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Westminster Hall
Illegal Immigrants: Offshore Detention and Deportation - Mon 13 Jul 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Jonathan Brash (Lab - Hartlepool) They are felt by families in Hartlepool. - Speech Link
2: Esther McVey (Con - Tatton) That was a kick in the teeth for local families, who were told that that estate would offer affordable - Speech Link
3: James McMurdock (Ind - South Basildon and East Thurrock) This is a balanced approach: firm on illegal migration, fair to genuine refugees and responsible to the - Speech Link
4: Will Forster (LD - Woking) Since 2015, my town has welcomed hundreds of refugees from Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2nd reading - Mon 13 Jul 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) , and 70% of those sponsored refugees have found work within a year. - Speech Link
2: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) It is designed to be fair to genuine refugees and fair to British citizens. - Speech Link
3: Diane Abbott (Ind - Hackney North and Stoke Newington) Families were split up. People lost their jobs. - Speech Link
4: Lewis Atkinson (Lab - Sunderland Central) who offered their city of sanctuary to Ukrainian refugees. - Speech Link
5: Steve Witherden (Lab - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) This will affect a large number of families. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 13 Jul 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Zubir Ahmed (Lab - Glasgow South West) Can she reassure me that as families are moved out of these hotels, particularly in Scotland, they are - Speech Link
2: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) closely with local authorities, accommodation providers and safeguarding partners to ensure that families - Speech Link
3: Pippa Heylings (LD - South Cambridgeshire) If she will take steps to provide Ukrainian refugees with a route to permanent settlement. - Speech Link
4: Wendy Chamberlain (LD - North East Fife) If she will take steps to provide Ukrainian refugees with a route to permanent settlement. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Conflicts: Impact on Older People - Thu 09 Jul 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Across Northern Ireland, many thousands of families are affected by the troubles. - Speech Link
2: Rachael Maskell (LAB - York Central) Elders play such a pivotal role in communities and families. - Speech Link
3: Andrew Snowden (Con - Fylde) Ukraine and Poland have innovated and agreed a mechanism to allow refugees access to their pensions. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Safe Refugee Routes for Students - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) My Lords, the Government have recently announced that they will allow communities to sponsor refugees - Speech Link
2: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) through this scheme, as the Home Secretary announced in a press conference on 26 June, by giving refugees - Speech Link
3: Lord Hussain (LD - Life peer) However, in relation to the students who belong to the families of Afghan interpreters who are stranded - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Asylum Accommodation - Mon 29 Jun 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Calum Miller (LD - Bicester and Woodstock) However, the Ministry of Defence has already written to service personnel families and told them that - Speech Link
2: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) by changing the policy and putting integration, not ill will, at the heart of a future system for refugees - Speech Link
3: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Will the Minister look at that case and, more broadly, ensure that genuine refugees do not become victims - Speech Link
4: Alex Norris (LAB - Nottingham North and Kimberley) sites—certainly those we brought forward in the past—were good enough for the resettlement of Afghan families - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Child Poverty - Thu 18 Jun 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) With some of the changes, families like ours may start to breathe again. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Nargund (Lab - Life peer) When families have sufficient resources, children are healthier. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Teather (LD - Life peer) The issue of families—single-parent families and families that have a disability—was raised by others - Speech Link
4: Baroness Spielman (Con - Life peer) Can their families cope with an unexpected bill? - Speech Link
5: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) The question of how to engage families is really important. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 18 Jun 2026
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Caroline Dinenage (Con - Gosport) What assessment has the Department made of the number of families paying VAT on the remaining fees, and - Speech Link
2: Lisa Nandy (Lab - Wigan) able to increase the amount of funding available, which is a recognition of the cost pressures that families - Speech Link
3: Chris Vince (LAB - Harlow) What steps the Church of England is taking to help support families with the cost of living. - Speech Link
4: Marsha De Cordova (Lab - Battersea) The Church delivers community projects across the country to support individuals and families with the - Speech Link
5: Marsha De Cordova (Lab - Battersea) We have also seen Christian communities in Lebanon cut off, with Palestinian refugees being the main - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Social Housing Bill [HL]
Committee stage - Wed 17 Jun 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Thornhill (LD - Life peer) to area, and that the challenges of meeting those varied needs, with increasing homelessness and families - Speech Link
2: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) That is 3,000 fewer homes for families and 3,000 more families on the council waiting list every year - Speech Link
3: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) It was an absolute delight when we went to see families. - Speech Link
4: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) more families languishing on council housing waiting lists. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
National Security (State Threats) Bill
2nd reading - Wed 17 Jun 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) I am concerned on behalf of my constituents of Chinese descent who still have families living in Hong - Speech Link
2: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Stamford) Jewish families, many of whose parents and grandparents came to these shores fleeing persecution, now - Speech Link
3: Luke Akehurst (Lab - North Durham) Government—hopefully for the final time—to use a designation against the IRGC to keep British Jews and Iranian refugees - Speech Link