Westminster This Week — 7 September 2026

Here is what the parliamentary week looked like on the official record.

This week’s recorded votes

The Commons recorded 12 divisions in the period covered. The closest was Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading, decided by 270 to 286. The most one-sided was Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading (411 to 102).

See the latest Commons votes in full, and our guide to how MPs vote.

Bills on the move

Several bills advanced through the stages set out in our guide to how a bill becomes law:

• Commercial Payments Bill [HL] — Report stage.
• Public Office (Accountability) Bill — Committee stage.
• Railways Bill — Committee stage.
• Social Housing Bill [HL] — Committee stage.

See all bills currently before Parliament.

What the public is petitioning for

7 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 — 245,387 signatures.
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership — 206,981 signatures.
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance — 133,084 signatures.
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks — 121,911 signatures.
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth — 113,130 signatures.

See the petitions gaining traction and how petitions work.

This is a digest, not the full picture — committee work and Lords scrutiny continue in parallel.

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.