December 2021

Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act hears from Dame Margaret Beckett MP on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act

The COVID-19 Committee will explore the long-term impact of the sudden shift to digital learning necessitated by the pandemic.

Committee to host an evidence session after a petition calling on the Government to negotiate visa-free work permits for touring professionals and artists received over 282,000 signatures

The International Agreements Committee has today published a report on international agreements with Kenya, Norway and Iceland, and Vietnam, and drawn the agreement with Kenya to the special attention of the House.

Health and Social Care Committee launches new inquiry to examine use of sectioning and restraint in treatment of autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities

The Ecclesiastical Committee will consider the draft Cathedrals Measure and draft Diocesan Boards of Education Measure, presented by the Legislative Committee of the General Synod of the Church of England.

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee hears from the hospitality, food supply and voluntary sectors

Members discuss disclosure of information future scrutiny of new law

Committee consider all e-petitions

The Joint Committee on Human Rights have written to Matt Hancock and Lucy Frazer on the impact of long lockdown to those in care homes, hospitals and prisons.

Public Accounts Committee publishes report on achieving government’s long-term environmental goals

Committee to hold an evidence session on the Government’s plans for the UK to accede to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee examines how the Government has used data during the Covid-19 pandemic