Briefings for parliamentarians

We regularly provide written briefings for MPs and Peers for debates or departmental question sessions. You can download them below.
Last modified
1 July 2025

Children's Health Debate

MP Briefing for debate on Children's Health (Commons) - July 2025 (PDF)

Nationality and Borders Bill

Nationality and Borders Bill Second Reading (Lords) - January 2022 (PDF)

Nationality and Borders Bill - Age Assessments (Lords) - February 2022 (PDF)

Health and Care Bill

Health and Care Bill Second Reading (Commons) - July 2021 (PDF)

Health and Care Bill Second Reading (Lords) - December 2021 (PDF)

Health and Care Bill Amendment Briefing (Lords) - December 2021 (PDF)

Health and Care Bill - Early Medical Abortions (Lords) - April 2022 (PDF)

Responses to Government

Comprehensive spending review (CSR) - RCPCH submission - September 2020 (PDF)

Queen's speech - May 2021 (PDF)

Spending Review (SR) - RCPCH submission - September 2021 (PDF)

COVID-19

Getting children back to school - September 2020 (PDF)

Impact of COVID-19 on dental services - January 2021 (PDF)

Impact of COVID-19 on child health services - July 2021 (PDF)

Public health

Prevention green paper - July 2019 (PDF)

Health visitors - October 2019 (PDF)

Childhood obesity - September 2020 (PDF)

Oral health inequalities - November 2020 (PDF)

State of Child Health 2020: One year on - May 2021 (PDF)

Keep the lifeline - September 2021 (PDF)

Office for Health Disparities and Improvement and health inequalities - January 2022 (PDF)

Putting women and children at the heart of the debate on air quality in the UK - May 2022 (PDF)

Mental health

Children and young people's mental health - June 2021 (PDF)

Global child health

Leaving the EU - September 2019 (PDF)

Proposed cuts to overseas development assistance - June 2021 (PDF)

Impact of foreign aid cuts - February 2023 (PDF)

NHS and Health Services

The Future of the NHS, its staffing and funding - February 2023 (PDF)

Urgent and emergency care - February 2023 (PDF)

Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill

Child poverty amendment - February 2023 (PDF)

Illegal Migration Bill

Illegal Migration Bill Second Reading (Commons) - March 2023 (PDF)

Illegal Migration Bill Commons Committee Stage - March 2023 (PDF)

Illegal Migration Bill and age assessments (Report Stage) - April 2023 (PDF)

Illegal Migration Bill Second Reading (Lords) - May 2023 (PDF)

Age Assessment Provisions

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee - September 2023 (PDF)