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Tuesday 21st April in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Speaker’s Statement
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(155 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)
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Middle East: Economic Update (HM Treasury)
(83 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Rachel Reeves - Chancellor of the Exchequer

Points of Order
(7 Speeches)

Road Surfaces (Maximum Noise Levels)
(4 Speeches)

Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment (Cabinet Office)
(159 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Darren Jones - Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(101 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Business without Debate

Petitions
(2 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

SS Richard Montgomery: Masts (HM Treasury)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Tuesday 21st April in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Wheelchair Provision: Independent Review Body (Department of Health and Social Care)
(37 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Sex Trafficking: Scotland
(13 Speeches)

Wind Farms: Protected Peatland (Department for Business and Trade)
(48 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris McDonald - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Alternative Measures to GDP (Department for Work and Pensions)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Hammersmith Bridge (Department for Transport)
(22 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Tuesday 21st April - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Group Litigation Order and Post Office Process Review Schemes: Closure (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

World Trade Organisation: 14th Ministerial Conference (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee Report (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Electricity Generator Levy (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Clean Power (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ed Miliband - Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Meningitis B: Dorset (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Public Bill Committees

Courts and Tribunals Bill (Seventh sitting) (Ministry of Justice)
(52 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

General Committees

Draft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (Department for Work and Pensions)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Market Risk Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 Draft Credit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (HM Treasury)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games) Regulations 2026 (HM Treasury)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Tuesday 21st April in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Midwives: Graduate Guarantee (Department of Health and Social Care)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Electricity: Domestic Pricing (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

House of Lords: Legislative Procedures (Leader of the House)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

Sudan
(19 Speeches)

Arrangement of Business
(3 Speeches)

Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Cabinet Office)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Department for Business and Trade)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (Amendment) Order 2026 (Cabinet Office)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 (Amendment) Order 2026 (Home Office)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (Home Office)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Home Office)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Home Office)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

Cancer Outcomes in the UK (Department of Health and Social Care)
(50 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)