Houses of Parliament Schedule by Type


Adjournment Debates

An adjournment debate is a half hour debate, on a topic tabled by a backbench MP, that occurs at the conclusion of the Parliamentary Day on Monday through Thursday. No vote is taken at the conclusion of the debate.

In short

Adjournment debates provide backbench MPs with an opportunity to raise an item of interest directly with a Government Minister, and receive a response from the Government on that issue.

The topic for Monday to Wednesday is chosen by ballot, the Thursday debate topic is selected by the Speaker.

The adjournment debate is proposed by a backbench MP, who opens the debate on the tabled issue. Other members may only speak with the permission of both the tabling MP, and the Minister responding. Opposition frontbenchers may not intervene or make speeches.

The debate is concluded by a speech from the Government Minister. No vote is taken at the conclusion of the debate.

Wednesday 29th January 2025 - 7 p.m.
Replacement of the A432 Badminton Road M4 overbridge
Tabled By: Claire Young (Liberal Democrat - Thornbury and Yate)
Thursday 30th January 2025 - 5 p.m.
Repairs to Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Tabled By: Sally Jameson (Labour (Co-op) - Doncaster Central)
Monday 3rd February 2025 - 10 p.m.
Energy development proposals in Mid Buckinghamshire constituency
Tabled By: Greg Smith (Conservative - Mid Buckinghamshire)

Backbench Business Debates

The Backbench Business Committee is allocated 35 days each sitting for debates of the Committee's choice. Typically two debate topics are chosen for each day used.

In short

Backbench MPs may propose debate topics and motions to the Backbench Business Committee, who hold weekly public sittings with applicants to assess the merit of their proposed debate. Backbenchers are encouraged to to have cross-party support for their application.

Debates may be on topics of general interest or following Select Committee activity.

The debate is opened by the backbench MP in whose name the motion was tabled, and concludes with speeches from Shadow and Government Ministers. Debates may conclude with a vote on the motion.

However, it must be understood that Parliament has no authority to compel the Government to act, legislate or direct the performance of statutory functions. The passage of a successful resolution may lead to an official response from the Government, but the Government are under no obligation to comply with resolutions of the House.

Thursday 30th January 2025
General debate on proportional representation for General Elections
Tabled By: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley)
Thursday 30th January 2025
General debate on the future of local Post Office services
Tabled By: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat - Taunton and Wellington)
Thursday 6th February 2025
Business to be determined by the Backbench Business Committee

Commons Oral Questions

On Monday - Thursday, the first event of the day is for a Government Department attend the Dispatch Box and face oral and topical questions from Shadow Ministers and backbench MPs.

The Prime Minister holds Questions each Wednesday at 12:00, which is typically the most well attended event in the House.

In short

A rota of Government departments is published around a month in advance, that ensures each Department will attend a question time at some point in the near future.

Members who wish to ask oral questions, are permitted to table one oral question for each occasion, which must be given at least 3 days in advance. Members who have a registered interest in the topic must indicate this in advance.

As the number of members who wish to ask questions greatly exceeds the time available, a random ballot is held to determine the order in which the questions appear on the Order Paper.

During the session, members do not recite the question, rather they refer to the question number on the Order Paper, i.e 'Question 5, Mr. Speaker.'

After the Minister has responded to the oral question, members are entitled to follow up supplementary question.

For Prime Minister's Question Time, a standard oral question 'if he will list his/her engagements for the day' is used, with all other questions being supplementary.

Shadow Cabinet and frontbench spokesmen are entitled to a set number of supplementary questions during Questions

The last 15 minutes of each Question session is usually set aside for Topical Questions. These follow the same format of PMQ's, with a standard opening question, all other questions being supplementary and not tabled in advance.

Wednesday 29th January - 11:30 a.m.

Wales Office

First 5 Oral Questions
Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the proposed visitor levy on the economy in Wales.
John Grady (Labour - Glasgow East)
What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.
Catherine Fookes (Labour - Monmouthshire)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support crime prevention in Wales.
Lincoln Jopp (Conservative - Spelthorne)
What recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on NHS reform in Wales.
Richard Baker (Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife)
What steps she is taking to strengthen the Union.

Wednesday 29th January - noon

Tabled By: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)

Cabinet Office

First 5 Oral Questions
Damien Egan (Labour - Bristol North East)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 January.
Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 January.
Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 January.
Jack Abbott (Labour (Co-op) - Ipswich)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 January.
Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 January.

Thursday 30th January - 9:30 a.m.

Department for Business and Trade

First 5 Oral Questions
Jade Botterill (Labour - Ossett and Denby Dale)
What progress his Department has made on establishing the Business Growth Service.
Jerome Mayhew (Conservative - Broadland and Fakenham)
What steps he plans to take to help reduce employment costs.
Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
If he will take steps to reduce the noise level of fireworks on public sale.
Alan Strickland (Labour - Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor)
What progress his Department has made on developing an industrial strategy.
Sureena Brackenridge (Labour - Wolverhampton North East)
What progress his Department has made on developing a steel strategy.

Monday 3rd February - 2:30 p.m.

Department for Work and Pensions

First 5 Oral Questions
Deirdre Costigan (Labour - Ealing Southall)
What assessment she has made of the impact of job centres on economic growth.
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
What steps she is taking to increase take-up of Pension Credit.
Andrew Snowden (Conservative - Fylde)
What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in the unemployment rate.
Luke Akehurst (Labour - North Durham)
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle benefit fraud by criminal gangs.
Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
What steps she is taking to support vulnerable people into work.

Tuesday 4th February - 11:30 a.m.

