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Commons Chamber
Student Loans - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Laura Trott (Con - Sevenoaks) only party putting forward a serious plan to help young people, whether by abolishing stamp duty for first-time - Speech Link
2: Adam Thompson (Lab - Erewash) I acknowledge that the Government have a difficult time ahead in solving the Tory mess, I am deeply - Speech Link
3: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) UK youth unemployment, for the first time ever, is above the European average. Let that sink in. - Speech Link
4: Alex McIntyre (Lab - Gloucester) that we cannot fix them all in the first five years of a Labour Government. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
International Women’s Day - Thu 12 Mar 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) time for the first time since 2020. - Speech Link
2: Abena Oppong-Asare (Lab - Erith and Thamesmead) Workers will have a right to guaranteed hours for the first time, which means clarity about how much - Speech Link
3: Dawn Butler (Lab - Brent East) I thank the Government for holding this debate in Government time. - Speech Link
4: Marie Tidball (Lab - Penistone and Stocksbridge) For the first time in my life, the eating disorder gave me control over my body; the way it looked, the - Speech Link
5: Jess Phillips (Lab - Birmingham Yardley) First, I thank the Minister for Equalities for securing this debate in Government time. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
2nd reading - Thu 12 Mar 2026
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) The question we must ask is not merely whether the Government can provide financial assistance to industry - Speech Link
2: Baroness Alexander of Cleveden (Lab - Life peer) I commend the Government on their brevity. - Speech Link
3: Lord Fox (LD - Life peer) Are they on a first come, first served basis? - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
International Women’s Day - Fri 06 Mar 2026
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Baroness Linforth (Lab - Life peer) The equal franchise Act of 1928 enabled 15 million women to be able to vote for the first time in our - Speech Link
2: Baroness Martin of Brockley (Lab - Life peer) then in government, as she became the UK’s first female Chancellor. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Paul of Shepherd's Bush (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, sisters, it is an honour to rise to speak in the House for the first time. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) From her time at the Youth Justice Board through to her time supporting government, her work alongside - Speech Link


Grand Committee
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Committee stage - Thu 05 Mar 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: None In the first instance, the negotiation period will give community buyers and asset owners the opportunity - Speech Link
2: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) As this is my first time speaking on this Bill, I must declare, as ever, that I am a teacher in a state - Speech Link
3: None This will, however, be the first time that mandatory standards in taxi and private hire vehicle licensing - Speech Link
4: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD - Life peer) My Lords, this is not the first time I have found myself getting in the way of the last part of a Bill - Speech Link
5: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) However, it is my view that the Government should not prioritise parliamentary time and resource for - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Crime and Policing Bill - Wed 04 Mar 2026
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Con - Life peer) an amendment for the first time which has not been adequately scrutinised. - Speech Link
2: None Amendment 340 introduces for the very first time a statutory definition of honour-based abuse for specific - Speech Link
3: Baroness Coffey (Con - Life peer) It is the Government who have kept their Back-Benchers here at this time of night and kept the debate - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Report stage: Part 1 - Tue 24 Feb 2026
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lord Pannick (XB - Life peer) If Sir Walter Raleigh were to bring tobacco into this country today for the first time, there is surely - Speech Link
2: Lord Young of Cookham (Con - Life peer) My Lords, for the first time in my life, I will publicly disagree with my noble friend Lord Clarke. - Speech Link
3: Earl Howe (Con - Excepted Hereditary) For the first time, a permanent legal distinction will be drawn between two adults based solely on their - Speech Link
4: Lord Young of Cookham (Con - Life peer) First, previously the Government ruled this out on the grounds that they consulted on a levy model in - Speech Link
5: Lord Kamall (Con - Life peer) My Lords, since this is the first time I have spoken on Report, I declare my interest as a professor - 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: Lord Lansley (Con - Life peer) That is not to say that mayoral development corporations cannot get financial assistance from the Government - Speech Link
2: Lord Mawson (XB - Life peer) These projects take a long time, and it was only after that first meeting that I dared to go and see - Speech Link
3: Lord Mawson (XB - Life peer) We spent time looking up the telescope, not down the telescope from government. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) First, this is already possible. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con - Life peer) My Lords, the Government have now confirmed a substantial programme of reform of the Local Government - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Finance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)
Committee stage: 4th sitting - Thu 29 Jan 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) He mentioned the work of the previous Government, and this Government will build on that. - Speech Link
2: James Wild (Con - North West Norfolk) At a time when the Government are looking to accelerate house building, has the Minister looked at the - Speech Link
3: James Wild (Con - North West Norfolk) Can the Minister rule out—as the Minister at the time failed to rule out—the Government taking a similar - Speech Link
4: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) We appreciate why the ports received the additional Government assistance in the first place, especially - Speech Link
5: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) Secondly, it simply aligns with normal tax time limits.Now the Government want to remove that time limit - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Rural Communities - Wed 07 Jan 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Angela Eagle (Lab - Wallasey) Lady’s Government managed after slashing 20,000 at the beginning of their time in office.This Government - Speech Link
2: Sarah Dyke (LD - Glastonbury and Somerton) longer comprehensively open to farmers.This is the first time in 80 years that a Government have not - Speech Link
3: Sarah Dyke (LD - Glastonbury and Somerton) As a result, many first-time buyers and key workers simply cannot afford to live in rural areas, making - Speech Link
4: Sean Woodcock (Lab - Banbury) Many people in those places put their trust in me and in Labour for the first time. - Speech Link
5: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley and Ilkley) The young farmers grant has been cancelled for the first time. - Speech Link