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Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Susan Murray (LD - Mid Dunbartonshire) scheme, including the impact of the McCloud judgment and the current backlog? - Speech Link
2: Andrew Rosindell (RUK - Romford) and the King in Parliament? - Speech Link
3: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) This follows a series of delays by the NHS and the local council and, unbelievably, a last-minute plea - Speech Link
4: Andrew George (LD - St Ives) and function of the other place? - Speech Link
5: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) The Government recognise the profound financial and psychological impact of SLAPPs on individuals and - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Donations to Political Parties - Thu 12 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Sikka (Lab - Life peer) fiscal rules.Abraham Lincoln associated democracy with government of the people, by the people and for - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) the end of the 18th century and another from the end of the 19th. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) , principally the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and the Representation of the - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Wed 11 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) The partnerships between councils and local media remain essential to the health of our local democracy - Speech Link
2: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD - Life peer) This Bill seems, on the whole, to make democracy weaker, and Clause 60 is the most dubious clause of - Speech Link
3: None Again, recognising the important role that town and parish councils play in local democracy and service - Speech Link
4: None The fact is that town and parish councils play a vital role in local democracy and community life. - Speech Link
5: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) Democracy is the underpinning of our society, the stability of our nation and the integrity of all we - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority Order 2026 - Tue 10 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) For both the Cheshire and Warrington combined authority and the Cumbria combined authority, I will use - Speech Link
2: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) for Cheshire and Warrington and for Cumbria.As we have made clear in the discussions on the devolution - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
UK-India Free Trade Agreement - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Liam Byrne (Lab - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) the deal on both the brick industry and the ceramics industry in the UK. - Speech Link
2: Andrew Griffith (Con - Arundel and South Downs) , Australia and New Zealand, and negotiated the entry of the UK to the comprehensive and progressive - Speech Link
3: Andrew Griffith (Con - Arundel and South Downs) about the symmetry and balance of the issue. - Speech Link
4: Charlie Maynard (LD - Witney) oil and gas into the UK. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Russian Influence on UK Politics and Democracy - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Ben Lake (PC - Ceredigion Preseli) and democracy in western countries and specifically in the UK. - Speech Link
2: Ellie Chowns (Green - North Herefordshire) Time is short, the clock is ticking and our democracy is under constant threat.I turn to the Epstein - Speech Link
3: Phil Brickell (Lab - Bolton West) I declare an interest as an officer of the all-party parliamentary group on Russia and democracy, and - Speech Link
4: Lincoln Jopp (Con - Spelthorne) said:“The openness of our democracy and economy are national strengths. - Speech Link
5: Dan Jarvis (Lab - Barnsley North) and information operations targeting democracy in the UK and worldwide. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) and the interaction with the police, because the police and fire and rescue work together in so many - Speech Link
2: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD - Life peer) local democracy, and thus make the whole problem of the governance of England much more difficult. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Willis of Summertown (XB - Life peer) I agree on democracy and the point that the noble Lord is making, but these are legally binding targets - Speech Link
4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) The issues around local democracy and the prioritisation given to an issue is and must be subject to - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None Relevant documents: 33rd and 41st Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee, 11th Report from the Constitution - Speech Link
2: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) successors, the Children Act 1908 and the Children and Young Persons Acts 1933 and 1963, there was a - Speech Link
3: None the corrosive and insidious effects of the criminal justice system and instead giving them the space - Speech Link
4: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) That is the usual convention and courtesy of the House and is set out in the Companion as well. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Levitt (Lab - Life peer) The noble and learned Lord’s summary of the development of the law pre and post the landmark case of - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Pinnock (LD - Life peer) Clause 35 confers on the mayor and the CCA the power to acquire land and develop it. - Speech Link
2: Lord Lansley (Con - Life peer) and the combined authority.This was previously the subject of debate on the Planning and Infrastructure - Speech Link
3: Lord Mawson (XB - Life peer) , the history of the place and a vision for the future. - Speech Link
4: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab - Life peer) and the Prime Minister and came out in the autumn. - Speech Link
5: None Business and Trade and the planning responsibilities under the Ministry of Housing, Communities and - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Lord Mandelson - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Simon Hoare (Con - North Dorset) The mood of the House is clear, and my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilworth and Southam - Speech Link
2: Lisa Smart (LD - Hazel Grove) democracy, we need to make fundamental reforms to this House and the other place. - Speech Link
3: Simon Hoare (Con - North Dorset) When all the party allegiances, the to-ing and fro-ing and the whipping and everything else is over, - Speech Link
4: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) When it comes to the standards of democracy we have in our society, and the levels of patronage that - Speech Link
5: Wendy Morton (Con - Aldridge-Brownhills) I urge Labour Members to do the right thing this evening and stand up for democracy, Parliament and decency - Speech Link