The Commons met at 9.30am for Brexit questions
The Leader of the Commons set out forthcoming business
This was followed by a debate on the definition of Islamophobia
The second debate was on International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
With this evening's adjournment debate on self-build housing having finished, the day in the Commons has now come to an end and we will leave our live updates there.
MPs will be back tomorrow from 11.30 BST, when the day will begin with questions to Foreign Office ministers.
Image source, ReutersLast Tuesday saw the current session of Parliament reach an interesting landmark, becoming the longest parliamentary session since the English Civil War (1642-51).
As of Friday, it had run for 298 sitting days, or 2,657 hours and 56 minutes.
The current session is unusual in that it has now stretched across three calendar years, in order to allow MPs to debate and pass Brexit-related legislation.
Parliamentary sessions usually last about a year, beginning and ending in the spring.
During the Civil War, the so-called "Long Parliament" sat between November 1640 and April 1653, whilst parliamentarians fought King Charles I.
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In reply, shadow housing minister Sarah Jones says the announcement is welcome, but the government will be "setting local authorities up to fail" without the right funding.
She adds that money must not "drain" away from existing early intervention policies to fund the new commitments.
She says ministers are responding to a crisis they have helped create through cuts to councils, adding: "The government's record on this issue is not good."
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Image source, HoCJames Brokenshire says those fleeing abuse "must have somewhere safe to go", and more needs to be done to ensure a "consistent approach" across the country.
He says the proposals announced today will provide "much needed help" for victims to allow them to lead "full and independent lives".
Communities Secretary James Brokenshire is now making a statement on domestic abuse.
Councils in England will have a legal duty to provide secure homes for victims of domestic abuse under plans announced earlier today.
At present, people seeking refuge from abuse and violence can receive varying levels of support depending on their location.
Theresa May has vowed to end the "postcode lottery" for victims and their children.
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Image source, HoCShadow health secretary Jon Ashworth says Dame Tessa Jowell "convinced ministers to shift policy", and "would have been delighted" with the roll-out of pink drink treatment.
He says Labour welcomes the move, but more research is still needed, with less than 2% of cancer research funding spent on brain tumours.
He adds that the NHS generally is "under strain", and targets for a two-week wait for a consultant appointment after an urgent GP referral are not being met.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the amount of money going into brain cancer research and clinical trails was "too low" and has been increased.
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Image source, HoCHealth Secretary Matt Hancock says for too long tackling brain cancer had been "put in the 'too difficult' box", and ministers want to change this.
He says so-called pink drink treatment - allowing surgeons to target brain tumours by making them glow under ultraviolet light - has now been rolled out across England.
It is a "fitting testament" to Dame Tessa Jowell's efforts to widen access to the treatment.
He adds that over the last year the government has committed £40m for new research into brain cancer.
Work and Pensions questions comes to an end. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is now updating MPs on the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.
The mission was set up last year to improve brain cancer research, in honour of former Labour cabinet minister Dame Tessa Jowell, above, who died from the disease in May 2018.
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Image source, HoCLabour's Debbie Abrahams says evidence shows the universal credit system, along with the two-child benefit limit and the benefit cap, has pushed "twice as many children into poverty" as the system it replaced.
She also says the changes have led to a rise in infant mortality.
Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd says universal credit is "more generous" overall and "more straightforward" than the six different benefit payments it superseded
"We have reformed the system so that it works for people", she insists.
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Image source, HoCShadow employment minister Mike Amesbury says it is welcome that the government has decided to cut the maximum financial penalty for benefit claimants.
However, he says the new maximum penalty, six months, is still a "long time to go without money". He calls for "punitive sanctions" to be abolished altogether.
In reply, Employment Minister Alok Sharma says sanctions are not applied "indiscriminately" and there is a "very clear procedure" for their use.
The average sanction rate for people on universal credit is 31 days, he adds.
Image source, AFPThe Brexit Party leader was speaking at a rally in West Yorkshire, ahead of the European elections.
Image source, Getty ImagesSir Keir Starmer says many Labour MPs won't back a cross-party deal unless it's confirmed by a referendum.
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Image source, HoCLabour's Rupa Huq says food bank use in her Ealing constituency has doubled in the last year, since the new universal credit benefit payment was rolled out there.
She asks ministers whether they are "ashamed" that charities are "having to mop up the gaps" left by government policy.
Employment Minister Alok Sharma replies that there are a "range of reasons" why people use food banks.
The important thing is that welfare payments are made in a timely manner, he adds.
What's coming up today?
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MPs meet in Westminster at 2.30pm for a day including work and pensions questions.
Amber Rudd leads her team of ministers at the dispatch box, as backbench MPs raise issues such as the disability living allowance and Universal Credit.
Following that, there will be two statements - the first on the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission, and the second on domestic abuse.
Councils in England will have a legal duty to provide secure homes for victims of domestic abuse under new plans announced by Theresa May today.
MPs will then turn their attention to the Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) Bill.