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Parliament Daily Schedule

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House of Commons Highlights

Latest Events in the House of Commons

Government Bill Commons Debates

Monday 16th December
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] 2024-26
2nd reading
Tuesday 17th December
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill 2024-26
Committee of the whole House
Wednesday 18th December
Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [HL]
Committee of the whole House
Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill 2024-26
Committee of the whole House
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] 2024-26
Report stage

View 25 active Government Bills
Trending Petitions
Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief. (105,451 signatures)
5,151 signatures added today
Abolish the tv licence (19,303 signatures)
1,540 signatures added today
Raise the standard tax-free Personal Allowance to £45,000 (1,620 signatures)
1,501 signatures added today
View 299 Open Petitions
Latest Select Committee Inquiries
Fri 13th December
The Armed Forces Covenant
Defence Committee
Thu 12th December
Northern Ireland Legacy Remedial Order
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thu 12th December
The environmental and economic legacy of Wales' industrial past
Welsh Affairs Committee
View Inquiries
Latest Government Consultations
Mon 9th December
Northern Ireland Office launches consultation on the use of non-jury trials in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Office
Wed 4th December
Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mon 2nd December
Consultation on introducing permitted insurance fees for landlords, freeholders and property managing agents
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
View Latest Consultations

Recent Parliamentary Debates

Debates are held regularly in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The most recent debates are shown below.

Thursday 12th December in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Prayers

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Business and Trade)
(141 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
 Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
 Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
 Jonathan Reynolds - President of the Board of Trade
 Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

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

Building Homes (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(102 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Qualifications Reform Review (Department for Education)
(18 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Prison Capacity Strategy (Ministry of Justice)
(31 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

LGBT Veterans: Etherton Review (Ministry of Defence)
(77 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
John Healey - Secretary of State for Defence
 Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

Adjournment Debate

SEND Provision: Autism and ADHD (Department for Education)
(21 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

Thursday 12th December in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Backbench Business

Disability History Month (Department for Work and Pensions)
(29 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Floating Offshore Wind: Celtic Sea (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(19 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Thursday 12th December - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020: Review (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme Payments: Income Tax Exemption (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Covid-19 Day of Reflection 2025 (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lisa Nandy - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

LGBT Veterans: Etherton Review (Ministry of Defence)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

Operation Stifftail (Ministry of Defence)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Clinical Trials Regulations (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Commercial Research Delivery Centres (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Building the Homes we Need (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - 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)

Criminal Courts: Independent Review (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury

UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly: UK Delegation (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury

Public Bill Committees

Employment Rights Bill (Eleventh sitting) (Department for Business and Trade)
(64 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
 Nia Griffith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill (Third sitting) (Ministry of Defence)
(83 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Employment Rights Bill (Twelfth sitting) (Department for Business and Trade)
(49 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill (Fourth sitting) (Ministry of Defence)
(89 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Third sitting) (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(77 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Thursday 12th December in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

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

75th Anniversary of Formula 1
(21 Speeches)

Post Office: Capture System (Department for Business and Trade)
(15 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Avian Flu: Turkeys in Norfolk (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(21 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Domestic Abuse: Victims and Survivors (Home Office)
(50 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Planning Committees: Reform (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(17 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led Government (Leader of the House)
(22 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

Small Farms and Family Businesses (HM Treasury)
(66 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Syria (Leader of the House)
(29 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

NHS: Patients with Allergies (Department of Health and Social Care)
(18 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Prisons: Imprisonment for Public Protection (Ministry of Justice)
(22 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Homes: Existing Communities (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(20 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Ukraine: Humanitarian Assistance (Leader of the House)
(13 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)