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1 July 2026 — 25 items
Work and Pensions Committee: Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy
The Work and Pensions Committee is holding an oral evidence session to scrutinise the government's Child Poverty Strategy and how effectively it is being implemented. The inquiry examines whether the strategy's commitments are translating into real progress in reducing child poverty and improving outcomes for low-income families.
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee: Reconciliation
A private meeting of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. The committee scrutinises policy affecting Northern Ireland across devolved and reserved matters. Private meetings typically allow members to plan inquiries, discuss evidence, or coordinate on cross-party concerns without public record. The specific agenda is not disclosed.
Home Affairs Committee: The impact of serious and organised crime on local neighbourhoods
The Home Affairs Committee is holding oral evidence sessions to examine how serious and organised crime—including drugs trafficking, gangs, fraud, and exploitation networks—affects everyday life in local neighbourhoods across the country. The inquiry will explore the relationship between organised crime groups and community safety, looking at what local areas experience, how police and local authorities respond, and what gaps exist in current enforcement and prevention strategies.
Scottish Affairs Committee: The future of Gaelic Broadcasting
The Scottish Affairs Committee will hear oral evidence on the future of Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland. The inquiry examines how Gaelic-language television and radio services should be funded, regulated, and developed to sustain the language and serve Scottish Gaelic speakers. This touches on long-standing questions about public broadcasting support for minority languages and the role of licence fee revenue.
Health and Social Care Committee: Delivering the Neighbourhood Health Service: Estates
The Health and Social Care Committee is holding oral evidence sessions on how the government intends to deliver its 'Neighbourhood Health Service' policy, with a specific focus on the property and estates implications. This inquiry examines where and how primary care, community health, and social care services will be physically located and delivered in local communities, and what buildings and infrastructure changes are needed to make this model work.
Potential merits of a prohibition of second jobs for hon. Members
Richard Burgon is sponsoring a Westminster Hall debate on whether Members of Parliament should be prohibited from holding second jobs. The debate will examine the case for restricting MPs' outside employment, touching on conflicts of interest, constituency focus, and parliamentary workload.
Government support for regeneration in Reddish
Labour MP Navendu Mishra will use a Westminster Hall debate to press the government on support for regeneration projects in Reddish, a town in his Stockport constituency. Westminster Hall debates allow backbench MPs to raise local and specific issues with junior ministers, typically seeking commitments on funding, policy support, or recognition of local economic needs.
Science, Innovation and Technology (including Topical Questions)
MPs will question the Science, Innovation and Technology department on government policy and current developments in science, research, and technology sectors. The session includes both scheduled questions and topical questions on emerging issues affecting innovation, research funding, skills development, and the UK's competitiveness in global tech and life sciences. This is a routine scrutiny opportunity for backbenchers to hold ministers to account on departmental priorities.
Commons - Main Chamber Sir Keir Starmer
Prime Minister's Question Time is a weekly Commons session in which the Prime Minister answers questions from MPs. Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour Prime Minister, will take questions on government policy and performance. This is a routine parliamentary procedure, not a debate on specific legislation or policy initiative.
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee: Managing the future of UK oil and gas
The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee will hear oral evidence on how the UK should manage its oil and gas sector as it transitions toward net-zero emissions targets. The hearing will explore the tension between maintaining economic value and jobs in extraction industries against the government's climate commitments, and will likely cover decommissioning of assets, workforce transition, investment policy, and the timeline for phasing out production.
Welsh Affairs Committee: Metal mine pollution in Wales
The Welsh Affairs Committee will hear oral evidence on metal mine pollution affecting Wales. The inquiry examines the environmental and economic impacts of legacy and active metal mining operations, including contamination of water, soil, and air, and its effects on local communities and industries. The evidence session will inform the committee's investigation into whether current regulation and remediation efforts are adequate.
Environmental Audit Committee: Risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK
The Environmental Audit Committee will take oral evidence on the sustainability risks and opportunities posed by data centres in the UK. Data centres—facilities housing computer servers and IT infrastructure—consume significant electricity and water, raising climate and resource concerns. The inquiry will examine how the sector can grow to meet digital demand while meeting net-zero targets, what regulatory gaps exist, and where investment opportunities lie in greener infrastructure.
Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Anti-social Behaviour and Prevention and Investigation Measures) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026
This delegated legislation committee will examine a 2026 statutory instrument amending the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. The order adjusts legal aid eligibility and scope for cases involving anti-social behaviour and criminal investigation measures. As delegated legislation, it does not require full parliamentary debate but must pass scrutiny to take effect.
HMRC guidance and remuneration of coastguard volunteers
A Westminster Hall debate examining how HMRC guidance applies to the remuneration of coastguard volunteers. The discussion will focus on whether current tax guidance creates barriers or complications for volunteer coastguard schemes that may offer modest payments or benefits to volunteers, and how the tax authority's rules interact with volunteer service.
Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Register of Overseas Entities (Protection and Trusts) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Company Law) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Parliament will debate draft regulations amending rules on overseas entities and limited liability partnerships, focusing on company law application and beneficial ownership transparency. The regulations tighten registration requirements and anti-money laundering protections for foreign-owned businesses operating in the UK, closing loopholes that have previously allowed hidden ownership.
Adequacy of early years funding in Hampshire
A Westminster Hall debate on whether early years funding in Hampshire is adequate to meet demand and support quality childcare and nursery provision. The debate will examine whether current government funding allocations and local authority budgets are sufficient to sustain services, keep costs manageable for parents, and maintain staffing and facility standards across the county.
Women and Equalities Committee: Female genital mutilation (FGM)
The Women and Equalities Committee will hear oral evidence on access to reconstructive surgery for women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). The inquiry examines whether the NHS and private healthcare providers currently offer sufficient surgical options, the barriers patients face in accessing these services, and what policy or funding changes might improve provision across the UK.
Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2026
Parliament will debate a draft statutory instrument amending the Criminal Justice Act 1988's offensive weapons provisions for England and Wales. The order updates regulations governing which weapons are prohibited or restricted, though the specific amendments are not detailed in the published information. This is a delegated legislation committee scrutiny session where MPs will examine the draft instrument before it can take effect.
Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Increase of Capital Borrowing Limits) Order 2026
This delegated legislation committee is reviewing a draft order that would increase the capital borrowing limits for the Welsh Government under the Government of Wales Act 2006. The order sets the maximum amount of money Wales can borrow for long-term investment in infrastructure and public assets. The committee will scrutinise whether the proposed increase is justified and properly structured.
Government support for the fishing industry
A Westminster Hall debate examining how rising costs are affecting food producers across the UK. Sponsored by John Lamont, a Conservative MP representing a rural Scottish constituency, the debate will explore the financial pressures facing farms and food manufacturers — including input costs, labour, and energy — and their knock-on effects on food availability and prices for consumers.
Medical services (rural areas)
Caroline Voaden (Lib Dem, South Devon) is tabling a Ten Minute Rule Motion to highlight outdoor education as a policy priority. The motion seeks to draw attention to the value of outdoor learning and activity for young people's physical health, mental wellbeing, and educational outcomes, and to press the government for greater investment and support for outdoor education programmes in schools and communities.
Impact of extended producer responsibility on packaging manufacturers
This adjournment debate examines how extended producer responsibility (EPR) rules—which require packaging manufacturers to cover the cost of managing their products' end-of-life disposal—are affecting UK manufacturers. The debate will explore the financial and operational burden on packaging firms, the transition timelines, and whether support or adjustment is needed to help the sector adapt without compromising environmental goals.
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill: all stages
This bill changes how the UK taxes energy and vehicles. It will likely adjust tax rates or allowances on fuels, electricity, or motor vehicles—areas where the current system may be seen as outdated or working against net-zero targets. The bill represents a shift in how government uses tax policy to steer economic behaviour and raise revenue from these sectors.
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill: Business of the House
This is a procedural motion to set out the parliamentary timetable for the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill. The motion will establish how much time the Commons allocates to debating the bill at each stage, determine which committee will scrutinise it, and set deadlines for amendments. The bill itself will reform how energy and vehicle-related taxes operate, affecting both household bills and transport taxation.
There will be proceedings on the Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill which is to be introduced following the Estimates days.
This is the main supply and appropriation bill for the 2026–27 financial year, which authorises government spending across all departments. It comes after the annual Estimates days debate, when Parliament scrutinises departmental spending plans. The bill formally approves Treasury allocation of funds to each government body for the coming year.