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1 September 2026

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Clustered oral scrutiny of the Government’s foreign policy, the Prime Minister’s programme and linked PMQs on security, economy, justice and local pressures, followed by debate on electoral and constitutional reform, devolution, local government finance and key regulatory frameworks including online safety, climate and broadcasting. This segment helps track the Government’s overarching policy direction, institutional reforms and proposed legislative instruments across both international and domestic files.

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Executive scrutiny and constitutional agenda

34:15

FCDO oral questions — foreign policy scrutiny

34:15

FCDO oral questions — foreign policy and human rights

34:15

FCDO oral questions — foreign, security and human rights

34:15

House opening and shift to FCDO questions

34:15

House opening — oath and committee chair elections

34:15

Opening formalities and committee chair vacancies

34:15

FCDO Questions — Israel, Chagos and Falklands

37:04

Q1 – Arms export licensing to Israel and trade with settlements

37:04

Q2 – UK‑Mauritius treaty, Diego Garcia and Falklands sovereignty

40:44

Q3 & Q17 – Illegal West Bank settlements, E1 plan and trade bans

45:23

West Bank policy — calls for decisive UK action

48:02

FCDO Questions — climate security and Ukraine support

52:52

FCDO Questions — climate security and UK aid

52:52

Q4/11/14 — Climate crisis framed as national security

52:52

Climate, aid budget and multilateral leadership

56:46

Climate impacts on food security and partisan debate

59:02

Ukraine — long-term UK support and security risks

01:00:22

Q5/19 — Long-term UK support and defence posture on Ukraine

01:00:22

Ukraine support — rapid delivery and Russian threats

01:03:24

Foreign Affairs Oral and Topical Questions

01:06:36

Oral Questions 6–8 — Gulf security, China, consular cases

01:06:36

Q6 — Strait of Hormuz, energy prices and Iran sanctions

01:06:36

Q7 — China threat assessment, influence and coercion in UK

01:10:23

Q8 — UK nationals detained abroad and consular strategy

01:14:24

Oral Questions 9–10 — Climate diplomacy and UK‑EU security

01:19:55

Q9/25 – International climate action and resilience

01:19:55

Q10 – UK‑EU foreign and security cooperation

01:24:15

FCDO topical questions — crises, sanctions and rights

01:27:35

Topical FCDO – Nepal‑China flooding, Hong Kong and climate finance

01:27:35

Topical FCDO – Ebola response, Georgia sanctions and Nepal aid

01:32:12

Topical FCDO – fiscal credibility and LGBT+ rights

01:34:15

Topical FCDO – Israeli settlements, sanctions and Palestinian resources

01:35:38

Prime Minister’s programme, PMQs and justice policy

01:38:35

Government agenda, Opposition response and economic focus

01:38:35

Prime Minister’s policy statement and Opposition response

01:38:35

Prime Minister — security, justice and economic programme

01:38:35

Prime Minister’s statement — introduction, security and justice

01:38:35

Speaker – introduction of Prime Minister’s Government Direction statement

01:38:35

Prime Minister – tribute, Ukraine policy and public safety priorities

01:39:06

Prime Minister – climate commitments, small boats and criminal justice reforms

01:41:43

Prime Minister — cost of living, devolution and public service reform

01:45:23

Prime Minister – politics ‘done differently’ and immediate cost‑of‑living measures

