Non-departmental public bodies
Non-departmental public bodies news from UK Parliament.

Backbench Business Committee weekly meeting
Watch MPs put forward a case to the Backbench Business Committee for House time to debate their selected subjects.
18 December 2017

Petitioning against HS2 Phase 2a expected early 2018
High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Bill Committee to be set up following Second Reading of Bill
17 December 2017

UK sanctions policy faces uncertain future, warns Committee
EU External Affairs Sub-Committee publish report, Brexit: sanctions policy
17 December 2017

Report publication: Gambling on 'Efficiency': Defence Acquisition and Procurement
Defence Committee report highlights importance of sustained production in UK defence manufacturing
17 December 2017

Memorandum on Finance Bill Provisions
Provisions in the Finance Bill - Retrospective Effect
15 December 2017

Damian Green gives evidence on Brexit and devolution
EU Committee takes evidence on 20 December 2017 at 2.10pm
15 December 2017

Response from the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Rt Hon David David MP responds to Chair's letter on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill
15 December 2017

Robert Halfon comments on NAO report on Learndirect Ltd
Chair of the Education Committee responds to NAO inspection report on monitoring and funding of Learndirect Ltd
15 December 2017

Why is Government stalling on improving European Counter-terrorism measures?
European Scrutiny Committe perplexed by Goverment's lack of engagement on proposed access limitations to SIS II
15 December 2017

Justice Committee: weekly update
Justice Committee publishes brief summary of activities
15 December 2017

Fake news evidence session announced
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee hears evidence on fake news
15 December 2017

Westminster Hall debate on the steel industry
MPs discuss a sector deal for steel in Westminster Hall
15 December 2017

Local authority culture change needed to ensure effective scrutiny
Communities and Local Government Committee report on local authority overview and scrutiny committees
15 December 2017

Response rates to written parliamentary questions a mixed bag
Procedure Committee report shows improvement from some Government departments but cause for concern in others
15 December 2017

Unauthorised redundancy payments a shocking waste of taxpayers' money
Public Accounts Committee report on £1.76 million of unauthorised payments made by HS2 Ltd
15 December 2017