Provisional Business - Project Open Gov

Business listed in advance but still subject to change.

Category: Parliamentary documents and sources Parliamentary procedure

Also used as: provisional business, provisionally scheduled business, provisional parliamentary business, provisional future business

Source / explainer: Read UK Parliament information on daily business papers

Last reviewed: 23 August 2026

Provisional business is business listed in advance but still subject to change. Future Commons and Lords business can be amended as parliamentary time, government business and other events change. The term is useful for preview material and calendar features because it warns readers not to treat future schedules as final.

Related terms

Business StatementA statement setting out forthcoming parliamentary business and scheduling.Forthcoming BusinessBusiness expected to be considered by Parliament on future sitting days.Future BusinessParliamentary business scheduled or provisionally listed for later sitting days.Parliamentary CalendarA public schedule showing when Parliament is sitting and what business is planned.Scheduled BusinessParliamentary business planned for a particular date or sitting.