2021
Read all the UK Parliament news for 2021.
Speaker and Sri Lankan minister share vision for Commonwealth future
Reviving the Commonwealth to meet the needs of a modern world, was a central topic of discussion during a visit by Sri Lanka’s foreign minister to the Speaker of the House of Commons
27 October 2021
Members raise topical and current issues in Grand Committee debates
Lords debates social care, the treatment of people with autism, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and UK business with Africa. Learn more
27 October 2021
Additional support for new parents’ mental health is welcome, say MPs
Catherine McKinnell MP, Chair of the Petitions Committee, has welcomed the announcement of additional funding for mental health support for new parents
27 October 2021
Environment Agency asked to revisit organic manure rules
Neil Parish MP has written to the Environment Agency
27 October 2021
New inquiry: Road Freight
The Transport Committee looks into the immediate challenges to UK’s road freight supply chain
27 October 2021
Speaker hails UK-India friendship: "We have so much we can share and build on."
The High Commissioner for India thanked the Speaker of the House of Commons for the UK’s generous support to her country when it was hit by a virulent second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic
27 October 2021
Chancellor unveils Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announces the 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review in the House of Commons
27 October 2021
Devolved administrations to be represented in UK Shared Prosperity Fund governance structure
Scottish Affairs Committee publish Government response to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Scotland report
27 October 2021
“Muddled, overstated, eye-wateringly expensive”: PAC damning on Test & Trace that has “failed on main objectives”
Public Accounts Committee publishes update on NHS Test and Trace
26 October 2021
Home Secretary Priti Patel to appear before Lords Committee
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee will be questioning the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Priti Patel MP.
26 October 2021
UK-New Zealand trade negotiations call for evidence re-opened
Lords International Agreements Committee re-opens call for evidence on UK-New Zealand trade negotiations
26 October 2021
Lords debates ethnic pay gap reporting
In Black History Month, find out about current work by Black members highlighting issues affecting Black and ethnic minority communities
26 October 2021
NI Executive and local authorities questioned on progress of racial equality policies
Committee to question NI local authorities in the fourth hearing looking into minority ethnic and migrant experiences
26 October 2021
Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services questioned on diversity, performance and impact of Covid-19
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services questioned by Home Affairs Committee
26 October 2021
MPs release latest analysis on EU laws potentially impacting the UK
European Scrutiny Committee publishes documents considered by the Committee on 20 October 2021
26 October 2021