Parliamentary Calendar
Follow upcoming business in the House of Commons and House of Lords. The Parliamentary Calendar brings together official sitting dates and scheduled parliamentary business, including bills, questions, committee meetings and debates. Future business can change at short notice.
Parliament today
September 2026
Select a date to see its scheduled business below. Future business remains provisional and can change at short notice.
Thursday 17 September 2026
Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee: Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework
What changed?
- Business title: Formal meeting (oral evidence session) → Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework
Finance Bill Sub-Committee: Formal meeting (private meeting)
What changed?
- Location: To be confirmed → Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee: Private Meeting
National Resilience Committee: National Resilience
What changed?
- Location: To be confirmed → Room 2, Palace of Westminster
David James McCobb will be introduced as a Baron
Future parliamentary business may change.
*Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to ask His Majesty’s Government what objectives they have set for the G20 summit in 2027.
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David McCobb will be introduced as a Baron
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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the potential of a national empty homes strategy to help to end homelessness. Balloted Question for Short Debate (1 hour)
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*Baroness Foster of Oxton to ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reduce the welfare budget to fund defence.
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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the benefits of partnerships between UK hospitals and hospitals in African and Asian countries for mutual learning and development. Balloted Question for Short Debate (1 hour)
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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the economic benefits of giving sports clubs special enterprise zone status. Balloted Question for Short Debate (1 hour)
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Question for short debate: what steps they intend to take to strengthen impartiality in the civil service and the delivery of public services. Balloted Question for Short Debate (1 hour)
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The impact of VAT and other tax changes on independent schools since 1 January 2025. (Balloted debate)
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The state of the prison and probation service in England and Wales. (Balloted debate)
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Lord Mann to ask {{Askee}} what assessment they have made of the economic benefits of giving sports clubs special enterprise zone status. Balloted Question for Short Debate (1 hour)
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Question for short debate: what assessment they have made of the impact of economic uncertainty, regulatory change, and environmental pressures on the mental health of those working in agriculture
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Question for short debate: what steps they are taking to ensure that their international partnerships with organisations in African and Asian countries support the development of healthcare in those countries. Balloted Question for Short Deba…
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About this calendar
Project Open Gov combines official UK Parliament and GOV.UK information to show House sitting status and scheduled parliamentary business. Reviewed Commons and Lords business papers are supplemented with structured data for committees, oral questions and Bill stages.
Schedule notice: future parliamentary business can be changed, added or withdrawn at short notice. The official sources used by the calendar and their data freshness are listed below.
Sources and data freshness
Sources refresh independently, so each is shown with its own latest successful check or reviewed paper date.
- House sitting status
- UK Parliament Parliamentary TimeLast checked 9 Sep 2026, 13:30 BST
- Regional bank holidays
- GOV.UK Bank HolidaysLast checked 8 Sep 2026, 20:00 BST
- Committee events
- UK Parliament Committees APILast checked 9 Sep 2026, 14:50 BST
- Oral-question sessions
- UK Parliament Oral Questions APILast checked 7 Sep 2026, 21:25 BST
- Scheduled Bill stages
- UK Parliament Bills APILast checked 2 Sep 2026, 02:41 BST
- Commons programme
- House of Commons Order PaperLatest reviewed paper 9 Sep 2026
- Lords programme
- House of Lords BusinessLatest reviewed paper 9 Sep 2026