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

First 5 Oral Questions
Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of fuel poverty.
Chris Webb (Labour - Blackpool South)
What steps he is taking to support workers' rights in the renewable energy sector.
David Williams (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent North)
What discussions he has had with energy suppliers on support for consumers during winter 2024-25.
Patrick Hurley (Labour - Southport)
What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on opportunities for industry under the National Wealth Fund.
Peter Prinsley (Labour - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket)
What progress he has made on achieving clean power by 2030.
Wednesday 5th February 2025 - 11:30 a.m.
Women and Equalities (including Topical Questions)
Wednesday 5th February 2025 - noon
Tabled By: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) Cabinet Office
Thursday 6th February 2025 - 9:30 a.m.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Thursday 6th February 2025 - 10:10 a.m.
Solicitor General
Monday 10th February 2025 - 2:30 p.m.
Ministry of Defence
Tuesday 11th February 2025 - 11:30 a.m.
Department of Health and Social Care
Wednesday 12th February 2025 - 11:30 a.m.
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Wednesday 12th February 2025 - noon
Tabled By: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) Cabinet Office
Thursday 13th February 2025 - 9:30 a.m.
Department for Transport
Monday 24th February 2025 - 2:30 p.m.
Home Office
Tuesday 25th February 2025 - 11:30 a.m.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Wednesday 26th February 2025 - 11:30 a.m.
Northern Ireland Office
Wednesday 26th February 2025 - noon
Tabled By: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) Cabinet Office
Thursday 27th February 2025 - 9:30 a.m.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Thursday 27th February 2025 - 10:10 a.m.
Church Commissioners and House of Commons Commission and Restoration and Renewal Client Board and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission
Monday 3rd March 2025 - 2:30 p.m.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tuesday 4th March 2025 - 11:30 a.m.
HM Treasury
Wednesday 5th March 2025 - 11:30 a.m.
Scotland Office
Wednesday 5th March 2025 - noon
Tabled By: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) Cabinet Office
Thursday 6th March 2025 - 9:30 a.m.
Cabinet Office

Lords Oral Questions

On Monday - Thursday, the House of Lords holds a 30 minute Oral Questions session, with up to four questions being tabled for Government repsonse.

The first three questions can be tabled up to a month in advance, and the fourth 'topical' question is selected by Ballot.

In short

No Lord may have more than one question scheduled in the Lords at any one time, and may only ask four oral questions during the course of a Parliament.

As in the Commons, supplementary questions may be asked once the answer to the oral question has been given.

Wednesday 29th January 2025
Introduction of the Future Homes Standard to ensure that new homes are energy efficient
Tabled By: Baroness Hayman (Crossbench - Life peer)
Wednesday 29th January 2025 - 3 p.m.
Collection of £168 million fines proposed by Ofwat on 6 August 2024 against Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, and Northumbrian Water
Tabled By: Lord Sikka (Labour - Life peer)
Wednesday 29th January 2025
Outstanding asylum applications of Syrians in the UK
Tabled By: Baroness Hamwee (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Wednesday 29th January 2025
New site for the embassy of China
Tabled By: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 30th January 2025
Improvement of musculoskeletal health
Tabled By: Lord Black of Brentwood (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 30th January 2025
Discussions with international partners on Taliban restrictions against women in Afghanistan, including medical school attendance bans
Tabled By: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)
Thursday 30th January 2025
Involvement of schools in commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II
Tabled By: Lord Evans of Rainow (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 30th January 2025
Securing better trade terms with the European Union
Tabled By: Lord Liddle (Labour - Life peer)
Monday 3rd February 2025
Legal humanist weddings in England and Wales
Tabled By: Baroness Thornton (Labour - Life peer)
Monday 3rd February 2025
Making council tax more progressive
Tabled By: Lord Rooker (Labour - Life peer)
Monday 3rd February 2025
The economic impact surrounding major defence contracts
Tabled By: Lord Harlech (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Monday 3rd February 2025
The waiting time for access to mental health treatment
Tabled By: Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 4th February 2025
Ensuring the taxpayer spending on pension fund reliefs has a beneficial long-term impact on the UK's economy and financial markets
Tabled By: Baroness Altmann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Tuesday 4th February 2025
Outcomes of the UK-China Economic and Financial Strategy Dialogue held in Beijing in January
Tabled By: Lord Davidson of Glen Clova (Labour - Life peer)
Tuesday 4th February 2025
Steps to deal with mental health problems in primary schools
Tabled By: Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Wednesday 5th February 2025 - 3 p.m.
Impact of school VAT proposals on armed forces personnel whose children attend fee-paying schools
Tabled By: Baroness Goldie (Conservative - Life peer)
Wednesday 5th February 2025
Changes to citizenship education in schools to accompany proposals to reduce the voting age to 16
Tabled By: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Wednesday 5th February 2025
Expected date for the report from the Covid Counter-Fraud Commissioner
Tabled By: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)
Thursday 6th February 2025
Improving the recruitment of teachers
Tabled By: Baroness Barran (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 6th February 2025
Reports of Russian interference in Moldovan politics
Tabled By: Baroness Suttie (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Thursday 6th February 2025
Assistance and support for the peaceful transition to an inclusive and representative government in Syria
Tabled By: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 10th February 2025
Contributions to good causes under the National Lottery's new operator in the first year, compared to the last twelve months under the previous operator
Tabled By: Viscount Chandos (Labour - Life peer)
Monday 10th February 2025
Attempts by the government of Mauritius to reopen negotiations on the Chagos Islands
Tabled By: Lord Callanan (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 10th February 2025
Commitment by the new government of Syria to freedom of expression, religion and belief
Tabled By: Lord Carey of Clifton (Crossbench - Life peer)
Monday 10th February 2025
Legislation to regulate AI in areas including intellectual property, automated decision-making and data labelling, following the publication of the AI Opportunities Action Plan on 13 January
Tabled By: Lord Holmes of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 11th February 2025
Establishing the Passenger Standards Authority
Tabled By: Baroness Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Tuesday 11th February 2025
Ensuring the principle of a broadly equivalent electoral quota per constituent will be applied to local government so the value of every vote in each local authority area will be broadly similar throughout England
Tabled By: Lord Fuller (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 11th February 2025
Paying compensation to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal
Tabled By: Lord Sahota (Labour - Life peer)
Wednesday 12th February 2025 - 3 p.m.
Effect on economic growth of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's pre-Budget comments on “public spending inheritance” and subsequent rise in employer National Insurance contributions
Tabled By: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Conservative - Life peer)
Wednesday 12th February 2025
Ensuring that all new-build commercial and industrial premises in England are fitted with solar panels
Tabled By: Lord Bach (Labour - Life peer)
Wednesday 12th February 2025
Completing the rollout of electronic patient record systems to NHS trusts which have not yet implemented them
Tabled By: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 13th February 2025
Impact on the hospitality sector of the cost of the increase in employers National Insurance contributions and the savings from the increase in employment allowance for the smallest businesses
Tabled By: Lord Altrincham (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Thursday 13th February 2025
Effectiveness of enforcement measures against the illegal use of e-scooters
Tabled By: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Thursday 13th February 2025
Net £9.6 billion decline in investment in UK funds in the London Stock Exchange in 2024
Tabled By: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 24th February 2025
The Emergency Service Network programme
Tabled By: Lord Hogan-Howe (Crossbench - Life peer)
Monday 24th February 2025
Re-offending rates of domestic abusers
Tabled By: Lord Bishop of Gloucester (Bishops - Bishops)
Monday 24th February 2025
‘County lines’ drug trafficking
Tabled By: Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 24th February 2025
Violence against women and girls on trains
Tabled By: Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Tuesday 25th February 2025
implementation of the Single Trade Window as set out in the 2025 UK Border Strategy
Tabled By: Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Tabled By: Viscount Stansgate (Labour - Excepted Hereditary)
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Consulting the Committee on Climate Change before taking decisions on airport expansion
Tabled By: Earl Russell (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary)
Wednesday 26th February 2025 - 3 p.m.
The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union in seeking a “reset” of relations with the European Union
Tabled By: Lord Balfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Wednesday 26th February 2025
Support for drama schools and other creative courses in higher education
Tabled By: Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary)
Wednesday 26th February 2025
The role of chiropractors in national musculoskeletal health prevention strategies
Tabled By: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Labour - Life peer)

