Social Care

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.

Health and Social Care Committee: The Casey Commission

The Health and Social Care Committee will take oral evidence on the Casey Commission, an independent inquiry into failings within the health and social care system. The hearing will examine the commission's findings and recommendations for systemic reform, likely covering governance, safeguarding, and institutional accountability in NHS and care settings.

Women and Equalities (including Topical Questions)

Oral questions to the Women and Equalities Department cover the government's work on gender equality, women's rights, and equalities issues across public policy. The session includes topical questions, allowing MPs to raise urgent or current issues affecting women and equalities groups. This is a routine opportunity for scrutiny of the department's progress on equal pay, workplace discrimination, support for vulnerable groups, and implementation of equalities legislation.

Publication of the Report from the Independent Maternity and Neonatal Review of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

The government will publish an independent review into maternity and neonatal care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The review examines failings in services that have caused serious harm to mothers and babies, and will be presented to Parliament as a ministerial statement by James Murray. The publication follows concerns about patient safety and will likely set out findings and recommendations for improvement across the NHS.

Health Bill: Further to consider the Bill

MPs will continue detailed scrutiny of the Health Bill in General Committee, examining clauses and amendments line by line. This stage allows backbench MPs to propose changes to the legislation before it returns to the full Commons for final approval.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on progress made since the publication of the Casey Review into group-based child sexual exploitation

A Conservative MP is calling on the Home Secretary to explain what progress the government has made implementing recommendations from the Casey Review, a major public inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation (GBCSE) in England. The Casey Review, published in 2020, examined how police and local authorities failed to prevent large-scale abuse networks and made far-reaching recommendations for reform. This urgent question seeks a statement on whether those reforms have been acted on and what safeguards are now in place.

Public toilet provision for people with stoma

This Westminster Hall debate examines public toilet access for people with stomas—individuals who have undergone surgery creating an opening in the abdomen for waste management. The discussion will focus on whether current provision of suitable facilities across the UK is adequate, and what steps the government should take to improve availability and accessibility of toilets that meet the practical and dignity needs of this group.

Work and Pensions Committee: The work of the Department for Work and Pensions

The Work and Pensions Committee will examine the Department for Work and Pensions' overall performance and policy agenda. This oral evidence session allows MPs to scrutinise the department's work on employment support, welfare reform, and pension policy—core areas that touch millions of working-age people and retirees. The hearing will test whether DWP initiatives are meeting their stated aims and identify emerging pressures in the labour market and social security system.

Parity of esteem between physical and mental health

A Westminster Hall debate on parity of esteem between physical and mental health, sponsored by Labour MP Liz Twist. The debate will examine whether mental health services receive equal status, funding, and resources to physical health services within the NHS and wider healthcare system. The core tension is that mental health has historically been treated as secondary to physical health despite affecting millions of people and carrying substantial economic costs.

Health and Social Care Committee: Federated Data Platform

The Health and Social Care Committee will take oral evidence on the Federated Data Platform, a proposed system to link health and social care data across different NHS trusts and local authorities. The platform aims to enable better data sharing and analytics without centralising sensitive patient information in a single location. The session will examine how the system works, its governance, and whether it can deliver improved care coordination while protecting privacy.

Delegated Legislation (Social Security)

This motion concerns delegated legislation in the social security domain. Delegated legislation allows ministers to make changes to rules and regulations without full parliamentary debate, provided they fall within powers granted by parent acts. This item will determine what secondary legislation on social security benefits, eligibility, or administration can proceed without detailed Commons scrutiny.

Justice Committee: Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending

The Justice Committee is gathering oral evidence on how to break the cycle of reoffending through better rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners. The inquiry examines what support helps released offenders reintegrate into work and housing, and what systemic changes could reduce the proportion who return to crime.

