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Motion that this House has considered World Sepsis Awareness Month. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Mike Wood
Answering member
Diana Johnson; Caroline Johnson
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Backbench debates
Date
15 September 2026
Reference
790 cc1667-1683
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered the potential merits of a full ban on fracking. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Claire Young
Answering member
Martin McCluskey; Harriet Cross
Department
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Backbench debates
Date
15 September 2026
Reference
790 cc1642-1667
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered the building safety remediation of residential buildings. Motion lapsed.

Lead member
Al Pinkerton
Answering member
Florence Eshalomi; Lewis Cocking
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Type
Backbench debates
Date
15 September 2026
Reference
790 cc511-537WH
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered the contribution of fathers and positive male role models to families and society. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Sam Rushworth
Answering member
Jake Richards
Department
Ministry of Justice
Type
Backbench debates
Date
10 September 2026
Reference
790 cc432-456WH
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered the potential merits of reform of the vascular sector. Agreed to question.

Lead member
Jim Shannon
Answering member
James Frith
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Backbench debates
Date
10 September 2026
Reference
790 cc413-431WH
House
House of Commons

Statement on the publication of the second report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England (HC 161).

Lead member
Peter Swallow
Department
Joint Committee on Human Rights
Type
Backbench debates; Select Committee statements
Date
3 September 2026
Reference
790 cc159-212WH
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered the nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security published in January 2026. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Adrian Ramsay
Answering member
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Backbench debates
Date
3 September 2026
Reference
790 cc188-212WH
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered vaccination rates in England. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Danny Beales
Answering member
Diana Johnson
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Backbench debates
Date
3 September 2026
Reference
790 cc212-188WH
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House notes the critical threat that Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) pose to press freedom, public interest research, and the right of citizens and campaigners to speak out on matters of public concern; recognises that SLAPPs predominately target individuals, including private citizens, utilising novel legal tactics,...

Lead member
Alex Sobel
Answering member
Sarah Sackman
Department
Ministry of Justice
Type
Backbench debates
Date
1 September 2026
Reference
790 cc123-142
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Bob Blackman
Answering member
Alan Campbell
Department
Leader of the House of Commons
Type
Backbench debates
Date
16 July 2026
Reference
789 cc1137-1179
House
House of Commons

Statement on the publication of the third report of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Protecting Built Heritage (HC 144).

Lead member
Jo Platt
Department
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Type
Backbench debates; Select Committee statements
Date
16 July 2026
Reference
789 cc439-444WH
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered the impact of changes to the National Planning Policy Framework. Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).

Lead member
Tessa Munt
Answering member
Matthew Pennycook
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Type
Backbench debates
Date
16 July 2026
Reference
789 cc444-468WH
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered capital funding for Changing Places toilets. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Daniel Francis
Answering member
Nesil Caliskan
Department
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Type
Backbench debates
Date
16 July 2026
Reference
789 cc468-488WH
House
House of Commons

Statement on the publication of the second report of the Work and Pensions Committee, Transition to State Pension age (HC 76).

Lead member
Debbie Abrahams
Department
Work and Pensions Committee
Type
Backbench debates; Select Committee statements
Date
16 July 2026
Reference
789 cc1133-6
House
House of Commons

Statement on the publication of the third report of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Science diplomacy: sovereignty, strategy, and the global race (HC 62).

Lead member
Chi Onwurah
Department
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Type
Backbench debates; Select Committee statements
Date
9 July 2026
Reference
789 cc529-534
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered Government support of the Lobular Moon Shot Project. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
John Milne
Answering member
Stephen Kinnock
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Backbench debates
Date
9 July 2026
Reference
789 cc226-248WH
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered the humanitarian impact of conflicts on older people. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Jim Shannon
Answering member
Chris Elmore
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Backbench debates
Date
9 July 2026
Reference
789 cc248-225WH
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered the potential merits of a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Abtisam Mohamed
Answering member
Chris Bryant
Department
Department for Business and Trade
Type
Backbench debates
Date
9 July 2026
Reference
789 cc536-577
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered NHS corridor care. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Rosena Allin-Khan
Answering member
Karin Smyth
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Backbench debates
Date
8 July 2026
Reference
789 cc383-421
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House recognises the danger that Russia's renewed illegal invasion of Ukraine poses to European and British security; further recognises the threat to the international order and the UK posed by China; also recognises the increasing uncertainty surrounding the reliability of the US as an ally within NATO;...

Lead member
Mike Martin
Answering member
Calvin Bailey
Department
Ministry of Defence
Type
Backbench debates
Date
8 July 2026
Reference
789 cc345-383
House
House of Commons