Order Paper: Business Today & Future Business
Summary Agenda: Chamber
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2.30pm |
Prayers |
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Afterwards |
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3.30pm |
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Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief (Chancellor of the Exchequer) |
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Implications for public safety of the absconding of prisoners from HMP Leyhill on New Year’s Day (Secretary of State for Justice) |
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Impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on armed forces recruitment and retention (Secretary of State for Defence) |
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Ministerial Statements, including on: |
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Venezuela (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) |
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Middle East and North Africa (Minister for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan) |
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No debate |
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Until 10.00pm |
Backbench Business |
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No debate after 10.00pm |
Motion to change the membership of a Select Committee: Environmental Audit |
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Until 10.30pm or for half an hour |
Westminster Hall
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4.30pm |
Debate on e-petition 702845 relating to free bus travel for people over 60 |
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6.00pm |
Debate on e-petition 727514 relating to the length of the school week |
Business Today: Chamber
2.30pm Prayers
Followed by
Questions
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
1Mrs Elsie Blundell (Heywood and Middleton North)
What steps she is taking to help prevent the exploitation of migrant care workers by private care companies. (907037)
2Dr Scott Arthur (Edinburgh South West)
What steps her Department is taking to help tackle cyber crime. (907038)
3Sarah Pochin (Runcorn and Helsby)
What assessment her Department has made of recent trends in levels of violence against women and girls. (907039)
4Lewis Cocking (Broxbourne)
What progress her Department has made on closing asylum hotels. (907040)
5Paul Davies (Colne Valley)
What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime. (907041)
6Tom Rutland (East Worthing and Shoreham)
What steps her Department is taking to introduce new safe and legal routes for migrants. (907042)
7Ian Lavery (Blyth and Ashington)
What steps her Department is taking to help tackle extremism and radicalisation in the North East. (907043)
8Dave Doogan (Angus and Perthshire Glens)
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a specific offence of aggravated theft from commercial vehicles. (907044)
9Catherine Fookes (Monmouthshire)
What steps she is taking through the visa and immigration system to support refugees from Ukraine. (907045)
10Rachel Hopkins (Luton South and South Bedfordshire)
What steps her Department is taking to help improve police efficiency. (907046)
11Monica Harding (Esher and Walton)
What steps she is taking to support effective community policing. (907047)
12Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth)
What steps her Department is taking to introduce new safe and legal routes for migrants. (907048)
13Jas Athwal (Ilford South)
What recent progress her Department has made on introducing a new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls. (907049)
14Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West)
What steps she is taking to tackle hate crime. (907050)
15Daniel Francis (Bexleyheath and Crayford)
What steps her Department is taking to reduce pull factors for migrants seeking to arrive in the UK illegally. (907051)
16Victoria Collins (Harpenden and Berkhamsted)
What steps she is taking to support effective community policing. (907052)
17Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of police officers. (907054)
18Terry Jermy (South West Norfolk)
What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime. (907055)
19Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury)
What steps she is taking to provide security protections for faith communities. (907056)
20Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme)
What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime in Staffordshire. (907057)
21Luke Murphy (Basingstoke)
What recent steps her Department has taken to help increase levels of community policing. (907058)
22Chris Vince (Harlow)
What recent progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made on protecting democratic institutions. (907059)
23Ben Goldsborough (South Norfolk)
What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime. (907060)
24Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire)
If she will make an estimate of the average workforce size of businesses that are eligible to sponsor worker visas. (907061)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
T1David Burton-Sampson (Southend West and Leigh)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (907092)
T2Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire) (907093)
T3Sir Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere) (907094)
T4Peter Prinsley (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket) (907095)
T5Tom Hayes (Bournemouth East) (907096)
T6Michelle Welsh (Sherwood Forest) (907097)
T7James MacCleary (Lewes) (907098)
T8Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (907099)
T9Harpreet Uppal (Huddersfield) (907100)
T10Dr Kieran Mullan (Bexhill and Battle) (907101)
Urgent Questions and Statements
3.30pm
Urgent Questions:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if she will make a statement on the changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief (Victoria Atkins)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the implications for public safety of the absconding of prisoners from HMP Leyhill on New Year’s Day (Robert Jenrick)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the impact of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on armed forces recruitment and retention (James Cartlidge)
Ministerial Statements, including on:
Venezuela (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)
Middle East and North Africa (Minsiter for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan)
Presentation of Bills
No debate (Standing Order No. 57)
Removal of Peerages
Kirsty Blackman
Bill to make provision about the removal of peerages in certain circumstances; to provide that the removal of a peerage removes any right to sit in the House of Lords; and for connected purposes.