Health Bill: To consider the Bill

The Commons General Committee will scrutinise the Health Bill in detail, examining its clauses and amendments. This is the committee stage of the bill, where MPs debate specific provisions line-by-line before it returns to the floor for final approval. The bill will reshape NHS structure, service delivery, or funding—though the exact scope is not specified in this notice.

Discharge of Isle of Wight dementia patients to mainland care homes

An adjournment debate in which Labour MP Richard Quigley raises concerns about the discharge of dementia patients from Isle of Wight services to mainland care homes. The debate will examine whether patients are being moved off-island due to lack of local capacity or funding, and what safeguards exist to protect vulnerable people during such transfers.

e-petition 740671 relating to personal allowance for state pensioners

This Westminster Hall debate, sponsored by Conservative MP John Lamont, examines e-petition 740671 on the personal allowance for state pensioners. The petition raises the question of whether pensioners should receive the same personal tax allowance as working-age people, or whether the current treatment of pension income creates unfair disparities. The debate will allow the Commons to discuss pensioner taxation and social support.

Secondary breast cancer

This Westminster Hall debate examines secondary (metastatic) breast cancer—cancer that has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body. Sponsored by a Liberal Democrat and a Labour MP, the discussion will likely cover diagnosis, treatment access, NHS support, and the experiences of patients living with advanced disease. Secondary breast cancer is often incurable but manageable, yet patients report gaps in specialist care, financial hardship, and psychological support.

Health and Social Care Committee: Children and Young People's Mental Health

The Health and Social Care Committee will take oral evidence on children and young people's mental health. This is a fact-finding inquiry to examine the state of mental health services for under-18s, identify gaps in provision, and gather evidence from witnesses to inform potential policy recommendations or future legislation.

Work and Pensions Committee: Safeguarding Vulnerable Claimants: One year on

The Work and Pensions Committee is conducting a follow-up inquiry into how the welfare system protects vulnerable claimants, one year after its initial investigation. The hearing will examine progress on safeguarding measures, whether protections for people claiming benefits — including those with disabilities, health conditions, and financial difficulties — have improved, and what gaps remain in support for those at highest risk of falling through the system.

Consideration of children in child contact arrangements

This Westminster Hall debate, sponsored by Labour MP Alison Hume, examines how children's interests and welfare are considered in family court arrangements following parental separation or divorce. The debate will explore current practice in child contact cases—arrangements determining where children live and how much time they spend with each parent—and whether the system adequately prioritises children's voice, safety, and wellbeing in reaching decisions.

Education Committee: Early Years: Improving Support for Children and Families

The Education Committee will take oral evidence on early years support — childcare, nurseries, and family services for young children and parents. The inquiry examines how government policy and funding can better support families during the crucial early childhood period, with a focus on identifying gaps in the current system and options for improvement.

Health and Social Care (including Topical Questions)

MPs will question the Health and Social Care Secretary on current policy and operational issues facing the NHS and adult social care system. Topical questions allow backbenchers to raise urgent, time-sensitive matters without advance notice, covering issues from waiting times and staffing to social care funding and specific hospital or service failures. This session tests the government's grip on health service challenges and accountability.

Government regulation of maternity nurses, nannies and the infant sleep industry

An adjournment debate called by Connor Rand (Labour MP for Altrincham and Sale West) on whether the government should regulate maternity nurses, nannies, and the infant sleep industry. The debate will examine the case for bringing these childcare and infant-care roles under statutory regulation, quality standards, and oversight, rather than leaving them largely to market forces and private arrangement.

Home Office (including Topical Questions)

Routine oral questions to the Home Office, the department responsible for policing, border control, immigration, and domestic security. MPs will pose questions on current Home Office priorities and challenges, with topical questions allowing MPs to raise urgent matters of the moment. This is standard parliamentary scrutiny of a major department.

Public Accounts Committee: Government compensation schemes: update

The Public Accounts Committee is taking evidence on government compensation schemes, examining how well the state manages schemes that pay out money to people harmed by government action or policy failure. This update session will scrutinise whether these schemes are efficient, fair, and delivering value for money to taxpayers, covering areas such as infected blood products, post-office failures, and other historical injustices.

