Part 1: Business Today
Summary Agenda: Chamber
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11.30am |
Prayers |
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Afterwards |
Oral Questions: Health and Social Care |
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12.30pm |
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UK military deployments to the Middle East (Secretary of State for Defence) |
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Until 7.00pm |
Opposition Day (1st Allotted Day) |
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No debate |
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No debate after 7.00pm |
Motions to change the membership of Select Committees: Holocaust Memorial Bill; Joint Committee on Human Rights; Justice; Procedure |
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No debate |
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Adjournment Debate: No debate |
Westminster Hall
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9.30am |
Road humps and 20mph speed limits |
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11.00am |
Zero emission buses and air quality in Sheffield |
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2.30pm |
Sri Lankan Tamils and human rights |
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4.00pm |
Powers to search digital devices at the UK border |
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4.30pm |
Violence and abuse towards the retail workforce |
Business Today: Chamber
11.30am Prayers
Followed by
Questions
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
1Kim Johnson (Liverpool, Riverside)
What steps she is taking to improve the commissioning of primary care dental services for vulnerable people. (900466)
2Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
What recent steps she has taken to help prepare for a future pandemic. (900467)
3Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife)
What progress her Department has made on discharging patients from hospitals and moving them into social care. (900468)
4Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green)
What steps her Department is taking to reduce pressure on NHS services in winter 2023-24. (900469)
5Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood)
What steps she is taking to help reduce vaping by young people. (900470)
6Mohammad Yasin (Bedford)
What steps she is taking to improve patient access to primary care. (900471)
7Priti Patel (Witham)
What funding her Department is providing to help tackle health inequalities in Essex. (900473)
8Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)
If she will review the provision of health services for people living with (a) Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and (b) hypermobility spectrum disorder. (900474)
9Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth)
What steps she is taking to help reduce health inequalities. (900475)
10Feryal Clark (Enfield North)
What steps she is taking to improve maternity services. (900476)
11Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown)
What steps she is taking to improve access to mental health services. (900477)
12Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw)
What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on mental health. (900478)
13Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields)
What steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment. (900479)
14Imran Hussain (Bradford East)
What steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of NHS dentistry services. (900480)
15Sarah Dyke (Somerton and Frome)
Whether it remains Government policy to reform the Mental Health Act 1983. (900481)
16Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon)
What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of availability of dentistry appointments on other NHS services. (900482)
17Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)
What steps she is taking to reduce NHS waiting times. (900483)
18Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire)
What steps she is taking to support research into glioblastoma and other less survivable cancers. (900484)
19Beth Winter (Cynon Valley)
What steps she is taking to increase staff recruitment and retention in the adult social care sector. (900485)
20Lee Anderson (Ashfield)
What recent progress she has made on negotiations with the pharmaceutical sector. (900487)
21Julie Marson (Hertford and Stortford)
What recent progress she has made on increasing the number of community diagnostic centres. (900488)
22Miriam Cates (Penistone and Stocksbridge)
What recent progress her Department has made on reforming the social care workforce. (900489)
23Selaine Saxby (North Devon)
What steps her Department is taking to help tackle the NHS dentistry backlog in North Devon constituency. (900490)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
T1Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (900491)
T2Kate Hollern (Blackburn) (900492)
T3Liz Twist (Blaydon) (900493)
T4Priti Patel (Witham) (900494)
T5Imran Hussain (Bradford East) (900495)
T6Peter Gibson (Darlington) (900496)
T7Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran) (900497)
T8Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (900498)
T9Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth) (900499)
T10Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford) (900500)
Urgent Questions and Statements
12.30pm
Urgent Question:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on UK military deployments to the Middle East (John Healey)
Business of the Day
1. OPPOSITION DAY (1st ALLOTTED DAY)
Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
Keir Starmer
Angela Rayner
Yvette Cooper
Alex Norris
Alex Davies-Jones
Sir Alan Campbell
That this House condemns the Government’s failure to tackle town centre crime; is concerned that shoplifting has reached record levels, with a 25% rise over the past year and 1,000 offences per day, while the detection rate for shoplifters has fallen; believes that immediate action must be taken to stop the increasing number of unacceptable incidents of violence and abuse faced by shop workers; notes that the number of neighbourhood police officers and police community support officers has been reduced by 10,000 since 2015; and calls on the Government to back Labour’s community policing guarantee, which includes scrapping the £200 limit on crown court prosecutions for shoplifting in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, creating a new specific offence of violence against shop workers, rolling out town centre policing plans and putting 13,000 extra police and community support officers back in town centres to crack down on antisocial behaviour.
