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Government acknowledges importance of cash for millions, but confirms no new steps to improve access or monitor cash acceptance levels across the UK
Government acknowledges importance of cash for millions, but confirms no new steps to improve access or monitor cash acceptance levels across the UK
19 October 2022
MPs to discuss Select Committee Statement: Waste Crime in England, Eighteenth Report of the Public Accounts Committee (HC 33)
MPs to discuss Select Committee Statement: Waste Crime in England
19 October 2022
Westminster Hall to hold a debate on the UK’s plans and preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
MPs to hold a debate on the UK’s plans and preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
19 October 2022
Westminster Hall to hold a debate on the role of homes and buildings in levelling up health and wellbeing
MPs to hold a debate on the role of homes and buildings in levelling up health and wellbeing
19 October 2022
MPs to hold a general debate on investing in the future of Motor Neurone Disease
MPs to hold a general debate on investing in the future of Motor Neurone Disease
19 October 2022
MPs to hold a general debate on NHS dentistry
MPs to hold a general debate on NHS dentistry
19 October 2022
Defence’s lack of progress in space domain “unacceptable” and UK “lagging behind Italy”
Committee publishes its report “Defence Space: through adversity to the stars?”
19 October 2022
Committee calls for amendments to National Security Bill
Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes Legislative Scrutiny: National Security Bill report
18 October 2022
Academics questioned on the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance System
Work and Pensions Committee examine various methods to reduce the higher burden on CMS paying parents
18 October 2022
MPs to hear pitches for My Science Inquiry ideas
The Committee received over 90 ideas for new inquiries
18 October 2022
Lords Committee expresses significant concerns about UK-Rwanda asylum arrangement
International Agreements Committee publish report on the UK-Rwanda asylum arrangement
18 October 2022
Justice response inadequate to meet scale of fraud epidemic
Justice Committee publishes Fraud and the Justice System report
17 October 2022
Timetable for election of Chair of Health and Social Care Committee announced
The Speaker has announced a revised timetable for the election of the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee. The vacancy follows the appointment of Jeremy Hunt MP as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his subsequent resignation as Chair of the Committee.
17 October 2022
Call for written evidence: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Call for written evidence for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
17 October 2022
Committee Chair reacts to news universal energy bill support will end in April
The Chair of the BEIS Committee has responded to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's energy price cap announcement.
17 October 2022