Black History Month
There will be a general debate on Black History Month on Thursday 22 October 2026. The debate will take place in the House of Commons Chamber.
A debate on ‘International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia’ has been scheduled for Thursday 16 May 2019 in the Main Chamber. The debate was nominated by the Backbench Business Committee after representations from Nick Herbert MP.
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (155KB PDF)
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia has, since 2005, taken place annually on 17 May. The date was chosen to mark the day, in 1990, when the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders.
A debate on the same subject took place in the Chamber last year on 17 May 2018.
This briefing provides some background material and further reading for the debate.
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (155KB PDF)
There will be a general debate on Black History Month on Thursday 22 October 2026. The debate will take place in the House of Commons Chamber.
A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.
This paper provides a timeline of the major events in the Ukraine-Russia conflict since the 2022 Russian invasion.