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Thursday 5th June in the Commons Chamber

House of Commons

Oral Answers to Questions (Cabinet Office)
(132 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Pat McFadden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Ellie Reeves - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Abena Oppong-Asare - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Business of the House (Leader of the House)
(121 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lucy Powell - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Free School Meals (Department for Education)
(101 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Criminal Cases Review Commission: Leadership
(11 Speeches)

Governing the Marine Environment
(15 Speeches)

Backbench Business

Bank Closures and Banking Hubs (HM Treasury)
(112 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

Battery Energy Storage Sites: Safety Regulations (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)
(58 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Reform of Planning System
(2 Speeches)

Adjournment Debate

Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (Ministry of Defence)
(27 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Thursday 5th June in Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Police Presence on High Streets (Home Office)
(63 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

Maths: Contribution to the UK (Department for Education)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Thursday 5th June - Other Commons Events
Written Statements

School Food (Department for Education)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

NHS Supply Chains: Eradicating Modern Slavery (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Remote Attendance and Proxy Voting (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Written Corrections

Prime Minister (Cabinet Office)
(3 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Keir Starmer - Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury

Public Bill Committees

Football Governance Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting) (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(84 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Football Governance Bill [Lords] (Fourth sitting) (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)
(148 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Vicky Foxcroft - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Thursday 5th June in the Lords Chamber

House of Lords
(1 Speeches)

AI Opportunities Action Plan (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)
(18 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Vallance of Balham - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Ukraine: UK Security Guarantee (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
(19 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Primary and Community Care (Department of Health and Social Care)
(17 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Creon (Department of Health and Social Care)
(15 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Regional Growth (HM Treasury)
(31 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Employment Rights Bill (Department for Business and Trade)
(178 Speeches)
Contributing Ministers
Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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