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House of Commons Highlights

Latest Events in the House of Commons

Friday 3rd May

(7 days ago)
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Commons
Lords

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The Lords is not sitting on this day

Monday 6th May

(4 days ago)
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Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

The Lords is not sitting on this day

Tuesday 7th May

(3 days ago)
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Order Paper (7 May 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

HM Treasury
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Allan Dorans (SNP)
1. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on households in 2024.

Jim McMahon (LAB)
2. What assessment he has made of the contribution of the co-operative sector to the economy.

Rupa Huq (Lab)
3. What steps he is taking to ensure value for money in public spending.

Owen Thompson (SNP)
4. If he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of regional variations in trends in the number of free-to-use ATMs.

Kerry McCarthy (Lab)
5. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of his tax policies on living standards.

Topical Questioners

1. Debbie Abrahams (Lab)

2. Richard Burgon (Lab)

3. Kerry McCarthy (Lab)

4. Damien Egan (Lab)

5. Carla Lockhart (DUP)

6. John Penrose (Con)

7. Andrew Gwynne (Lab)

8. Thérèse Coffey (Con)

9. Julian Sturdy (Con)

10. Jeff Smith (Lab)

None

Urgent Question

David Lammy
Labour

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary if he will make a statement on the war in Gaza

None

Statements

Ministry of Defence
Grant Shapps

Ministerial statement
Defence personnel update

None

Main Business

Kim Leadbeater
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (New Drivers)

None

General debate
General Debate on defence

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Sheryll Murray
Conservative

Future funding for Tamar crossings

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

11:30

General Debate: Costs associated with illegal immigration
Andrea Jenkyns (Con - Morley and Outwood)

None

13:00

Provision of water safety education in schools
John Cryer (Lab - Leyton and Wanstead)

None

16:30

Provision of free school meals
Munira Wilson (LD - Twickenham)

None

18:00

Government support for repairs to the A226 Galley Hill Road
Gareth Johnson (Con - Dartford)

None

18:30

Cyber security laws and tackling crime
Mark Hendrick (LAB - Preston)

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Men's health
Health and Social Care Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Maria Caulfield MP - Minister for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy at Department of Health and Social Care
Jason Yiannikkou - Director of System, Oversight and Integration at Department of Health and Social Care

09:45
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Labour markets reform: Workers’ rights and protections
Business and Trade Committee
View details

At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Peter Hebblethwaite - Chief Executive Officer at P&O Ferries
At 10:20am: Oral evidence
Sean Toal - Managing Director at WHSmith
Albert Ellis - CEO at Staffline Group PLC
At 10:50am: Oral evidence
Nye Cominetti - Principle Economist at Resolution Foundation
Nicola Smith - Head of Economics, Employments Rights and Social Affairs at TUC
Ben Franklin - Interim Chief Executive at Centre for Progressive Policy
Paul Todd - Chief Operating Officer at NEST
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Margaret Beels - Director of Labour Market Enforcement at Department for Business and Trade
Jenny Herrera - CEO at Good Business Charter

12:00
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

PHSO report on women's State Pension age
Work and Pensions Committee
View details

At 12:05pm: Oral evidence
Angela Madden - Chair at Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) Campaign
Jane Cowley - Campaign Director at Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) Campaign
Peter Aldous MP - Co-Chair at All Party Parliamentary Group on State Pension Inequality for Women
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP - Chair at All Party Parliamentary Group on State Pension Inequality for Women
At 1:00pm: Oral evidence
Rebecca Hilsenrath - Interim Ombudsman at Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Karl Banister - Director of Legal and Casework at Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

13:30
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The UK’s international counter-terrorism policy
Foreign Affairs Committee
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At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Aimen Dean - former MI6 agent and former member of al-Qaeda and Co-Founder and Director of Operations at Cruickshank & Dean Global Intelligence
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Professor Alexander Evans - former HM High Representative to India and Pakistan and Professor of Public Policy at London School of Economics and Political Science

14:00
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

FCDO and civil societies
International Development Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Nadine Tunasi - Survivor Champion for Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and Coordinator at Survivors Speak OUT Network, Freedom From Torture
Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu - Executive Director at STAR Ghana Foundation
Channsitha Mark - Country Director at Cambodia, ActionAid
At 3:15pm: Oral evidence
Andrew Firmin - Editor-in-chief & co-author of State of Civil Society report at CIVICUS Lens
Nana Afadzinu - Executive Director at West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)
Rowan Popplewell - Policy Manager – Civic Space at Bond UK