01:45:23

Prime Minister – economic diagnosis and case for devolution

01:47:18

Prime Minister – extending devolution and role of Number 10 North

01:51:02

Prime Minister – infrastructure, utilities and public control agenda

01:55:32

Prime Minister – skills, mental health and industrial strategy

01:56:54

Opposition–Prime Minister exchange on security and welfare

01:59:21

Opposition Leader – defence, borders, tax and welfare

01:59:21

Leader of the Opposition – opening critique and defence, borders and security

01:59:21

Leader of the Opposition – tax, growth model and welfare pressures

02:02:15

Leader of the Opposition – welfare cuts and policy U‑turns

02:07:44

Prime Minister – security, welfare strategy and utilities

02:10:15

Prime Minister – Ukraine stance, security record and migration

02:10:15

Prime Minister – welfare bill approach and utilities accountability

02:14:35

Constitutional reform and economic resilience agenda

02:17:43

Constitutional, housing and party‑finance reforms

02:17:43

Housing policy — public land and leasehold reform

02:17:43

Backbench Labour – public land for social and council housing

02:17:43

Q – Gardiner: leasehold and commonhold reform

02:29:42

Democratic reform — institutional power and party finance

02:19:26

Liberal Democrat Leader – political reform and national commission proposal

02:19:26

Prime Minister – water privatisation, social care and democracy reform

02:22:42

Q – Thornberry: foreign donations and party funding cap

02:25:54

Security, public services and economic resilience

02:27:25

Security, welfare and economic resilience measures

02:27:25

Q – Edward Leigh: defence spending and welfare bill

02:27:25

Q – Hoare: bluetongue, farm resilience and DEFRA flexibility

02:30:48

Q – Esterson: industrial energy costs and grid reform

02:32:51

Q – Carmichael: food import standards and procurement

02:34:12

Public services oversight — policing, rail and high streets

02:35:43

Q – McDonald: Cleveland policing, outsourcing and insourcing test

02:35:43

Backbench scrutiny – Avanti pay deal and high street controls

02:38:15

Questions to PM — youth crime, social policy and devolution

03:39:35

Youth crime, education routes and rural services

03:39:35

Youth services, rural communities and local powers

03:39:35

Youth safety, services and education pathways

03:39:35

Youth services, neighbourhood policing and youth crime

03:39:35

Education reform, school funding and NEET strategy

03:48:47

Rural health risks, land use and local powers

03:40:42

Bluetongue outbreak – PM pressed on urgent vaccine rollout

03:40:42

Green belt development – demand for stronger protections

03:43:13

Environmental harms and local enforcement powers

03:46:01

North East infrastructure – A1 dualling and Number 10 North

03:53:29

Prime Minister Q&A — social policy, defence and local pressures

03:44:42

Homelessness, housing support and social policy pressures

03:44:42

Homelessness strategy, NRPF barriers and local rules

03:44:42

Rough sleeping – NRPF barriers and whole‑government response

03:44:42

Rough sleeping pledge – local connection rules and hostel standards

03:56:43

Social policy, cost of living and local regeneration

03:51:31

Northern Ireland cost of living and new economic model

03:51:31

Q – Williamson: IVF access and NHS postcode lottery

03:54:40

Disability bus passes and manufacturing-led town regeneration

03:58:48

Q – Corbyn: private renting, LHA and rent controls

04:02:29

Child swimming safety and reindustrialising the Clyde

04:06:17

Prime Minister Q&A — defence, devolution and domestic pressures

04:08:48

Backbench Q&A — defence, devolution, local services and welfare

04:08:48

Defence spending targets and learning across UK devolution

04:08:48

Local government reorganisation in rural Devon

04:10:43

Probation failures and NHS patient safety review

04:12:14

Asylum accommodation siting and childhood brain cancer

04:15:34

Sovereignty, taxation and public service pressures

04:19:07

Northern Ireland sovereignty concerns and council tax reform

04:19:07

Rail performance failures and social care workforce reform

04:22:09

Conservative MP – tax, immigration and early release scheme

04:24:42

Rural inequality, devolution and local revenue powers

04:25:55

Rural inequality, devolution and regulated bus services

04:25:55

Cornwall devolution, visitor levy and wider hospitality relief

04:27:25

PMQs — regional policy and devolution

04:30:39

Regional policy, devolution and social challenges

04:30:39

Northern Ireland legacy, energy policy and Middle East exports

04:30:39

Northern Ireland veterans’ protections and legacy commission

04:30:39

Clean energy priority, Israel arms exports and oil and gas jobs

04:32:07

City‑region devolution, infrastructure and industrial strategy

04:34:52

Scottish city‑region devolution, water industry reform and youth focus

04:34:52

Infrastructure coordination, armed forces welfare, victim protection and apprenticeships

