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Commons Chamber
Eating Disorders (Training)
1st reading - Tue 10 Feb 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Richard Quigley (Lab - Isle of Wight West) said, it mirrors the approach taken for domestic abuse inquiries, giving frontline professionals the skills - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Independent Water Commission: Final Report - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Anna Dixon (Lab - Shipley) How will we ensure that it has the right skills and resources? - Speech Link
2: Emma Hardy (Lab - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice) Friend rightly highlighted the need for skills; we are looking at how to appoint the people we need. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Sherwood Forest: Tourism - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley South) That is why we are addressing skills shortages, promoting apprenticeships and improving recruitment and - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Place-based Employment Support Programmes - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Patrick Hurley (Lab - Southport) It works with local employers to identify skills shortages and then identifies suitable candidates, meets - Speech Link
2: Patrick Hurley (Lab - Southport) work has made a compelling case for a more wraparound employment service that links employment with skills - Speech Link
3: Leigh Ingham (Lab - Stafford) We must directly align skills provision with local employer demand, rather than assume that opportunity - Speech Link
4: Sureena Brackenridge (Lab - Wolverhampton North East) Local jobs, local skills and local employment support, rooted in communities, will change individuals - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Courts Bill
Committee stage part two - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Baroness Hamwee (LD - Life peer) Gleich, who have been very much behind the scheme, and its success is in large part due to their own skills - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
UK-India Free Trade Agreement - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda and Ogmore) On top of that, the employer would pay an immigration skills charge of £3,000, and £525 to issue a certificate - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Russian Influence on UK Politics and Democracy - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Ben Goldsborough (Lab - South Norfolk) This man is now using the skills he acquired in Britain to deliver a master’s degree in Moscow, designed - Speech Link
2: Nia Griffith (Lab - Llanelli) Our counter-messaging skills clearly remain inadequate, so the potential for such computational propaganda - Speech Link
3: Dan Jarvis (Lab - Barnsley North) On Wednesday last week, I joined the Skills Minister and the directors general of MI5 and the NCSC in - Speech Link


Written Statements
Armed Forces Maximum Personnel 2026-27 - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: John Healey (Lab - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough) dynamic blend of people with varying terms of service and commitment to provide the optimum mix of skills - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Courts Bill
Committee stage part one - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB - Life peer) Our own staff need to be equipped with those skills. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) range of decisions made by combined authorities, whether they relate to transport, housing, planning, skills - Speech Link
2: Baroness Pinnock (LD - Life peer) single elected person to become the sole democratically accountable authority for strategic planning, skills - Speech Link
3: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) the Minister willing to illustrate this with a concrete example, perhaps in relation to transport, skills - Speech Link
4: Baroness Janke (LD - Life peer) to take actions that add to economic strength, such as attracting inward investment, job creation, skills - Speech Link
5: Baroness Young of Old Scone (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Recent examples include Great British Energy, Skills England, the Crown Estate, Ofwat and the GLA. - Speech Link