Week in Westminster

Monday, May 14

Commons: Oral questions: Education (including Topical Questions). Legislation: Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill (Lords), 2nd reading. Adjournment: Enforcement action by the Environment Agency in Washington and Sunderland West.

Westminster Hall: Debate: That this House has considered e-petition 206722 relating to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Lords: Oral questions: Steps to ensure labelling and packaging of animal-derived products does not mislead consumers; Importance of tourism to the economy of the United Kingdom; Extent to which £200 contribution to those claiming disabled student allowances has affected the reduction in claimant numbers; Plans to assist England’s historic cathedrals. Legislation: Data Protection Bill (HL), Consideration of Commons Amendments. Short debate: Investing in nursing globally.

Tuesday, May 15

Commons: Oral questions: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (including Topical Questions). Ten Minute Rule Motion: Representation of the People (Gibraltar). Adjournment: Contribution of Arsene Wenger to the profile and performance of English football.

Westminster Hall: Debates on: Raising standards of infection prevention and control in the NHS, nominated by the Backbench Business Committee; Administration of justice in respect of Daniel Cresswell; Public legal education; Diagnosis and treatment of ADHD; Historic allegations against veterans.

Lords: Oral questions: Prospects for a negotiated end to the civil war in Syria that does not involve President Assad; Protecting the rights of wheelchair users to travel on buses; How much Overseas Development Assistance was spent on fossil fuel subsidies? Legislation: Smart Meters Bill, Report; Civil Liability Bill (HL), Committee stage (Day 2).

Wednesday, May 16

Commons: Oral questions: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office. At noon, questions to the Prime Minister. Ten Minute Rule Motion: Banking (Cash Machine Charges and Financial Inclusion). Adjournment: Funding fire safety cladding at Heysmoor Heights in Liverpool.

Westminster Hall: Debates on: 70th anniversary of the NHS and public health; Access to reproductive rights around the world; Housing and access to legal aid; UK’S role in ending violence and harassment at work worldwide; Mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to prevent spina bifida and anencephaly.

Lords: Oral questions: Assisting financially with the historic back pay liability of providers of commissioned care for people with learning difficulties; Introducing a national autism and education strategy; Improving the assessment of immigration applications by UK Visas and Immigration. Legislation: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, Third reading. Short debate: Strategies the Government have considered to alleviate the workload demands faced by social workers.