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Commons Chamber
Disclosure and Barring Service - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) The Government need to clarify paid and voluntary sector rules—for example, how often should screening - Speech Link
2: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) Additionally, there does not seem to be a route for the public to report concerns. - Speech Link
3: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) That would ensure that the public could not have free and easy access to information that could be risky - Speech Link
4: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) not keep pace with modern care and employment.The Disclosure and Barring Service exists to make recruitment - Speech Link
5: Jess Phillips (Lab - Birmingham Yardley) adults through the disclosure of relevant criminal records, helping employers to make informed recruitment - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) They are substantial and require careful engagement with the sector. - Speech Link
2: Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab - Life peer) down to the Terrace this evening, they will meet people who are very active and hardworking in that sector - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) Through the fostering recruitment and retention programme, we have been supporting over 60% of local - Speech Link
4: None meaning of section 463 of the Education Act 1996);(e) an institution within the further education sector - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Bridget Phillipson (Lab - Houghton and Sunderland South) Labour is boosting teacher recruitment and retention in order to put 6,500 new expert teachers in front - Speech Link
2: Georgia Gould (Lab - Queen's Park and Maida Vale) related intervention powers for the Secretary of State, which will support strong governance across the sector - Speech Link
3: Bridget Phillipson (Lab - Houghton and Sunderland South) specialist provision in mainstream schools, but I also recognise the critical role that the specialist sector - Speech Link
4: Sarah Olney (LD - Richmond Park) Last Friday, the Public Accounts Committee, of which I am a member, published its report into the financial - Speech Link
5: Josh MacAlister (Lab - Whitehaven and Workington) Member’s interest in this issue, and the reports from the National Audit Office and the Public Accounts - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Rare Cancers Bill
2nd reading - Fri 16 Jan 2026
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lord O'Shaughnessy (Con - Life peer) That is where the public is, and the law needs to catch up.I end by again thanking the noble Baroness - Speech Link
2: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con - Life peer) simple—a cancer that they want to combat and defeat.One such sufferer, whom I know and who is in the Public - Speech Link
3: Lord Mott (Con - Life peer) By definition, rare cancers have smaller patient cohorts, meaning limited recruitment opportunities. - Speech Link
4: Lord Polak (Con - Life peer) In the forthcoming cancer plan I believe there should be a commitment to improving public and patient - Speech Link
5: Lord Mendelsohn (Lab - Life peer) We apply much more money in other places, including countries that have public policy supporting this - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) In Committee, reference was made to the public concerns of Professor Eileen Munro, who is possibly the - Speech Link
2: Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con - Life peer) It would be helpful if the DfE published workforce metrics and proposed solutions to recruitment and - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) and qualifications, including police representatives.The College of Policing’s professionalising public - Speech Link
4: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) in multi-agency child protection teams will need, and that these regulations will be subject to public - Speech Link
5: Baroness Benjamin (LD - Life peer) More than 300 public figures also supported a change in the law. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Science and Discovery Centres - Wed 14 Jan 2026
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Chris Law (SNP - Dundee Central) Member agrees that public funding should be committed to this area. - Speech Link
2: Steve Witherden (Lab - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) Nearly half of engineering and technology businesses report recruitment difficulties, and these shortages - Speech Link
3: Steve Witherden (Lab - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) national lottery funding for their infrastructure needs, SDCs have historically been excluded from public - Speech Link
4: Derek Twigg (Lab - Widnes and Halewood) I pay tribute to all those who contribute to this vital sector, and I hope we can demonstrate that we - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Sentencing Bill
3rd reading - Mon 12 Jan 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) It will prioritise victims, bring stability to our justice system, and better protect the public. - Speech Link
2: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD - Life peer) better use of technology, effective use of tagging and in particular making a real success of the recruitment - Speech Link
3: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (Con - Life peer) to legislate for significant changes in sentencing and release policy, it is only right that the public - Speech Link
4: Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB - Excepted Hereditary) It is an exemplary example of someone coming in from the private sector with a successful track record - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Committee stage - Fri 09 Jan 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB - Life peer) I was given excellent help by the Public Bill Office, and many of those amendments and clause stand part - Speech Link
2: None I believe that they are reluctant to use such remedies that compel the spending of public money. - Speech Link
3: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (XB - Life peer) Between 70% and 73% of the public trust judges to tell the truth, which is why we need a court-based - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) the whole House of the Finance (No. 2) Bill (day 2).Wednesday 14 January—Remaining stages of the Public - Speech Link
2: John Lamont (Con - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) of the House do to ensure that the Government are better led, more stable and more honest with the public - Speech Link
3: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) It is right and proper that people who make an exemplary contribution to public service are recognised - Speech Link
4: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) , the Home Secretary has launched an investigation into the Met’s recruitment and vetting processes, - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Schools and Universities: Language Learning - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Coussins (XB - Life peer) Only 43% of the Government’s recruitment target was met in 2024. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Prashar (XB - Life peer) Without aligning the policies, we risk losing valuable talent and wasting public investment. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Hooper (Con - Life peer) It seems a very good way of bringing the public and private sectors together. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) While our teacher recruitment strategy is focused primarily on domestic recruitment, with over 70% of - Speech Link