Ten Minute Bills

Ten Minute Bills are an opportunity for backbenchers to give a 10 minute speech as the First Reading for a proposed Bill.

They are scheduled for immediately after Question Time to give the largest possible attendence.

In short

The first reading of a Bill marks the formal introduction of a bill before the house (though a detailed text is not required). Typically, this is a brief formality without any speeches being made.

However, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, backbench MPs are allocated 10 minutes to make a speech outlining the reasons for their proposed legislation. The relevant Minister is expected to be present.

This event typically occurs immediately after Questions, to ensure as great an audience as possible.

However, Ten Minute Bill's no not receive any legislative priority, and are unlikely to become enacted into law as primary legislation.

Wednesday 29th January 2025
Pavement Parking
Tabled By: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea)
Tuesday 4th February 2025
[details to be provided]
Tabled By: Will Stone (Labour - Swindon North)
Wednesday 5th February 2025
[details to be provided]
Tabled By: Lee Pitcher (Labour - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme)
Tuesday 11th February 2025
[details to be provided]
Tabled By: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
Wednesday 12th February 2025
[details to be provided]
Tabled By: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford)
Tuesday 25th February 2025
[details to be provided]
Tabled By: Jesse Norman (Conservative - Hereford and South Herefordshire)

Westminster Hall Debates

Westminster Hall is a forum for Parliamentary debates to occur outside the Main Chamber.

As with Adjournment Debates, issues are tabled by backbench MPs, and a Government Minister will respond without a vote being taken.

In short

Monday - A 3 hour debate begins at 4.30pm, and relating to Petitions or e-Petitions.

Tuesday and Wednesday - Debates occur throughout the day, and are selected by Ballot

Thursday - A 3 hour debate determined by the Backbench Business Committee or Liason Committee

The Westminster Hall debates are Chaired by members of the Panel of Chairs (a group of experienced MPs), rather than the Speaker or a Deputy Speaker.

Wednesday 29th January 2025
Thursday 30th January 2025
Monday 3rd February 2025
Tuesday 4th February 2025
Wednesday 5th February 2025
Thursday 6th February 2025
Monday 10th February 2025
Tuesday 11th February 2025
Thursday 13th February 2025
Monday 24th February 2025
Monday 3rd March 2025

Opposition Day Debates

Opposition Days are 20 designated days each session, where Opposition parties (rather than the Government) can table a motion for debate.

In short

Opposition Days typically consist of two debates selected by either the Official Opposition (17 days allocated) or minor parties (3 days allocated).

Opposition Day debates are usually led by a motion expressing criticism of the Government on a particular topic, to which the Government tables an amendment expressing support of the Government.

However, it must be understood that Parliament has no authority to compel the Government to act, legislate or direct the performance of statutory functions. The passage of a successful resolution may lead to an official response from the Government, but the Government are under no obligation to comply with resolutions of the House.

Since 2017, the Government has taken the position of abstention from voting on Opposition Day debates, so as to prevent MPs being recorded as officially objecting to politically popular motions.

There no Opposition Day debates currently scheduled

Secondary Legislation Debates

Secondary (or Delegated) Legislation under the affirmative procedure requires Parliamentary approval before it can be made (enacted) into law.

This requirement for approval is frequently discharged by a Delegated Legislation Committee, who consider the legislation and vote to approve it.

In short

Certain secondary legislation requires the assessment and approval of Parliament, which is performed by Delegated Legislation Committees.

For more details on this complex topic, read our glossary article: Secondary Legislation

Wednesday 29th January 2025
Monday 3rd February 2025
Tuesday 4th February 2025
Wednesday 5th February 2025

Commons Select Committee Meetings

Select Committees are groups of backbench MPs tasked with oversight of the Government Departments, or areas of constitutional concern.

