Committee

On Tuesday 3 December, MPs will hold a debate on domestic production of critical minerals.

Chair of the CMS Committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, responds to the Government announcement on the future funding of the BBC

Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will take questions from the Justice Committee

Strategic Defence Review (SDR) Reviewers, Lord Robertson and General (Retd) Sir Richard Barrons, will give evidence to the Defence Committee on the Review, on Tuesday 3 December, at 10.30am.

Minister for energy consumers Miatta Fahnbulleh will make her first appearance at the Committee on Wednesday 4 December, in a one-off session on retrofitting our homes for Net Zero. The UK Government has recently announced changes to its home heating schemes and policy.

The Government is committed to preserving 30% of land and sea in England by 2030. At the end of October 2024, the Government stated that just 7% of land is currently protected for nature. With just over five years to go, can private investment spur nature protection schemes that will see the pledge become reality?

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published the Regulator of Social Housing’s response to the predecessor Committee’s report on the Finances and Sustainability of the Social Housing Sector.

Today the Scottish Affairs Committee launches an inquiry into GB Energy and the net zero transition

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the health of sport in local communities and schools and whether more can be done to sustain and grow sporting opportunities for all

Buses remain the most used form of public transport, but in many areas of England, services and passenger numbers are in decline

The Chair of the International Development Committee has asked the Foreign Secretary how the Government will respond to Israel’s planned ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) which comes into effect on 28 January 2025.

On 26 November 2024 the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 100,000 signatures. The Committee also considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, and public petitions that had received a Government observation.

Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds appeared before the Committee yesterday, Tuesday 26 November, just as the closure of the Vauxhall plant in Luton was publicly announced.

On Monday 2 December, MPs will debate two petitions relating to children and bereavement.

Chair of the CMS Committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, comments on the announcement of a new statutory levy on the profits of gambling operators