ThursdayPast

26 March 202614 items

DebateSelect & Joint Committees09:25

Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill: Consideration of the Bill

A Select Committee is conducting detailed consideration of the Armed Forces Bill, examining its provisions clause-by-clause. This is a scrutiny stage where the committee will analyse the bill's impacts on military law, personnel, operations, and defence governance before it returns to the main Commons floor.

Defence & Security
Oral evidenceSelect & Joint Committees09:30

Public Accounts Committee: Civil service pensions

The Public Accounts Committee will hear oral evidence on civil service pensions. This inquiry examines how pension schemes for civil servants are funded, managed, and whether they represent value for money and sustainable long-term commitments for the public purse.

Tax & Public FinancesJobs & Employment
Oral questions09:30Transport

Transport (including Topical Questions)

This is a scheduled oral questions session on Transport matters in the House of Commons. MPs will pose questions to the Transport Secretary or relevant ministers about current issues, policy, and departmental performance. Topical questions allow MPs to raise urgent, newsworthy transport issues that have emerged recently.

Transport
DebateGeneral Committee11:30

Representation of the People Bill: Further to consider the Bill

The Commons is continuing detailed line-by-line scrutiny of the Representation of the People Bill in General Committee. This bill addresses electoral law and procedures governing how people are represented in Parliament, including rules around elections, voting rights, and electoral administration.

MP & ParliamentLocal Government
Westminster Hall debateWestminster Hall13:30

Outcomes for patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and craniocervical instability

This Westminster Hall debate focuses on Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a connective tissue disorder, and craniocervical instability (CCI), a serious complication where the skull base becomes unstable. The debate will examine patient outcomes, diagnosis, and treatment challenges for people living with these conditions, which are often poorly understood by the NHS.

Health & NHS
Westminster Hall debateWestminster Hall15:00

Potential merits of mandatory body armour for prison officers

This Westminster Hall debate will examine whether prison officers should be required to wear body armour while on duty. The discussion will consider the safety benefits, practical implications, and potential costs of making protective equipment mandatory across the prison service.

Crime & PolicingJobs & Employment
Backbench Business

Debate on a Motion on transport accessibility for disabled people

This backbench debate examines transport accessibility for disabled people across the UK. The motion, sponsored by cross-party MPs (Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat), will address barriers disabled people face using public transport and explore what changes are needed to improve their access and independence.

TransportSocial Care
Backbench Business

General Debate on support for Gurkha veterans

A backbench debate on support for Gurkha veterans, sponsored by Liberal Democrat MP Cameron Thomas. The debate will discuss welfare, benefits, and support services available to former Gurkha soldiers who served in the British Army, examining whether current provisions are adequate and what additional measures may be needed.

Defence & SecuritySocial Care
Business Statement

Business Questions to the Leader of the House

Business Questions to the Leader of the House is a weekly parliamentary procedure where MPs can ask the Leader of the House about upcoming Commons business, urgent matters, and procedural issues. This session, sponsored by Sir Alan Campbell (Labour, Tynemouth), allows backbench MPs to raise matters they wish to see debated or discussed in the chamber.

MP & Parliament
Urgent question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government if he will make a statement on local government reorganisation.

Sir James Cleverly is requesting an urgent statement from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on local government reorganisation. This is a request for the government to explain its plans or position on restructuring how local councils and authorities are organized across England.

Local GovernmentHousing & Planning
Adjournment

Conduct of Cheshire Police in the case of Lucy Letby

David Davis is raising in an Adjournment debate the conduct of Cheshire Police during their investigation into Lucy Letby, the nurse convicted of multiple infant deaths at Chester Hospital. This debate will examine whether the police force's handling of the case raised any concerns about investigative procedure or accountability.

Crime & PolicingMP & Parliament
Ministerial statement

National Savings and Investment

A ministerial statement on National Savings and Investment, likely covering the performance and strategy of NS&I as a government savings vehicle. This will probably address savings rates, government funding mechanisms, and how NS&I supports household financial resilience and public borrowing requirements.

Tax & Public FinancesEconomy & Jobs (General)
Ministerial statement

Resident Doctors - Industrial Action

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is making a ministerial statement to the Commons about industrial action by resident doctors. This concerns ongoing pay disputes and working conditions for junior doctors in the NHS, a key issue affecting healthcare staffing and service delivery across the country.

Health & NHSJobs & Employment
Select Committee Statement

Sixth report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Erosion of trust: the impact of coastal erosion on communities, HC 1317

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is presenting its sixth report examining coastal erosion and its impact on affected communities. The report, titled 'Erosion of trust', investigates how coastal erosion affects residents, local economies, and public confidence in government support, with particular focus on the pressures facing coastal regions and the adequacy of current protective measures and community support.

EnvironmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture & Rural Economy