General debate on Pride month

A general debate in the Commons on Pride month, held in early June to mark the annual celebration of LGBTQ+ visibility and rights. The debate will allow MPs to raise issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, including discriminatory practices, health disparities, hate crime, and representation in public life. This is a soft-focus occasion debate rather than a legislative item, giving backbenchers space to highlight constituent concerns and government policy on LGBTQ+ equality.

Home-to-school transport

This Westminster Hall debate examines the Windrush Compensation Scheme, which provides redress to members of the Windrush generation and their descendants who were wrongly denied access to services or faced deportation because of failures in the government's immigration records. The debate will assess the scheme's effectiveness, the speed and adequacy of compensation payments, and whether the process has resolved the injustices suffered by affected individuals.

Enduring Relationships Strategy for Children’s Social Care

Josh MacAlister, Labour MP and chair of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care, will present the government's strategy for implementing enduring relationships in children's social care. The strategy aims to ensure children in the care system have stable, continuous relationships with consistent adults, addressing a key finding from MacAlister's 2021 review that recommended moving away from frequent placement changes and staff turnover that damage children's wellbeing and outcomes.

Work and Pensions Committee: Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy

The Work and Pensions Committee is holding oral evidence sessions to examine how well the government is delivering on its Child Poverty Strategy. The inquiry will scrutinise whether current policies and spending commitments are actually reducing child poverty and whether the strategy's goals are being met in practice.

Northern Ireland

Oral questions to the Northern Ireland Office on departmental policy. This is a routine Commons session allowing MPs to quiz the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on matters affecting the region—spanning devolved issues like healthcare and social services, economic development, and local governance. The session tests government responsiveness to Northern Ireland-specific concerns and holds the department accountable on cross-party priorities.

Youth mental health support

Anna Dixon (Labour, Shipley) is sponsoring a Westminster Hall debate on youth mental health support. Westminster Hall debates allow backbench MPs to raise specific issues for discussion with relevant ministers, but do not lead to votes or legislative change. This debate will examine current provision of mental health services for young people and explore gaps in support.

Relationship between Social Security Scotland and the Department for Work and Pensions

This adjournment debate examines how Social Security Scotland, the devolved benefits agency, works with the UK Department for Work and Pensions. The debate will probe coordination between the two bodies on welfare delivery, funding, and policy alignment—particularly important as Scotland administers some benefits independently while others remain reserved to Westminster.

Health and Social Care Committee: Health Bill

The Health and Social Care Committee will take oral evidence on the Health Bill, a major government legislative proposal expected in 2026. This is a formal evidence-gathering session where committee members will question witnesses—likely including Department of Health and Social Care officials, NHS leaders, and external experts—to scrutinise the bill's provisions, identify risks, and test the government's assumptions before it reaches the Commons floor. The committee's findings will inform parliamentary debate and potential amendments.

Second Reading of the Health Bill

The House will conduct the Second Reading of the Health Bill, the main parliamentary debate where MPs discuss the bill's overall aims and decide whether to support it in principle before detailed clause-by-clause scrutiny. This is the critical moment to test whether the government's health policy—likely covering reforms to the NHS, public health, or social care—commands the confidence of Parliament.

Domestic abuse and safeguarding within the family justice system

This Westminster Hall debate examines how the family justice system handles domestic abuse cases and protects vulnerable people within family proceedings. Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat) is raising concerns about safeguarding gaps in how courts deal with abuse allegations during family law disputes, particularly around child custody and contact arrangements.

Health and Social Care Committee: The work of NHS England

The Health and Social Care Committee will take oral evidence on the work and performance of NHS England, the operational delivery arm of the health service. This scrutiny session examines how NHS England is managing the health system, delivering care, and responding to current pressures across hospitals, general practice, and community services.