14:30
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

Intergovernmental relations: 25 years since the Scotland Act 1998
Scottish Affairs Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Henry McLeish - Former First Minister of Scotland 2000-2001
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Lady Elish Angiolini - Former Lord Advocate 2006-2011
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon. the Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale - Former First Minister of Scotland 2001-2007

14:45
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Work of the County Court
Justice Committee
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At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Dr Natalie Byrom - Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Faculty of Laws, UCL
Elizabeth Gallagher - Barrister at Temple Garden Chambers, and Member at the Personal Injury Bar Association
Emily Giles - Housing Lawyer at The Hyde Group
Matthew Maxwell Scott - Executive Director at The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO)

15:00
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Transport Committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Strathcarron
Conservative

Advice from independent WHO legal experts ahead of May 2024 meeting that amendments to the International Health Regulations may contravene Article 55 of those Regulations

None

Baroness Verma
Conservative

Assessment of the scale of period poverty

None

Lord Lexden
Conservative

Discussions with the Irish Government about their approach to addressing the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland since April 1998

None

Baroness Burt of Solihull
Liberal Democrat

Removing the admissions cap on state-funded faith schools and the impact on on community integration and cohesion.

None

Private Notice Question

Lord Bishop of St Albans
Bishops

Private Notice Question
Representations to the Israeli Government of a potential new offensive by Israeli forces and the provision of humanitarian aid and essential service support in the region

None

Main Business

Cabinet Office
Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Legislation
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill – committee stage (day 3)

None

Statements

Department for Business and Trade
Lord Offord of Garvel

Statement
Business and trade facts and figures update

None

Main Business

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Douglas-Miller

Orders and regulations
Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Baroness Swinburne

Orders and regulations
Combined Authorities (Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Ministry of Justice
Lord Bellamy

Orders and regulations
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Amendment) Order 2024

None

Home Office
Lord Sharpe of Epsom

Orders and regulations
Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2024

None

18:00

Estimated rising time

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Industry and Regulators Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:00
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Engineering biology
Science and Technology Committee (Lords)
View details

At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Dr Michael Adeogun - Head of Strategy (Life Sciences and Health) at National Physical Laboratory
Professor Robin May - Chief Scientific Adviser at Food Standards Agency
Professor Isabel Oliver - Director General of Science and Research and Chief Scientific Officer at UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
At 11:15am: Oral evidence
Justin Tomlinson MP - Minister of State at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Dan Osgood - Director of Energy Markets and Analysis at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

10:30
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

10:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

High streets in towns and small cities
Built Environment Committee

None

14:00
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

The future of news: impartiality, trust and technology
Communications and Digital Committee
View details

At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Susan Coughtrie - Director at Foreign Policy Centre
Sayra Tekin - Director of Legal at News Media Association
Fiona O'Brien - UK Bureau Director at Reporters Without Borders
David Hooper
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Paul Philip - Chief Executive Officer at Solicitors Regulation Authority
Juliet Oliver - General Counsel at Solicitors Regulation Authority

14:30
Room 3, Palace of Westminster

Food, Diet and Obesity
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

None

15:00
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

How sustainable is our national debt?
Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:45
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

International Agreements Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:00
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

UK-EU data adequacy
European Affairs Committee
View details

At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Nicola Watkinson - Managing Director, International at The City UK
Ruth Boardman - Co-head at Bird & Bird's International Privacy and Data Protection Group
Neil Warwick - Policy Champion for International Affairs at Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

16:00
Via Teams

Conduct Committee - Private Meeting

None

Wednesday 8th May

(2 days ago)
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Order Paper (8 May 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Wales Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Andrew Rosindell (Con)
1. What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the impact of the 20mph speed limit on residential roads and pedestrian streets in Wales on road users.

Barry Sheerman (LAB)
2. What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the biodiversity of Welsh rivers and streams.

Liz Twist (Lab)
3. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the cost of living in Wales.

Philip Dunne (Con)
4. What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the River Wye Action Plan.

Theresa Villiers (Con)
5. What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on NHS waiting times.

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Kirsten Oswald (SNP)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 May.

Sheryll Murray (Con)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 May.

Emma Lewell-Buck (Lab)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 May.

