Biodiversity

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is to hold the second evidence session of its Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill inquiry. MPs will explore whether this Bill is the right approach to ensuring Government policy has all due regard to protecting the welfare needs of sentient animals.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is calling for written evidence submissions

The inquiry comes as the UK prepares to host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow

Members discuss elderly social care, organ tourism and environment education. Catch up

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee takes evidence on Environmental Land Management and the Agricultural Transition

MPs launch a new inquiry into Plastic Waste, scrutinising how the UK Government intends to tackle its plastics problem

Winner of the EAC biodiversity competition announced as damselflies by Michael Swailes.

Members discuss human rights sanctions, housing developments on flood plains, Official Development Assistance and the Child Maintenance Service. Learn more

The Environmental Audit Committee takes evidence from the Environment Agency, Ofwat and Highways England.

The new House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee launches its first inquiries on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) and the UN Climate Change conference (COP26)

MPs hear from members of the public who took part in the Climate Assembly.

Climate change targets, ethnicity and child poverty, neurological services and perpetrators of genocide are in the Lords spotlight. Find out more about Thursday debates in May

'The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review' report in the spotlight for House of Lords debate. Find out more

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee will holds the latest session on COP 26

Members discuss Body Mass Index, alcohol harm, COVID-19-related evictions and biodiversity emergency