Health Bill (Ninth sitting) appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Public Bill Committees on 30 Jun 2026, with 5 speakers contributing 19 speeches.

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Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 5 speakers contributing 9 speeches.

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Identifying Local Vulnerability appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 29 Jun 2026, with 3 speakers contributing 6 speeches.

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Child Poverty appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 29 Jun 2026, with 3 speakers contributing 6 speeches.

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Peers backed the return of strategic planning across council boundaries, but pressed ministers on how the new spatial development strategies will work in practice: who will draw them up, how far local councils will stay in control, how green belt and flood-risk rules will apply, and whether affordable housing will be built into them. The Government said these regulations are only the first step, with fuller rules to be consulted on after the summer and brought forward in the autumn.

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MPs said the loss and poor condition of public toilets is limiting independence, work and travel for people with stomas; the Minister accepted the problem and agreed to meet campaigners, but did not back a new legal duty on councils.