Parallel Parliament

Monday 5th January

(5 days ago)
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Order Paper (5 Jan 2026)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Oral questions
Home Office
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First 5 Oral Questions

Elsie Blundell (Lab)
1. What steps she is taking to help prevent the exploitation of migrant care workers by private care companies.

Scott Arthur (Lab)
2. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle cyber crime.

Sarah Pochin (RUK)
3. What assessment her Department has made of recent trends in levels of violence against women and girls.

Lewis Cocking (Con)
4. What progress her Department has made on closing asylum hotels.

Paul Davies (Lab)
5. What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime.

Topical Questioners

1. David Burton-Sampson (Lab)

2. Andrew Cooper (Lab)

3. Oliver Dowden (Con)

4. Peter Prinsley (Lab)

5. Tom Hayes (Lab)

6. Michelle Welsh (Lab)

7. James MacCleary (LD)

8. Daniel Zeichner (Lab)

9. Harpreet Uppal (Lab)

10. Kieran Mullan (Con)

David Burton-Sampson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Elsie Blundell: What steps she is taking to help prevent the exploitation of migrant care workers by private care companies. Scott Arthur: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle cyber crime. Andrew Cooper: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Oliver Dowden: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Sarah Pochin: What assessment her Department has made of recent trends in levels of violence against women and girls. Lewis Cocking: What progress her Department has made on closing asylum hotels. Peter Prinsley: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tom Hayes: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Paul Davies: What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime. Michelle Welsh: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tom Rutland: What steps her Department is taking to introduce new safe and legal routes for migrants. Ian Lavery: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle extremism and radicalisation in the North East. James MacCleary: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Dave Doogan: If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a specific offence of aggravated theft from commercial vehicles. Daniel Zeichner: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Catherine Fookes: What steps she is taking through the visa and immigration system to support refugees from Ukraine. Harpreet Uppal: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Rachel Hopkins: What steps her Department is taking to help improve police efficiency. Kieran Mullan: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Monica Harding: What steps she is taking to support effective community policing. Perran Moon: What steps her Department is taking to introduce new safe and legal routes for migrants. Jas Athwal: What recent progress her Department has made on introducing a new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls. Christine Jardine: What steps she is taking to tackle hate crime. Daniel Francis: What steps her Department is taking to reduce pull factors for migrants seeking to arrive in the UK illegally. Victoria Collins: What steps she is taking to support effective community policing. Joe Robertson: What estimate her Department has made of the number of small boat returns in 2025. Alison Griffiths: What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers. Terry Jermy: What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime. Laura Kyrke-Smith: What steps she is taking to provide security protections for faith communities. Adam Jogee: What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime in Staffordshire. Luke Murphy: What recent steps her Department has taken to help increase levels of community policing. Chris Vince: What recent progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made on protecting democratic institutions. Ben Goldsborough: What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime. Blake Stephenson: If she will make an estimate of the average workforce size of businesses that are eligible to sponsor worker visas.

Urgent Question

Victoria Atkins
Conservative

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if she will make a statement on the changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief

None

Robert Jenrick
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the implications for public safety of the absconding of prisoners from HMP Leyhill on New Year's Day

None

James Cartlidge
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on armed forces recruitment and retention

None

Statements

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Yvette Cooper

Ministerial statement
Venezuela

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Hamish Falconer

Ministerial statement
Middle East and North Africa

None

Main Business

Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat

Backbench Business
Mobile connectivity in rural areas

None

Jessica Morden
Labour

Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection
Environmental Audit Committee

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Alice Macdonald
Labour (Co-op)

Government support for the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan

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 702845 relating to free bus travel for people over 60
Tony Vaughan (Lab - Folkestone and Hythe)

None

18:00

e-petition 727514 relating to the length of the school week
Dave Robertson (Lab - Lichfield)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Freeman of Steventon
Crossbench

Oral questions
Support for parents to toilet train their children between 18 and 30 months

None

Lord Hampton
Crossbench

Oral questions
Sudden cardiac death in young people

None

Lord Godson
Conservative

Oral questions
White House fact sheet on the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organisation

None

Lord Pack
Liberal Democrat

Oral questions
Use of social media platform X for government communications

None

Main Business

Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Labour

Legislation
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill – report stage
View Amendments

None

Estimated rising time
The House is expected to rise at the conclusion of Report stage of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill.

None

Tuesday 6th January

(4 days ago)
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Order Paper (6 Jan 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

Matt Vickers (Con)
1. What steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of the National Grid.

Matt Rodda (Lab)
2. What scientific evidence his Department is using to inform its work on climate change.

Richard Foord (LD)
3. What steps he is taking to help the transition away from fossil fuels.

Danny Chambers (LD)
4. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of supporting businesses with the cost of energy.

Tom Collins (Lab)
5. What estimate he has made of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations.

Topical Questioners

1. Carla Denyer (Green)

2. Meg Hillier (LAB)

3. Luke Murphy (Lab)

4. Michelle Scrogham (Lab)

5. Vikki Slade (LD)

6. Sonia Kumar (Lab)

7. Alex Mayer (Lab)

8. Peter Bedford (Con)

9. Graham Leadbitter (SNP)

10. Olly Glover (LD)

Matt Vickers: What steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of the National Grid. Carla Denyer: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Matt Rodda: What scientific evidence his Department is using to inform its work on climate change. Meg Hillier: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Luke Murphy: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Richard Foord: What steps he is taking to help the transition away from fossil fuels. Michelle Scrogham: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Danny Chambers: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of supporting businesses with the cost of energy. Tom Collins: What estimate he has made of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations. Vikki Slade: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Sonia Kumar: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Freddie van Mierlo: What steps he is taking to reduce the impact of power cuts on rural areas. Alex Mayer: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing energy bills by £150 on family finances. Helen Maguire: What steps he is taking to help decarbonise refrigerated transport. Peter Bedford: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Steve Yemm: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme. Graham Leadbitter: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Peter Lamb: What steps his Department is taking to help increase the capacity of major National Grid supply points. Olly Glover: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Noah Law: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Warm Homes Discount on levels of fuel poverty. Josh Babarinde: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the steps councils are taking to help local people achieve net zero. Baggy Shanker: What steps he is taking to help tackle fuel poverty. Luke Charters: What steps he is taking to create jobs in the energy sector in Yorkshire and the Humber. Gregory Stafford: What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK’s use of energy infrastructure-related technologies imported from China on security. Christine Jardine: What steps he is taking to support job creation in the renewable energy sector. Sarah Olney: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow on the Government's net zero targets. Luke Evans: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of opportunities for installing solar panels on commercial properties. Rachael Maskell: What steps he is taking to optimise the capacity of deep geothermal projects. Bob Blackman: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills. Paul Davies: What discussions he has had with energy suppliers on the adequacy of support for consumers with power outages. Luke Murphy: What steps his Department is taking to reduce non-commodity costs on the energy bills of businesses. Stuart Anderson: What his policy is on the use of agricultural land for solar energy. Polly Billington: Whether he has made an estimate of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations. Nigel Farage: If he will take steps to remove net zero targets.

Main Business

Jodie Gosling
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Property (registration and valuation)

None

Legislation
Second Reading of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Calum Miller
Liberal Democrat

Government support for clearing illegal waste near the River Cherwell

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