April 2021

The Government’s plans to relocate the Civil Service away from London and open new regional offices, one of its flagship ‘levelling up’ programmes, lacks detail and clear justification, according to a new report published today

Home Affairs Committee publishes report on the Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Draft Bill

European Affairs Committee launches call for evidence on implications of Russian invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations

Lords Science and Technology Committee is conducting an inquiry into long-duration energy storage for Net Zero

Catch up on a busy start to 2023 in the Lords, with questions to government, debates on key issues, plus checking and changing of draft laws

In the final podcast of this season’s Committee Corridor, host Caroline Nokes MP hears from three women who have taken part in parliamentary inquiries which consider different aspects of violence against women and girls.

Justice and Home Affairs Committee publish letter assessing UK-EU cooperation on law enforcement and criminal justice

The Environment and Climate Change Committee publishes its report on Protected Areas.

Gov’t ‘has more work to do’ on landmark childcare reforms, Education Committee report says

Foreign Affairs Committee publishes report on the Wagner Group

The Treasury Committee today calls for a systematic review into the cost of over a thousand tax reliefs which complicate the tax system and are open to abuse

Public Accounts Committee publishes report on child trust funds

CMS Committee writes to The Sun and BBC over Huw Edwards media coverage and investigation

Members discuss associated risks and approaches to regulation. Catch up

The Committee examines what Government can do to ensure disabled people have access to accessible and adaptable housing in England