Questions and statements: At 14:30, Education Ministers will respond to MPs’ questions. Topics include nutritional standards of school food, SEND reforms, apprenticeships, schools funding, children of military families, rural schools, the school rebuilding programme, teacher retention and recruitment, further education pathways, antisemitism on university campuses, and changes to the PE and sport premium.

At 15:30, any Urgent Questions or Ministerial Statements will follow. Each Urgent Question lasts around 40 minutes on average, and Ministerial Statements last an average of around 50 minutes.

Presentation of Bills: Standing Orders give priority to the 20 MPs successful in the Private Members’ Bill ballot. Only once those Ballot Bills have been formally introduced – which took place last Wednesday – can other MPs give notice of their intention to introduce a Presentation Bill. As a result, today is the first opportunity in the session for Presentation Bills to be introduced, leading to an unusually long list of them on the Order Paper. Among them are 38 in the name of Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope alone.

A Presentation Bill is one of three routes by which a backbench MP can introduce a Private Member’s Bill, alongside Ballot Bills and Ten Minute Rule Bills. Under Standing Order No. 57, an MP who has given notice may present a bill without first seeking the House’s permission.

As with other bills, no debate or vote takes place at this stage. The bill is automatically given a First Reading and the sponsoring MP chooses a future date for Second Reading. A full legislative text does not need to be produced at the point of introduction, although the bill must be published before the House can debate it at Second Reading.

Presentation Bills rarely become law. Only 13 Fridays in each session are set aside for Private Members’ Bills, so there is a lot of competition for debating time. MPs sponsoring the 20 Ballot Bills have the first pick of Second Reading dates, leaving Presentation Bills at the back of an already lengthy queue. As a result many Presentation Bills are never reached for debate. Even when they are, consideration often does not begin until after 14:30, when a bill can only proceed if no MP objects.

Sir Christopher Chope routinely introduces large batches of Presentation Bills at the start of each session, and many of today’s proposals are bills that he has introduced in a previous session but which have made no progress. He argues that bills should succeed only after proper debate and scrutiny, not merely because they are deemed worthy and uncontroversial. A side effect of his approach is that it further lengthens the queue for Private Members’ Bills, reducing the likelihood that other Presentation Bills will be debated and make progress.

Armed Forces Bill (Report and Third Reading): The Bill contains measures to improve the service justice system, establish a new Defence Housing Service, enable defence personnel to detect and counter drones, and place the Armed Forces Covenant on a statutory footing (as promised in the Labour Party manifesto). Other provisions relate to the reserve forces, including raising the maximum age at which veterans may be recalled from 55 to 65. The Bill was carried over from the previous parliamentary session, then completed its Committee Stage on 2 June, and is expected to complete its remaining Commons stages today. (House of Commons Library briefing)

At Report Stage, the whole House debates decides whether to make amendments or add new clauses to the Bill. At Third Reading, the House decides whether to approve the final version of the Bill.

Under the programme order agreed on 2 June 2026, Report Stage must conclude by 21:00. The House will then vote on any amendments tabled by the Government or selected by the Speaker for separate decision, most likely including some of the three amendments supported by the Conservative frontbench and of the 13 amendments tabled by the Liberal Democrats (see the Amendment Paper here).

The House will then move immediately to Third Reading which the programme order specifies must conclude by 22:00. As divisions at Report Stage are likely to take up much of the time after 21:00, the Third Reading debate will be brief. Once the Bill receives a Third Reading, it will proceed to the House of Lords for further consideration.

Motions to approve Statutory Instruments: The House will be asked to approve three Statutory Instruments which were debated recently in Delegated Legislation Committees:

• the draft Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026;

• the Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026; and

• the draft Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) Regulations 2026.

Motion relating to Estimates Days: The House will be asked formally to approve the Backbench Business Committee’s recommendations for the subjects to be debated on the two forthcoming Estimates Days.

It is proposed that the first day, on Monday 29 June, will cover spending by the Cabinet Office on security and resilience; by the Northern Ireland Office; and by the Home Office and Ministry of Justice in relation to criminal justice.

The second day, Tuesday 30 June, will then look at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s spending on sport and youth services; the Department of Health and Social Care’s spending on pharmaceutical procurement; and the Department for Work and Pensions’ spending priorities and performance.

