Published: Wednesday 24 January 2018

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

Questions for oral answer on a future day as of Wednesday 24 January 2018. T Indicates a topical question. Members are selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Answer on Thursday 25 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1 Alan Mak (Havant): What steps he is taking to reduce waste from plastics. (903535)

2 Grahame Morris (Easington): What assessment he has made of the extent to which trail hunting is used as a cover to conduct illegal fox hunting. (903536)

3 Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green): What steps he is taking to discourage the use of disposable plastic packaging. (903537)

4 Rachel Maclean (Redditch): Whether the Government plans to have its proposed ban on ivory sales in place by the Illegal Wildlife Trade summit in October 2018. (903538)

5 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What steps he is taking to improve air quality after the UK leaves the EU. (903539)

6 Rachael Maskell (York Central): What progress he has made on ensuring access to affordable flood insurance for people living in high flood risk areas; and if he will make a statement. (903540)

7 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What steps he is taking to safeguard UK food safety and animal welfare standards in future trade deals. (903542)

8 Vicky Ford (Chelmsford): What steps he is taking to reduce waste from plastics. (903544)

9 (St Austell and Newquay): What steps the Government is taking to reduce the amount of plastic waste entering the sea. (903545)

10 Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Berwick-upon-Tweed): What progress has been made on implementing his Department's 25 Year Environment Plan. (903547) 2 Wednesday 24 January 2018 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY

11 Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): What plans he has to support the livelihood of English and Welsh upland farmers in the event that the UK leaves the EU. (903548)

12 Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): If he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of single-use plastic straws. (903549)

13 Chris Green (Bolton West): What steps his Department is taking to support the creation of new woodland in the countryside. (903550)

14 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): What assessment he has made of the extent to which trail hunting is used as a cover to conduct illegal fox hunting. (903552)

At 10:00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

T 1 Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (903553)

T 2 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): (903555)

T 3 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): (903556)

T 4 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): (903557)

T 5 Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): (903558)

T 6 Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): (903559)

T 7 Joan Ryan (Enfield North): (903560)

At 10:10am Oral Questions to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission and the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, and the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, and the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners

1 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment the Commission has made of the effectiveness of the regulation of (a) election expenses and (b) donations to political parties. (903523) Wednesday 24 January 2018 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY 3

2 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the potential merits of proposals in the Marriage Registration Bill to enable a mother's details to be recorded on marriage certificates. (903524)

3 Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the Commission has made of the potential cost of introducing electronic voting in the Chamber. (903526)

4 Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent assessment the Church of England has made of trends in the number of its religious vocations. (903527)

5 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with the Government as a result of the General Synod’s call to ban gay conversion therapy. (903528)

6 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is giving to Christian communities in the Middle East as a result of attacks on those communities during Christmas 2017. (903530)

7 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what counter-terrorism measures are in place to protect Church of England premises; and if she will make a statement. (903531)

8 Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is giving to Christian communities in the Middle East as a result of attacks on those communities during Christmas 2017. (903532)

9 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure the highest standards of employment practice from contractors working on the Palace of Westminster renewal and maintenance projects. [R] (903533)

10 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what recent assessment the NAO has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on its work programme. (903534) 4 Wednesday 24 January 2018 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY

Questions for Answer on Monday 29 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

1 John McNally (Falkirk): What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on future participation in EU research programmes and staffing levels in higher education. (903576)

2 Michael Tomlinson (Mid and North ): What steps his Department is taking to improve pupils' literacy and numeracy. (903577)

3 Alex Norris (Nottingham North): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that all schools teach awareness of LGBT issues in an age-appropriate manner. (903578)

4 Peter Aldous (Waveney): What steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of further education provision. (903579)

5 Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross): What steps he is taking to improve foreign language teaching in schools. (903580)

6 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): What assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s policy on funded childcare on the financial viability of childcare settings. (903581)

7 Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): What progress has been made on converting primary schools into academies. (903582)

8 (Chippenham): Whether he plans to review the operation of the pupil premium. (903583)

9 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What steps he is taking to improve the mental health of pupils in primary and secondary schools. (903584)

10 Chris Law (Dundee West): What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on future participation in EU research programmes and staffing levels in higher education. (903585)

11 Jeremy Quin (Horsham): What steps the Government is taking to encourage more young people to consider careers in engineering. (903586)

12 Rosie Duffield (Canterbury): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that all schools teach awareness of LGBT issues in an age-appropriate manner. (903587)

13 Maria Caulfield (Lewes): What progress his Department has made on supporting children with autism at school. (903588)

14 Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): What assessment he has made of the effect of Ofsted inspections on teachers' workloads and morale. (903589)

15 Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Saffron Walden): What steps the Government is taking to encourage more young people to consider careers in engineering. (903590) Wednesday 24 January 2018 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY 5

16 Mr William Wragg (Hazel Grove): What steps his Department takes when children's services are found to be inadequate. (903591)

17 (North Cornwall): What steps his Department is taking to enhance social mobility. (903592)

18 Edward Argar (Charnwood): What steps his Department is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities. (903593)

19 James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East): What steps his Department is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities. (903594)

20 Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the appointment process for the board of the Office for Students. (903595)

21 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the public sector pay cap on the recruitment and retention of staff in schools. (903596)

22 Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent): What steps his Department is taking to improve pupils' literacy and numeracy. (903597)

23 Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): What steps his Department is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities. (903598)

24 (Thornbury and Yate): What steps his Department is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities. (903599)

25 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on children's education of living in temporary accommodation. (903600)

At 3:15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

T 1 Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (903601)

T 2 Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East): (903602)

T 3 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): (903603)

T 4 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): (903604)

T 5 Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): (903605) 6 Wednesday 24 January 2018 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY

T 6 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): (903606)

T 7 Emma Dent Coad (Kensington): (903607)

T 8 Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): (903608)

T 9 Chris Law (Dundee West): (903609)

T 10 Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): (903610)

Questions for Answer on Wednesday 31 January

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

1 Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): If he will discuss the Welsh Government's EU Transition Fund with Cabinet colleagues. (903561)

2 Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): What steps he is taking to support cross-border economic opportunities. (903562)

3 Hugh Gaffney (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on reducing the time taken to make universal credit payments in Wales. (903563)

4 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What progress has been made on the roll-out of high speed broadband in rural Wales; and if he will make a statement. (903564)

5 Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on improving cross-border transport links between Wales and England. (903565)

6 Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on reducing the time taken to make universal credit payments in Wales. (903566)

7 David Linden (Glasgow East): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on proposals for a Welsh EU Continuity Bill. (903567)

8 Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the effect on the economy of Wales of the UK leaving the EU. (903568)

9 Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on the Welsh economy of the UK leaving the EU. (903569)

10 Sir David Amess (Southend West): What steps he is taking to support cross-border economic opportunities. (903570) Wednesday 24 January 2018 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER ON A FUTURE DAY 7

11 Ellie Reeves (Lewisham West and Penge): What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on promoting Wales as a tourist destination. (903571)

12 Sarah Jones (Croydon Central): What recent representations he has received from the Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales on the adequacy of (a) the number of police officers and (b) police funding in Wales. (903572)

13 David Hanson (Delyn): What recent representations he has received from Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales on police funding for Wales in 2018-19. (903573)

14 Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on improving cross-border transport links between Wales and England. (903574)

15 Christian Matheson (City of Chester): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on improving cross-border transport links between Wales and England. (903575)