Tax & Public Finances

Financial sustainability of the farming sector

A Westminster Hall debate on the financial viability of the farming sector, sponsored by Labour MP David Smith from North Northumberland. The debate will examine the economic challenges facing farmers, including input costs, market prices, and business sustainability, and explore what support or policy measures may be needed to ensure the sector's long-term financial health.

Ways and Means (Rate of electricity generator levy)

The Commons will vote on a motion to set the rate of the electricity generator levy, a tax on power generators' profits. This is a Ways and Means motion—a procedural device that allows the government to vary tax rates without a full bill. The motion determines how much revenue the levy will raise from energy companies in the financial year ahead.

Ways and Means (Income tax (mileage amounts))

This Ways and Means motion authorises the government to change the approved mileage allowance relief (MAR) rates that employees and the self-employed can claim as tax-free expenses when using their own vehicles for work. The motion, brought by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, adjusts the permitted amounts per mile—typically set for cars, motorcycles, and bicycles—which directly affects how much workers can deduct from taxable income. The change is procedurally necessary under tax law to implement revised mileage rates, likely reflecting inflation or policy shifts in how the government supports home and remote working.

Treasury Committee: Consumer finance

The Treasury Committee will hear oral evidence on consumer finance, examining how households access credit, manage debt, and navigate financial services. This inquiry probes whether current regulations and market conditions are serving consumers fairly, or whether vulnerable households face barriers to affordable borrowing and are at risk of harmful debt.

Ways and Means (Vehicle excise duty (temporary rates for goods vehicles))

Parliament will vote on temporary changes to vehicle excise duty (road tax) rates for goods vehicles. This is a Ways and Means motion—a formal parliamentary procedure required to authorize tax changes. The motion adjusts duty rates for commercial lorries and vans, likely responding to pressures on haulage and logistics sectors or to fiscal pressures facing the government.

Debate on motions to approve the Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026, the Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and Shipping) Regulations 2026 and the Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026

Parliament will debate three related motions to approve carbon budgets and climate regulations for 2026. The motions cover the overall carbon budget limit for the UK's sixth carbon budget period, rules for counting emissions from international aviation and shipping, and a technical order adjusting credit allowances. Together, these set legally binding constraints on UK greenhouse gas emissions and determine how the country will meet its climate targets.

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee: The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)

This delegated legislation committee will scrutinise amendments to the rules governing how decisions are made and appealed on four key welfare benefits: Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance, and Employment and Support Allowance. The regulations alter the appeals process and decision-making procedures for claimants challenging benefit awards or entitlements.

Farming Roadmap and response to the Farming Profitability Review

The government will present its farming roadmap and response to the Farming Profitability Review, setting out its strategy to support farm viability and rural agricultural livelihoods. The statement will outline the government's plan for the farming sector following an independent review of farm incomes and profitability challenges.

International Development Committee: UK response to atrocity and conflict prevention and the role of the Integrated Security Fund

The International Development Committee will take oral evidence on how the UK uses development aid and security funding to prevent mass atrocities and armed conflict. The inquiry focuses specifically on the Integrated Security Fund, a government mechanism that blends diplomatic, defence, and development resources to intervene in fragile regions before violence escalates. The session examines whether this approach is effective and how taxpayers' money is being deployed.

HM Treasury (including Topical Questions)

HM Treasury oral questions provide an opportunity for MPs to scrutinise Treasury ministers on fiscal policy, spending decisions, and economic management. Topical questions allow MPs to raise urgent issues affecting public finances and the economy. This session will test Labour's Treasury team on current economic conditions and departmental priorities.

Defence spending and readiness

The Conservative opposition will use an Opposition Day debate to scrutinise the government's defence spending levels and military readiness. The debate will focus on whether current spending commitments are adequate to meet modern security threats and maintain operational capability across the armed forces. This is a high-profile challenge to Labour's defence and budget priorities.

Treasury Committee: Work of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority

The Treasury Committee will hear oral evidence on the work and performance of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA), a body tasked with reforming how government delivers major infrastructure and public services. The inquiry will examine whether NISTA is effectively driving efficiency, reducing costs, and improving delivery across England's public sector infrastructure and services.

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme surplus sharing arrangements

Lee Anderson (Reform UK, Ashfield) is raising the matter of how surplus funds in the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme should be distributed. The adjournment debate will examine the arrangements for sharing any surplus accumulated in the pension scheme, which affects former coal industry workers and their retirement benefits.

Public Accounts Committee: Government's intervention in British Steel

The Public Accounts Committee will examine the government's financial intervention in British Steel, a major manufacturer that has required state support. The hearing will scrutinise how public money was deployed, whether the intervention achieved value for taxpayers, and what outcomes have resulted for the company and its workforce.

