Political news: W/C 10th October

Provisional parliamentary business has now been announced for this period, including the following that may be of relevance to you. Please note, the following may change at short notice. 

House of Commons 

Monday 10 September 

The House will not be sitting 

Tuesday 11 September 

Westminster Hall debate: Sentencing for people convicted of murdering a child – Kieran Mullan (1pm, 30 minutes) 

Treasury Questions (2:30pm) 

Legislation: All stages of the Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) Bill - Money, Second Reading, Committee of the whole House, Third Reading (from 4pm) 

Wednesday 12 September 

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Alterations to the Search Powers Code England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2022. Location: Room 12, Palace of Westminster (9:25am) 

Prime Minister’s Questions (12pm) 

Deadline for Justice Questions (on Tuesday 18 October) 

Thursday 13 September 

Transport Questions (9:30am) 

Business Questions (from 10:30am) 

Deadline for Prime Minister’s Questions (on Wednesday 19 September) 

House of Peers 

Monday 10 September 

No relevant business currently scheduled 

Tuesday 11 September   

Economic Affairs Committee (oral evidence session): UK labour supply. Witnesses: Mike Clancy, General Secretary at Prospect Union; Kate Bell, Head of Rights, International, Social and Economic Department at Trades Union Congress (TUC); Jane Gratton, Head of People Policy at British Chamber of Commerce; Jon Boys, Labour Market Economist at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; David Hale, Head of Public Affairs at Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Location: TBC (3pm)  

Grand committee orders and regulations: Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Alterations to the Search Powers Code for England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2022 – Lord Sharpe of Epsom 

Wednesday 12 September 

No relevant business currently scheduled 

Thursday 13 September 

Economic Affairs Committee (oral evidence session): UK labour supply. Witnesses: Kate Shoesmith, Deputy CEO at Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC); Lauren Thomas, UK Economist at Glassdoor; Hannah Slaughter, Senior Economist at Resolution Foundation; Ian Stewart, Chief Economist at Deloitte. Location: TBC (10am)   

Oral question: Public spending implications of the increase in borrowing announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 23 September – Lord Hain (11am) 

Short debate: New action plan for offenders still serving indefinite sentences under the Imprisonment for Public Protection scheme – Baroness Hamwee (from 1pm)