Edward Leigh (Con)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 May.

Martin Vickers (Con)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 May.

None

Urgent Question

Shabana Mahmood
Labour

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the expansion of the End of Custody Supervised Licence scheme

None

Statements

Home Office
James Cleverly

Ministerial statement
Russia

None

Tom Pursglove
Conservative

Ministerial statement
Network outage affecting eGates

None

Main Business

Bill Wiggin
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Assistance Dogs and Pavement Parking

None

Legislation
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Consideration in Committee

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat

Supporting communities on the East Devon coastline

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

09:30

Government policy on the recognition of Western Sahara as Moroccan
Daniel Kawczynski (Con - Shrewsbury and Atcham)

None

11:00

Road safety and headlight glare
Martin Vickers (Con - Cleethorpes)

None

14:30

Countering Iran's hostile activities
Margaret Hodge (Lab - Barking)

None

16:00

Universal postal service order in Rhondda constituency
Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda)

None

16:30

Government funding for transport in the West Midlands
Rachel Maclean (Con - Redditch)

None

General Committee

09:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill

None

09:25
Ministry of Justice Room 12, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Amendment) Order 2024

None

10:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill

None

14:30
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

14:30
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024

None

15:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill

None

16:30
Ministry of Defence Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill

None

09:25
Ministry of Justice Room 12, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Domestic Abuse) (Amendment) Order 2024

None

10:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill

None

14:30
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

14:30
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024

None

15:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill

None

16:30
Ministry of Defence Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Bishop of St Albans
Bishops

A decline in uptake of childhood immunisations

None

Baroness Eaton
Conservative

Concerns about councillors having to publish their home addresses

None

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Labour

Ensuring political deepfakes on social media are not used to undermine the outcome of the general election

None

Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Labour

The High Court on ruling on the government's carbon budget delivery.

None

Main Business

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Douglas-Miller

Legislation
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill – report stage

None

Statements

Lord Harlech
Conservative

Statement
Defence personnel data breach

None

Main Business

Department for Transport
Lord Davies of Gower

Legislation
Automated Vehicles Bill - consideration of Commons amendments

None

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

Legislation
Media Bill - committee stage (day 1)

None

Lord Berkeley
Labour

Debate
National Networks National Policy Statement - motion to regret

None

22:00

Estimated rising time

None

Thursday 9th May

(1 day ago)
Return to today
Order Paper (9 May 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

09:30

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Justin Madders (Lab)
1. What the locations are of successful applicants to the Natural Flood Management Programme.

Edward Leigh (Con)
2. What steps he is taking to support farmers.

Sarah Dines (Con)
3. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle Asian hornets.

Theresa Villiers (Con)
4. What steps his Department is taking to help increase tree planting.

Peter Aldous (Con)
5. What steps his Department is taking to strengthen coastal defences.

Topical Questioners

1. Thérèse Coffey (Con)

2. Edward Leigh (Con)

3. Ian Byrne (Lab)

4. Jamie Wallis (Con)

5. Matt Vickers (Con)

6. Sarah Dyke (LD)

7. Jane Hunt (Con)

8. George Galloway (WPB)

None

10:10

Attorney General
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Wera Hobhouse (LD)
1. What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for violence against women and girls.

Owen Thompson (SNP)
2. What recent steps she has taken to support the prosecution of alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

Jamie Wallis (Con)
3. What recent steps the Crown Prosecution Service has taken to help keep women and children safe online.

Mary Robinson (Con)
4. What recent steps she has taken to increase joint working between the Crown Prosecution Service and police services.

Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
5. If she will refer the governance of the Royal Albert Hall to the First-tier Tribunal (Charity).

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Harriett Baldwin
Conservative

Select Committee Statement
Select Committee Statement on the Eighth Report of the Treasury Committee, SME Finance, HC 27

None

Main Business

Grahame Morris
Labour

Backbench Business
General Debate on miners and mining communities

None

William Cash
Conservative

Backbench Business
General Debate on the BBC mid-term charter review

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Julian Lewis
Conservative

Potential merits of Government measures to tackle bullying of local government officials

None

Westminster Hall

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

12:30

Global health agencies and vaccine-preventable deaths
Virendra Sharma (Lab - Ealing, Southall)

None

14:00

Global Intergenerational Week 2024
Marion Fellows (SNP - Motherwell and Wishaw)

