October 2022
Read all the UK Parliament news for October 2022
Committee publishes First Special Report
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee publishes Special Report
19 July 2023
Light and noise pollution are “neglected pollutants” in need of renewed focus
Science and Technology Committee publish report into artificial light and noise and its impact on human health
18 July 2023
Work and Pensions Committee calls for more employment support to address economic inactivity
Work and Pensions Committee calls for more employment support to address economic inactivity
18 July 2023
Honour-based abuse will remain hidden unless victim support improves, Women and Equalities Committee warns
So-called honour-based abuse risks remaining a hidden crime without improved victim support and law enforcement focus, the Women and Equalities Committee has warned.
18 July 2023
Government tree planting meets less than half its annual targets, despite the growing demands on UK woodland for net zero
The Environmental Audit Committee concludes it is extremely unlikely that the Government's tree planting targets will be met with only two autumn through spring planting seasons to go before the Government’s March 2025 deadline
18 July 2023
Guide to the Rules on All-Party Parliamentary Groups
In preparation for the debate in the House on 19 July on All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), the Committee on Standards has published a revised Guide to the rules for APPGs
18 July 2023
Defence Committee reacts to Defence Command Paper
Chair of the Defence Committee, Tobias Ellwood MP, reacts to the Defence Command Paper
18 July 2023
Committee on Standards launches new inquiry into the Standards Landscape
The Committee on Standards has launched an inquiry into the landscape of bodies and processes that have some role in regulating the conduct of MPs
18 July 2023
Illegal Migration Bill completes passage through Parliament
Members vote on unaccompanied children and victims of exploitation as draft bill set to become law . Catch up
18 July 2023
PPE Medpro report published by Public Accounts Committee
PAC publishes report on PPE Medpro: Awarding of contracts during the pandemic
18 July 2023
High street banks and FCA respond to Treasury Committee on savings rates
Treasury Committee publishes responses from High street banks and FCA on savings rates
18 July 2023
Comment: National Adaptation Programme
Philip Dunne MP reacts to the Government’s announcement of its third National Adaptation Programme
18 July 2023
MPs launch inquiry into UK-Scotland government relations
Twenty-five years on from the Scotland Act 1998, the Scottish Affairs Committee launches an inquiry on how intergovernmental relations between the UK and Scottish governments have evolved since the establishment of the Scottish Executive
18 July 2023
Chair comments on FCDO spending announcement
International Development Committee Chair comments following publication of the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts for 2022-23
17 July 2023
Post Office Horizon inquiry reaction: Business Committee Chair Darren Jones
Chair reacts to warnings from the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry Chair, that deadlines to pay compensation to the victims of the scandal will be missed.
17 July 2023