Parallel Parliament

Monday 7th September

(5 days ago)
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Order Paper (7 Sep 2026)

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

Josh Newbury (Lab)
1. What steps her Department is taking to ensure that the planning system provides green spaces for communities.

Mark Pritchard (Con)
2. What information her Department holds on the percentage of Green Belt land that is classified as grey belt in Shropshire.

Bradley Thomas (Con)
3. What steps she is taking to ensure that her Department has effective strategies for prioritising housing densification in urban areas.

Lewis Cocking (Con)
4. What steps she is taking to help reduce the prevalence of private estate management arrangements on new housing estates.

Ben Maguire (LD)
5. What steps her Department is taking to ensure that adequate infrastructure is provided for new housing developments.

Topical Questioners

1. Matt Western (Lab)

2. Olly Glover (LD)

3. Olivia Bailey (Lab)

4. Callum Anderson (Lab)

5. Imran Hussain (Lab)

6. Chris Ward (Lab)

7. Sonia Kumar (Lab)

8. Liz Jarvis (LD)

9. Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)

10. Chris Vince (LAB)

Matt Western: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Josh Newbury: What steps her Department is taking to ensure that the planning system provides green spaces for communities.
Mark Pritchard: What information her Department holds on the percentage of Green Belt land that is classified as grey belt in Shropshire.
Olly Glover: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Bradley Thomas: What steps she is taking to ensure that her Department has effective strategies for prioritising housing densification in urban areas.
Olivia Bailey: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Callum Anderson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Lewis Cocking: What steps she is taking to help reduce the prevalence of private estate management arrangements on new housing estates.
Ben Maguire: What steps her Department is taking to ensure that adequate infrastructure is provided for new housing developments.
Imran Hussain: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Chris Ward: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Julie Minns: What steps her Department is taking to encourage greater participation by young people in democratic processes.
Sonia Kumar: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Alex Baker: What steps her Department is taking to encourage greater participation by young people in democratic processes.
Liz Jarvis: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Monica Harding: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of planning policy on Green Belt land in Esher and Walton constituency.
Ben Obese-Jecty: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Navendu Mishra: What steps she is taking to help increase levels of housing stock in Stockport constituency.
Janet Daby: What steps her Department plans to take through local government changes to further devolve funding decisions to regions.
Chris Vince: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Fleur Anderson: ?What steps she is taking to support high streets in Putney.
Jayne Kirkham: What support her Department is providing to councils to help them use their Housing Revenue Account to build council houses.
Martin Wrigley: For what reason the local government reorganisation model in Devon was selected.
Meg Hillier: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of Housing Revenue Account debt on the ability of local authorities to maintain and increase council housing stock.
Steve Yemm: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle rough sleeping.
Abena Oppong-Asare: What progress her Department has made on tackling rough sleeping and homelessness in Erith and Thamesmead constituency.
Patrick Hurley: What progress her Department has made on tackling rough sleeping and homelessness in Southport.
Sally Jameson: What steps she is taking to tackle youth homelessness.
Saqib Bhatti: How her Department defines a walking distance to a train station.
Adam Thompson: What steps she is taking to support high streets in Erewash.
Alex Brewer: What steps she is taking to support high streets.
Tracy Gilbert: Whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on increasing skills in the net zero sector through the Local Growth Fund.
Chris Vince: What progress her Department has made on tackling rough sleeping and homelessness in Harlow.
Olivia Bailey: What steps she is taking to help ensure that rural communities have access to affordable housing.
Daniel Zeichner: What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor.

Statements

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Angela Rayner

Ministerial statement
Local Government Reorganisation

None

Home Office
Sarah Jones

Ministerial statement
Protests in Dover and Portsmouth

None

HM Treasury
Emma Reynolds

Ministerial statement
Economic Growth

None

Main Business

Department of Health and Social Care
Yvette Cooper

Programme Motion
Health Bill: Programme (No. 2)

None

Legislation
Health Bill: Remaining Stages (Day one)
View Amendments

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Business of the House

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Procedure Committee

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Danny Beales
Labour

VAT on drugs provided through compassionate access schemes

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 763161 relating to surrogacy law and legal parenthood
Dave Robertson (Lab - Lichfield)

None

18:00

e-petition 746640 relating to crimes motivated by misogyny and hate crime law
Tony Vaughan (Lab - Folkestone and Hythe)

None

Select & Joint Committees

13:00
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

A new Syria: assessing UK strategy in a transitional state
Foreign Affairs Committee
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At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Neil Quilliam - Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House
Dr Reem Turkmani - Assistant Professor at London School of Economics Middle East Centre
At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Jon Wilks - Advisor at Syria Britain Business Centre, Associate Fellow, MENA Programme at Chatham House, Former Syria Envoy at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Former British Ambassador at Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Yemen
Charlotte Leslie - Director at Conservative Middle East Council
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
H.E. Hind Kabawat - Minister of Social and Labour Affairs at the Syrian Government

15:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Devolving power in England
Public Accounts Committee
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At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Steve Rotheram - Metro Mayor at Liverpool City Region
Katherine Fairclough - Chief Executive at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Paul Bristow - Mayor at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough LA
Rob Bridge - Chief Executive at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Will Garton - Interim Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
James Bowler CB - Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury
Will Burgon - Director for Public Services at HM Treasury
Melissa Brown - Deputy Director, English Devolution Strategy and Institutions at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Cat Little CB - Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office

General Committee

18:00
Home Office Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2026

None

18:00
Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Building Safety Levy (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026