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

Select & Joint Committees

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

11:00

Introduction(s)
Baroness Porter of Fulwood and Baroness Hazarika

None

Department Questions

Earl of Shrewsbury
Conservative

Progress in tackling rural crime

None

Lord Cashman
Labour

Representations to the government of Uganda regarding its Anti-Homosexuality Act

None

Lord Holmes of Richmond
Conservative

Protecting intellectual property rights in relation to AI since code of practice plans were discontinued

None

Lord West of Spithead
Labour

Allocation of French nuclear weapons to NATO

None

Main Business

Lord Aberdare
Crossbench

Debate
Importance of skills for the success of the UK economy and for the quality of life for individuals

None

Lord German
Liberal Democrat

Short debate
The number of people who have entered the United Kingdom without prior permission since 7 March 2023

None

Baroness Pitkeathley
Labour

Debate
Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee report: 'Patients at the centre: integrating primary and community care'

None

19:00

Estimated rising time

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

13:00
Baroness Drake
Labour

Debate
Constitution Committee report: 'Permanent secretaries: their appointment and removal'

None

Baroness Brown of Cambridge
Crossbench

Debate
Science and Technology Committee report: 'The neglected pollutants: the effects of artificial light and noise on human health'

None

13:00

Estimated rising time

None

Friday 10th May

(Today)

Commons
Lords

The Commons is not sitting on this day

Lords Chamber

Watch Lords Chamber Live

Main Business

10:00
Lord Woodley
Labour

Legislation
Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill - third reading

None

Baroness Altmann
Conservative

Legislation
Alternative Investment Fund Designation Bill - third reading

None

Lord Holmes of Richmond
Conservative

Legislation
Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill - third reading

None

Lord Black of Brentwood
Conservative

Legislation
Pet Abduction Bill - second reading

None

Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Labour

Legislation
Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill - second reading

None

Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Conservative

Legislation
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill – second reading

None

Baroness Young of Hornsey
Crossbench

Legislation
Commercial Orangisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill - second reading

None

15:00

Estimated rising time

None

Monday 13th May

(3 days ahead)
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Order Paper (13 May 2024)

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

14:30

Department for Work and Pensions
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First 5 Oral Questions

Helen Morgan (LD)
1. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the average time taken to decide the outcome of Personal Independence Payment applications.

Steve Double (Con)
2. What steps he is taking to help fill job vacancies in St Austell and Newquay constituency.

Sarah Green (LD)
3. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in securing funds from paying parents.

Sheryll Murray (Con)
4. What steps his Department is taking to increase the support available in Jobcentres in South East Cornwall constituency.

James Morris (Con)
5. What plans he has to increase levels of employment.

Topical Questioners

1. Chris Clarkson (Con)

2. Desmond Swayne (Con)

3. Neale Hanvey (Alba)

4. Stephen Morgan (Lab)

5. Cat Smith (Lab)

6. Luke Pollard (LAB)

7. David Evennett (Con)

8. Jack Brereton (Con)

9. Sarah Green (LD)

10. Steve Tuckwell (Con)

None

Main Business

Cabinet Office
Alex Burghart

Motion to approve the Draft Procurement Regulations 2024

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Steve Barclay

Motion to approve the Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2024

None

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Debate on a Motion on the risk-based exclusion of Members of Parliament

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
George Galloway
Workers Party of Britain

Tackling substandard housing

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 648577 relating to a visa scheme for Palestinians
Cat Smith (Lab - Lancaster and Fleetwood)

None

General Committee

16:30
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Carbon Capture Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2024

None

16:30
Department for Business and Trade Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

18:00
HM Treasury Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2024

None

18:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Football Governance Bill: Programming sub-committee - Private Meeting

None

Select & Joint Committees

16:30
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Room 9, Palace of Westminster

First Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Carbon Capture Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2024

None

16:30
Department for Business and Trade Room 11, Palace of Westminster

Second Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

18:00
HM Treasury Room 12, Palace of Westminster

Third Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2024

None

18:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Football Governance Bill: Programming sub-committee - Private Meeting

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Hampton
Crossbench

Reducing deaths and injuries of vulnerable road users from public bus collisions in England

None

Lord Bishop of Bristol
Bishops

Reduce waiting times for ‘conclusive grounds’ decisions under the National Referral Mechanism for modern slavery

