The Budget debate wraps up this week. MPs continue debating it on Monday and Tuesday, then finish with a vote. The government bill this week is on sporting events. It would make it easier to host big tournaments such as Euro 2028, including cracking down on ticket touts. Then Parliament heads off for autumn recess. MPs return to their constituencies at the end of Wednesday, and return on Tuesday 10 November. ### MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER Submarine Recycling Strategy Bill
Requires the government to prepare and publish a strategy for recycling decommissioned submarines. Ten minute rule motion presented by Graeme Downie. Budget debate
Continued from last Thursday. ### TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER Food Labelling (Halal and Kosher Meat) Bill
Requires halal and kosher meat, and products containing it, to be labelled. Ten minute rule motion presented by Esther McVey. Budget debate
Continued from Monday. ### WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER Fashion Supply Chain (Code and Adjudicator) Bill
Sets up a code of practice for how fashion retailers deal with their suppliers, and creates a watchdog to enforce it. Ten minute rule motion presented by Liz Twist. Sporting Events Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Creates a legal framework for hosting major international sporting events, so a separate law isn’t needed for each one. For the events it covers, it creates a ticket touting offence, restricts advertising and trading around venues, and bans businesses from using branding that suggests an official link to the event. In England, it allows the government to order a transport plan for the host area, and lets councils bring in temporary road restrictions.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing ### THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER No votes scheduled ### FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER No votes scheduled ### PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES Passed

• Developer Contributions (Infrastructure Delivery) Bill – goes to second reading
• Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill – goes to committee stage

Click here to read details of the bills in last week's newsletter.

It's Budget week.

Chancellor John Healey sets out the government’s tax plans in the Commons on Wednesday. MPs then debate them on Thursday and into next week.

Before that, MPs turn to unsafe cladding.

They'll debate a new government bill which would make building owners fix dangerous cladding, and let councils step in if they don’t.

Meanwhile, the Lords pick up the Courts and Tribunals Bill.

It cleared the Commons the week before last.

MONDAY 26 OCTOBER

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER

Developer Contributions (Infrastructure Delivery) Bill
Sets rules on how the financial contributions property developers make towards local infrastructure are spent. Also defines the powers and responsibilities councils have over that money. Ten minute rule motion presented by James Naish. More information not available at this stage.

Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part)
Requires owners of residential blocks with unsafe cladding to assess the fire risks and fix them, with fines and criminal offences for those who fail. Lets councils apply to take over repairs where owners don’t act, creates a register of medium-rise blocks, and gives regulators new powers to find out who owns a building. Also makes it easier for people who have paid for repairs to claim the money back from the manufacturers of the unsafe cladding products.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER

The Budget
The chancellor delivers the Budget, followed by debate.

THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER

Budget debate
Continued from Wednesday.

FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER

No votes scheduled

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Northern Ireland Troubles Bill – goes to the Lords
• Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill – goes to the Lords
• Social Security (Marriage) Bill – goes to second reading
• Multi-Academy Trusts (Governance) Bill – goes to second reading

Click here to read details of the bills in last week's newsletter.

The Troubles Bill gets a two-day sprint this week.

MPs have Monday and Tuesday to get the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill through the Commons. The government has put forward a package of amendments, most of them strengthening protections for former service personnel and police officers.

Then MPs turn to the Church.

On Wednesday they'll debate a bill that repeals old laws that bar Catholics and Jews from advising the Crown on appointments in the Church of England. Andy Burnham is Catholic, so bishop appointments currently go through the Lord Chancellor.

And Wednesday is also an opposition day.

It's the turn of the Lib Dems this time. Topic is still TBC.

MONDAY 19 OCTOBER

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill – committee of the whole House
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Repeals parts of Troubles Legacy Act (the previous government’s attempt to deal with Troubles-era deaths and injuries). The old act blocked criminal prosecutions and civil cases, offering immunity to perpetrators, but courts ruled this violated human rights laws. This bill allows prosecutions and lawsuits to proceed again, restarts some inquests, and creates a reformed Legacy Commission to investigate cases.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER

Social Security (Marriage) Bill
Bans the social security system from recognising polygamous marriages and marriages between close relatives. Ten minute rule motion presented by Richard Holden.

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill – conclusion of committee and remaining stages
As above.

WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER

Multi-Academy Trusts (Governance) Bill
Introduces tighter regulation on multi-academy trusts, the organisations that run groups of state schools. Areas covered include financial transparency, spending limits, and governance. Ten minute rule motion presented by Dave Robertson.

Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill – all stages
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Repeals two 19th-century laws that bar Roman Catholics and Jews from advising the Crown on appointments in the Church of England and Church of Scotland. Also removes the rule that stops Roman Catholics making church appointments themselves.
Draft bill (PDF)

THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER

No votes scheduled

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Courts and Tribunals Bill – goes to the Lords
• Northern Ireland Troubles Bill – goes to committee stage
• Highways (Financing) Bill – goes to committee stage
• Hares Bill – goes to second reading
• Wet Wipes (Labelling, Sale, and Marketing) Bill – goes to second reading

Postponed

• Heritage Public Houses Bill – debate adjourned
• All other private member's bills

Click here to read details of the bills in last week's newsletter.

Jury trials are back on the agenda.

MPs take the Courts and Tribunals Bill through its final Commons stages on Tuesday. The government has said it plans to drop the Starmer-era proposal to abolish jury trials for cases likely to carry a sentence of under three years.

Wednesday is an Opposition Day.

The Tories get a chance to set the agenda, but their topic is still TBC.

And Friday brings private member's bills.

It starts with Mike Wood's bid to set up registers of heritage pubs, and make them harder to sell.

MONDAY 12 OCTOBER

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER

Hares Bill
Bans the killing or taking of brown hares between the start of February and the end of September. Repeals the ban on selling hares during part of the year. Ten minute rule motion presented by Ruth Jones.

Courts and Tribunals Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part)
A wide-ranging justice bill. Removes a rule in family law that courts must presume a parent’s involvement in their child’s life is beneficial – a change aimed at better protecting children from parents who pose a risk. Reforms the leadership structure of the tribunal system, among other things.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill – carry-over extension motion
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Repeals parts of Troubles Legacy Act (the previous government’s attempt to deal with Troubles-era deaths and injuries). The old act blocked criminal prosecutions and civil cases, offering immunity to perpetrators, but courts ruled this violated human rights laws. This bill allows prosecutions and lawsuits to proceed again, restarts some inquests, and creates a reformed Legacy Commission to investigate cases.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER

Wet Wipes (Labelling, Sale and Marketing) Bill
Bans the use of the word 'flushable' on wet wipe packaging. Ten minute rule motion presented by David Burton-Sampson.

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER

Highways (Financing) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Lets private companies finance, build, run, and maintain major roads in England under a licence, and pay for them by charging tolls to drivers. Sets the Office of Rail and Road as the regulator, and creates a special administration regime to keep a road running if the licence holder can’t pay its debts.
Draft bill (PDF)

FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER

Heritage Public Houses Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Requires councils to keep a register of historic pubs in their area. Places restrictions on the sale of heritage pubs. Private member’s bill presented by Mike Wood.
Draft bill (PDF)

Emergency and Life-Saving Skills (Schools) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Requires schools to teach children how to act in emergencies, including life-saving skills. Private member’s bill presented by Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst.
Draft bill (PDF)

Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill – 2nd reading
Creates a register of operators of certain automated online software, and sets duties on how that software accesses online material published by other people. Private member’s bill presented by Damian Hinds.
Bill not yet published

Chalk Streams (UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site) Bill – 2nd reading
Requires the government to nominate the UK’s chalk streams as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site. Private member’s bill presented by Pippa Heylings.
Bill not yet published

Non-Domestic Rating (Retail, Hospitality and Leisure) Bill – 2nd reading
Changes how business rates apply to retail, hospitality, and leisure businesses. More detail not yet available. Private member’s bill presented by Gagan Mohindra.
Bill not yet published

Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Caps exit payments made to outgoing employees of public sector organisations. Private member’s bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Draft bill (PDF)

BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Decriminalises non-payment of the licence fee by over-75s. Private member’s bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Draft bill (PDF)

British Broadcasting Corporation (Privatisation) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Privatises the BBC and distributes shares in the corporation to all licence fee payers. Private member’s bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Draft bill (PDF)

Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Amendment) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales and Scotland
Requires the government to hold a public consultation, and publish a review of dog-bite fatalities over the past three years, before banning types of dog. Private member’s bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Draft bill (PDF)

