Future of public libraries
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the future of public libraries at 9:30am on 14 May 2025. The debate will be opened by Jonathan Davies MP.

The Small Charitable Donations Bill introduces the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) which was announced at Budget 2011.
Small Charitable Donations Bill (507 KB , PDF)
The Small Charitable Donations Bill introduces the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) which was announced at Budget 2011. The purpose of the scheme is to enable charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) to claim a Gift Aid-style payment on small cash donations of up to £20 in circumstances where it would be difficult to obtain a Gift Aid declaration. In general, eligible charities and CASCs will be able to claim top-up payments on small donations totalling up to £5,000 a year.
Small Charitable Donations Bill (507 KB , PDF)
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the future of public libraries at 9:30am on 14 May 2025. The debate will be opened by Jonathan Davies MP.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25 is scheduled to have its report stage in the House of Commons on 16 May 2025.
The state pension is liable to income tax, though pensioners are unlikely to pay tax in practice if their only income is the state pension.