None

Lord Bishop of Manchester
Bishops

Potential benefits of bringing the rate of Universal Credit for care leavers under-25s in line with the rate for over-25s

None

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
Labour

Challenges for craftspeople in travelling to and from, and trading with, the EU

None

Main Business

Department for Business and Trade
Lord Offord of Garvel

Legislation
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill - second reading

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Callanan

Orders and regulations
Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage (Directions and Counterparty) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Callanan

Orders and regulations
Carbon Capture Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Lord Callanan

Orders and regulations
Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Baroness Scott of Bybrook

Orders and regulations
Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Tuesday 14th May

(4 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

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

11:30

Ministry of Justice
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First 5 Oral Questions

Marie Rimmer (Lab)
1. What recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the number of children being remanded to custody.

Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
2. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure public confidence in the support provided to victims throughout the criminal justice process.

Alan Brown (SNP)
3. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of proposed reforms to employment tribunal panels.

Alison Thewliss (SNP)
4. If he will issue guidance to lawyers on the potential implications for the criminal justice process of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024.

Jessica Morden (Lab)
5. What recent assessment he has made of the welfare of prisoners at HMP Parc.

Topical Questioners

1. Virendra Sharma (Lab)

2. Rachel Hopkins (Lab)

3. Judith Cummins (Lab)

4. Elliot Colburn (Con)

5. Theresa Villiers (Con)

6. Mohammad Yasin (Lab)

7. Bambos Charalambous (Lab)

8. Sarah Dyke (LD)

9. Rob Butler (Con)

10. James Gray (Con)

None

Main Business

Selaine Saxby
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Bathing Waters (Monitoring and Reporting)

None

Department for Business and Trade
Kemi Badenoch

Motion to approve the draft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024

None

Department for Business and Trade
Kemi Badenoch

Motion to approve the draft Code of Practice on fair and transparent distribution of tips

None

General debate
War Graves Week

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Preet Kaur Gill
Labour (Co-op)

Crime in Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency

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

09:30

General Debate: Impact of smartphones and social media on children
Miriam Cates (Con - Penistone and Stocksbridge)

None

11:00

Potential merits of an innovation centre for energy transition in Peterborough
Paul Bristow (Con - Peterborough)

None

14:30

Prevention of sexual violence in conflict
Sharon Hodgson (Lab - Washington and Sunderland West)

None

16:00

Royal Bank of Scotland branch closures
Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith)

None

16:30

World Species Congress
Sarah Champion (Lab - Rotherham)

None

General Committee

09:25
HM Treasury Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

09:25
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

To consider the Bill
Football Governance Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

14:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Further to consider the Bill
Football Governance Bill

None

Select & Joint Committees

09:25
HM Treasury Room 9, Palace of Westminster

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
The draft Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

09:25
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

09:25
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

To consider the Bill
Football Governance Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

14:00
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Further to consider the Bill
Football Governance Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Lennie
Labour

Compensation for individuals or households who have had pre-payment meters wrongly installed

None

Earl Russell
Liberal Democrat

Fly-tipping and its impacts on natural environments

None

Baroness Blake of Leeds
Labour

Delivering the Great British Insulation Scheme

None

Baroness Sheehan
Liberal Democrat

The cancellation of the 'hydrogen town' pilot scheme.

None

Main Business

Baroness Tyler of Enfield
Liberal Democrat

Legislation
Schools (Mental Health Professionals) Bill -committee stage

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Douglas-Miller

Legislation
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill - third reading

None

Department for Business and Trade
Lord Offord of Garvel

Legislation
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - consideration of Commons amendments

None

Cabinet Office
Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Legislation
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill - committee stage (day 4)

None

Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Labour

Debate
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules and associated regret motions

None

Wednesday 15th May

(5 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

11:30

Women and Equalities (including Topical Questions)

None

12:00

Cabinet Office
Show Oral Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Jonathan Lord (Con)
1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 May.

Richard Burgon (Lab)
2. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 May.

James Morris (Con)
3. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 May.

Steve Tuckwell (Con)
4. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 May.

Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
5. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 May.

