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Tuesday 17th March

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Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Oral questions
Ministry of Justice
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Pam Cox (Lab)
1. What progress his Department has made on creating a National Listing Framework.

Charlie Maynard (LD)
2. What steps his Department is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.

Tessa Munt (LD)
3. What discussions he has had with his counterparts in countries to which foreign national prisoners will be returned on ensuring that prisoners serve the full term of a sentence handed down by the UK courts.

Andrew Rosindell (RUK)
4. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his prison early-release reforms.

Liz Jarvis (LD)
5. What steps he is taking to help improve the experience of victims in court.

Topical Questioners

1. Melanie Onn (Lab)

2. Will Forster (LD)

3. Dan Carden (Lab)

4. Alison Bennett (LD)

5. Lisa Smart (LD)

6. Harpreet Uppal (Lab)

7. Meg Hillier (LAB)

8. Brian Leishman (Lab)

9. Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)

10. John Milne (LD)

Melanie Onn: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Pam Cox: What progress his Department has made on creating a National Listing Framework.
Charlie Maynard: What steps his Department is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Will Forster: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Dan Carden: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Tessa Munt: What discussions he has had with his counterparts in countries to which foreign national prisoners will be returned on ensuring that prisoners serve the full term of a sentence handed down by the UK courts.
Andrew Rosindell: What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his prison early-release reforms.
Alison Bennett: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Lisa Smart: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Liz Jarvis: What steps he is taking to help improve the experience of victims in court.
Steve Witherden: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on protecting the right to protest.
Harpreet Uppal: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Jerome Mayhew: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.
Meg Hillier: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Andrew Cooper: What steps he is taking to improve transparency in court proceedings.
Brian Leishman: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Tonia Antoniazzi: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Munira Wilson: What steps he is taking to support victims' rights.
John Milne: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Peter Lamb: What assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing greater use of evidence from automated enforcement technology in trials.
Neil Hudson: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support criminal prosecution of fly-tipping.
Rebecca Smith: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.
Neil Shastri-Hurst: what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.
Jas Athwal: What plans he has to help improve victim confidence in the justice system.
Lincoln Jopp: what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.
Adam Thompson: What steps he is taking to help support children involved in knife crime through the criminal justice system.
Anna Dixon: What plans his Department has to provide adequate funding for the Crown Court.
Ashley Fox: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.
Gill Furniss: What steps he is taking to help improve standards in the bailiff industry.
Jim Dickson: What steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
Oliver Ryan: what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
Lloyd Hatton: what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
Louie French: what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.
John Lamont: What steps his Department is taking ensure that people convicted of charges related to grooming gangs receive adequate sentences.
Calum Miller: What steps he is taking to reform the family court.

Statements

Department of Health and Social Care
Wes Streeting

Ministerial statement
Meningococcal Disease Outbreak

None

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Yvette Cooper

Ministerial statement
Middle East

None

Department for Work and Pensions
Pat McFadden

Ministerial statement
Youth Employment

None

Main Business

Catherine McKinnell
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Clinical negligence

None

Darren Jones
Labour

Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill: Allocation of Time

None

Legislation
All stages of the Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Andrew George
Liberal Democrat

Isles of Scilly transport provision

None

Westminster Hall

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