In short

Select Committees typically undertake a programme of inquiries through the duration of a Parliament. Committees hold regular public evidence sessions with Ministers and senior Civil Servants to scrutinise each Department, or members of the public relevant to a particular inquiry.

Inquiries typically conclude with the publication of a report, to which the Government may publish a response.

Wednesday 29th January 2025
    9 a.m. - To be confirmed
      Scottish Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The financing of the Scottish Government
      At 9:30am: Oral evidence
      Joao Sousa - Senior Knowledge Excahnge Fellow and Deputy Director at Fraser of Allander Institute


    8:30 a.m. - TBC
      Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The work of the Department for Work and Pensions
      At 9:30am: Oral evidence
      Sir Peter Schofield - Permanent Secretary at Department for Work and Pensions
      Neil Couling - Director General, Fraud, Disability and Health, and Senior Reporting Officer for Universal Credit at Department for Work and Pensions
      Catherine Vaughan - Director General, Finance at Department for Work and Pensions


    9:25 a.m. - The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Oral evidence
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill
      At 9:25am: Oral evidence
      Dr Greg Mewett
      Dr Clare Fellingham
      Dr Cam McLaren
      At 10:25am: Oral evidence
      Professor Tom Shakespeare CBA FBA
      Dr Miro Griffiths
      Yogi Amin - National Head of Public Law and Human Rights at Irwin Mitchell
      Chelsea Roff, Founder, Eat Breathe Thrive. Researcher and educator


    8:30 a.m. - Room 6, Palace of Westminster
      Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts
      At 9:30am: Oral evidence
      Sir Peter Schofield - Permanent Secretary at Department for Work and Pensions
      Neil Couling - Director General, Fraud, Disability and Health, and Senior Reporting Officer for Universal Credit at Department for Work and Pensions
      Catherine Vaughan - Director General, Finance at Department for Work and Pensions


    9 a.m. - Room 15, Palace of Westminster
      Scottish Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The financing of the Scottish Government
      At 9:30am: Oral evidence
      Dr João Sousa - Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow and Deputy Director at Fraser of Allander Institute
      David Phillips - Associate Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
      Claire Murdoch - Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding at Scottish Fiscal Commission


    9 a.m. - Room 16, Palace of Westminster
      Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Conduct of elections in Northern Ireland
      At 9:30am: Oral evidence
      Cahir Hughes - Head at Electoral Commission Northern Ireland
      Vijay Rangarajan - Chief Executive Officer at Electoral Commission
      Dr David Marshall - Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland at Electoral Office of Northern Ireland
      Sarah Ling - Deputy Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland at Electoral Office of Northern Ireland


    9:15 a.m. - The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
      Transport Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Work of Active Travel England
      At 9:15am: Oral evidence
      Chris Boardman MBE - National Active Travel Commissioner at Active Travel England
      Graham Grant - Deputy Chief Executive at Active Travel England


    2 p.m. - The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Oral evidence
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      Professor Jane Monckton-Smith OBE - Professor of Public Protection at University of Gloucestershire
      Dr Aneez Esmail - Professor of General Practice at University of Manchester
      Dr Alexandra Mullock - Senior Lecturer in Medical Law at University of Manchester
      Professor Allan House - Emeritus Professor of Liaison Psychiatry at University of Leeds
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Lord Sumption
      John Kirkpatrick - Chief Executive at Equality and Human Rights Commission
      Dr Lewis Graham
      At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
      Toby Porter - CEO at Hospice UK
      Dr Jamilla Hussain
      Dr Jane Neerkin
      Sam Royston - Executive Director of Policy and Research at Marie Curie


    2 p.m. - The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Oral evidence
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      Professor Jane Monckton-Smith OBE - Professor of Public Protection at University of Gloucestershire
      Dr Aneez Esmail - Professor of General Practice at University of Manchester
      Dr Alexandra Mullock - Senior Lecturer in Medical Law at University of Manchester
      Professor Allan House - Emeritus Professor of Liaison Psychiatry at University of Leeds
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Lord Sumption
      Dr Lewis Graham
      Baroness Kishwer Falkner - Chairwoman at Equality and Human Rights Commission
      At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
      Toby Porter - CEO at Hospice UK
      Dr Jamilla Hussain
      Dr Jane Neerkin
      Sam Royston - Executive Director of Policy and Research at Marie Curie


    2 p.m. - The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Oral evidence
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      Professor Jane Monckton-Smith OBE - Professor of Public Protection at University of Gloucestershire
      Dr Aneez Esmail - Professor of General Practice at University of Manchester
      Dr Alexandra Mullock - Senior Lecturer in Medical Law at University of Manchester
      Professor Allan House - Emeritus Professor of Liaison Psychiatry at University of Leeds
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Lord Sumption
      Dr Lewis Graham
      Baroness Kishwer Falkner - Chairwoman at Equality and Human Rights Commission
      Fazilet Hadi - Head of Policy at Disability Rights UK
      At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
      Toby Porter - CEO at Hospice UK
      Dr Jamilla Hussain
      Dr Jane Neerkin
      Sam Royston - Executive Director of Policy and Research at Marie Curie


    2 p.m. - The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Oral evidence
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      Dr Aneez Esmail - Professor of General Practice at University of Manchester
      Dr Alexandra Mullock - Senior Lecturer in Medical Law at University of Manchester
      Professor Allan House - Emeritus Professor of Liaison Psychiatry at University of Leeds
      Richard Robinson - CEO at Hourglass
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Lord Sumption
      Dr Lewis Graham
      Baroness Kishwer Falkner - Chairwoman at Equality and Human Rights Commission
      Fazilet Hadi - Head of Policy at Disability Rights UK
      At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
      Toby Porter - CEO at Hospice UK
      Dr Jamilla Hussain
      Dr Jane Neerkin
      Sam Royston - Executive Director of Policy and Research at Marie Curie


