November 2022
Read all the UK Parliament news for November 2022
Jobcentre reform inquiry launched
A new inquiry into Jobcentre reform has been launched by the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee. The inquiry is the first in a series from the Committee scrutinising proposals in the Government’s Get Britain Working white paper published on 26th November 2024.
23 January 2025
HMRC report follow-up: Letters exchanged between PAC Chair and tax authority’s chief executive
The PAC today publishes an exchange of letters between the Chair Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown and Sir Jim Harra, HMRC Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary
22 January 2025
MPs to debate a petition relating to speech and language therapy
On Monday 27 January, MPs will debate a petition relating to speech and language therapy.
22 January 2025
Committee on Standards publishes Special Report on Government response
Committee on Standards publishes Special Report: House of Commons standards landscape: how MPs' standards and conduct are regulated: Government response
22 January 2025
What's on in the Lords 20-23 January
Discover what's coming up in the House of Lords this week.
22 January 2025
Defence Committee seeks clarity on Harland & Wolff administration announcement
The Defence Committee is today (Wednesday 22 January) publishing a letter to the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon. John Healey, regarding Harland & Wolff’s announcement that it intends to file for administration.
22 January 2025
Delivering 1.5m new homes and investing in public infrastructure - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee launches new inquiry on land value capture
The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has launched an inquiry to look at how land value capture policies - which seek to capture the value uplift on land when it is granted planning permission - can contribute to the delivery of the Government’s house building plans and help fund affordable housing and public infrastructure.
22 January 2025
Government responds to MPs’ and Lords’ concerns about threats to UK democracy
The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) has today published the Government’s response to its letter before the election outlining threats to UK democracy.
22 January 2025
HMRC accused of deliberately poor service and damage to public confidence in tax system
Customer service continues to deteriorate from last year’s all-time low as concerns raised over uncollectable debt and reduction in prosecutions
22 January 2025
Gofal iechyd trawsffiniol, rheilffyrdd a Chaergybi ymhlith y sesiynau sydd ar y gweill ar gyfer y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig
Dros y pedair wythnos nesaf, bydd y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig yn archwilio nifer o faterion proffil uchel sy’n effeithio ar Gymru, gan gynnwys gofal iechyd trawsffiniol, y seilwaith rheilffyrdd a Chaergybi.
21 January 2025
Holocaust Memorial Bill clears select committee stage in Parliament
21 January 2025
Independent Expert Panel dismisses appeal by Colonel Bob Stewart
The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) has today (21 January) published its decision dismissing an appeal by Colonel Bob Stewart
21 January 2025
New inquiry: Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains
The inquiry will examine the UK’s legal and voluntary frameworks underpinning the UK’s response to forced labour in international supply chains.
21 January 2025
Justice Committee launches new inquiry on the work of the County Court
The Justice Committee is today launching a new inquiry to examine the work of the County Court amid persistent concerns over capacity and resources
21 January 2025
Urgent action needed to tackle the spiralling costs of the health benefit trap
Economic Affairs Committee publishes letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
20 January 2025