Week in Westminster

Wednesday, Nov 9

Commons: Oral questions: Northern Ireland. At noon, questions to the Prime Minister, Ten Minute Rule Motion: Sale of Tobacco (Licensing). Backbench business: Debate on a motion on the UK response to the human Rights and economic situation in Sri Lanka; General debate on levelling up rural Britain. Adjournment: Bathing water status for rivers.

Westminster Hall: Debates: Huntington’s disease; Contribution of the creative industries to the North East; Government support for a nature and climate declaration; Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme; 2022 UEFA European Women’s Football Championship and participation of girls and young women in sport.

Lords: Oral questions: Government representations to the government of Iran about the treatment of women protestors; Backlog of maintenance of NHS buildings and the impact on the capacity of the NHS to deliver services; Report by the UK Commission on Bereavement “Bereavement is Everyone’s Business”, which found over 40% of respondents wanting formal bereavement support did not get any. Legislation: Domestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill (Private Members’ Bill) (HL), Committee stage. Debate: National Plan for Music Education.

Thursday, Nov 10 Commons and Lords: The Houses of Commons and Lords are in recess and will next sit on Nov 14, 2022.