Parallel Parliament

Thursday 20th November

(7 days ago)
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Order Paper (20 Nov 2025)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

09:30

Oral questions
Department for Transport
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First 5 Oral Questions

Wendy Morton (Con)
1. What steps she is taking to ensure that major transport infrastructure upgrades are delivered effectively.

Julian Smith (Con)
2. What discussions she has had with North Yorkshire Council on the progress of the development of the A59 Kex Gill bypass.

Joe Morris (Lab)
3. What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.

Wera Hobhouse (LD)
4. What steps her Department has taken to help support the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.

Jodie Gosling (Lab)
5. What steps her Department is taking to support the reopening of railway stations in underserved communities.

Topical Questioners

1. Sarah Coombes (Lab)

2. Douglas McAllister (Lab)

3. Wera Hobhouse (LD)

4. Andrew Rosindell (Con)

5. Catherine Fookes (Lab)

6. Clive Jones (LD)

7. Christine Jardine (LD)

8. Peter Prinsley (Lab)

9. Gagan Mohindra (Con)

10. Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)

Sarah Coombes: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Wendy Morton: What steps she is taking to ensure that major transport infrastructure upgrades are delivered effectively. Douglas McAllister: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Julian Smith: What discussions she has had with North Yorkshire Council on the progress of the development of the A59 Kex Gill bypass. Joe Morris: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. Wera Hobhouse: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Andrew Rosindell: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Wera Hobhouse: What steps her Department has taken to help support the decarbonisation of the maritime sector. Catherine Fookes: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jodie Gosling: What steps her Department is taking to support the reopening of railway stations in underserved communities. David Pinto-Duschinsky: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. Clive Jones: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Christine Jardine: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Nia Griffith: What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance. Chris Vince: What steps she is taking to ensure that Great British Railways holds consultations with passengers. Peter Prinsley: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Luke Charters: What steps her Department is taking to improve bus services in York Outer constituency. Gagan Mohindra: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Laura Kyrke-Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Bayo Alaba: What steps she is taking to help ensure that her policies on decarbonising transport support economic growth. Joe Robertson: What steps she is taking to help improve the integration of public transport in Isle of Wight East constituency. Harpreet Uppal: What steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth. Iqbal Mohamed: What steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog in practical driving tests. Allison Gardner: What steps she is taking to promote active travel. Charlie Dewhirst: What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of support for motorists. Luke Myer: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. Catherine Atkinson: What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance. Jacob Collier: What steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth. Lorraine Beavers: What steps she is taking to improve rail connectivity. Peter Prinsley: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of bus services in rural areas. Jeff Smith: What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance. Noah Law: What steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth. Lee Pitcher: What steps she is taking to support the aviation sector. Sam Rushworth: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. Alison Bennett: What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of passenger rail performance.

Urgent Question

James Cartlidge
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the use of lasers by the Russian spy ship Yantar

None

Priti Patel
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the future of the war in Ukraine and the forcible removal of children to Russia

None

Robert Jenrick
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the implications for national security and the management of terrorist offenders following disruption to the Separation Centre regime

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Home Office
Shabana Mahmood

Ministerial statement
A Fairer Pathway to Settlement

None

Andy Slaughter
Labour

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the Seventh Report of the Justice Committee, Ending the cycle of reoffending – part one: rehabilitation in prisons, HC 469

None

Main Business

Josh Newbury
Labour

Backbench Business
Debate on a motion on the subject of International Men’s Day

None

Tom Morrison
Liberal Democrat

Backbench Business
Debate on a motion on an injury in service award

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
James Asser
Labour

Government support for children and families impacted by serious neurological conditions

None

Westminster Hall

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

13:30

Inequalities faced by unpaid carers
Anna Dixon (Lab - Shipley)

None

15:00

World COPD Day
Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Costs of clinical negligence
Public Accounts Committee

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Lord Whitehead

None

Department Questions

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Conservative

Oral questions
Water and sewerage companies as consultees on nationally significant infrastructure projects

None

Lord Strathcarron
Non-affiliated

Oral questions
South Western Railway: performance since nationalisation

None

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
Conservative

Oral questions
Compensation awards to victims of child grooming scandals

None

Lord West of Spithead
Labour

Oral questions
President Trump’s statement regarding the testing of nuclear weapons

None

Statements

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Statement
Asylum policy

None

Main Business

Department for Transport
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

Legislation
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - second reading

None

Department for Business and Trade
Lord Leong

Orders and regulations
Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 - motion to approve

None

Department for Business and Trade
Baroness Hoey

Orders and regulations
Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 - motion to regret

