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Committee news from UK Parliament.

Conduct Committee publishes report on freedom of speech and the Code of Conduct
The House of Lords Conduct Committee has published a report examining the relationship between the constitutional principle of parliamentary freedom of speech
02 March 2022

Committee publishes Government response to Budget report
Treasury Committee publishes response to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 report
02 March 2022

Committee scrutinises the Government’s maritime policy
Transport Committee launches an inquiry into Maritime 2050: Objectives, implementation and effects
01 March 2022

Australia deal’s impacts on environment and level playing field scrutinised
International Trade Committee examines the environmental, labour, gender and development impacts
01 March 2022

The First Inter-Parliamentary Forum to agree Terms of Reference
On Friday 25 February the first meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum (IPF) took place in the House of Lords
01 March 2022

How have Brexit and Covid affected consumer law and enforcement? MPs to quiz experts
Committee will question experts from Which? the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, Citizens Advice and the Ombudsman Services on the UK’s consumer rights laws and enforcement
01 March 2022

Law of the sea in 21st century: Lords Committee outlines actions for Government
International Relations and Defence Committee publish report UNCLOS: The law of the sea in the 21st century
01 March 2022

Expert witnesses questioned on NATO, the UK and the US
Defence Committee explores how the UK can best support the implementation of the NATO 2030 agenda
28 February 2022

MoJ Permanent Secretary questioned on Annual Report and Accounts
The Justice Committee scrutinises the department’s Annual Report and Accounts
28 February 2022

MPs to question organisations in charge of sharing out National Lottery revenue to good causes
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee examines how National Lottery distributors, responsible for allocating around £36m of lottery revenue every week, are sharing out funds
25 February 2022

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Finance questioned on UK Government investment in NI
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee examines the scale and effectiveness of UK Government investment schemes in the region
25 February 2022

Key infrastructure regulators questioned on critical national infrastructure resilience
Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy examines critical national infrastructure and climate adaptation
25 February 2022

Government proposals on retained EU law to be scrutinised by Committee
European Scrutiny Committee questions legal experts on Government proposals to create an ‘accelerated process’ to amend or repeal retained EU law
25 February 2022

MPs examine the future of military shipbuilding in Scotland
Scottish Affairs Committee launches a new inquiry examining military shipbuilding in Scotland
25 February 2022

Children’s minister to face MPs on children’s care homes
Minister questioned on Government’s support for children in care homes
24 February 2022