April 2021
Read all the UK Parliament news for April 2021.
MPs approve appointment of Sir Robert Chote as UK Statistics Authority Chair
The published report also notes concern over the Cabinet Office’s decision to withhold diversity data for this appointment process
31 March 2022
Government announcement on sewage discharges
Philip Dunne MP reacts to announcement by the Environment Secretary on tackling sewage discharges
31 March 2022
Spending watchdog supports our concerns on aid cuts – Sarah Champion MP
International Development Committee Chair makes statement has welcomed a report by the UK spending watchdog
31 March 2022
Committee seeks the views of tenants on Social Housing quality
Social Housing quality – Levelling Up Committee seeks the views of tenants
31 March 2022
Administration Committee announces new inquiry into General Election planning and services at the House of Commons
Written evidence submissions are invited. Evidence should be submitted by the end of April.
31 March 2022
Government making ‘inadequate’ progress against commitments on cancer services, say experts
Health and Social Care Committee Expert Panel publishes report on cancer services
31 March 2022
Committee do not formally endorse choice of Charity Commission Chair
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes report on choice for Chair of the Charity Commission
30 March 2022
International Development Chair welcomes UK cash for Afghanistan, presses urgency
International Development Committee chair releases statement on emergency aid for Afghanistan
30 March 2022
Speaker tells Royal Gibraltar Regiment: "I am in awe at everything you have done."
The Speaker of the House of Commons spoke of his pride in the Royal Gibraltar Regiment who are taking part in ceremonial duties across London.
30 March 2022
Lord Speaker visits Senedd for the first time
The Lord Speaker, Lord McFall of Alcluith, visited the Welsh Parliament (Senedd) on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 March, in the first visit of its kind by a Speaker of the House of Lords.
30 March 2022
Committee Chair comments on Ockenden Report
Comment on the final report of the Independent Review of Maternity Services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, chaired by Donna Ockenden
30 March 2022
Jamaica High Commissioner tells Commons Speaker of his nation’s ambitions
Jamaica is on track to become "the Singapore of the Caribbean" - an important centre for international trade – the High Commissioner to the UK told the Speaker of the House of Commons.
30 March 2022
North West Water Safety petitioner wins Petition Campaign of the Year Award
North West Water Safety petitioner Beckie Ramsay wins the Petition Campaign of the Year Award
30 March 2022
Spring Statement 2022: Scrutiny continues with evidence from economists
Committee to hear from leading economists as part of its scrutiny of the Spring Statement
30 March 2022
Wagner Group and proxy Private Military Companies to be examined by Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee launches new inquiry into the use of proxy Private Military Companies
30 March 2022