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Future Day Orals

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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Friday 19 January 2024.

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 Monday 22 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

1Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the use of SMEs in the delivery of levelling up infrastructure projects.(901063)

2Grahame Morris (Easington): If he will target levelling up funding at the most economically deprived communities.(901064)

3Samantha Dixon (City of Chester): What steps he is taking to increase the provision of social rented housing.(901065)

4Mark Eastwood (Dewsbury): What steps his Department is taking to ensure effective accountability of regional mayors.(901066)

5Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): What recent assessment he has made of the impact of voter identification requirements on election turnout.(901067)

6Richard Foord (Tiverton and Honiton): What assessment he has made of the causes of council budget deficits.(901068)

7Maggie Throup (Erewash): What steps he is taking to protect public green spaces.(901069)

8Peter Dowd (Bootle): What assessment he has made of the potential merits of a four-day working week for local authority employees.(901070)

9Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): What steps he is taking to help first-time buyers.(901071)

10Amy Callaghan (East Dunbartonshire): Whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill on freedom of speech.(901072)

11Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): What steps he is taking to reform the leasehold system.(901073)

12Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What steps he is taking to increase social housing stock.(901074)

13Sir Mark Hendrick (Preston): If he will take steps to increase the availability of social housing in the North West.(901075)

14Simon Jupp (East Devon): What steps he is taking to promote transparency in local government.(901076)

15Clive Efford (Eltham): What steps he is taking to reform the private rented sector.(901077)

16Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What assessment he has made of the reliability of information on associated infrastructure provided to buyers by housing developers.(901078)

17Steven Bonnar (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): What his policy is on the future of the Levelling Up Fund. (901079)

18Nigel Mills (Amber Valley): What steps his Department is taking to ensure effective accountability of regional mayors.(901080)

19Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth): What assessment he has made of the role of neighbourhood planning in the National Planning Policy Framework.(901081)

20Mark Menzies (Fylde): What steps he plans to take to reform the leasehold system.(901084)

21John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare): If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a permitted development right for urban homeowners to increase their property to four storeys where that complies with the local authority’s design code.(901085)

22Trudy Harrison (Copeland): What steps his Department is taking to help end homelessness.(901086)

23Wera Hobhouse (Bath): What assessment he has made of the causes of council budget deficits.(901087)

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

T1Ian Byrne (Liverpool, West Derby): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(901088)

T2Clive Efford (Eltham): (901089)

T3Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): (901091)

T4Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth): (901092)

T5Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): (901093)

T6Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton): (901094)

T7Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): (901095)

T8Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): (901096)

T9Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): (901097)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 23 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

1Sara Britcliffe (Hyndburn): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the children of alcohol-dependent parents.(901098)

2Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham): What recent progress her Department has made on supporting the timely discharge of patients from hospital into social care.(901099)

3Mr Rob Roberts (Delyn): What steps she is taking to increase the recruitment of qualified nurses from overseas.(901100)

4Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of accessibility to dental appointments on urgent dental and oral surgery services.(901101)

5Sir Jeremy Quin (Horsham): What steps she is taking to increase the services available in pharmacies.(901102)

6Simon Lightwood (Wakefield): What steps her Department is taking to help reduce pressure on NHS services in winter 2023-24.(901103)

7Sarah Edwards (Tamworth): What steps she is taking to increase access to child and adolescent mental health services.(901104)

8Giles Watling (Clacton): What recent steps she has taken to increase capacity in NHS dental care.(901106)

9Clive Efford (Eltham): What steps she is taking to increase staff recruitment and retention in the adult social care sector.(901107)

10Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): What steps she is taking to help improve men’s health.(901108)

11Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What steps she is taking to increase the recruitment and retention of NHS midwifery and maternity staff.(901109)

12Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): What steps she is taking to support the early diagnosis of cancer.(901110)

13Janet Daby (Lewisham East): What steps she is taking to improve healthcare outcomes for patients with sickle cell disease.(901111)

14Mark Pawsey (Rugby): What steps her Department is taking to increase access to urgent and emergency care. (901112)

15Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington): What steps she is taking to increase access to mental health services.(901113)

16Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the number of people with a learning disability in inpatient units.(901114)

17Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham): What steps she is taking to help tackle health inequalities in the North East.(901115)

18Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on recruitment and retention of NHS staff.(901116)

19Rachael Maskell (York Central): What progress she has made on introducing a dentistry recovery plan.(901117)

20John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): What steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children and young people to access community paediatric services.(901118)

21Rachel Maclean (Redditch): If she will take steps to help ensure the return of maternity and children’s services to the Alexandra hospital in Redditch.(901119)

22Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of waiting times for adult gender affirming care appointments on the mental health of those individuals.(901121)

23Mrs Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire): What recent progress she has made on increasing the number of tests carried out at community diagnostic centres.(901122)

At 12:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

T1Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(901123)

T2Ian Byrne (Liverpool, West Derby): (901124)

T3Derek Twigg (Halton): (901125)

T4Samantha Dixon (City of Chester): (901126)

T5Sarah Dyke (Somerton and Frome): (901127)

T6Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): (901128)

T7Andrew Lewer (Northampton South): (901129)

