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Future Day Orals

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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Wednesday 2 September 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 3 September

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

1Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater): What steps her Department is taking to improve the regulation of short-term lets.(901155)

2Mr Will Forster (Woking): What steps she is taking to help make sports more accessible for poorer families.(901156)

3Amanda Martin (Portsmouth North): What steps she is taking to ensure that her Department’s funding for culture reaches communities in all parts of the country.(901157)

4Shockat Adam (Leicester South): What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of frontier AI on society.(901158)

5Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of an overnight visitor levy on rural and coastal communities. (901159)

6Leigh Ingham (Stafford): What steps she is taking to improve access to cultural amenities in towns and rural areas.(901160)

7Dr Simon Opher (Stroud): What steps she is taking to support lidos.(901161)

8Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): What steps her Department is taking to support the tourism industry. (901162)

9Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): What steps her Department is taking to improve digital inclusion in Newcastle-under-Lyme.(901163)

10Lee Pitcher (Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme): What steps her Department is taking to improve levels of participation in grassroots sport. (901164)

11Connor Naismith (Crewe and Nantwich): What steps her Department is taking to improve levels of participation in grassroots sport. (901166)

12Jas Athwal (Ilford South): What steps her Department is taking to provide young people with more enriching activities outside of school.(901167)

13Jack Rankin (Windsor): What recent discussions she has had with the Charity Commission on Iran-linked charities operating in the UK.(901168)

14Deirdre Costigan (Ealing Southall): What steps her Department is taking to improve digital inclusion in Ealing Southall constituency.(901169)

15Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to gambling taxes and regulations on the size of the black market in that sector.(901170)

16James Wild (North West Norfolk): What steps she is taking to improve digital connectivity in rural areas.(901171)

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

T1Adam Thompson (Erewash): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(901173)

T2Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): (901174)

T3Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): (901175)

T4Danny Beales (Uxbridge and South Ruislip): (901176)

T5Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): (901177)

T6Mr Will Forster (Woking): (901178)

T7Gordon McKee (Glasgow South): (901179)

T8Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): (901180)

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 Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

1Kate Osamor (Edmonton and Winchmore Hill): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to support Christians in Palestine.(901143)

2Jen Craft (Thurrock): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, what training the House of Commons provides to hon. Members on responding to domestic and sexual abuse casework.(901144)

3Josh Newbury (Cannock Chase): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact of payments that churches are required to make to it on the financial viability of those churches.(901145)

4Andrew Pakes (Peterborough): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the level of persecution of Christians overseas.(901146)

5Greg Smith (Mid Buckinghamshire): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to support the Lighthouse summer holiday programme.(901147)

6Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to work with local authorities to help church communities to support family hubs and community cohesion.(901148)

7Richard 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 help tackle Christian nationalism.(901149)

8Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the potential merits of introducing legal protections for the use of minority languages in election materials.(901150)

9Sonia Kumar (Dudley): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to work with other faith groups to promote community cohesion.(901151)

10Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England plans to proceed with Project Spire.(901152)

11Daniel Francis (Bexleyheath and Crayford): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to help support families with the cost of living.(901153)

12Liz Twist (Blaydon and Consett): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the second round of applications for the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.(901154)

Questions for Answer on Monday 7 September

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

1Josh Newbury (Cannock Chase): What steps her Department is taking to ensure that the planning system provides green spaces for communities.(901181)

2Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): What information her Department holds on the percentage of Green Belt land that is classified as grey belt in Shropshire.(901182)

3Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): What steps she is taking to ensure that her Department has effective strategies for prioritising housing densification in urban areas.(901183)

4Lewis Cocking (Broxbourne): What steps she is taking to help reduce the prevalence of private estate management arrangements on new housing estates.(901184)

5Ben Maguire (North Cornwall): What steps her Department is taking to ensure that adequate infrastructure is provided for new housing developments.(901185)

6Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): What steps her Department is taking to encourage greater participation by young people in democratic processes.(901186)

7Alex Baker (Aldershot): What steps her Department is taking to encourage greater participation by young people in democratic processes.(901187)

8Monica Harding (Esher and Walton): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of planning policy on Green Belt land in Esher and Walton constituency.(901188)

9Navendu Mishra (Stockport): What steps she is taking to help increase levels of housing stock in Stockport constituency.(901189)

10Janet Daby (Lewisham East): What steps her Department plans to take through local government changes to further devolve funding decisions to regions.(901190)

11Fleur Anderson (Putney): What steps she is taking to support high streets in Putney.(901191)

12Jayne Kirkham (Truro and Falmouth): What support her Department is providing to councils to help them use their Housing Revenue Account to build council houses.(901192)

13Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): For what reason the local government reorganisation model in Devon was selected.(901193)

14Dame Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of Housing Revenue Account debt on the ability of local authorities to maintain and increase council housing stock.(901194)

15Steve Yemm (Mansfield): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle rough sleeping.(901195)

16Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead): What progress her Department has made on tackling rough sleeping and homelessness in Erith and Thamesmead constituency.(901196)

17Patrick Hurley (Southport): What progress her Department has made on tackling rough sleeping and homelessness in Southport.(901197)

18Sally Jameson (Doncaster Central): What steps she is taking to tackle youth homelessness.(901198)

19Saqib Bhatti (Meriden and Solihull East): How her Department defines a walking distance to a train station.(901199)

20Adam Thompson (Erewash): What steps she is taking to support high streets in Erewash.(901200)

21Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): What steps she is taking to support high streets.(901201)

22Tracy Gilbert (Edinburgh North and Leith): Whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on increasing skills in the net zero sector through the Local Growth Fund.(901202)

23Chris Vince (Harlow): What progress her Department has made on tackling rough sleeping and homelessness in Harlow.(901203)

24Olivia Bailey (Reading West and Mid Berkshire): What steps she is taking to help ensure that rural communities have access to affordable housing.(901204)

25Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor.(901205)

At 3:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

T1Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(901206)

T2Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): (901207)

T3Olivia Bailey (Reading West and Mid Berkshire): (901208)

T4Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): (901209)

T5Imran Hussain (Bradford East): (901210)

T6Chris Ward (Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven): (901211)

T7Sonia Kumar (Dudley): (901212)

T8Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): (901213)

T9Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): (901214)

T10Chris Vince (Harlow): (901215)