None

Main Business

Pauline Latham
Conservative

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Child Sexual Abuse Material (Digital Devices)

None

Legislation
Criminal Justice Bill: Remaining Stages (day 1)

None

Adjournment Debate

19:00
Liam Fox
Conservative

Government support for leaseholders and freeholders

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

09:30

Biodiversity loss
Caroline Lucas (Green - Brighton, Pavilion)

None

11:00

No Recourse to Public Funds
Beth Winter (Lab - Cynon Valley)

None

14:30

Government policy on China
Bob Seely (Con - Isle of Wight)

None

16:00

Planning policy for Gypsy and Traveller sites
Philip Hollobone (Con - Kettering)

None

16:30

Future of the under 10-metre fishing fleet in the South West
Steve Double (Con - St Austell and Newquay)

None

General Committee

10:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill

None

10:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill

None

10:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

To consider the Bill
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
Liberal Democrat

Number of bids received for the £10 million Traveller Site Fund 2022/23 and how many were successful or unsuccessful

None

Lord Tunnicliffe
Labour

Accommodation standards at military bases

None

Lord Davies of Brixton
Labour

Implementing recommendations in the report: 'Better, broader, safer: using health data for research and analysis' by Professor Ben Goldacre, published in April 2022

None

Main Business

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Baroness Swinburne

Legislation
Renters (Reform) Bill - second reading

None

Thursday 16th May

(6 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

09:30

Department for Transport
Show Oral Questions / Show Topical Questions

First 5 Oral Questions

Andrew Gwynne (Lab)
1. What steps he is taking to help improve the reliability of rail services for passengers.

George Galloway (WPB)
2. What recent discussions he has had with Avanti West Coast on its operational performance.

Elliot Colburn (Con)
3. What recent discussions he has had with (a) the Mayor of London and (b) Transport for London on the adequacy of bus services in London.

Owen Thompson (SNP)
4. Whether his Department provides grants for the provision of training for D1 licences.

Samantha Dixon (Lab)
5. What steps he is taking to help improve the reliability of rail services for passengers.

Topical Questioners

1. Laurence Robertson (Con)

2. Graham Stringer (Lab)

3. Sarah Olney (LD)

4. Chris Webb (Lab)

5. Matt Hancock (Ind)

6. Thérèse Coffey (Con)

7. Rob Butler (Con)

8. Andrew Bridgen (Ind)

9. Bob Blackman (Con)

10. Philip Hollobone (Con)

None

Statements

Leader of the House
Penny Mordaunt

Business Statement
Business Questions to the Leader of the House

None

Main Business

Patricia Gibson
Scottish National Party

Backbench Business
Debate on a Motion on the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on Women’s State Pension age

None

Adjournment Debate

17:00
Lee Anderson
Reform UK

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

None

Westminster Hall

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

12:30

General Debate: Inequalities in dementia services
Debbie Abrahams (Lab - Oldham East and Saddleworth)

None

14:00

General Debate: Mental health and long-term conditions
Peter Dowd (Lab - Bootle)

None

General Committee

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

11:30
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Further to consider the Bill
Football Governance Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

14:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Football Governance Bill

None

Select & Joint Committees

11:30
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

11:30
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Further to consider the Bill
Football Governance Bill

None

14:00
Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

None

14:00
Room 14, Palace of Westminster

Further to consider the Bill
Football Governance Bill

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Lord Rooker
Labour

European Commission and World Trade Organization being notified of proposed changes to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 regarding folic acid fortification

None

Lord Frost
Conservative

Overall cost-competitiveness of electricity generated offshore wind farms compared to electricity generated from gas-fired power stations

None

Baroness Goldie
Conservative

Approach of the Green Savings Bonds in providing incremental resource to fund the defence capability by issuing a defence bond.

None

Main Business

Baroness Hughes of Stretford
Labour

Debate
Challenges faced by those with disabilities including access to benefits, work, education, housing and healthcare

None

Lord Wood of Anfield
Labour

Debate
Contribution of sports to society and the economy and impact of community sport on young people’s health and well-being

None

Friday 17th May

(7 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 9.30am - 3pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Main Business

09:30
Emma Lewell-Buck
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Laurence Robertson
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Fiona Bruce
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Thérèse Coffey
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Caroline Johnson
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Vicky Ford
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Jonathan Lord
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill: Remaining Stages

None

Anna Firth
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog Attacks) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Benefit Sanctions (Warnings) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Arm’s-length Bodies (Accountability to Parliament) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Anonymity of Suspects Bill: Second Reading

None

Rob Roberts
Independent

Private Members' Bills
Government of Wales (Referendum on Devolution) Bill: Second Reading