    2 p.m. - The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
      Treasury Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Bank of England Financial Stability Reports
      At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
      Andrew Bailey - Governor at Bank of England
      Nathanaël Benjamin - Executive Director, Financial Stability Strategy and Risk at Bank of England
      Dame Collette Bowe - External Member, Financial Policy Committee at Bank of England
      Liz Oakes - External Member, Financial Policy Committee at Bank of England


    2 p.m. - Room 15, Palace of Westminster
      Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Governing the marine environment
      At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
      Dr Gemma Harper OBE - Chief Executive at Joint Nature Conservation Committee
      Jennifer Godwin - Chief Executive Officer at Seabed User and Developer Group
      Gareth Cunningham - Director of Conservation and Policy at Marine Conservation Society


    2 p.m. - Room 15, Palace of Westminster
      Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Governing the marine environment
      At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
      Dr Gemma Harper OBE - Chief Executive at Joint Nature Conservation Committee
      Jennifer Godwin - Chief Executive Officer at Seabed User and Developer Group
      Gareth Cunningham - Director of Conservation and Policy at Marine Conservation Society
      At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
      Professor Melanie Austen - Professor of Ocean and Society at University of Plymouth
      Professor Heather Koldewey - Lead, Bertarelli Foundation’s Marine Science Programme at Zoological Society of London


    2 p.m. - The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
      Treasury Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Bank of England Financial Stability Reports
      At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
      Andrew Bailey - Governor at Bank of England
      Nathanaël Benjamin - Executive Director, Financial Stability Strategy and Risk at Bank of England
      Liz Oakes - External Member, Financial Policy Committee at Bank of England
      Dame Colette Bowe - External Member at Financial Policy Committee, Bank of England


    2:30 p.m. - The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
      Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Stuart Payne - Chief Executive at North Sea Transition Authority
      Hedvig Ljungerud - Director of Strategy at North Sea Transition Authority


Thursday 30th January 2025
    11:30 a.m. - Room 14, Palace of Westminster
      Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Debate
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill

    11:30 a.m. - Room 9, Palace of Westminster
      Finance Bill - Debate
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill

    1 p.m. - The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Oral evidence
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill
      At 1:00pm: Oral evidence
      Dr Amanda Ward, independent academic/legal advisor on assisted dying internationally
      Professor Gareth Owen
      Professor Laura Hoyano
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      Professor Nancy Preston - Associate Dean for Research & Co-Director of the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University
      Dr Naomi Richards - Director of End of Life Studies at University of Glasgow
      Claire Williams - Head of Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Services at North West eHealth
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Witnesses TBC - representatives from families with lived experience


    1 p.m. - The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Oral evidence
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill
      At 1:00pm: Oral evidence
      Dr Amanda Ward, independent academic/legal advisor on assisted dying internationally
      Professor Gareth Owen
      Professor Laura Hoyano
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      Professor Nancy Preston - Associate Dean for Research & Co-Director of the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University
      Dr Naomi Richards - Director of End of Life Studies at University of Glasgow
      Claire Williams - Head of Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Services at North West eHealth
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Witnesses TBC - representatives from families with lived experience
      At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
      Dan Scorer - Head of Policy and Information and Advice at Mencap
      Professor Emyr Lewis, Emeritus Professor, University of Aberystwyth


    1 p.m. - The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Oral evidence
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill
      At 1:00pm: Oral evidence
      Dr Amanda Ward, independent academic/legal advisor on assisted dying internationally
      Professor Gareth Owen
      Professor Laura Hoyano
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      Professor Nancy Preston - Associate Dean for Research & Co-Director of the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University
      Dr Naomi Richards - Director of End of Life Studies at University of Glasgow
      Claire Williams - Head of Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Services at North West eHealth
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Witnesses TBC - representatives from families with lived experience
      At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
      Dan Scorer - Head of Policy and Information and Advice at Mencap
      Professor Emyr Lewis, Emeritus Professor, University of Aberystwyth
      Dr Annabel Price - Member of the Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and is both the past Chair and past Vice Chair at Royal College of Psychiatrists
      Dr Michael Mulholland - Honorary Secretary at Royal College of General Practitioners


    1 p.m. - The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
      Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - Oral evidence
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill
      At 1:00pm: Oral evidence
      Dr Amanda Ward, independent academic/legal advisor on assisted dying internationally
      Professor Gareth Owen
      Professor Laura Hoyano
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      Professor Nancy Preston - Associate Dean for Research & Co-Director of the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University
      Dr Naomi Richards - Director of End of Life Studies at University of Glasgow
      Claire Williams - Head of Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Services at North West eHealth
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Representatives from families with lived experience
      At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
      Dan Scorer - Head of Policy and Information and Advice at Mencap
      Professor Emyr Lewis, Emeritus Professor, University of Aberystwyth
      Dr Annabel Price - Member of the Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and is both the past Chair and past Vice Chair at Royal College of Psychiatrists
      Dr Michael Mulholland - Honorary Secretary at Royal College of General Practitioners


    2 p.m. - Room 14, Palace of Westminster
      Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Debate
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill

    2 p.m. - Room 9, Palace of Westminster
      Finance Bill - Debate
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill

Monday 3rd February 2025
    3 p.m. - Physical
      Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding
      At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
      David O'Leary - Executive Director at Home Builders Association
      Rhys Moore - Executive Director of Public Impact at National Housing Federation
      Councillor Adam Hug - Chair of Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association, and Leader at Westminster Council
      At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
      Sarah Healey CB CVO - Permanent Secretary at MHCLG
      Ben Llewelyn - Director for Remediation policy at MHCLG
      Richard Goodman - Director General, Safer Greener Buildings and SRO remediation portfolio at MHCLG
      Helen Fisher - Programme Director, Cladding Safety Scheme at Homes England


