Summary

  • Private members' bills debated in the Commons

  • First bill to be debated is Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill

Live Reporting

Georgina Pattinson

  1. MPs to hear two statements

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Following the response to an urgent question on tackling sexual harassment in Parliament, MPs will hear two ministerial statements.

    Home Office Minister Nick Hurd will make a statement on deaths in police custody, before Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson addresses MPs about the centenary of the Balfour Declaration.

    In 1917 the then-Foreign Secretary, Arthur Balfour, declared in a letter that the UK would support the creation of "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. The state of Israel was established 31 years later, in 1948.

    Today's legislation is the second reading of the Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill.

  2. Welcome

    Andrea Leadsom

    Leader of the House Andrea Leadsom will respond to an urgent question from Labour's Harriet Harman

    Welcome to live coverage of today's business in Parliament.

    The Commons starts its day at 2.30pm with communities and local government questions - after which former Labour deputy leader, Harriet Harman asks an urgent question on sexual harassment at 3.30pm.

    Commons leader Andrea Leadsom is expected to respond and to set out proposed changes to grievance procedures to tackle sexual harassment in Parliament.

    Following a number of allegations in recent days about the behaviour of MPs, including serving ministers, both Downing Street and the House of Commons authorities are under pressure to act.