04:37:16

Rural growth rhetoric, triple helix and local connectivity

04:42:28

Procurement reform and manufacturing reindustrialisation

04:44:33

Local transport regulation, homelessness and council tax enforcement

04:46:22

Public control of ferry fares and Housing First rough sleeping approach

04:46:22

Council tax debt, bailiff powers and case for devolution

04:51:07

PMQs — climate policy, devolution and infrastructure

04:48:39

Climate policy, security incident and extended devolution

04:48:39

Climate commitments clarified and response to Leipzig airport attack

04:48:39

London boroughs’ role in devolution and Grangemouth reindustrialisation

04:53:35

Constitutional oversight and major infrastructure impacts

04:55:35

Parades Commission legality and unresolved HS2 section

04:55:35

PMQs and Justice Secretary — domestic policy scrutiny

04:57:48

Prime Minister’s Questions — constituency and public services

04:57:48

Prime Minister’s Questions — public services and local issues

04:57:48

Final PMQs – education, social care and local projects

04:57:48

School funding disparities and dementia care fairness

04:57:48

Final PMQs – asylum centre siting, community energy and maternity estate

04:59:09

Sentencing Act reforms and opposition scrutiny

05:02:46

Sentencing Act implementation and Opposition response

05:02:46

Justice Secretary statement and Opposition challenge

05:02:46

Justice Secretary statement – Sentencing Act, tagging and prison capacity

05:02:46

Shadow Justice Secretary – IPP releases and early‑release scheme challenged

05:11:12

Victim communication, prison staffing and police confidence

05:19:06

Mother of the House and Lib Dems – staffing, rehabilitation and victims’ communication

