Published: Wednesday 23 September 2020

Questions for oral answer on a future day (Future Day Orals)

Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Wednesday 23 September 2020. The order of these questions may be varied in the published call lists. [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Answer on Thursday 24 September

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

„„ Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What further steps he will take to support people in the creative industries who are unable to return to work as a result of covid-19 restrictions. (906484)

„„ Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): What plans the Government has to reintroduce the TV licence concession for people aged over 75. (906485)

„„ Laura Trott (Sevenoaks): What progress his Department has made on delivering support for the culture and heritage sector through the Culture Recovery Fund. (906486)

„„ Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire): What steps he is taking to help maintain access to international funding for the culture sector after the transition period. (906487)

„„ Christian Wakeford (Bury South): What steps his Department is taking to support the return of spectators at live sports events during the covid-19 outbreak. (906488)

„„ Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): What steps his Department is taking to support local, independent newspapers during the covid-19 outbreak. (906489)

„„ Sara Britcliffe (Hyndburn): What steps his Department is taking to support the return of spectators at live sports events during the covid-19 outbreak. (906491)

„„ Edward Timpson (Eddisbury): What progress his Department has made on improving mobile coverage in rural areas. (906492) 2 Wednesday 23 September 2020 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY

„„ Grahame Morris (Easington): What recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on the BBC's compliance with its statutory duties on local and regional news and political coverage for the English regions. (906493)

„„ (Havant): What steps his Department is taking to support the return of spectators at live sports events during the covid-19 outbreak. (906494)

„„ Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): What steps he has taken to support the creative industries during the covid-19 outbreak. (906496)

„„ Alex Davies-Jones (Pontypridd): What steps he has taken to ensure parity in the application of covid-19 restrictions to sports and music groups. (906497)

„„ Miss Sarah Dines (Derbyshire Dales): What progress his Department has made on delivering support for the culture and heritage sector through the Culture Recovery Fund. (906498)

„„ Mr Gagan Mohindra (South West Hertfordshire): What progress his Department has made on improving mobile coverage in rural areas. (906499)

„„ Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): What steps he has taken to support the creative industries during the covid-19 outbreak. (906500)

„„ (Folkestone and Hythe): What assessment he has made of the financial effect of covid-19 restrictions on football clubs. (906502)

„„ Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): What plans the Government has to support music businesses in the event that they cannot reopen when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ends. (906521)

At 10:00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Suzanne Webb (Stourbridge): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (906574)

Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran): (906575)

James Sunderland (Bracknell): (906576)

Mr Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): (906577)

Felicity Buchan (Kensington): (906578)

Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): (906580)

Duncan Baker (North Norfolk): (906581)

Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): (906582) Wednesday 23 September 2020 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY 3

Jim Shannon (Strangford): (906593)

At 10:10am Oral Questions to the Attorney General

„„ Antony Higginbotham (Burnley): What steps the CPS is taking to support vulnerable victims during trial. (906444)

„„ Ian Levy (Blyth Valley): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Serious Fraud Office’s response to the covid-19 outbreak. (906445)

„„ Sir (New Forest West): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill. (906446)

„„ Jerome Mayhew (Broadland): What steps she is taking to improve disclosure practices throughout the criminal justice system. (906447)

„„ Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West): What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her role in ensuring compliance with (a) domestic and (b) international law. (906448)

„„ Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of cases in the criminal justice system. (906452)

„„ Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): What steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of cases in the criminal justice system. (906454)

„„ Stephen Farry (North Down): What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the implications of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill for her role in promoting the rule of law. (906455)

„„ Liz Twist (Blaydon): What assessment she has made of the adequacy of CPS resources to pursue domestic abuse prosecutions arising from the covid-19 lockdown. (906458)

„„ (Harrow East): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Serious Fraud Office’s response to the covid-19 outbreak. (906459)

„„ Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown): What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effectiveness of the legal framework governing covid-19 restrictions. (906462) 4 Wednesday 23 September 2020 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY

Questions for Answer on Monday 28 September

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

„„ Sir (North Thanet): What steps her Department is taking to help bring to an end the cross-Channel trafficking of migrants. (906704)

„„ Mick Whitley (Birkenhead): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling online hate speech and extremism. (906705)

„„ Robert Halfon (Harlow): What steps her Department is taking to tackle domestic violence. (906706)

„„ Robert Largan (High Peak): What steps her Department is taking to protect victims of domestic abuse. (906707)

„„ Mark Menzies (Fylde): What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of police officers. (906708)

„„ Dr Neil Hudson (Penrith and The Border): What steps her Department is taking to increase police funding. (906709)

„„ Henry Smith (Crawley): What steps her Department is taking to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally. (906710)

„„ Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): What plans she has for refugee resettlement after September 2021. (906711)

„„ (Arundel and South Downs): What steps her Department is taking to reduce the level of crime committed in rural areas. (906712)

