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Hey team.

Debate on the Budget rolls on this week.

Usually, just a small group would scrutinise it at this point. But because it's an important one, all MPs will take part in the committee stage of the Finance Bill.

The Hillsborough Law is also back.

It creates a new criminal offence to make sure public bodies can't cover up major distasters.

And there are a couple of ten minute rule motions.

One requires schools to teach children life-saving skills, and the other requires banks to help tackle financial exclusion among small- and medium-sized businesses.

Until next week. In the meantime, feel free to tweet me, or just reply to this email.

Sebastian (@sebastiansalek)

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MONDAY 12 JANUARY

Finance (No. 2) Bill – committee of the whole House
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Implements the measures outlined in the Budget.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

TUESDAY 13 JANUARY

Emergency and Life-Saving Skills (Schools) Bill
Requires schools to teach children how to act in emergencies, including life-saving skill. Ten minute rule motion presented by Neil Shastri-Hurst.

Finance (No. 2) Bill – committee of the whole House
Continued from Monday.

WEDNESDAY 14 JANUARY

Banks (Financial Exclusion and Access to Finance) Bill
Requires banks to share what they're doing to reduce financial exclusion and improve access to finance for small- and medium-sized businesses. Establishes a rating system for banks to measure how well they're doing. Requires banks to work with credit unions and community develop finance institutions on this. Ten minute rule motion presented by Gareth Thomas.

Public Office (Accountability) Bill – report stage and 3rd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Ensures authorities face criminal sanctions if they try to cover up the facts behind major disasters. Creates a new professional and legal duty of candour, requiring public officials to act with honesty and integrity at all times. Expands legal aid for bereaved families, providing non-means-tested help and support for inquests. Creates a new offence of misleading the public. Also known as the Hillsborough Law.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing

THURSDAY 15 JANUARY

No votes scheduled

FRIDAY 16 JANUARY

No votes scheduled

LAST WEEK'S VOTES

Passed

• Property (Registration and Valuation) Bill – goes to second reading
• Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill – goes to committee
• Student Finance (Review of Payment Schedules) Bill – goes to second reading

Click here to read details of the bills in last week's newsletter.

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