T8Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): (901130)

T9Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): (901131)

T10Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): (901132)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 24 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

1Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): Whether he has had recent discussions with the Advocate General for Scotland on the prosecution of postmasters using evidence from the Horizon IT system.(901048)

2Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the oil and gas industry in Scotland.(901049)

3Chris Law (Dundee West): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the future of levelling up in Scotland.(901050)

4Karin Smyth (Bristol South): Whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on funding for nursing bursaries for those studying in Scotland.(901051)

5Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife): Whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of import and export requirements following the UK’s exit from the EU on Scottish businesses.[R] (901052)

6Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What recent steps his Department has taken to help support the Scottish economy.(901053)

7Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): Whether he is taking steps to promote cooperation between businesses in Scotland and Northern Ireland.(901054)

8Alyn Smith (Stirling): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on promoting Scotland overseas.(901055)

9Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on ambulance waiting times in Scotland.(901056)

10Douglas Ross (Moray): What assessment he has made of the impact of the Autumn Statement 2023 on the Scottish economy.(901057)

11Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): Whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on bringing Afghan female medical students to Scotland.(901058)

12Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West): Whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of import and export requirements following the UK’s exit from the EU on Scottish businesses.(901059)

13Amy Callaghan (East Dunbartonshire): What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the financial settlement for Scotland.(901060)

14Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the financial settlement for Scotland. (901061)

15David Duguid (Banff and Buchan): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the seafood sector in Scotland.(901062)

At 12:00pm
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

1Richard Thomson (Gordon): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 24 January.(901168)

2Liz Twist (Blaydon): (901169)

3Paul Holmes (Eastleigh): (901170)

4John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare): (901171)

5Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): (901172)

6Alex Norris (Nottingham North): (901173)

7Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): (901174)

8Ms Anum Qaisar (Airdrie and Shotts): (901175)

9Tahir Ali (Birmingham, Hall Green): (901176)

10Tom Hunt (Ipswich): (901177)

11Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): (901178)

12Sarah Champion (Rotherham): (901179)

13James Sunderland (Bracknell): (901180)

14Mr Jonathan Lord (Woking): (901181)

15Mark Menzies (Fylde): (901182)

Questions for Answer on Thursday 25 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

1Mick Whitley (Birkenhead): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on steps to help support the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries.(901133)

2Mrs Flick Drummond (Meon Valley): What steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of regulations applying to winemakers.(901134)

3Peter Aldous (Waveney): What steps she is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to help increase access to finance for SMEs.(901135)

4George Freeman (Mid Norfolk): What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to help increase inward investment into the science and technology sector.(901136)

5Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): What assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of operating costs for small and medium-sized enterprises.(901137)

6Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West): If she will take steps to ensure that the proposed trade deal with India includes legal commitments on upholding human rights.(901138)

7Priti Patel (Witham): If she will make an assessment of trends in the number of businesses based in Essex.(901139)

8Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What steps her Department is taking to help protect supply chains in the context of the Houthi attacks in the Persian Gulf.(901140)

9Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): What steps her Department is taking to support businesses in rural areas.(901141)

10Mr Rob Roberts (Delyn): Whether she has had recent discussions with the Welsh government on the adequacy of Government support for small businesses in north Wales.(901142)

11Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What recent steps her Department has taken to help increase foreign direct investment into north Northamptonshire.(901143)

12Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington): When she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to exonerate the remaining sub-postmasters with criminal convictions relating to the failure of the Post Office Horizon system.(901144)

13Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge): What recent assessment she has made of the principal barriers to trade for importers.(901145)

14Jo Gideon (Stoke-on-Trent Central): What steps her Department is taking to encourage sub-postmasters who were affected by the failure of the Post Office Horizon system to claim compensation.(901146)

15Mary Robinson (Cheadle): What steps her Department is taking to encourage sub-postmasters who were affected by the failure of the Post Office Horizon system to claim compensation.(901147)

16Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): What steps her Department is taking to help tackle late payments to small and medium-sized businesses.(901148)

17Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon): Whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on taking fiscal steps to help support the steel industry.(901149)

18Ian Byrne (Liverpool, West Derby): If she will take steps to include measures on protecting seafarers' employment rights in future trade deals.(901150)

19Rachael Maskell (York Central): What steps she is taking to help support the growth of cooperatives and social enterprises.(901151)

20Greg Smith (Buckingham): What steps her Department is taking to ensure that regulators support economic growth.(901152)

21Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What steps she is taking to help maintain primary steelmaking capacity.(901153)

22Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): What recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on recruitment in the construction sector.(901154)

23Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East): What steps her Department is taking to help protect supply chains in the context of the disruption to trade in the Red Sea.(901155)

24Scott Benton (Blackpool South): What steps she is taking to increase trade with Saudi Arabia.(901156)

25Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the enforcement powers of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.(901157)

At 10:15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

T1Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(901158)

T2Duncan Baker (North Norfolk): (901159)

T3Peter Dowd (Bootle): (901160)

T4Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): (901161)

T5Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): (901162)

T6Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): (901163)

T7Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): (901164)

T8Priti Patel (Witham): (901165)

T9Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): (901166)

T10Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): (901167)