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Thursday 16th July in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Transport)
(191 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport
Jonathan Reynolds - Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Urgent Question

British Steel (Department for Business and Trade)
(37 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Speaker’s Statement
(1 Speeches)

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

Local Government Reorganisation (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(119 Speeches)

Gibraltar: UK-EU Treaty (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(26 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Transition to State Pension Age

Work and Pensions Committee
(9 Speeches)

Backbench Business

Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment (Leader of the House)
(78 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Repairs and refurbishment at Doncaster Royal Infirmary
(2 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Thirlwall Inquiry Terms of Reference (Department of Health and Social Care)
(7 Speeches)

Thursday 16th July in Westminster Hall
Thursday 16th July - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

British Steel (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris McDonald - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Fireworks Consultation (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)

Special Advisers Annual Report (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)

Covid-19 Inquiry Response Costs (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)

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

Environmental Improvement Plan and Office for Environmental Protection Progress Reports (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)

Dartmoor Ponies (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Reynolds - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Water Company Resilience to Heatwaves (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Official Development Assistance Target (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Afghanistan (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hamish Falconer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Macolin Convention (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)

Official Development Assistance: Programme Country and Regional Allocations (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Adult Social Care: Fair Pay Agreement and Workforce Pathway (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Secretary of State for Wales

High-Caffeine Energy Drinks: Age Restrictions (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)

Undercover Policing Inquiry: Consultation (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary

Border Security Commander Annual Report 2025-26 (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary

Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office Report (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary

Local Government Reorganisation (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)

Local Planning Authority Capacity (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Wedding Law Reform: England and Wales (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)

Coastguard Rescue Service (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Cranston Inquiry: Initial Response (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

Written Corrections

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(3 Speeches)

Public Bill Committees

Health Bill (Sixteenth sitting) (Department of Health and Social Care)
(80 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Health Bill (Seventeenth sitting) (Department of Health and Social Care)
(159 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Thursday 23rd July in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Charities: Banking Services (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Lemos - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

National Youth Strategy (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Jammu and Kashmir: Human Rights and Political Situation (Leader of the House)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Electricity Bills: VAT Removal (Cabinet Office)
(20 Speeches)

Prisoner Early Release Scheme
(22 Speeches)

Digital and Technology Policy: National Sovereignty (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(44 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

Young People: Gambling Harm (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Creative Industries: Qualifications (Department for Work and Pensions)
(37 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)