The Geneva Conventions and United Nations personnel bill aims to extend protections for workers who are on peacekeeping missions and accepts the new red crystal humanitarian symbol.
The savings gateway bill seeks to encourage lower income families to save money by providing financial incentives for them to put it away in savings accounts.
The education and skills bill aims to reform the British educational system in order to keep up with the growing requirement for highly skilled and highly knowledgeable workers.
The communications data bill changes the rules under which communications details can be retained by the police and security services.
The government's National Health Service Reform Bill has been drafted as a response to proposals from Lord Darzi's "NHS Next Stage Review" of the NHS in England.
The Transport Security Bill is based on the findings of the 2006 Independent Review of Airport Policing which focussed on how police and the aviation industry's security activities could be better harmonised to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
The law reform bill represents the government's latest attempt to tackle the gangs on the streets of Britain's cities.
The community empowerment, housing and economic regeneration bill basically looks to put the power of local development into the hands of the residents.
The heritage protection bill prioritises the protection of terrestrial and marine heritage for England and Wales.
The marine and coastal access bill seeks to improve the way Britain manages its coast – balancing the environmental, leisure, business and energy demands placed upon it.
The coroners and death investigation bill aims to modernise the system of death investigation in England and Wales so families feel more assured about the causes of their relative's death.
Anger over the policing of last Saturday's Palestinian solidarity demonstration in London continued today, with activists saying the police were "asking for another Hillsborough disaster".
Parliament is in recess for the duration of the festive season but it returns half way through January.