August 2021

The Preterm Birth Committee publishes its report Preterm birth: reducing risks and improving lives.

Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee will question Sir Philip Barton, the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Members discuss progress of the bill at third reading. Catch Up

On Monday 18 November, MPs will debate a petition relating to indefinite leave to remain for healthcare workers.

Government's policy and recent developments on Lords reform up for debate. Catch up

The Health and Social Care Committee is launching an inquiry to scrutinise how the Government is developing its 10 Year Health Plan, with a focus on ensuring that typically under-represented groups are included in the formation of the Plan.

The International Development Committee heard evidence on the current state of healthcare in Gaza.

Today’s announcement at COP29 that the UK plans to cut its emissions by 81% from 1990 levels by 2035 has upped the ante in efforts to tackle climate change.

An inquiry into how vulnerable claimants for benefits including Universal Credit can be better safeguarded by the Department for Work and Pensions, has been reopened by MPs on the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee.

On Thursday 14 November in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on respiratory health.

Autumn Budget in the spotlight. Catch up

The Home Affairs Committee has launched a new inquiry into the policing of incidents of violent disorder in the UK during the summer of 2024

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has spoken of his ‘delight’ in welcoming one of the main organisers of the State Funeral and Coronation to the role of Speaker’s Chaplain.

Community energy, a term for renewable energy projects that are community-owned and controlled, is at the heart of the government’s ambitions for clean power by 2030 and will be central to the future role of Great British Energy through the Local Power Plan.

New inquiry on the UK workforce needed to deliver, clean secure energy