Pray the week2 to 8 November
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Photo: Houses of the Oireachtas / CC BY 2.0Gender medicine & children Peers begin line-by-line scrutiny of Health Bill as puberty blocker fight returns
Lords committee stage starts today. Amendments on puberty blockers and single-sex NHS facilities, defeated in the Commons, can now be tabled again.
Photo: Kristoffer Trolle / CC BY 2.0Marriage & family Bill to end presumption that both parents should be involved in a child’s life reaches the Lords
The Courts and Tribunals Bill would remove a rule, in place since 2014, that family courts start from the view that each parent's involvement is good for a child. Committee stage begins on 10 November.
Photo: ProCivitate / CC BY-SA 3.0Conversion practices MPs and peers take evidence on draft conversion practices ban
The joint committee scrutinising the draft bill holds a public evidence session on Thursday. Its report is due on 22 January, and ministers say the bill will follow when parliamentary time allows.
Photo: Sardaka / CC BY-SA 4.0Free speech Ofcom’s reach under scrutiny as online safety rules move to cover AI chatbots
MPs debate the regulator's role on Thursday, the same day peers question ministers on the Online Safety Act. New regulations bringing chatbots into scope are on the way.
Photo: Tomwsulcer / CC0Children online Petition against under-16 social media ban heads for Westminster Hall debate
More than 217,000 people signed. MPs debate it on Monday 2 November, but ministers have already decided: a ban for under-16s is due to start in spring 2027.
Photo: truthseeker08 / CC0Assisted dying & end of life Hospice funding petition passes 10,000 signatures ahead of bill’s second reading
The Government must now respond to calls to fully fund specialist palliative care. A backbench bill on hospice funding has its Commons second reading on 27 November.
Photo: Rlunaro / CC BY-SA 4.0Surrogacy & embryology Government rules out ban on Britons using overseas surrogacy
Ministers say there are no current plans to legislate, after a Labour MP called for action on the exploitation of women through international surrogacy.