Domestic Abuse (Pets etc) Bill – 2nd reading
Extends domestic abuse law to cover pets. Abusers often threaten or harm animals as a way to control victims, and fear of leaving a pet behind can stop people escaping an abusive relationship. Applies non-molestation orders and occupation orders to behaviour involving pets, updates the legal definitions of controlling behaviour and economic abuse to include harm to animals, and extends Domestic Abuse Protection Orders to cover pets. Private member’s bill presented by Ruth Jones.
Bill not yet published

Medical Services (Rural Areas) Bill – 2nd reading
Requires the government to produce a strategy for creating more Minor Injuries Units and Urgent Treatment Centres in rural areas. Private member’s bill presented by Ben Maguire.
Bill not yet published

Outdoor Education Bill – 2nd reading
Requires primary and secondary schools to give children at least 30 minutes outdoors a day during school hours, provide at least one outdoor lesson a week, and offer every pupil at least one outdoor education experience. Private member’s bill presented by Caroline Voaden.
Bill not yet published

Maximum Workplace Temperature Bill – 2nd reading
Sets up an independent body to recommend a maximum safe temperature for workplaces, and makes provision for putting its recommendations into effect. Private member’s bill presented by Hannah Spencer.
Bill not yet published

Data Publication and Quality (Immigration, Nationality and Country of Birth) Bill – 2nd reading
Requires the government to collect data on the immigration status, nationality, and country of birth of people who use public services, certain benefits claimants, the prison population, and people who have been arrested. Requires that data to be published at least once a year. Private member’s bill presented by Katie Lam.
Bill not yet published

Members of Parliament (Prohibition of Second Jobs) (Motion) Bill – 2nd reading
Requires the Leader of the House of Commons to move a motion banning MPs from having paid second jobs. Private member’s bill presented by Richard Burgon.
Draft bill (PDF)

Road Safety Plans Bill – 2nd reading
Requires councils in England to prepare and publish a road safety plan for each school in their area. Private member’s bill presented by Adam Jogee.
Bill not yet published

Ponds (Permitted Development) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Extends permitted development rights to wildlife ponds under 0.2 hectares, so they can be built without a planning application. Private member’s bill presented by Rebecca Smith.
Draft bill (PDF)

Hospitality Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Exempts hotels, restaurants, and other catering and accommodation providers from charging VAT on their services. Private member’s bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Draft bill (PDF)

Sporting and Physical Education Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Exempts sports and fitness services from VAT wherever no exemption already applies. Private member’s bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Draft bill (PDF)

Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Requires producers, suppliers, and retailers of meat to say clearly whether an animal was killed under religious slaughter methods without prior stunning. Requires the government to collect and publish data on how much meat is slaughtered this way. Private member’s bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Draft bill (PDF)

Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part)
Requires the government to help people disabled shortly after a Covid-19 vaccination, or the next of kin of people who died, and to look into setting up a compensation scheme. Private member’s bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Draft bill (PDF)

European Convention on Human Rights (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Gives the prime minister the power to formally notify that the UK intends to leave the European Convention on Human Rights. Private member’s bill presented by Mike Wood.
Draft bill (PDF)

Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Changes how drugs get classified as class A, B, or C. At the moment it’s done through an Order in Council, which needs sign-off from the King and Privy Council. This bill would let the Home Secretary reclassify substances by regulation instead, so new drugs can be controlled much more quickly. Private member’s bill presented by Matt Turmaine.
Draft bill (PDF)

Northern Ireland Troubles (Criminal Investigations etc) Bill – adjourned debate on 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Requires the Secretary of State to publish proposals on when new criminal investigations, prosecutions, inquests, or inquiries into Troubles-related conduct in Northern Ireland can begin. Private member’s bill presented by Lincoln Jopp.
Draft bill (PDF)

Multi-Storey Car Parks (Safety) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Increases the minimum height of guarding in new and existing multi-storey car parks. Requires 24-hour staffing for multi-storeys. Known as Gabe’s Law in memory of a 15-year-old boy who died after falling from the top of a multi-storey car park in Liverpool in 2020. Private member’s bill presented by Maria Eagle.
Draft bill (PDF)

Sale and Supply of Glue Traps (Prohibition) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Bans the sale and supply of glue traps, except to people with a glue trap licence. Private member’s bill presented by Rebecca Harris.
Draft bill (PDF)

Rural Communities (Public Services and Energy) Bill – 2nd reading
Requires the government to review whether local government funding is enough for rural communities, taking account of the extra cost of delivering public services in sparsely populated areas. Also requires a review of access to healthcare in rural areas, including radiotherapy, and sets energy efficiency standards for new homes in rural communities, among other things. Private member’s bill presented by Tim Farron.
Bill not yet published

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Sovereign Grant Bill – goes to the Lords
• Student Finance (Review) Bill – goes to second reading

Click here to read details of the bills in last week's newsletter.

