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Tuesday 9th December in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (HM Treasury)
(173 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Rachel Reeves - Chancellor of the Exchequer
James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Urgent Question

Northern Ireland Troubles: Operation Kenova (Northern Ireland Office)
(47 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry (Home Office)
(57 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Shabana Mahmood - Home Secretary
Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate)
(7 Speeches)

Railways Bill (Department for Transport)
(198 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Business without Debate
(1 Speeches)

Petitions
(5 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Illegal Migrants: Unknown Whereabouts (Home Office)
(34 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Tuesday 9th December in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Net Zero Transition: Consumer-led Flexibility (Department for Business and Trade)
(35 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Medal for Wounded Service Personnel (Ministry of Defence)
(12 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Water Scarcity (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(66 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Creative Education (Department for Education)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

Network Rail Timetable Changes: Rural Communities (Department for Transport)
(39 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Tuesday 9th December - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Covid Counter-Fraud Commissioner: Independent Review (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Rachel Reeves - Chancellor of the Exchequer

Defence Export Controls Agreement (Ministry of Defence)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Franchising in Higher Education Consultation: Government Response (Department for Education)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation: Progress Update (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Tackling Sexual Misconduct in the NHS (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Forensic Information Databases Strategy Board: Annual Report (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Changes in Immigration Rules: Nauru (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Prison Capacity Review: Government Response (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister

Independent Reporting Commission: Eighth Substantive Report (Northern Ireland Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Troubles: Operation Kenova (Northern Ireland Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Written Corrections

Other Correction
(3 Speeches)

General Committees

Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(9 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Tuesday 9th December in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Neate
(1 Speeches)

Mobile Phone and Broadband Prices (Department for Business and Trade)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Tropical Forest Forever Facility (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Armed Services: Sexual Violence (Ministry of Defence)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

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

Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025 (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (Department for Business and Trade)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
(2 Speeches)

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

Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure
(9 Speeches)

Abuse Redress Measure
(3 Speeches)

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