Bonuses for water company executives
Keir Starmer
Angela Rayner
Steve Reed
Mr Toby Perkins
Lucy Powell
Sir Alan Campbell
That this House regrets that 13 years of successive Conservative Governments have broken the water industry and its regulatory framework; is deeply concerned about the scale of the sewage crisis and the devastating impact it is having on the UK’s rivers, lakes and seas; believes it is indefensible that executives at UK water companies were paid over £14 million in bonuses between 2020 and 2021 despite inflicting significant environmental and human damage; condemns the Government for being too weak to tackle the crisis and hold water company bosses to account; calls on the Government to empower Ofwat to ban the payment of bonuses to water company executives whose companies are discharging significant levels of raw sewage into the UK’s seas and waterways; and further calls on the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to make a statement to this House by 31 January 2024 on the Government’s progress in implementing this ban.
Notes:
The selection of the matters to be debated has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Steve Barclay
That the draft Wine (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 25 October, in the last session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Sir John Whittingdale
That the draft Data Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
4. Holocaust Memorial Bill (Select Committee)
No debate after 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))
Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
That Mr Ben Bradshaw be discharged from the Holocaust Memorial Bill (Select Committee) and Karl Turner be added.
5. Joint Committee on Human Rights
No debate after 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))
Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
That Angela Richardson be discharged from the Joint Committee on Human Rights and Jill Mortimer be added.
No debate after 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))
Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
That Janet Daby be discharged from the Justice Committee and Rachel Hopkins be added.
No debate after 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))
Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
That Dame Angela Eagle be discharged from the Procedure Committee and Samantha Dixon be added.
Presentation of Public Petitions
No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)
Unpaid carers: Martyn Day
On-call doctor provision at Westmorland General Hospital: Tim Farron
Adjournment Debate
No debate.
Business Today: Westminster Hall
Order of Business
The first part of the sitting will last for two hours. The second part of the sitting will last for three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1)).
9.30am
That this House has considered road humps and 20mph speed limits: Sir Iain Duncan Smith
11.00am
That this House has considered zero emission buses and air quality in Sheffield: Paul Blomfield
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm
That this House has considered Sri Lankan Tamils and human rights: Martyn Day
4.00pm
That this House has considered powers to search digital devices at the UK border: Mrs Pauline Latham
4.30pm
That this House has considered the matter of violence and abuse towards the retail workforce: Liz Twist
Relevant Documents:
e-petition 647093, Make abuse or violence towards retail workers a standalone criminal offence
e-petition 328621, Protect Retail Workers from Abuse, Threats and Violence
Notes:
The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Written Statements
Statements to be Made Today
Prime Minister
1.Publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s International Partnerships Report
2.Publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s Annual Report
Secretary of State for Defence
3.Update on the situation in Israel and Gaza
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
4.Government response to the consultation on visiting in care homes, hospitals and hospices
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
5.Local Government Finance Update
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
6.Sixth Substantive Report of the Independent Reporting Commission
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
7.Engineering Biology update
Notes:
Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/ .