It's a short week before conference recess.

The Commons rises recess after Tuesday's sitting and doesn't return until Monday 12 October. The Lib Dems kick things off with their conference next weekend, followed by Labour the weekend after, then Tories in the week after that.

But first, a full day debating royal funding.

MPs debate all stages of the Sovereign Grant Bill on Monday. It sets the King's official funding at £99.9 million for next year, and raises the share of Crown Estate profits used to calculate future grants.

And Tuesday brings one ten minute rule motion.

Tom Gordon's bill would shake up the student loan system in England.

MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER

Sovereign Grant Bill – all stages
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Sets the amount of the Sovereign Grant, the funding that supports the King and the monarchy, at £99.9 million for 2027-28. Raises the share of the Crown Estate's profits used to calculate future grants from 12% to 20.5%. Also gives the Treasury new powers to adjust the grant if a review finds the standard formula would produce an inappropriate amount, or to increase it temporarily in exceptional circumstances.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

Student Finance (Review) Bill
Requires the government to review how student loans are repaid in England, including the repayment thresholds, the terms attached to loans when they were taken out, and how those thresholds compare with average earnings. Ten minute rule motion presented by Tom Gordon.

WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER

No votes scheduled

THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER

No votes scheduled

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Health Bill – goes to the Lords
• Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill – goes to committee stage
• Social Housing Bill – goes to committee stage
• Artificial Superintelligence Bill – goes to second reading
• Personal Data (Digital Twins) Bill – goes to second reading

Failed

• Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – defeated at second reading

Postponed

• All other private members' bills

Click here to read details of the bills in last week's newsletter.

The assisted dying debate is back.

On Friday, MPs debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which was blocked by the Lords in the last parliamentary session.

Two big government bills this week.

The first rewrites the legal framework for the aviation industry, and the second reins in Right to Buy.

And Friday brings private member's bills.

Given the assisted dying bill, the others probably won't get debated within the allotted time, but the list gives you a flavour of the issues that matter to the current crop of MPs.

MONDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

Health Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Abolishes NHS England and folds its functions back into the Department of Health and Social Care. Also reforms the structure of integrated care boards and foundation trusts, and introduces a single patient record shared across the health service.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

Artificial Superintelligence Bill
Bans the development, deployment, and operation of artificial superintelligence systems, a hypothetical form of AI with more advanced 'thinking' skills than any human. Ten minute rule motion presented by Alex Sobel.

Health Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
Continued from Monday.

WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER

Personal Data (Digital Twins) Bill
Bans tech companies from creating 'digital twins' without a user's consent. These models use personal data to predict people’s behaviour or target them with ads. Ten minute rule motion presented by Chi Onwurah.

Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Aims to modernise the legal framework that underpins the aviation industry. Strengthens the Civil Aviation Authority's powers to investigate airlines and fine them for breaking consumer protection rules. Gives the government powers to introduce stronger passenger rights, including on compensation, baggage, pricing, accessibility, and complaints, among other things.
Draft bill (PDF) / Lords Library briefing

THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

Social Housing Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Extends the qualifying period before a social tenant can use Right to Buy from three years to ten, cuts the maximum discount available, and exempts newly built social homes from the scheme for 35 years. Also requires housing associations to notify councils before selling off homes outside the social sector, and strengthens protections for social tenants who are victims of domestic abuse. Started in the Lords.
Draft bill (PDF) / Lords Library briefing

FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Legalises assisted dying for terminally ill adults. This is the same bill that passed the Commons last year under Kim Leadbeater. Private member's bill presented by Lauren Edwards.
Draft bill (PDF)

Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Sets up an independent public inquiry into UK military, economic, and political cooperation with Israel since October 2023, including arms sales, surveillance flights, and the use of RAF bases. Private member's bill presented by Jeremy Corbyn.
Draft bill (PDF)

Environmental Impact Assessment (Downstream Emissions) Bill – 2nd reading
Exempts new oil and gas projects from having to assess the environmental impact of burning the fuel they extract. Reverses a 2024 Supreme Court ruling. Private member's bill presented by Harriet Cross.
Bill not yet published

Hospitality Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Exempts hotels, restaurants, and other catering and accommodation providers from charging VAT on their services. Private member's bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Draft bill (PDF)

Sporting and Physical Education Services (Value Added Tax Exemption) Bill – 2nd reading
Exempts sports and fitness services from VAT wherever no exemption already applies. Private member's bill presented by Christopher Chope.

