2024
Social housing allocation plans - Levelling Up Committee Chair presses Government Minister on proposed ‘UK connection test’
Social housing allocation plans - Levelling Up Committee Chair presses Government Minister on proposed ‘UK connection test’
03 April 2024
House of Commons Administration and Parliamentary Digital Service publish 2023 pay gap data
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
03 April 2024
Committee urges Government to hold aviation industry accountable for emissions reductions
Committee urges Government to hold aviation industry accountable for emissions reductions
02 April 2024
Lords Committee questions fairness of latest changes to immigration rules
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).
02 April 2024
Engineering biology inquiry launched
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee launches an inquiry into engineering biology.
02 April 2024
House of Lords pauses for Easter
Catch up on a busy start to the year in the Lords
28 March 2024
Lords debates Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
Members discuss key purpose of housing legislation at second reading. Catch up
28 March 2024
Committee Chair: Government 'must stop dodging scrutiny' of trade deals
Business and Trade Committee Chair, Liam Byrne, warns - the Government must stop dodging scrutiny of flagship trade deals
28 March 2024
Justice Committee calls for official representation for the Crown Dependencies in UK’s international trade negotiations
Justice Committee publishes report on the constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies
28 March 2024
Shared ownership is failing to deliver an affordable route to homeownership, say MPs
Shared ownership schemes subject buyers to rising rents, uncapped service charges, and a disproportionate exposure to repair and maintenance costs
28 March 2024
‘The Big Nasties’ – Future spending problems for Government laid out by PAC Chair
Public Accounts Committee publishes the Chair's Eighth Annual Report
28 March 2024
MPs call for statutory sick pay reform to address inadequate financial support for workers most in need
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
28 March 2024
Review of the Code of Conduct for Members
The House of Lords Conduct Committee has published a call for written evidence for its review of the Code of Conduct for Members and the Guide to the Code of Conduct.
27 March 2024
EAC Chair: Overflow spills data reveals extent of England’s sewage problem
Environmental Audit Committee Chair comments on today’s release of storm overflow spill data
27 March 2024
Are high street banks leaving Wales behind? MPs to examine access to cash
Welsh Affairs Committee to examine the closures of high street banks in Wales in new inquiry
27 March 2024