Future Day Orals

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)

3Michelle Scrogham (Barrow and Furness): What recent assessment he has made of the efficiency of the security clearance processes of United Kingdom Security Vetting.(905954)

4Danny Beales (Uxbridge and South Ruislip): What recent steps his Department has taken to strengthen partnership working with the voluntary sector.(905955)

5Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch): What progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on improving cross-government coordination on preparedness for a future pandemic.(905958)

6Alison Hume (Scarborough and Whitby): What recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience.(905959)

7Joe Robertson (Isle of Wight East): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of civil service recruitment.(905961)

8Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East): What steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities through public procurement.(905963)

9Kate Osamor (Edmonton and Winchmore Hill): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of public inquiries.(905964)

10Kenneth Stevenson (Airdrie and Shotts): What steps he is taking to improve the delivery of Government priorities.(905965)

11Mr 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)

12Jessica Toale (Bournemouth West): What recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national security.(905967)

13Euan Stainbank (Falkirk): What steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities through public procurement.(905970)

14Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): What recent progress he has made on the infected blood compensation scheme.(905971)

15Martin Rhodes (Glasgow North): What progress his Department has made on the relocation of civil service jobs to Scotland.(905972)

16Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): How many working days have been impacted by strikes in the civil service since July 2024.(905973)

17Sadik Al-Hassan (North Somerset): What progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues to improve cross-Government coordination on preparedness for a future pandemic.(905974)

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

T1Shaun Davies (Telford): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(905976)

T2Ms Julie Minns (Carlisle): (905977)

T3Gurinder Singh Josan (Smethwick): (905978)

T4Patrick Hurley (Southport): (905979)

T5Dr Ellie Chowns (North Herefordshire): (905980)

T6Bradley Thomas (Bromsgrove): (905981)

T7Laura Kyrke-Smith (Aylesbury): (905982)

T8Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): (905983)

T9Andrew Cooper (Mid Cheshire): (905984)

T10Steve Darling (Torbay): (905985)

Questions for Answer on Monday 27 October

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

1Mr Lee Dillon (Newbury): What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies entitled How do people already out of employment fare when the state pension age rises, published on 17 September 2025.(906001)

2Bobby Dean (Carshalton and Wallington): What steps his Department is taking to assess the effectiveness of the Access to Work scheme in helping to enable long-term career progression for disabled people.(906002)

3Baggy Shanker (Derby South): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that post-16 education provides the necessary skills to support the economy.(906003)

4Steve Race (Exeter): What steps he is taking to support people with health conditions into work.(906004)

5Dr Danny Chambers (Winchester): How many people are in receipt of Carer’s Allowance.(906005)

6Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that post-16 education provides the necessary skills to support the economy.(906006)

7Kirsteen Sullivan (Bathgate and Linlithgow): What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.(906007)

8Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East): What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce the number of children in poverty.(906008)

9Marsha De Cordova (Battersea): What steps he is taking to improve the Access to Work scheme.(906009)

10Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate): What steps he is taking to ensure that skills provision meets the needs of employers.(906010)

11Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot): What changes have been made to the Access to Work scheme in this parliamentary session.(906011)

12Dame Nia Griffith (Llanelli): If he will take legislative steps to ensure that companies who previously provided indexation of pension rights accrued before April 1997 but have since lapsed, reintroduce indexation from April 2026.(906012)

13Ben Maguire (North Cornwall): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of child poverty in Cornwall.(906013)

14Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow West): What recent progress he has made on establishing the Youth Guarantee trailblazer scheme.(906014)

15Josh Babarinde (Eastbourne): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that benefit sanctions are proportionate when considering neurodiverse claimants.(906015)

16Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): What steps he is taking to help tackle the potential impact of the lack of indexation on pre-1997 pensionable service in defined benefit pension schemes on people affected.(906016)

17Andrew George (St Ives): If he will make an assessment of the adequacy of support for low income workers.(906017)

18Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unemployment. (906018)

19Lee Pitcher (Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme): What steps he is taking to improve the Child Maintenance Service.(906019)

20Iqbal Mohamed (Dewsbury and Batley): If he will meet with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.(906020)

21Rachel Gilmour (Tiverton and Minehead): How many pensioners have lost entitlement to Pension Credit as a result of their calculated entitlement being short by 50p or less.(906021)

22Torcuil Crichton (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): What steps he is taking to help reduce losses from fraud in the benefits system.[R] (906022)

23Emma Lewell (South Shields): What steps he is taking to support people with health conditions into work.(906023)

24Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth): What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.(906024)

25Rachael Maskell (York Central): What steps he is taking with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to co-produce policy changes to mobility allowances.(906025)

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

T1Catherine Fookes (Monmouthshire): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(906026)

T2Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): (906027)

T3Peter Lamb (Crawley): (906028)

T4Emma Foody (Cramlington and Killingworth): (906029)

T5Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton): (906030)

T6Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): (906031)

T7Lee Pitcher (Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme): (906032)

T8Joe Powell (Kensington and Bayswater): (906033)

T9Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh): (906034)

T10Frank McNally (Coatbridge and Bellshill): (906035)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 29 October

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

1Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire): What discussions she has had with farmers in Wales on the potential impact of planned changes to Inheritance Tax relief on the agricultural sector.(905986)

2Alison Hume (Scarborough and Whitby): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.(905987)

3Dave Doogan (Angus and Perthshire Glens): What recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reducing the cost of living in Wales.(905988)

4Connor Naismith (Crewe and Nantwich): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.(905989)

5Ann Davies (Caerfyrddin): Whether she has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on the replacement of overhead pylons with underground cabling.(905990)

6Rebecca Smith (South West Devon): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the adequacy of accommodation for asylum seekers in Wales.(905991)

7Catherine Fookes (Monmouthshire): What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve cross border rail connectivity between Wales and England.(905992)

8Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on strengthening the Union.(905993)

9Mr Richard Quigley (Isle of Wight West): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.(905994)

10Rachel Blake (Cities of London and Westminster): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.(905995)

11Jerome Mayhew (Broadland and Fakenham): What discussions she has had with farmers in Wales on the potential impact of planned changes to Inheritance Tax relief on the agricultural sector.(905996)

12Ben Lake (Ceredigion Preseli): What recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on fiscal steps to reduce the cost of living in Wales.(905997)

13Tracy Gilbert (Edinburgh North and Leith): What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential for the development of offshore wind in Wales.(905998)

14Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney): What assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased defence spending on Wales.(905999)

15John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on strengthening the Union.(906000)