Committees Meeting Today
Broadcasts of proceedings can be found at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons
Select Committees
Health and Social Care Committee
Subject: Men's health
Witnesses: 9.45am: Joy Hibbins, Managing Director, Suicide Crisis, and Anthony Davis, Registered Therapist, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
10.35am: Charlie Bethel, Chief Executive, UK Men's Sheds Association, Sarah Meek, Managing Director, Mates in Mind, and Tim Taylor, Head of Public Health, Leeds City Council
Room 8
9.30am (private), 9.45am (public)
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Subject: Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base
Witnesses: 10.00am: John Edwards, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
11.00am: Reema Patel, Head of Deliberative Engagement, Ipsos UK, and Gavin Freeguard, Policy Associate, Connected by Data
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
10.00am (private)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
10.00am (private)
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
12.15pm (private)
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Subject: Urban Green Spaces
Witnesses: 2.30pm: Professor Prashant Kumar, Co-Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey, Matthew Frith, Director of Policy and Research, London Wildlife Trust, and Dr Mark Gush, Head of Environmental Horticulture, Royal Horticultural Society
3.30pm: Professor Catharine Ward Thompson, Professor of Landscape Architecture, The University of Edinburgh, Graham Duxbury, Chief Executive, Groundwork, and Dr Elaine Mulcahy, Director, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Room 5
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Subject: The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa
Witnesses: 2.30pm: John Casson, Former Foreign Affairs Private Secretary to the Prime Minister and Ambassador to Egypt, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Jay Mens, Senior Fellow, Policy Exchange
3.30pm: Professor Anoush Ehteshami, Professor of International Relations, School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University; Professor Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics, Politics, Philosophy and Religion Department at University of Lancaster, and Professor Christopher Phillips, Professor in International Relations, School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London
Room 8
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
International Development Committee
Subject: FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
Witnesses: 2.30pm: Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE, Permanent Under-Secretary, Nick Dyer, Second Permanent Under-Secretary, and Corin Robertson, Director General, Finance and Corporate, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Subject: Regulation of the legal professions
Witnesses: 2.15pm: Nick Emmerson, President, and Ian Jeffery, Chief Executive, Law Society
2.45pm: Anna Bradley, Chair, and Paul Philip, Chief Executive, Solicitors Regulation Authority
3.15pm: Alan Kershaw, Chair, and Matthew Hill, Chief Executive, Legal Services Board
Room 15
2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)
Subject: Proposals for backbench debates
Witnesses: 4.15pm: Members of Parliament, House of Commons
Room 6
4.00pm (private), 4.15pm (public)
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
5.00pm (private)
Public Bill Committees
To consider the Bill
Room 10
9.25am (public)
Further to consider the Bill
Room 10
2.00pm (public)
Delegated Legislation Committees
Third Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023
Room 9
9.25am (public)
Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023
Room 11
2.30pm (public)
Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023, the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Benchmarks and Capital Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, and the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023
Room 12
2.30pm (public)
Committee Reports Published Today
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
1st Report: Soil health HC 245
Time of publication: 0.01am
EUROPEAN SCRUTINY
Second Report of Session 2023–24 HC 166-ii
Time of publication: 11.00am
Announcements
Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates
Applications for 30-minute end of day adjournment debates should be made to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Wednesdays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on ParliNet. The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 12 December to Tuesday 19 December (deadline Wednesday 6 December 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Monday 8 January to Monday 15 January (deadline Wednesday 13 December 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Tuesday 16 January to Monday 22 January (deadline Wednesday 10 January 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
Forthcoming Westminster Hall Debates
The rota for answering Departments is listed below. Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Mondays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on ParliNet. The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December (ballot closed)
The ballot for Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December will take place today. The deadline for making an application to this ballot has now passed. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 19 December (deadline Monday 11 December 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Justice; Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Northern Ireland; Science, Innovation and Technology; Wales
Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 January (deadline Monday 18 December 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)
The following Departments will answer:
Business and Trade; Energy Security and Net Zero; Education; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions
Private Members’ Bills
The following Members were successful in the ballot:
1. Julie Elliott
2. Chris Elmore
3. Mr Laurence Robertson
4. Wayne David
5. Lloyd Russell-Moyle
6. Selaine Saxby
7. John Spellar
8. Jack Brereton
9. Anna Firth
10. Kim Johnson
11. Mr Jonathan Lord
12. Sarah Champion
13. Gareth Johnson
14. Kevin Brennan
15. Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
16. Gavin Robinson
17. Ruth Jones
18. Elizabeth Truss
19. Harriett Baldwin
20. Anne McLaughlin
The presentation of ballot bills will take place on Wednesday 6 December, immediately after Questions and Statements (if any).
First notices of ten minute rule motions and presentation of non-ballot bills
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Event |
Date and location |
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First notices of ten minute rule motions |
Thursday 7 December, by email from the Member’s parliamentary email address to PBOHoC@parliament.uk, from 10.00am until the rise of the House |
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First notices of presentation bills (to be presented on or after Monday 11 December) |
Thursday 7 December, by email from the Member’s parliamentary email address to PBOHoC@parliament.uk, from 10.00am until the rise of the House |
There will be no physical queue for the first notices of ten minute rule motions or presentation bills.
