BBC Research & Development is the cutting-edge team within the BBC responsible for many innovations in broadcasting and online technologies over the decades, like colour, stereo, and DAB – you can find out more about their history in this article from the BBC 100 website. They publish a range of accessible articles on their website,…

The House of Commons Library has created an interactive dashboard shows deprivation data for constituencies and small areas in England and you can find it here: Constituency data: Deprivation in England The Library briefing paper Deprivation in English constituencies, 2025 provides more information and statistics.

The External Services Fair will be returning this year on Thursday 22 October 2026. This event is designed to give Members and Members’ staff the opportunity to engage directly with a range of external bodies that support you in your casework. This is a unique opportunity to connect with representatives from a range of Government Departments and…

Join Hansard reporters for a 90-minute session in which we explain how we accurately report Members’ speeches and the proceedings of Parliament. We talk about who are our readers are, the challenges of parliamentary reporting and which are the most popular debates, and we finish up with a tour of our offices and where we…

Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: 9 July 2026Location: Online via TeamsBooking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=9728 This talk will analyse the decisions made on local government reorganisation in March 2026, and the implications of any developments since. It will then reiterate the timetable for the implementation of the policy. It will also trace the implications for Government decisions on the…

Time: 14:15 – 15:15Date: Thursday 9 July 2026Location: Online and PCHOpen to: parliamentary staffInformation/booking: dan.horrocks@parliament.uk You are warmly invited to the next Working Through Cancer Network event where you can hear more about the purpose of the network, the support we are building and how to get involved. We are delighted that The Rt Hon…

The Register of Staff Interests is now live on parlinet. All Members’ staff and volunteers who have a parliamentary network account must register their interests within 28 days of receiving their invitation email. To find out more, please see here: Register of Staff Interests

In advance of the debate in Westminster Hall on 1 July looking at the question of second jobs for MPs the House of Commons Library has produced a comprehensive briefing document. It covers the current situation and Code of Conduct, the historical position, and the work of the Committee on Standards in Public Life You…

Training session with the Bank of England Time: 13:00 – 15:00Date: Tuesday 7 July 2026Location: ParliamentFurther information and booking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2339 Inflation, Setting Interest Rates & the MPC Join Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Megan Greene, for a Lunch & Learn followed by Q&A on how the Bank of England sets interest rates to meet the 2% inflation target.

The Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) team published its annual report for 2025-26. The ICGS was the first scheme of its type in any legislature and underpins the Behaviour Code, which sets out the standards of behaviour expected of everyone in Parliament. You can read the report here: ICGS Annual Report 2025-26.