Meat (Information About Method of Killing) Bill – 2nd reading
Requires producers, suppliers, and retailers of meat to say clearly whether an animal was killed under religious slaughter methods without prior stunning. Requires the government to collect and publish data on how much meat is slaughtered this way. Private member's bill presented by Christopher Chope.

Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Payments Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part)
Requires the government to help people disabled, or the next of kin of people who died, shortly after a Covid-19 vaccination, and to look into setting up a compensation scheme. Private member's bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Draft bill (PDF)

European Convention on Human Rights (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill – 2nd reading
Gives the prime minister the power to formally notify that the UK intends to leave the European Convention on Human Rights. Private member's bill presented by Mike Wood.

Lobular Breast Cancer Bill – 2nd reading
Requires the government to fund and support research into lobular breast cancer, a less common form of the disease that's harder to pick up on a mammogram. Private member's bill presented by John Milne.

Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Changes how drugs get classified as class A, B or C. At the moment it's done through an Order in Council, which needs sign-off from the King and Privy Council. This bill would let the Home Secretary reclassify substances by regulation instead, so new drugs can be controlled much more quickly. Private member's bill presented by Matt Turmaine.
Draft bill (PDF)

Short-Term Let Accommodation Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England and Wales
Introduces a licensing scheme for short-term let properties such as Airbnbs, alongside new rules on how they're marketed and how planning permission applies to them. Private member's bill presented by Rachael Maskell.
Draft bill (PDF)

In-Person Banking Services Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Requires the Financial Conduct Authority to set minimum standards for in-person banking services, as bank branches keep closing. Private member's bill presented by Alan Mak.
Draft bill (PDF)

Home Cooling Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland (part), Northern Ireland (part)
Removes VAT on certain home cooling measures, such as air conditioning and shading. Requires the government to report on the case for grants to help councils in England fund home cooling for residents. Private member's bill presented by Freddie van Mierlo.
Draft bill (PDF)

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Immigration and Asylum Bill – goes to committee stage
• Representation of the People Bill – goes to the Lords
• Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill – became law
• Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Amendment) Bill – goes to second reading
• Registration of Stillbirths (England and Wales) Bill – goes to second reading
• Health Bill – went to Lords, now back in Commons

Click here to read details of the bills in last week's newsletter.

A shake-up of the asylum appeals system lands on Monday.

MPs debate the Immigration and Asylum Bill, and there's already some disagreement about it on the Labour benches.

It's the last week before recess.

MPs leave Westminster for the summer at the end of Thursday. They return on 1 September.

That means this is Keir Starmer's final PMQs.

Wednesday marks his last outing at the despatch box. Barring any major upsets, Andy Burnham will be named Labour leader on Friday, and becomes prime minister three days later.

MONDAY 13 JULY

Immigration and Asylum Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: the whole of the UK
Creates a new body, the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority, to decide immigration appeals. Currently, judges make those decisions but the new adjudicators won't need legal qualifications. Makes it harder for migrants to use human rights laws to avoid deportation. Replaces refugee status and humanitarian protection with a single 'protection status', and lets the Home Secretary claw back some of the accommodation and support costs from refugees who can afford to repay them. Overhauls modern slavery law, giving police wider powers over people thought to pose a trafficking risk and extending supply chain transparency rules to public sector organisations.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

TUESDAY 14 JULY

Representation of the People Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Lowers the voting age to 16 for all UK elections. Introduces automatic electoral registration, so eligible voters are added to the register without having to apply. Expands the list of accepted voter ID to include bank cards. Also tightens rules on political donations.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill – consideration of Lords amendments
Applies to: the whole of the UK
Gives the government powers to nationalise steel companies. Follows the government’s emergency intervention in April 2025, when it used special measures to keep British Steel’s Scunthorpe blast furnaces running after owner Jingye announced plans to close them.
Draft bill (PDF) / Lords Library briefing

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Amendment) Bill
Removes the blanket exemption that currently shields the King, the wider Royal Family, the Royal Household and the Royal Archives from Freedom of Information requests. Brings the monarchy and the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster within scope of the Act, meaning the public could request information about how they use public money and assets. Ten minute rule motion presented by Siân Berry.

WEDNESDAY 15 JULY

Registration of Stillbirths (England and Wales) Bill
Allows parents to register a stillbirth remotely, rather than having to attend a register office in person, easing the process for grieving families at an already difficult time. Ten minute rule motion presented by Jim McMahon.

THURSDAY 16 JULY

Health Bill – committee stage
Applies to: England (some measures apply UK-wide)
Abolishes NHS England and folds its functions back into the Department of Health and Social Care, in a bid to cut bureaucracy and speed up decision-making. Also reforms the structure of integrated care boards and foundation trusts, and introduces a single patient record shared across the health service.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

FRIDAY 17 JULY

No votes scheduled

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• National Security (State Threats) Bill – became law
• Outdoor Education Bill – goes to second reading
• Mental Capacity (Duty to Assess) Bill – goes to second reading

Click here to read details of the bills in last week's newsletter.

It's the penultimate week before summer recess.

MPs debate one government bill, which allows the banning of organisations controlled by foreign hostile states. It'll also become an offence to deal with those organisations, though the Lords added exceptions for aid workers and journalists.

A couple of interesting select committee meetings.

The Treasury Committee will question defence ministers on the Defence Investment Plan, and the BBC's new director general testifies before the Culture, Media, and Sport Committee.

And Tuesday is an Opposition Day.

The Tories will set the agenda, but haven't published their motion yet.

MONDAY 6 JULY

National Security (State Threats) Bill – consideration of Lords amendments
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Gives the government powers to ban organisations that are controlled or directed by hostile foreign states. Once an organisation is banned, it becomes a criminal offence to be a member, fund it, or attend meetings. The powers work like the existing rules for banning terrorist groups, but apply to state-sponsored bodies.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

TUESDAY 7 JULY

Outdoor Education Bill
Requires primary and secondary schools to give children at least 30 minutes outdoors a day during school hours, provide at least one outdoor lesson a week, and offer every pupil at least one outdoor education experience. Ten minute rule motion presented by Caroline Voaden.

WEDNESDAY 8 JULY

Mental Capacity (Duty to Assess) Bill
Requires professionals (such as health and social care workers) to assess someone's mental capacity if there's good reason to doubt it, including when a family member raises the alarm. Known as Christopher's law, after an autistic 24-year-old who was murdered in 2016 after his mother's repeated warnings that he was being exploited and couldn't cope on his own were dismissed. Ten minute rule motion presented by Chris Coghlan.

THURSDAY 9 JULY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 10 JULY

No votes scheduled

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill – goes to the Lords
• Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill – goes to the Lords
• Child Savings Accounts (Mental Capacity and Disability) Bill – goes to second reading
• Medical Services (Rural Areas) Bill – goes to second reading

Click here to read details of the bills in last week's newsletter.

MPs debate a bill to change three taxes.

It would increase the amount employers can pay employees tax-free for using their own car for work, and temporarily cut road tax for haulage vehicles, paid for by an increased windfall tax on power companies.

There are two Estimates Days this week.

On Monday and Tuesday, MPs will formally approve how much money each government department can spend. They'll focus on Cabinet Office security and resilience spending, the Northern Ireland Office, criminal justice, sport and youth services, pharmaceutical procurement, and the DWP.

And we'll hear from Andy Burnham on his fiscal plans later.

It should give us some sense of the kinds of bills he'd put forward in the likely event that he becomes prime minister.

MONDAY 29 JUNE

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 30 JUNE

Child Savings Accounts (Mental Capacity and Disability) Bill
Makes it easier for families to access child savings accounts of a young person who lacks mental capacity. Right now it's almost impossible to do this. Also requires the government to review savings provision for young people with disabilities. Ten minute rule motion presented by John Milne.

WEDNESDAY 1 JULY

Medical Services (Rural Areas) Bill
Requires the government to produce a strategy for creating more Minor Injuries Units and Urgent Treatment Centres in rural areas. Ten minute rule motion presented by Ben Maguire.

Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill – all stages
Wraps up the week's Estimates Day debates.

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill – all stages
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Increases the Electricity Generator Levy (a windfall tax on the excess profits of power companies) from 45% to 55%. Raises the approved tax-free mileage rate (the amount an employer can pay you for using your own car for work without it being taxed) from 45p to 55p per mile. Temporarily cuts vehicle excise duty (road tax) to £1 for heavy goods vehicles until June 2027.
Draft bill (PDF)

THURSDAY 2 JULY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 3 JULY

No votes scheduled

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Health Bill – goes to committee stage
• Armed Forces Bill – goes to the Lords

Click here to read details of the bills in last week's newsletter.

The political energy is firmly elsewhere as we enter the week.

The prime minister is considering his future and may set out a timetable for his departure, as Andy Burnham takes his seat in Westminster.

Against that backdrop, MPs debate just one piece of legislation.

On Monday, they look at a bill to extend the legal framework underpinning the Armed Forces, which needs to happen every five years.

And Tuesday is the first Opposition Day of this parliamentary session.

The Tories will choose the topic of debate. It hasn't been announced yet, but it feels likely it may relate to Labour's leadership challenges.

MONDAY 22 JUNE

Armed Forces Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Renews the Armed Forces Act 2006, which provides the legal basis for the existence of the Armed Forces and expires every five years. Creates the Defence Housing Service, a new government agency that will oversee a large-scale programme to build and refurbish military accommodation. Gives the military legal powers to detect and stop hostile drones, among other things.
Read the bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

TUESDAY 23 JUNE

No votes scheduled

WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE

No votes scheduled

THURSDAY 25 JUNE

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 26 JUNE

No votes scheduled

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill – goes to the Lords
• National Security (State Threats) Bill – goes to the Lords

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It's a big week for national security.

On Wednesday, MPs debate a bill to bolster cybersecurity regulation. Then on Thursday, they'll speed through all stages of a bill to allow the government to proscribe organisations controlled by hostile states, similar to existing powers for banning terror groups.

Assisted dying is back on the agenda.

On Tuesday, MPs who were successful in the private member's bill ballot will present their bills. Lauren Edwards, who came second, has said she'll use hers to bring an assisted dying bill. The previous one ran out of time in the previous session after it was blocked by the Lords.

MONDAY 15 JUNE

No votes scheduled

TUESDAY 16 JUNE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Updates the UK’s main cybersecurity law to cover more organisations that keep the country running, including data centres and managed IT service providers. Gives regulators stronger powers to force companies to improve their cybersecurity and to report serious cyber attacks properly. Allows ministers to change the rules more easily in future and to step in directly when cyber threats pose a risk to national security. The aim is to reduce the risk that cyber attacks disrupt essential services or expose sensitive data.
Read the bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE

National Security (State Threats) Bill – all stages
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Gives the government powers to ban organisations that are controlled or directed by hostile foreign states. Once an organisation is banned, it becomes a criminal offence to be a member, fund it, or attend meetings. The powers work like the existing rules for banning terrorist groups, but apply to state-sponsored bodies.
Read the bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

THURSDAY 18 JUNE

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 19 JUNE

No votes scheduled

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill – goes to the Lords
• Railways Bill – goes to the Lords

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Lots of nationalisation on the menu this week.

MPs debate bills to allow the government to bring British Steel into public ownership, and create a national railway operator.

And on Friday MPs mark the anniversaries of two tragedies.

It's nine years since the Grenfell Tower disaster on Sunday, and ten years since Jo Cox's murder next Tuesday.

MONDAY 8 JUNE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill – committee of the whole House
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Gives the government powers to nationalise steel companies. Follows emergency intervention in April 2025, when the gvoernment used special measures powers to keep British Steel's Scunthorpe blast furnaces running after owner Jingye announced plans to close them.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

TUESDAY 9 JUNE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
As above.

WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE

Railways Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (part)
Creates Great British Railways (GBR), a single organisation to manage most passenger train operators in England, and Network Rail, which operates and manages most railway infrastructure in Britain
Draft bill / Commons Library briefing

THURSDAY 11 JUNE

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 12 JUNE

No votes scheduled

PREVIOUS WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Health Bill – goes to committee stage
• Armed Forces Bill – goes to report stage

Postponed

• Railways Bill – did not proceed (rescheduled to this week)

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