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Future Day Orals

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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Friday 16 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 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)

9Laurence Turner (Birmingham Northfield): What recent progress her Department has made on establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.[R] (907319)

10Gregory 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)

11Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth): What steps her Department is taking to help improve the governance of academy trusts.(907321)

12Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): What recent progress she has made on publishing guidance for gender questioning children in schools.(907322)

13Daniel Francis (Bexleyheath and Crayford): What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND.[R] (907323)

14Jacob Collier (Burton and Uttoxeter): What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND.(907324)

15Sarah 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)

16Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): What assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision for blind and partially sighted children.(907326)

17Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): What steps she is taking to ensure adequate funding to implement the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review.(907327)

18James 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)

19Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): Whether she plans to update guidance on handling complaints in children's social care.(907329)

20Alex 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)

21Mr Luke Charters (York Outer): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the affordability of childcare.(907331)

22Gareth Bacon (Orpington): What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.(907332)

23Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Highgate): What steps she is taking to help improve safeguarding practices in nurseries and early years settings.(907333)

24Dame 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)

T5Mr Bayo Alaba (Southend East and Rochford): (907340)

T6Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): (907342)

T7Carla Denyer (Bristol Central): (907343)

T8Jim Dickson (Dartford): (907344)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 20 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

1Abtisam Mohamed (Sheffield Central): What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the situation in Yemen.(907360)

2Anna Dixon (Shipley): What steps her Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.(907361)

3Graham Leadbitter (Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey): What diplomatic steps she is taking to help Greenland strengthen its security.(907362)

4Mr Richard Quigley (Isle of Wight West): What steps she is taking with international partners to help tackle forced labour practices.(907363)

5Uma Kumaran (Stratford and Bow): What steps her Department is taking with international partners to help improve the global response to cyber attacks and ransomware.(907364)

6Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire): What assessment she has made of whether the Mauritian Government is able to effectively protect Chagos' marine environment.(907365)

7Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to support security in the Arctic region.(907366)

8Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): What steps her Department is taking to support UK citizens arbitrarily detained abroad.(907367)

9Ian Lavery (Blyth and Ashington): What diplomatic steps she is taking to help ensure that international humanitarian law is upheld in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.(907368)

10Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on planned levels of spending on Official Development Assistance.(907369)

11Kirith Entwistle (Bolton North East): What steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine.(907370)

12Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): What recent discussions she has had with representatives of the Falkland Islands on the potential impact of trade tariffs on its economy.[R] (907371)

13Afzal Khan (Manchester Rusholme): What recent assessment she has made of the need for humanitarian aid in Syria.(907372)

14Peter Prinsley (Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure the continued delivery of aid in Gaza and the West Bank.(907373)

15Shockat Adam (Leicester South): What discussions she has had with the government of Israel on its approval of the E1 settlement plan in occupied East Jerusalem.(907374)

16Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the steps Israel is taking to establish the E1 settlement in the occupied West Bank.[R] (907375)

17Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): What recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the political situation in Georgia.(907376)

18James Wild (North West Norfolk): What diplomatic steps she is taking to hold Iran to account for the repression of protesters.(907377)

19Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK's level of participation in global disability rights and inclusion activities.(907378)

20David Williams (Stoke-on-Trent North): What diplomatic steps her Department is taking with international partners to help tackle organised immigration crime.(907379)

21Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): What steps her Department is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.(907380)

22Dr Danny Chambers (Winchester): What diplomatic steps she is taking to support the sovereignty of NATO allies.(907381)

23Sonia Kumar (Dudley): What diplomatic steps she is taking to help protect children in Iran from actions taken by the Iranian authorities.(907382)

24John Whitby (Derbyshire Dales): What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent the detention of children from Gaza and the West Bank by the Israeli military.(907383)

25Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure the continued delivery of aid in Gaza and the West Bank.(907384)

At 12:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

T1Dan Carden (Liverpool Walton): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(907385)

T2Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): (907386)

T3Gurinder Singh Josan (Smethwick): (907387)

T4Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): (907388)

T5Mike Martin (Tunbridge Wells): (907389)

