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Thursday 18th December in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(156 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Reynolds - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ellie Reeves - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Urgent Question

Animal Welfare Strategy (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(50 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Reynolds - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Business of the House (Leader of the House)
(113 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Violence against Women and Girls Strategy (Home Office)
(66 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Ukraine (Ministry of Defence)
(57 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Local Government Reorganisation (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(49 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

15th Anniversary
(11 Speeches)

Point of Order: Rectification Procedure
(4 Speeches)

Backbench Business

Christmas Adjournment (Leader of the House)
(75 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Walsall Leather Museum
(2 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Indices of Deprivation: England (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Thursday 18th December in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Backbench Business

Jane Austen (Department for Business and Trade)
(31 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Community Audiology (Department of Health and Social Care)
(28 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Thursday 18th December - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Covid-19 Inquiry Response Costs (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Inheritance tax relief for infected blood compensation payments (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

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

Nuclear Energy Infrastructure National Policy Statement (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Independent Farm Profitability Review (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Reynolds - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

NHS Adult Gender Services: Independent Review (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Manchester Arena Inquiry: Recommendations 7 and 8 (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Manston Asylum Facility: Inquiry Terms of Reference (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)

Provisional Police Funding Settlement 2026-27 (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Freehold Estates Consultations (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Local Government Reorganisation (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Vehicle Type Approval (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Automatic Enrolment: Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band Review 2026-27 (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Written Corrections

Wales (Wales Office)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anna McMorrin - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

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

Thursday 18th December in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Royal Assent
(1 Speeches)

Retirement of a Member: Baroness Ford
(2 Speeches)

Girls: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(17 Speeches)

Preschool Children: Digital Technology (Department for Work and Pensions)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Jobs Market: Wider Economic Implications (Department for Work and Pensions)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Lithuania: Balloon Incursions (Ministry of Defence)
(22 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Tributes
(7 Speeches)

Procedure and Privileges Committee
(3 Speeches)

Retirement and Participation Committee
(2 Speeches)

Sentencing Bill
(2 Speeches)

Puberty Suppressants Trial (Department of Health and Social Care)
(20 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

UK-EU Common Understanding Negotiations (Northern Ireland Office)
(27 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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