Business of the Day
Until 10.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
Mobile connectivity in rural areas
Helen Morgan [R]
That this House calls on the Government and service providers to help improve mobile connectivity in rural areas.
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
2. Environmental Audit Committee
No debate after 10.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))
Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
That Alison Hume be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Sojan Joseph be added.
Adjournment Debate
Until 10.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Government support for the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan: Alice Macdonald
Business Today: Westminster Hall
Order of Business
Up to three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1))
4.30pm
That this House has considered e-petition 702845 relating to free bus travel for people over 60: Tony Vaughan, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
6.00pm
That this House has considered e-petition 727514 relating to the length of the school week: Dave Robertson, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subjects for these debates were determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Written Statements
Statements to be Made Today
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
1.Economic and fiscal forecast – Spring 2026
2.Inheritance tax: agricultural property relief and business property relief
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
3.Animal Welfare Strategy
Notes:
Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/ .
Announcements
Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates
Applications for 30-minute end of day adjournment debates should be made to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Wednesdays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub. The ballot takes place the day after the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 13 to Monday 19 January (deadline Wednesday 7 January 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Tuesday 20 to Monday 26 January (deadline Wednesday 14 January 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Forthcoming Westminster Hall Debates
The rota for answering Departments is listed below. Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Mondays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub. The ballot takes place the day after the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 January (deadline Monday 5 January 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Cabinet Office; Defence; Education; Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Northern Ireland; Science, Innovation and Technology; Transport; Wales
Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 January (deadline Monday 12 January 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Business and Trade; Culture, Media and Sport; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Housing, Communities and Local Government; Justice; Scotland; Treasury; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions
Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 January (deadline Monday 19 January 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Cabinet Office; Defence; Education; Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Northern Ireland; Science, Innovation and Technology; Transport; Wales
Determination of business by the Backbench Business Committee
Thursday 8 January in the Chamber
Debate on a Motion: Effectiveness of Magnitsky-style sanctions for serious human rights abuses: Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Debate on a Motion: High street gambling reform: Dawn Butler
Thursday 8 January in Westminster Hall
General Debate: Religious minority persecution in Myanmar: Jim Shannon
Tuesday 13 January in Westminster Hall
General Debate: Potential merits of a statutory duty of care for universities: James Naish
Thursday 15 January in the Chamber
General Debate: New Towns: Katrina Murray
General Debate: Financial support for small businesses and individuals during the covid-19 pandemic: Manuela Perteghella [R]
Thursday 15 January in Westminster Hall
General Debate: Impact of gambling harms in children and young people: Kevin McKenna
Further Information
MPS’ GUIDE TO PROCEDURE
The MPs’ Guide to Procedure is available on the Parliamentary website and also in hard copy from the Vote Office
Business of the Day
Documents and reports relating to the business being held in the Chamber are available on the Commons Business Briefings webpage: www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/commons-business-briefings/
Written Statements
Text of today’s Written Statements: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/
Select Committees
Select Committees Webpage: https://committees.parliament.uk/
Standing Orders Relating to Public Business
Text of Standing Orders relating to public business: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cmstords/so_829_05072024/so-2024i.pdf
Chamber Engagement
Information about engaging the public with debates is available on the parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say-on-laws/chamber-engagement/.
All business papers are available via the HousePapers app on mobile devices
Order Paper: Future Business
A. Calendar of Business
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
Government items of business in this section have nominally been set down for today, but are expected to be taken on the dates stated.
B. Remaining Orders and Notices
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has been nominally set down for today but is not expected to be taken today.
A. Calendar of Business
TUESDAY 6 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Property (registration and valuation)
Jodie Gosling
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about requirements relating to the registration and valuation of domestic and non-domestic property; to make provision about exemptions from such requirements; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: Second Reading
Notes:
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: Programme
Secretary Liz Kendall
That the following provisions shall apply to the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill:
Committal
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 5 March 2026.
(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: Money
Dan Tomlinson
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State or another public authority, and
(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under or by virtue of any other Act out of money so provided.
Notes:
King’s Recommendation signified.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: Ways and Means
Dan Tomlinson
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, it is expedient to authorise:
(1) the imposition of charges under or by virtue of the Act; and
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: Carry-over
Secretary Liz Kendall
That if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next Session.
