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Wednesday 15th April in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons
(3 Speeches)

Speaker’s Statement
(1 Speeches)

Oral Answers to Questions (Scotland Office)
(139 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Douglas Alexander - Secretary of State for Scotland
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Kirsty McNeill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

Strategic Defence Review: Funding (Ministry of Defence)
(61 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Creative Arts and Culture (Broadcasting Requirements)
(6 Speeches)

Pension Schemes Bill (Department for Work and Pensions)
(74 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Department for Education)
(100 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
Christian Wakeford - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Business without Debate

Baldies Field
(2 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Regulation of the Marmalade Market (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Unpublished Divisions: Crime and Policing Bill (14 April 2026)

Deferred Divisions
(9 Speeches)

Wednesday 15th April in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Cost of Heating Oil (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(98 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Rail Prices: Contactless Payments (Department for Transport)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Single Status of Worker (Department for Business and Trade)
(28 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Access to Work Scheme (Department for Work and Pensions)
(24 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Police Federation (Home Office)
(23 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Wednesday 15th April - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

Employment Rights Act 2025: Non-disclosure Agreements Consultation (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Post Office Network Transformation Programme: Independent Investigation (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Experts at Hand and Local Authority SEND Transformation Fund (Department for International Development)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Bridget Phillipson - Minister for Women and Equalities

Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Wes Streeting - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025: Statutory Guidance (Cabinet Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Council Tax Administration (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Prison Releases (Ministry of Justice)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
David Lammy - Deputy Prime Minister

Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery Review (Northern Ireland Office)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

General Committees

Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Department of Health and Social Care)
(16 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Draft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026 (Department for Work and Pensions)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

Draft Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Department for Business and Trade)
(13 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Wednesday 15th April in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

Death of a Member: Viscount Bridgeman
(2 Speeches)

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(20 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Zimbabwe: Constitution
(22 Speeches)

NHS Adult Gender Identity Clinics (Department of Health and Social Care)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Masculinity and Misogyny in Schools (Department for Work and Pensions)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(21 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Victims and Courts Bill (Ministry of Justice)
(35 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Levitt - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Southport Inquiry (Home Office)
(20 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Knife Crime (Home Office)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

Other Lords Events
Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business
(2 Speeches)

Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Department of Health and Social Care)
(29 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Credit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (HM Treasury)
(7 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Capital Requirements Regulation (Market Risk Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (HM Treasury)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Department for Transport)
(8 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Warwickshire County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026 (Department for Work and Pensions)
(11 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Surrey County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026 (Department for Work and Pensions)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Buckinghamshire Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026 (Department for Work and Pensions)
(2 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(6 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)