Parliament's back for a quick burst of law-making before breaking again for three weeks for the conference season.
MPs will then have three more weeks to polish off outstanding legislation, before the current legislative cycle ends with the prorogation of Parliament, and a new one opens with the King's Speech on 7 November.
That means six weeks of tying up loose ends and negotiating over contentious details, especially for new legislation which is not being carried over into the next session.
The big set-piece legislative action looks set to be the Commons consideration of the detail of the Energy Bill, providing a heavy workload for the new Energy Secretary, Claire Coutinho.
In the Lords, peers continue their grind through the detail of the sprawling Levelling Up Bill, where the government has previously suffered several defeats. Over the summer break, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove announced plans to use this bill to remove some legacy EU laws, which he claims are blocking the construction of 100,000 new homes. I will, of course, carefully scrutinise the proposals to ensure environmental protections are respected.
But introducing these changes through late amendments in the Lords can be problematic; because they haven't been considered by MPs, ministers have no way to overrule peers if the changes are rejected.
Look out for the moving of writs for by-elections in Rutherglen and Hamilton West, where former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier was ousted by a recall petition, and in Mid Bedfordshire, where former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries resigned.
There will also be the ceremonial introduction of the three new MPs elected at by-elections in July. I look forward to welcoming my new Conservative colleague, Steve Tuckwell, who defied expectations by holding Uxbridge and South Ruislip- I look forward to hearing his maiden speech and wish him all the best in delivering for his constituents!
