April 2021
Read all the UK Parliament news for April 2021.
Parliament's working year comes to a close: 2021-22 session ends
Parliament's 2021–22 session has been brought to a close with a 'prorogation' announcement on Thursday 28 April 2022
28 April 2022
Venture capital market inquiry launched
Treasury Committee explore the state of the UK’s venture capital industry
28 April 2022
Judicial Review and Courts Bill completes passage through Parliament
Bill awaits Royal Assent to become an Act of Parliament. Catch up
28 April 2022
Correspondence: Technological innovations and climate change: negative emissions technologies
Environmental Audit Committee publishes correspondence Energy Minister Rt Hon Greg Hands
28 April 2022
Independent Expert Panel recommends suspending Liam Byrne MP for bullying staff member
Following an investigation by an independent investigator the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards upheld an allegation of bullying against Mr Byrne’s by a former member of his constituency staff made under Parliament’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS)
28 April 2022
Committee to undertake hydrogen visit to Fife
Scottish Affairs Committee visit the H100 project and meet with stakeholders
28 April 2022
Elections Bill completes passage through Parliament
Bill becomes an Act of Parliament. Catch up
28 April 2022
Foreign Affairs Committee publishes Government Response to Sovereignty for sale: follow-up to the acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab
Committee publishes the Government’s Response to its report, Sovereignty for sale: follow-up to the acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab
28 April 2022
Treasury Committee publishes Government response to fraud, scams and economic crime report
Committee publishes responses from the Government, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) to its report on Economic Crime
28 April 2022
PAC: ‘Spend to save’ on women in the criminal justice system
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system
27 April 2022
MPs urge radical reforms to negligence compensation system that costs NHS billions each year
Health and Social Care Committee publishes report on NHS litigation reform
27 April 2022
House of Commons Approves ICGS Multiple Complaints Process
On 26 April 2022, the motion to amend the ICGS policies to facilitate multiple complaints was approved by the House of Commons.
27 April 2022
Accessing pension savings: Committee publishes Government response to report
Work and Pensions Committee publishes the Government and FCA responses to its report on accessing pension savings
27 April 2022
Parliament concludes scrutiny of Health and Care Bill
Bill becomes an Act of Parliament. Catch up
27 April 2022
MPs to probe debt and development
International Development Committee launches new inquiry into debt relief in low-income countries
27 April 2022