2021
Read all the UK Parliament news for 2021.
Report blames government inaction over insurance as festivals face another lost summer
Ministers ignored warnings and multiple opportunities to give insurance backing for cancellations
29 May 2021
Experts give evidence on prison education
Education Committee to question charities, governors’ association and Open University on learning in custody
28 May 2021
House of Lords round-up
Catch up with Lords work in the 2021-22 session so far and what's coming from Monday 7 June
28 May 2021
FCA provides update on Woodford investigation
The Financial Conduct Authority has provided an update on its investigation into the failure of LF Woodford Equity Income Fund.
28 May 2021
Budget cut to taxpayers’ value for money foreign aid watchdog
International Development Committee publishes correspondence on the ICAI budget
28 May 2021
Sarah Atherton MP: Complaints System process has ‘regressed in critical ways’and ‘real changes are needed’
Service Complaints Ombudsman annual report found that the Complaints System is “not yet efficient, effective and fair”
28 May 2021
Parliament flies the flag for three British Overseas Territories
The flags of three British Overseas Territories are flying at the main entrance to Parliament this weekend to celebrate their national days.
28 May 2021
Will the Government's new Animal Welfare Bill go far enough? MPs launch inquiry
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee launches a new inquiry
28 May 2021
Committee to take evidence on decarbonising heat in homes inquiry
Questions will be put to consumer protection organisations and consumer focused energy companies
28 May 2021
Defence to launch Sub-Committee on the Treatment of Contracted Staff for the MOD’s Ancillary Services
The intention is for this to become a Sub-Committee, to be chaired by Martin Docherty Hughes.
28 May 2021
Committee Chair comments on Ofcom Chair appointments process
DCMS Committee Chair Julian Knight has issued the comment on the appointments process for the next Chair of Ofcom
28 May 2021
House of Commons rises for Whitsun recess
The House of Commons adjourned on Thursday 27 May for recess, and will next sit on Monday 7 June at 2.30pm.
28 May 2021
Universal Credit and natural migration: Government response ‘symptomatic of dismissive attitude to flaws in UC system’
The Work and Pensions Committee has today published the Government’s response to the previous committee’s report on Universal Credit and natural migration
28 May 2021
Four short debates in the Lords
Climate change targets, ethnicity and child poverty, neurological services and perpetrators of genocide are in the Lords spotlight. Find out more about Thursday debates in May
28 May 2021
MPs conclude that this is a crunch time for Scottish universities
Scottish Affairs Committee publishes report on Universities and Scotland
27 May 2021