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Tuesday 14th October
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26
Report stage
Wednesday 15th October
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 2024-26
Report stage
Thursday 16th October
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill 2024-26
2nd reading
Monday 20th October
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill 2024-26
Committee of the whole House

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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.

Tuesday 16th September in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Speaker’s Statement
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Justice)
(163 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister
Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Points of Order
(11 Speeches)

Ambassador to the United States (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(205 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Child Poverty Strategy (Removal of Two Child Limit)
(7 Speeches)

Sentencing Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(139 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister
Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Business without Debate

Delegated Legislation

Petitions
(4 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Police: Professional Standards (Home Office)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Tuesday 16th September in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

International Day of Democracy (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(63 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Significant Energy Infrastructure Projects: Suffolk Coast (Department for Business and Trade)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

London Fashion Week: Cultural Contribution (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Religious Crematoriums (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Employment Rights: Impact on Businesses (Department for Business and Trade)
(44 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Tuesday 16th September - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Plan for Small Businesses (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Correction to PQ HL8160 (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

Football Governance Act Consultation: Owners and Directors Test (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

NATO: Eastern Sentry (Ministry of Defence)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
John Healey - Secretary of State for Defence

Great British Energy: Strategic Priorities (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Pandemic Preparedness: Exercise Pegasus (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Home Office Science Advisory Committee: Renaming (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Provision of False Evidence by MI5: Investigatory Powers Commissioner (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury

Machinery of Government: Skills (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury

Written Corrections

Other Corrections (Department for Business and Trade)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris McDonald - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Public Bill Committees

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting) (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(76 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting) (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(118 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

General Committees

Draft Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (Department for Transport)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Tuesday 16th September in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

National Health Service Regulations (Department of Health and Social Care)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Ethiopia and Eritrea
(17 Speeches)

Undocumented Migrants (Home Office)
(20 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Economic Growth (HM Treasury)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(158 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)