February 2018

Education Committee hears from Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes report on Amending the Online Safety Bill

The Backbench Business Committee has proposed the topics for the Main Estimates Day debates, which will be held on Tuesday 5 July and Wednesday 6 July.

International Trade Committee launches new call for evidence

Committee on Standards publishes two reports

Government responds to Home Affairs Committee report on spiking

Liaison Committee Chair writes to the Prime Minister

The Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly used his first visit to the House of Commons to thank the Speaker for the UK’s donation of three million doses of the Covid 19 vaccine to his country.

The Speaker of the House of Commons has agreed to join a conference of his counterparts from across the UK and Ireland to strengthen ties between them.

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee  also hears from other UK semiconductor industry leaders on how to address the shortage

Foreign Affairs Committee scrutinises the UK’s relationship with Japan, as well as the role of Japan in the Integrated Review.

Science and Technology Committee questions leaders in academia and business as well as Northern Ireland’s Economy Minister Gordon Lyons

Work and Pensions Committee hears from Guy Opperman MP, Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion

International Trade Committee hears from the Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, Secretary of State for International Trade on the UK’s trade agreements

A cross-party delegation of MPs and Peers will be attending the forthcoming annual session of the Organization for Stability and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), which takes place from 2-6 July in Birmingham.