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Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) At 7pm, the House will be asked to agree all outstanding estimates.Thursday 5 March—Proceedings on the - Speech Link
2: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) the House with this remark, because it has been a difficult time for us all, not least for the Prime - Speech Link
3: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) I thank the Leader of the House for mentioning the stabbing at Kingsbury high school. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Non-affiliated - Life peer) It was, as I understand it, funded by the department, at least initially, so I hope the Minister will - Speech Link
2: None United Kingdom as may be in force at the time.(9) The UNCRC rights and obligations for the purposes - Speech Link
3: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) It would show the way for the introduction at a future date of statutory CRIAs, as recommended by the - Speech Link
4: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) officials at the DfE about how the Government prepare for their five-yearly report to the UN Committee - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Finance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)
Committee stage: 4th sitting - Thu 29 Jan 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: James Wild (Con - North West Norfolk) now have to charge VAT at 20% on the fare paid by the customer—taking, for example, a £20 fare to £24 - Speech Link
2: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) and advocating for the change we brought in at the Budget. - Speech Link
3: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) the ability of companies to grow and invest in the UK.We did make changes at the Budget, for example - Speech Link
4: None The decision to uprate vehicle excise duty for HGVs and the levy comes at a tough time for the sector - Speech Link
5: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) duty for the year 2027-28, as announced at the Budget. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Tue 20 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Ravensdale (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The cost of the energy transition is getting significant attention at the moment, but the benefits for - Speech Link
2: None As we know, the creative industries generated at least £123 billion for UK GVA in 2024. - Speech Link
3: Viscount Colville of Culross (XB - Excepted Hereditary) funding to channel money to at least some of the most important cultural bodies in the city.However, - Speech Link
4: Lord Cameron of Dillington (XB - Life peer) Of course, having a rural voice at the top table—or, at the very least, a duty to consider rural needs - Speech Link
5: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) Devolution is about that local determination of how services are delivered at the best level for the - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business Rates: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure - Mon 19 Jan 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) The Government have indicated that changes will be announced for pubs at least, but there has been no - Speech Link
2: Monica Harding (LD - Esher and Walton) VAT cut for hospitality? - Speech Link
3: Daisy Cooper (LD - St Albans) VAT cut for hospitality? - Speech Link
4: Steve Witherden (Lab - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) Pubs sit at the heart of the hospitality industry. - Speech Link
5: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) That is why the Government provided significant support for hospitality businesses at the Budget, and - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Call for General Election - Mon 12 Jan 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) That is a lot more people than voted for Labour at the general election. - Speech Link
2: Jim Dickson (Lab - Dartford) We are now at the start of a procurement process for the machinery needed to dig under the River Thames - Speech Link
3: Jim Dickson (Lab - Dartford) I am gladdened by the response from Ministers at the Home Office and the Department for Environment, - Speech Link
4: Scott Arthur (Lab - Edinburgh South West) I also talked about the plans to extend the voting age for general elections in Scotland to 16. - Speech Link
5: Lisa Smart (LD - Hazel Grove) The social care reform we were promised will not arrive for at least three years, and new hospital projects - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Finance (No. 2) Bill
2nd reading - Tue 16 Dec 2025
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley and Ilkley) Can the Minister say what the Budget will mean for the growth of hard-working hospitality businesses - Speech Link
2: Daisy Cooper (LD - St Albans) Friend for making that point, because our pubs in particular, but hospitality more widely, are at the - Speech Link
3: Daisy Cooper (LD - St Albans) by the full 20p, and to make an emergency VAT cut for our hospitality businesses to boost growth, stimulate - Speech Link
4: Ben Lake (PC - Ceredigion Preseli) There was a missed opportunity in this Budget for the Government to look again at the VAT for hospitality - Speech Link
5: Gideon Amos (LD - Taunton and Wellington) The boost that people and the high street need is both the cut to electricity bills and the 5% VAT cut - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer - Wed 10 Dec 2025
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) to apologise for breaching the trust of the OBR, whose forecasts are shared in strict confidence until - Speech Link
2: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) Looking beneath the headline figures, the rate of inflation for food is at almost 5%. - Speech Link
3: James Murray (LAB - Ealing North) At this Budget, the Chancellor chose to freeze rail fares for the first time in 30 years, to extend bus - Speech Link
4: Daisy Cooper (LD - St Albans) the multiplier for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses. - Speech Link
5: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) Let me remind them that the Budget will cut the cost of living, raise pay for those earning the least - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Budget Resolutions - Mon 01 Dec 2025
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Katie Lam (Con - Weald of Kent) I very much hope that the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero will adopt at least some - Speech Link
2: John Glen (Con - Salisbury) When I look at the implications for the hospitality sector, which is a significant one in Salisbury, - Speech Link
3: Charlotte Cane (LD - Ely and East Cambridgeshire) for hospitality businesses in the Budget. - Speech Link
4: Victoria Collins (LD - Harpenden and Berkhamsted) a 5% VAT cut for hospitality, accommodation and attractions, something that the Robin Hood pub in Tring - Speech Link
5: Richard Holden (Con - Basildon and Billericay) Friend the Member for Salisbury (John Glen) said, business rates for high-street firms are up by at least - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Budget Resolutions - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Meg Hillier (LAB - Hackney South and Shoreditch) This has been a point of debate for at least the last decade or so. - Speech Link
2: Ed Davey (LD - Kingston and Surbiton) The Liberal Democrats called on the Chancellor to help them with an emergency 5% VAT cut for hospitality - Speech Link
3: Edward Leigh (Con - Gainsborough) I supported her when, for example, she came to the House to extend the standard qualifying period for - Speech Link
4: Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) We are at the front of the grid in the race for the 21st century, but we need to mobilise capital on - Speech Link
5: Helen Maguire (LD - Epsom and Ewell) Democrats want to see an emergency VAT cut of 5% for hospitality, accommodation and attraction businesses - Speech Link