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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Wednesday 5 February 2025.
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 6 February
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1Andrew George (St Ives): What steps he is taking to promote biodiversity recovery.(902591)
2Darren Paffey (Southampton Itchen): What steps he is taking to increase the accountability of water company executives for service failures.(902593)
3Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): What steps he is taking to help reduce sewage in rivers.(902594)
4Zöe Franklin (Guildford): What steps his Department is taking to support flood preparedness projects.(902595)
5Ellie Chowns (North Herefordshire): What steps he is taking to help improve the health of rivers.(902597)
6Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): Whether he plans to regulate the breeding of cats.(902598)
7Edward Morello (West Dorset): What steps his Department is taking to help support growth in the agriculture sector.(902599)
8Mr Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead): What steps he is taking to support flood preparedness projects. (902600)
9David Reed (Exmouth and Exeter East): What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on business confidence among farmers.(902601)
10Alistair Strathern (Hitchin): What steps he is taking to improve the regulation of metal recycling businesses.(902602)
11Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What steps he is taking to encourage public bodies to purchase British produce.(902603)
12Sonia Kumar (Dudley): What steps he is taking to encourage public bodies to purchase British produce.(902604)
13Nick Timothy (West Suffolk): If he will take steps to designate thoroughbred horses as high health animals, in the context of the Border Target Operating Model.(902605)
14Charlie Maynard (Witney): What recent discussions he has had with Ofwat on trends in the level of water bills.(902606)
At 10:00am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
T1Darren Paffey (Southampton Itchen): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(902607)
T2Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): (902608)
T3Harpreet Uppal (Huddersfield): (902610)
T4Munira Wilson (Twickenham): (902611)
T5Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): (902612)
T6Lee Barron (Corby and East Northamptonshire): (902613)
T7Jacob Collier (Burton and Uttoxeter): (902614)
At 10:10am
Oral Questions to the Solicitor General
1Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): What steps she is taking to ensure adequate numbers of Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors.(902630)
2Maya Ellis (Ribble Valley): What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases involving violence against women and girls.(902631)
3Gregor Poynton (Livingston): What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Serious Fraud Office’s progress on tackling economic crime.(902632)
4Jack Rankin (Windsor): What steps she is taking to increase transparency in the Attorney General's Office.(902633)
5John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): Whether she has had meetings with her counterparts in the devolved Administrations since taking office.(902634)
6Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): What steps she is taking to manage conflicts of interest in the Attorney General’s Office.(902635)
7Sarah Coombes (West Bromwich): What assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of technology to improve efficiency in the criminal justice system. (902636)
8Dave Robertson (Lichfield): What steps she is taking to help ensure increased prosecution rates for rural crime.(902638)
9Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough): What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people who commit hate crime.(902639)
10Patrick Spencer (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): What steps she is taking to manage conflicts of interest in the Attorney General’s Office.(902640)
11Leigh Ingham (Stafford): What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases involving violence against women and girls.(902641)
Questions for Answer on Monday 10 February
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
1Jack Rankin (Windsor): What progress Sir Stephen Lovegrove has made on his report on the AUKUS programme.(902642)
2Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): What his plans are for the disposal of HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark.(902643)
3John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): In which financial year he plans to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence.(902644)
4Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): What steps he is taking to protect undersea infrastructure.(902645)
5Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge): If he will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of removing taxation from death in service payments.(902646)
6Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): Whether he has had discussions with officials in the US Administration on its commitment to NATO.(902647)
7Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green): What his planned timetable is for the annual provision of £3 billion of military support to Ukraine.(902648)
8Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): What steps he is taking to support cadet forces.(902649)
9David Taylor (Hemel Hempstead): What steps he is taking to help increase recruitment to the armed forces.(902650)
10Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): How many Afghans who worked directly for British forces have been relocated to the UK under the Afghan Resettlement Programme.(902651)
11Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire): If he will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of removing taxation from death in service payments.(902652)
12Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): What steps he is taking to support minority groups in the armed forces.(902653)
13Aphra Brandreth (Chester South and Eddisbury): In which financial year he plans to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence.(902654)
14Edward Morello (West Dorset): What his planned timetable is for awarding the New Medium Helicopter contract.(902655)
15Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): What progress his Department has made on achieving a 30% inflow of women into the armed forces by 2030.(902656)
16Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire): Whether he plans to appoint a Veterans’ Commissioner for England.(902657)
17Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury): What steps he is taking to provide military support to Ukraine.(902658)
18Luke Myer (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): What steps he is taking to support jobs in the defence sector.(902659)
19Harriet Cross (Gordon and Buchan): What steps he is taking to protect undersea infrastructure.(902660)
20Katie White (Leeds North West): What steps his Department plans to take to increase the recruitment of neurodiverse graduates into the armed forces.(902661)
21Peter Swallow (Bracknell): What steps he is taking to help increase recruitment to the armed forces.(902662)
22Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What steps his Department is taking to help protect female members of the armed forces from sexual harassment.(902663)
23Kevin Bonavia (Stevenage): What recent discussions he has had with NATO allies on strengthening European security.(902664)
24Damien Egan (Bristol North East): What steps he is taking to protect critical undersea infrastructure.(902665)
25Sarah Edwards (Tamworth): What steps he is taking to help increase recruitment to the armed forces.(902666)
At 3:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
T1Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(902667)
T2Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury): (902668)
T3Baggy Shanker (Derby South): (902669)
T4Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): (902670)
T5Chris Bloore (Redditch): (902671)
T6John Cooper (Dumfries and Galloway): (902672)
T7Josh Simons (Makerfield): (902673)
T8Dave Doogan (Angus and Perthshire Glens): (902674)
T9Clive Jones (Wokingham): (902675)
T10Sam Rushworth (Bishop Auckland): (902676)