ThursdayPast
25 June 2026 — 14 items
Cabinet Office (including Topical Questions)
MPs question Cabinet Office ministers on government policy and administration. Topical Questions allow members to raise urgent or current issues affecting the public. This is a routine accountability mechanism where the government's grip on cross-departmental priorities—from civil service reform to constitutional matters—comes under parliamentary scrutiny.
Health Bill: Further to consider the Bill
The Commons is holding a further General Committee consideration of the Health Bill. This is a line-by-line scrutiny stage where MPs examine and amend specific clauses and schedules of the Bill before it returns to the full House for third reading. The session will focus on any remaining provisions not yet debated or areas that require further detailed examination.
Select Committee Statement on the Second Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Affordability of Home Ownership, HC 41
A Westminster Hall debate on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee's report into the affordability of home ownership. The debate will examine the barriers preventing people from buying homes and explore potential policy responses to make house purchase more achievable for ordinary families.
National lung cancer screening programme:
A Westminster Hall debate on establishing a national lung cancer screening programme in the UK. The debate will examine whether the NHS should introduce systematic screening for lung cancer, similar to existing programmes for breast and bowel cancer, and consider the clinical evidence, funding requirements, and implementation challenges involved.
Health Bill: Further to consider the Bill
The Commons is reconvening in General Committee to continue detailed consideration of the Health Bill. This is the stage where MPs scrutinise clauses, propose amendments, and debate specific provisions before the bill moves to third reading. The item covers further work on the bill's substantive provisions.
Ports and port connectivity
Jayne Kirkham (Labour Co-op MP for Truro and Falmouth) is using Westminster Hall to debate ports and port connectivity. The debate will examine how well UK ports are connected to the wider transport network and what investment or policy changes are needed to improve port infrastructure and the economic opportunities it supports.
Steel Trade Measure
Peter Kyle, the Science and Technology Secretary, will make a ministerial statement to the Commons about a steel trade measure. The statement will set out the government's position on trade policy affecting the UK steel sector, likely in response to tariffs, trade negotiations, or industrial support measures. This is an opportunity for MPs to question the government on its strategy to protect and support British steelmaking.
General debate on Windrush Day 2026
A backbench debate marking Windrush Day 2026, which commemorates the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush in 1948 and the subsequent migration of Caribbean workers to post-war Britain. The debate will reflect on the historical significance of Caribbean migration, the contributions of the Windrush generation, and contemporary issues affecting British citizens of Caribbean heritage—particularly the Windrush scandal of 2017–18, when the Home Office wrongly detained and deported British citizens who had arrived as children. The discussion may cover immigration policy, citizenship rights, and the legacy of systemic discrimination.
Business Questions to the Leader of the House
Business Questions to the Leader of the House is a weekly procedural session where MPs quiz the government's chief business manager about the timetable of Commons debates, legislative priorities, and parliamentary arrangements. Sir Alan Campbell, the current Leader of the House, fields questions on what business will be scheduled in coming weeks and handles requests to debate specific issues. The session allows backbenchers to lobby for time on matters they regard as urgent.
Houses in multiple occupation
An adjournment debate on houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), sponsored by Emma Lewell MP for South Shields. The debate will air concerns about HMOs—properties rented to multiple unrelated tenants—and their effects on local communities, housing supply, and residential neighbourhoods. Adjournment debates allow backbench MPs to raise specific local or national issues for ministerial response.
General debate on the diagnosis and treatment of PANS and PANDAS
MPs will debate the diagnosis and treatment of PANS (Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections). These are rare neurological conditions affecting children that remain poorly understood and inconsistently diagnosed across the NHS. The debate will examine current clinical practice, diagnostic criteria, and access to appropriate treatment.
Select Committee Statement on the First Report of the Work and Pensions Committee, Employment support for disabled people: Connect to Work, HC 77
The Work and Pensions Committee will present its first report on employment support for disabled people, examining the effectiveness of the Connect to Work scheme. The statement will outline findings on how well current support helps disabled people move into and stay in work, identifying gaps and recommending improvements to the government's approach.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the situation in Sudan and diplomatic efforts towards a ceasefire
Priti Patel, the Conservative shadow foreign secretary, has tabled an urgent question demanding a statement from the Foreign Secretary on the humanitarian and military crisis in Sudan and the government's diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire. Sudan has been wracked by civil conflict since April 2023, triggering one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies. This urgent question tests whether the Labour government has an active strategy to end the fighting and protect British interests in the region.
Publication of draft Conversion Practices Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny
The government is publishing a draft Conversion Practices Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny by MPs. Conversion practices—attempts to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity—are widely condemned as harmful. The draft bill will set out the government's proposed criminal offences and enforcement powers. Pre-legislative scrutiny allows Parliament to examine and improve the draft before formal introduction.