Estimates are the Government’s formal requests for parliamentary authority to spend public money. While Estimates Day debates formally take place on a motion relating to the relevant departments’ spending plans, they provide an opportunity for a broader discussion about the policy area concerned.

MPs may apply to the Backbench Business Committee for a department’s Estimate to be selected for debate. The Committee assesses the bids and recommends a selection to the House. It considered applications for this year’s debates on 16 June, hearing submissions mainly from the chairs of departmental select committees, who made the case for scrutiny of the departments they oversee. The full transcript of the Committee’s consideration can be found here.

Today’s motion is needed because the Backbench Business Committee’s recommendations must be endorsed by MPs. The relevant Standing Orders require that this motion be taken without debate.

Select committee motions: The House will be asked to approve motions to change some of the members of nine select committees.

Adjournment: Reform UK MP Lee Anderson will give a speech on the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme surplus sharing arrangements. A Minister will then give a response. (House of Commons Library briefing)

Westminster Hall

16:30: MPs will debate e-petition 752646, which calls for a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on UK politics and democracy. The petition has around 118,000 signatures. (House of Commons Library briefing)

18:00: MPs will debate e-petition 755890, which calls on the Government to review the evidence and fund the addition of spinal muscular atrophy to the Newborn Screening Test. The petition has around 150,000 signatures. (House of Commons Library briefing)

Delegated Legislation Committee

18:00: The draft Private Landlord Redress Schemes (Approval and Designation) Regulations 2026

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Oral questions: At 14:30, Peers will begin the day by questioning Ministers for 40 minutes, on the use of consultants by HS2 Ltd; investment in new dementia treatments; scholarships for history; and home ownership for first time buyers.

Select committee motions: The House will be asked to approve motions to change some of the members on 16 committees.

Sporting Events Bill (Committee, Day 1 of 2): Peers will debate the Government’s legislative plans to establish a common legislative framework for major sporting events in Committee of the Whole House. More detail on the Bill’s provisions can be found in an earlier edition of this Bulletin and in the House of Lords Library briefing on the Bill.

At Committee Stage, the House must decide whether each clause and schedule should remain in the Bill, and whether any amendments should be made or new clauses and schedules added. Amendments can be grouped and debated together to keep the discussion focussed and coherent and to avoid unnecessary repetition. Divisions are uncommon at Committee Stage, because amendments which are moved and defeated in Committee cannot be tabled again at Report Stage, where amendments are more likely to succeed.

The Government Whips have indicated that the Bill’s Committee Stage is expected to take place over two days, with a second sitting scheduled for Wednesday 24 June. Today’s debate will focus on groups of amendments relating to the Bill’s early provisions, which include the core powers to establish the new framework and provisions relating to ticket touting. The second day in Committee on Wednesday is likely to be devoted to amendments to the later parts of the Bill, including provisions on advertising, trading, unauthorised association, transport, and financial assistance for sporting events.

Grand Committee

Financial Services and Markets Bill (Committee, day 1 of 6): From 15:45, Peers in Grand Committee will debate the Government’s legislative plans to reform the regulation of financial services and markets. More detail on the Bill’s provisions can be found in an earlier edition of this Bulletin and in the House of Lords Library briefing on the Bill.

At Committee Stage, the House must decide whether each clause and schedule should remain in the Bill, and whether any amendments should be made or new clauses and schedules added. Amendments can be grouped and debated together to keep the discussion focussed and coherent and to avoid unnecessary repetition. Where Committee takes place in Grand Committee, no divisions (formal votes) may take place, and amendments may only be agreed if there is no objection.

The Government Whips have indicated that there are likely to be six Committee Stage sittings, concluding on Wednesday 8 July. Debate today will focus on groups of amendments relating to the Bill’s early provisions, including those about consumers and credit unions, access to banking services, and the Financial Ombudsman.

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Highlights include:

House of Commons

15:30: Public Accounts Committee – The Government’s intervention in British Steel: The Permanent Secretary and other senior officials at the Department for Business and Trade, representatives of relevant trade unions, and the Leader of North Lincolnshire Council will give evidence.

House of Lords

14:15: Childhood Vaccinations Committee – Childhood vaccinations: Representatives of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and the World Health Organisation will give evidence.

