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Tuesday 13th January in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Department of Health and Social Care)
(159 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Urgent Question

Chinese Embassy (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(71 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Storm Goretti (Cabinet Office)
(51 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Business of the House (Leader of the House)
(34 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alan Campbell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Iran (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(92 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Yvette Cooper - Foreign Secretary

Points of Order
(9 Speeches)

Bills Presented

Emergency and Life-Saving Skills (Schools)
(2 Speeches)

Finance (No. 2) Bill (HM Treasury)
(154 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Adjournment Debate

Nigeria: Freedom of Religion or Belief (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(29 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Tuesday 13th January in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Universities: Statutory Duty of Care (Department for Education)
(65 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Academic Technology Approval Scheme (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Airport Drop-off Charges (Department for Transport)
(66 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Arctic and High North (Ministry of Defence)
(30 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

Northern Ireland Political Institutions: Reform (Northern Ireland Office)
(67 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Matthew Patrick - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

Tuesday 13th January - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Natural Environment in England: Office for Environmental Protection Report 2024-25 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council 2025 (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

UK Small Island Developing States Strategy (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

General Committees

Draft Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2026 (Cabinet Office)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Tuesday 13th January in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Baroness Shah
(1 Speeches)

Introduction: Lord Forbes of Newcastle
(1 Speeches)

Leave of Absence
(2 Speeches)

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

Youth Guarantee Scheme: Evaluation (Department for Work and Pensions)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Home Office)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

United States: Withdrawal from International Organisations
(19 Speeches)

Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
(3 Speeches)

Crime and Policing Bill (Home Office)
(117 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Official Development Assistance
(34 Speeches)

Crime and Policing Bill
(46 Speeches)