Covid-19
Covid-19 news from UK Parliament.
Paymaster General questioned on biosecurity and national security
Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy explore how prepared the UK was for a pandemic at the start of 2020
03 November 2020
Ministers questioned on gendered economic impact of coronavirus
Women and Equalities Committee considers how the economic impact of Covid-19 has been different for men and women
03 November 2020
Chair to lead debate on COVID-19 and food supply
Westminster Hall Debate: 3pm, Thursday 5 November
03 November 2020
Treasury Committee requests economic impact assessment of lockdown from Treasury
Mel Stride MP has written to Rt Hon. Rishi Sunak MP to request the economic impact assessment of lockdown measures
03 November 2020
Commission outlines new Commons measures ahead of lockdown
Further measures announced by House of Commons Commission in battle against Covid
02 November 2020
Policy experts questioned DWP’s preparations for changes in the world of work
The Work and Pensions Committee explores some of the possible medium and long-term changes and challenges likely to affect the workplace
02 November 2020
Committee to hold special meeting on new lockdown measures
Committee to hold a special meeting to specifically explore the evidence behind the new coronavirus measures, due to come into force on 5 November
02 November 2020
Committee asks what increasingly digital lives will mean for our wellbeing
Inquiry on the impact of digitalisation on peoples lives launched
28 October 2020
Westminster Hall to hold a general debate on the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people experiencing baby loss
MPs to hold a general debate on the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people experiencing baby loss
27 October 2020
MPs to hold a debate on the Government’s role in ensuring innovation and equitable access to treatment within the covid-19 international response
MPs to hold a debate on the Government’s role in ensuring innovation and equitable access to treatment within the covid-19 international response
27 October 2020
New Inquiry: The Spending Review and Local Government Finance
Inquiry will examine financial health of local authorities, and comes in response to Treasury spending review and setting of departmental budgets
27 October 2020
Committee publishes transcripts of its ‘Life Beyond COVID’ discussions
Transcripts of ‘Life Beyond COVID’ discussion groups published
26 October 2020
Chair comments on Secretary of State letters on Covid-19 loans & financial support
Comments come in response to Secretary of State's letters to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, regarding Bounce Back Business Loans, and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
26 October 2020
Covid has had a huge impact on key Scottish sectors
Committee publish their report Coronavirus and Scotland
22 October 2020
MPs call for £7bn annual increase in social care funding as a starting point for reform – doing nothing ‘no longer an option’
The Health and Social Care Committee publishes report on social care funding
22 October 2020