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Future Day Orals

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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Friday 15 May 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 Tuesday 19 May

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

1Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): What steps he is taking to reform the family courts.(900001)

2Tony Vaughan (Folkestone and Hythe): What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending.(900002)

3Dave Robertson (Lichfield): How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.(900003)

4Dr Allison Gardner (Stoke-on-Trent South): How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.(900004)

5Richard Quigley (Isle of Wight West): What steps his Department is taking to help prevent people convicted of domestic abuse from using family court proceedings to harass their victims.(900005)

6Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.(900006)

7Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Stamford): Whether his Department has a policy on the housing of convicted paedophiles in open prisons.(900007)

8Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury): What progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the Government's knife crime strategy.(900008)

9Patrick Hurley (Southport): What progress his Department has made on a new Victims’ Code.(900009)

10Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending.(900010)

11John Whitby (Derbyshire Dales): What steps his Department is taking to help prevent the criminalisation of children while in care.(900012)

12Alistair Strathern (Hitchin): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support men and boys through the criminal justice system.(900014)

13Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): What estimate he has made of the number of prisoners released in error since July 2024.(900015)

14Amanda Martin (Portsmouth North): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support men and boys through the criminal justice system.(900016)

15Tessa Munt (Wells and Mendip Hills): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of expenses rates for people undertaking jury service.(900017)

16Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that victims of crime have an adequate amount of time to challenge potentially unduly lenient sentences in Newcastle-under-Lyme.(900018)

17Warinder Juss (Wolverhampton West): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of provision of prison education on future levels of reoffending.(900020)

18Adam Dance (Yeovil): What steps he is taking through the criminal justice system to support victims of violence against women.(900021)

19James Wild (North West Norfolk): What estimate he has made of the number of prisoners released in error since July 2024.(900022)

20Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney): How he plans to work with the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.(900023)

21Sarah Pochin (Runcorn and Helsby): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting the right to trial by jury in some circumstances on levels of public confidence in the criminal justice system.(900024)

At 12:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

T1Ben Maguire (North Cornwall): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(900025)

T2Alex McIntyre (Gloucester): (900026)

T3Brian Leishman (Alloa and Grangemouth): (900027)

T4Bob Blackman (Harrow East): (900028)

T5Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam): (900029)

T6Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): (900030)

T7Michelle Scrogham (Barrow and Furness): (900031)

T8John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): (900032)

T9Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Solihull West and Shirley): (900033)

T10Liz Twist (Blaydon and Consett): (900034)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 20 May

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

1Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): If she will take urgent steps to protect children online.(900050)

2Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): What discussions she has had with the science and technology sector on closer regulatory alignment with the EU.(900051)

3Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire): What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to support the agri-food sector.(900052)

4Josh Babarinde (Eastbourne): What steps she is taking to support grassroot organisations working to improve digital inclusion.(900053)

5Fred Thomas (Plymouth Moor View): What steps her Department has taken to help ensure that parents and children are able to engage with the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world: a national consultation.(900054)

6Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): What steps she is taking to help ensure artificial intelligence is developed responsibly.(900055)

7Alan Mak (Havant): What comparative assessment she has made of the competitiveness of the (a) UK and (b) EU science and technology sectors.(900056)

8Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): What steps her Department is taking to maintain levels of funding for astronomy and space science.(900057)

9Dave Robertson (Lichfield): ⁠What steps she is taking to help ensure that the UK has sovereign AI capacity.(900058)

10Mark Sewards (Leeds South West and Morley): What assessment she has made of the potential merits of recognising advanced mathematics in UKRI's revised approach to funding.(900059)

11Adrian Ramsay (Waveney Valley): When she plans to publish research priorities for alternative methods to animal testing to support its phasing out.(900060)

12Michelle Welsh (Sherwood Forest): If she will take urgent steps to protect children online.(900061)

13Charlotte Cane (Ely and East Cambridgeshire): What advice she has received from the Women in Tech Taskforce on equity in education.(900062)

14Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on research funding for the Lobular Breast Cancer Moonshot Project.(900063)

15David Davis (Goole and Pocklington): What steps she is taking to help support the development of UK-based cloud infrastructure.(900064)

