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Monday 23rd February in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

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

Urgent Question

Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review (Cabinet Office)
(82 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Darren Jones - Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address (Cabinet Office)
(44 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Darren Jones - Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and Thriving (Department for International Development)
(118 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities

Local Government Reorganisation (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(43 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Steve Reed - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Point of Order
(3 Speeches)

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill (Department for Business and Trade)
(46 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(75 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Adjournment Debate

Kinship Carer Identification (Department for Education)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Monday 23rd February in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Firearms Licensing (Home Office)
(111 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Monday 23rd February - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Storm Chandra and Flooding (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Media Freedom Coalition (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Ukraine: British Embassy Office in Lviv (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Adult Social Care, Tobacco and Vapes Consultation, and Urgent Dental Care (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Puberty Blockers Clinical Trial (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Local Government Finance Reforms (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Local Government Reorganisation (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Steve Reed - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Court Case on Gatwick Airport Development Consent Order: Disclosed Documents (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

Written Corrections

Transport (Department for Transport)
(6 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

Attorney General’s Office (HM Treasury)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Cabinet Office (Cabinet Office)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Work and Pensions (Department for Work and Pensions)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

General Committees

Draft Caribbean Development Bank (Eleventh Replenishment of the Special Development Fund (Unified)) Order 2026 (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Monday 23rd February in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Retirement of a Member: Lord Browne of Ladyton
(2 Speeches)

Global Biodiversity Loss and National Security (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Free Speech Complaints Scheme (Department for Work and Pensions)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

LGBT Veterans Independent Review (Ministry of Defence)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

V-levels (Department for Work and Pensions)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

US Tariffs (Department for Business and Trade)
(29 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Stockwood - Minister of State (HM Treasury)

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill (Department of Health and Social Care)
(50 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Pension Schemes Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(89 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)