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Future Day Orals

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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Thursday 16 October 2025.

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 20 October

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

1Alison Bennett (Mid Sussex): What steps she is taking to ensure the provision of adequate funding for pupils to study the International Baccalaureate.(905851)

2Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to eligibility criteria for free school meals on levels of children in poverty.(905852)

3Tom Morrison (Cheadle): What steps her Department is taking to help improve the SEND system in Cheadle.(905853)

4Jo Platt (Leigh and Atherton): What steps her Department is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities in mainstream schools.(905854)

5Dr Danny Chambers (Winchester): What steps her Department is taking to help improve the SEND system.(905855)

6Anneliese Midgley (Knowsley): What steps her Department is taking to ensure that it meets its target of two-thirds of young people participating in higher-level learning.(905856)

7Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside): What steps she plans to take to reform SEND provision.(905858)

8Mr Jonathan Brash (Hartlepool): What plans she has for the free school application decisions that were paused in October 2024.(905859)

9Sarah Owen (Luton North): When the British Sign Language GCSE will be available in schools.(905860)

10Matt Vickers (Stockton West): What steps her Department is taking to support vocational training for people aged under 19.(905861)

11Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire): What steps her Department is taking with the Scottish Government to collaborate on improving education standards.(905862)

12Liam Conlon (Beckenham and Penge): What steps she is taking to help increase the affordability of childcare.(905863)

13Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that children have the best start in life in North Warwickshire and Bedworth constituency.(905864)

14Mr Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): What steps her Department is taking to ensure that it meets its target of two-thirds of young people participating in higher-level learning.[R] (905865)

15Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate): If she will increase funding for the recruitment of specialist SEND teachers.(905866)

16Patrick Hurley (Southport): What steps she is taking to rebuild the school estate.(905867)

17Alice Macdonald (Norwich North): What steps she is taking to help increase the affordability of childcare.(905868)

18Linsey Farnsworth (Amber Valley): What steps her Department is taking to ensure that it meets its target of two-thirds of young people participating in higher-level learning.(905869)

19David Davis (Goole and Pocklington): What steps she is taking to reform funding processes for the provision of SEND support.(905870)

20Matt Bishop (Forest of Dean): What steps she is taking to help ensure that pupil premium funding effectively supports the children it is provided for.(905871)

21Jessica Toale (Bournemouth West): What steps her Department is taking to decarbonise schools.(905872)

22Afzal Khan (Manchester Rusholme): What steps her Department is taking to support students with special educational needs and disabilities.(905873)

23Yuan Yang (Earley and Woodley): What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.(905874)

At 3:15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

T1Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.[R] (905891)

T2Andrew George (St Ives): (905892)

T3Jim Dickson (Dartford): (905893)

T4Catherine Atkinson (Derby North): (905894)

T5Clive Jones (Wokingham): (905895)

T6Sarah Coombes (West Bromwich): (905896)

T7Peter Swallow (Bracknell): (905897)

T8Liam Conlon (Beckenham and Penge): (905898)

T9Lizzi Collinge (Morecambe and Lunesdale): (905899)

T10Luke Akehurst (North Durham): (905900)

Questions for Answer on Tuesday 21 October

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

1Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.(905901)

2Shaun Davies (Telford): What steps he is taking to help improve the performance of the most underperforming NHS trusts.(905902)

3Samantha Niblett (South Derbyshire): What steps his Department is taking to improve maternity and neonatal care.(905903)

4Neil Duncan-Jordan (Poole): Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing ringfenced NHS funding for children's hospices to £30 million by 2030.(905904)

5Steve Darling (Torbay): What progress his Department has made on the implementation of the New Hospital Programme.(905905)

6Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): What recent progress he has made on reorganising the NHS.(905906)

7Natasha Irons (Croydon East): What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of NHS Online on waiting times.(905907)

8Dr Lauren Sullivan (Gravesham): What steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for cancer diagnoses.(905908)

