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Wednesday 5th November
Employment Rights Bill 2024-26
Consideration of Lords message
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26
Consideration of Lords amendments
Monday 10th November
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
3rd reading
Monday 17th November
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill 2024-26
Committee of the whole House

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Tuesday 4th November in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (HM Treasury)
(186 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Rachel Reeves - Chancellor of the Exchequer
James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Fertility Treatment (Right to Time Off)
(2 Speeches)

Opposition Day

Supporting High Streets (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(308 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Welfare Spending (Department for Work and Pensions)
(104 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Business without Debate

Delegated Legislation

Petitions
(3 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Sudan: Government Support (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(40 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Tuesday 4th November in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Official Development Assistance Reductions (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(59 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation (Department for Business and Trade)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Cross-border Healthcare (Department of Health and Social Care)
(39 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
(18 Speeches)

Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning Consent (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(52 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Tuesday 4th November - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Defence Housing Strategy (Ministry of Defence)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

UK COP30 Priorities (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ed Miliband - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hurricane Melissa: UK Response (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

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)

Written Corrections

Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland Office)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

General Committees

Draft Trade Act 2021 (Power to Implement International Trade Agreements) (Extension to Expiry) Regulations 2025 (Department for Business and Trade)
(12 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Draft Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025 (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Draft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Tuesday 4th November in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Elon Musk (Home Office)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Energy Market Reforms (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Official Development Assistance
(21 Speeches)

Artificial Intelligence: Safeguarding (Department of Health and Social Care)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
(3 Speeches)

Sudan: Protection of Civilians
(15 Speeches)

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Northern Ireland Office)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
(105 Speeches)

Huntingdon Train Attack (Home Office)
(14 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)