    3 p.m. - Physical
      Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding
      At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
      David O'Leary - Executive Director at Home Builders Association
      Rhys Moore - Executive Director of Public Impact at National Housing Federation
      Councillor Adam Hug - Chair of Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association, and Leader at Westminster Council
      At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
      Sarah Healey CB CVO - Permanent Secretary at MHCLG
      Ben Llewelyn - Director for Remediation policy at MHCLG
      Richard Goodman - Director General, Safer Greener Buildings and SRO remediation portfolio at MHCLG
      Helen Fisher - Programme Director, Cladding Safety Scheme at Homes England


    3 p.m. - Physical
      Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding
      At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
      David O'Leary - Executive Director at Home Builders Federation
      Rhys Moore - Executive Director of Public Impact at National Housing Federation
      Councillor Adam Hug - Chair of Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association, and Leader at Westminster Council
      At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
      Sarah Healey CB CVO - Permanent Secretary at MHCLG
      Ben Llewelyn - Director for Remediation policy at MHCLG
      Richard Goodman - Director General, Safer Greener Buildings and SRO remediation portfolio at MHCLG
      Helen Fisher - Programme Director, Cladding Safety Scheme at Homes England


    3 p.m. - Physical
      Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding
      At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
      David O'Leary - Executive Director at Home Builders Federation
      Rhys Moore - Executive Director of Public Impact at National Housing Federation
      Councillor Adam Hug - Chair of Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association, and Leader at Westminster Council
      Giles Grover - Co-Lead at End Our Cladding Scandal
      At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
      Sarah Healey CB CVO - Permanent Secretary at MHCLG
      Ben Llewelyn - Director for Remediation policy at MHCLG
      Richard Goodman - Director General, Safer Greener Buildings and SRO remediation portfolio at MHCLG
      Helen Fisher - Programme Director, Cladding Safety Scheme at Homes England


Tuesday 4th February 2025
    9:30 a.m. - TBC
      Education Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Children's wellbeing and School Bill
      At 10:00am: Oral evidence
      Kate Anstey - Head of Education Policy at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
      Dr Rebecca Montacute - Head of Research and Policy at Sutton Trust
      Lindsey MacDonald
      At 10:45am: Oral evidence
      Paul Tarn - CEO at Delta Academies Trust
      Sam Freedman - Senior Fellow at The Institute for Government
      Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU)
      At 11:30am: Oral evidence
      Thomas Brooke - Joint interim Chief School Adjudicator at Office of the Schools Adjudicator
      Clare Canning - Head of Centre at Broadleaf
      Witness name to be confirmed (tbc) - TBC at Local Government Association (LGA)


    9:30 a.m. - The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
      Education Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Children's wellbeing and School Bill
      At 10:00am: Oral evidence
      Kate Anstey - Head of Education Policy at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
      Dr Rebecca Montacute - Head of Research and Policy at Sutton Trust
      Lindsey MacDonald
      At 10:45am: Oral evidence
      Paul Tarn - CEO at Delta Academies Trust
      Sam Freedman - Senior Fellow at The Institute for Government
      Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU)
      At 11:30am: Oral evidence
      Thomas Brooke - Joint interim Chief School Adjudicator at Office of the Schools Adjudicator
      Clare Canning - Head of Centre at Broadleaf
      Councillor Bev Craig - Leader, Manchester City Council and Vice Chair at Local Government Association (LGA)


    9:25 a.m. - Room 9, Palace of Westminster
      Finance Bill - Debate
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill

    10 a.m. - Room 16, Palace of Westminster
      Defence Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The Armed Forces Covenant
      At 10:30am: Oral evidence
      Mark Atkinson - Director General at The Royal British Legion
      Lieutenant General Sir Nick Pope KCB CBE - Chair at Cobseo
      At 11:30am: Oral evidence
      Rebecca Lovell - Head of Policy at Naval Families Federation
      Collette Musgrave - Chief Executive at Army Families Federation
      Vanessa Plumley - Acting Director at RAF Families Federation


    2 p.m. - Room 9, Palace of Westminster
      Finance Bill - Debate
      Subject: Further to consider the Bill

    1:30 p.m. - The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
      Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The UK’s sanctions strategy
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      Tom Keatinge - Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
      Maya Lester KC - Senior Barrister at Brick Court Chambers
      Freya Page - Director of Global Outreach at Kharon


    2 p.m. - TBC
    1:45 p.m. - The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
      Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: AI and copyright
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      James Smith - Co-founder and Chief Executive at Human Native AI
      Matt Hervey - Head of Legal and Policy at Human Native AI
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Sajeeda Merali - Chief Executive at Professional Publishers Association
      Max Richter - composer, pianist and producer
      Matt Rogerson - Director of Global Public Policy and Platform Strategy at Financial Times


    1:45 p.m. - The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
      Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: AI and copyright
      At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
      James Smith - Co-founder and Chief Executive at Human Native AI
      Matt Hervey - Head of Legal and Policy at Human Native AI
      Sebastian Posth - Founder and Chief Executive at Liccium B.V.
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Sajeeda Merali - Chief Executive at Professional Publishers Association
      Max Richter - composer, pianist and producer
      Matt Rogerson - Director of Global Public Policy and Platform Strategy at Financial Times


    2 p.m. - Room 6, Palace of Westminster
      Justice Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending
      At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
      Nicola Drinkwater - Director of External Affairs and Campaigns at Women in Prison
      Anne Fox - Chief Executive Officer at Clinks
      Jess Mullen - Chief Executive Officer at Alliance for Youth Justice
      Campbell Robb - Chief Executive Officer at Nacro
      Pia Sinha - Chief Executive Officer at Prison Reform Trust


    2 p.m. - Room 6, Palace of Westminster
      Justice Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending
      At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
      Helen Berresford - Director of External Engagement at Nacro
      Nicola Drinkwater - Director of External Affairs and Campaigns at Women in Prison
      Anne Fox - Chief Executive Officer at Clinks
      Jess Mullen - Chief Executive Officer at Alliance for Youth Justice
      Pia Sinha - Chief Executive Officer at Prison Reform Trust


