Time: 1400-1415
Date: every sitting Monday
Each session will run through the business in the Chamber for the week with a focus on how Members might engage and the expected timings.
Email the Centre of Excellence on ppcoe@parliament.uk to be forwarded an invite.
Time: 1400 – 1500
Date: 11 December 2025
Location: Online via Teams
Sign up link: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=8325
The relationship between church and state is a very old feature of the UK constitution but also little understood.
This Library talk will explore the historical foundations of the UK’s two established churches – England and Scotland – how their relationship with ‘the state’ has evolved over time and what the main obligations and benefits are today.
With the recent announcement of a new Archbishop of Canterbury, the talk will also explain the Lords Spiritual and the King’s role in appointing bishops and archbishops, as well as the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It will also explain the role of Parliament in Church Measures and the status of ecclesiastical law.
This year’s House Services Fair will take place from Tuesday 9 – Wednesday 10 December. The Fair is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about the brilliant work teams from across the House do every day to make Parliament happen.
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Start: 10:00 on Tuesday 9 December 2025
Finish: 17:00 on Wednesday 10 December 2025
Location: House of Commons
The House Administration is delighted to be bringing back the House Services Fair this year, showcasing the services and support available from the House Administration.
The House Administration is delighted to be bringing back the House Services Fair this year, showcasing the services and support available from the House Administration.
Please note there is no booking required to visit the stalls. However, booking will be required for talks and tours. The full programme and information on how to book will be available closer to the event.
The House Services Fair is for Members and Members’ staff of the House of Commons, and colleagues from the House of Commons Administration and Joint Departments.
For full details, please see here: https://parlinet.parliament.uk/events/2025/december/House_Services_Fair/
From 1 December 2025, a dedicated mailbox for MP operational correspondence is being introduced.
A new centralised mailbox has been introduced for MP complaints only, to be used from 1 December 2025. This is to replace the previous email address used for complaints. Please do not disclose the new email address to the public.
Please ensure that you continue to use all other direct contact details such as those shown on the MP hotlines list to contact the appropriate benefit area or office, for example Ministerial Correspondence, Retirement Services, Universal Credit.
Time: 1000 – 1200
Date: 7 January 2026
Location: Online via MS Teams
Booking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2573
This is a joint workshop from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Housing Ombudsman and Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) independently investigates complaints about the NHS, UK government departments, and other public organisations in England.
Constituents often have issues that require the services of more than one Ombudsman, so the PHSO has partnered with the Housing Ombudsman and Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to offer this workshop. This workshop will explain:
Time: 1400 – 1500
Date: 4 December 2025
Location: Online via Teams
Sign up link: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=8324
County and district councils across England have been asked to present plans to Government to reorganise themselves into unitary authorities. Final proposals were due in on 28 November 2025.
This talk looks at what we know about the plans that have been submitted, which plans might be accepted, the timetable for changes, and the challenges of making reorganisation happen.
This will be useful for caseworkers, Commons staff, and anyone else who wants to find out what reorganisation means.
Time: 1430 – 1530
Date: 2 December 2025
Location: Online
December’s forum meeting will be a Q&A on immigration. We’ll be joined by CJ McKinney and Melanie Gower from the Commons Library.
A blood donation session will take place in Parliament as follows:
Time: 1400 – 1600
Date: 4 December 2025
Booking is essential, please see here for full details: https://parlinet.parliament.uk/events/2025/december/staffms-give-blood-in-parliament/
The monthly Benefitscast from The Benefits Training Company features three of their benefits experts discussing the latest benefits news stories including changes to legislation, DWP announcments, relevant case law and guidance. There are links to the sources of the items discussed, and some that aren’t discussed if they think they might help.
In the November 2025 Benefitscast, David, Will and Pamela discuss: