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Monday 7th July in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Speaker’s Statement
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Home Office)
(162 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Yvette Cooper - Home Secretary
Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Urgent Question

Government Performance against Fiscal Rules (HM Treasury)
(101 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Darren Jones - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Urgent Question

Actions of Iranian Regime: UK Response (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(42 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life (Department for International Development)
(143 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities

Points of Order (Ministry of Justice)
(7 Speeches)

Bill Presented

Pension Schemes Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(110 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Business without Debate

Harrogate Spring Water money for Harrogate
(2 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

SEND Provision: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Department for Education)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

Monday 7th July in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Fossil Fuel Advertising and Sponsorship (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(33 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Monday 7th July - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Report on Patient Safety (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Internal Drainage Board Levy Support Grant (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

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

General Committees

Draft Online Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025 (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Monday 7th July in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Prisons: Mothers and Babies (Ministry of Justice)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Unpaid Tax (HM Treasury)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Artificial Intelligence: News Media (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Armed Forces: Recruitment and Retention (Ministry of Defence)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
(1 Speeches)

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
(1 Speeches)

Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
(1 Speeches)

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
(1 Speeches)

Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
(1 Speeches)

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

Renters’ Rights Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(107 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life (Department for Education)
(33 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)