    2:30 p.m. - The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 5th February 2025
    9 a.m. - TBC
      Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The surveillance of journalists and press freedoms in NI
      At 9:30am: Oral evidence
      Barry McCaffrey, Journalist
      Trevor Birney, Producer and Journalist
      Séamus Dooley, National Union of Journalists
      At 10:30am: Oral evidence
      Malachi O'Doherty, Journalist and author
      Paul Tweed, Senior Partner, WP Tweed & Co


    9 a.m. - Room 16, Palace of Westminster
      Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The surveillance of journalists and press freedoms in NI
      At 9:30am: Oral evidence
      Barry McCaffrey, Journalist
      Trevor Birney, Producer and Journalist
      Séamus Séamus Dooley, Assistant General Secretary, National Union of Journalists
      At 10:30am: Oral evidence
      Malachi O'Doherty, Journalist and author
      Paul Tweed, Senior Partner, WP Tweed & Co


    2 p.m. - TBC
      Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The impact of the closure of Holyhead port
      At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
      Councillor Gary Pritchard - Leader at Ynys Mon Council
      Dr Edward Jones - Senior Lecturer in Economics at Bangor University
      Howard Browes - Chair at Cybi Business Forum


    2 p.m. - The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
      Women and Equalities Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Community cohesion
      At 2:20pm: Oral evidence
      Dame Sara Khan DBE - former Independent Adviser for Social Cohesion and Resilience for the UK Government, Author of the Khan Review


    2 p.m. - Room 8, Palace of Westminster
      Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The impact of the closure of Holyhead port
      At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
      Councillor Gary Pritchard - Leader at Ynys Mon Council
      Dr Edward Jones - Senior Lecturer in Economics at Bangor University
      Howard Browes - Chair at Cybi Business Forum
      Ian Davies - Head of UK Port Authorities at Stena Line


    2 p.m. - Room 6, Palace of Westminster
      Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Environmental sustainability and housing growth
      At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
      Sarah Postlethwaite - Planning Ecologist at North Northamptonshire Council
      Dr John Martin - Head of Research Strategy and Governance at University of Plymouth
      Dr Iain Boulton - Vice Chair at Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE)
      At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
      Dr Victoria Hills - Chief Executive at Royal Town Planning Institute
      Ben Kite - Chair of Strategic Policy Panel at Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
      Charlotte Neal - Director of Surveying Practice at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors


    2:30 p.m. - The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
      Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
      At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
      Marcelle McManus - Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering at University of Bath
      Adam Berman - Director of Policy and Advocacy at Energy UK
      Stuart Dossett - Senior Policy Advisor at Green Alliance
      At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
      Chris Stark - Head at Mission Control for Clean Power 2030
      Ben Golding - Director at Clean Power 2030


Thursday 6th February 2025
Monday 10th February 2025
Tuesday 11th February 2025
Wednesday 12th February 2025
Thursday 13th February 2025
Tuesday 4th March 2025
Wednesday 5th March 2025
Tuesday 18th March 2025
Wednesday 19th March 2025
Tuesday 1st April 2025

Lords Select Committee Meetings

Select Committees are groups of Lordstasked with oversight of the Government Departments, or areas of constitutional concern.

In short

Select Committees typically undertake a programme of inquiries through the duration of a Parliament. Committees hold regular public evidence sessions with Ministers and senior Civil Servants to scrutinise each Department, or members of the public relevant to a particular inquiry.

Inquiries typically conclude with the publication of a report, to which the Government may publish a response.

Wednesday 29th January 2025
Thursday 30th January 2025
Monday 3rd February 2025
Tuesday 4th February 2025
    10:30 a.m. - To be confirmed
      Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
      At 10:30am: Oral evidence
      Professor Alison Liebling - Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Cambridge
      Professor Ben Crewe - Professor of Penology and Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge


    10:30 a.m. - To be confirmed
      Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
      At 10:30am: Oral evidence
      Professor Alison Liebling - Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge
      Professor Ben Crewe - Professor of Penology and Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge


    10:30 a.m. - To be confirmed
      Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
      At 10:30am: Oral evidence
      Professor Alison Liebling - Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge
      Professor Ben Crewe - Professor of Penology and Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge
      Dr Kristian Mjåland - Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Agder


    10 a.m. - Room 4, Palace of Westminster
      Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
      At 10:00am: Oral evidence
      Professor Alison Liebling - Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge
      Professor Ben Crewe - Professor of Penology and Criminal Justice and Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at University of Cambridge
      Dr Kristian Mjåland - Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Agder


    4 p.m. - Room 3, Palace of Westminster
      European Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The UK-EU reset
      At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
      Philip Rycroft - Former Permanent Secretary at Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU)
      Mr Shanker Singham - Chairman and CEO at Competere Ltd, and former advisor at Department of International Trade
      Anton Spisak - Associate fellow at Centre for European Reform, and Former advisor at Cabinet Office and FCDO


    4 p.m. - Room 3, Palace of Westminster
      European Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: The UK-EU reset
      At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
      Anton Spisak - Associate Fellow at Centre for European Reform, and Former official at Cabinet Office and FCDO
      Shanker Singham - Chairman and CEO at Competere Ltd, and Former advisor at Department of International Trade
      Philip Rycroft CB - former Permanant Secretary at Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU)


Wednesday 5th February 2025
    10 a.m. - Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 6th February 2025
Tuesday 11th February 2025
    10:30 a.m. - To be confirmed
      Justice and Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
      Subject: Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
      At 10:30am: Oral evidence
      Michelle Jarman-Howe - Chief Operating Officer of Prisons at HMPPS
      Dominic Herrington - Executive Director of Transforming Delivery Directorate at HMPPS
      Louise Alexander - People Director, HMPPS and Business Partnering at HMPPS


Wednesday 12th March 2025
Thursday 13th March 2025
Wednesday 19th March 2025

Joint Committee Meetings

Joint Committees comprise members of both the House of Commons, and the House of Lords

In short

Select Committees typically undertake a programme of inquiries through the duration of a Parliament. Committees hold regular public evidence sessions with Ministers and senior Civil Servants to scrutinise each Department, or members of the public relevant to a particular inquiry.