At 11:53am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

T1Clive Jones (Wokingham): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(900090)

T2John Milne (Horsham): (900091)

T3Chris Vince (Harlow): (900092)

T4Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): (900093)

T5Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate): (900094)

T6Harriet Cross (Gordon and Buchan): (900095)

T7Sarah Smith (Hyndburn): (900096)

T8Josh Babarinde (Eastbourne): (900097)

At 12:00pm
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

1Kirsteen Sullivan (Bathgate and Linlithgow): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May.(900035)

2Afzal Khan (Manchester Rusholme): (900036)

3Maureen Burke (Glasgow North East): (900037)

4Lloyd Hatton (South Dorset): (900038)

5Chris Vince (Harlow): (900039)

6Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): (900040)

7Josh Newbury (Cannock Chase): (900041)

8Hannah Spencer (Gorton and Denton): (900042)

9Alison Griffiths (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): (900043)

10Calum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock): (900044)

11Chris Bloore (Redditch): (900045)

12Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury): (900046)

13Esther McVey (Tatton): (900047)

14Janet Daby (Lewisham East): (900048)

15Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): (900049)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 21 May

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

1Gurinder Singh Josan (Smethwick): What assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing digital ID for businesses.(900065)

2Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the role of the Competition and Markets Authority in the resale of tickets for sporting and cultural events.[R] (900066)

3Mrs Elsie Blundell (Heywood and Middleton North): What recent discussions he has had with Royal Mail on the adequacy of its service levels in Greater Manchester.(900067)

4Chris Hinchliff (North East Hertfordshire): What steps he is taking to develop an industrial strategy.(900068)

5Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of job losses in the retail and hospitality sectors.(900069)

6Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): What steps he is taking to support pubs in Broadland and Fakenham constituency.(900070)

7Laurence Turner (Birmingham Northfield): What progress his Department has made on implementing the Employment Rights Act 2025.[R] (900071)

8Tessa Munt (Wells and Mendip Hills): What steps his Department is taking to support small and micro-businesses in rural areas.(900072)

9Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): When he plans to publish his Department's review of and consultation on the opt-out collective actions regime.(900073)

10Ben Maguire (North Cornwall): What steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses trade with European nations.(900074)

11Andrew Ranger (Wrexham): What progress his Department has made on implementing the Employment Rights Act 2025.(900075)

12Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): What progress he has made on implementing the Steel Strategy.(900076)

13Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): What steps he is taking to support pubs in Bromsgrove constituency.(900077)

14Sir John Whittingdale (Maldon): What steps his Department is taking to support the hospitality industry.(900078)

15Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): What recent discussions he has had with retailers on the potential impact of recent trends in the level of retail crime and shoplifting.(900079)

16Torcuil Crichton (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): What steps his Department is taking to support small-scale industries reliant on kerosene oil for production.(900080)

17Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): What steps he is taking to support the creation of jobs for young people.(900081)

18Lincoln Jopp (Spelthorne): What steps he is taking to support pubs in Spelthorne constituency.(900082)

19Jayne Kirkham (Truro and Falmouth): What steps he is taking to promote industrial growth in Cornwall.(900083)

20Cat Eccles (Stourbridge): What progress he has made on implementing the Steel Strategy.(900084)

21Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): What steps he is taking to support businesses with operating costs.(900085)

22Paul Davies (Colne Valley): What steps his Department is taking to help tackle late payments for small businesses.(900086)

23Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What progress he has made on extending the UK-India trade deal to include services.(900087)

24Andrew Rosindell (Romford): What steps he is taking to support traditional English markets.(900088)

25Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): What steps he is taking to support high street businesses.(900089)

At 10:15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

T1Harriet Cross (Gordon and Buchan): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(900098)

T2Kirith Entwistle (Bolton North East): (900099)

T3Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): (900100)

T4Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): (900101)

T5Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): (900102)

T6Imran Hussain (Bradford East): (900103)

T7Chris Webb (Blackpool South): (900104)

T8Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): (900105)

T9Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): (900106)

T10Wera Hobhouse (Bath): (900107)