2023
Read all the UK Parliament news for 2023.
New Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Michael Shanks of the Labour Party was elected as the new Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West in the by-election held in that constituency on Thursday 5 October 2023
06 October 2023
Comment: HS2
Chair reacts to the announcement that the Birmingham-Manchester HS2 high-speed rail line would be cancelled
05 October 2023
Comment from Defence Committee following media reports in relation to the death of Royal Artillery Gunner, Jaysley Beck
Chair comments on media reports in relation to the death of Royal Artillery Gunner, Jaysley Beck
05 October 2023
Comment: Prime Minister announcement on electrification of the North Wales Main Line
Chair comments on Prime Minister's announcement on electrification of the North Wales Main Line
04 October 2023
Steve Brine MP comments on Government plans to phase out cigarette use for coming generations and introduce measures to stop children vaping
Steve Brine MP comments on the PM's announcement on introducing a phased legal age restriction on purchasing cigarettes, and measures to reduce the number of children vaping
04 October 2023
Environmental Audit Committee writes to PM on net zero announcements
The Environmental Audit Committee publishes a letter to the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, raising questions arising from the recent announcement on net zero measures
02 October 2023
Black History Month: celebrating Black women in the Lords
Recognising the achievements and contributions of Black women members of the House of Lords for Black History Month's ‘Saluting our Sisters’. Learn more
02 October 2023
Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration in England: Report of pre-appointment hearing
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has today published a Report following its pre-appointment hearing with Amerdeep Somal, the Government’s preferred candidate for the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and Chair of the Commission for Local Administration in England (CLAE)
28 September 2023
ESNZ Committee Chair writes to Secretary of State on Prime Minister’s net zero announcements
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Chair Angus Brendan MacNeil MP has written to ESNZ Secretary Claire Coutinho with questions about the Government’s net zero policy following the announcements made by the Prime Minister last week
28 September 2023
New inquiry: Impact of the rising cost of living on women
Women and Equalities Committee launches inquiry into how the rising cost of living disproportionately affects women
27 September 2023
Tackle school absence crisis with better mental health and SEND support and urgent legislation, says Education Committee
The Education Committee has proposed a range of measures to reverse the worrying trend of children’s absence from school
26 September 2023
Football governance: CMS Committee publishes Government response to report
Committee publishes the Government’s response to its report on football governance
26 September 2023
Action needed now to support vulnerable customers this winter, MPs say
Urgent action is needed from the Government, Ofgem and energy suppliers to help households facing an apparently inevitable new winter crisis, a cross-party committee of MPs says today
25 September 2023
UK Public Accounts Committee Network hosted in Westminster
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hosted representatives of financial scrutiny committees and national audit bodies from around the UK, Crown Dependencies and British Islands and Mediterranean Region at an event earlier this month
24 September 2023
CMS Committee publishes response from Rumble on monetisation of content
Committee publishes response to letter asking for information on the company's approach to the monetisation of content on its platform
22 September 2023