Joint

16:30: National Security Strategy Committee – Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression: Experts in international relations and security will give evidence.

A full list of select committee hearings can be found on the What’s On section of the Parliament website.

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Questions and statements: At 11:30, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Treasury Ministers will respond to MPs’ questions. Topics include household income, the Loan Charge, the cost of living, business rates, the Treasury Green Book, the Defence Investment Plan, youth unemployment, Venture Capital Trust Income Tax relief, transport infrastructure funding, support for industry, and cooperation with the EU.

At 12:30, any Urgent Questions or Ministerial Statements will follow.

Opposition Day (Conservatives): By default, Government business has precedence on each sitting day. However, Standing Orders set aside 20 days each session for opposition parties to determine the subject of debate. These are known as ‘Opposition Days’. Seventeen Opposition Days are allocated to the Official Opposition, and the remaining three to the third largest parliamentary party.

Today is the first Opposition Day of the session and is allocated to the Conservative Party. Details of the motion(s) to be debated may not be made known until Tuesday’s Order Paper is published.

Adjournment: Conservative MP and Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy will give a speech on the impact of the Forest City housing proposal on his West Suffolk constituency. A Minister will then give a response.

Westminster Hall

09:30: Fly-tipping in residential areas and associated impacts (House of Commons Library briefing)

11:00: UK–Ireland cooperation on border security (House of Commons Library briefing)

14:30: UK–Indonesia collaboration on environmental sustainability (House of Commons Library briefing)

16:00: Safety in prisons (House of Commons Library briefing)

16:30: The role of Big Tech in society (House of Commons Library briefing)

Public Bill Committee

09:25 and 14:00: Health Bill (Committee, day 3): The Public Bill Committee appointed to scrutinise the Government’s new legislation to reform the governance of the National Health Service (NHS) will continue its formal clause by clause scrutiny. More information on the Bill can be found in an earlier edition of the Bulletin and in the House of Commons Library briefing.

At Committee Stage, the House must decide whether each clause and schedule should remain in the Bill, and whether any amendments should be made or new clauses and schedules added.

Today’s debate will resume at the point reached when the Committee last adjourned. Members will first continue their consideration of the provisions abolishing NHS England, debate on which did not conclude at the last sitting. The Committee will then move on to the next clauses, which would transfer powers from NHS England to the Secretary of State.

Delegated Legislation Committees

16:30: The draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026, and the draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026

16:30: The draft Climate Change Agreements (Administration, Energy-intensive Installations and Eligible Facilities) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026

16:30: The Clergy Conduct Measure 2026

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Oral questions: At 14:30, Peers will begin the day by questioning Ministers for 40 minutes, on legal protections for ancient trees; global governance frameworks for artificial intelligence; staffing at the DVLA; and use of social media platform X (formerly Twitter) by government departments.

Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill (Second Reading): This private bill, promoted by the borough council, would repeal a provision in the Cheltenham Improvement Act 1852 that prohibits street markets in Cheltenham. It was introduced to the House of Commons in January and sent to the House of Lords in April, before being carried over into this session.

Any private bill which has not been petitioned against – such as this one – is committed after Second Reading to an unopposed bill committee, consisting of the Senior Deputy Speaker and, if necessary, other Deputy Speakers. At this stage, the bill’s promoters present their case and may propose amendments.

National Security (State Threats) Bill (Second Reading): This legislation would give the Government new powers to designate organisations involved in threat activity linked to a foreign power. The proposed system is modelled on the proscription framework in the Terrorism Act 2000 and would create new criminal offences relating to designated bodies, including proxies used by foreign states to carry out hostile activities. (House of Lords Library briefing)

At Second Reading, Peers debate the general principles of a bill rather than its detailed wording. They cannot amend the text at this stage. The House of Lords does not typically hold a division (a formal vote) on Government bills at Second Reading.

The Bill was fast-tracked through all its Commons stages in a single sitting last Wednesday and is also being expedited in the House of Lords. Although it will not complete all its Lords stages in a single sitting, there will be just five days between First and Second Reading, instead of the usual minimum interval of two weekends. Following Second Reading, the Bill is scheduled to complete Committee, Report and Third Reading in a single sitting on Tuesday 30 June, just one week later rather than the standard minimum interval of 14 calendar days.

