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Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Friday 17 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
T 1Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.[R] (905891)
T 2Andrew George (St Ives): (905892)
T 3Jim Dickson (Dartford): (905893)
T 4Catherine Atkinson (Derby North): (905894)
T 5Clive Jones (Wokingham): (905895)
T 6Sarah Coombes (West Bromwich): (905896)
T 7Peter Swallow (Bracknell): (905897)
T 8Liam Conlon (Beckenham and Penge): (905898)
T 9Lizzi Collinge (Morecambe and Lunesdale): (905899)
T 10Luke 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)
16Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): What steps he has taken to support the virtual ward programme.(905917)
17Jas Athwal (Ilford South): What steps he is taking to transfer care from hospitals into the community.(905918)
18Maya 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)
19Steff Aquarone (North Norfolk): What steps he is taking to help prevent the closure of convalescence facilities in Norfolk.[R] (905920)
20Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What assessment he has made of recent trends in the length of NHS waiting lists.(905921)
21Adam Thompson (Erewash): What steps he is taking to help prevent ill health.(905922)
22Rebecca Paul (Reigate): What information his Department holds on the status of the proposed PATHWAYS clinical trial.(905923)
23Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of step-down care in East Hampshire constituency.(905924)
24Cat 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
T 1Gurinder Singh Josan (Smethwick): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(905926)
T 2Tom Morrison (Cheadle): (905927)
T 3Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire): (905928)
T 4Florence Eshalomi (Vauxhall and Camberwell Green): (905929)
T 5Naushabah Khan (Gillingham and Rainham): (905930)
T 6Markus Campbell-Savours (Penrith and Solway): (905931)
T 7Sojan Joseph (Ashford): (905932)
T 8Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): (905933)
T 9Mr Richard Quigley (Isle of Wight West): (905934)
T 10Alan 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)
At 12:00pm
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
1Dr Roz Savage (South Cotswolds): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22 October.(905936)
2Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills): (905937)
3Jayne Kirkham (Truro and Falmouth): (905938)
4Mr Will Forster (Woking): (905939)
5Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): (905940)
6Sir Ashley Fox (Bridgwater): (905941)
7Daniel Francis (Bexleyheath and Crayford): (905942)
8Simon Hoare (North Dorset): (905943)
9Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): (905944)
10Michelle Welsh (Sherwood Forest): (905945)
11Lee Barron (Corby and East Northamptonshire): (905946)
12Alan Strickland (Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor): (905947)
13Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): (905948)
14Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): (905949)
15Patrick Hurley (Southport): (905950)
Questions for Answer on Thursday 23 October
Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
1Lewis Atkinson (Sunderland Central): What steps he is taking to develop the Government's approach to public sector reform.(905951)
2Mrs Elsie Blundell (Heywood and Middleton North): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reform public services.(905952)
3David Davis (Goole and Pocklington): What steps he is taking to increase civil service productivity.(905953)
4Michelle Scrogham (Barrow and Furness): What recent assessment he has made of the efficiency of the security clearance processes of United Kingdom Security Vetting.(905954)
5Danny Beales (Uxbridge and South Ruislip): What recent steps his Department has taken to strengthen partnership working with the voluntary sector.(905955)
6Joani Reid (East Kilbride and Strathaven): What steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities in the civil service for people from all backgrounds.(905956)
7Markus Campbell-Savours (Penrith and Solway): What steps he is taking to relocate civil service posts to locations outside London.(905957)
8Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): What progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on improving cross-government coordination on preparedness for a future pandemic.(905958)
9Alison Hume (Scarborough and Whitby): What recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience.(905959)
10Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of civil service recruitment processes.(905960)
11Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of civil service recruitment.(905961)
12Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement the For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers Supreme Court judgment.(905962)
13Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): What steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities through public procurement.(905963)
14Kate Osamor (Edmonton and Winchmore Hill): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of public inquiries.(905964)
15Kenneth Stevenson (Airdrie and Shotts): What steps he is taking to improve the delivery of Government priorities.(905965)
16Mr Bayo Alaba (Southend East and Rochford): What steps he is taking to increase opportunities to work in the civil service for people who live outside London.(905966)
17Jessica Toale (Bournemouth West): What recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national security.(905967)
18Steve Race (Exeter): What recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national security.(905968)
19Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon): What steps he has taken with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to help tackle the increase in whole-life costs associated with levels of delivery confidence in the Government's Major Projects Portfolio.(905969)
20Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): What steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities through public procurement.(905970)
21Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): What recent progress he has made on the infected blood compensation scheme.(905971)
22Martin Rhodes (Glasgow North): What progress his Department has made on the relocation of civil service jobs to Scotland.(905972)
23Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): How many working days have been impacted by strikes in the civil service since July 2024.(905973)
24Sadik Al-Hassan (North Somerset): What progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues to improve cross-Government coordination on preparedness for a future pandemic?(905974)
25Andrew George (St Ives): If he will review election regulations.(905975)
At 10:15am
Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
T 1Shaun Davies (Telford): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(905976)
T 2Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): (905977)
T 3Gurinder Singh Josan (Smethwick): (905978)
T 4Patrick Hurley (Southport): (905979)
T 5Dr Ellie Chowns (North Herefordshire): (905980)
T 6Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): (905981)
T 7Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury): (905982)
T 8Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): (905983)
T 9Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire): (905984)
T 10Steve Darling (Torbay): (905985)