House of Commons Debates
120 main chamber debates on legislation and government business
What are House of Commons Debates?
House of Commonsdebates take place in the main chamber of the House of Commons, where MPs scrutinise legislation, debate government policy, and hold ministers accountable. These debates are central to the UK's democratic process and cover everything from new bills to urgent matters of national importance.
- Debates cover bills at various stages of the legislative process, from first reading to final approval
- MPs from all parties can participate, question ministers, and propose amendments to legislation
- Urgent debates address time-sensitive issues requiring immediate parliamentary attention
- General debates allow wide-ranging discussion on government policy and current affairs
Types of House of Commons debates:
-
*
Ministerial Statements: Government ministers announce major policy decisions. Minister speaks -> Shadow Secretary responds -> MPs ask questions.
-
*
Urgent Questions: MPs ask pressing questions requiring immediate government response. MP asks -> Minister answers -> Follow-up questions.
-
*
Adjournment Debates: End-of-day debates where an MP raises a constituency concern. MP presents issue (15-30 mins) -> Minister responds.
-
*
General Debates: Multiple MPs debate legislation, budgets, or policies. Various speakers -> May include minister/shadow responses -> Sometimes ends with vote.
| Debate | Lead MP | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 01 Feb - 11 Dec (16 debates) | ||
| December - 02-11 Dec (6 debates) | ||
| 11 Dec 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Border Security: Collaboration
Ministerial Statement
|
Yvette Cooper Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Lab | View |
| 09 Dec 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Syria
Ministerial Statement
|
David Lammy Tottenham Lab | View |
| 06 Dec 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Spray Foam Insulation: Property Value
Adjournment Debate
|
Tom Gordon Harrogate and Knaresborough Lib Dem | View |
| 05 Dec 2024 (2 debates) | ||
|
Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led Government
Ministerial Statement
|
Pat McFadden Wolverhampton South East Lab | View |
|
Improving Public Transport
General Debate
|
Sarah Dyke Glastonbury and Somerton Lib Dem | View |
| 02 Dec 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Migration and Border Security
Ministerial Statement
|
Yvette Cooper Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Lab | View |
| November - 19 Nov (1 debate) | ||
| 19 Nov 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Ukraine: 1,000 Days
Ministerial Statement
|
David Lammy Tottenham Lab | View |
| October - 14-22 Oct (2 debates) | ||
| 22 Oct 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Sentencing Review and Prison Capacity
Ministerial Statement
|
Shabana Mahmood Birmingham Ladywood Lab | View |
| 14 Oct 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Afghan Special Forces Relocation Review
Ministerial Statement
|
Luke Pollard Plymouth Sutton and Devonport Labour (Co-op) | View |
| September - 09 Sep (1 debate) | ||
| 09 Sep 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Sanctions: Russia
General Debate
|
Hamish Falconer Lincoln Lab | View |
| July - 22 Jul (1 debate) | ||
| 22 Jul 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Border Security and Asylum
Ministerial Statement
|
Yvette Cooper Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Lab | View |
| May - 01 May (1 debate) | ||
| 01 May 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Immigration Update
Ministerial Statement
|
Tom Pursglove Braintree Con | View |
| April - 17 Apr (1 debate) | ||
| 17 Apr 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Afghan Refugees: Deportation from Pakistan
Ministerial Statement
|
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Con Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | View |
| March - 04 Mar (1 debate) | ||
| 04 Mar 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
Ministerial Statement
|
Tom Pursglove Corby Con | View |
| February - 01-20 Feb (2 debates) | ||
| 20 Feb 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Immigration Rules and Border Security
Ministerial Statement
|
Tom Pursglove Constituency Con | View |
| 01 Feb 2024 (1 debate) | ||
|
Afghan Relocations: Special Forces
Ministerial Statement
|
James Heappey Constituency Con | View |
| 2023 - 07 Feb - 12 Dec (18 debates) | ||
| December - 04-12 Dec (4 debates) | ||
| 12 Dec 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Immigration and Asylum Bill - Clause dealing with Rwanda
Bill Debate
|
James Cleverly Braintree Con | View |
| 11 Dec 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Former Afghan Special Forces: Deportation
Ministerial Statement
|
James Heappey Constituency Con | View |
| 06 Dec 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
UK-Rwanda Partnership
Ministerial Statement
|
James Cleverly Braintree Con | View |
| 04 Dec 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Legal Migration
Ministerial Statement
|
James Cleverly Braintree Con | View |
| November - 28 Nov (1 debate) | ||
