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House of Commons Highlights

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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 19th December in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Prayers

Oral Answers to Questions (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(153 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Steve Reed - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Lucy Rigby - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Urgent Question

Hospice Funding (Department of Health and Social Care)
(64 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

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

Harland & Wolff (Department for Business and Trade)
(38 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jonathan Reynolds - President of the Board of Trade

Ukraine (Ministry of Defence)
(50 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Syria (Department for International Development)
(36 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anneliese Dodds - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Service Accommodation (Ministry of Defence)
(22 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Point of Order
(3 Speeches)

Backbench Business

Christmas Adjournment (HM Treasury)
(56 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Anna Turley - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Adjournment Debate

MV Ruby: Safety (Department for Transport)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Thursday 19th December - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Future of Harland & Wolff (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jonathan Reynolds - President of the Board of Trade

Water Bills: Price Review 2024 Final Determinations (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Steve Reed - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

Compulsory Purchase Reforms (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

British Sign Language Report 2023-24 (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Written Corrections

Education (Department for Education)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Justice (Ministry of Justice)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Thursday 19th December in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Retirements of Members
(2 Speeches)

Windrush Compensation Scheme (Home Office)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

E-scooters and E-bikes (Department for Transport)
(22 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

National Insurance: GDP (HM Treasury)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Home Schooling
(15 Speeches)

Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill
(1 Speeches)

Tributes
(6 Speeches)

British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

English Devolution (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(25 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Rural Economy (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(33 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Syria (Leader of the House)
(27 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Collins of Highbury - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

China: Human Rights and Security (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(41 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)