House of Commons Library Talk
Session outline
People who move to the UK can often make it their permanent home after a while by applying for indefinite leave to remain and then British citizenship. We’ll discuss how this works, how long it normally takes and recent announcements in this area from both the Labour government and Conservative opposition.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: 8 May 2025
Location: Online
Registration: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?f=3477
Parliament is proud to support Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW), running from 12 – 18 May 2025. MHAW is an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health and share ways to support good mental health for all. This year, the theme for MHAW set by the Mental Health Foundation is Community.
There is something for everyone this Mental Health Awareness Week, with events and resources open to Members and Members’ staff taking place throughout the week. Join us to celebrate the power and importance of community in supporting mental health this MHAW.
What’s On
The programme of events and training courses taking place throughout Mental Health Awareness Week is available to book here on ACT.
Find out more and stay up to date on Parlinet: ParliNet | Mental Health Awareness Week 2025
House of Commons Library Talk
Session outline
Cash access, use and acceptance are declining. Recent legislation has tried to address the issues this causes for people reliant on cash. This talk will outline the law in this area and how caseworkers can help constituents with cash access requests.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: 24 April 2025
Location: Online
Registration: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=7498
Our events page lists training, talks and other events which may be of interest to Members’ staff.
Please have a look here to see what’s on: https://w4mp.org/jobs-listings-events/events/
Details of all forthcoming Commons Library Talks can be found on ACT: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1563
Please note that you must have a parliamentary network account to access ACT.
Topics include:
Help with fire safety remediation work: high rise blocks (England)
Improving the UK’s science capability for managing animal diseases (NAO talk)
The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Energy prices, security and market reform
The creation of the UK Infrastructure Bank (NAO talk)
An introduction to occupational and personal pensions in the UK
Mental Health reforms in England
Tackling local breaches of air quality (NAO talk)
Please note that links to the old Parliamentary intranet have been removed as of October 2023. Please use search on ParliNet to find relevant current details, if available.
https://parlinet.parliament.uk/house-of-commons-members-staff/
Thursday 31 Mar 2022, 14:00 – 15:00
Online (MS Teams)
Two public inquiries have been announced, one by the UK Government and the other by the Scottish Government, into the Covid-19 pandemic response. This talk will explain how those inquiries will go about their work, what powers they will have, and what they will look at.
Online presentation by the specialist followed by time for questions.
For further information and booking, please see here.
Please note that links to the old Parliamentary intranet have been removed as of October 2023. Please use search on ParliNet to find relevant current details, if available.
https://parlinet.parliament.uk/house-of-commons-members-staff/
Thursday 24 Mar 2022, 14:00 – 15:00
Online (MS Teams)
Bank branch numbers have been falling for years, and the pandemic has only sped this up. This talk will look at those numbers, as well as the effects on people, businesses and communities. What can be done about this and what plans are there to maintain access to cash?
Online presentation by the specialists followed by time for questions.
For further information and booking, please see here.
Please note that links to the old Parliamentary intranet have been removed as of October 2023. Please use search on ParliNet to find relevant current details, if available.
https://parlinet.parliament.uk/house-of-commons-members-staff/
Wednesday 16 Mar 2022, 14:00 – 15:30
Online (MS Teams)
This talk is designed to help you understand, accurately interpret and clearly present statistical information. It includes some practical tips on using and writing about statistics and introduces some important statistical concepts.
Online presentation by the specialists followed by time for questions.
For further information and booking, please see here.
Please note that links to the old Parliamentary intranet have been removed as of October 2023. Please use search on ParliNet to find relevant current details, if available.
https://parlinet.parliament.uk/house-of-commons-members-staff/
Thursday 10 Mar 2022, 14:30 – 15:30
Online (MS Teams)
This talk will give an overview of tenants’ rights and options when their landlords don’t respond to requests for repairs.
Online presentation by the specialist followed by time for questions
For further information and booking, please see here.
Please note that links to the old Parliamentary intranet have been removed as of October 2023. Please use search on ParliNet to find relevant current details, if available.
https://parlinet.parliament.uk/house-of-commons-members-staff/
Wednesday 02 Mar 2022, 15:00 – 16:00
Online (MS Teams)
This talk will provide an overview of the process of reforming the Mental Health Act. It will focus on the main changes proposed to the legal framework and related policy.
Online presentation by the specialists followed by time for questions
For further information and booking, please see here.