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Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) I want to add a tribute to Sir Christopher Jenkins, the former first parliamentary counsel in the Cabinet - Speech Link
2: Jon Trickett (Lab - Normanton and Hemsworth) There is a covenant held by the coalfields authority, which I hope it will enforce. - Speech Link
3: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) On 10 February, there will be a debate on the Independent Water Commission final report. - Speech Link
4: Kim Johnson (Lab - Liverpool Riverside) Not only does this exploitation harm dedicated workers, but it drags down standards across adult social - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab - Life peer) They seek to address an anomaly—an omission in the original Greater London Authority Act. - Speech Link
2: Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Lab - Life peer) For example, before conferring functions on a single foundational strategic authority or unitary authority - Speech Link
3: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab - Life peer) For example, within the East Midlands Combined County Authority, the gap is 5.2 years. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Wed 28 Jan 2026
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: None It alters relationships and it signals authority. - Speech Link
2: None It must be bound by review—active parliamentary review—annual transparency, and meaningful independent - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) and inspection against those standards. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) where there is no prior assurance that standards are met. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage - Thu 22 Jan 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Doocey (LD - Life peer) Such independent legal oversight could act as a checkpoint, strengthening individual case oversights - Speech Link
2: Lord Faulks (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Press Standards Organisation, which regulates the press or those bodies that choose to be regulated - Speech Link
3: Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab - Life peer) and making sure that we maintain those standards. - Speech Link
4: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) Each force makes operationally independent decisions as to what tools they test or deploy. - Speech Link
5: None Education, health, social services, housing and local authority support are already devolved. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Northern Ireland Office

Mentions:
1: Hilary Benn (Lab - Leeds South) killers being granted immunity has been a deterrent to coming forward to seek answers from the independent - Speech Link
2: Peter Swallow (Lab - Bracknell) Gentleman just made, because that would be breaching parliamentary privilege, which I would not want - Speech Link
3: Andy McDonald (Lab - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) They wanted and expected exactly what the public expect: to be judged by the same universal standards - Speech Link
4: Gavin Robinson (DUP - Belfast East) It is a matter of fact that that was said by the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Parliament Buildings - Speech Link
5: Sorcha Eastwood (APNI - Lagan Valley) We should not lower our standards because we worry about the standards of terrorists and the evidence - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Local Government Reorganisation: Referendums - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Peter Bedford (Con - Mid Leicestershire) All the constituents who would be part of a potential new authority should be consulted as part of that - Speech Link
2: Jack Abbott (LAB - Ipswich) We are sitting here with a parliamentary party of more than 400 MPs. - Speech Link
3: Rebecca Smith (Con - South West Devon) Perhaps the Department could have encouraged independent consultation rather than each of the groups’ - Speech Link
4: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD - Chichester) are going to form the combined authority. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
New Towns - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Katrina Murray (Lab - Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch) When new towns are discussed now, the focus is often on buildings or concrete. - Speech Link
2: Anna Dixon (Lab - Shipley) As co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on housing and care for older people, we are about to - Speech Link
3: Katrina Murray (Lab - Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch) Regeneration is not just about buildings and masterplans. - Speech Link
4: Tim Roca (Lab - Macclesfield) It is not a planning authority that is dragging its feet or shirking its responsibilities. - Speech Link
5: Gareth Bacon (Con - Orpington) As we all know, people need real buildings to live in, not unexecuted planning permissions. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Food Inflation - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet) The experts—the Trussell Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation—are calling for an independent process - Speech Link
2: Katie Lam (Con - Weald of Kent) To even begin the process, all dairy farmers must register with the Food Standards Agency as a dairy - Speech Link
3: Danny Chambers (LD - Winchester) I urge the Government to ensure that it is enshrined in any trade deals that those standards would be - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill
Committee stage - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) I was in Israel last week on a parliamentary Conservative Friends of Israel trip, and Israelis were asking - Speech Link
2: Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Con - Life peer) Places of worship are more than simply buildings used for ceremonial services; they are frequently part - Speech Link
3: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) We believe this is a proportionate approach, because it allows the police to exercise their independent - Speech Link
4: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) However, that is not the correct number because one of the 79 entries says “every local authority”, so - Speech Link
5: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) There is no independent review of watch-list inclusion, no notification to those placed on lists and - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 12 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Steve Reed (LAB - Streatham and Croydon North) I hope that his local authority will be keen to make applications to it. - Speech Link
2: Alison McGovern (Lab - Birkenhead) details, I will ensure that the local authority has the support it needs. - Speech Link
3: Matthew Pennycook (Lab - Greenwich and Woolwich) Lady can look forward to the future buildings standards being brought into force later this year. - Speech Link
4: Chris Vince (LAB - Harlow) They deserve quicker repairs and higher standards from landlords. - Speech Link
5: Iqbal Mohamed (Ind - Dewsbury and Batley) The local authority has been aware of this issue for several years. - Speech Link