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Wednesday 12th November in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Cabinet Office)
(133 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Liz Kendall - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Urgent Question

Independent Football Regulator (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(44 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lisa Nandy - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Points of Order (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(10 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lisa Nandy - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Road Safety (Schools)
(2 Speeches)

Opposition Day

Taxes (HM Treasury)
(279 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Energy (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(179 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Business without Debate

Petitions
(3 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Nolan Principles (Cabinet Office)
(33 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Wednesday 12th November in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Typhoon Fighter Sovereign Capability (Ministry of Defence)
(48 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

SEND Provision: Kent (Department for Education)
(36 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

Public Bodies: Governance and Accountability (Cabinet Office)
(16 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (Department for Business and Trade)
(47 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris McDonald - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Wednesday 12th November - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Nuclear Energy Infrastructure (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Transforming the Health Service (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Prevent Programme (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Medomsley Detention Centre (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Cyber-security and Resilience (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Fund Advance for Cash Paid in to Social Fund: Contingencies (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Annually Managed Expenditure Budgets Increase (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

General Committees

Draft Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Draft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (Home Office)
(14 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Draft Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (Permitted Disclosures) Regulations 2025 (Ministry of Justice)
(10 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Wednesday 12th November in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Death of a Member: Baroness Newlove
(2 Speeches)

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

Barnett Formula: Wales (Cabinet Office)
(22 Speeches)

Cryptocurrencies: US Regulation (HM Treasury)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Caribbean: US Military Action (Ministry of Defence)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

National Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2025
(2 Speeches)

BBC Leadership (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(30 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Sentencing Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(54 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Timpson - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)