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Commons HCWS314
Artificial intelligence update
I am today updating the House on the rapidly advancing capabilities of frontier Artificial Intelligence, a series of recent incidents, and the action the Government is taking in response.Artificial...
Made: 2026-09-07
Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan
Minister of State (Minister for Artificial Intelligence)
Lab
Department: Cabinet Office
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Commons HCWS313
Modernising Corporate Reporting consultation
I am pleased to announce that today the Government has launched a public consultation on Modernising Corporate Reporting. As announced in the House in October 2025 by Minister McDougall, this is a ...
Made: 2026-09-07
Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Minister of State (Minister for the Future of Work)
Lab
Department: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
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Commons HCWS312
Economic Growth
The Government is committed to delivering good growth in every postcode of the United Kingdom.Today, I am setting out more detail on how we will deliver on this promise - in order that people and p...
Made: 2026-09-07
John Healey
John Healey
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lab
Department: Treasury
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Commons HCWS311
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is today laying before the House a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. Changes to Appendix Skilled Worker to support victims of modern slavery The spo...
Made: 2026-09-03
Jo White
Jo White
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Migration and Citizenship
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Commons HCWS310
Youth Custody: Extension of authorisation for PAVA in Young Offender Institutions
In April 2025, the then Lord Chancellor announced the authorisation of PAVA spray for use by a specially trained and selected group of staff in the three public sector Young Offender Institutions (...
Made: 2026-09-03
Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Human Rights and Technology
Lab
Department: Ministry of Justice
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Commons HCWS309
Proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery by Paramount: decision of no intervention on Public Interest Intervention or Foreign State Influence grounds
On 30 June 2026, my Department wrote to Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery on my behalf, informing them under the Enterprise Act public interest regime that I was minded to intervene in the propos...
Made: 2026-09-03
Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Lab
Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Commons HCWS308
Gamebird Call for Evidence
My Noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords) (Baroness Hayman of Ullock) has made the following Written Statement:As set out in the Land Use Framework and the Animal Welfare S...
Made: 2026-09-03
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Commons HCWS307
NHS Pension Scheme
Over the past year, I have made regular statements about the implementation of the McCloud remedy in the NHS Pension Scheme. This hugely complex undertaking across the public sector pension schemes...
Made: 2026-09-02
Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Minister of State for Health
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS306
Parades Commission for Northern Ireland
I wish to update the House on the recent High Court decision regarding Portadown District LOL No.1's application to the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland, as well as the steps I am taking in ...
Made: 2026-09-02
Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Lab
Department: Northern Ireland Office
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Commons HCWS305
Chemical Weapons Convention - Declaration of Protective Programmes
The United Kingdom’s chemical protection programme exists to safeguard against the threat of chemical weapons. The UK’s entirely defensive focused programme is permitted under the Chemical Weapons ...
Made: 2026-09-02
Louise Sandher-Jones
Louise Sandher-Jones
Minister for the Armed Forces
Lab
Department: Ministry of Defence
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Commons HCWS304
Energy Infrastructure Planning Projects
This Statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by Photovolt Development Partners (PVDP) on behalf of SolarFive Limited for the construction and oper...
Made: 2026-09-02
Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Minister for Local Energy and Jobs
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS303
Capacity Market: Consultation on changes for Prequalification 2027 and Open Letter on Annual Technology Review
I am tabling this statement to inform Members of the publication of two documents relating to the Capacity Market. This includes: A Consultation on changes for Prequalification 2027; andAn open let...
Made: 2026-09-02
Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Minister of State for Energy
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Commons HCWS302
Restoring Pride in High Streets
The condition of high streets, and the health of district, town and city centres, is a litmus test for national renewal. High streets bring people together to eat and drink, shop, access services, ...
Made: 2026-09-01
Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Minister for Local Government, Devolution and Regional Growth
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Commons HCWS301
Criminal justice reform
This Government inherited a prison system on the brink of collapse. In July 2024, men’s prisons were operating at 99 percent capacity. At one point, there were fewer than 100 places available acros...
Made: 2026-09-01
Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Lab
Department: Ministry of Justice
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Commons HCWS300
Ending Rough Sleeping
On 19 August, the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the next steps in his national drive to end rough sleeping, backed by £442 millio...
Made: 2026-09-01
Florence Eshalomi
Florence Eshalomi
Minister of State for Homelessness, Democracy, Communities and Faith
Lab
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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