: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on levels of community cohesion in Luton South and South Bedfordshire constituency.
Gregory Stafford: What steps his Department is taking to help prevent family voting in UK elections.
Lisa Smart: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Peter Fortune: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Tom Morrison: What assessment has he made of the adequacy of levels of funding for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.
Sarah Owen: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Blake Stephenson: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of planned reforms to leasehold on integrated retirement communities.
Jonathan Davies: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
David Chadwick: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of sales commission charges on park home residents.
Luke Charters: What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Council Tax debt collection practices on households in financial difficulty.
Toby Perkins: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Feryal Clark: What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on community spaces.
Rachael Maskell: What progress he has made on introducing a registration scheme for short term holiday lets.
Jon Trickett: What discussions he has had with local authorities on the adequacy of the provision of local youth services.
Caroline Voaden: What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of Local Housing Allowance rates.
John Whittingdale: What steps he is taking to reorganise local government in Essex.
Wendy Morton: What steps he is taking to protect the Green Belt.
Sarah Smith: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on levels of community cohesion in Hyndburn constituency.
Luke Akehurst: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of furnished tenancies for social homes.
Sarah Pochin: What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that housing associations improve the quality of social housing.
Stuart Anderson: What steps he is taking to help ensure that flood risk is adequately considered in new housing developments.
Alex Ballinger: What steps his Department is taking to reform the leasehold sector.
Dan Carden: What the evidential basis is for his Department's policy on rent control.
Jonathan Davies: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support local authorities in the provision of adult social care.
Lewis Atkinson: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle the causes of homelessness in Sunderland Central constituency.
Chris Hinchliff: What steps he is taking to improve standards for social housing.

Statements

Cabinet Office
Keir Starmer

Ministerial statement
Middle East

None

Home Office
Shabana Mahmood

Ministerial statement
Southport Inquiry

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Stephen Doughty

Ministerial statement
Update on Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

None

Ministry of Defence
Al Carns

Ministerial statement
North Atlantic activity

None

Main Business

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business of the House (Today)

None

Gregory Stafford
Conservative

Backbench Business
Debate on a motion on SEND provision and reform

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Business and Trade Committee

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Foreign Affairs Committee

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Steve Yemm
Labour

Experiences and outcomes for young people with cancer

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 732342 relating to statutory menstrual leave
Paul Davies (Lab - Colne Valley)

None

18:00

e-petition 731497 relating to a disclosure and safeguarding mechanism for at-risk children
Lewis Atkinson (Lab - Sunderland Central)

None

General Committee

18:00
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Paisley

Scottish Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

13:30
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Treasury Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Berger
Labour

Oral questions
Impact of developments in artificial intelligence on current levels of employment

None

Baroness Northover
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Implementing the recommendations in the UK Gigafactory Commission report 'Britain’s Battery Future'

None

Lord Moylan
Conservative

Oral questions
The target to increase rail freight volumes by 75 per cent by 2050

None

Lord Storey
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Extent and risks of the use of nitrous oxide gas by young people

None

Private Notice Question

Lord West of Spithead
Labour

Private Notice Question
Strait of Hormuz mine clearance

None

Main Business

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill – report stage (day 3)
View Amendments

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of report stage on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Whitehead

Orders and regulations
Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Orders and regulations
Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Baroness Sherlock

Orders and regulations
National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026

None

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

Orders and regulations
Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026

None

17:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Childhood Vaccinations
Childhood Vaccinations Committee

None

Tuesday 14th April

(3 days ago)
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Order Paper (14 Apr 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Oral questions
Department of Health and Social Care
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First 5 Oral Questions

Jen Craft (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to improve underperforming hospital trusts.

Mike Kane (Lab)
2. What steps his Department is taking to improve maternity care.

David Davis (Con)
3. What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of NHS management.

Calum Miller (LD)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the Mental Health Investment Standard on access to mental health services.

Anna Dixon (Lab)
5. What steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dental services.

Topical Questioners

1. Matt Bishop (Lab)

2. Joe Powell (Lab)

3. Kirith Entwistle (Lab)

4. Clive Jones (LD)

5. Helen Maguire (LD)

6. Adrian Ramsay (Green)

7. John Whittingdale (Con)

8. Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)

9. Katie Lam (Con)

10. Patrick Hurley (Lab)

Matt Bishop: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Jen Craft: What steps he is taking to improve underperforming hospital trusts.
Joe Powell: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Mike Kane: What steps his Department is taking to improve maternity care.
Kirith Entwistle: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
David Davis: What steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness of NHS management.
Clive Jones: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Calum Miller: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the Mental Health Investment Standard on access to mental health services.
Helen Maguire: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Anna Dixon: What steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dental services.
Tom Gordon: How many urgent dental appointments have been provided since 1 April 2025.
Adrian Ramsay: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Peter Swallow: What steps his Department is taking to improve levels of access to GPs in Bracknell Forest.
John Whittingdale: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Afzal Khan: What discussions he has had with regulators on tackling anti-Muslim hostility in the NHS.
Gurinder Singh Josan: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
John Whitby: What steps his Department is taking to increase the roll-out of Healthy Babies funding to local authorities.
Katie Lam: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Patrick Hurley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Tom Rutland: What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment.
Sarah Dyke: How many urgent dental appointments have been provided since 1 April 2025.
Elsie Blundell: What steps his Department is taking to improve support for people with eating disorders.
Dan Aldridge: What steps his Department is taking to support the treatment of cancer patients.
Polly Billington: What steps his Department is taking to support the treatment of cancer patients.
Alison Bennett: What steps his Department is taking to improve acute mental health inpatient units.
Wendy Chamberlain: What steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for invasive lobular breast cancer patients.
Lee Dillon: What steps his Department is taking to support community pharmacies.
Brian Leishman: What steps he is taking to help tackle inequalities in bowel cancer screening participation.
Samantha Niblett: What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment.
Lauren Edwards: What steps he is taking to improve access to community-based healthcare in Rochester and Strood constituency.
Bob Blackman: What steps his Department is taking to improve rates of bowel cancer diagnosis through screening.
Siobhain McDonagh: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Brain Tumour Research Consortium on improving the treatment of glioblastoma brain tumours.
Gavin Williamson: What estimate his Department has made of the cost to the NHS of providing healthcare to asylum seekers.
Lloyd Hatton: What steps he is taking to increase the number of GP services in South Dorset constituency.
Ian Lavery: What steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to implement recommendation nine of the Infected Blood Inquiry's report.

Statements

Cabinet Office
Nick Thomas-Symonds

Ministerial statement
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme update

None

Home Office
Sarah Jones

Ministerial statement
Halving Knife Crime Plan

None

Main Business

Sarah Bool
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Type 1 diabetes screening (children)

None

HM Treasury
Dan Tomlinson

Money Resolution
Crime and Policing Bill

None

HM Treasury
Dan Tomlinson

Crime and Policing Bill: Ways and Means

None

Consideration of Lords amendments
Crime and Policing Bill

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Kieran Mullan
Conservative

Dualling of the A21

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