2021
Read all the UK Parliament news for 2021.
ASau i edrych ar addysg uwch wedi Brexit
Committee to hold a one-off evidence session with representatives from Welsh universities on how UK Government policies have affected higher education in Wales
30 June 2021
Boris Johnson to face questioning by Select Committee Chairs
Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to be questioned on COP26, Covid and secondary impacts of the Covid Pandemic, and Post-Brexit impact
30 June 2021
Post-Brexit higher education in Wales to be explored by MPs
Committee to hold a one-off evidence session with representatives from Welsh universities on how UK Government policies have affected higher education in Wales
30 June 2021
Committee requests Lex Greensill respond to questions on Liberty Steel & future of UK steel industry inquiry
Chair writes to Lex Greensill relating to the Committee’s inquiry on Liberty Steel & the future of the UK steel industry
30 June 2021
Commons Speaker raises a flag to the International Day of Parliamentarism
Curtailing the rights of MPs to speak out will be one of the subjects under the spotlight as Parliaments across the globe celebrate the International Day of Parliamentarism
30 June 2021
Lords COVID-19 Committee to explore public transport in towns and cities
COVID-19 Committee take evidence on Tuesday 6 July at 9.45am
30 June 2021
UK-Australia call for evidence re-opened
The House of Lords International Agreements Committee re-opens its call for evidence on the ongoing UK-Australia trade negotiations.
30 June 2021
MPs to debate petition relating to protection of hedgehogs
MPs to debate a petition relating to the protection of hedgehogs
30 June 2021
Taxpayers set to lose tens of £billions in Government’s Covid-19 support schemes
Usual checks and controls were set aside in schemes rolled out “at pace” says Public Accounts Committee report on fraud and error
29 June 2021
Toothless Government policy and targets insufficient to stem the tide of UK biodiversity loss
The Environmental Audit Committee publishes report on biodiversity and ecosystems
29 June 2021
Land-based education: MPs call for clear national leadership
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee highlights dwindling skills provision facing future of UK farming
29 June 2021
Speaker meets High Commissioner: "UK and New Zealand share so many things – including a passion for animal welfare"
The Speaker of the UK House of Commons and New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the UK have hailed the ‘enduring ties’ that link the two nations together.
29 June 2021
Jordan appeals to UK on needs of over quarter of a million refugees
International Development publishes correspondence from the Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Kingdom
29 June 2021
Minister questioned on air quality
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee scrutinises Defra’s funding of local authorities to improve air quality
29 June 2021
Human rights implications of the youth justice proposals in the Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill examined
Joint Committee on Human Rights explores the implications for the human rights of children of parts of the Government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
29 June 2021