A single notice (of either a ten minute rule motion OR a presentation bill) will be accepted from each Member from emails received from the Member’s parliamentary email address between 10.00 and 10.30am. After 10.30am, unlimited further notices will be accepted from emails received from the Member’s parliamentary email address at or after 10.00am in the order in which they were received.
Four ten minute rule slots will be available (for speeches on 19 December, 9 January, 10 January and 16 January).
Members interested in giving notice on 7 December should contact the Clerk of Private Members’ Bills in advance to agree bill titles (PBOHoC@parliament.uk, x3254).
Notes:
Arrangements made according to Standing Order No.14(10) and (11) and on the authority of Mr Speaker.
Further Information
Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings
The Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings is available on the Parliamentary website
Business of the Day
Documents and reports relating to the business being held in the Chamber are available on the Commons Business Briefings webpage: www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/commons-business-briefings/
Written Statements
Text of today’s Written Statements: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/
Select Committees
Select Committees Webpage: https://committees.parliament.uk/
Standing Orders Relating to Public Business
Text of Standing Orders relating to public business: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmstords/so-1932-23102023/so-2023i.pdf
Chamber Engagement
Information about engaging the public with debates is available on the parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say-on-laws/chamber-engagement/.
All business papers are available via the HousePapers app on mobile devices
Part 2: Future Business
A. CALENDAR OF BUSINESS
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
Government items of business in this section have nominally been set down for
today, but are expected to be taken on the dates stated.
B. REMAINING ORDERS AND NOTICES
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has been nominally set down for today but is not expected to be taken today.
A. Calendar of Business
Broadcasts of proceedings can be found at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Julie Elliott
Details to be provided.
Chris Elmore
Details to be provided.
Mr Laurence Robertson
Details to be provided.
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill
Wayne David
Bill to make provision about the misuse of litigation to suppress freedom of speech.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Details to be provided.
Selaine Saxby
Details to be provided.
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
John Spellar
Bill to make provision prohibiting the import of hunting trophies into Great Britain.
Jack Brereton
Details to be provided.
Anna Firth
Details to be provided.
Kim Johnson
Details to be provided.
Mr Jonathan Lord
Details to be provided.
Sarah Champion
Details to be provided.
Gareth Johnson
Details to be provided.
Kevin Brennan
Details to be provided.
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
Bill to amend the Licensing Act 2003 so that licensing hours Orders can be made by negative resolution statutory instrument.
Gavin Robinson
Details to be provided.
Ruth Jones
Details to be provided.
Elizabeth Truss
Details to be provided.
Harriett Baldwin
Details to be provided.
Anne McLaughlin
Details to be provided.
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading
Potential merits of a windfall tax on bank profits: Richard Burgon
9.30am That this House has considered Government policy on conversion practices: Christian Wakeford
Relevant Documents:
e-petition 613556, Ensure Trans people are fully protected under any conversion therapy ban
e-petition 300976, Make LGBT conversion therapy illegal in the UK
Correspondence from the Chair of the Petitions Committee to the Minister for Women and Equalities, relating to conversion practices, reported to the House on 21 November 2023
11.00am That this House has considered the Horserace Betting Levy Board and horse welfare: George Eustice
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered loneliness and isolation in elderly and vulnerable people: Derek Thomas
4.00pm That this House has considered Ofsted findings on Hertfordshire's SEND services: Daisy Cooper
4.30pm That this House has considered fatalities in childbirth and statutory leave and pay: Darren Henry
Notes:
The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.
The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.10am Questions to the Attorney General
Afterwards
Naz Shah
That this House has considered the matter of tackling Islamophobia.
Implementation of public registers of beneficial ownership in the UK’s Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
Dame Margaret Hodge
That this House notes the implementation of public registers of beneficial ownership in the UK’s Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies; believes that the Government needs to respect the will of Parliament and meet the implementation deadline at the end of 2023; encourages the Government to lay an Order in Council formally requiring the UK’s Overseas Territories to implement public registers of beneficial ownership if the deadline is not met; and considers public registers of beneficial ownership to be an essential transparency measure to combat tax evasion, money laundering and other economic crimes.
