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Lords Chamber
UK Development Partnership Assistance - Thu 29 Jan 2026
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Lab - Life peer) We supported the actions of the following Government when we were in opposition. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Lab - Life peer) His speciality is the effectiveness of government. - Speech Link
3: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) The last Government called it the greatest “cashpoint in the sky”, and this Government say that Britain - Speech Link
4: Lord Callanan (Con - Life peer) I think it is fair to say that we have not agreed on much over my time in government and now on the Opposition - Speech Link
5: Lord Lemos (Lab - Life peer) Soft power is about people-to-people relationships, going beyond government to government, as the noble - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Railways Bill (Seventh sitting)
Committee stage: 7th sitting - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Joe Robertson (Con - Isle of Wight East) Member for Isle of Wight West (Mr Quigley) on that.This Government have an opportunity. - Speech Link
2: Keir Mather (Lab - Selby) The Government have already confirmed that the strategy will cover a 30-year period. - Speech Link
3: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) I recognise that the Scottish Government and, to a lesser extent, the Government in Wales have their - Speech Link
4: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) Why are the Government running scared of public oversight of these operations? - Speech Link
5: Sarah Smith (Lab - Hyndburn) My remarks will be incredibly brief, ahead of the Minister’s responses. - Speech Link


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

Mentions:
1: None Moreover, fears of what a future Government might do have not stopped the Government setting clear targets - Speech Link
2: None The Government turned that down. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) I commend the government amendments, particularly government Amendment 120. - Speech Link
4: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, His Majesty’s loyal Opposition are of the view that the government amendments seem entirely - Speech Link
5: Lord Lucas (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I recommend that the Government pursue Amendment 191A.I also very much hope the Government will pursue - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Local Authority Children’s Services - Wed 28 Jan 2026
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Will Forster (LD - Woking) We cannot wait for local government reorganisation. - Speech Link
2: Munira Wilson (LD - Twickenham) Government Members often say to me, “You represent an affluent area.” - Speech Link
3: Josh MacAlister (Lab - Whitehaven and Workington) I appreciate the spirit in which she offered to work collaboratively with the Government. - Speech Link
4: Will Forster (LD - Woking) I believe I have done that.The Government are taking action. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 28 Jan 2026
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Kirsty Blackman (SNP - Aberdeen North) It is 316 days since the Minister announced that consultation, and it is 560 days since the King’s Speech - Speech Link
2: Baggy Shanker (LAB - Derby South) What urgent action are the Government taking, across Government, to tackle child poverty and eliminate - Speech Link
3: Andrew Griffith (Con - Arundel and South Downs) Government Members do not want to hear this. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Finance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)
Committee stage: 2nd sitting - Tue 27 Jan 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Lucy Rigby (Lab - Northampton North) The Government monitor the impact of all changes made to existing tax reliefs. - Speech Link
2: None There are a series of non-Government amendments in this group. - Speech Link
3: None The Government will also reject amendment 33. - Speech Link
4: James Wild (Con - North West Norfolk) side—or, I believe, on the Government side—of the Committee want to see. - Speech Link
5: Lucy Rigby (Lab - Northampton North) A detailed summary of consultation responses has been published. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Railways Bill (Fifth sitting)
Committee stage: 5th sitting - Tue 27 Jan 2026
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: None Amendment 15 mirrors the changes the Opposition are proposing through new clause 4. - Speech Link
2: Baggy Shanker (LAB - Derby South) The previous Rail Minister admitted that the Government failed to bring in the necessary reform. - Speech Link
3: Keir Mather (Lab - Selby) It is necessary that the Government and GBR alike can respond to exceptional circumstances. - Speech Link
4: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) The Government anticipate that they could move straight to directions if they wish to. - Speech Link
5: None However, that is just good Government; it does not need to be in legislation. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Tue 27 Jan 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Lord Cameron of Dillington (XB - Life peer) government to regional government to local authority and everything in between.I should also say that - Speech Link
2: Lord Shipley (LD - Life peer) I wonder why there is no discussion by the Government of using the professional expertise of local government - Speech Link
3: None change to our model of local government. - Speech Link
4: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) My focus in local government is value for money. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) So, the mayoral precept feels proportionate to me.The Government consult on the local government finance - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Key Stage 1 Curriculum - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Roz Savage (LD - South Cotswolds) If the Government are serious about taking into account the educational needs of each individual child - Speech Link
2: David Baines (Lab - St Helens North) The Government have rightly said that we want to give every child the best possible start in life. - Speech Link
3: Saqib Bhatti (Con - Meriden and Solihull East) It was Sir Tony Blair whose Government championed the initial academisation of schools. - Speech Link
4: Saqib Bhatti (Con - Meriden and Solihull East) The Opposition recognise the importance of play, which is why we challenge the Government to give further - Speech Link
5: Olivia Bailey (Lab - Reading West and Mid Berkshire) The Government accept that distinction.My hon. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Chinese Embassy - Mon 26 Jan 2026
Northern Ireland Office

Mentions:
1: None Following extensive negotiations led by this Government, the Chinese Government have agreed to consolidate - Speech Link
2: Baroness Finn (Con - Life peer) At the same time the Government are greenlighting the Chinese Government to build their mega-embassy, - Speech Link
3: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) , and especially this Government. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) The idea that this Government or any British Government are naive in their approach to foreign policy - Speech Link