6-9 July 2026

The Treasury Committee will question Defence Ministers on defence spending and the recently published Defence Investment Plan, while the new Director-General of the BBC, Matt Brittin, makes his debut before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton will give evidence to the Lords International Relations and Defence Committee. The Public Accounts Committee will examine officials on the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster and on Covid-related fraud. MPs will consider Lords amendments to the National Security (State Threats) Bill, while the Conservatives will choose the subject of the second Opposition Day debate of the Session. Backbench Business debate topics include UK warfighting readiness, NHS corridor care, Israeli settlements, and SLAPPs. In the Lords, Peers will consider the Armed Forces Bill, the Railways Bill, the Financial Services and Markets Bill, and the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill.