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Monday 8th December in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Work and Pensions)
(171 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Urgent Question

Restriction of Jury Trials (Ministry of Justice)
(49 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Urgent Question

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans Ban (Home Office)
(42 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Urgent Question

Ajax Armoured Vehicle (Ministry of Defence)
(52 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Child Poverty Strategy (Department for International Development)
(105 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities

Employment Rights Bill (Department for Business and Trade)
(78 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Mental Health Bill [Lords] (Department of Health and Social Care)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Business without Debate

Pornography and violence against women
(2 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Self-employed Adoptive Parents: Statutory Support (Department for Education)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Monday 8th December in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Digital ID (Cabinet Office)
(239 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Josh Simons - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Monday 8th December - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Armed Forces Day 2026 (Ministry of Defence)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)

UK Anti-corruption Strategy (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025: Codes of Practice (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Safeguarding: Department for Work and Pensions (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Support for Young People (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Written Corrections

Culture, Media and Sport (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

General Committees

Draft International Development Association (Twenty-First Replenishment) Order 2025 (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (HM Treasury)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Monday 8th December in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Strategic Defence Review 2025 (Ministry of Defence)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Employee Car Ownership Schemes (Department for Business and Trade)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Stockwood - Minister of State (HM Treasury)

Young People not in Work, Education or Training (Department for Work and Pensions)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Royal Navy Submarine Force (Ministry of Defence)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Liaison Committee
(3 Speeches)

Conduct Committee
(5 Speeches)

Conduct Committee
(5 Speeches)

Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
(2 Speeches)

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (Permitted Disclosures) Regulations 2025
(2 Speeches)

Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (Department for Transport)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Department for Transport)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

OBR: Resignation of Chair (HM Treasury)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Official Secrets Act and Espionage (Northern Ireland Office)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Local Elections (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(75 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Angiolini Inquiry (Home Office)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)