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Tuesday 17th March in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Ministry of Justice)
(160 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister
Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Meningitis Outbreak (Department of Health and Social Care)
(54 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Middle East (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(69 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Yvette Cooper - Foreign Secretary

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

Points of Order
(7 Speeches)

Bill Presented

Clinical Negligence
(2 Speeches)

Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill (Allocation of Time)

Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill (Cabinet Office)
(38 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Ministerial Salaries (Amendment) Bill (Cabinet Office)
(8 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Business without Debate

Corpusty Primary School
(4 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Isles of Scilly: Transport (Department for Transport)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Tuesday 17th March in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Productivity and Economic Growth: East Midlands (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(61 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme (Department for Transport)
(10 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Immigration Reforms (Home Office)
(79 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)

Child Maintenance Service (Department for Work and Pensions)
(29 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Rural Roads (HM Treasury)
(89 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Tuesday 17th March - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Mais Speech (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Rachel Reeves - Chancellor of the Exchequer

Local Media Strategy (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lisa Nandy - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Online Advertising Taskforce Progress Report 2025 (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Flood Defences: Investment (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Neighbourhood Health Framework (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

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

Inclusive and Sustainable Growth: Greater Oxford (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Family Courts: Child Focused Model (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister

Quantum Technologies (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Liz Kendall - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

General Committees

Draft Armed Forces Commissioner (Family Definition, and Consequential and Transitional Provision etc.) Regulations 2026 (Ministry of Defence)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026 (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Draft Contracts for Difference (Sustainable Industry Rewards and Contract Budget Notice Amendments) Regulations 2026 (Department for Business and Trade)
(20 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Draft Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2026 (Wales Office)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anna McMorrin - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

Tuesday 17th March in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Plan 2 Student Loans: Repayment Terms
(24 Speeches)

BBC World Service: Sustainability
(21 Speeches)

Birmingham City Council and Unite: Refuse Workers’ Pay (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Fujitsu: Post Office Horizon Case
(28 Speeches)

Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill
(1 Speeches)

GP Contract (Department of Health and Social Care)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Motion (Cabinet Office)
(45 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Victims and Courts Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(12 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Levitt - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Spring Forecast Statement (HM Treasury)
(65 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Finance (No. 2) Bill (HM Treasury)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Home Office)
(18 Speeches)