During the Bill’s Commons debate, the Opposition questioned whether such an accelerated timetable was necessary. More than a year has passed since the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation highlighted the limitations of the terrorism proscription regime and recommended legislative change. Critics argue that the Government is asking Parliament to scrutinise the Bill as a matter of urgency despite having had several months to prepare the legislation itself. By comparison, the Terrorism Act 2000, on which the Bill is modelled, was not fast-tracked through Parliament and each House spent approximately three months scrutinising it.

Statutory Instrument debate – Climate change: Peers will debate motions to approve two draft Statutory Instruments, alongside amending motions to regret each of them. A regret motion allows the House to place its concerns about a Statutory Instrument on record without preventing it from coming into force. Both Statutory Instruments will also be debated in the House of Commons Chamber on Wednesday.

• The draft Carbon Budget Order 2026: This sets the carbon budget for the period 2038 to 2042. Carbon budgets set a cap on the maximum level of net carbon dioxide emissions for each five-year period until net zero is achieved. (Lord Moynihan’s regret motion can be found here.)

• The draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026: This relates to the carbon budget for 2028 to 2032, which was set by the Carbon Budget Order 2016. It sets a limit of zero on the amount of overseas reductions of greenhouse gases that are allowed to count towards the Carbon Budget and exempts the EU Emissions Trading System from that limit. (Lord Moynihan’s regret motion can be found here)

The debate on these Orders will last a maximum of 90 minutes.

Statutory Instrument debate – Employment law: Peers will then debate motions to approve two more draft Statutory Instruments, and an amending motion to regret one of them:

• The draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026: These amend multiple regulations for the purpose of extending time limits for presenting complaints to the Employment Tribunal from three months to six months. (Lord Hunt of Wirral’s regret motion can be found here.)

• The draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026: This amends the time limit for employees to present claims of breach of contract of employment to the Employment Tribunal from three months to six months.

Grand Committee: From 15:45, peers will debate three Statutory Instruments:

• the draft Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026;

• the draft Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Control of Disposals etc.) (Amendment) Order 2026; and

• the draft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

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Highlights include:

House of Commons

09:45: Treasury Committee – The CEO and other officials from the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) will give evidence on their work.

10:00: Education Committee – The Chief Inspector at the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) will give evidence on the Office’s work.

11:45: Modernisation Committee – Backbench Business Committee and Petitions Committee Debates: Former parliamentary clerks and experts in parliamentary procedure will give evidence.

14:00: International Development Committee – UK response to atrocity and conflict prevention and the role of the Integrated Security Fund: International Development Minister Baroness Chapman of Darlington will give evidence.

14:30: Justice Committee – Attorney General Lord Hermer and Solicitor General Ellie Reeves MP will give evidence on their work.

House of Lords

10:00: Environment and Climate Change Committee – Pet Parasite Medication: Defra Minister Baroness Hayman of Ullock will give evidence.

11:00: Industry and Regulators Committee – The relationship between the Government and the defence industry: Small and medium sized defence companies will give evidence.

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Details of Wednesday’s business can be found below.

Questions and statements: At 11:30, Women and Equalities Ministers will respond to MPs’ questions. Topics include discrimination against trans people, antisemitism, violence against women and girls, conversion practices, child poverty, ethnic pay disparities, and victims of domestic abuse.

At 12:00, Sir Keir Starmer is set to face the Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch, at Prime Minister’s Questions.

At 12:30, any Urgent Questions or Ministerial Statements will follow.

Ways and Means resolutions – Energy and vehicles taxation: MPs will be asked to approve three Ways and Means resolutions, paving the way for the introduction of the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill, which is scheduled to complete all its Commons stages on Wednesday 1 July.

Ways and Means resolutions provide the House of Commons’ authorisation for legislation imposing or altering taxation (or a “charge upon the people”). Erskine May states that “any bill the main object of which is to impose a charge upon the people must be founded upon resolutions” (para. 36.29). Such resolutions may only be initiated by the Government and must be authorised by the House before the legislation can be introduced.

The three Ways and Means resolutions provide for:

• Electricity Generator Levy: An increase in the rate of the levy from 45% to 55%. This is the principal tax-raising measure and therefore requires the House’s prior authorisation before it can be included in the Bill.

