May 2022
Read all the UK Parliament news for May 2022
Black history and cultural diversity petitioners win Petition Campaign of the Year Award
Black history and cultural diversity petitioners win Petition Campaign of the Year Award
31 March 2021
House of Commons and Parliamentary Digital Service publish 2020 pay gap data
New ethnicity and gender pay gap data has been published by the House of Commons and Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS)
31 March 2021
Chair comments on the use of military sites for asylum accommodation
Committee publishes correspondence from the Home Office in relation to the use of former military sites for asylum accommodation
31 March 2021
Private rented sector needs roadmap out of lockdown to avoid debt crisis
Committee publishes their report on Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector: MHCLG’s response to Covid-19
31 March 2021
MPs urge Government to seize tidal power potential
Committee emphasises the substantial potential of the tidal power sector to contribute to the UK’s renewable energy mix
31 March 2021
Common frameworks can strengthen the Union, says Lords Committee
The Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee publishes its first report.
30 March 2021
Challenges and opportunities for UK from new EU pharma policy
The European Scrutiny Committee has asked the government for a detailed response to European Union (EU) plans which could have a significant impact on the way medicines are developed and marketed in the UK.
30 March 2021
Line-by-line continues on the Armed Forces Bill
Committee to continue line-by-line scrutiny of the Bill
30 March 2021
Proposals on revised sanctions and confidentiality in Commons standards system published
The Committee on Standards releases a new report 'Sanctions and confidentiality in the House's standards system: revised proposals'.
30 March 2021
Report published on the impact of COVID-19 on courts and tribunals in England and Wales
The Constitution Committee publishes the first of three reports on the constitutional implications of COVID-19
29 March 2021
Children locked up 23.5 hours a day – MPs “shocked and appalled”
Committee publishes their report on Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre
29 March 2021
Crack down on tech firms profiting from online pension scam adverts, MPs say
Global tech firms such as Google should be held to account for hosting pension scam adverts with legislation needed to stop them profiting from a multibillion-pound scam industry, the Work and Pensions committee has said.
28 March 2021
Government failing BAME communities and young women on vaccine take-up
A letter from the Women and Equalities Committee has criticised the Government for failing BAME communities and young women on vaccine take-up.
27 March 2021
European Statutory Instruments Committee publishes twenty-second report
Following the Committee's meeting on Tuesday 23 March, its twenty-second report of Session 2019-21 has been published.
26 March 2021
Inquiry into post-Brexit scrutiny of international treaties
Committee issues a call for evidence for a new inquiry into the scrutiny of international treaties
26 March 2021