Adjournment Debate
Government support for clearing illegal waste near the River Cherwell: Calum Miller
Westminster Hall
9.30am That this House has considered less survivable cancers: Clive Jones [R]
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
11.00am That this House has considered the matter of poverty and Government welfare policies: Neil Duncan-Jordan
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered Government proposals for renewal of the BBC Charter: Sir John Whittingdale
4.00pm That this House has considered therapeutic play and children’s healthcare: Mr Calvin Bailey
4.30pm That this House has considered the future of Thames Water: Layla Moran
Notes:
The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
WEDNESDAY 7 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Student finance (review of payment schedules)
Mr Luke Charters
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to review the scheduling of student finance payments to undergraduates; to require the review to consider advance provision of certain student finance payments in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
Opposition Day (15th Allotted Day)
Notes:
The selection of the matters to be debated will be made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
Adjournment Debate
Potential merits of a new eastern entrance at Bletchley Railway Station: Callum Anderson
Westminster Hall
9.30am That this House has considered patient access to tissue freezing for advanced brain cancer treatment, diagnostics and research: Chris Evans
11.00am That this House has considered local government organisation in Bromsgrove: Bradley Thomas
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered the UK Town of Culture competition: Alex Ballinger
4.00pm That this House has considered meat exports to the EU: David Chadwick
4.30pm That this House has considered the Rural Fuel Duty Relief scheme: Ian Roome
Notes:
The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
THURSDAY 8 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
Select Committee Statement on the First Special Report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, Subsea telecommunications cables: resilience and crisis preparedness: Government Response, HC 1574 (Matt Western)
Backbench Business
Effectiveness of Magnitsky-style sanctions for serious human rights abuses
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
That this House is concerned that serious human rights abuses, including crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture, together with widespread grand corruption, continue to escalate in an increasingly unstable global environment; notes that global human rights and anti-corruption sanctions, commonly known as Magnitsky sanctions, remain an essential mechanism for accountability and redress, yet their implementation by the United Kingdom is inconsistent and insufficient, and lacks oversight; regrets that numerous individuals credibly implicated in serious abuses and corruption remain unsanctioned, that enforcement and transparency around decision-making remain inadequate, and that sanctioned individuals continue to exploit evasion methods while victims receive limited support; further notes the absence of a long-term strategy for the management of frozen assets and a lack of clear criteria for delisting, alongside growing concerns that sanctions are becoming politicised internationally; urges the Government to strengthen the credibility of the Magnitsky sanctions regime through consistent and impartial application, enhanced enforcement, ensure greater Parliamentary oversight and expanded measures to support victims, including developing pathways for compensation; and holds that, relevant to this, those involved in the arbitrary detention of British nationals should face Magnitsky sanctions, including those involved in the detention of Ryan Cornelius, Jagtar Singh Johal and Jimmy Lai.
High street gambling reform
Dawn Butler
That this House believes that the aim to permit principle in planning policy erodes the ability of local communities to shape their neighbourhoods; further believes that planning decisions should be made in the public interest, not skewed towards automatic approval; and therefore calls on the Government to remove the aim to permit provision so local councils can regulate the spread of gambling premises.
Notes:
The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Adjournment Debate
Contribution of post offices in Cheshire: Aphra Brandreth
Westminster Hall
1.30pm That this House has considered the Third Report of the Scottish Affairs Committee, Problem drug use in Scotland follow-up: Glasgow’s Safer Drug Consumption Facility, HC 630, and the Government response, HC 1485: Patricia Ferguson
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Liaison Committee.
3.00pm That this House has considered religious minority persecution in Myanmar: Jim Shannon
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
MONDAY 12 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Committee (Day 1)
Clauses 1 to 8 and Schedules 1 and 2 (income tax charge and rates);
Clauses 9, 10 and 69 (freezing of allowances);
Clause 62 and Schedule 12 (agricultural property relief and business property relief); and
any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the subject matter of the above Clauses and Schedules.
Notes:
Proceedings on Clauses 1 to 8 and Schedules 1 and 2 must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end two hours after they start; proceedings on Clauses 9, 10 and 69 must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end four hours after the start of proceedings in Committee; and proceedings on Clause 62 and Schedule 12 must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end six hours after the start of proceedings in Committee (Order of 16 December 2025).
Adjournment Debate
Government support for higher education: Mr Bayo Alaba
Westminster Hall
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 727309 relating to a general election: John Lamont, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 13 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Committee (Day 2)
Clauses 63 to 68 (inheritance tax on pension interests);
Clauses 83 to 85 and Schedule 13 (gambling duties);
Clause 86 (rates of alcohol duty); and
any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the subject matter of the above Clauses and Schedule.