| 28 Nov 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Net Migration Figures
Ministerial Statement
|
Robert Jenrick Newark Reform | View |
| October - 24 Oct (1 debate) | ||
| 24 Oct 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Prisons
General Debate
|
Damian Hinds East Hampshire Con | View |
| September - 14-19 Sep (2 debates) | ||
| 19 Sep 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Resettlement of Afghans
Ministerial Statement
|
Johnny Mercer Constituency Con | View |
| 14 Sep 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
UK-Chile Relations and 50th Anniversary of Coup in Chile
Adjournment Debate
|
Jon Trickett Normanton and Hemsworth Lab | View |
| July - 13 Jul (1 debate) | ||
| 13 Jul 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Hong Kong Update
Ministerial Statement
|
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Berwick-upon-Tweed Con | View |
| June - 05-15 Jun (2 debates) | ||
| 15 Jun 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Migration
General Debate
|
Dan Carden Liverpool Walton Lab | View |
| 05 Jun 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Illegal Migration
Ministerial Statement
|
Suella Braverman Fareham and Waterlooville Reform | View |
| May - 24-25 May (2 debates) | ||
| 25 May 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Net Migration Figures
Ministerial Statement
|
Robert Jenrick Newark Reform | View |
| 24 May 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Student Visas
Ministerial Statement
|
Robert Jenrick Newark Reform | View |
| April - 20 Apr (1 debate) | ||
| 20 Apr 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Fishing Industry: Visas for Foreign Workers
Ministerial Statement
|
Sarah Dines Constituency Con | View |
| March - 20-29 Mar (3 debates) | ||
| 29 Mar 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Illegal Migration Update
Ministerial Statement
|
Robert Jenrick Newark Reform | View |
| 28 Mar 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Afghan Resettlement Update
Ministerial Statement
|
Johnny Mercer Constituency Con | View |
| 20 Mar 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Immigration and Nationality Fees (Exemption for NHS Clinical Staff)
General Debate
|
Rob Roberts Dulwich and West Norwood Lab | View |
| February - 07 Feb (1 debate) | ||
| 07 Feb 2023 (1 debate) | ||
|
Asylum Seekers: Bournemouth West
Adjournment Debate
|
Conor Burns Bournemouth West Con | View |
| 2022 - 06 Jan - 14 Dec (11 debates) | ||
| December - 12-14 Dec (2 debates) | ||
| 14 Dec 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
Asylum Seekers (Removal to Safe Countries)
General Debate
|
Jonathan Gullis Stoke-on-Trent North Con | View |
| 12 Dec 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
British Council Contractors: Afghanistan
Ministerial Statement
|
Andrew Mitchell Sutton Coldfield Con | View |
| June - 13 Jun (1 debate) | ||
| 13 Jun 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
Government Food Strategy
Ministerial Statement
|
George Eustice Constituency Con | View |
| May - 18 May (1 debate) | ||
| 18 May 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
Foreign National Offender Removal Flights
Ministerial Statement
|
Tom Pursglove Corby Con | View |
| March - 01-16 Mar (5 debates) | ||
| 16 Mar 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
Refugees from Ukraine
General Debate
|
Stuart McDonald Cumbernauld and Kilsyth SNP | View |
| 14 Mar 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
Ministerial Statement
|
Michael Gove Surrey Heath Con | View |
| 10 Mar 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
Refugees from Ukraine
Ministerial Statement
|
Priti Patel Witham Con | View |
| 08 Mar 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
Ukraine: Urgent Refugee Applications
General Debate
|
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown North Cotswolds Con | View |
| 01 Mar 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
Ukraine
Ministerial Statement
|
Priti Patel Witham Con | View |
| February - 09 Feb (1 debate) | ||
| 09 Feb 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
TOEIC English Language Tests
Ministerial Statement
|
Kevin Foster Constituency Con | View |
| January - 06 Jan (1 debate) | ||
| 06 Jan 2022 (1 debate) | ||
|
Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme
Ministerial Statement
|
Victoria Atkins Louth and Horncastle Con | View |
| 2021 - 22 Nov - 15 Dec (5 debates) | ||
| December - 07-15 Dec (4 debates) | ||
| 15 Dec 2021 (1 debate) | ||
|
Asylum Seeker Accommodation: RAF Manston
Ministerial Statement
|
Tom Pursglove Corby Con | View |
| 14 Dec 2021 (1 debate) | ||
|
Human Rights Legislation
Ministerial Statement
|
Dominic Raab Esher and Walton Con | View |
| 09 Dec 2021 (1 debate) | ||
|
Vulnerable Asylum Seeker Services: Stockton
Adjournment Debate
|
Alex Cunningham Stockton North Lab | View |
| 07 Dec 2021 (1 debate) | ||
|
Immigration Act - Various new clauses and amendments to the Immigration Act
Bill Debate
|
Rosie Winterton Stockport Lab | View |
| November - 22 Nov (1 debate) | ||
| 22 Nov 2021 (1 debate) | ||
|
Channel Crossings in Small Boats
Ministerial Statement
|
Priti Patel Witham Con | View |