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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Friday 5 December 2025.
T Indicates a topical question. Members are selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Answer on Monday 8 December
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
1Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of future welfare spending on the economy.(906748)
2Harriet Cross (Gordon and Buchan): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.(906749)
3Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire): What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training.(906750)
4Shaun Davies (Telford): What steps he is taking to improve the Motability scheme.(906751)
5Steve Race (Exeter): What steps he is taking to reduce the number of children in poverty.(906752)
6Gill Furniss (Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough): What steps he is taking to tackle pensioner poverty. (906753)
7Anna Dixon (Shipley): What steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments, published on 25 November 2025.(906755)
8Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): What steps his Department is taking to help prevent job seekers and welfare claimants being subject to commercial sexual exploitation.(906756)
9Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): What estimate he has made of spending on health and disability benefits in 2030. (906757)
10Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): What recent progress Skills England has made on its priorities.(906758)
11Michelle Scrogham (Barrow and Furness): What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that post-16 education provides the necessary skills to support the economy.(906759)
12Monica Harding (Esher and Walton): What steps his Department is taking to support people with mental health illnesses into work.(906760)
13Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham Erdington): What steps he is taking to support people with health conditions into work.(906761)
14Afzal Khan (Manchester Rusholme): What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.(906762)
15Caroline Voaden (South Devon): What steps he is taking to improve the responsiveness of his Department's helplines.(906763)
16Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What steps his Department is taking to support disabled people with the cost of living.(906764)
17Andrew Ranger (Wrexham): What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.(906765)
18Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that post-16 education provides the necessary skills to support the economy.(906766)
19Emma Foody (Cramlington and Killingworth): What steps he is taking to reduce the number of children in poverty.(906767)
20Lincoln Jopp (Spelthorne): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of salary sacrifice pension scheme changes on the value of occupational pension funds.(906768)
21James Asser (West Ham and Beckton): What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that post-16 education provides the necessary skills to support the economy.(906769)
22Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of future welfare spending on the economy.(906770)
23Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.(906772)
At 3:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
T1John Slinger (Rugby): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(906773)
T2Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): (906774)
T3Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): (906775)
T4Yuan Yang (Earley and Woodley): (906776)
T5Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): (906777)
T6Sally Jameson (Doncaster Central): (906778)
T7Matt Vickers (Stockton West): (906779)
T8Emma Foody (Cramlington and Killingworth): (906780)
T9Sonia Kumar (Dudley): (906781)
T10Danny Beales (Uxbridge and South Ruislip): (906782)
Questions for Answer on Tuesday 9 December
Oral Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
1David Williams (Stoke-on-Trent North): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of her fiscal policies on low income households.(906783)
2Stephen Gethins (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of leaving the EU on economic growth.(906785)
3John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the freeze on Income Tax thresholds on working people.(906786)
4Jack Rankin (Windsor): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on levels of incentives to work.(906787)
5Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): What progress she has made on the Financial Inclusion Strategy.[R] (906788)
6Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the hospitality sector.(906789)
7Kevin Bonavia (Stevenage): What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce costs for commuters.(906790)
8Jack Abbott (Ipswich): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support entrepreneurs.(906791)
9Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): What fiscal steps she is taking to support industry in the Forth Valley.(906792)
10Liam Conlon (Beckenham and Penge): What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support patients in the NHS.(906793)
11John Milne (Horsham): What fiscal steps she is taking to help increase growth in rural areas.(906794)
12Tom Hayes (Bournemouth East): What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the OBR's report entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in November 2025.(906795)
13John Slinger (Rugby): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support entrepreneurs.(906796)
14Jon Pearce (High Peak): What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help lower energy bills.(906797)
15Gill German (Clwyd North): How many people will receive the increased National Minimum Wage.(906798)
16Dave Robertson (Lichfield): What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help lower energy bills.(906799)
17Alison Hume (Scarborough and Whitby): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of reforms to public sector procurement processes on economic growth.(906800)
18Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending freezes on Income Tax and National Insurance thresholds on working people.(906801)
19Dr Simon Opher (Stroud): What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support patients in the NHS.(906802)
20Wera Hobhouse (Bath): What steps she is taking through the tax system to help reduce costs for small and medium-sized businesses.(906803)
21Clive Efford (Eltham and Chislehurst): What steps she is taking to reduce Government borrowing.(906804)
22Sarah Owen (Luton North): If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing child poverty on the economy.(906805)
23Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to National Insurance contributions on economic growth.(906806)
24Monica Harding (Esher and Walton): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the freeze on Income Tax thresholds on the cost of living.(906807)
At 12:15pm
Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
T1Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(906808)
T2Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): (906809)
T3Matt Vickers (Stockton West): (906810)
T4Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): (906811)
T5Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley): (906812)
T6Edward Morello (West Dorset): (906813)
T7Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): (906814)
T8Mrs Sureena Brackenridge (Wolverhampton North East): (906815)
T9Alison Bennett (Mid Sussex): (906816)
T10Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): (906817)
Questions for Answer on Wednesday 10 December
Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
1Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her timetable for bringing forward legislative proposals to ban conversion practices on affected people.(906818)
2Rachel Hopkins (Luton South and South Bedfordshire): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote equality as part of the Government mission entitled Break Down Barriers to Opportunity.(906819)
3Jayne Kirkham (Truro and Falmouth): What steps she is taking to ensure the provision of safe spaces for transgender people, in the context of the draft Code of Practice issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.(906820)
4Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.(906821)
5Rachael Maskell (York Central): If she will monitor the protected characteristics of people judged to have been unfairly dismissed in the first six months of employment.(906822)
6Dr Lauren Sullivan (Gravesham): What steps she is taking to support women’s economic empowerment.(906823)
7Uma Kumaran (Stratford and Bow): What steps she is taking to help tackle pay disparities for ethnic minority people.(906824)
8Charlie Maynard (Witney): What steps her Department has taken with the Secretary of State for Defence to help tackle LGBTQ+ discrimination in the armed forces.(906825)
9Jessica Toale (Bournemouth West): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.(906826)
10Chris Vince (Harlow): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty.(906827)
11Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What assessment she has made of the potential equality impacts of the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial.(906828)
12Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to help tackle violence against women and girls.(906829)
13Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): What steps she is taking to ban conversion practices.(906830)
14Mike Reader (Northampton South): What steps she is taking to support women’s economic empowerment.(906831)
15Gill Furniss (Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough): What steps she is taking to help tackle unequal access to medical treatment.(906832)
At 11:53am
Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
T1Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(906833)
T2Andrew George (St Ives): (906834)
T3Torcuil Crichton (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): (906835)
T4Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): (906836)
T5Sarah Russell (Congleton): (906837)
T6Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): (906838)
T7Rachael Maskell (York Central): (906839)
T8Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): (906840)
At 12:00pm
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
1Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 December.(906841)
2Saqib Bhatti (Meriden and Solihull East): (906842)
3Rachael Maskell (York Central): (906843)
4Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire): (906844)
5Sojan Joseph (Ashford): (906845)
6Kirith Entwistle (Bolton North East): (906846)
7Wera Hobhouse (Bath): (906847)
8Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth): (906848)
9Josh Dean (Hertford and Stortford): (906849)
10Jim Dickson (Dartford): (906850)
11Kirsteen Sullivan (Bathgate and Linlithgow): (906851)
12Chris Murray (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh): (906852)
13Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire): (906853)
14Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Suffolk Coastal): (906854)
15Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire): (906855)
Questions for Answer on Thursday 11 December
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
1Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): What steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses.(906856)
2Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth): What steps he has taken to support local high streets. (906857)
3Ruth Jones (Newport West and Islwyn): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Industrial Strategy on advanced manufacturing in south Wales.(906858)
4Mrs Elsie Blundell (Heywood and Middleton North): What discussions he has had with Royal Mail on improving service levels in the North West.(906859)
5Dame Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): What steps he is taking to regulate e-bike batteries.(906860)
6Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What steps his Department is taking to support businesses with energy costs.(906861)
7Andrew Ranger (Wrexham): What steps his Department is taking to help create economic growth.(906862)
8Maya Ellis (Ribble Valley): What steps he is taking to help increase the uptake of paternity leave by low-income earners.(906863)
9Sally Jameson (Doncaster Central): What steps his Department is taking to support SMEs.(906864)
10Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney): What steps he is taking to protect consumers in the secondary ticketing market. (906865)
11Paul Davies (Colne Valley): What steps his Department is taking to help create economic growth in Colne Valley constituency.(906866)
12Alan Gemmell (Central Ayrshire): What steps his Department is taking to help create economic growth.(906867)
13Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): What steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector in Glastonbury and Somerton constituency.(906868)
14Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): What steps his Department is taking to support pubs in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency.(906869)
15Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): What steps his Department is taking to support SMEs.(906870)
16Liz Twist (Blaydon and Consett): What progress his Department has made with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the number of employers underpaying the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.(906871)
17Dr Lauren Sullivan (Gravesham): What steps he has taken to support local high streets. (906872)
18Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): What steps his Department is taking to support the hospitality sector.(906873)
19Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): What steps his Department is taking to support the hospitality sector.(906874)
20Chris Murray (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh): What steps his Department is taking to help reduce barriers to the international trade of services.(906875)
21Will Stone (Swindon North): What steps his Department is taking to support SMEs.(906876)
22Richard Baker (Glenrothes and Mid Fife): What progress his Department has made in implementing the Industrial Strategy.(906877)
23Jas Athwal (Ilford South): What steps he has taken to support local high streets. (906878)
24Michael Payne (Gedling): What steps he has taken to support local high streets. (906879)
25Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare): What steps his Department is taking to help create economic growth.(906880)
At 10:15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
T1Bobby Dean (Carshalton and Wallington): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(906881)
T2Jayne Kirkham (Truro and Falmouth): (906882)
T3James MacCleary (Lewes): (906883)
T4Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire): (906884)
T5Michael Payne (Gedling): (906885)
T6Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire): (906886)
T7Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Bromborough): (906887)
T8Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): (906888)
T9Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): (906889)
T10Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): (906890)