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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Thursday 27 March 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 Monday 31 March
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
1Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow West): If she will review the pause in decisions on Syrian asylum claims.(903497)
2Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester): What steps her Department is taking with police forces to tackle violence against women and girls.(903498)
3Steve Race (Exeter): What recent progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made.(903499)
4Jessica Toale (Bournemouth West): What steps her Department is taking to tackle shoplifting.(903500)
5John Slinger (Rugby): What recent progress the Defending Democracy Taskforce has made.(903501)
6John Whitby (Derbyshire Dales): What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against shopworkers.(903502)
7Dave Robertson (Lichfield): What steps her Department is taking to tackle the antisocial use of off-road bikes.(903503)
8Kevin Bonavia (Stevenage): What steps her Department is taking to tackle mobile phone theft.(903505)
9Paul Davies (Colne Valley): What steps she is taking to help tackle rural crime.(903506)
10Sir John Whittingdale (Maldon): What her policy is on the use of live facial recognition technology by police forces.(903507)
11Pete Wishart (Perth and Kinross-shire): Whether she has received legal advice on the compatibility of recent changes to her Department’s guidance entitled Good character: caseworker guidance, updated on 10 February 2025, with the 1951 Refugee Convention.(903508)
12James Asser (West Ham and Beckton): What steps her Department is taking to tackle shoplifting.(903509)
13Jim Dickson (Dartford): What steps her Department is taking to tackle shoplifting.(903511)
14Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What steps she is taking to help tackle people smuggling.(903512)
15Josh Simons (Makerfield): What steps her Department is taking to counter hostile state threats. (903513)
16Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): What steps her Department is taking to support police forces in Gloucestershire.(903514)
17Andrew Pakes (Peterborough): What recent progress her Department has made on improving neighbourhood policing.(903515)
18Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls.(903516)
19Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate): What steps she is taking to help improve community policing.(903517)
20Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): What recent progress her Department has made on increasing levels of international cooperation to help tackle organised illegal immigration.(903518)
21Jodie Gosling (Nuneaton): What steps her Department is taking to tackle retail crime.(903520)
22Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire): What assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory cap on levels of migration.(903521)
At 3:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
T1Natasha Irons (Croydon East): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(903522)
T2Steve Race (Exeter): (903523)
T3Charlotte Cane (Ely and East Cambridgeshire): (903524)
T4Tessa Munt (Wells and Mendip Hills): (903525)
T5Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): (903526)
T6Bob Blackman (Harrow East): (903527)
T7Tom Rutland (East Worthing and Shoreham): (903528)
T8Mary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend): (903529)
T9Mark Ferguson (Gateshead Central and Whickham): (903530)
T10Paul Davies (Colne Valley): (903531)
Questions for Answer on Tuesday 1 April
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
1Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West): What diplomatic steps he is taking to increase exports from the North East.(903532)
2Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Syrian constitutional declaration, signed on 13 March 2025.(903533)
3John Cooper (Dumfries and Galloway): Which development programmes he plans to maintain funding for after the planned reduction of the Official Development Assistance budget is implemented.(903534)
4Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): Whether any costs arising from the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands will be met by his Department. (903535)
5Edward Morello (West Dorset): What steps he is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to provide funding for urgent repairs to his Department’s overseas estates.(903536)
6James MacCleary (Lewes): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK's contribution to the European Union Force Bosnia and Herzegovina.(903537)
7Lewis Atkinson (Sunderland Central): What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.(903538)
8Noah Law (St Austell and Newquay): What assessment he has made of the value for money of Official Development Assistance spending on in-donor refugee costs.(903539)
9David Davis (Goole and Pocklington): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of planned reductions to the Official Development Assistance budget on efforts to tackle infectious diseases.(903540)
10Alex Sobel (Leeds Central and Headingley): If he will amend the memorandum of understanding between Indonesia and the UK on a Strategic Partnership on Critical Minerals, published on 29 November 2024, to include conditions on the protection of human rights in West Papua.(903541)
11Ellie Chowns (North Herefordshire): What diplomatic steps he is taking to help advance peace in the Middle East.(903542)
12Andrew Ranger (Wrexham): What steps he is taking to support Ukraine. (903543)
13James Naish (Rushcliffe): What steps he is taking to support a democratic political transition in Syria.(903544)
14Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): What diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that Israel allows aid into Gaza.(903545)
15Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard): What steps he is taking to increase the understanding of and respect for the right to self-determination globally.(903546)
16Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole): What discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on that country's military presence in the West Bank.(903547)
17Jessica Morden (Newport East): What recent discussions he has had with his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts on peace negotiations between those two countries.(903548)
18Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): When he plans to present to Parliament the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.(903549)
19Mike Martin (Tunbridge Wells): What steps his Department is taking to support Ukraine.(903550)
20Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the suspension of USAID funding on the UK's HIV and AIDS prevention programmes.(903551)
21John Whitby (Derbyshire Dales): What steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help protect the natural world.(903552)
22Dr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): When he plans to present to Parliament the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.(903553)
23Dr Zubir Ahmed (Glasgow South West): What steps he is taking to help restore the ceasefire in Gaza.
(903554)
24Mr Will Forster (Woking): What steps his Department is taking to strengthen diplomatic cooperation with European allies in the context of US foreign policy.(903555)
25Kate Osamor (Edmonton and Winchmore Hill): What discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on media freedom in that country.(903556)
At 12:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
T1Munira Wilson (Twickenham): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(903557)
T2Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): (903558)
T3Patrick Hurley (Southport): (903559)
T4Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Solihull West and Shirley): (903560)
T5Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): (903561)
T6Chris Kane (Stirling and Strathallan): (903562)
T7Luke Myer (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): (903563)
T8Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): (903564)
T9Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): (903565)
T10Dr Danny Chambers (Winchester): (903566)
Questions for Answer on Wednesday 2 April
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme): What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the development of a new UK industrial strategy.(903482)
2Luke Myer (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential impact of defence expenditure in Northern Ireland on defence supply chain companies in the rest of the UK.(903483)
3Mary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Great British Energy funding on Northern Ireland.(903484)
4Adam Thompson (Erewash): What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the development of a new UK industrial strategy.(903485)
5Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire): What assessment he has made of the impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on Northern Ireland.(903486)
6Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Suffolk Coastal): What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on best practice for public sector reform.(903487)
7Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on support for the farming industry in rural areas in Northern Ireland.(903488)
8Chris Vince (Harlow): What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the development of a new UK industrial strategy.(903489)
9Josh Dean (Hertford and Stortford): What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the development of a new UK industrial strategy.(903490)
10Johanna Baxter (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential impact of defence expenditure in Northern Ireland on defence supply chain companies in the rest of the UK.(903491)
11Claire Hanna (Belfast South and Mid Down): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on promoting tourism in Northern Ireland.(903492)
12David Burton-Sampson (Southend West and Leigh): What steps he is taking with the Northern Ireland Executive to help tackle violence against women and girls.(903493)
13Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley): What steps he is taking with the Northern Ireland Executive to help tackle violence against women and girls.(903494)
14Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the development of a new UK industrial strategy.(903495)
15Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.(903496)