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Latest Events in the House of Commons

Government Bill Commons Debates

Monday 19th May
Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26
2nd reading
Monday 2nd June
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26
2nd reading

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Trending Petitions
Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions (58,026 signatures)
8,119 signatures added today
Recognise the production and serving of cask ale as Intangible Cultural Heritage (20,937 signatures)
4,357 signatures added today
Apply for the UK to rejoin the EU fully - do not just 'reset' the relationship (4,183 signatures)
1,673 signatures added today
View 1,903 Open Petitions
Latest Select Committee Inquiries
Wed 14th May
Combatting New Forms of Extremism
Home Affairs Committee
Thu 8th May
Misogyny: the manosphere and online content
Women and Equalities Committee
Mon 28th April
Written Parliamentary Questions: Departmental performance in Session 2024-25
Procedure Committee
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Latest Government Consultations
Thu 15th May
Proposed reduction in the frequency of Official Statistics: Forces Help to Buy Scheme
Ministry of Defence
Thu 15th May
Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales: Access and fairness
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tue 13th May
Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA): statutory review, 2022 to 2025
Department for Business and Trade
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Recent Parliamentary Debates

Debates are held regularly in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The most recent debates are shown below.

Thursday 15th May in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Transport)
(159 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport
 Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
 Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
 Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Speaker’s Statement: Ministerial Code (Ministry of Justice)
(9 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Urgent Question

Recalled Offenders: Sentencing Limits (Ministry of Justice)
(60 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Royal Assent
(1 Speeches)

Business of the House (Leader of the House)
(128 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lucy Powell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Sanctions Implementation and Enforcement (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(42 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Safeguarding Vulnerable Claimants
(18 Speeches)

Backbench Business

Solar Farms (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(129 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Youth Services (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(83 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Adjournment Debate

Coroner Services: West Midlands (Ministry of Justice)
(30 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Thursday 15th May in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Accountability for Daesh Crimes
(8 Speeches)

Backbench Business

Gavi and the Global Fund (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(61 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

World Asthma Day (Department of Health and Social Care)
(19 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Thursday 15th May - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

National Investigation Service: Transition of Services to the Insolvency Service (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (HM Treasury)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

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

Youth Funding: 2025-26 (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lisa Nandy - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

NHS Very Senior Managers Pay Framework (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship: Extending Licensing Hours (Home Office)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

Local Government Pension Scheme: Member Benefits Reform (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Electoral Integrity Programme: 2024 UK Parliamentary General Election Evaluation Report (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

UK’s Future Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights Regime Consultation: Government Response (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Benefit System: Fraud and Error (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Written Corrections

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(6 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Foreign Secretary

Public Bill Committees

Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Ninth sitting) (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(74 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting) (Department for Business and Trade)
(91 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Planning and Infrastructure Bill (Tenth sitting) (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(118 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Thursday 15th May in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Royal Assent
(1 Speeches)

Ex-offenders: Reintegration (Ministry of Justice)
(19 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Artificial Intelligence: Creative Content
(20 Speeches)

Planning Reforms: Energy and Housing Costs (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(24 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Pensioners: Shoplifting (Home Office)
(17 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Immigration System (Home Office)
(27 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(45 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Renters’ Rights Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(40 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Sanctions Implementation and Enforcement (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(16 Speeches)
 Contributing Ministers
Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)