Future Day Orals

Questions for Answer on Thursday 4 December

Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

1Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): What his Department's priorities are in negotiations with the EU on a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement.(906713)

2Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): What steps he has taken to ensure that trade union recognition is considered when determining the award of public contracts.(906714)

3Ben Coleman (Chelsea and Fulham): What recent progress his Department has made on negotiations with the EU on a youth experience scheme.(906715)

4Mr Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): What recent progress his Department has made on implementing a digital ID scheme.(906716)

5Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): Whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with the Chinese government on the proposed Chinese Embassy.(906718)

6Olivia Blake (Sheffield Hallam): What steps he is taking to consult the public on his Department's policies on national resilience.(906720)

7Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington): What steps he is taking to improve national resilience.(906723)

8Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of cross-Government working on food security.(906724)

9Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare): What recent progress he has made on improving the relationship between the Government and the devolved Administrations.(906725)

10Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire): What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU.(906726)

11Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire): What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU.(906727)

12Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): What recent progress he has made on improving the relationship between the Government and the devolved Administrations.(906728)

13Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): Whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with the Chinese government on the proposed Chinese Embassy.(906729)

14Andrew Rosindell (Romford): What steps his Department is taking to help improve the cyber security of national infrastructure.(906730)

15Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of digital ID on levels of digital exclusion.(906731)

16Dr Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath): What progress his Department has made on implementing the agreement made with the EU in May 2025.(906732)

17Irene Campbell (North Ayrshire and Arran): What recent progress he has made on improving the relationship between the Government and the devolved Administrations.(906734)

18Luke Akehurst (North Durham): What steps he is taking to consult the public on his Department's policies on national resilience.(906735)

19Charlie Maynard (Witney): What assessment the Child Poverty Unit has made of the potential merits of auto-enrolling eligible children for free school meals.(906736)

20Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire): What steps he is taking to improve national resilience.(906737)

At 10:15am
Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

T1Kenneth Stevenson (Airdrie and Shotts): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(906738)

T2Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire): (906739)

T3Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater): (906740)

T4Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): (906741)

T5Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): (906742)

T6Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): (906743)

T7Sean Woodcock (Banbury): (906744)

T8Mr Luke Charters (York Outer): (906745)

T9Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth): (906746)

T10Callum Anderson (Buckingham and Bletchley): (906747)

Questions for Answer on Monday 8 December

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

1Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of future welfare spending on the economy.(906748)

2Harriet Cross (Gordon and Buchan): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.(906749)

3Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire): What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training.(906750)

4Shaun Davies (Telford): What steps he is taking to improve the Motability scheme.(906751)

5Steve Race (Exeter): What steps he is taking to reduce the number of children in poverty.(906752)

6Gill Furniss (Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough): What steps he is taking to tackle pensioner poverty. (906753)

7Kirith Entwistle (Bolton North East): What recent estimate he has made of the level of child poverty in Bolton North East constituency.(906754)

8Anna Dixon (Shipley): What steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments, published on 25 November 2025.(906755)

9Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): What steps his Department is taking to help prevent job seekers and welfare claimants being subject to commercial sexual exploitation.(906756)

10Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): What estimate he has made of spending on health and disability benefits in 2030. (906757)

11Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): What recent progress Skills England has made on its priorities.(906758)

12Michelle Scrogham (Barrow and Furness): What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that post-16 education provides the necessary skills to support the economy.(906759)

13Monica Harding (Esher and Walton): What steps his Department is taking to support people with mental health illnesses into work.(906760)

14Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham Erdington): What steps he is taking to support people with health conditions into work.(906761)

15Afzal Khan (Manchester Rusholme): What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.(906762)

16Caroline Voaden (South Devon): What steps he is taking to improve the responsiveness of his Department's helplines.(906763)

17Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What steps his Department is taking to support disabled people with the cost of living.(906764)

18Andrew Ranger (Wrexham): What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.(906765)

19Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth): What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that post-16 education provides the necessary skills to support the economy.(906766)

20Emma Foody (Cramlington and Killingworth): What steps he is taking to reduce the number of children in poverty.(906767)

21Lincoln Jopp (Spelthorne): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of salary sacrifice pension scheme changes on the value of occupational pension funds.(906768)

22James Asser (West Ham and Beckton): What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that post-16 education provides the necessary skills to support the economy.(906769)

23Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of future welfare spending on the economy.(906770)

24Joani Reid (East Kilbride and Strathaven): What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.(906771)

25Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment.(906772)

At 3:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

T1John Slinger (Rugby): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(906773)

T2Mohammad Yasin (Bedford): (906774)

T3Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): (906775)

T4Yuan Yang (Earley and Woodley): (906776)

T5Peter Fortune (Bromley and Biggin Hill): (906777)

T6Sally Jameson (Doncaster Central): (906778)

T7Matt Vickers (Stockton West): (906779)

T8Emma Foody (Cramlington and Killingworth): (906780)

T9Sonia Kumar (Dudley): (906781)

T10Danny Beales (Uxbridge and South Ruislip): (906782)