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Monday 13th April in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(165 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Steve Reed - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Middle East (Cabinet Office)
(172 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury

Southport Inquiry (Home Office)
(40 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(46 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

North Atlantic Submarine Activity (Ministry of Defence)
(68 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

Point of Order
(3 Speeches)

Backbench Business

SEND Provision and Reform (Department for Education)
(126 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

Business without Debate

Adjournment Debate

Young Cancer Patients: Experiences and Outcomes (Department of Health and Social Care)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Monday 13th April in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Statutory Menstrual Leave (Department for Business and Trade)
(29 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Disclosure and Safeguarding: At-risk Children (Department for Education)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Monday 13th April - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Carbon Dioxide Supply (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris McDonald - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Trade Union Access to the Workplace and TUPE Reform (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Industrial Strategy (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Product Safety Framework Reform: Consultations (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Subscription Contracts Regime: Response to Implementation Consultation (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Call for Input: New Powers to Protect UK from Acts of Adverse Economic Pressure (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Our Place to Give: Growing Place-based Philanthropy (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Further Education College Condition Allocation 2026-27 (Department for Education)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Improving School Food Standards in England: Consultation Launch (Department for Education)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

Student Loan Interest Rates: Academic Year 2026-27 (Department for International Development)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities

Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary

FIFA Men’s Football World Cup 2026: Licensing Hours (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Southport Inquiry: Phase 1 Report and Phase 2 Terms of Reference (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary

UK-US Arrangement on Pharmaceuticals Pricing and Tariffs (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments: Progress on Response (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Written Corrections

Cabinet Office (Cabinet Office)
(6 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Darren Jones - Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

General Committees

Draft Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Monday 13th April in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Retirements of Members
(2 Speeches)

Clerk of the Parliaments (Leader of the House)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

Clerk of the Parliaments
(1 Speeches)

Clerk Assistant
(2 Speeches)

Artificial Intelligence: Impact on Employment (Department for Business and Trade)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Britain’s Battery Future Report (Department for Business and Trade)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Rail Freight (Department for Transport)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Nitrous Oxide (Home Office)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Strait of Hormuz: Mine Clearance (Ministry of Defence)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Department for Transport)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(228 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026 (Department for Work and Pensions)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)