The UK Parliament works on behalf of the public to check and challenge the work of Government, make and shape effective laws, and debate/make decisions on the big issues of the day. This week, MPs will vote on the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bills and debate motions objecting to ratification of the UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves will face MPs’ oral questions and the Defence Secretary John Healey will appear before select committees. The Hereditary Peers Bill returns to the House of Lords for Report Stage and backbench MPs will lead debates on giving every child a good start in life, school bullying and the Global Plastics Treaty.
The Ten Minute Rule Bill, sponsored by Green Party MP Sian Berry, would create a legal right to clean air and compel the Government to meet World Health Organisation air quality standards. It would also require the naming of convicted murderers in the media and extend interest registration rules for MPs’ staff.
The Labour MP Sam Rushworth has the adjournment debate, on powers to protect children from harm, while the Conservative MP Mark Reckless has the first of two days of delegated legislation debates, on the draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 and the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) Order 2025. In the evening, MPs will hold a Commons Liaison Committee meeting and a Commons Opposition Day debate on whether the Government should be transparent on policy announcements that are made to the media rather than Parliament.