Future Day Orals

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)

24Peter 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)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 9 December

Oral Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

1David Williams (Stoke-on-Trent North): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of her fiscal policies on low income households.(906783)

2Pippa Heylings (South Cambridgeshire): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to business rates on SMEs.(906784)

3Stephen Gethins (Arbroath and Broughty Ferry): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of leaving the EU on economic growth.(906785)

4John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the freeze on Income Tax thresholds on working people.(906786)

5Jack Rankin (Windsor): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on levels of incentives to work.(906787)

6Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): What progress she has made on the Financial Inclusion Strategy.[R] (906788)

7Sir Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the hospitality sector.(906789)

8Kevin Bonavia (Stevenage): What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce costs for commuters.(906790)

9Jack Abbott (Ipswich): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support entrepreneurs.(906791)

10Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): What fiscal steps she is taking to support industry in the Forth Valley.(906792)

11Liam Conlon (Beckenham and Penge): What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support patients in the NHS.(906793)

12John Milne (Horsham): What fiscal steps she is taking to help increase growth in rural areas.(906794)

13Tom Hayes (Bournemouth East): What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the OBR's report entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in November 2025.(906795)

14John Slinger (Rugby): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support entrepreneurs.(906796)

15Jon Pearce (High Peak): What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help lower energy bills.(906797)

16Gill German (Clwyd North): How many people will receive the increased National Minimum Wage.(906798)

17Dave Robertson (Lichfield): What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help lower energy bills.(906799)

18Alison Hume (Scarborough and Whitby): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of reforms to public sector procurement processes on economic growth.(906800)

19Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending freezes on Income Tax and National Insurance thresholds on working people.(906801)

20Dr Simon Opher (Stroud): What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support patients in the NHS.(906802)

21Wera Hobhouse (Bath): What steps she is taking through the tax system to help reduce costs for small and medium-sized businesses.(906803)

22Clive Efford (Eltham and Chislehurst): What steps she is taking to reduce Government borrowing.(906804)

23Sarah Owen (Luton North): If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing child poverty on the economy.(906805)

24Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to National Insurance contributions on economic growth.(906806)

25Monica Harding (Esher and Walton): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the freeze on Income Tax thresholds on the cost of living.(906807)

At 12:15pm
Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

T1Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(906808)

T2Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): (906809)

T3Matt Vickers (Stockton West): (906810)

T4Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley): (906811)

T5Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley): (906812)

T6Edward Morello (West Dorset): (906813)

T7Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): (906814)

T8Mrs Sureena Brackenridge (Wolverhampton North East): (906815)

T9Alison Bennett (Mid Sussex): (906816)

T10Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): (906817)