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
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Caseworker Discussion Forum: GP funding and the Carr-Hill formula (England only)
StandardTime: 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
Does the United Kingdom have a constitution?
StandardHouse 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
Library Talk: The United Nations at 80
Standard2025 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
Library talk: NATO summit preview and the UK armed forces
StandardThe government is expected to set out its defence and foreign policy priorities before the NATO summit. This talk will highlight the key points and lookahead to the main topics of discussion for NATO at its summit on 24-26 June.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 19 June 2025
Location: Online Via Teams
Registration: Via ACT
Library Talk: Local government reorganisation
StandardThe government has asked all two-tier local government areas in England to produce unitary reorganisation plans. This talk will assess the initial proposals and indications of the Government’s thinking.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 12 June 2025
Location: Online via Teams
Registration: On Act
NATO summit preview and the UK armed forces
StandardHouse of Commons Library Talk
Session outline
The government is expected to set out its defence and foreign policy priorities before the NATO summit. This talk will highlight the key points and lookahead to the main topics of discussion for NATO at its summit on 24-26 June.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: 19 June 2025
Location: Online
Registration: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?f=3479
Meet the Director: Commons Library and POST
StandardTime: 11:30 – 14:00
Date: Tuesday 10 June
Location: Portcullis House Hub
Members and Members’ staff are invited to drop-in to monthly ‘Meet the Director’ sessions in the 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 talk to you more about how their teams can support you in carrying out your parliamentary duties.
This month’s drop-in focuses on the House of Commons Library and the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST).
Meet:
- Grant Hill-Cawthorne, Managing Director of Research and Information
- Anna Dickson, Director of Research
- Bryn Morgan, Director of Data Services.
Meet the Director: Research and Information
StandardTime: 11:30 – 14:00
Date: Tuesday 10 June 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:
- Grant Hill-Cawthorne, Managing Director of Research and Information and House of Commons Librarian
- Anna Dickson, Director of Research
- Bryn Morgan, Director of Data Services.
Library Talk: Tackling violence against women and girls
StandardPresented by the National Audit Office and the House of Commons Library.
Time: 10:30-11:30
Date: Thursday 5 June 2025
Location: Online via Teams
Over one in four women are estimated to be victims of sexual assault or attempted assault in their lifetime, and one in 12 women are victims of VAWG each year, although the actual number is likely to be much higher. The National Police Chiefs’ Council reported that, in 2022-23, 20% of all police-recorded crime was related to violence against women and girls. Violence against women and girls can have long-term impacts on victims, affecting them physically, mentally, socially and financially. The new government has committed to halve the prevalence of VAWG within a decade as part of its ‘mission’ to make streets safer. The Home Office will lead this mission and is developing a new VAWG strategy.
In this report, the NAO has examined the Home Office’s leadership of the 2021 “Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls” Strategy (the VAWG Strategy) and the 2022 “Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan” (the Domestic Abuse Plan), to identify lessons to support the delivery of the government’s ambition to halve violence against women and girls. This report looks at how successful the Home Office has been in leading an effective cross-government response to the issue in order to achieve this aim.
To register, please visit this page on the intranet: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=7608