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Social policy

  • Debate Pack

    Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

    Friday, 15 August, 2025

    A Westminster Hall debate on the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund is scheduled for Thursday 4 September 2025 at 1:30pm. The debate will be led by Alison Bennett MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
  • Research Briefing

    Patient health records: Access, sharing and confidentiality

    Monday, 28 July, 2025

    This briefing describes the laws around accessing and sharing patient health records and plans to improve data sharing in the NHS in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • Technology
  • Research Briefing

    NHS productivity

    Wednesday, 23 July, 2025

    This briefing focuses on productivity in the NHS in England, which has become an issue of increasing importance for policy makers and NHS leaders. It details the methods used to measure NHS productivity, recent trends, and proposed strategies to increase productivity.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    What are synthetic drugs?

    Thursday, 17 July, 2025

    New, synthetic versions of harmful drugs, including synthetic opioids and synthetic cannabinoids, are increasingly found in UK’s illegal drug markets.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
    • Medicine
  • Insight

    What are synthetic drugs?

    Thursday, 17 July, 2025

    New, synthetic versions of harmful drugs, including synthetic opioids and synthetic cannabinoids, are increasingly found in UK’s illegal drug markets.

    • Insight
    • Criminal law
    • Health
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    Giving every child the best start in life

    Friday, 11 July, 2025

    A general debate on giving every child the best start in life is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Wednesday 16 July 2025.

    • Debate Pack
    • Child support
    • Children and families
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Domestic abuse and housing support

    Thursday, 10 July, 2025

    People in England considering fleeing their home because of domestic abuse can apply to a local authority for housing support.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
  • Research Briefing

    Rare Cancers Bill 2024-2025

    Wednesday, 09 July, 2025

    The Rare Cancers Bill 2024-2025 had its second reading on Friday 14 March 2025. It was considered in Public Bill Committee on 2 July 2025 and report stage is scheduled for 11 July 2025. This is a private members' bill.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Developments in dementia treatments

    Wednesday, 09 July, 2025

    This briefing focuses on two disease-modifying dementia drugs that are currently being appraised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): lecanemab and donanemab

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
    • Sciences
  • Debate Pack

    Attainment and engagement of boys in education

    Wednesday, 09 July, 2025

    A debate on the attainment and engagement of boys in education is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Thursday 10 July 2025. The subject for the debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be led by Sam Rushworth MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill

    Tuesday, 08 July, 2025

    The bill would make changes to health and disability benefits.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Debate on the role of neighbourhood plans in planning decisions

    Tuesday, 08 July, 2025

    A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 9.30am on 9 July on the role of neighbourhood plans in planning decisions. The debate will be opened by Dr Luke Evans MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Planning
  • Debate Pack

    Alcohol and cancer

    Monday, 07 July, 2025

    On 8 July 2025, there will be a Commons debate on alcohol and cancer. The debate will be led by Cat Smith MP. The Library will publish a briefing ahead of the debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Health
  • Debate Pack

    Children’s health

    Monday, 07 July, 2025

    A debate on children's health is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Thursday 10 July 2025. The subject for the debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be led by Dr Simon Opher MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Children and families
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    NHS integrated care board (ICB) funding in England

    Monday, 07 July, 2025

    NHS England funding allocations distributed to Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) from 2025/26 to 2028/29.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health services

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