Commons
Commons news from UK Parliament.
Comment: Government’s backing of a moratorium on deep sea mining
The Government has today announced that it is backing a moratorium on deep sea mining exploitation, accepting recommendations from two previous EAC reports
30 October 2023
The Fourth Meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum
Attendees were welcomed to the Scottish Parliament by the Presiding Officer, Alison Johnstone MSP
30 October 2023
HMG finally ups its game on Wagner
Foreign Affairs Committee publishes Government response to its report “Guns for gold: the Wagner Network exposed"
30 October 2023
State Opening of Parliament 2023
The State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 7 November marks the formal start of the parliamentary year
26 October 2023
Baroness Deech endorsed as Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
Following a pre-appointment hearing conducted by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee earlier this week, Baroness Ruth Deech has been endorsed by the Committee
26 October 2023
Home Affairs Committee announces follow-up work on Channel crossings and asylum system
The work will examine what progress has been made a year on from the publication of its report Channel crossings, migration and asylum-seeking routes through the EU
26 October 2023
Robert Courts has been elected Chair of the Defence Committee
The results of the election were announced in the Chamber this afternoon following a ballot of the whole House
25 October 2023
Vacancy: Specialist Adviser to the CMS Committee
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee seeks expressions of interest from individuals interested in being a specialist adviser to their inquiry into British Film and High-End Television
25 October 2023
NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Rose-Roth Seminar takes place in Stockholm
From 23-24 October a bicameral cross-party group of UK parliamentarians participated in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s 104th Rose-Roth Seminar, which took place in Stockholm, Sweden
25 October 2023
UK Government must allow Parliament to consider ‘value for money’ of major new nuclear power investments, says Chair of SITC
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee is today publishing the Government response to its Report on Delivering Nuclear Power for the UK
25 October 2023
Postcode lottery in urgent and emergency NHS care highlighted by PAC report
Committee publishes report Access to urgent and emergency care
24 October 2023
Public debate on sentencing is “stuck in a dysfunctional and reactive cycle” Justice Committee warns
The Committee calls on Government and Parliament to identify where there may be genuine and sustained gaps between sentencing policy and public opinion
24 October 2023
How resilient is UK Critical National Infrastructure to cyber-attack?
The UK is the third most targeted country in the world for cyber-attacks, after the US and Ukraine.
24 October 2023
New inquiry: Justice Committee launches new inquiry examining the use of pre-recorded cross-examination
Committee launches new inquiry examining the use of pre-recorded cross-examination
23 October 2023
Plan for Jobs and employment support: Work and Pensions Committee publishes Government response to report
Committee publishes Government response to report, Plan for Jobs and employment support
23 October 2023