Notes:
The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Violent crime and antisocial behaviour in Carshalton and Wallington: Elliot Colburn
1.30pm That this House has considered the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Convention on Genocide: Tony Lloyd, John Howell, Jim Shannon
Notes:
This debate has been scheduled for three hours. The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
MONDAY 11 DECEMBER
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
Afterwards
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill: Second Reading
Notes:
King's and Prince of Wales's consent to be signified on Third Reading.
High street and town regeneration in Bournemouth West constituency: Sir Conor Burns
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petitions 648225, 648383 and 648292 relating to Israel and Palestine: Cat Smith, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
9.30am That this House has considered the provision of auditory verbal therapy: Sally-Ann Hart
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
11.53am Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
MONDAY 18 DECEMBER
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 635904, relating to the International Health Regulations 2005: Scott Benton, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 19 DECEMBER
11.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
MONDAY 15 JANUARY
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 625515, relating to allowances and tax arrangements for foster carers: Martyn Day, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
MONDAY 22 JANUARY
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 643216, relating to the Groceries Supply Code of Practice: Christina Rees, on behalf of the Petitions Committee
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
B. Remaining Orders and Notices
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has therefore been set down formally to be taken in the Chamber today but is not expected to be taken today.
Felicity Buchan
That the draft Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 30 March, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Steve Barclay
That the draft Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 27 April, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
3. Terms and Conditions of Employment
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 13 September, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Alex Burghart
That the draft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Identity Verification Services) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 19 September, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B, C, D and H and New Code I) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 16 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 18 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 19 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 23 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Nigel Huddleston
That the draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 23 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
10. Representation of People (Northern Ireland)
Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris
That the draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland: Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 23 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Jacob Young
That the draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 23 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 23 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Steve Barclay
That the Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 which were laid before this House on 26 October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
14. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
15. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Benchmarks and Capital Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
16. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Secretary Steve Barclay
That the draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transactional Provision) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Secretary Kemi Badenoch
That the draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
Jacob Young
That the draft York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 7 November, be approved.
21. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF PUBLIC BODIES (OVERSEAS MATTERS) BILL: THIRD READING
Notes:
Debate may continue for up to one hour (Programme (No. 2) Order, 25 October 2023, in the last Session of Parliament).
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
22. Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill: Second Reading
Secretary Claire Coutinho
That the draft Hydrogen Production Revenue Support (Directions, Eligibility and Counterparty) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 8 November, be approved.
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 8 November, be approved.
Lee Rowley
That the draft Higher-Risk Buildings (Keeping and Provision of Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 9 November, be approved.
Jeremy Quin
That the draft Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 9 November, be approved.
Mims Davies
That the draft Child Support (Management of Payments and Arrears and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 13 November, be approved.
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 13 November, be approved.
Helen Whately
That the draft Medical Devices (In Vitro Diagnostic Devices etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 14 November, be approved.
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 14 November, be approved.
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty) (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 15 November, be approved.
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft Immigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 15 November, be approved.
33. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
That the draft Data Reporting Services Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 27 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 27 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
35. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
That the draft Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 27 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
36. Financial Services and Markets
Bim Afolami
That the draft Securitisation Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 27 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
37. Finance Bill: Second Reading
Secretary James Cleverly
That the draft General Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 28 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Saqib Bhatti
That the draft Online Safety (List of Overseas Regulators) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 28 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
40. Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation Bill: Second Reading
Notes:
This bill was presented under Standing Order No. 50. It is expected to be certified as a Money Bill.
41. Renters (Reform) Bill: Remaining Stages
Notes:
Proceedings on Consideration will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced, and proceedings on Third Reading will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day (Order of 23 October 2023).
King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Lee Rowley
That the draft Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 30 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Bim Afolami
That the draft Financial Services Act 2021 (Overseas Funds Regime and Red Recognition of Parts of Schemes) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 4 December, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Steve Barclay
That the draft Biodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 30 November, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Alex Chalk
That the draft Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (Automatic Online Conviction and Standard Statutory Penalty) (Specification of Offences and Penalties) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 4 December, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Steve Barclay
That the draft Wine (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 4 December, be approved..
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Bim Afolami
That the draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024, which were laid before this House on 4 December, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.