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Monday 19th January in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Education)
(159 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities
Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

Urgent Question

Business Rates: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (HM Treasury)
(98 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Urgent Question

Iran: Protests (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(77 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Urgent Question

Local Elections: Cancellation (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(57 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Urgent Question

Proposed Chinese Embassy (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(45 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Arctic Security (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(120 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Yvette Cooper - Foreign Secretary

Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(43 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

Business without Debate

Adjournment Debate

Disclosure and Barring Service (Home Office)
(30 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Monday 19th January in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Sale of Fireworks (Department for Business and Trade)
(171 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Monday 19th January - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Ukraine: Trade Measures (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes Grand Départs 2027 (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Prostate Cancer: Access to Treatment (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Tower Hamlets Council: Best Value Duty (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Steve Reed - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Modern Digital Government: 2025-2030 Roadmap (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Universal Credit Entitlement: Offenders Detained in Hospital (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Written Corrections

Other Correction
(3 Speeches)

Monday 19th January in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Lord Docherty of Milngavie
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Lord Pitt-Watson
(1 Speeches)

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Code of Practice (Department for Work and Pensions)
(20 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Public Inquiries: Costs (Northern Ireland Office)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Domestic Violence Against Children (Home Office)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(26 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Greenland: Proposed US Tariffs
(31 Speeches)

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
(8 Speeches)

Digital ID (Leader of the House)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Northern Powerhouse Rail (Department for Transport)
(28 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

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

Offshore Wind (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

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

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Pension Schemes Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(83 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)