Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 18 September 2025
Location: Online via MS Teams
The Casework Discussion Forum takes place each month via MS Teams.
This month’s discussion is about correspondence processes in Government departments and executive agencies.
Cabinet Office staff will provide an overview and outline any particular areas of these processes that have been updated recently and how they may affect Parliamentarians and their staff
Book your place on Act.
The forum is complemented by a dedicated Teams chat which enables you to share ideas and best practice, with support being on hand from the Library should specialist knowledge be required.
You do not have to be a caseworker to attend these sessions – they are open to any Members’ staff who handle casework.
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: Thursday 17 July 2025
Location: Online via Teams
Registration: via ACT
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:
- 11 August 2025
- 19 August 2025
- 20 August 2025
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: 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
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
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
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) is an impartial research and knowledge exchange service based in the UK Parliament. POST works to ensure members of parliament from both Houses have access to the latest evidence and expertise on complex and emerging topics. It is a valuable resource for parliamentarians looking for clear, impartial research evidence on a wide range of science and social science topics, covering health and the environment to housing and computing.
POST:
- Publishes impartial briefings, drawing on cutting-edge research evidence, and tailored to the needs of parliament. Our unique approach involves extensive consultation with experts and stakeholders. We focus on topical issues where the research evidence is emerging or particularly complex covering science and social science, from health and the environment to housing and computing.
- Helps parliamentarians connect with the external experts they need through our UK-wide network of academic and research institutions.
To find out more about POST, read their research briefings and learn about how they can help you with your work, find them on the parliament website at post.parliament.uk
More information about their services can be found on ParliNet.
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) is an impartial research and knowledge exchange service based in the UK Parliament.
POST works to ensure members of parliament from both Houses have access to the latest evidence and expertise on complex and emerging topics.
It is a valuable resource for parliamentarians looking for clear, impartial research evidence on a wide range of science and social science topics, covering health and the environment to housing and computing.
POST:
- Publishes impartial briefings, drawing on cutting-edge research evidence, and tailored to the needs of parliament. Our unique approach involves extensive consultation with experts and stakeholders. We focus on topical issues where the research evidence is emerging or particularly complex covering science and social science, from health and the environment to housing and computing.
- Helps parliamentarians connect with the external experts they need through our UK-wide network of academic and research institutions.
To find out more about POST, read their research briefings and learn about how they can help you with your work, find them on the parliament website at post.parliament.uk
More information about their services can be found on ParliNet.
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: Thursday 19 June 2025
Location: Online Via Teams
Registration: Via ACT
