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Business StatementThursday, 21 May 2026

Business Questions to the Leader of the House

Leader of the House announces next week's business

Business Questions is a standing weekly opportunity for MPs to quiz the Leader of the House about the government's legislative agenda, priorities, and parliamentary management. MPs ask about forthcoming business, reasons for the shape of the Commons timetable, and government intentions on major issues. The session tests the government's ability to defend its scheduling choices and communicate its direction to Parliament.

This is a procedural fixture that holds the government accountable for how it uses parliamentary time and what it chooses to prioritize. It reveals which issues the opposition and backbenchers believe deserve scrutiny and indicates where tensions exist between government plans and parliamentary demand. The answers shape expectations about which legislation or statements are imminent.

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Interested MPs

Sir Alan CampbellLabour Party

Tynemouth

Sir Lindsay HoyleSpeaker

Chorley

Alex BurghartConservative and Unionist Party

Brentwood and Ongar

Judith CumminsLabour Party

Bradford South

Bob BlackmanConservative and Unionist Party

Harrow East

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