Committee
Committee news from UK Parliament.
MPs to hold a debate on the impact of conflict on women and girls
On Thursday 9 January in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on the impact of conflict on women and girls:
02 January 2025
MPs to hold a debate on pay gaps in the workplace
On Tuesday 7 January in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on pay gaps in the workplace.
02 January 2025
MPs to hold a debate on backlogs in the NHS
On Monday 6 January, MPs will hold a debate on backlogs in the NHS.
02 January 2025
MPs to hold a debate on seizing frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine
On Monday 6 January, MPs will hold a debate on seizing frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine.
02 January 2025
BTC calls for financial penalties on Government for slow delivery of justice in Post Office Horizon scandal
In a report today the Commons Business and Trade Committee calls again for legally binding timeframes on Government at each stage of processing claims under the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme – backed by financial penalties awarded to the claimant if the deadlines are missed.
01 January 2025
Significant energy storage progress to keep the lights on following EAC report
The Government has laid out its plans for keeping the lights on and strengthening national energy infrastructure in response to a critical Commons report about UK energy resilience.
31 December 2024
Mandatory Seafarers’ Charter amendment should be ‘real tonic’ for UK maritime workforce
Transport Committee Chair, Ruth Cadbury MP, comments on Mandatory Seafarers’ Charter amendment
20 December 2024
EFRA Committee sets out to examine issues across UK food sector
The resilience and vulnerabilities of the UK’s food supply chain will be the focus of a new inquiry by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA).
20 December 2024
Solving the SEND crisis – Education Committee launches major inquiry
The Education Committee has launched a major new inquiry focused on finding solutions to the crisis in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision.
20 December 2024
'Dim cefnogaeth' i'r gadwyn gyflenwi sydd wedi'i heffeithio gan gau porthladd Caergybi medd Cadeirydd y Pwyllgor
Mae Cadeirydd y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig wedi ysgrifennu at y Llywodraeth yn gofyn sut y bydd yn helpu i gefnogi'r rhai sydd wedi eu heffeithio gan gau Porthladd Caergybi.
19 December 2024
Southern Water to face EFRA committee following price review and water outages
Southern Water will be the first water company to appear before MPs to discuss the reasons for, and its response to, the water outages currently seeing schools close, and hospitals struggle in southern England.
19 December 2024
Membership confirmed for Speaker's Conference on the Security of MPs, Candidates and Elections
The membership of the Speaker’s Conference focusing on the threat levels against MPs and candidates, and the effectiveness of the response to such threats, has today been formally confirmed by the Speaker of the House of Commons.
19 December 2024
Call for evidence in Mental Health Bill legislative scrutiny
The Committee is undertaking scrutiny of the bill to assess its compatibility with international and domestic human rights standards
19 December 2024
Government to publish a National Cancer Plan, as recommended by Health and Social Care Committee
The Government has said that it will be publishing a National Cancer Plan, as recommended by the predecessor Health and Social Care Committee.
19 December 2024
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 17 December 2024
On 17 December 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.
19 December 2024