This week
The House of Lords agreed two new clauses to the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill on 26 October 2026. It was at report stage, when the House can agree further changes.
After clause 58, the bill would add a clause on a review of the effectiveness of the Network and Information Systems (NIS) regime. The Lords agreed it by 202 votes to 155. This was a government defeat. After clause 58, the bill would also add a clause on a register of foreign powers for the purposes of Part 4. The Lords agreed it by 194 votes to 155. This was a government defeat.
Amendments tabled by Baroness Lloyd of Effra were also agreed. Clause 2 would refer to directions in particular circumstances involving a risk to national security interests. Before clause 43, the bill would add further provision about the giving of vendor-related directions, and a power to make regulations about the time frame for giving vendor-related directions.
The Armed Forces Bill was at third reading in the Lords, the stage at which that House considers the bill as a whole. A new clause tabled by Lord Coaker was agreed. After clause 52, the bill would add a clause on the removal of immigration fees.
The Immigration and Asylum Bill was examined in committee in the Commons. Agreed amendments tabled by Anna Turley would add a clause on the liability to deportation of certain residents despite section 7 of the Immigration Act 1971, and a clause on a late claims process and credibility. Clause 18 would no longer refer to a person with whom A does not live. Several drafting amendments were also agreed.
The Railways Bill was in committee in the Lords on 26 October 2026. An agreed amendment tabled by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill would add a clause, after clause 77, on direct enforcement of consumer protection legislation by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). Several drafting amendments were also agreed.
The Social Housing Bill [HL] was in committee in the Commons on 27 and 29 October 2026. Agreed amendments to Schedule 1, tabled by Matthew Pennycook, would state that the court must also make a possession order, instead of stating that subsection (4) does not apply. Other agreed amendments to Schedule 1 would refer to behaviour by the tenant that is domestic abuse.
A new clause on reporting of incidents involving frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models, tabled by Baroness Harding of Winscombe, was not agreed. The Lords rejected it by 165 votes to 95. That vote is not recorded as a government defeat. Two amendments to clause 23 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, tabled by Siân Berry, were not agreed. One would have referred to a person or their household becoming impoverished. The other would have changed a reference to 18 at all times to 21 at any time. A new clause on a review of access to social housing for former service personnel, tabled by Gideon Amos, was not agreed. An amendment to clause 12 that would have required a sale notice to be given to the Regulator of Social Housing at the same time as to the other persons specified was not agreed.
On 28 October 2026 the Lords voted on an amendment moved by Baroness Hoey to the motion to approve the draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. The amendment would have added a statement that the House regrets that the draft Regulations were not subject to a public consultation on the proposed divergence in rail. It was lost by 63 votes to 20.
The Courts and Tribunals Bill was at second reading in the Lords on 27 October 2026. The Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill was at second reading in the Commons on the same day. Second reading is the debate on the principle of a bill.
What to watch
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2026 come into force on 31 October 2026. The Football Governance Act 2025 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2026 appoint 1 November 2026 as a coming-into-force day for provisions of the Football Governance Act 2025. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) (England) Regulations 2026 come into force on 6 November 2026. The Wireless Telegraphy (Dynamic Spectrum Access Service) (Frequencies) Regulations 2026, the Wireless Telegraphy (Dynamic Spectrum Access Devices) (Exemption) Regulations 2026 and the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2026 come into force on 10 November 2026.
Third reading of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill in the Lords is scheduled for 2 November 2026. Royal Assent for the Sovereign Grant Bill is scheduled for 2 November 2026, with no House assigned. Royal Assent is the step by which a bill becomes an Act. Committee stage in the Commons is scheduled for 3 November 2026 for the Social Housing Bill [HL], the Immigration and Asylum Bill and the Highways (Financing) Bill. Report stage of the Sporting Events Bill [HL] in the Commons is scheduled for 4 November 2026. The Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] is scheduled for a Ways and Means resolution, which authorises charges, and a money resolution, which authorises public spending, in the Commons on 10 November 2026.