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Monday 16th March in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Defence)
(170 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
John Healey - Secretary of State for Defence
Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Speaker’s Statement
(2 Speeches)

Urgent Question

Strait of Hormuz (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(90 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

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

GP Contract (Department of Health and Social Care)
(65 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Heating Oil Support (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(126 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Point of Order
(5 Speeches)

Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(32 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Steve Reed - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(4 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Business without Debate

Delegated Legislation
(1 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Asbestos-related Lung Cancer: Compensation Act 2006 (Ministry of Justice)
(12 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Monday 16th March in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Member Defections: Automatic By-elections (Cabinet Office)
(49 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

Monday 16th March - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Single-source Defence Contracts: Profit Rates (Ministry of Defence)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025: Government Response (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Fusion Strategy (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Sustainable Development for Nature and Growth (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Reynolds - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Angiolini Inquiry Part 3: Terms of Reference (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Women in the Criminal Justice System (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Media Literacy Action Plan (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Youth Employment (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Written Corrections

Education (Department for Education)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

Health and Social Care (Department of Health and Social Care)
(6 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

General Committees

Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Monday 16th March in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

UK Public Servants: International Secondments (Cabinet Office)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

NHS: In-house Software Capabilities (Department of Health and Social Care)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Humanist Weddings (Ministry of Justice)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Levitt - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

UK Domestic Visitor Levy (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(26 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Antisemitism on University Campuses (Leader of the House)
(22 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Conduct Committee
(4 Speeches)

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

Social Cohesion Action Plan (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(27 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Arrangement of Business
(6 Speeches)

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