„„ Stuart C McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): What her policy is on the resettlement and relocation of refugees and asylum seekers to the UK from (a) Greece and (b) other countries. (906713)

„„ Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): If she will relocate a number of unaccompanied refugee children affected by the recent fire at Moria refugee camp on Lesvos from Greece to the UK. (906714)

„„ Shaun Bailey (West Bromwich West): What steps her Department is taking to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally. (906715)

„„ Dr (Runnymede and Weybridge): What steps her Department is taking to maintain public order during the covid-19 outbreak. (906716)

„„ (Bexhill and Battle): What steps her Department is taking to protect emergency service workers from assault. (906717)

„„ Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): What her policy is on the provision of asylum accommodation during the covid-19 pandemic. (906718) Wednesday 23 September 2020 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY 5

„„ Lucy Allan (Telford): What steps her Department plans to take to build on the work of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse on grooming gangs. (906719)

„„ Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): If she will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring public understanding of covid-19 lockdown regulations and legislation. (906720)

„„ Mark Eastwood (Dewsbury): What steps her Department is taking to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally. (906721)

„„ Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling online hate speech and extremism. (906722)

„„ Danny Kruger (Devizes): What steps she is taking to increase funding for rural police forces. (906723)

„„ Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): What recent assessment she has made of trends in the time taken by UK Visas and Immigration to process one-year visa extensions for healthcare workers. (906724)

„„ Robbie Moore (Keighley): What steps her Department is taking to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally. (906725)

„„ Mark Pawsey (Rugby): What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of police officers. (906726)

„„ John McNally (Falkirk): What her policy is on the provision of asylum accommodation during the covid-19 pandemic. (906727)

„„ Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South): What steps her Department is taking to stop migrants crossing the English Channel illegally. (906728)

„„ Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington): What recent progress her Department has made on reducing the time it takes to process passport applications. (906730)

„„ Claire Hanna (Belfast South): What recent estimate she has made of the number of asylum applications from asylum seekers living in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement. (906731)

„„ Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): What recent assessment she has made of trends in the time taken by UK Visas and Immigration to process one-year visa extensions for healthcare workers. (906733)

„„ Olivia Blake (Sheffield, Hallam): What steps her Department is taking to protect people seeking asylum from homelessness. (906736)

„„ Mike Hill (Hartlepool): What additional funding her Department plans to provide to ensure that police forces have the capacity to enforce localised covid-19 lockdowns in addition to carrying out their other duties. (906738) 6 Wednesday 23 September 2020 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY

„„ Kate Osborne (Jarrow): What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling online hate speech and extremism. (906742)

„„ Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent inquiry into the policing of the miners' strike in 1984-85. (906757)

At 3:15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Richard Burgon (Leeds East): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (906674)

Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): (906675)

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): (906676)

David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): (906677)

Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire): (906678)

Fiona Bruce (Congleton): (906679)

James Sunderland (Bracknell): (906680)

Andrew Griffith (Arundel and South Downs): (906681)

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): (906682)

Suzanne Webb (Stourbridge): (906683)

Kate Osamor (Edmonton): (906684)

Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): (906685)

Scott Mann (North Cornwall): (906687)

Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): (906689)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 30 September

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

„„ Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What progress his Department has made on ensuring unfettered access to the internal market for goods moving between Northern Ireland and Great Britain after the end of the transition period. (906624) Wednesday 23 September 2020 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY 7

„„ Sarah Atherton (Wrexham): What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of the UK Internal Market Bill on Northern Ireland's place in the Union. (906625)

„„ Marco Longhi (Dudley North): What steps his Department is taking to mark the 100-year anniversary of Northern Ireland. (906626)

„„ Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting the tourism industry in Northern Ireland. (906627)

„„ Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of the UK Internal Market Bill on the Good Friday Agreement. (906628)

„„ Andrew Griffith (Arundel and South Downs): What recent discussions he has had with businesses in Northern Ireland on the recovery of the Northern Ireland economy from the effects of the covid-19 outbreak. (906630)

„„ Ruth Jones (Newport West): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision for women seeking access to abortion services in Northern Ireland. (906633)

„„ Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What recent representations he has received on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. (906635)

„„ Robbie Moore (Keighley): What progress his Department has made on the implementation of the proposals in the New Decade, New Approach document published in January 2020. (906636)

„„ Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower): What discussions he had with Northern Ireland political parties prior to the publication of the UK Internal Market Bill. (906637)

„„ Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham): What steps he is taking to help ensure that Northern Ireland legacy investigations proceed on the basis of cross-community support. (906638)

„„ Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West): What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on a UK-wide approach to tackling covid-19. (906639)

„„ John Spellar (Warley): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on increasing support for the hydrogen-powered bus sector in Northern Ireland. (906640)

„„ Claire Hanna (Belfast South): What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on preparations for the end of the transition period. (906641)

„„ Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): If he will make representations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that the extension of duty free arrangements to the EU from January 2021 includes Northern Ireland airports. (906670)