2021
Read all the UK Parliament news for 2021.
Lords debates Assisted Dying Bill at second reading
Members debate the key areas of a private member's bill to make assisted dying legal. Find out more
25 October 2021
Government not sufficiently grappling skills gap needed for net zero
Committee publishes their report on Green Jobs
25 October 2021
MPs and Peers to hear from Nobel Peace Prize winner
Draft Online Safety Committee take evidence at 9:00am on Wednesday 27 October
24 October 2021
EU Horizon approval delays hurting British research and business
European Scrutiny Committee publishes report Brexit divorce bill and UK participation in EU programmes: how much and who pays?
24 October 2021
Labour shortages: MPs hear from farmers and food manufacturers
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is to hold the first evidence session of its inquiry into labour shortages in the food and farming sector.
22 October 2021
Dean Russell MP selected as Chair of the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art
The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, has appointed Dean Russell MP to Chair the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
22 October 2021
International Trade Committee to question Anne-Marie Trevelyan
The International Trade Committee will scrutinise the Government’s ambitions for utilising COP26 to realise its trade ambitions
22 October 2021
MPs seek information on world hunger
The International Development Committee has invited a panel of experts on the issue of nutrition
22 October 2021
Education Committee to question Higher and Further Education Minister Michelle Donelan MP and university leaders
The Education Committee is to question Minister Michelle Donelan and leaders from the sector on the impact of Covid-19 on higher education.
22 October 2021
MPs examine calls for draft legislation to make online abuse of women and girls a legal offence
In its current form, the Bill does not explicitly name violence against women and girls.
22 October 2021
MPs examine impact of outdated equipment on cancer treatment
The evidence session will take place on Tuesday 26 October at 9.30am
22 October 2021
Follow-up inquiry into off-payroll working launched
The House of Lords Finance Bill Sub-Committee launches a new follow-up inquiry on the implementation of the off-payroll rules in the private sector.
22 October 2021
Work and Pensions Committee holds session on Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pension schemes
The Work and Pensions Committee continues its inquiry into accessing pension savings with a session focusing on Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pension schemes.
22 October 2021
Scottish Affairs Committee to visit Glasgow to hear how prepared the city is for COP26
Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, the Scottish Affairs Committee will hold an evidence session in Glasgow
22 October 2021
Evidence session: Work of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
The Committee is holding a one-off oral evidence session examining the work of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
22 October 2021