The Week in Westminster

Tuesday, July 4 Commons: Oral questions: Health (including Topical Questions). Legislation: European Union (Approvals) Bill, 2nd reading. General debate: The Chris Gibb Report: Improvement to Southern Railway. Adjournment: Improvements to neighbourhood planning.

Westminster Hall: Debates on: Persecution of Christians and the role of UK embassies; High Court judgement on benefit cap; Kurdistan region in Iraq; Support for renewable energy generation in island communities; Safety of riders and horses on rural roads.

Lords: Oral questions: Responsibility for the implementation of the “Guidance for commissioners of services for people with medically unexplained symptoms”; UK Overseas Development Assistance spending in co-operation with, or through, the EU; Criteria and specific objectives for Brexit; and forging a deep and special partnership with the EU. Debates: International Relations Committee report: “The Middle East: Time for a New Realism’; European Union Committee report: “Brexit: acquired rights”. Wednesday, July 5 Commons: Oral questions: Cabinet Office and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (including Topical Questions). At noon, questions to the Prime Minister. General debate: Israel and Palestinian Talks. Adjournment: Cultural contribution of the city of Perth to the UK. Westminster Hall: Debates on: Road infrastructure; Support for Srebrenica genocide commemoration; State pension age for women; Regulation of working conditions in the private hire industry; Political and humanitarian situation in Yemen.

Lords: Oral questions: The updating or renewal of the National Stroke Strategy, which expired in March 2017; Proposals to improve the working conditions for NHS staff. Legislation: Financial Guidance and Claims Bill (HL), 2nd reading. Short debate: Centenary of the Balfour Declaration.