Inquiries typically conclude with the publication of a report, to which the Government may publish a response.

Wednesday 29th January 2025
    2 p.m. - TBC
      Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
      Subject: Mental Health Bill
      At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
      Ulele Burnham - Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
      Dr Lucy Series - Associate Professor in Social Care Law and Policy at Bristol University
      Andy Bell - CEO at Centre for Mental Health


    2 p.m. - Room 16, Palace of Westminster
      Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
      Subject: Mental Health Bill
      At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
      Ulele Burnham - Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
      Dr Lucy Series - Associate Professor in Social Care Law and Policy at Bristol University
      Andy Bell - CEO at Centre for Mental Health
      Alice Livermore - Senior Lawyer at Mind


    2 p.m. - Room 16, Palace of Westminster
      Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
      Subject: Mental Health Bill
      At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
      Ulele Burnham - Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers
      Dr Lucy Series - Associate Professor in Social Care Law and Policy at Bristol University
      Andy Bell - CEO at Centre for Mental Health
      Alice Livermore - Head of Legal at Mind


Monday 3rd February 2025
    noon - Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
      Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
      Subject: Chancel Repair (Church Commissioners' Liability) Measure
      At 12:00pm: Oral evidence
      The Lord Bishop of Chichester (Chair of the General Synod Legislative Committee)
      Mr William Nye (Secretary General of the Archbishops’ Council)
      The Revd Alexander McGregor (Head of the Legal Office, National Church Institutions)
      Mr David White (Deputy Director of Finance, National Church Institutions)
      Mr Carl Hughes (Chair of the Archbishops’ Council Finance Committee)
      Mr Adrian Broomfield (Senior Solicitor Ecclesiastical Property)
      At 1:00pm: Oral evidence
      The Lord Bishop of Chichester (Chair of the General Synod Legislative Committee)
      Mr William Nye (Secretary General of the Archbishops’ Council)
      The Revd Alexander McGregor (Head of the Legal Office, National Church Institutions)
      Mr David White (Deputy Director of Finance, National Church Institutions)
      Mr Carl Hughes (Chair of the Archbishops’ Council Finance Committee)
      Mr Adrian Broomfield (Senior Solicitor Ecclesiastical Property)


    noon - Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
      Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
      Subject: Chancel Repair (Church Commissioners' Liability) Measure
      At 12:05pm: Oral evidence
      The Lord Bishop of Chichester (Chair of the General Synod Legislative Committee)
      Mr William Nye (Secretary General of the Archbishops’ Council)
      The Revd Alexander McGregor (Head of the Legal Office, National Church Institutions)
      Mr David White (Deputy Director of Finance, National Church Institutions)
      Mr Carl Hughes (Chair of the Archbishops’ Council Finance Committee)
      Mr Adrian Broomfield (Senior Solicitor Ecclesiastical Property)
      At 1:00pm: Oral evidence
      The Lord Bishop of Chichester (Chair of the General Synod Legislative Committee)
      Mr William Nye (Secretary General of the Archbishops’ Council)
      The Revd Alexander McGregor (Head of the Legal Office, National Church Institutions)
      Mr David White (Deputy Director of Finance, National Church Institutions)
      Mr Carl Hughes (Chair of the Archbishops’ Council Finance Committee)
      Mr Adrian Broomfield (Senior Solicitor Ecclesiastical Property)


Wednesday 5th February 2025
Wednesday 12th February 2025
Wednesday 26th February 2025
Monday 10th March 2025

General Committee Meetings

General Committees typically meet to consider legislation currently at the Committee Stages.

There are no General Committee meetings currently scheduled

Grand Committee Meetings

Grand Committees in the House of Lords consider legislation outside the main chamber, for which there will be no contested divisions.

Grand Committees in the House of Commons debate issues or legislation relating to a devolved administrative region of the United Kingdom (Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland).

There are no Grand Committee meetings currently scheduled

Government Bill Debate Schedule

Government Bills currently scheduled for debate before Parliament.

In short

For more information on Bill Process and Government Bills, read our glossary articles: Process of a Bill and Government Bills

Wednesday 29th January 2025
2nd reading (Commons)
Thursday 30th January 2025
Committee stage (Commons)
Committee stage (Commons)
Monday 3rd February 2025
Tuesday 4th February 2025
Committee stage (Commons)
2nd reading (Lords)
Wednesday 5th February 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments (Lords)
Thursday 6th February 2025
Committee stage (Commons)
Monday 10th February 2025
Tuesday 11th February 2025
Committee stage (Lords)
Report stage (Lords)
Wednesday 12th February 2025
Thursday 13th February 2025
Committee stage (Lords)
Monday 24th February 2025
Committee stage (Lords)
Wednesday 26th February 2025
Committee stage (Lords)

Private Members Bill Debate Schedule

Dates have been set for the following Private Members Bill debates

In short

Private Members Bills are proposed items of legislation tabled by backbench MPs. Only around 7 will become law each Session, and most will not progress beyond the initial stages.

For more information, read our glossary articles: Process of a Bill and Private Members Bills

Wednesday 29th January 2025
Friday 7th March 2025
Friday 14th March 2025
Friday 28th March 2025
2nd reading
Ballot Bill
Friday 25th April 2025
10
2nd reading
Ballot Bill
Friday 16th May 2025
Friday 13th June 2025
Friday 20th June 2025
Friday 4th July 2025
Friday 11th July 2025
16
2nd reading
Ten Minute Rule Bill
Friday 25th July 2025