Employment and training

The Women and Equalities Committee will examine the workplace impacts of miscarriage and early pregnancy losses

Members consider changes on public body engagement and employer approval on final day of committee stage. Catch up

On Wednesday 20 November the newly reappointed Energy Security and Net Zero Committee will hold its first evidence session in Parliament, looking at the role that Great British Energy (GBE) is expected to play in the energy market.

Members discuss recommendations outlined in 'Opportunity, growth and partnership: a blueprint for change', published on 30 September. Catch up

On 12 November 2024 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.

An inquiry into how vulnerable claimants for benefits including Universal Credit can be better safeguarded by the Department for Work and Pensions, has been reopened by MPs on the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee.

Liz Kendall will be questioned by the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee on 13 November.

UK defence policy and budget, alternatives to Ozempic for weight loss and the impact of tax policy on employment considered by members. Find out more

The Business and Trade Committee is launching its first call for evidence in a major new inquiry into the Government’s flagship Employment Rights Bill.

The role of specialist education colleges debated by members. Catch up

Economic Affairs Committee launches a short inquiry which will explore the relationship between the welfare system and long-term sickness in Great Britain.

Employment Rights Bill: call for evidence

Members discuss draft law on abolition of IfATE as part of government plans to establish Skills England. Catch up