• Income tax mileage allowance: An increase from 45p to 55p per mile in both the approved mileage allowance payment regime for employees and the equivalent provision for the self-employed. The change would be backdated to the start of the 2026–27 tax year.

• Vehicle Excise Duty for goods vehicles: A temporary 12-month reduced annual rate of £1 for specified heavy goods vehicles for licences taken out between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027.

The latter two resolutions declare that it is expedient in the public interest for the measures to have statutory effect under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968. This allows the mileage and Vehicle Excise Duty changes to take effect on a provisional basis before the Taxation (Energy and Finance) Bill receives Royal Assent. The 1968 Act enables the House to give temporary legal effect to certain tax changes at short notice, in order to prevent significant economic distortions that might arise if implementation had to await the completion of the full legislative process.

The mileage and Vehicle Excise Duty measures appear to be tax reductions or reliefs, for which Ways and Means resolutions might not be required, since they do not impose new charges. However, Erskine May clarifies that taxation bills may still be founded on Ways and Means resolutions if provisional statutory effect under the 1968 Act is required, even if the measure itself does not increase the charge upon the people (para 36.43).

If the resolutions are agreed to, the Government will bring in the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill founded upon them. The resolutions define the Bill’s scope, and, in turn, the scope for amendments. In particular, no amendment may be moved unless the relief it proposes is covered by one of the Ways and Means resolutions on which the bill is founded. As the resolutions are very specific about the level of taxation the bill will prescribe, the scope for amendment is likely to be correspondingly narrow.

Standing Order No. 51 provides that where a bill is founded on more than one Ways and Means resolution, only the first resolution is debated and amendable. However, amendments are tightly constrained: they must not increase the amount or extend the incidence of the tax beyond the level proposed in the original resolution.

Although the debate may range across all of the resolutions, the questions on the remaining resolutions are put forthwith at the end of the debate.

Statutory Instrument debate – Climate change: MPs will debate motions to approve three draft Statutory Instruments. (House of Commons Library briefing)

• The draft Carbon Budget Order 2026: This sets the carbon budget for the period 2038 to 2042 (the seventh carbon budget). Carbon budgets set a cap on the maximum level of net carbon dioxide emissions for each five-year period until net zero is achieved. (House of Commons Library briefing)

• The draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026: These formally include international aviation and international shipping emissions in carbon budgets, with effect for the sixth carbon budget (2033 to 2037) and subsequent budgetary periods.

• The draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026: This relates to the carbon budget for 2028 to 2032, which was set by the Carbon Budget Order 2016. This legislation sets a limit of zero on the amount of overseas reductions of greenhouse gases that are allowed to count towards the carbon budget and exempts the EU Emissions Trading System from that limit.

By default, each of the three Orders is subject to a 90-minute time limit. However, the Government may move a motion to set aside the relevant Standing Order to allow more time for consideration.

Adjournment: Liberal Democrat MP Tom Morrison will give a speech on Government support for improving the condition of buildings at Bramhall High School. A Minister will then give a response. (House of Commons Library briefing)

Westminster Hall

09:30: North Sea oil and gas (House of Commons Library briefing)

11:00: Use of euthanasia in dog and animal shelters

14:30: Use of first-past-the-post in general and local elections (House of Commons Library briefing)

16:00: Future of public libraries in Bournemouth East constituency (House of Commons Library briefing)

16:30: Financial sustainability of the farming sector

Delegated Legislation Committees

14:30: The draft Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Control of Disposals etc.) (Amendment) Order 2026

14:30: The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026: As an instrument subject to the “made negative” scrutiny procedure, this measure would not normally be debated. However, the Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch, tabled a motion to annul it. There is a convention that the Government will generally provide time for a debate when such a motion is tabled by the Leader of the Opposition. The Government and Opposition Whips subsequently agreed that the debate should take place in a Delegated Legislation Committee.

16:30: The draft Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026

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Oral questions: At 15:00, Peers will begin the day by questioning Ministers for 40 minutes, on a close season for hares; funding for Scotland following the devolution of social security; and treatment for resistant hypertension. The topic of a fourth question will be decided by a ballot drawn at lunchtime on Monday 22 June.

Business of the House motion: if the National Security (State Threats) Bill passes Second Reading on Tuesday, the House will be asked to agree a motion to dispense with certain Standing Orders to enable the Bill to complete all its remaining stages in a single sitting on Tuesday 30 June.

