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Social policy

  • Research Briefing

    Rough sleeping among families with children

    Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

    At 9:30am on Wednesday 11 March, there will be a Westminster Hall debate on rough sleeping among families with children. The debate will last 90 minutes and will be led by Paula Barker MP.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
  • Debate Pack

    Strengthening community cohesion

    Monday, 09 March, 2026

    A Westminster Hall debate on strengthening community cohesion is scheduled to take place on 3 March 2026. The debate will be opened by John Slinger MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children and families
    • Communities
  • Research Briefing

    Duties to report child abuse in England

    Wednesday, 04 March, 2026

    A briefing on reporting child abuse in England, including the government's plans to introduce a mandatory reporting duty.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Crime
  • Research Briefing

    Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill 2024-26

    Wednesday, 04 March, 2026

    The Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) Bill 2024-26 had its First Reading in the House of Commons on 27 February 2026. The government proposes to use public money to build a memorial to the Grenfell Tower fire victims on the site of the tower.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
  • Debate Pack

    e-petition 728677 relating to type 1 diabetes testing for infants

    Tuesday, 03 March, 2026

    There will be a Westminster hall debate on a petition on testing for type 1 diabetes in infants on Monday 9 March at 6pm. This debate will be led by Irene Campbell MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
  • Research Briefing

    NHS workforce: Size, characteristics and staffing levels

    Tuesday, 03 March, 2026

    A summary of the size and characteristics of the NHS workforce, including the number of hospital doctors, nurses and GPs. It covers workforce diversity data, NHS staff turnover and safe and temporary staffing policies.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    Community pharmacy in England

    Monday, 02 March, 2026

    This briefing provides information on community pharmacy services in England. In particular, it focuses on funding, services, workforce and pharmacy closures.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    World Book Day

    Monday, 02 March, 2026

    There will be a debate on World Book Day at 3pm on Thursday 5 March 2026. This debate will take place in Westminster Hall, and will be led by Helen Hayes MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Schools
  • Data dashboards,Research Briefing

    Local authority data: Adult Disability Payments in Scotland

    Monday, 02 March, 2026

    Find data for Scottish local authorities on people claiming Adult Disability Payment, including Library estimates of how far caseload rollout has progressed.

    • Data dashboards
    • Research Briefing
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Local data
    • Work and incomes data
  • Debate Pack

    Future of palliative care

    Thursday, 26 February, 2026

    There will be a debate on the future of palliative care in the Commons chamber on Thursday 5 March 2026. This topic has been selected by the backbench business committee. The debate will be opened by Rachael Maskell MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    Help with energy bills

    Thursday, 26 February, 2026

    This Library briefing sets out financial and practical help for constituents with their domestic energy bills.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Consumers
    • Energy
  • Research Briefing

    Child arrangements: the family court and domestic abuse (England and Wales)

    Thursday, 26 February, 2026

    An overview of how the family courts in England and Wales address issues of domestic abuse in child arrangements cases, including government reforms.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Civil law
  • Research Briefing

    Tuition fees in England: History, debates, and international comparisons

    Monday, 23 February, 2026

    This briefing considers the financial contribution made by students to higher education, including the recently announced increases to undergraduate fees in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Higher education
  • Research Briefing

    Impact of planning developments on local transport

    Monday, 23 February, 2026

    There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the impact of planning developments on local transport on 24 February 2026. The debate will be opened by Victoria Collins MP (Lib Dem, Harpenden and Berkhamsted).

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
    • Rail
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Higher education student numbers

    Friday, 20 February, 2026

    Overall student numbers reached record levels in the early 2020s, but progress has stalled in recent years and there are concerns about falling numbers of some groups of students.

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Higher education

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