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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Monday 27 November 2023.
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 28 November
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
1Sarah Champion (Rotherham): If she will make an estimate of the proportion of households that spent more than 10% of their income on energy costs in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022. (900331)
2Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What recent assessment she has made of the impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act on levels of investment in low carbon industries in the UK. (900332)
3Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): What recent discussions she has had with businesses on the Government's net zero targets. (900333)
4Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East): What assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of fuel poverty since 2018.
(900334)
5Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): What steps her Department is taking to support the development of community energy schemes. (900335)
6Tony Lloyd (Rochdale): If she will make an assessment of the impact of the mandatory code of practice for the involuntary installation of prepayment meters on vulnerable households. (900336)
7Dame Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): If she will take steps to increase the number of onshore wind farms. (900337)
8Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): When she plans to make a decision on the application for development consent for the proposed AQUIND Interconnector Project. (900338)
9Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Climate Change Committee’s 2023 Progress Report to Parliament. (900339)
10Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund and the Alternative Fuel Payment Alternative Fund. (900340)
11Giles Watling (Clacton): What discussions she has had with National Grid on its planned timetable for building new substations, pylons and cabling in the East of England. (900341)
12Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for workers in the offshore wind sector. (900342)
13Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): What steps her Department is taking to support people in Shropshire with their energy bills. (900343)
14Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What steps her Department is taking to help energy intensive industries to decarbonise. (900344)
15Samantha Dixon (City of Chester): If she will make an estimate of the number of households that had energy efficiency measures installed in (a) 2010 and (b) 2022. (900345)
16Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West): What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the contribution of businesses to helping meet the UK's net zero targets. (900346)
17Priti Patel (Witham): Whether she is taking steps to support the development of an offshore grid for wind farm energy in the East of England. (900347)
18Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): What steps she is taking to support the growth of the offshore energy sector in North Tyneside constituency. (900348)
19Anna Firth (Southend West): What progress her Department has made on reaching 50GW capacity of offshore wind by 2030. (900349)
20Michael Shanks (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): If she will make an assessment of the impact of the mandatory code of practice for the involuntary installation of prepayment meters on vulnerable households. (900350)
21Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What steps she is taking to support vulnerable people of working age with their energy costs in winter 2023-24. (900351)
22Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): What steps her Department is taking to help energy intensive industries to decarbonise. (900352)
23Wera Hobhouse (Bath): What her planned timetable is for consulting on barriers to developing community energy projects. (900353)
24Chris Green (Bolton West): What steps she is taking to roll out new nuclear projects. (900354)
25Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): What criteria she plans to use to assess the adequacy of the outcomes agreed at COP28. (900355)
At 12:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
T1Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (900357)
T2Richard Fuller (North East Bedfordshire): (900358)
T3Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): (900359)
T4Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): (900360)
T5Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Môn): (900361)
T6Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): (900362)
T7Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): (900363)
T8Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): (900364)
T9Liz Twist (Blaydon): (900365)
Questions for Answer on Wednesday 29 November
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
1Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on support with the cost of living for people in Scotland. (900316)
2Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on food supply chains in Scotland. (900317)
3Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of Post Office branch closures on the delivery of Government services in Scotland. (900318)
4Chris Law (Dundee West): What assessment he has made of the state of devolution in Scotland. (900319)
5Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): If he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of devolving employment law to the Scottish Government. (900320)
6Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of devolving the power to introduce a Scottish work visa scheme to the Scottish Government. (900321)
7Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the oil and gas industry in Scotland. (900322)
8Neale Hanvey (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath): What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on developing carbon capture utilisation and storage in Scotland. (900323)
9Selaine Saxby (North Devon): Whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Scottish Government on supporting productive forestry planting in Scotland. (900324)
10Mark Menzies (Fylde): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on promoting Scotland’s interests abroad. (900325)
11Marco Longhi (Dudley North): What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Government’s guidance entitled Our Long-Term Plan for Towns on the Scottish economy. (900326)
12Brendan O'Hara (Argyll and Bute): If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of devolving the power to introduce a Scottish work visa scheme to the Scottish Government. (900327)
13Richard Foord (Tiverton and Honiton): What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of Post Office branch closures on the delivery of Government services in Scotland. (900328)
14Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Glasgow South): What assessment he has made of the state of devolution in Scotland. (900329)
15Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of devolving the power to introduce a Scottish work visa scheme to the Scottish Government. (900330)
At 12:00pm
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
1Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 November. (900401)
2Derek Twigg (Halton): (900402)
3Greg Smith (Buckingham): (900403)
4Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): (900404)
5Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): (900406)
6Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn): (900407)
7Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): (900408)
8Alison McGovern (Wirral South): (900409)
9Miss Sarah Dines (Derbyshire Dales): (900410)
10Peter Grant (Glenrothes): (900412)
11Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): (900413)
12Beth Winter (Cynon Valley): (900414)
13Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): (900415)
Questions for Answer on Thursday 30 November
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
1Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK. (900367)
2Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): What recent progress her Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals on reform of audit and corporate governance. (900368)
3Dame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What steps she is taking to prevent the use of fire and rehire practices. (900369)
4Alistair Strathern (Mid Bedfordshire): What steps she is taking to encourage businesses to open outlets on high streets. (900371)
5Ashley Dalton (West Lancashire): What steps she is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses to export. (900372)
6Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): What assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of retail crime on high street businesses. (900373)
7Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): What steps she is taking to encourage businesses to open outlets on high streets. (900374)
8James Sunderland (Bracknell): What steps her Department is taking to support Small Business Saturday. (900375)
9John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare): If she will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of the number of statutory duties of the Competition and Markets Authority and other regulators reporting to her Department. (900376)
10Florence Eshalomi (Vauxhall): What steps she is taking to maintain access to high street postal services. (900377)
11John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): What her planned timetable is for the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. (900378)
12Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What steps she is taking to help increase the number of businesses that export. (900379)
13Priti Patel (Witham): What steps she is taking to help support businesses in Essex to export. (900380)
14Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West): Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of revoking arms export licenses to Israel. (900381)
15Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): What recent progress she has made on negotiating a trade deal with India. (900382)
16Steven Bonnar (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of revoking arms export licenses to Israel. (900383)
17Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower): What steps she is taking to help support the steel industry. (900384)
18Mick Whitley (Birkenhead): What steps she is taking to prevent the use of fire and rehire practices. (900385)
19Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): What steps her Department is taking to encourage inward investment. (900386)
20Marco Longhi (Dudley North): What steps her Department is taking to reduce bureaucracy for businesses. (900387)
21Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): What steps she is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses to export. (900388)
22Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What steps she is taking to increase trade with African countries. (900389)
23Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of the blast furnaces in Scunthorpe on virgin steel production. (900390)
At 10:15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
T1Matt Vickers (Stockton South): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (900391)
T2Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower): (900392)
T3Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): (900393)
T4Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): (900394)
T5Florence Eshalomi (Vauxhall): (900395)
T6Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West): (900396)
T7Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): (900398)
T8Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): (900399)
T9John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare): (900400)