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Wednesday 21st January
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill 2024-26
Committee of the whole House
Monday 26th January
Armed Forces Bill 2024-26
2nd reading
Tuesday 27th January
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill 2024-26
2nd reading

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Latest Select Committee Inquiries
Tue 20th January
Air Pollution in England
Environmental Audit Committee
Mon 12th January
Children and Young Adults in the Secure Estate
Justice Committee
Thu 8th January
Youth employment, education and training
Work and Pensions Committee
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Latest Government Consultations
Wed 21st January
Home Energy Model: Energy Performance Certificates
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Wed 21st January
Heat network technical standards
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Wed 21st January
Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recent Parliamentary Debates

Debates are held regularly in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The most recent debates are shown below.

Tuesday 20th January in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(166 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)
 Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Mobile Phones and Social Media: Use by Children (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(119 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Liz Kendall - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Chinese Embassy (Cabinet Office)
(88 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Point of Order
(3 Speeches)

Glaucoma Care (England)
(2 Speeches)

Sentencing Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(44 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Holocaust Memorial Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(29 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

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

Business without Debate

Adjournment Debate

5G Connectivity: Telford and West Midlands (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(12 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Tuesday 20th January in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Domestic Abuse-related Deaths: NHS Prevention (Department of Health and Social Care)
(29 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Temporary Accommodation: Out of Area Placements (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(16 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Water (Special Measures) Act 2025: Enforcement (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(63 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

County Durham: Cultural Opportunities
(20 Speeches)

ADHD Diagnosis (Department of Health and Social Care)
(79 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Tuesday 20th January - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

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

UK Trade Envoy Programme (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Civil Service: Innovation (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Darren Jones - Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

Telegraph Media Group: Proposed Sale (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lisa Nandy - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

International Education Strategy (Department for Education)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Fuel Supply: Fees for Military Drivers (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Water White Paper (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Emma Reynolds - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

Mobile Phones and Social Media: Use by Children (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Liz Kendall - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

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

Public Bill Committees

Railways Bill (First sitting) (HM Treasury)
(97 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
 Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Railways Bill (Second sitting) (Department for Transport)
(173 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

General Committees

Draft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026 (Scotland Office)
(9 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Kirsty McNeill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025 (HM Treasury)
(7 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Tuesday 20th January in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Gill
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Davies of Devonport
(1 Speeches)

Railways: East Coast Main Line
(21 Speeches)

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

Parental Leave and Pay Review (Department for Work and Pensions)
(21 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Maternal Mortality (Department of Health and Social Care)
(17 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Crown Estate (Wales) Bill [HL] (HM Treasury)
(9 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Business Rates: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (HM Treasury)
(19 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Crime and Policing Bill (Home Office)
(100 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Atrocity Crimes
(22 Speeches)

Crime and Policing Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(68 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
 Baroness Levitt - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(115 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)