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Commons HCWS1063
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the detention of Gerry Adams - who was interned in July 1973 - was unlawful because the Interim Custody Order was not personally signed by William Whitelaw, th...
Made: 2025-11-18
Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Lab
Department: Northern Ireland Office
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Commons HCWS1062
Next phase of planning reform
The Government is committed to building 1.5 million homes in England this Parliament. This will require housebuilding at levels not seen in over 50 years, but it is essential to restore the dream o...
Made: 2025-11-18
Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS1061
The Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme 2025 Statutory Review
I am tabling this statement to inform members of the outcome of the statutory review of the Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme and the Common Tariff Obligation, which help protect consumers in the No...
Made: 2025-11-17
Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Minister of State (Minister for Energy)
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS1060
Renters’ Rights Act implementation roadmap
In its manifesto, the government promised to overhaul the regulation of our country’s insecure and unjust private rented sector. The Renters’ Rights Act delivers on that commitment. The Act will em...
Made: 2025-11-17
Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State for Housing and Planning
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS1059
School Funding
Publication of provisional funding allocations for mainstream schools and local authorities in 2026-27, through the schools, high needs and central school services national funding formulae (NFFs),...
Made: 2025-11-17
Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities
Lab
Department: Department for Education
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Commons HCWS1058
Police Reform
Today I have announced, through an oral statement, proposals to strengthen police governance by abolishing police and crime commissioners at the end of their current term in 2028. Police governance...
Made: 2025-11-13
Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
The Minister of State for Policing and Crime
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS1057
Delivering AI Growth Zones
I am publishing a Command Paper Delivering AI Growth Zones setting out the Government’s strategy to ensure the United Kingdom remains a global leader in artificial intelligence by building the infr...
Made: 2025-11-13
Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Online Safety)
Lab
Department: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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Commons HCWS1056
Small Modular Reactor Programme and Site Allocation
Today I am pleased to inform the House that the Government has selected Wylfa in North Wales as the site to host the government-backed Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme.Thanks to record investm...
Made: 2025-11-13
Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Minister of State (Minister for Energy)
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS1055
2028 UEFA European Football Championship UK and Ireland – Funding and Benefits Announcement
In 2028, UK and Ireland will host the UEFA European Football Championships. This will be the largest sporting event ever jointly staged between our nations, spreading benefits across the whole of t...
Made: 2025-11-13
Stephanie Peacock
Stephanie Peacock
Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth
Lab
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS1054
UK Government Response to the Report by the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration
Five years ago the world as we knew it stopped. COVID-19 affected everyone and in so many different ways, and for many those impacts continue to be felt. Today, the government has published its off...
Made: 2025-11-13
Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Lab
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS1053
National Policy Statements EN-1, 3 & 5 on energy infrastructure
Having considered the responses to the consultation I am pleased today to be able to present three revised energy National Policy Statements for parliamentary approval. This represents an important...
Made: 2025-11-13
Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Minister of State (Minister for Energy)
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS1052
Safeguarding
The whole country remembers with profound sadness the tragic murder of Sara Sharif by her father and stepmother in August 2023. Aged just 10 years old, the unimaginable cruelty of Sara’s death at t...
Made: 2025-11-13
Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities
Lab
Department: Department for Education
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Commons HCWS1051
Transforming our health service
I am today updating the House on the Government’s plans to reform the health system in England, in line with our commitment to deliver a more accountable, productive and patient-focused National He...
Made: 2025-11-12
Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
State for Health and Social Care
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS1050
Medomsley Detention Centre
The Government would like to make a formal apology to all victims and survivors who endured abuse whilst they were at Medomsley Detention Centre.Medomsley held young men sentenced or remanded by th...
Made: 2025-11-12
Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Lab
Department: Ministry of Justice
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Commons HCWS1049
National Policy Statement EN-7 on nuclear energy infrastructure
The UK’s nuclear sector will play a critical role in delivering the government’s Clean Energy Superpower Mission and supporting economic growth. The government will ensure the right enablers are in...
Made: 2025-11-12
Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Minister of State (Minister for Energy)
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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