Monday, 26 January 2026
Ordered, That Mr Speaker do his issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in the present Parliament for the Borough Constituency of...
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps he is taking to support the roll-out of youth hubs.
If he will take steps to ensure that the Timms review of personal independence payment does not propose changes that would affect people undergoing cancer treatment.
What steps he is taking to support people with health conditions into work.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of compensating 1950s-born women affected by the maladministration of state pension age changes.
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of claimants of the personal independence payment.
What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that post-16 education provides the necessary skills to support the economy.
What steps he is taking to support families with the cost of living.
What steps he is taking to help support young disabled people into work.
What recent progress his Department has made on the Timms review of personal independence payment.
What steps he is taking to help support employers to keep people healthy at work.
What steps he is taking to ensure that the Timms review of personal independence payment considers the needs of people with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions.
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's progress on implementing the recommendations of the “Keep Britain Working” review.
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of jobcentre work coaches in directing people to English for speakers of other languages courses.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the Government’s plans for the Diego Garcia Military Base...
Before we start, it would be remiss of me not to say to the Home Secretary that although we have a statement now, I watched this all unfold yesterday and over the past few days. Whether it is the...
Second Reading [Relevant documents: Fourth Report of the Defence Committee, The Armed Forces Covenant, HC 572, and the Government response, HC 1034; oral evidence taken before the Defence...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Armed Forces Bill:
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Select Committee. (2) The Select Committee shall report the Bill to the House on or before 30 April 2026.
(3) On report from the Select Committee, the Bill shall be re-committed to a Committee of the whole House. (4) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House on recommittal, any proceedings on...
(7) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.
(8) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.—(Stephen Morgan.) Question agreed to.
King’s recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Armed Forces Bill, it is...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 41A(3)), That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the motion in the name of...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 80A(1)(a)), That if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Armed Forces Bill have not been completed,...
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill: (1) The Committee shall have 17 members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection. (2)...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 15 December 2025, be approved.—(Stephen Morgan.) Question agreed...
That the draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 16 December 2025, be approved.—(Stephen Morgan.) The Deputy Speaker’s opinion...
Ordered, That Charlie Maynard be discharged from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and Charlotte Cane be added.—(Gen Kitchen, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Stephen Morgan.)
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