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Monday 17th November in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Speaker’s Statement
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Home Office)
(170 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary
Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Urgent Question

Budget: Press Briefings (HM Treasury)
(78 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Urgent Question

Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Station: Wylfa (Department for Business and Trade)
(52 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Illegal Waste: Organised Crime (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(73 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Asylum Policy (Home Office)
(199 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(42 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Business without Debate

Adjournment Debate

Clive Treacey Safety Checklist (Department of Health and Social Care)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Monday 17th November in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Social Media Posts: Penalties for Offences (Ministry of Justice)
(39 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Parkinson’s Disease (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(98 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Monday 17th November - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

School Funding (Department for International Development)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities

Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Renters’ Rights Act: Implementation Road Map (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Written Corrections

Cabinet Office (Cabinet Office)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Monday 17th November in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Dyscalculia (Department for Work and Pensions)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Artificial Intelligence Legislation (Department for Business and Trade)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Inheritance Tax: Pensions (HM Treasury)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Teachers: Music, Drama, Art and Design, and Dance (Department for Work and Pensions)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Home Office)
(8 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Employment Rights Bill (Department for Business and Trade)
(55 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Crime and Policing Bill (Home Office)
(107 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
Baroness Levitt - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Department of Health and Social Care)
(76 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)