T6Stephen Gethins (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry): (907390)

T7Jeff Smith (Manchester Withington): (907391)

T8Mike Reader (Northampton South): (907392)

T9Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): (907393)

T10Peter Lamb (Crawley): (907394)

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)

7Shaun Davies (Telford): What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on improving cross-border health services.(907352)

8Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on family farms in Wales. (907353)

9Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales?(907354)

10Stephen 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)

11Steve Race (Exeter): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.(907356)

12Rebecca 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)

13Connor Naismith (Crewe and Nantwich): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.(907358)

14Seamus 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)

At 12:00pm
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

1Dr Jeevun Sandher (Loughborough): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 21 January.(907430)

2Laurence Turner (Birmingham Northfield): (907431)

3Steve Yemm (Mansfield): (907432)

4Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): (907433)

5Kirsteen Sullivan (Bathgate and Linlithgow): (907434)

6Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): (907435)

7Robin Swann (South Antrim): (907436)

8Steve Witherden (Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr): (907437)

9Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): (907438)

10Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford): (907439)

11Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): (907440)

12Lee Barron (Corby and East Northamptonshire): (907441)

13Fred Thomas (Plymouth Moor View): (907442)

14Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): (907443)

15Alice Macdonald (Norwich North): (907444)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 22 January

Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

1Jayne Kirkham (Truro and Falmouth): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve resilience to emergencies in rural and coastal areas.(907395)

2Matt Rodda (Reading Central): What steps he is talking to help increase the number of education and training opportunities for young people through the Erasmus+ programme.(907396)

3James Asser (West Ham and Beckton): What steps he is talking to help increase the number of education and training opportunities for young people through the Erasmus+ programme.(907397)

4Yuan Yang (Earley and Woodley): What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU. (907398)

5Catherine Fookes (Monmouthshire): What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU. (907399)

6Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire): What recent steps he has taken to establish a digital identity system.(907400)

7Ian Lavery (Blyth and Ashington): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve transparency in Government decision-making.(907401)

8Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU. (907402)

9Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): What recent progress his Department has made on implementing a digital ID scheme.(907403)

10Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle cyber crime.(907404)

11Graham Leadbitter (Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government's insourcing policies.(907405)

12Tristan Osborne (Chatham and Aylesford): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to enable local authorities to invest in local businesses. (907406)

13Jeff Smith (Manchester Withington): What recent progress he has made on the delivery of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.(907407)

14Chris Murray (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh): What steps he is talking to help increase the number of education and training opportunities for young people through the Erasmus+ programme.(907408)

15Victoria Collins (Harpenden and Berkhamsted): What steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK's relations with the EU.(907409)

16Alan Gemmell (Central Ayrshire): What steps he is talking to help increase the number of education and training opportunities for young people through the Erasmus+ programme.(907410)

17Florence Eshalomi (Vauxhall and Camberwell Green): What recent progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on improving the use of technology to implement Government priorities.(907411)

18Caroline Voaden (South Devon): What steps his Department is taking to provide households with information on emergency preparedness.(907412)

19Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): What recent progress he has made on improving cooperation between the UK Government and the devolved Administrations.(907413)

20Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Suffolk Coastal): What steps he is taking to improve cross-Government coordination on the delivery of Government priorities in rural areas.(907414)

21Harriet Cross (Gordon and Buchan): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on future trade agreements.(907415)

22Dame Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): What recent progress he has made on the digital ID scheme.(907416)

23Peter Swallow (Bracknell): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect democratic processes from foreign interference.(907417)

24Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): What steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK's relations with the EU.(907418)

25Alison Bennett (Mid Sussex): What steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK's relations with the EU.(907419)

At 10:15am
Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

T1Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(907420)

T2Alison Hume (Scarborough and Whitby): (907421)

T3Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): (907422)

T4Mr Luke Charters (York Outer): (907423)

T5Peter Swallow (Bracknell): (907424)

T6Alison Bennett (Mid Sussex): (907425)

T7John Slinger (Rugby): (907426)

T8Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): (907427)

T9Jonathan Davies (Mid Derbyshire): (907428)

T10Jim Dickson (Dartford): (907429)