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Committee Chair urges fellow MPs to back legislation to limit smoking
Committee Chair urges fellow MPs to back legislation to limit smoking
15 April 2024
Nominations open for the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Nominations open for the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
15 April 2024
New select committee proposed to provide scrutiny of highly confidential spending
New select committee proposed to provide scrutiny of highly confidential spending
15 April 2024
Coming up in the Commons 15- 19 April
Find out what's coming up in the House of Commons 15 - 19 April
12 April 2024
What's on in the Lords 15-19 April
Questions, bills and debates: discover what's coming up in the House of Lords.
12 April 2024
Justice Committee to hear from legal experts on the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill
Justice Committee to hear from legal experts on the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill
12 April 2024
Government should learn lessons from pandemic to improve communications and counter misinformation
Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes Trusted voices report
11 April 2024
New inquiry on NHS leadership, performance and patient safety begins hearing evidence
The first session of this inquiry will start by looking at progress on two reviews of how leadership and patient safety are managed in the NHS
11 April 2024
MPs want to hear people’s experiences of children’s social care
The Education Committee want to hear from people with lived experience of social services as part of their investigation into how the Government could improve children’s social care
11 April 2024
MPs call for copyright changes and new champion for freelancers to improve precarious pay and working conditions in creative industries
Many musicians, actors, writers and visual artists are struggling to make a living due to gaps in copyright protection, lack of support, and unpredictable returns from streaming, MPs warn
10 April 2024
EAC comment: Chair welcomes details of water restoration fund
The Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee has responded to details announced today of plans to reinvest water company fines directly into water restoration
09 April 2024
New investment for grassroots and schools cricket: Comment from CMS Committee Chair Dame Caroline Dinenage MP
Dame Caroline Dinenage MP comments on the Prime Minister's announcement
05 April 2024
Equity in cricket: ECB must closely monitor Yorkshire to ensure no return to ‘business as usual’, MPs say
Equity in cricket: ECB must closely monitor Yorkshire to ensure no return to ‘business as usual’, MPs say
05 April 2024
Government must clamp down on unregulated canine fertility clinics and unlicensed pet breeders, say MPs
Government must clamp down on unregulated canine fertility clinics and unlicensed pet breeders, say MPs
04 April 2024
Social housing allocation plans - Levelling Up Committee Chair presses Government Minister on proposed ‘UK connection test’
Social housing allocation plans - Levelling Up Committee Chair presses Government Minister on proposed ‘UK connection test’
03 April 2024