Reforming the Mental Health Act: Independent review to draft bill
A timeline of reforming the Mental Health Act up to the draft Mental Health Bill, including the independent review, white paper, and pre-legislative scrutiny.
E-petition: transgender people self-identifying their legal gender
An e-petition on transgender people self-identifying their legal gender (e-petition 701159) is being debated in Westminster Hall on 19 May 2025. The debate will be opened by Dr Roz Savage MP.
Supreme Court judgment on the meaning of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010: For Women Scotland
The Supreme Court has ruled that references to “sex”, “man” and “woman” in the Equality Act refer to biological sex (a person’s sex at birth).
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Research Briefing
Autism policy and services: Education
Autistic people experience education inequalities. Find out about government policy and support in schools, colleges and higher education for autistic people.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Parking FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about parking policy across the UK, including council-controlled on-road parking, parking on private land, and parking for disabled people.
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Research Briefing
Student mental health in England: Statistics, policy, and guidance
This briefing includes data on student mental health, discusses whether universities have a duty of care, and sets out government policy and sector guidance.
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Research Briefing
The Secretary of State’s veto and the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
A briefing paper on the Scottish Secretary's "veto" of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998
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Debate Pack
Lesbian Visibility Week
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on Lesbian Visibility Week at 1:30pm on 24 April 2025. The debate will be opened by Kate Osborne MP.
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Research Briefing
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill 2024-25
The bill would prevent sentencing guidelines from referring to personal characteristics such as race, religion or belief, and cultural background in their guidance regarding when a pre-sentence report should be requested.
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Research Briefing
UK aid and women and girls
The development challenges facing women and girls, how much UK and global aid is spent on gender equality, and UK policy and action.
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Research Briefing
Autism policy and services: UK legislation and strategies
The Autism Act 2009 requires the government to publish an adult autism strategy for England. There are separate strategies for other parts of the UK.
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Data dashboards
Constituency data: Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Find data for your constituency on people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) using our interactive dashboard.
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Debate Pack
British Sign Language Week
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on British Sign Language Week on 20 March 2025. The debate will be opened by Jen Craft MP.
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Debate Pack
International Women’s Day 2025
A Backbench Business Committee debate on International Women's Day is scheduled for Thursday 6 March 2025 in the House of Commons chamber. The debate will be led by Dawn Butler MP.
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Research Briefing
Women in Politics and Public Life
This briefing includes figures on the proportion of women in elected bodies in the UK and across the world, as well as information on women in UK public life.
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