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Thursday 17th July in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Speaker’s Statement
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Business and Trade)
(138 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Jonathan Reynolds - President of the Board of Trade

Urgent Question

Strategy for Elections (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(67 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Urgent Question

NHS Pensions: Frontline Patient Care (Department of Health and Social Care)
(22 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Business of the House (Leader of the House)
(111 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lucy Powell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Ukraine (Ministry of Defence)
(36 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
John Healey - Secretary of State for Defence

Social Media: Misinformation and Algorithms
(15 Speeches)

Accountability for Daesh Crimes
(3 Speeches)

Backbench Business

Global Plastics Treaty (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(58 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Adjournment Debate

Future of the Church of England (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Thursday 17th July in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Freedom of Religion or Belief: UK Foreign Policy (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(43 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Catherine West - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (Ministry of Defence)
(38 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

Thursday 17th July - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Assimilated Law Report (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Unpaid Internships: Call for Evidence (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Special Advisers: 2025 Annual Report (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Abena Oppong-Asare - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Civil Society Covenant (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lisa Nandy - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Historical Abuse Redress Scheme: MOD Contribution (Ministry of Defence)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (Department for Education)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Solid Wall Insulation (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

National Security Investment (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Vaccination Coding in General Practice (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Devolution Priority Programme (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Local Government Best Value (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Modern and Secure Elections (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Remediation Acceleration Plan (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

SW v. UK Judgment: Remedial Order (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Imprisonment for Public Protection Sentences: 2024-25 Annual Report (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

High Speed 2 (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

Thames Gateway Bridge: Safeguarding Direction (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

c2c Train Services: Public Ownership (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

Office for Nuclear Regulation: 2024-25 Annual Report and Accounts (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Public Bill Committees

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Third sitting) (Department for Transport)
(66 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Fourth sitting) (Department for Transport)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Thursday 17th July in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: The Lord Bishop of Chester
(1 Speeches)

European Convention on Human Rights (Ministry of Justice)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Train Operators’ Revenue Protection Practices Review (Department for Transport)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Tackling Unsustainable Debt (HM Treasury)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

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

Syria: Druze Community
(24 Speeches)

Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Prescribed Terms) Regulations 2025 (Department for Transport)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Sudan
(13 Speeches)

Post Office Horizon Inquiry: Volume 1 (Department for Business and Trade)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

UK-France Migration: Co-operation (Home Office)
(16 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(96 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

National Accident Prevention Strategy (Department for Work and Pensions)
(12 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Specialty Medical Training
(17 Speeches)

Online Communication Offence Arrests (Cabinet Office)
(22 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

India and Pakistan: Peace Representations
(22 Speeches)