The spending of the Department for Education
There will be a debate on estimates relating to the department for Education in the House of Commons chamber on 6 July 2022. This debate will be led by Robert Halfon MP.

This briefing provides an overview of key issues facing the adult social care sector during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, and provides links to some of the key official guidance for the sector.
Coronavirus: Adult social care key issues and sources (1 MB , PDF)
Section one of the briefing provides a high-level overview of policy in relation to adult social care since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020.
The remaining sections provide more detailed information on some key issues that have arisen during the course of the pandemic, including:
The Commons Library Briefing paper, Coronavirus: Local authorities’ adult social care duties (the Care Act easements), provides an overview of changes to local authority duties around the provision of adult social care during the pandemic. The changes were brought into force on 31 March 2020, under the Coronavirus Act 2020. However, in its one-year review of the Coronavirus Act, the Government said it would bring forward regulations after the Easter recess to expire the provisions. Regulations to this effect were laid on 21 April 2021 and came into force on 16 July 2021.
This is a fast moving area. Guidance may have changed since the briefing was last updated.
Coronavirus: Adult social care key issues and sources (1 MB , PDF)
There will be a debate on estimates relating to the department for Education in the House of Commons chamber on 6 July 2022. This debate will be led by Robert Halfon MP.
An overview of initiatives to support businesses through the coronavirus pandemic.
Summary of NHS demand, performance, backlogs, and capacity of services in England. Covers A&E statistics, waiting lists and pressures, ambulance data, delayed discharges, staffing levels including doctors and nurses, and more.