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Wednesday 5th November in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Justice)
(138 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

Urgent Question

Conflict in Sudan (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(74 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Curriculum and Assessment Review (Department for International Development)
(98 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities

Points of Order
(13 Speeches)

Ferry Services (Integration and Regulation)
(2 Speeches)

Employment Rights Bill (Department for Business and Trade)
(116 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Business without Debate
(1 Speeches)

Swimming pool facilities in Falmouth
(2 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Drug-related Deaths (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Wednesday 5th November in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Financial Transparency: Overseas Territories (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(54 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Bronze-age Heritage: Cambridgeshire (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(26 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

House Building: London (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(87 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Fresh and Nutritious Food: Inequality of Access (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(39 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(75 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Wednesday 5th November - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Financial Inclusion Strategy (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Independent Review of Social Work Regulation: England (Department for Education)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Down Syndrome Act 2022: Draft Statutory Guidance Consultation (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Telecoms Fraud Charter (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Independent Monitoring Panel Report: January to June 2025 (Northern Ireland Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Rail Reform (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

Rail Reform: Wales and Borders (Department for Transport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport

Keep Britain Working Review: Government Response (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Wednesday 5th November in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

UK-Norway Defence Agreement: Impact in Scotland
(17 Speeches)

Prison Services: Insourcing (Ministry of Justice)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Online Safety Act 2023: Online Hate and Racism
(17 Speeches)

Equality and Human Rights Commission: Draft Updated Code of Practice (Department for Work and Pensions)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

“Soldier F” Trial Verdict (Northern Ireland Office)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (Home Office)
(169 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)