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Government Bill Commons Debates

Tuesday 1st July
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2024-26
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Latest Select Committee Inquiries
Tue 17th June
The National Security Strategy
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tue 17th June
Building Safety Regulator
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Mon 16th June
Small business strategy
Business and Trade Committee
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Latest Government Consultations
Tue 17th June
Local government reorganisation in Surrey
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Wed 11th June
Setting up the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB)
Department for Education
Mon 9th June
Regulation of the debt enforcement sector
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Recent Parliamentary Debates

Debates are held regularly in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The most recent debates are shown below.

Wednesday 18th June in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(130 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Angela Rayner - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
 Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities
 Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
 Nia Griffith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
 Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

HS2 Reset (Department for Transport)
(80 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

Point of Order
(3 Speeches)

Right to Manage and Leasehold
(2 Speeches)

Crime and Policing Bill (Home Office)
(152 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
 Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Deferred Divisions

Business without Debate

Delegated Legislation

Anti-Stab and Anti-Slash Protective Gear in Prisons
(2 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Post-industrial Towns (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(51 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Wednesday 18th June in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Future of the Gas Grid (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(33 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Marriage between First Cousins (Ministry of Justice)
(10 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Businesses in Rural Areas (Department for Business and Trade)
(91 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Asbestos Removal: Non-domestic Buildings (Department for Work and Pensions)
(20 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Political Prisoners (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(45 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Wednesday 18th June - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Jonathan Reynolds - President of the Board of Trade

Radio Teleswitch Service Switch-off (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Windrush Commissioner (Department for Education)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

National Housing Bank and National Housing Delivery Fund (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Public Bill Committees

Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill (Department for Transport)
(8 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

General Committees

Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(10 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Wednesday 18th June in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Abducted Ukrainian Children
(15 Speeches)

Care Workers: Foreign Worker Visas (Department of Health and Social Care)
(21 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Wild Camping (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(20 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Child Sexual Abuse and Rape Gangs Inquiry (Home Office)
(19 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2025 (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Employment Rights Bill (Department for Business and Trade)
(99 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Child Sexual Exploitation: Casey Report (Home Office)
(26 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Employment Rights Bill (Department for Business and Trade)
(61 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(94 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)