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Bills on the Move Through Parliament

The bills currently before Parliament, grouped by stage — from second reading to royal assent. Updated from Parliament's open data.

3 August 2026 · Updated 3 August 2026 · 5 min read

Parliament processes many bills in parallel, each at a different stage of the journey from proposal to law. These are the bills currently moving through Westminster.

Report stage

  • Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL]
  • Commercial Payments Bill [HL]
  • Representation of the People Bill
  • Health Bill

Royal Assent

  • Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026
  • National Security (State Threats) Act 2026
  • Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Act 2026

Committee stage

  • Armed Forces Bill
  • Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
  • Railways Bill
  • Conduct of Undercover Policing and Surveillance Operatives Bill [HL]
  • Rights of Boat Dwellers Bill [HL]
  • Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL]
  • Genocide Determination Bill [HL]
  • Immigration and Asylum Bill

To follow what each stage means, see our guide to how a bill becomes law. The weekly From Westminster dispatch flags the most significant movements.

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.