Sporting Events Bill (Committee, day 2 of 2): Peers will debate the Government’s legislative plans to establish a common legislative framework for major sporting events in Committee of the Whole House. More detail on the Bill’s provisions can be found in an earlier edition of this Bulletin and in the House of Lords Library briefing on the Bill.

At Committee Stage, the House must decide whether each clause and schedule should remain in the Bill, and whether any amendments should be made or new clauses and schedules added. Amendments can be grouped and debated together to keep the discussion focussed and coherent and to avoid unnecessary repetition. Divisions are uncommon at Committee Stage, because amendments which are moved and defeated in Committee cannot be tabled again at Report Stage, where amendments are more likely to succeed.

The Government Whips have indicated that today will be the second and final day of Committee Stage. Subject to progress at Monday’s sitting, today’s groups of amendments will likely relate to the later parts of the Bill, including provisions relating to advertising, trading, unauthorised association, transport, and financial assistance for sporting events.

Clergy Conduct Measure: The Bishop of Manchester will move a motion calling on the House to direct that the Clergy Conduct Measure should be presented to the King for Royal Assent.

Despite requiring Royal Assent, a Church Measure is not a bill. Indeed, for the purposes of parliamentary procedure, Measures are treated more like items of delegated legislation. Under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, the General Synod may make legislation concerning the established Church in the form of ‘Measures’. Before reaching the Chamber, a Measure is examined by the statutory Ecclesiastical Committee, comprising 15 MPs and 15 peers, which reports on the legal effect of the Measure and whether it is “expedient”. As Erskine May explains (para 31.47), once approved by both Houses of Parliament and granted Royal Assent, Church Measures “have effect as Acts of Parliament”. The Measure cannot be amended; only approved or rejected.

This particular Measure would repeal the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 and replace it with a new system for dealing with complaints against Church of England clergy. The Ecclesiastical Committee concluded that an earlier version of the Clergy Conduct Measure was “not expedient”, principally because disciplinary tribunals were presumed to sit in private. The General Synod subsequently revised the Measure so that tribunals will ordinarily be held in public unless the interests of justice require otherwise and the Ecclesiastical Committee has now recommended that it be approved.

Grand Committee

Financial Services and Markets Bill (Committee, day 2 of 6): From 16:15, Peers will debate the Government’s legislative plans to reform the regulation of financial services and markets. They will resume scrutiny of clauses and groups of amendments from the point reached at Monday’s sitting. More detail on the Bill’s provisions can be found in an earlier edition of this Bulletin and in the House of Lords Library briefing on the Bill.

At Committee Stage, the House must decide whether each clause and schedule should remain in the Bill, and whether any amendments should be made or new clauses and schedules added. Amendments can be grouped and debated together to keep the discussion focussed and coherent and to avoid unnecessary repetition. Where Committee takes place in Grand Committee, no divisions (formal votes) may take place, and amendments may only be agreed if there is no objection.

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House of Commons

09:30: Scottish Affairs Committee – Securing Scotland’s Future – defence skills and jobs: Defence Readiness and Industry Minister Luke Pollard MP will give evidence.

09:30: Health and Social Care Committee – The Casey Commission on Adult Social Care: Baroness (Louise) Casey and Minister for Care Stephen Kinnock MP will give evidence.

10:00: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee – The Committee will hold a pre-appointment hearing with Fiona Cannon, the Government’s preferred candidate to be Commissioner for Public Appointments.

10:15: Procedure Committee – Written Parliamentary Questions: Leader of the House of Commons Sir Alan Campbell MP will give evidence.

14:15: Treasury Committee – Consumer finance: Representatives from Which?, Fairer Finance, Citizens Advice and Money Advice Scotland will give evidence.

14:20: Women and Equalities Committee – Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson MP will give evidence on the work of the Office of Equality and Opportunity, alongside the Office’s Director, Marcus Bell, and the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, Catherine Little.

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Questions and statements: At 09:30, Cabinet Office Ministers will face questions from MPs. Topics include the Civil Service Pension Scheme, relations with the EU, dependency on foreign-owned AI systems, the Mandelson Humble Address, public procurement, natural disaster resilience, proposals for a National School of Government and Public Services, and strengthening national security.

