The Parliamentary Week — w/c 9 November 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 Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion), decided by 279 to 139. The most one-sided was Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) (324 to 88).

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:

• Health Bill — Committee stage.
• Social Housing Bill [HL] — Report stage.
• Immigration and Asylum Bill — Report stage.
• Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill — Committee stage.

See all bills currently before Parliament.

What the public is petitioning for

5 petitions have passed the 100,000 mark that triggers consideration for a debate. The most-signed open petitions were:

• Legislate to protect ILR applicants from retrospective changes — 175,161 signatures.
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks — 137,473 signatures.
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately — 135,135 signatures.
• Reduce the state pension age to 65 for all — 114,810 signatures.
• Launch a public inquiry into the UK’s role in Israeli operations in Gaza — 111,070 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.