October 2023

Equity in cricket: ECB must closely monitor Yorkshire to ensure no return to ‘business as usual’, MPs say

Government must clamp down on unregulated canine fertility clinics and unlicensed pet breeders, say MPs

International Development Committee publishes report on disability-inclusive development

Social housing allocation plans - Levelling Up Committee Chair presses Government Minister on proposed ‘UK connection test’

The House of Commons Administration and Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) have today published pay gap reports including gender and ethnicity figures for pay and bonus payments in 2023

Committee urges Government to hold aviation industry accountable for emissions reductions

In its 20th Report of Session 2023–24, the cross-party House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has highlighted concerns about the Government’s plans to increase the income required for British citizens and settled residents to bring a partner to the UK, known as the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR). The report comes after the Committee considered the Home Office’s latest Statement of changes in Immigration Rules (HC 590).

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee launches an inquiry into engineering biology.

Catch up on a busy start to the year in the Lords

Members discuss key purpose of housing legislation at second reading. Catch up

Business and Trade Committee Chair, Liam Byrne, warns - the Government must stop dodging scrutiny of flagship trade deals

Justice Committee publishes report on the constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies

Shared ownership schemes subject buyers to rising rents, uncapped service charges, and a disproportionate exposure to repair and maintenance costs

Public Accounts Committee publishes the Chair's Eighth Annual Report

Work and Pensions Report: Statutory sick pay is failing in its primary purpose to act as a safety net for workers who most need financial help during illness