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13 - 17 January: Coming up in the Commons

This week’s business was announced in the Commons Chamber by the Leader of the House of Commons on Thursday 9 January. It is possible that changes will be made to the schedule of business throughout the week. Any changes will be reflected in What's On in Parliament.

Monday 13 January

14.30 – Questions to the Home Office.

Followed by Urgent Questions and/or Ministerial Statements.

Main Business –

  • General debate on Hospice and Palliative Care.
  • General debate on the Impact of Food and Diet on Obesity.

The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

Adjournment Debate – Impact of sixth form college strikes in Sussex on students - Alison Bennett (Mid Sussex).

Westminster Hall:

16:30 - E-petition 661407 relating to children’s social media accounts Lewis Atkinson (Sunderland Central).

Tuesday 14 January

11.30 – Questions to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Followed by Urgent Questions and/or Ministerial Statements.

Main Business –

Adjournment Debate – Education provision in south Buckinghamshire - Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield).

Westminster Hall debates:

  • 09:30 – Railway services in the South West - Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot).
  • 11.00 – Impact of planned changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on small businesses - Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness).
  • 14.30 – Future of coastguard search and rescue helicopter services - Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland).
  • 16:00 – Parking in town centres - Sonia Kumar (Dudley).
  • 16:30 – Financial support for adoptive parents - Lisa Smart (Hazel Grove).

Wednesday 15 January

11.30 – Questions to the Northern Ireland Office.

12.00 – Prime Minister’s Questions

Followed by Urgent Questions and/or Ministerial Statements.

Main Business –

Adjournment Debate – Impact of endometriosis on women in the workplace - Gill Furniss (Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough)

Westminster Hall debates:

  • 09:30 – Water quality in rivers, lakes and seas - Catherine Fookes (Monmouthshire).
  • 11.00 – Government support for town centres in Stoke-on-Trent - Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central).
  • 14.30 – Compensation for women affected by changes to the State Pension age - Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings).
  • 16:00 – Nature-based solutions for farmland flooding - Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham).
  • 16:30 – UK submarine fleet - Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar).

Thursday 16 January

09.30 – Questions to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Followed by Urgent Questions

Business Statement from the Leader of the House of Commons

Followed by Ministerial Statements

Main Business –

  • Motion to approve the draft Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024.
  • Performance of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

Adjournment Debate – Future of UK air defence - Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire)

Westminster Hall debates:

13:30 –  Government support for the marine renewables industry - Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)

Friday 17 January

09.30 – Private Members’ Bills

  • New Homes (Solar Generation) Bill: Second Reading - Max Wilkinson (Cheltenham)
  • Licensing Hours Extensions Bill: Second Reading - Andrew Ranger (Wrexham)
  • Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill: Second Reading - Tracy Gilbert (Edinburgh North and Leith)

Note: If proceedings on the first Bill end before 2.30pm the second Bill and possibly subsequent Bills may be debated in the time remaining. See the What’s On webpage for the list of remaining bills. 

14.30 – Adjournment Debate – TBC