None

18:00
Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2026

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

14:30

Introduction(s)
Baroness McAnea and Lord Smith of Ranmoor

None

Department Questions

Baroness Maclean of Redditch
Conservative

Oral questions
Success of neighbourhood health services in reducing demand for hospital care and accessing primary care

None

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Labour

Oral questions
Review and update of the public/private partnerships machinery

None

Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench

Oral questions
Funding cuts to creative and performing arts teaching grants in universities

None

Baroness Prentis of Banbury
Conservative

Oral questions
Reducing taxation on rural businesses

None

Private Notice Question

Lord Callanan
Conservative

Private Notice Question
The Falkland Islands

None

Main Business

Lord Mohammed of Tinsley
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Local Plans (Burial Space) Bill - committee stage

None

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Baroness Curran

Urgent Question Repeat
Future of the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields

None

HM Treasury
Lord Pitt-Watson

Legislation
Financial Services and Markets Bill - report stage (day 1) - part one
View Amendments

None

Statements

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage

Statement
Local Government Reorganisation

None

Main Business

HM Treasury
Lord Pitt-Watson

Legislation
Financial Services and Markets Bill - report stage (day 1) - part two
View Amendments

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of the group beginning with amendment g31 on the Financial Services and Markets Bill.

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Baroness Lloyd of Effra

Legislation
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill - committee stage (day 3)
View Amendments

None

20:45

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

National Resilience
National Resilience Committee

None

Tuesday 8th September

(4 days ago)
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Order Paper (8 Sep 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

Elaine Stewart (Lab)
1. What recent steps he has taken to increase economic growth.

Allison Gardner (Lab)
2. What steps he is taking with local leaders to attract private investment into areas that have historically received lower levels of investment.

Claire Hazelgrove (Lab)
3. What discussions he has had with representatives of pubs on the potential impact of business rates relief on the hospitality sector.

Connor Rand (Lab)
4. What fiscal steps he is taking to support the renewal of high streets.

Lincoln Jopp (Con)
5. What fiscal steps he is planning to take to support the Defence Investment Plan.

Topical Questioners

1. Steff Aquarone (LD)

2. Charlie Dewhirst (Con)

3. Julie Minns (Lab)

4. Jeevun Sandher (Lab)

5. Graham Leadbitter (SNP)

6. Catherine Fookes (Lab)

7. Rosie Duffield (Ind)

8. Clive Jones (LD)

9. John Lamont (Con)

10. Adam Thompson (Lab)

Elaine Stewart: What recent steps he has taken to increase economic growth.
Steff Aquarone: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Allison Gardner: What steps he is taking with local leaders to attract private investment into areas that have historically received lower levels of investment.
Charlie Dewhirst: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Julie Minns: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Claire Hazelgrove: What discussions he has had with representatives of pubs on the potential impact of business rates relief on the hospitality sector.
Jeevun Sandher: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Connor Rand: What fiscal steps he is taking to support the renewal of high streets.
Graham Leadbitter: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Lincoln Jopp: What fiscal steps he is planning to take to support the Defence Investment Plan.
Catherine Fookes: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Alex McIntyre: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to regional funding arrangements on the economies of local communities which either are not part of a combined authority or do not have a metro mayor.
Rosie Duffield: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Christine Jardine: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing fuel duty on the cost of living for working families.
Jeremy Hunt: What steps he is taking to improve public sector productivity.
Clive Jones: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Ben Spencer: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 2024 Budget on businesses in Runnymede and Weybridge constituency.
John Lamont: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Adam Thompson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Sadik Al-Hassan: What fiscal steps he is taking to help improve employment opportunities.
Amanda Hack: If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of removing VAT on defibrillators on community-based purchasers.
Dan Carden: What steps he is taking with local leaders to attract private investment into areas that have historically received lower levels of investment.
Phil Brickell: Whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing an anti-fraud levy on technology sector companies.
Imogen Walker: What steps his Department is taking to support face-to-face banking in rural communities.
Bill Esterson: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to taxation on oil and gas production in the North Sea.
Tristan Osborne: What steps he is taking to help ensure that the UK remains the fastest growing economy in the G7.
Perran Moon: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to regional funding arrangements on the economies of local communities.
Callum Anderson: What fiscal steps he is taking to help ensure that the economy is resilient to global economic uncertainty.
Peter Swallow: What discussions he has had with representatives of hospitality businesses on the potential impact of business rates relief on the sector.
Sureena Brackenridge: What recent discussions he has had with metro mayors on the potential impact of fiscal devolution on economic growth.
Gill German: What discussions he has had with representatives of hospitality businesses on the potential impact of business rates relief on the sector.
Max Wilkinson: What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the VAT exemption on domestic renewables beyond March 2027.
Greg Smith: What estimate he has made of the average annual cost to motorists of discontinuing the 5p fuel duty reduction from December 2026.
Will Stone: What discussions he has had with representatives of the hospitality sector on the potential impact of business rates relief on that sector.
Robin Swann: Whether he has had discussions with the Northern Ireland hospitality sector on the development of a pilot for the reduction of VAT on hospitality.

Urgent Question

Calum Miller
Liberal Democrat

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if he will make a statement on comments from the Argentinian President and President Donald Trump regarding the UK’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Ed Miliband

Ministerial statement
Israel-Palestine

None

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Lisa Nandy

Ministerial statement
Online Safety

None

Main Business

Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op)

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Artificial superintelligence

None

HM Treasury
James Murray

Health Bill: Ways and Means

None

Legislation
Health Bill: Conclusion of remaining stages
View Amendments

None

Leader of the House
Alan Campbell

Draft Conversion Practices Bill (Joint Committee)

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Simon Hoare
Conservative

Regulation of retirement property management companies

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