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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Wednesday 2 April 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 3 April

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

1Paul Waugh (Rochdale): What steps her Department is taking to help promote rugby league.(903594)

2Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (Cardiff West): What steps she is taking to allocate funding to grassroots sports facilities in Cardiff West constituency.(903595)

3Sir John Whittingdale (Maldon): What discussions she has had with representatives of the creative industries on the use of AI.(903596)

4Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater): What steps her Department is taking to reduce gambling harms.(903597)

5Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): If she will have discussions with Ofcom on extending the list of events designated as free to air.(903598)

6Lewis Atkinson (Sunderland Central): What steps she is taking to support musicians.(903599)

7Martin Rhodes (Glasgow North): What discussions she has had with the Glasgow 2026 Organising Company on the 2026 Commonwealth Games.(903600)

8Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Suffolk Coastal): What steps she is taking to promote coastal Britain to overseas visitors.(903601)

9David Davis (Goole and Pocklington): What steps she is taking to help increase tourism outside cities.(903602)

10Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in employer National Insurance contributions on creative industries.(903603)

11Melanie Ward (Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy): What steps her Department is taking to support the development of grassroots football in Scotland.(903604)

12Naushabah Khan (Gillingham and Rainham): What steps her Department is taking to reduce gambling harms.(903605)

13Charlotte Nichols (Warrington North): What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Government initiatives in supporting the long-term growth of the video game industry.(903606)

14Mr Gagan Mohindra (South West Hertfordshire): What steps she is taking to support grassroots sports venues.(903607)

15Josh Dean (Hertford and Stortford): What recent progress her Department has made on developing the National Youth Strategy.(903608)

16Anna Dixon (Shipley): What steps is she taking to allocate funding to local grassroots sports facilities in the north of England.(903609)

17Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): What steps is she taking to support grassroots sports venues.(903610)

18Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes): What steps her Department is taking to involve young people in Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes constituency in the development of the National Youth Strategy.(903611)

At 10:00am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

T1Sarah Smith (Hyndburn): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(903612)

T2Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr): (903613)

T3Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): (903614)

T4Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): (903616)

T5Josh Newbury (Cannock Chase): (903617)

T6Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): (903618)

T7Jim Dickson (Dartford): (903619)

At 10:10am
Oral Questions to the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board and the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

1Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the potential merits of implementing an independent safeguarding process.(903582)

2Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Church Commissioners have had with the Charity Commission on Project Spire.(903583)

3Phil Brickell (Bolton West): To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Committee has made of the effectiveness of the Electoral Commission's powers to enforce compliance with political donation rules.(903584)

4Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact of the US government’s Middle East policies on Christian inhabitants in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.(903585)

5Mary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on proposals to extend the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme after 2026.(903586)

6Jayne Kirkham (Truro and Falmouth): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what recent progress the Client Board has made on consulting hon. Members on the restoration and renewal programme.(903587)

7John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, what steps the Client Board is taking to ensure that contractors from all parts of the UK are used in the restoration of the Palace of Westminster.(903589)

8Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the extension of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.(903590)

9Mr Calvin Bailey (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church Commissioners have made of the potential impact of the £25,000 cap in the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on church repairs.(903591)

10Sam Rushworth (Bishop Auckland): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England is taking steps to help ensure that its ownership of mineral rights to lithium in Weardale contributes to economic growth in that area.(903592)

11Juliet Campbell (Broxtowe): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether she is taking steps to help support churches in Broxtowe to meet the criteria for a gold Eco Church Award.(903593)

Questions for Answer on Monday 7 April

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

1Peter Swallow (Bracknell): What steps she is taking to build new towns.(903620)

2Irene Campbell (North Ayrshire and Arran): What steps her Department is taking to provide safe accommodation for victims of domestic abuse.(903621)

3Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury): What steps she is taking to ensure that new homes are sustainable.(903622)

4Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): What steps she plans to take to support housebuilding in London.(903623)

5Uma Kumaran (Stratford and Bow): What steps her Department is taking to work with local councils to prevent homelessness.(903624)

6Jessica Toale (Bournemouth West): What plans she has to improve security and standards in the social rented sector.(903625)

7Ben Goldsborough (South Norfolk): What recent progress she has made on the new towns programme.(903626)

8Lee Pitcher (Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme): What steps her Department is taking to support people sleeping rough in colder months.(903627)

9Robbie Moore (Keighley and Ilkley): Whether she plans to include more local people in discussions on development in their area.(903628)

10Lee Barron (Corby and East Northamptonshire): What steps her Department is taking to provide safe accommodation for victims of domestic abuse.(903629)

11Michelle Welsh (Sherwood Forest): What plans she has to build more sustainable housing.(903630)

12Imran Hussain (Bradford East): What progress her Department has made on improving social housing.(903631)

13Alison Bennett (Mid Sussex): What steps she is taking to ensure that town centres can support growing communities.(903632)

14Josh Dean (Hertford and Stortford): What recent progress her Department has made on supporting growth in local areas.(903633)

15Lincoln Jopp (Spelthorne): What steps she is taking to ensure that property management companies are adequately regulated.(903634)

16David Davis (Goole and Pocklington): What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Education on the potential implications for her policies of councils becoming insolvent due to inadequate funding for SEND education.(903635)

17Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire): What steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of housing.(903636)

18Mr Richard Holden (Basildon and Billericay): What steps she is taking to ensure that local government is accountable for its decisions.(903637)

19Tom Hayes (Bournemouth East): What steps her Department is taking to improve standards in the private rented sector in Bournemouth East constituency.(903638)

20Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate): What her policy is on the future role of planning committees in the planning process.(903639)

21Sean Woodcock (Banbury): What steps her Department is taking to support veterans affected by homelessness.(903640)

22Darren Paffey (Southampton Itchen): What steps her Department plans to take to limit excessive service charges imposed on leasehold properties.(903641)

23Lewis Cocking (Broxbourne): What steps she is taking to ensure that adequate infrastructure is in place before new housing is built.(903642)

24Rachel Hopkins (Luton South and South Bedfordshire): What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the Remediation Acceleration Plan.
(903643)

25Kirith Entwistle (Bolton North East): What steps her Department is taking to help promote community cohesion.(903644)

At 3:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

T1David Davis (Goole and Pocklington): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(903645)

T2Darren Paffey (Southampton Itchen): (903646)

T3Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth): (903647)

T4Joe Morris (Hexham): (903648)

T5Peter Swallow (Bracknell): (903649)

T6Lee Anderson (Ashfield): (903650)

T7Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): (903651)

T8Rachel Hopkins (Luton South and South Bedfordshire): (903652)

T9Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South and Walkden): (903653)

T10Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell): (903654)