9Katie Lam (Weald of Kent): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on general practices.(905909)

10Sir Gavin Williamson (Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge): What steps his Department is taking to support people with acute myeloid leukaemia.(905910)

11Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage): What recent steps he has taken to increase access to GP appointments.(905911)

12Ian Lavery (Blyth and Ashington): What steps he is taking to ensure that frontline NHS services are supported following the potential introduction of new public private partnership contracts.(905912)

13Michelle Welsh (Sherwood Forest): What steps his Department is taking to improve patient access to GPs.(905913)

14Richard Burgon (Leeds East): What steps his Department is taking to tackle wasteful spending in the health service.(905914)

15Josh Newbury (Cannock Chase): What steps he is taking to ensure that women have access to menopause treatments on the NHS.(905915)

16Kirith Entwistle (Bolton North East): What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of blood tests for children.(905916)

17Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): What steps he has taken to support the virtual ward programme.(905917)

18Jas Athwal (Ilford South): What steps he is taking to transfer care from hospitals into the community.(905918)

19Maya Ellis (Ribble Valley): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of paternity leave on mothers' postpartum recovery.(905919)

20Steff Aquarone (North Norfolk): What steps he is taking to help prevent the closure of convalescence facilities in Norfolk.[R] (905920)

21Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What assessment he has made of recent trends in the length of NHS waiting lists.(905921)

22Adam Thompson (Erewash): What steps he is taking to help prevent ill health.(905922)

23Rebecca Paul (Reigate): What information his Department holds on the status of the proposed PATHWAYS clinical trial.(905923)

24Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of step-down care in East Hampshire constituency.(905924)

25Cat Eccles (Stourbridge): Whether the upcoming NHS Workforce Plan will include measures to improve the recruitment and retention of staff in women’s health services.(905925)

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

T1Gurinder Singh Josan (Smethwick): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(905926)

T2Tom Morrison (Cheadle): (905927)

T3Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire): (905928)

T4Florence Eshalomi (Vauxhall and Camberwell Green): (905929)

T5Naushabah Khan (Gillingham and Rainham): (905930)

T6Markus Campbell-Savours (Penrith and Solway): (905931)

T7Sojan Joseph (Ashford): (905932)

T8Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): (905933)

T9Mr Richard Quigley (Isle of Wight West): (905934)

T10Alan Strickland (Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor): (905935)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 22 October

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

1Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Inheritance Tax relief on Scotland's agricultural sector.(905876)

2Dr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge): What assessment he has made of the contribution of North Sea gas and oil to energy security.(905877)

3Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support regeneration in Scotland through the Pride in Place programme.(905878)

4Mr Angus MacDonald (Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire): What steps he is taking to help ensure that people do not pay disproportionately high energy prices in Scotland.(905879)

5Jack Rankin (Windsor): What his policy is on holding a referendum on Scottish independence.(905880)

6Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to Inheritance Tax relief on Scotland's agricultural sector.(905881)

7Ben Lake (Ceredigion Preseli): What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on fiscal steps to reduce the cost of living in Scotland.(905882)

8John Cooper (Dumfries and Galloway): What assessment he has made of the potential impact of visits abroad by Scottish Government Ministers on UK trade policy.(905883)

9Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support economic growth in Scotland.(905884)

10Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of net zero policies on Scotland's oil and gas sector.(905885)

11Brendan O'Hara (Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber): What his policy is on the holding of a referendum on Scottish independence.(905886)

12Pamela Nash (Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support regeneration in Scotland through the Pride in Place programme.(905887)

13Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): If he will hold discussions with Scottish football authorities on the display of banners supporting deceased supporters of terrorism at football grounds.(905888)

14Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow West): What assessment he has made of the the potential impact of the contract to supply Norway with Type 26 frigates on Scotland's economy.(905889)

15Lewis Cocking (Broxbourne): What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of net zero policies on Scotland's oil and gas sector.(905890)