None

Rob Roberts
Independent

Private Members' Bills
Immigration and Nationality Fees (Exemption for NHS Clinical Staff) Bill: Second Reading

None

David Linden
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Welfare Benefits (Adequacy, Debt and Deductions) Bill: Second Reading

None

Simon Lightwood
Labour (Co-op)

Private Members' Bills
Public Sector Websites (Data Charges) Bill: Second Reading

None

James Daly
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Pets (Microchips) Bill: Second Reading

None

Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op)

Private Members' Bills
Climate and Nature Bill: Second Reading

None

Paul Bristow
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Disposal of Waste (Advertising and Penalty Provision) Bill: Second Reading

None

Kevin Foster
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity (Ratification of Treaty) Bill: Second Reading

None

Alan Brown
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
State Pension Age (Compensation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Zarah Sultana
Labour

Private Members' Bills
Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill: Second Reading

None

Anne McLaughlin
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [19 April]

None

Theresa Villiers
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Horticultural Peat (Prohibition of Sale) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Workers (Rights and Definition) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Health and Safety at Work Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Asylum Seekers (Accommodation Eviction Procedures) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (Powers) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Corporate Homicide Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Deductions from Universal Credit (Report) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Food Poverty Strategy Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Under-Occupancy Penalty (Report) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Devolution (Employment) (Scotland) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Social Security Benefits (Healthy Eating) Bill: Second Reading

None

Chris Stephens
Scottish National Party

Private Members' Bills
Universal Credit Sanctions (Zero Hours Contracts) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill: Adjourned Debate on Second Reading [26 April]

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Green Belt (Protection) Bill: Second Reading

None

Gareth Johnson
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Greater London Low Emission Zone Charging (Amendment) Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [22 March]

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Highways Act 1980 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Exemption from Value Added Tax (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Covid-19 Vaccine Diagnosis and Treatment Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Caravan Site Licensing (Exemption of Motor Homes) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Children’s Clothing (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Barnett Formula (Replacement) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Rule of Law (Enforcement by Public Authorities) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
National Health Service Co-Funding and Co-Payment Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Caravan Sites Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading

None

Christopher Chope
Conservative

Private Members' Bills
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill: Second Reading

None

Adjournment Debate

Nickie Aiken
Conservative

Tackling Hajj fraud

None

Lords Chamber

Main Business

10:00
Baroness Kennedy of Shaws
Labour

Legislation
Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill - third reading

None

Baroness D'Souza
Crossbench

Legislation
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill - second reading

None

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Labour

Legislation
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill - second reading

None

Lord Whitby
Conservative

Legislation
High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill – second reading

None

Lord Hay of Ballyore
Democratic Unionist Party

Legislation
British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Bill - second reading

None

Monday 20th May

(10 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 2.30pm - 10.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

14:30

Ministry of Defence

None

Main Business

General debate
Subject to be confirmed

None

Adjournment Debate

22:00
Siobhain McDonagh
Labour

Families living in temporary accommodation

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-petitions 632748 and 651094 relating to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and accessibility
Marsha De Cordova (Lab - Battersea)

None

Select & Joint Committees

14:30
Room 19, Palace of Westminster

The UK’s new relationship with the EU
European Scrutiny Committee
View details

At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon Lord Cameron - Foreign Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Olaf Henricson-Bell - EU Director at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Primarolo
Labour

Establishing of the compensation scheme recommended by the Infected Blood Inquiry

None

Baroness Gohir
Crossbench

Reducing hate crimes against Muslim women

None

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Labour

Land war readiness of regular and reserve troops across the armed forces

None

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Labour

Improving the awareness and services for people with inflammatory bowel disease

None

Main Business

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

Legislation
Media Bill - committee stage (day 2)

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Cabinet Office
Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Orders and regulations
Procurement Regulations 2024

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Douglas-Miller

Orders and regulations
Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions)(England) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lord Douglas-Miller

Orders and regulations
Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024

None

Ministry of Defence
Earl of Minto

Orders and regulations
Armed Forces (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2024

None

Lord Roborough
Conservative

Orders and regulations
Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Department for Business and Trade
Lord Offord of Garvel

Orders and regulations
Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024

None

Select & Joint Committees

15:00
To be confirmed

Preterm Birth
Preterm Birth Committee

None

Tuesday 21st May

(11 days ahead)
Return to today

Commons
Lords

Commons Chamber

Today's sitting hours: 11.30am - 7.30pm
View our explainer for more information on a typical Commons day.