05:19:06

Backbench focus on PC Harper, police confidence and victim protection

05:25:52

Victim protection measures and police confidence

05:27:52

Justice Secretary Q&A — early release and public protection

05:30:10

Early release operational pressures and exclusions for serious offences

05:30:10

Early release resource pressures, youth rehabilitation and restriction zones

05:30:10

Serious sexual and dangerous driving cases – scope of progression model

05:34:07

Justice Secretary — reoffending, victims and remand

05:36:52

Reducing reoffending, victims’ communications and remand population

05:36:52

Police officers’ trust and early‑release reoffending data

05:42:01

VAWG concerns, community rehabilitation and prison capacity outlook

05:46:21

Justice policy — recall, probation and IPP reforms

05:50:16

Recall policy, restriction zones and support for care‑experienced offenders

05:50:16

Probation workload tools, vetting delays and domestic abuse victim support

05:54:16

IPP reform consensus, case‑specific victim protections and tagging reliability

05:55:08

Constitution, devolution and legislative instruments

02:41:05

Constitutional reform, devolution and regulatory policy

02:41:05

Constitutional reform, devolution and fiscal policy

02:41:05

Constitutional reform, devolution and socio‑economic policy

02:41:05

Institutional reform and social policy priorities

02:41:05

Electoral reform mandate and rough sleeping deadline

02:41:05

Land use planning, COP31 and climate–cost of living link

02:44:05

Devolution, energy prices and industrial strategy

02:46:51

SNP Leader – energy bills, devolution and VAT cut

02:46:51

Conservative MP – National Grid planning powers and water reform

02:49:52

Labour MP – steel safeguards, Tata and energy mix

02:51:02

Youth skills, work placements and homelessness response

02:53:58

Youth skills – work experience, T‑levels and apprenticeships

02:53:58

Rough sleeping – Housing First pilots and supported housing regulation

02:55:58

Governance, social policy and constitutional questions

02:58:04

Humanitarian obligations abroad and protection of women

02:58:04

Middle East – humanitarian access and illegal settlements

02:58:04

Violence against women – online misogyny and hate crime debate

03:00:20

Social care reform, utilities regulation and consumer protection

03:02:20

Social care – unpaid carers and Casey review implementation

03:02:20

Water industry – Cunliffe recommendations, privatisation and bill payers

03:03:48

Consumer protections and high streets – funeral regulation and business rates

03:05:56

Democratic standards, devolution and regional powers

03:08:35

Q – Creasy: caps on UK political donations

03:08:35

Regional transport – rail connectivity and bus powers

03:10:21

English devolution, public scrutiny and Northern Ireland

03:13:54

Business taxation, local powers and fiscal strategy

03:28:50

Business environment, local governance and policing support

03:28:50

Small businesses, VAT on energy and ‘Manchesterism’