Any Urgent Questions will follow.

The Leader of the House of Commons, Sir Alan Campbell MP, will present the weekly Business Statement, setting out the business in the House for the next couple of weeks and answering questions about anything that Members might want debated. Any Ministerial Statements will follow.

Select Committee statement – Work and Pensions Committee: Debbie Abrahams, chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, will make a statement on the Committee’s new report, Employment support for disabled people: Connect to Work.

Select Committees can ask the Backbench Business Committee for time to make statements on the launch of inquiries or the publication of a report. These statements are typically scheduled in the Chamber during backbench business time on Thursdays. A statement consists of a 10-minute speech from a member of the Select Committee, during which interventions are not permitted, followed by 10 minutes of questions from MPs, to which the Select Committee member responds.

General debate – Windrush Day 2026: Time for this debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee following an application from Labour MP Helen Hayes. It will take place on a neutral motion (‘that this House has considered Windrush Day 2026’) and there will be no division (formal vote) at the end. (House of Commons Library briefing)

General debate – Diagnosis and treatment of PANS and PANDAS: Time for this debate was also scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee following an application from the Liberal Democrat MP Wendy Chamberlain. She is chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of MPs and peers with an interest in these two neuropsychiatric conditions: Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS). This debate will also take place on a neutral motion and there will be no division at the end. (House of Commons Library briefing)

Adjournment: Labour MP Emma Lewell will give a speech on Houses in Multiple Occupation. A Minister will then give a response. (House of Commons Library briefing)

Westminster Hall

13:30: Select Committee statement – Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee: Will Forster, a member of the Committee, will make a statement about its new report, Affordability of home ownership.

13:50: National lung cancer screening programme

15:10: Ports and port connectivity

Public Bill Committee

11:30 and 14:00: Health Bill (Committee, day 4): The Public Bill Committee appointed to scrutinise the Government’s new legislation to reform the governance of the National Health Service (NHS) will continue its formal clause by clause scrutiny. More information on the Bill can be found in an earlier edition of the Bulletin and in the House of Commons Library briefing.

At Committee Stage, the House must decide whether each clause and schedule should remain in the Bill, and whether any amendments should be made or new clauses and schedules added.

Today’s debate will resume at the point reached when the Committee adjourned on Tuesday.

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Oral questions: At 11:00, Peers will begin the day by questioning Ministers for 40 minutes, on foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; the level of unemployment among people with autism; and action against illegitimate waste carriers. The topic of a fourth question will be decided by a ballot drawn at lunchtime on Tuesday 23 June.

General debate – Healthcare services: Typically, every Thursday from the beginning of each session until the end of January, time is set aside for general debates in the name of opposition frontbenchers, backbenchers, or crossbenchers. The allocation of these debates is decided via the Usual Channels (the business managers from the Government and other parliamentary groups in the House). Two such debates are scheduled to take place today, either side of a question for short debate.

The first debate, led by Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Janke, will be about the relationship between acute healthcare services and primary and community healthcare services. The debate will take place on a neutral motion to ‘take note’ of the issue and will therefore conclude without a formal vote (a division). (House of Lords Library briefing)

Short debate – Funding for places of worship: Every Thursday from the start of a session until the end of January, a topical question for short debate (sometimes referred to in Lords papers as a QSD) is scheduled between two general debates. The topic is selected by ballot, and only backbench and Crossbench members are eligible to enter. These QSD debates are strictly time-limited to one hour. Proceedings begin with a speech from the member who tabled the question, followed by a response from the Minister. The remaining time is then divided equally among other Members who wish to speak.

Today’s QSD, tabled by the Conservative peer Baroness Prentis of Banbury, asks the Government how the Places of Worship Renewal Fund will differ from the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

General debate – Threats to elections: The second general debate, led by Liberal Democrat peer Lord Wallace of Saltaire, is about the threats to democratic institutions in the UK, including disinformation, foreign interference and public trust. As with the first general debate, the discussion will take place on a neutral motion with no division. (House of Lords Library briefing)

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10:40: Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee – Domestic Abuse Act 2021: Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, Natalie Fleet MP, will give evidence.

A full list of select committee hearings can be found on the What’s On section of the Parliament website.

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