2021
Read all the UK Parliament news for 2021.
Westminster Hall to hold a general debate on the role of the community in responding to the covid-19 outbreak
MPs to hold a general debate on the role of the community in responding to the covid-19 outbreak
22 June 2021
Lords echo concerns about private providers of coronavirus tests on the Government’s webpage
22 June 2021
Government accepts EAC recommendation for National Infrastructure Bank to be permanent with possible future focus on nature recovery
Environmental Audit Committee publishes the Government and Bank of England responses to its report: Growing back better: putting nature and net zero at the heart of the economic recovery’
22 June 2021
MPs to hold a general debate on UK defence spending
MPs to hold a general debate on UK defence spending
22 June 2021
Government plans to change law to restrict demonstrations breach human right to protest, says JCHR
Committee publishes report Legislative Scrutiny: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, Part 3 (Public Order)
22 June 2021
‘Forgotten’ White working-class pupils let down by decades of neglect, MPs say
The Education Committee publishes report on the forgotten: how White working-class pupils have been let down, and how to change it
21 June 2021
MPs urge Government to review regulations for direct-to-consumer genetic testing
Science and Technology Committee publishes report on Direct-to-consumer genomic testing
21 June 2021
Minister questioned on UK Export Finance
The International Trade Committee examines topics including UKEF’s strategic direction
21 June 2021
Westminster Hall to hold a general debate on the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on religious and ethnic minority communities throughout the world
MPs to hold a general debate on the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on religious and ethnic minority communities throughout the world
21 June 2021
New Director General (Operations) of the House of Commons announced
Marianne Cwynarski CBE has been appointed as Director General (Operations) of the House of Commons
21 June 2021
Speaker thanks Armed Forces for Covid effort and signs Commons up to Armed Forces Covenant
The Speaker of the House of Commons today led a ceremony in Parliament to say “a very big thank you” to the Armed Forces for their help in combatting Covid-19.
21 June 2021
Committee examines how local government can deliver net zero targets
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee holds opening session of its new inquiry into local government and the path to net zero
21 June 2021
Justice Minister questioned on mental health in prisons
Justice Committee hears from Alex Chalk, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for prisons, on mental health in prisons
21 June 2021
MPs launch EU trade agreement bodies’ inquiry
European Scrutiny Committee launches new inquiry into the institutional framework of the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation agreement
21 June 2021
Committee holds a pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Chair of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Science and Technology Committee hears from the Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Chair of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
21 June 2021