Church Commissioners and House of Commons Commission and Public Accounts Commission and Restoration and Renewal Client Board and Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

This is a scheduled oral questions session in the House of Commons Main Chamber directed at five separate parliamentary and oversight bodies: the Church Commissioners, House of Commons Commission, Public Accounts Commission, Restoration and Renewal Client Board, and Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission. MPs will pose questions to these bodies on their respective responsibilities, which span parliamentary administration, public spending scrutiny, Westminster building restoration, and electoral regulation.

General debate on the infected blood compensation scheme

MPs will hold a general debate on compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal, in which thousands of people contracted HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products supplied by the NHS in the 1970s and 1980s. The debate will examine the adequacy and scope of the government's compensation scheme, how quickly payments are being made, and whether the scheme fully addresses the harm caused to survivors and their families.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade if he will make a statement on the impact of the proposed 50% steel tariffs, due on 1 July, on UK manufacturing competitiveness and supply chains.

An urgent question to the Business and Trade Secretary about the impact of a proposed 50% tariff on imported steel, set to take effect on 1 July 2026. The question focuses on how this tariff will affect UK manufacturing competitiveness and supply chains. This is tabled by Conservative MP Andrew Griffith and appears designed to probe the government's response to a major trade policy change.

Environmental Audit Committee: HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature

The Environmental Audit Committee will take oral evidence from HM Treasury on how the government values and accounts for climate change and natural capital in economic policymaking. The session examines whether Treasury decisions on spending, tax, and investment properly weigh the financial risks and opportunities of the climate and nature crises.

Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee: The Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/572)

Parliament will examine the Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026, which adjusts tariff rates and related customs procedures. This is delegated legislation—rules made under powers granted by Parliament rather than primary legislation—scrutinised by a General Committee before taking effect. The regulations fine-tune how goods crossing UK borders are classified, charged, and processed.

Fiscal support for rural pubs

A Westminster Hall debate on fiscal support measures for rural pubs, sponsored by Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti. The debate will examine the economic pressures facing pubs in rural areas and explore what tax breaks, grants, or other Treasury support the government might provide to help them survive.

Work and Pensions Committee: The work of the Department for Work and Pensions

The Work and Pensions Committee will examine the Department for Work and Pensions' overall performance and policy agenda. This oral evidence session allows MPs to scrutinise the department's work on employment support, welfare reform, and pension policy—core areas that touch millions of working-age people and retirees. The hearing will test whether DWP initiatives are meeting their stated aims and identify emerging pressures in the labour market and social security system.

Delegated Legislation (Social Security)

This motion concerns delegated legislation in the social security domain. Delegated legislation allows ministers to make changes to rules and regulations without full parliamentary debate, provided they fall within powers granted by parent acts. This item will determine what secondary legislation on social security benefits, eligibility, or administration can proceed without detailed Commons scrutiny.

Culture, Media and Sport Committee: BBC Royal Charter Review

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee will take oral evidence on the BBC Royal Charter Review. The Royal Charter sets out the BBC's mission, governance, and funding framework; it is renewed periodically and determines the corporation's operating principles for the next decade. This session will examine how the BBC should be funded, governed, and structured as it faces pressure from streaming competition, demographic shifts, and debate over its impartiality and value for money.

Treasury Committee: The OBR: 15 years on

The Treasury Committee will hold oral evidence sessions examining the Office for Budget Responsibility's performance and role 15 years after its establishment. The OBR is the independent body that forecasts the public finances and assesses the sustainability of government policy; this inquiry will review how well it has operated, whether its methods remain fit for purpose, and how effectively it holds the government to account on fiscal decisions.

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) Regulations 2026

This delegated legislation committee will scrutinise draft regulations that abolish the lifetime allowance charge on pensions from 2026. The lifetime allowance was a cap on total pension savings that triggered a tax charge if exceeded; abolishing it removes this tax penalty and simplifies the pensions system. The committee will examine whether the regulations correctly implement the policy and whether they create any unintended consequences for pension savers and administrators.

First Delegated Legislation Committee: The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Parliament will examine a delegated legislation update to the Russia sanctions regime established after the UK's exit from the EU. The amendment regulations adjust how UK sanctions on Russia are applied and enforced, likely responding to changed circumstances, new Russian conduct, or alignment with international partners' measures. This is a routine committee scrutiny of secondary legislation under the existing sanctions framework.

e-petition 740671 relating to personal allowance for state pensioners

This Westminster Hall debate, sponsored by Conservative MP John Lamont, examines e-petition 740671 on the personal allowance for state pensioners. The petition raises the question of whether pensioners should receive the same personal tax allowance as working-age people, or whether the current treatment of pension income creates unfair disparities. The debate will allow the Commons to discuss pensioner taxation and social support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the impact of the time taken to publish the Defence Investment Plan on the ability of the armed forces to defend the UK

Kemi Badenoch has tabled an urgent question asking the Defence Secretary to explain how delays in publishing the Defence Investment Plan affect the armed forces' ability to defend the UK. The Defence Investment Plan sets out multi-year spending priorities and procurement timelines for the military. The delay in publication creates uncertainty about funding and capability planning at a time when defence spending is a contested political issue between Labour and the Conservatives.