Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Date: Tuesday 15 July 2025
Location: Online via Teams
Booking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1953
The topic will be Universal credit and DWP correspondence/hotline and we’ll be joined by DWP staff to discuss how caseworkers can get support for constituents with universal credit issues.
You can submit questions in advance if you wish. It will still be possible to ask questions during the forum meeting.
This summer, join the Commons Library for a free tour of our much-loved Members’ Library.
Open to MPs’ staff and House administration staff, these tours are an opportunity to explore our unique heritage space, learn more about the history of the Library and see highlights from our collection.
Tours will last an hour and are led by our friendly Members’ Library team. Sign up now: Intro to the Library: Summer Library Tours
Dates:
Monday 14 July 2025 | 1pm | 30 min | MS Teams
Vote Office: Understanding the daily business papers (talk & Q&A)
Learn how to navigate the Order Paper and its supporting documents, including information on accessibility.
Register here.
Monday 14 July 2025 | 3pm
VOTE OFFICE TOUR (45 min)
Join us to learn more about the history of the office and the work we do to support Chamber business on a daily basis.
Register here
3pm (45 min): REGISTER
Tuesday 15 July 2025 | 1pm | 30 min | MS Teams
Vote Office: Understanding Bills and legislative documents (talk & Q&A)
Learn about the legislative stages of Bills along with any associated documents and information on accessibility.
Register here.
Wednesday 16 July 2025 | 1pm | 30 min | MS Teams
Vote Office: Understanding Select Committee reports and Government policy papers (talk & Q&A)
Learn about the different types of publications released via the Vote Office daily.
Register here.
Please get in touch with Iliyan Nanchev if you have any questions or specific requests relevant to your team.
House of Commons Library Talk
Global progress on the sustainable development goals has stalled. The talk will discuss the state of global aid and outlook for the goals.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: 17 July 2025
Location: Online
Registration: via ACT
Time: 11:30 – 14:00
Date: Tuesday 8 July 2025
Location: Portcullis House Hub
Directors from key House Administration teams that provide services to Members will be available to answer your questions, listen to your feedback, or if you just want to learn more about how their teams can support you in carrying out your parliamentary duties.
Meet:
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: 8 July 2025
Location: Teams
With Devyani Gajjar from the Library’s Social Policy team
Also: IPSA staff will deliver a short introduction and update
To register, please visit https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1953
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has overall responsibility for setting the policy and regulatory framework for England. In the 2023 Plan for Water, it set out the challenges of growing demand for water and the impacts of climate change. It highlighted the need to cut waste, improve water efficiency, and invest in new infrastructure to deliver clean and plentiful water.
In this report the NAO look at the effectiveness of regulatory frameworks in incentivising investment in the water sector and achieving the outcomes set for the sector and whether government and regulators are clear what outcomes the water industry needs to achieve and the investment needed; if regulation is successfully incentivising investment and meeting desired outcomes and targets; and if regulators can respond to the current investment challenges.
The National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK’s independent public spending watchdog. It supports Parliament in holding government to account and helps improve public services through its audits.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 3 July 2025
Location: Online Via Teams
Registration: via ACT
House of Commons Library Talk
Session outline
It is often asserted that the UK doesn’t have a constitution, or that it is ‘unwritten’. This talk will test that proposition on the basis of standard constitutional sources.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: 10 July 2025
Location: Online
Registration: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=7507
The rules for Filming and Photography have been updated.
Please see this post on the intranet for details.
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. This talk gives an overview of the United Nations, how its work has evolved over 80 years, and the challenges it faces in the future. The talk will also explore the UK’s role at the United Nations, including as a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 26 June 2025
Location: Online via Teams
Registration: via ACT