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Future Day Orals

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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Wednesday 14 January 2026.

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 Thursday 15 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

1Harpreet Uppal (Huddersfield): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector has access to adequate funding.(907272)

2Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the New Town of Culture and UK City of Culture 2029 competitions support communities.(907273)

3Jack Rankin (Windsor): What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the future of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.(907274)

4Anna Dixon (Shipley): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the New Town of Culture and UK City of Culture 2029 competitions support communities.(907275)

5Alex Ballinger (Halesowen): What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of spending on gambling advertising.(907276)

6Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect the creative industries in the context of AI.(907277)

7Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham): What steps she is taking to help increase access to sports facilities.(907278)

8Chris Vince (Harlow): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve outcomes for young people.(907279)

9Jim Dickson (Dartford): What steps her Department is taking to improve access to youth activities for young people.(907280)

10Patrick Hurley (Southport): What steps her Department is taking to help support cooperative live music venues.(907281)

11Ian Byrne (Liverpool West Derby): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect victims of alleged abuses of power from intrusive media practices.(907283)

12Luke Murphy (Basingstoke): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the New Town of Culture and UK City of Culture 2029 competitions support communities.(907284)

13Edward Morello (West Dorset): What steps her Department is taking to help support grassroots rugby.(907286)

14Daniel Francis (Bexleyheath and Crayford): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure an effective legacy from hosting UEFA Euro 2028.(907287)

15Will Stone (Swindon North): What steps her Department is taking to improve access to youth activities for young people.(907288)

At 10:00am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

T1Imran Hussain (Bradford East): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(907290)

T2Catherine Atkinson (Derby North): (907291)

T3Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): (907292)

T4Danny Beales (Uxbridge and South Ruislip): (907293)

T5Rupert Lowe (Great Yarmouth): (907294)

T6Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): (907295)

T7Tom Hayes (Bournemouth East): (907296)

At 10:10am
Oral Questions to the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners and the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission and the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board

1Matt Turmaine (Watford): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to help support persecuted Christians in other countries.(907298)

2Catherine Fookes (Monmouthshire): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Church of England has had with the Government on the future of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.(907299)

3Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to help tackle the persecution of Christians in other countries.(907300)

4Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with the Government on when the evaluation report of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme will be published.(907301)

5Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is providing to Christians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.(907302)

6Anna Dixon (Shipley): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on end-of-life ministry.(907303)

7John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of whether the New Palace Yard Project will be completed within its budget.(907304)

8Josh Dean (Hertford and Stortford): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what recent progress the Client Board has made on consulting hon. Members on the Restoration and Renewal Programme.(907305)

9Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to increase the proportion of House of Commons purchasing from British manufacturers.(907307)

10Emma Lewell (South Shields): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on end-of-life ministry.(907308)

11Richard Baker (Glenrothes and Mid Fife): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to establish an independent safeguarding system.(907309)

Questions for Answer on Monday 19 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

1Rachel Blake (Cities of London and Westminster): What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support.(907310)

2Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): What estimate her Department has made of the number of young people enrolled on A-levels and T-levels in September 2026.(907311)

3Caroline Voaden (South Devon): What steps her Department is taking to improve teacher retention.(907312)

4Steve Yemm (Mansfield): What steps she is taking to help ensure the integrity of school and college assessments and examinations.(907313)

5Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater): What steps she is taking to introduce a Ukrainian GCSE.(907314)

6Chris Bloore (Redditch): What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of powers to intervene where local authorities are not meeting statutory SEND duties.(907315)

7Darren Paffey (Southampton Itchen): What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support.(907316)

8Dr Beccy Cooper (Worthing West): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of flu vaccination levels on rates of school absence in autumn 2025.(907317)

9Michelle Scrogham (Barrow and Furness): What steps she is taking to reduce variations in funding for SEND provision across local authorities.(907318)

10Laurence Turner (Birmingham Northfield): What recent progress her Department has made on establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.[R] (907319)

11Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): What plans her Department has to tackle the SEND funding shortfall identified in the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook November 2025.(907320)

12Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth): What steps her Department is taking to help improve the governance of academy trusts.(907321)

13Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): What recent progress she has made on publishing guidance for gender questioning children in schools.(907322)

14Daniel Francis (Bexleyheath and Crayford): What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND.[R] (907323)

15Jacob Collier (Burton and Uttoxeter): What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND.(907324)

16Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): Whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on levels of financial oversight for children’s care home providers.(907325)

17Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): What assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision for blind and partially sighted children.(907326)

18Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): What steps she is taking to ensure adequate funding to implement the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review.(907327)

19James Naish (Rushcliffe): If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding home fees status to British citizens who relocated to the EU prior to the UK's withdrawal.(907328)

20Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): Whether she plans to update guidance on handling complaints in children's social care.(907329)

21Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley): Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the minimum income threshold for student maintenance loans in line with inflation.(907330)

22Mr Luke Charters (York Outer): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the affordability of childcare.(907331)

23Gareth Bacon (Orpington): What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.(907332)

24Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Highgate): What steps she is taking to help improve safeguarding practices in nurseries and early years settings.(907333)

25Dame Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of smart phones in schools on levels of disruption in classrooms.(907334)

At 3:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

T1Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(907335)

T2Lauren Edwards (Rochester and Strood): (907336)

T3Jon Pearce (High Peak): (907337)

T4Sarah Owen (Luton North): (907338)

T5Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): (907339)

T6Mr Bayo Alaba (Southend East and Rochford): (907340)

T7Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): (907341)

T8Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): (907342)

T9Carla Denyer (Bristol Central): (907343)

T10Jim Dickson (Dartford): (907344)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 21 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

1Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.(907345)

2Ann Davies (Caerfyrddin): What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on funding for railways.(907346)

3John Whitby (Derbyshire Dales): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on cross-border livestock movements.(907347)

4Torcuil Crichton (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): What support her Department is providing for minority language broadcasting.(907348)

5Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of living in Wales.(907349)

6Dame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of living in Wales(907350)

7Richard Foord (Honiton and Sidmouth): What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on recent road safety reviews.(907351)

8Shaun Davies (Telford): What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on improving cross-border health services.(907352)

9Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on family farms in Wales. (907353)

10Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales?(907354)

11Stephen Gethins (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry): What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on the cost of living in Wales. (907355)

12Steve Race (Exeter): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.(907356)

13Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): Whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the proposed visitor levy on the Welsh economy.(907357)

14Connor Naismith (Crewe and Nantwich): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.(907358)

15Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on the cost of living in Wales.(907359)