May 2020
Read all UK Parliament news for May 2020.
Inquiry on the future UK-EU relationship on professional and business services launched
EU Services Sub-Committee launches inquiry on professional and business services
22 May 2020
Schools Minister questioned on school closures and plans for reopening
Education Committee hears from Nick Gibb MP on how the DfE is protecting the most vulnerable children during the COVID-19 outbreak
22 May 2020
Government must establish £100m housing support fund or risk losing ‘golden opportunity to end rough sleeping'
HCLG Committee publishes interim report on Protecting rough sleepers and renters
22 May 2020
Rohingya Refugees are being fenced in and communication blocked, just as coronavirus cases are confirmed in camps
International Development Committee publishes Report on Humanitarian crises monitoring: the Rohingya
22 May 2020
Liaison Committee invites Prime Minister to give evidence
New Chair of the Liaison Committee, Sir Bernard Jenkin MP, invites the Prime Minister to appear before the Committee in June
21 May 2020
Biosecurity and national security inquiry launched
Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) launches inquiry into Biosecurity and national security
21 May 2020
Petitions Committee Chair calls on the Government to end petition debates suspension
READ: Chair urges Leader of the House to allow petitions debates in Westminster
21 May 2020
Committee questions Michael Gove and David Frost
Committee questions Michael Gove and David Frost ahead of fourth negotiating round
21 May 2020
Impact of coronavirus on the environment to be explored by MPs
Impact of coronavirus on the environment to be explored by MPs
21 May 2020
Covid-19 - Government's contingency planning for movement of goods and people examined
Home Affairs Committee hears from representatives of the Port of Dover, the Airport Operators Association
21 May 2020
Government must set out full recovery plan for UK's devastated tourism industry, say MPs
DCMS Committee publishes correspondence to Minister of State for Sport, Tourism and Heritage
21 May 2020
'Next steps for HS2' - publication of correspondence
Transport Committee publishes correspondence relating to 'Next steps for HS2'
21 May 2020
Minister ignores political reality of post-Brexit fisheries deal
Concerns are raised in an exchange of letters between the Chair and Defra
21 May 2020
Twitter, Facebook and Google recalled to Parliament
Twitter, Facebook and Google recalled to Parliament after failing to provide clear answers on false information
21 May 2020
Lords questions to government on 21 May
Support for the unemployed and hospital patient safety on the agenda
20 May 2020