31 March -4 April: Coming up in the Commons

Monday 31 March

14.30 – Questions to the Home Office.

Followed by Urgent Questions and/or Ministerial Statements

Main Business –

• Consideration of Lords Message to the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill. 
• Remaining stages of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords].

Adjournment Debate – Funding for the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme and - increasing capacity on the Brighton Mainline (Natasha Irons, Croydon East).

Westminster Hall debates:

• 16:30 – Petitions Committee debate: e-petition 707189 relating to the rules for political donations - Irene Campbell (North Ayrshire and Arran).

This debate was selected by the Petitions Committee. The Committee considers petitions submitted on Parliament’s website and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons. Find out more on the Committee’s website.

Tuesday 1 April

11.30 –  Questions to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Followed by Urgent Questions and/or Ministerial Statements

Main Business –

• If necessary, consideration of Lords messages. 

• Second reading of the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]. 

Adjournment Debate – Trail hunting - Perran Moon (Camborne and Redruth).

Westminster Hall debates:

• 09:30 – Eating disorder awareness - Wera Hobhouse (Bath). The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
• 11.00 –Access to dentistry in Somerset - Anna Sabine (Frome and East Somerset)
• 14.30 – Contribution of the Royal British Legion - Dr Luke Evans (Hinckley and Bosworth)
• 16:00 – Rail services on the east Durham coastline - Grahame Morris (Easington)
• 16:30 – Relationship education in schools - Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell)

Wednesday 2 April

11.30 –  Questions to the Northern Ireland Office.

12.00 –  Prime Minister’s Questions

Followed by Urgent Questions and/or Ministerial Statements

12.30 –  Main Business –

• If necessary, consideration of Lords messages. 

• Motion to approve the Draft Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025. 

• Motion to approve the Draft Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025. 
• Motion to approve the Draft Whiplash Injury (Amendment) Regulations 2025. 

Adjournment Debate – Impact of Clonoe Inquest findings on Government policy - David Davis (Goole and Pocklington).

Westminster Hall debates:

• 09:30 – Government policy on the use of non-disclosure agreements in civil harassment, discrimination and abuse cases - Louise Haigh (Sheffield Heeley).
• 11.00 – Impact of the switch to digital landlines on rural communities - Damian Hinds (East Hampshire).
• 14.30 – Impact of university finances on jobs in higher education - Mohammad Yasin (Bedford).
• 16:00 – 125th anniversary of the Irish Guards - Gavin Robinson (Belfast East).
• 16:30 – Green Book review - Sarah Russell (Congleton).

Thursday 3 April

09.30 – Questions to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

10.10 – Questions to the Church Commissioners and House of Commons Commission.

Followed by Urgent Questions

10.30 - Business Statement from the Leader of the House of Commons.

Followed by Ministerial Statements

Main Business:

• General debate on the impact of digital platforms on UK democracy. 

• General debate on access to sport and P.E. in schools.

The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee. What is the Backbench Business Committee? Find out more here.

Adjournment Debate – Adoption breakdown- Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough).

Westminster Hall debates:

• 13:30 - Waste incinerators - Baggy Shanker (Derby South).
• 15:00 - Government support for Thames Water - Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam).

The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee. 

Friday 4 April

The House will not be sitting on Friday 4 April.