Political News W/C 11th December

Future parliamentary business from Monday 11 December 2023

Provisional parliamentary business has now been announced for this period, including the following that may be of relevance to you. Parliament will rise for Christmas Recess on Tuesday 19 December and return on Monday 8 January. Please note, the following may change at short notice.

House of Commons

Monday 11 December

Westminster Hall debate: E-petitions 648225, 648383 and 648292 relating to Israel and Palestine (4:30pm, 2h30mins)

Tuesday 12 December

Criminal Justice Bill Committee: To consider the Bill. Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (9.25am, 2pm)

Home Affairs Committee: Policing of protests. Witnesses: Chief Constable Chris Haward, NPCC Lead for Race and Religion, National Gold for Operation Tarlac, and Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police at National Police Chiefs' Council; Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, Assistant Commissioner, Met Operations at Metropolitan Police Service; Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes, Assistant Commissioner, Specialist Operations at Metropolitan Police Service. Location: The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (9:30am)

Legislation: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Second Reading (from 12:30pm)

Justice Committee: Pre-appointment hearing: HM Chief Inspector of Probation, The use of pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. Witnesses: Martin Jones CBE, Chief Executive at Parole Board; Genna Telfer, Assistant Chief Constable at Hertfordshire Constabulary; Chris Hartley, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor at Crown Prosecution Service. Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster (2:30pm)

Wednesday 13 December

Prime Minister’s Questions (12pm)

Legislation: Finance Bill: Second reading (from 12:30pm)

Home Affairs Committee: Work of the Home Office. Witness: Minister for Immigration, Home Office. Location: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (2:30pm)

Justice Committee: Recent urgent notifications on the prison estate. Witnesses: Rt Hon Edward Argar MP, Minister for Prison, Parole and Probation at Ministry of Justice; Phil Copple, Director General Operations at HM Prison and Probation Service. Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster (2:30pm)

Deadline for Treasury Questions (on Tuesday 19 December)

Thursday 14 December

Business Questions (from 10:30am)

Criminal Justice Bill Committee: Further to consider the Bill. Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (11:30am, 2pm)

Westminster Hall debate: Spiking (1:30pm, 2h30min)

General debate on knife crime

Adjournment debate: Serious violence in Battersea constituency – Marsha De Cordova (est. 5pm)

House of Peers

Monday 11 December

Short debate: Promoting the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948 – Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Tuesday 12 December

Legislation: National Insurance Contributions (Reductions in Rates) Bill – second reading, committee and remaining stages (from 3:10pm)

Orders and regulations: Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B, C, D and H and New Code I) Order 2023

Orders and regulations: Draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2023

Wednesday 13 December

Orders and regulations: Draft The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 (3pm)

Orders and regulations: The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023

Orders and regulations: Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Thursday 14 December

Oral question: Accessing AI-generated public services – Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (11am)