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Tuesday 3rd February

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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

Helen Morgan (LD)
1. What steps he is taking to reduce court delays in Shropshire.

Anneliese Dodds (LAB)
2. What steps his Department is taking to recruit magistrates.

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
3. What steps he is taking to tackle the backlogs in the courts.

John Hayes (Con)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.

Bill Esterson (Lab)
5. What steps his Department plans to take to ensure the provision of adequate levels of funding for victim support services.

Topical Questioners

1. Martin Vickers (Con)

2. Josh Newbury (Lab)

3. Kim Johnson (Lab)

4. Sarah Olney (LD)

5. Bob Blackman (Con)

6. Caroline Voaden (LD)

7. Peter Bedford (Con)

8. Perran Moon (Lab)

9. Douglas McAllister (Lab)

10. Gregory Campbell (DUP)

Martin Vickers: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Helen Morgan: What steps he is taking to reduce court delays in Shropshire. Anneliese Dodds: What steps his Department is taking to recruit magistrates. Josh Newbury: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Kim Johnson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Catherine McKinnell: What steps he is taking to tackle the backlogs in the courts. Sarah Olney: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. John Hayes: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system. Bob Blackman: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Bill Esterson: What steps his Department plans to take to ensure the provision of adequate levels of funding for victim support services. Lee Barron: What steps his Department is taking to recruit magistrates. Caroline Voaden: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Lauren Edwards: What steps he is taking to ensure that education and training programmes support the rehabilitation of people leaving prison. Peter Bedford: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Gregory Campbell: How many court cases there have been relating to not having a valid electronic travel authorisation. Perran Moon: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Douglas McAllister: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Andy McDonald: What steps he is taking to tackle the backlogs in the courts. Gregory Campbell: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Jamie Stone: What steps he is taking to help provide access to legal aid to people in rural areas. Anneliese Midgley: What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Parole Board hearings on victims and their families. Lauren Sullivan: What support he is providing to victims of domestic abuse through the criminal justice system. Andrew Snowden: What steps he is taking to improve the safety of the prison estate. Siân Berry: If he will take steps to reduce the length of time people are held on remand for protest-related offences. Danny Beales: What steps he is taking to reduce the Crown Court backlog. Steve Darling: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed reforms to jury trials on the court backlog. Greg Smith: What steps he plans to take to reduce the potential impact of construction traffic on villages in Mid Buckinghamshire constituency during the construction of the new Category C prison. John Lamont: What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on supporting the victims of cross-border grooming gangs. Jim Dickson: What steps his Department is taking to improve the transparency of sentencing. Matt Bishop: What steps he is taking to tackle the backlogs in the courts. David Davis: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system. Harriet Cross: If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill on the intelligence services. Jonathan Brash: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposal to restrict the right to a jury trial for certain offences on court backlogs. Will Stone: What steps he is taking to improve the Service Justice System. Connor Rand: What steps he plans to take to help improve victims’ confidence in the justice system.

Urgent Question

Priti Patel
Conservative

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the situation in Iran

None

Statements

Cabinet Office
David Lammy

Ministerial statement
Separation Centres Review

None

Main Business

Adam Jogee
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
British-made Bricks (Proposals)

None

Legislation
Second Reading of the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
View Amendments

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
John Cooper
Conservative

Impact of Government policy on the fish and chip sector

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