The Parliamentary Week — w/c 22 June 2026
A factual roundup of the parliamentary week: the divisions in the Commons, the bills moving through their stages, and the public petitions gathering signatures.
22 June 2026 · 6 min read
Parliament’s week, summarised from the open data it publishes.
In the division lobbies
The Commons recorded 12 divisions in the period covered. The closest was National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3, decided by 144 to 244. The most one-sided was Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 (104 to 391).
See the latest Commons votes in full, and our guide to how MPs vote.
Legislation advancing
Several bills advanced through the stages set out in our guide to how a bill becomes law:
- Representation of the People Bill — Report stage.
- Health Bill — Committee stage.
- City of London (Markets) Bill — Committee stage.
- Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill — Committee stage.
See all bills currently before Parliament.
On the petitions site
15 petitions have passed the 100,000 mark that triggers consideration for a debate. The most-signed open petitions were:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership — 238,356 signatures.
- Do not ban social media for under 16s — 214,480 signatures.
- Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge — 203,780 signatures.
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office — 203,230 signatures.
- Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies — 155,636 signatures.
See the petitions gaining traction and how petitions work.
None of this is the whole of Parliament’s work, but it captures the shape of a normal sitting week.
Source: UK Parliament open data (Commons Votes, Bills and Petitions services), used under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Figures reflect the public record at the time of the last site update.