None

17:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
Conservative

Short debate
Steps being taken to enable the domestic manufacture of medical nuclear radioisotopes

None

Lord Monks
Labour

Short debate
Assessment of the role of private equity in the UK economy

None

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Liberal Democrat

Short debate
Progress made in achieving plastic recycling targets

None

Lord Evans of Rainow
Conservative

Short debate
Assessment made of the impact of litter on canal towpaths owned and maintained by the Canal and River Trust

None

17:00

Estimated rising time

None

Friday 21st November

(6 days ago)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Lord Trees
Crossbench

Legislation
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - third reading

None

Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Labour

Legislation
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - committee stage (day 2)

None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 24th November

(3 days ago)
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Order Paper (24 Nov 2025)

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

Emma Lewell (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in South Shields constituency.

Patrick Hurley (Lab)
2. If he will take steps through the planned homelessness strategy to increase Housing First provision.

James MacCleary (LD)
3. Whether East Sussex County Council elections will take place in 2026.

Greg Smith (Con)
4. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of his Department's funding for Buckinghamshire Council.

Maureen Burke (Lab)
5. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on Glasgow North East constituency.

Topical Questioners

1. Kirith Entwistle (Lab)

2. Emma Lewell (Lab)

3. Martin Vickers (Con)

4. Andrew George (LD)

5. Edward Morello (LD)

6. Rachel Hopkins (Lab)

7. Blake Stephenson (Con)

8. Sarah Bool (Con)

9. Alison Griffiths (Con)

10. Sarah Pochin (RUK)

Emma Lewell: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in South Shields constituency. Kirith Entwistle: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Emma Lewell: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Patrick Hurley: If he will take steps through the planned homelessness strategy to increase Housing First provision. Martin Vickers: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. James MacCleary: Whether East Sussex County Council elections will take place in 2026. Greg Smith: What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of his Department's funding for Buckinghamshire Council. Andrew George: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Edward Morello: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Maureen Burke: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on Glasgow North East constituency. Ian Sollom: What the infrastructure requirements are for supporting the proposed new town at Tempsford. Rachel Hopkins: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Matt Vickers: What steps he is taking to support local authorities in spending money effectively. Blake Stephenson: 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 Luton South and South Bedfordshire constituency. Sarah Bool: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Alison Griffiths: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi: What mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that communities are consulted on the use of Pride in Place funding in Slough constituency. Will Stone: If he will provide additional support to local councils to help them increase levels of funding for social housing stock. Sarah Pochin: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. George Freeman: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Floods Resilience Taskforce on future planning considerations. Liam Conlon: What steps he is taking to help reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation. James McMurdock: What steps he is taking to improve homelessness guidance for local government. Graham Leadbitter: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Pride in Place funding eligibility criteria in Scotland. Meg Hillier: What steps he is taking to support people out of temporary accommodation. Lloyd Hatton: What steps his Department is taking to help ensure adequate levels of accountability of estate management companies. Brian Mathew: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that new housing developments are adequately flood resilient. Tom Rutland: What steps he is taking to improve the private rented sector for tenants. Afzal Khan: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on adopting a formal definition of Islamophobia. Sarah Hall: If he will take steps through the Fair Funding Review 2.0 to ensure that the most deprived Lower layer Super Output Areas receive the largest increases in funding. Gurinder Singh Josan: What steps his Department is taking to increase levels of housebuilding. Lauren Edwards: What steps he is taking to reform the management of freehold estates. Jo White: What progress he has made on the Fair Funding Review 2.0. Dawn Butler: What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of devolving powers to Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities to allow them to introduce overnight accommodation levies. Rebecca Long Bailey: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on Salford constituency.

Urgent Question

Alex Burghart
Conservative

To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the Ministerial Code.

None

Nick Timothy
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on the intelligence used by West Midlands Police that led to the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending Villa Park on 6 November 2025.

None

Statements

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Chris McDonald

Ministerial statement
The UK’s 2025 Critical Minerals Stategy

None

Main Business

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Steve Reed

Programme Motion
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Programme (No. 2)

None

Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Day One): Remaining stages

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Rebecca Paul
Conservative

Safety and wellbeing of female prisoners at HMP Downview

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 700682 relating to humanitarian obligations and Gaza
Irene Campbell (Lab - North Ayrshire and Arran)

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Increasing police productivity
Public Accounts Committee

None

14:45
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The work of the BBC
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
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At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Caroline Daniel - former editorial adviser, BBC Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee
Michael Prescott - former editorial adviser, BBC Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Samir Shah CBE - Chair at BBC
Sir Robbie Gibb - non-executive member, BBC Board and Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee
Caroline Thomson - non-executive member, BBC Board and Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee

General Committee

18:00
Department for Work and Pensions Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Extension to Unconnected Multiple Employer Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Labour

Oral questions
Provision of wheelchair services by the NHS and social care authorities

None

Baroness Mattinson
Labour

Oral questions
Improving the scale of research into the causes and treatment of brain tumours

None

Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Conservative

Oral questions
Decision of police forces to stop recording non-crime hate incidents, and decisions to abolish them altogether

None

Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Conservative

Oral questions
Funding the increased numbers of children attending state-funded schools as a result of the decrease in the numbers attending private schools

None

Statements

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour

Statement
The war in Ukraine and the forcible removal of children to Russia

None

Main Business

Department of Health and Social Care
Baroness Merron

Legislation
Mental Health Bill – consideration of Commons amendments and/or reasons

None

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Legislation
Planning and Infrastructure Bill – consideration of Commons amendments and/or reasons

None

Home Office
Lord Hanson of Flint

Legislation
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – consideration of Commons amendments and/or reasons

None

Statements

Baroness Lloyd of Effra
Labour

Statement
Update on ExxonMobil Mossmorran

None

Main Business

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of the statement on ExxonMobil Mossmorran.

None

Tuesday 25th November

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (25 Nov 2025)

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

Alex Baker (Lab)
1. What steps his Department is taking to improve patient access to GPs.

Liz Twist (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking to ensure parity of esteem between mental and physical health services.

Gareth Thomas (LAB)
3. What steps he is taking to improve cancer services in north west London.

Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
4. What steps his Department is taking to improve patient access to GPs.

Elaine Stewart (Lab)
5. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment.

Topical Questioners

1. Sarah Olney (LD)

2. Jacob Collier (Lab)

3. Danny Chambers (LD)

4. Katrina Murray (Lab)

5. Tristan Osborne (Lab)

6. Kenneth Stevenson (Lab)

7. Sarah Dyke (LD)

8. Connor Rand (Lab)

9. Pippa Heylings (LD)

10. Matt Turmaine (Lab)

Sarah Olney: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Alex Baker: What steps his Department is taking to improve patient access to GPs. Liz Twist: What steps he is taking to ensure parity of esteem between mental and physical health services. Jacob Collier: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Gareth Thomas: What steps he is taking to improve cancer services in north west London. Danny Chambers: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Laura Kyrke-Smith: What steps his Department is taking to improve patient access to GPs. Katrina Murray: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Tristan Osborne: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Elaine Stewart: What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment. Kenneth Stevenson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Sally Jameson: What steps he is taking to help reduce the repair backlog at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. Neil Hudson: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to deliver the New Hospital Programme on maintenance costs across the NHS estate. Sarah Dyke: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Josh Newbury: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for men. Connor Rand: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Ben Goldsborough: What steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental services in Norfolk. Pippa Heylings: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Matt Turmaine: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Josh Dean: What steps his Department is taking to tackle health inequalities impacting women in the NHS. Cat Smith: If he will set out a timeline for responding to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024. Alison Griffiths: What steps he is taking to help prevent industrial action in the NHS. Gregory Stafford: If he will publish a national strategy for palliative care. Connor Rand: What steps his Department is taking to improve cancer care. Peter Swallow: What steps he is taking to ensure that NHS patients in Bracknell Forest can access clinical trials. Sonia Kumar: What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of developing a modern service framework for musculoskeletal conditions. Sarah Smith: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the role of school nurses in tackling health inequalities. Calvin Bailey: What steps he is taking to support the early diagnosis of prostate cancer for high-risk groups. Emma Lewell: What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment. David Mundell: What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on departmental responsibility for cannabis-based medicinal products. Shaun Davies: What steps his Department is taking to use digital technology to help improve access to primary care. Harpreet Uppal: What steps his Department is taking to ensure that end of life care is included in community-based models under the 10-Year Health Plan. Clive Jones: What progress his Department has made on the implementation of the New Hospital Programme. Cat Eccles: What steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times from referral to specialist appointment in the Black Country. Liz Jarvis: What steps he is taking to end corridor care.

Statements

Cabinet Office
Keir Starmer

Ministerial statement
G20 and Ukraine

None

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Ed Miliband

Ministerial statement
COP30

None

Main Business

Andrew Murrison
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Waste Incinerators

None

Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Day Two): Remaining stages

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Mims Davies
Conservative

Future of the surgical unit at Uckfield Community Hospital

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