03:28:50

Local government reorganisation, housing legacy and consensus

03:30:43

Police officers’ safety, funding and Harper’s Law

03:32:57

Devolution settlements, online harms and fiscal policy

03:34:38

Plaid Cymru – Welsh powers and local devolution model

03:34:38

Under‑16 social media ban – Prime Minister’s stance

03:36:12

Tax rises, 2024 Budget and growth strategy

03:37:43

Digital regulation, climate policy and EU relations

03:18:44

Digital regulation, climate policy and essential services

03:18:44

Youth online safety, climate transition and EU relations

03:18:44

Youth social media ban and fossil fuel transition

03:18:44

UK‑EU summit – deepening foreign and economic ties

03:21:14

Public service access, utilities and institutional trust

03:23:05

Free-to-view TV and rural access concerns

03:23:05

Water company leaks and public ownership question

03:25:00

DUP – Parades Commission illegality and confidence

03:26:44

Backbench road safety bill and Sovereign Grant reset

06:38:01

Backbench legislation and Sovereign Grant reset

06:38:01

Ten Minute Rule Bill on Road Safety Plans

06:38:01

Bill introductions and Ten Minute Rule Road Safety Plans Bill

06:38:01

Presentation of Bills – emissions trading and greyhound racing

06:38:01

Ten Minute Rule Motion – Road Safety Plans Bill introduction

06:38:48

Road Safety Plans Bill – case for school-focused local plans

06:42:50

Road Safety Plans Bill – leave granted and scheduling

06:47:42

Sovereign Grant reset proposal and debate

06:49:17

Sovereign Grant reset – government proposal and parliamentary scrutiny

06:49:17

Sovereign Grant – minister outlines funding reset

06:49:17

Sovereign Grant – Opposition support with value-for-money questions

06:52:30

Sovereign Grant – call to review indexation and royal finances

07:01:21

Government business — Cleveland incident and Sovereign Grant

06:00:27

Home Secretary statement on Cleveland incident

06:00:27

Home Secretary statement on Cleveland incident

06:00:27

Home Secretary statement and Q&A on Cleveland incident

06:00:27

Home Secretary statement on Cleveland incident

06:00:27

Sub judice ruling and Home Secretary statement

06:00:27

Deputy Speaker – sub judice ruling and scope of debate

06:00:27

Home Secretary – Cleveland crash facts, investigations and extra funding

06:01:16

Cleveland policing crisis and national reform debate

06:08:47

Cleveland policing crisis — resourcing and accountability

06:08:47

Shadow Home Secretary – criticism of resourcing and gang control

06:08:47

Home Secretary – rebuttal on police numbers and Cleveland response

06:13:08

Teesside Labour MP – highest crime rate and funding gap

06:17:22

Cleveland tragedy — funding, platforms and force structure

06:20:26

Lib Dem spokesperson – TikTok dangerous driving and Online Safety Act

06:20:26

Cleveland policing tragedy – MPs demand funding formula reform

06:25:14

Police force structures, officer wellbeing and regional capacity

06:32:27

Sovereign Grant Bill — financial framework and safeguards

07:03:56

Sovereign Grant Bill — scope, safeguards and costs

07:03:56

Sovereign Grant Bill — financial scope and safeguards

07:03:56

Sovereign Grant Bill — scope, costs and safeguards

07:03:56

Sovereign Grant — parliamentary scrutiny and ministerial defence

07:03:56

Sovereign Grant – Lib Dem scrutiny and funding conditions

07:03:56

Sovereign Grant – minister answers on costs, benchmarking and duties

07:08:35

Backbench debates — SLAPPs reform and emergency response failures

07:16:19

Backbench motion on SLAPPs and reform options

07:16:19

Backbench motion on SLAPPs and reform prospects

07:16:19

Backbench motion on SLAPPs — context and reform options

07:16:19

Motion introduction and SLAPP legislative context

07:16:19

Motion introduction and case for universal anti‑SLAPP law

07:16:19

Backbench motion – defining SLAPPs and democratic risk

07:16:19

Call for universal anti‑SLAPP law and use of PMBs

07:21:06

Whittingdale — SLAPP history and legislative gaps

07:23:20

Media freedom APPG – history of SLAPPs and libel tourism

07:23:20

Whittingdale – legislative options and defining abusive suits

07:27:04

SLAPP case studies and evolving tactics

07:30:03

Case studies — OneCoin and NUJ experience

07:30:03

APPG chair – OneCoin case and SRA limits

07:30:03

McDonnell – NUJ perspective and historic SLAPPs

07:35:39

SLAPPs in practice — 1MDB and expanding tactics

07:40:05

Blake – Clare Rewcastle Brown and 1MDB SLAPP

07:40:05

Blake – evolving SLAPP tactics and universal protections

07:43:57

Constituency case studies — environmental and sexual assault SLAPPs

07:46:38

Constituent odour campaigner targeted by SLAPP

07:46:38

Inequality, class and sexual assault survivor SLAPP

07:50:57

Universal anti-SLAPP legislation — cross-party positions

07:57:03

Cross-party debate on universal anti-SLAPP legislation

07:57:03

Liberal Democrat frontbench – comprehensive anti‑SLAPP framework

07:57:03

Shadow Minister – SLAPPs, free speech and demand for legislation

08:04:33

Courts Minister – commitment to universal anti‑SLAPP law

08:11:18

Backbench MP case study and reform proposals

08:21:13

MP case presentation and emergency care proposals

08:21:13

MP case presentation and emergency care policy asks

08:21:13

MP case presentation and policy asks on 999 and cardiac risk

08:21:13

Constituent case, inquest findings and systemic 999 failings

08:21:13

Adjournment – Adam Ankers’ death and 999 call handling failures

08:21:13

Adjournment – genetic risk, devolved records and screening evidence

08:28:27

Ministerial response, data integration and cardiac/genomics policy

08:41:27

Health Minister – commitment to meet family and review NHS Pathways

08:41:27

Health Minister – national strategy calls, genomics pathways and screening review

08:47:12

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House of Commons

1 September 2026

Tue, 1 Sept 2026 Actual start 14:00 House of Commons

34:14 - 34:45

Speaker 2

Order. Order. Will the member wishing to take his seat please come to the table.

34:45 - 34:54

Speaker 1

I swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God.

35:40 - 36:46

Speaker 2

I wish to inform the House that I have received letters from the honorable member for Vauxhall, Campbell Green, informing me of her resignation as the chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, the honorable member for Hammersmith and Chiswick informing me of his resignation as chair of the Justice Committee, and the honorable member for Luton North informing me of her resignation as chair of the Women and Equalities Committee.

I therefore declare those chairs vacant. Nominations for the elections to those vacancies are now open and will close at 2:30 on Monday the 7th of September. Nomination forms will be available from the Vote Office, the Table Office and the Public Bill Office. Only members from the Labour Party may be candidates in these elections. If there is more than one candidate in any election, the ballot will take place on Monday the 14th of September between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Aye division lobby.

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