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MPs to question Dignitas in Assisted dying/assisted suicide inquiry
MPs to question Dignitas in Assisted dying/assisted suicide inquiry
27 June 2023
Home Office must rule out any plans to detain or remove children to Rwanda, say MPs
Women and Equalities Committee publishes report on Equality and the UK asylum process
26 June 2023
Schools Minister to face Education Committee on tackling persistent absence
Schools Minister to face Education Committee on tackling persistent absence
26 June 2023
MPs to debate the import and sale of fur
MPs to debate the import and sale of fur
23 June 2023
What's on in the Lords 26-30 June
Questions, legislations and debates: discover what's on in the House of Lords this week.
23 June 2023
Coming up in the Commons 26-30 June
Find out what's coming up in the House of Commons Chamber 26-30 June
23 June 2023
Lack of consultation on relationships and sexuality education policy in Northern Ireland criticised
Committee publish report criticising lack of public consultation on relationships and sexuality education policy in Northern Ireland
23 June 2023
UK vaping industry called to account following rise in use among children
Health and Social Care Committee questions representatives of the UK vaping industry
23 June 2023
Overview of House of Lords Committee activity in 2022-23
The House of Lords Liaison Committee today publishes its report on committee activity in 2022-23.
23 June 2023
Half of prison officers do not feel safe at work - “shocking” new survey
A large-scale survey of prison staff by the Justice Committee has revealed half of the prison officers in England and Wales do not feel safe at the prisons they work in
23 June 2023
Lord Speaker's Corner: Baroness Butler-Sloss
Baroness Butler-Sloss, formerly the highest-ranking female judge in England and Wales, talks about her career and changes in parliamentary scrutiny of draft laws.
23 June 2023
Committee Corridor: Select committee podcast returns with two new hosts and focus on equalities and democratic engagement
It is ‘morally correct’ that children’s voices are heard through the process of the UK’s Covid-19 inquiry, Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza tells Committee Corridor.
22 June 2023
ASau yn gorffen casglu tystiolaeth ar y gwrandawiad darlledu yng Nghymru gan Gomisiynydd y Gymraeg a Gweinidog y DU, Syr John Whittingdale
Bydd y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig yn cynnal ei sesiwn dystiolaeth derfynol fel rhan o'r ymchwiliad 'Darlledu yng Nghymru'
22 June 2023
MPs wrap up evidence gathering on broadcasting in Wales hearing from the Welsh Language Commissioner and UK Minister Sir John Whittingdale
The Welsh Affairs Committee will be holding its final evidence session as part of the ‘Broadcasting in Wales’ inquiry
22 June 2023
Voter ID - Levelling-Up Committee announces evidence hearing with Electoral Commission and election administrators
On Monday 3 July, the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee will question the Electoral Commission and election administrators on the introduction of voter ID
22 June 2023