Parliament and Government Summary — 1 June 2026

MPs in the Commons turned to two linked strands of major legislative work: debating child sexual offender data and progressing the Health Bill through Commons consideration including the bill’s “Money” stage. In the Lords, peers focused on a set of bills spanning public integrity and accountability, environmental legal rights, social housing and—at the same time—an economic response relating to the Middle East. Government also published official statistics covering tribunals caseloads and Gender Recognition Certificate applications, alongside national figures on policing activity under the Terrorism Act 2000.

At a glance

• Health Bill money and policy scrutiny in the Commons: MPs considered a “Money” item alongside further Commons Chamber business on the Health Bill.
• Lords bill agenda spans integrity, environment and housing: peers debated lobbying transparency for in-house lobbyists, “Nature’s Rights”, and a Social Housing Bill [HL].
• Official statistics were released for courts and policing: quarterly tribunals statistics (including Gender Recognition Certificate applications) and national TACT 2000 policing figures up to March 2026.

In the Commons

• MPs debated child sexual offender data in Westminster Hall, using a safeguarding and justice accountability lens to focus on how information about child sexual offenders is handled. [1]
• In the Commons, MPs considered the Health Bill as a legislative stage of health policy change. [2]
• MPs also dealt with the Health Bill “Money” item in the Commons Chamber, setting out the financial authority and spending implications tied to the Bill’s progress. [3]

In the Lords

• Peers considered a Lords chamber item on “Middle East: Economic Response”, reflecting parliamentary attention on an economic response relating to the Middle East. [4]
• Peers debated the Lobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL], focusing on transparency rules for lobbying carried out internally. [5]
• Peers considered the Nature’s Rights Bill [HL], a legislative proposal aimed at creating “nature” rights within law. [6]
• Peers considered the Social Housing Bill [HL], looking at proposed changes to social housing provision and the regulatory framework for providers. [7]

Government announcements

• The Ministry of Justice published quarterly tribunals statistics for January to March 2026, including figures on the type and volume of tribunal cases and on Gender Recognition Certificate applications processed by HMCTS. [8]
• The Home Office released national statistics on the operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 up to March 2026, covering arrests and outcomes and stops and searches. [9]

Sources used

1. Child Sexual Offender Data — Hansard
2. Health Bill — Hansard
3. Health Bill: Money — Hansard
4. Middle East: Economic Response — Hansard
5. Lobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL] — Hansard
6. Nature’s Rights Bill [HL] — Hansard
7. Social Housing Bill [HL] — Hansard
8. Tribunals statistics quarterly: January to March 2026 — GOV.UK
9. Operation of police powers under TACT 2000, to March 2026 — GOV.UK

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Last updated

First published on 1 June 2026. No corrections at the time of publication.