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Phone-hacking news from UK Parliament.
WEC to hear evidence on gendered Islamophobia
The Women and Equalities Committee will hold a one-off evidence session in Parliament on Wednesday, 15 January examining issues around gendered Islamophobia
10 January 2025
MPs to hold a debate on hospice and palliative care
On Monday 13 January, MPs will hold a debate on hospice and palliative care
10 January 2025
Committee on Standards evidence session with Chair of the Modernisation Committee
On Tuesday 14 January 2025, the Committee on Standards will host an evidence session with the Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP, Chair of the Modernisation Committee.
10 January 2025
Justice Committee to question the Attorney General and Solicitor General
The Justice Committee will question the Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC and Lucy Rigby MP during an evidence session
10 January 2025
Alexis Jay to be questioned on child sexual abuse report
The Home Affairs Committee will question Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Professor Alexis Jay
10 January 2025
Health and Social Care Committee publishes Government response to Pharmacy report and writes follow up letter to the Department
The Health and Social Care Committee has today published the Government’s response to the predecessor committee’s report on Pharmacy and has written back to the Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock, to follow up on particular issues raised in the report and response.
10 January 2025
Ticketing consultation: Comment from CMS Committee Chair Dame Caroline Dinenage MP
Dame Caroline Dinenage MP responds to the Government’s announcement of a consultation on ticket buying and pricing practices
10 January 2025
Lords debates challenges to rules based international order
Global cohesion, stability and security on Lords agenda. Find out more
10 January 2025
Lords private members' bills in the 2024-25 session
Follow the progress of private members' bills in the House of Lords during the 2024-25 session of Parliament.
10 January 2025
Defence Committee: MOD must learn from Ukraine and embrace AI
Ukraine has shown that artificial intelligence (AI) is already delivering military advantage in conflict and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) should embrace the change AI is bringing to defence, a report by the Defence Committee has found.
10 January 2025
MOD lifts restriction on serving personnel giving evidence for Armed Forces Covenant inquiry
On the request of the Defence Committee, the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon. John Healey, has granted special dispensation to Service Personnel to provide evidence to the Committee’s inquiry into the Armed Forces Covenant.
09 January 2025
Local Government Audit – HCLG Committee writes to Angela Rayner, Secretary of State to press for clarity on next steps on reform
Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has written to Rt Hon Angela Rayner, Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
09 January 2025
Bus Services Bill debated in the Lords
Members discuss legislation to increase local control of bus services. Catch up
09 January 2025
Are the UK’s biosecurity measures strong enough? EFRA Committee issues call for evidence as it launches inquiry on animal and plant health
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is today inviting written evidence submissions to examine biosecurity measures for animal and plant imports to the UK.
09 January 2025
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 7 January 2025
On 7 January 2025 the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 100,000 signatures. The Committee also considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, and public petitions that had received a Government observation.
08 January 2025