Notes:
Proceedings on Clauses 63 to 68 must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end two hours after they start; proceedings on Clauses 83 to 85 and Schedule 13 must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end four hours after the start of proceedings in Committee; and proceedings on Clause 86 must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end six hours after the start of proceedings in Committee (Order of 16 December 2025).
Westminster Hall
9.30am That this House has considered the potential merits of a statutory duty of care for universities: James Naish
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
WednESDAY 14 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Gareth Thomas
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
Public Office (Accountability) Bill: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
THURSDAY 15 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
10.10am Questions to the Church Commissioners, House of Commons Commission, Public Accounts Commission, Restoration and Renewal Client Board and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission
Backbench Business
New towns
Katrina Murray
That this House has considered new towns.
Financial support for small businesses and individuals during the covid-19 pandemic
Manuela Perteghella [R]
That this House has considered financial support for small businesses and individuals during the covid-19 pandemic.
Notes:
The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Westminster Hall
3.00pm That this House has considered the impact of gambling harms in children and young people: Kevin McKenna
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
MONDAY 19 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
Westminster Hall
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 738192 and e-petition 732559 relating to the sale of fireworks: Robbie Moore
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 20 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Shockat Adam
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Ten Minute Rule Motion
Tessa Munt
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under SO No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
THURSDAY 22 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
9.30am Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
10.15am Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
MONDAY 26 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Westminster Hall
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 729440 relating to play in the key stage 1 curriculum: Dr Roz Savage
6.00pm That this House has considered e-petition 718660 relating to the licensing and regulation of animal rescue centres: Irene Campbell
Notes:
The subject for these debates were determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 27 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
11.53am Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 29 JANUARY
Chamber
Questions
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
MONDAY 2 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
Westminster Hall
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 727372 and e-petition 746363 relating to indefinite leave to remain: Tony Vaughan
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
11.53am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.10am Questions to the Solicitor General
MONDAY 9 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY
Chamber
Questions
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
B. Remaining Orders and Notices
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has therefore been set down formally to be taken in the Chamber today but is not expected to be taken today.
1. Holocaust Memorial Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
Notes:
The Lords Amendment does not engage financial privilege.
Secretary Hilary Benn
That the draft Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025, which was laid before this House on 14 October 2025, be approved.
3. Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Committee
Notes:
Proceedings must, if they have not already ended, end at the moment of interruption (Order of 18 November).
For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the publications webpage for the Bill).
Secretary Shabana Mahmood
That the draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 27 November 2025, be approved.
5. United Kingdom Internal Market
Secretary Emma Reynolds
That the draft United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 1 December 2025, be approved.
Chris McDonald
That the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 16 December 2025, be approved.
Dan Tomlinson
That the Corporation Tax Act 2010 (Part 8C) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 1253), dated 1 December 2025, a copy of which was laid before this House on 1 December 2025, be approved.
Alison McGovern
That the draft Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 2 December 2025, be approved.
9. Voting by proxy (serious long-term illness or injury extension)
Sir Alan Campbell
That the following amendment to Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy) made by the Order of 23 October 2024 (Voting by Proxy (Serious long-term illness or injury))—
“In paragraph (2), insert “(d) serious long-term illness or injury;”
shall continue to have effect for the remainder of this Parliament.
10. Public Office (Accountability) Bill: Remaining Stages
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Secretary Shabana Mahmood
That the draft Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Application to Immigration Officers and Designated Customs Officials in Northern Ireland) and Consequential Amendments Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 4 December 2025, be approved.
Secretary Douglas Alexander
That the draft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 8 December 2025, be approved.
13. Financial Services and Markets
Lucy Rigby
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 15 December 2025, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Alison McGovern
That the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 15 December 2025, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
15. Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages
Notes:
Proceedings in Committee must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end two hours after they start; and any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end three hours after the start of proceedings in Committee (Order of 15 December).
This Bill is expected to be certified as a Money Bill.
Dr Zubir Ahmed
That the draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 16 December 2025, be approved.
Secretary Douglas Alexander
That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 17 December 2025, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
truments.
18. National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Notes:
Proceedings in Committee of the whole House must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end four hours after their commencement; and any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading must, if they have not already ended, be brought to an end five hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee (Order of 17 December 2025).
Miatta Fahnbulleh
That the draft Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 18 December 2025, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Miatta Fahnbulleh
That the draft Cumbria Combined Authority Order 2026, which was laid before this House on 18 December 2025, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.