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Monday 2nd February in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Speaker’s Statement
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Defence)
(167 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
John Healey - Secretary of State for Defence
Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

China and Japan (Cabinet Office)
(137 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury

US Department of Justice Release of Files (Cabinet Office)
(92 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Darren Jones - Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

Points of Order
(6 Speeches)

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Programme (No. 2)

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

High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Department for Transport)
(26 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

Business without Debate

Adjournment Debate

Tolled Crossings and Regional Connectivity (HM Treasury)
(31 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Monday 2nd February in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Indefinite Leave to Remain (Home Office)
(193 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Monday 2nd February - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland: Round 9 Negotiations (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Pandemic Agreement: Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing System (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination: Older Adults (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Government Support for High Streets (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

West Midlands Trains Services: Transfer into Public Ownership (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

General Committees

Draft Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Prescription of Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Regulations 2026 Draft Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Calculation of Non-Domestic Rating High-Value Multiplier) (England) Regulations 2026 (HM Treasury)
(10 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Monday 2nd February in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Linforth
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Lord Isaac
(1 Speeches)

Death of a Member: Lord Triesman
(2 Speeches)

Tributes: Lord McFall of Alcluith (Leader of the House)
(8 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

China: Jimmy Lai
(16 Speeches)

Nationalised Passenger Rail Services (Department for Transport)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Prisoners for Palestine: Hunger Strikes (Ministry of Justice)
(26 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Single-Sex Spaces: EHRC Guidance (Leader of the House)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

China: Human Rights and UK National Security
(21 Speeches)

Conduct Committee
(5 Speeches)

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025
(2 Speeches)

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
(2 Speeches)

Crime and Policing Bill (Northern Ireland Office)
(147 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Women’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO Report (Department for Work and Pensions)
(18 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Crime and Policing Bill (Northern Ireland Office)
(85 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Levitt - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Department for Transport)
(90 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)