Future Day Orals

Questions for Answer on Thursday 27 October

Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

1Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): What steps he is taking to support island communities.(901875)

2Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran): What discussions he has had with representatives from the devolved Administrations on recent changes in Government responsibility for the Union and intergovernmental relations.(901876)

3Alex Davies-Jones (Pontypridd): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help prepare (a) businesses and (b) the public for potential energy shortages in winter 2022-23.(901878)

4Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): How many civil service jobs he plans to relocate from London to the South West of England in the remainder of this Parliament.(901879)

5Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire): What discussions he has had with representatives from the devolved Administrations on recent changes in Government responsibility for the Union and intergovernmental relations.(901880)

6Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Môn): What steps he is taking to support island communities.(901882)

7Scott Benton (Blackpool South): What progress his Department has made on reducing the cost of Government projects to help ensure value for money in public spending.(901883)

8Duncan Baker (North Norfolk): What steps his Department is taking to support people affected by infected blood.(901884)

9Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): What steps the Government is taking to strengthen domestic cyber resilience against potential impacts from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.(901886)

10Giles Watling (Clacton): What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Union.(901888)

11Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): What steps his Department is taking to increase apprenticeship opportunities within the Civil Service. (901889)

12John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Union.(901890)

13Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): What steps his Department is taking to reduce public sector fraud.(901891)

14Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure value for money in public spending.(901892)

15Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure adequate contingency planning for food security in the context of the (a) cost of living crisis and (b) market unpredictability.(901893)

16Richard Burgon (Leeds East): Whether the Government plans to make reductions to public services to meet its objective to reduce the number of civil servants by 91,000.(901894)

17Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What steps his Department is taking to help improve the (a) transparency and (b) complexity of public procurement rules for small and medium-sized enterprises.(901897)

18Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): How many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 have been denied by his Department citing an exemption under section 35(1)(A) of that Act in each of the last five years.(901899)

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

T1Jessica Morden (Newport East): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(901900)

T2Kate Osamor (Edmonton): (901901)

T3Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East): (901902)

T4Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): (901904)

T5Dr Jamie Wallis (Bridgend): (901905)

T6Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): (901906)

T7Sara Britcliffe (Hyndburn): (901907)

T8Rachel Hopkins (Luton South): (901908)

Questions for Answer on Monday 31 October

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

1Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the criteria for Cold Weather Payments.(901910)

2Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings and Rye): What steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of people who are economically inactive.(901911)

3Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the level of economic inactivity in the labour market.(901912)

4Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): What assessment his Department has made of changes in the level of the sanction rate for Universal Credit between November 2021 and May 2022.(901913)

5Bob Seely (Isle of Wight): What recent estimate he has made of the number of Isle of Wight residents who will receive the second Cost of Living Payment.(901914)

6Simon Baynes (Clwyd South): What steps his Department is taking to help ensure jobseekers and people on low incomes develop the skills required for highly skilled and well paid jobs.(901915)

7Sir Stephen Timms (East Ham): What assessment he has made of the impact of the level of Universal Credit on food insecurity.(901916)

8Martin Docherty-Hughes (West Dunbartonshire): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of social security payments in meeting the cost of living.(901917)

9John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): If he will take steps to provide additional support during winter 2022-23 to women affected by the rise in state pension age.(901918)

10Rob Roberts (Delyn): What recent estimate he has made of the number of Pension Credit claimants.(901919)

11Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of social security payments in meeting the cost of living.(901920)

12Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): What support his Department is providing to pensioners during the cost of living crisis.(901921)

13Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): What recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the devolved Administrations and (c) other relevant stakeholders on uprating benefits in line with inflation.(901922)

14Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): What support his Department is providing to pensioners during the cost of living crisis.(901923)

15Anna Firth (Southend West): What steps his Department is taking to help ensure jobseekers and people on low incomes develop the skills required for highly skilled and well paid jobs.(901924)

16Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell): If he will review the calculation of the housing element of Universal Credit.(901925)

17Jane Hunt (Loughborough): What steps his Department is taking to support more people into work.(901926)

18Mary Robinson (Cheadle): What steps his Department is taking to ensure effective oversight of workplace pension schemes.(901927)

19Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire): What steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of people who are economically inactive.(901928)

20Kate Kniveton (Burton): What steps he is taking to help support people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction into work.(901929)

21Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): What recent estimate he has made of the average waiting time for mandatory reconsideration of benefit decisions.(901930)

22Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): What recent progress he has made on delivering the Work and Health Programme.(901931)

23Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central): What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of benefits in meeting increases in the cost of living.(901932)

24Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay): What steps his Department is taking to support people on low incomes in winter 2022-23.(901933)

25Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What steps he is taking to help more people enter the workforce.(901934)

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

T1Imran Hussain (Bradford East): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(901935)

T2Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): (901936)

T3Mr Richard Holden (North West Durham): (901937)

T4Ruth Jones (Newport West): (901938)

T5Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): [R] (901939)

T6Mark Pawsey (Rugby): (901940)

T7Lee Anderson (Ashfield): (901941)

T8Patrick Grady (Glasgow North): (901942)

T9Dr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): (901943)

T10Dr Jamie Wallis (Bridgend): (901944)