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Lords HLWS286
Adult Social Care - Fair pay agreement and workforce pathway
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Care (Stephen Kinnock MP) has made the following statement:Today, I am proud to inform the house that this government is setting out the details of th...
Made: 2026-07-16
Baroness Merron
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women's Health and Mental Health
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Lords HLWS285
Environmental Improvement Plan Annual Progress Report and Government response to the Office for Environmental Protection progress report
My Honourable Friend the Minister for Nature (Mary Creagh MP) has made the following statement.Over the last year we have taken significant action on nature recovery. In December 2025 we launched o...
Made: 2026-07-16
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Lords HLWS284
Tying the Knot: Reforming weddings law in England and Wales
My Right Honourable Friend the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Rt Hon David Lammy MP) has today made the following statement:"Marriage is one of our most ...
Made: 2026-07-16
Baroness Levitt
Baroness Levitt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Lab
Department: Ministry of Justice
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Lords HLWS283
Consultation on fireworks
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection) (Kate Dearden MP) has today made the following statement.I am today informing Parli...
Made: 2026-07-16
Lord Leong
Lord Leong
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Lords HLWS282
British Steel
My Hon Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Industry) (Chris McDonald MP) has today made the following statement.The public interest test The Steel Industry (Nationalisat...
Made: 2026-07-16
Lord Stockwood
Lord Stockwood
Minister of State (Minister for Investment)
Lab
Department: Department for Business and Trade
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Lords HLWS281
Consultation on the future of the Undercover Policing Inquiry
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today I am launching a consultation on the future of the...
Made: 2026-07-16
Lord Hanson of Flint
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Office
Lab
Department: Home Office
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Lords HLWS280
Water Company Resilience to Heatwaves and Sustained Hot Weather
My Honourable Friend, the Minister for Water and Flooding (Emma Hardy MP), has made the following Written Statement.I wish to update the House on the action this Government is taking to strengthen ...
Made: 2026-07-16
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Lords HLWS279
Review of National Policy Statements for Nuclear Energy Infrastructure
My Lords, the Nuclear Regulatory Review set out a stark challenge for all of us; government, regulators and industry. The government is meeting this challenge by taking forward all 47 recommendatio...
Made: 2026-07-16
Lord Vallance of Balham
Lord Vallance of Balham
Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation
Lab
Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Lords HLWS278
Coastguard Rescue Service
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport (Keir Mather), has made the following Ministerial Statement.I am making this statement to provide an update on the Coastguard R...
Made: 2026-07-16
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State for Transport
Lab
Department: Department for Transport
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Lords HLWS277
UK COVID-19 Inquiry response costs for Quarter 4 25/26
My Right Honourable friend, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:The UK COVID-19 Inquiry is examinin...
Made: 2026-07-16
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office
Lab
Department: Cabinet Office
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Lords HLWS276
Recognising the value of Dartmoor’s ponies
My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Reynolds MP) has made the following statement.Today, I wish to update the House on the decisive actio...
Made: 2026-07-16
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Lab
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Commons HCWS293
Afghanistan
Today I am updating the House on the UK’s ongoing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and setting out how the Government will continue to support the Afghan people in the years ahead.Nearly five...
Made: 2026-07-16
Mr Hamish Falconer
Mr Hamish Falconer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan
Lab
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Commons HCWS292
Public Health measures
Today I am publishing the government's response to the consultation on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children in England. The government has decided to introduce legislation to...
Made: 2026-07-16
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention ​
Lab
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
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Commons HCWS291
Local Planning Authority Capacity
It is essential that local planning authorities (LPAs) have the resources and skilled planners they need to provide a proactive, efficient planning service for local communities and support housing...
Made: 2026-07-16
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 HCWS290
Publication of the Border Security Commander’s Annual Report 2025-26
Today I can announce that the first Border Security Commander’s Annual Report, for the period 2025 to 2026, is being laid before Parliament. In our manifesto, this Government promised to create a n...
Made: 2026-07-16
Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Lab
Department: Home Office
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