Department Questions

11:30

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

None

Main Business

Chris Elmore
Labour

Ten Minute Rule Motion
Details to be provided

None

Legislation
If necessary, Consideration of Lords Message to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

None

Legislation
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Consideration in Committee and Remaining Stages

None

Department for Transport
Mark Harper

High Speed Rail (Crewe -Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3)

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

09:30

General Debate: Introduction of UK-made zero-emission buses
Ian Paisley (DUP - North Antrim)

None

Lords Chamber

Department Questions

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Green Party

A plan for Thames Water and other water companies if they fail

None

Baroness Pitkeathley
Labour

Reviewing policy of fining carers who inadvertently break the earnings limit rule when claiming Carers Allowance

None

Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Labour

Impact of increases in internal drainage board levies on local authorities

None

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
Conservative

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

None

Main Business

Ministry of Justice
Lord Bellamy

Legislation
Victims and Prisoners Bill - report stage (day 4)

None

Grand Committee

Main Business

15:45
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Labour

Debate
Industry and Regulators Committee report: 'Must do better: the Office for Students and the looming crisis facing higher education'

None

Select & Joint Committees

10:30
To be confirmed

Skills for the future: apprenticeships and training
Industry and Regulators Committee

None

10:30
To be confirmed

Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

14:00
To be confirmed

Communications and Digital Committee - Private Meeting

None

15:00
To be confirmed

How sustainable is our national debt?
Economic Affairs Committee - Private Meeting

None

16:15
To be confirmed

UK-EU data adequacy
European Affairs Committee
View details

At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
Professor Peter Swire - Professor of Law and Expert on Privacy and Cybersecurity at Scheller College of Business, Georgia Tech
Josh Lee Kok Thong - Managing Director at Asia-Pacific, Future of Privacy Forum

Government Bill Commons Debates

Wednesday 15th May
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24
Report stage

View 20 active Government Bills

Trending Petitions

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Latest Select Committee Inquiries

Thu 9th May

The UK Government’s support of security in the Caribbean Overseas Territories
Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories

Wed 8th May

FCA enforcement guidance consultation
Financial Services Regulation Committee

Thu 2nd May

FCA and PRA’s secondary competitiveness and growth objective
Financial Services Regulation Committee

View 460 Active Inquiries

Latest Government Consultations

Thu 9th May

Consultation on The Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Thu 9th May

Strengthening protections in unregistered alternative provision
Department for Education

Wed 8th May

Child Maintenance: Improving the collection and transfer of payments
Department for Work and Pensions

View Latest Consultations

Most Recent Parliamentary Debates

Thursday 9th May in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Prayers
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(149 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Victoria Prentis - Attorney General
Robert Courts - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Business of the House (Leader of the House)
(84 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

SME Finance
(10 Speeches)

Backbench Business

Miners and Mining Communities (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
(73 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

BBC Mid-term Charter Review (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(45 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry
(2 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Local Government Officials: Bullying (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Hoare - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Thursday 9th May in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Global Health Agencies and Vaccine-Preventable Deaths (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(16 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

Global Intergenerational Week 2024 (Department for Business and Trade)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Thursday 9th May - Other Commons Events

Written Statements

Service Complaints Ombudsman: Annual Report 2023 (Ministry of Defence)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Claire Coutinho - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme 2020: Expansion (Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lee Rowley - Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

Public Bill Committees

Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifth sitting) (Department of Health and Social Care)
(66 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Sixth sitting) (Department of Health and Social Care)
(97 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Thursday 9th May in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Porter of Fulwood
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Hazarika
(1 Speeches)

Rural Crime (Home Office)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

AI: Intellectual Property Rights (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Viscount Camrose - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

NATO: French Nuclear Weapons (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Skills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of Life (Department for Education)
(68 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Inadmissible Asylum Seekers (Home Office)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Integration of Primary and Community Care (Committee Report) (Department of Health and Social Care)
(27 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Other Lords Events

Grand Committee

Permanent Secretaries: Appointment and Removal (Constitution Committee Report) (Cabinet Office)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Artificial Light and Noise: Effects on Human Health (Science and Technology Committee Report) (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)