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Monday 7th July
Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26
2nd reading
Tuesday 8th July
Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26
Report stage
Wednesday 9th July
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2024-26
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Wednesday 2nd July in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Northern Ireland Office)
(141 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
Fleur Anderson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Urgent Question

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(44 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Heathrow Substation Outage: NESO Review (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(28 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Points of Order
(5 Speeches)

Public Authority (Accountability)
(2 Speeches)

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill (Ministry of Defence)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Defence (Ministry of Defence)
(52 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)
Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Home Office)
(112 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

Business without Debate

Adjournment Debate

Corporate Businesses and Franchisees: Regulatory Environment (Department for Business and Trade)
(41 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Deferred Divisions
(2 Speeches)

Wednesday 2nd July in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Spending Review 2025: Scotland (Scotland Office)
(62 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kirsty McNeill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

ECO4 Scheme Redress (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(12 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Whistleblowers (Department for Business and Trade)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Space Weather (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

West Bank: Forced Displacement (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(62 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Wednesday 2nd July - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Contingent Liability Notification (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

North Hyde Substation Outage Review: NESO Final Report (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Social and Affordable Housing Renewal (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Civil Legal Aid Consultation: Government Response (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Online Safety: Strategic Priorities (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Peter Kyle - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Written Corrections

Prime Minister (Cabinet Office)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury

Work and Pensions (Department for Work and Pensions)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Public Bill Committees

Rare Cancers Bill (Department of Health and Social Care)
(16 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(16 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(6 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

General Committees

Draft Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Wednesday 2nd July in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Death of a Member: Lord Lipsey
(2 Speeches)

Police: Facial Recognition Technology (Home Office)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Peers’ Entrance Security Door
(17 Speeches)

India: Minorities
(19 Speeches)

NHS, Armed Forces and Civil Service Staff: Public Meetings (Northern Ireland Office)
(22 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025 (Home Office)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2025 (Northern Ireland Office)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025 (Ministry of Justice)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

Employment Rights Bill (Department for Business and Trade)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill (Leader of the House)
(135 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Welfare Reform (Department for Work and Pensions)
(31 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill (Leader of the House)
(118 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)