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Surviving drought: Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee report

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee published its report ‘Surviving drought: Reclaim the rain’ on 21 May 2026. It observed England was on course for a public water supply deficit of 5bn litres a day by 2055, before making 17 recommendations for the government. The government responded to the report on 14 July 2026, accepting 11 of the committee’s 17 recommendations, rejecting two and partially accepting four.
- Environment
House of Lords data dashboard: Party and group strengths and voting

This dashboard presents interactive data on the relative sizes of the largest political parties and groups in the House of Lords. It also presents select statistics on voting behaviour in the House.
- House of Lords
Church Appointments (Repeal of Discriminatory Provision) Bill: HL Bill 61 of 2026–27

The bill would end historic restrictions on Catholic or Jewish ministers advising the sovereign on Church of England or Church of Scotland appointments or making appointments themselves. Andy Burnham is the UK’s first Catholic prime minister. MPs generally supported the bill, which passed through the House of Commons without amendment.
- Government
- Parliament