Future Day Orals

Questions for Answer on Monday 11 December

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

1Antony Higginbotham (Burnley): What steps her Department is taking to support children with additional educational needs.(900554)

2Mark Pawsey (Rugby): What steps she is taking to help reduce the impact of industrial action by teachers on children and parents.(900555)

3Grahame Morris (Easington): What steps her Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of school funding in County Durham.(900556)

4James Sunderland (Bracknell): What steps she is taking to increase childcare support for working parents.(900557)

5Janet Daby (Lewisham East): What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of students completing T-Level courses.(900558)

6Jo Gideon (Stoke-on-Trent Central): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that tertiary and technical education providers work with businesses to meet local skills needs. (900559)

7Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington): If her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of after-school childcare on long-term educational outcomes.(900560)

8Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): What steps her Department is taking to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.(900561)

9Mrs Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham, Erdington): What steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for children with special educational needs and disabilities to receive support.(900562)

10Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh and Wickford): What steps her Department is taking to improve access to special needs education.(900563)

11Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that tertiary and technical education providers work with businesses to meet local skills needs. (900564)

12Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of support staff vacancies in schools.(900567)

13Mrs Flick Drummond (Meon Valley): What steps she is taking to help reduce the workload of teachers.(900568)

14Siobhan Baillie (Stroud): What steps she is taking to increase childcare support for working parents.(900569)

15Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): What recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of free school meals on children and their parents.(900571)

16Greg Smith (Buckingham): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that tertiary and technical education providers work with businesses to meet local skills needs. (900572)

17Dame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of university applications from international students on the long-term sustainability of higher education institutions.(900573)

18Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): How much funding her Department plans to provide for apprenticeships and skills training in the 2024-25 financial year.(900574)

19Michael Shanks (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): What recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of violence in classrooms.[R] (900575)

20Paul Holmes (Eastleigh): What steps she is taking to increase childcare support for working parents.(900576)

21Ian Levy (Blyth Valley): What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that tertiary and technical education providers work with businesses to meet local skills needs. (900577)

22Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of students completing T-Level courses.(900578)

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

T1Simon Jupp (East Devon): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(900579)

T2Greg Smith (Buckingham): (900580)

T3Mr Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire): (900581)

T4Priti Patel (Witham): (900582)

T5Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings and Rye): (900583)

T6Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): (900584)

T7Mr William Wragg (Hazel Grove): (900585)

T8Alistair Strathern (Mid Bedfordshire): (900586)

T9Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): (900588)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 12 December

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

1Rachel Hopkins (Luton South): What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent increases in violence in the West Bank.(900589)

2Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What steps his Department is taking to implement the UK's commitments in the white paper on international development, published in November 2023.(900590)

3Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): What recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Mauritius on the negotiations on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.(900591)

4Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): What recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Israel on the number of civilian deaths in Gaza.(900592)

5Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): What steps his Department is taking to provide humanitarian support to Gaza. (900593)

6James Sunderland (Bracknell): What steps his Department is taking to support the Overseas Territories with climate change adaptation.

(900594)

7Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): Whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Pakistan on the Maira Shahbaz case.(900595)

8Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on Israel's obligations under international law.(900596)

9Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): What steps he is taking to help tackle destabilising activities by Iran in the Middle East.(900597)

10Imran Hussain (Bradford East): What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the humanitarian situation in Palestine.(900598)

11Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What assessment he has made of recent increases in violence in the West Bank(900599)

12Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East): Whether his Department is taking diplomatic steps to help ensure that perpetrators of alleged human rights violations against the Tamil community in Sri Lanka are held to account.(900600)

13Fleur Anderson (Putney): What recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help secure peace in Israel and Palestine.(900601)

14Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): Whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in the Philippines on the case of Leila De Lima.(900602)

15Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.(900603)

16Ruth Jones (Newport West): Whether he has had recent discussions with his Commonwealth counterparts on the proposed readmittance of Zimbabwe to the Commonwealth.(900604)

17David Linden (Glasgow East): What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of formally recognising the state of Palestine.(900605)

18Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What steps he is taking to help secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.(900606)

19Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West): Whether officials in his Department have had discussions with their counterparts in Israel on the recent escalation of violence in the West Bank.(900607)

20Chris Clarkson (Heywood and Middleton): What steps his Department is taking with international partners to support a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine. (900608)

21Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington): What recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Israel on the situation in Gaza.(900609)

22Neil O'Brien (Harborough): What steps he is taking to support civilians in Gaza.(900610)

23Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the humanitarian situation in Gaza.[R] (900611)

24Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): Whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Israel's campaign against Hamas.(900612)

25Theo Clarke (Stafford): What discussions his Department has had with NATO allies on support for Ukraine during winter 2023-24.(900613)

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

T1Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(900614)

T2Selaine Saxby (North Devon): (900615)

T3Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): (900616)

T4Dame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): (900617)

T5Claire Hanna (Belfast South): (900618)

T6James Sunderland (Bracknell): (900620)

T7Kevin Foster (Torbay): (900621)

T8Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): (900622)

T9Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): (900623)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 13 December

Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

1Munira Wilson (Twickenham): If she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Government's kinship care policies on carers and children with protected characteristics.(900624)

2Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle inequality for disabled people.(900625)

3Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effectiveness of the Disability Action Plan.(900626)

4Bob Blackman (Harrow East): If she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the Government’s response to reports of gender-based violence by Hamas since 7 October 2023.(900627)

5Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential for biases in artificial intelligence technologies in relation to people with protected characteristics.(900628)

6Paul Howell (Sedgefield): What steps the Government is taking to help ensure socio-economic equality.(900629)

7Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): Whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on reducing the gender pension gap.(900630)

8Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): Whether the Government has undertaken an equality impact assessment of the Autumn Statement 2023.(900631)

9Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle inequality for disabled people.(900632)

10Amy Callaghan (East Dunbartonshire): What steps the Government is taking to support disabled people in the workplace.(900633)

11Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): When she plans to publish the responses to her Department's consultation on banning conversion therapy.(900634)

12Richard Fuller (North East Bedfordshire): Whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the use of immigration detention for vulnerable women.(900635)

13Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): Whether the Government is taking steps to help mitigate the potential impact of its policies on encouraging a modal shift in transport choices on disabled people who are dependent on cars.(900636)

14Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): What assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the potential merits of establishing a national target to reduce the maternal mortality gap.(900637)

15Ian Levy (Blyth Valley): What steps the Government is taking to help ensure socio-economic equality.(900638)

At 11:53am
Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

T1Steven Bonnar (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(900639)

T2Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): (900640)

T3Rachel Hopkins (Luton South): (900641)

T4Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): (900642)

T5Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): (900643)

T6Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): (900644)

T7Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): (900645)

T8Selaine Saxby (North Devon): (900646)

At 12:00pm
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

1Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 13 December.(900682)

2Greg Smith (Buckingham): (900683)

3Sir Stephen Timms (East Ham): (900684)

4Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): (900685)

5Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): (900686)

6Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): (900687)

7John Spellar (Warley): (900688)

8Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): (900689)

9Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): (900690)

10Dr Neil Hudson (Penrith and The Border): (900691)

11Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth): (900692)

12Holly Mumby-Croft (Scunthorpe): (900693)

13Jerome Mayhew (Broadland): (900694)

14James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): (900695)

15Sir Chris Bryant (Rhondda): (900696)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 14 December

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

1Alistair Strathern (Mid Bedfordshire): What steps he is taking to ensure that new rail infrastructure meets the needs of communities in the East of England.(900647)

2Richard Foord (Tiverton and Honiton): What steps he is taking to improve rail services.(900648)

3Marco Longhi (Dudley North): What funding his Department is providing for road resurfacing.(900649)

4Simon Fell (Barrow and Furness): What assessment he has made of the potential merits of electrifying the Furness Line.(900650)

5Jim Shannon (Strangford): When he plans to publish further information on the UK sustainable aviation fuel mandate.(900651)

6Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): What steps he plans to take to improve traffic flows in towns and cities.(900652)

7Sarah Owen (Luton North): What steps he is taking to increase the availability of step-free access on public transport.(900653)

8Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): What estimate he has made of the net cost to the public purse of land purchased and planned for sale in connection with HS2 Phase 2.(900654)

9Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme on domestic ferry services.(900655)

10Ian Levy (Blyth Valley): What steps he is taking to increase transport connectivity between cities in the north of England.(900656)

11Margaret Beckett (Derby South): What steps he has taken to support rail manufacturing at Alstom in Derby.(900657)

12Steven Bonnar (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of Government proposals to reduce net migration on the transport sector workforce.(900658)

13Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): What recent discussions he has had with airport operators on the introduction of new security scanners by June 2024.(900659)

14Eddie Hughes (Walsall North): What funding his Department is providing for road resurfacing.(900660)

15Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): What steps his Department plans to take following COP28 to support transport decarbonisation.(900661)

16Navendu Mishra (Stockport): What assessment he has made of the impact of trends in the level of motoring costs on drivers.(900662)

17Sarah Edwards (Tamworth): What estimate he has made of the net cost to the public purse of land purchased and planned for sale in connection with HS2 Phase 2.(900663)

18Giles Watling (Clacton): What his planned timetable is for the distribution of funding previously allocated to HS2.(900664)

19Greg Smith (Buckingham): What steps he is taking to support motorists.(900665)

20Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What assessment he has made of the impact of the UK electric vehicle battery supply chain on the transition to electric vehicles.(900666)

21Liz Twist (Blaydon): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for zero and low emission buses.(900667)

22Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of funding for transport infrastructure in Scotland.(900668)

23Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the distribution of funding previously allocated to HS2.(900669)

24Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster): What steps he is taking with Transport for London to help ensure the safe operation of pedicabs in London.(900670)

25Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of building the Western Rail Link to Heathrow.(900671)

At 10:15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

T1Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(900672)

T2Rob Butler (Aylesbury): (900673)

T3John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare): (900674)

T4Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): (900675)

T5Peter Aldous (Waveney): (900676)

T6Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): (900677)

T7Dame Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): (900678)

T8Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): (900679)

T9Lia Nici (Great Grimsby): (900680)

T10Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington): (900681)