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Tuesday 2nd December in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(152 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Yvette Cooper - Foreign Secretary
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Criminal Court Reform (Ministry of Justice)
(97 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister

Angiolini Inquiry (Home Office)
(34 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Point of Order
(3 Speeches)

Domestic Energy Efficiency (Call for Evidence)
(2 Speeches)

Ways and Means

Budget Resolutions (Department of Health and Social Care)
(211 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Business without Debate

Petitions
(3 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Government Procurement (Cabinet Office)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Tuesday 2nd December in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Homelessness: Funding (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(49 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Pandemics: Support for People with Autism (Department of Health and Social Care)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Gambling: Regulatory Reform (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(34 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Women and Girls: Isle of Wight (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Catapults and Antisocial Behaviour (Home Office)
(35 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Tuesday 2nd December - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Package Travel Regulations (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

US Trade and Pharmaceuticals (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Peter Kyle - President of the Board of Trade

Gambling Levy (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Capacity Market: Prequalification 2026 (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Angiolini Inquiry: First Report, Part 2 (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Local Audit Build-back: Progress (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Criminal Court Reform (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister

Public Bill Committees

Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting) (Ministry of Justice)
(116 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting) (Ministry of Justice)
(103 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

General Committees

Draft Heat Networks (Market Framework) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025 (HM Treasury)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Tuesday 2nd December in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Royal Assent
(1 Speeches)

Retirement of a Member: Baroness Stern
(2 Speeches)

Subscription Contracts: Right to Cancel
(21 Speeches)

Public Services: Online Communications
(17 Speeches)

British Embassy in Damascus
(19 Speeches)

Carer’s Allowance: Overpayments (Department for Work and Pensions)
(16 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

NHS Industrial Action (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(30 Speeches)

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(39 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Draft Statutory Guidance on the Meaning of “Significant Influence or Control” (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(26 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Criminal Court Reform (Ministry of Justice)
(31 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Levitt - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(12 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)