January 2022
Read all the UK Parliament news for January 2022
Homecare medicines services: an opportunity lost—Lords committee ask Government for clarification
Baroness Morris of Yardley Chair of Public Services Committee has written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Victoria Atkins MP to further address concerns about Homecare medicines services provision sector
15 February 2024
Committee Chair says Government’s gigafactory support ‘fails key tests’ as Government response to EV batteries report published
Government responds to Business and Trade Committee report on Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing
14 February 2024
How is the law and practice of inquries working?
The Statutory Inquiries Committee launches a call for evidence
14 February 2024
Effective cross-government working must be more than a ‘nice to have’, PAC urges
Public Accounts Committee report calls for greater clarity of reporting on cross-cutting policies including net zero, health and social care, and levelling up
13 February 2024
EAC raises concerns that the Government’s direction on nuclear SMRs needs clarity
Correspondence: Small modular reactors in the transition from fossil fuels
13 February 2024
Procedure and Privileges Committee publishes Second Report
Procedure and Privileges Committee publishes its latest report proposing changes to Standing Orders and Companion
12 February 2024
Lords Committee raises doubts about effectiveness of ban on ‘zombie-style’ knives
The cross-party House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has raised concerns about the Government’s proposals to ban ‘zombie-style’ knives.
The Committee flags its concerns about the Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order 2024 in its latest report, questioning the policy’s likely effectiveness in removing weapons from the streets and reducing crime, as well as its value for money.
12 February 2024
Legislative scrutiny highlights human rights failings of Rwanda Bill
Joint Committee on Human Rights say the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s human rights obligations
12 February 2024
More than £3.4 billion of Fujitsu contracts active with Treasury-affiliated organisations since 2019
Chair of the Treasury Committee, Harriett Baldwin comments
10 February 2024
Football governance: CMS Committee publishes correspondence from Premier League
Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes response from Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters
09 February 2024
MPs: Investment security screening ‘not keeping pace’ with economic threats
MPs: Investment security screening ‘not keeping pace’ with economic threats
09 February 2024
The House of Commons rises for February Recess
The House adjourned for February recess on Thursday 8 February and will next sit on Monday 19 February.
09 February 2024
What's on in the Lords 12-14 February
Questions, bills and debates: discover what's coming up in the House of Lords.
09 February 2024
IMF and OECD invited to give evidence on UK economic forecasting ahead of Spring budget
Committee invites economists from the International Monetary Fund and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
09 February 2024
Illegal drugs: Progress mixed on Government harm reduction efforts, PAC report finds
Public Accounts Committee calls for funding certainty for local authorities for strategy that requires sustained investment and relentless focus
09 February 2024
