Commons

Ukraine has shown that artificial intelligence (AI) is already delivering military advantage in conflict and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) should embrace the change AI is bringing to defence, a report by the Defence Committee has found.

On the request of the Defence Committee, the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon. John Healey, has granted special dispensation to Service Personnel to provide evidence to the Committee’s inquiry into the Armed Forces Covenant.

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has written to Rt Hon Angela Rayner, Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is today inviting written evidence submissions to examine biosecurity measures for animal and plant imports to the UK.

Today the Foreign Affairs Committee announces a new inquiry into the extent and effectiveness of the UK’s soft power.

The Treasury Committee is asking for evidence on whether the Lifetime Individual Savings Account (LISA) is still an appropriate financial product nine years after it was created

The BTC will hold the second evidence session in its inquiry Making Work Pay: The Employment Rights Bill, questioning McDonalds, Tesco and the British Retail Consortium as well as Chinese global online retailers Shein and Temu on labour rights in their national operations and international supply chains. 

The Scottish Affairs Committee will question the new Director of BBC Scotland, Hayley Valentine, and other senior executives in a one-off session on BBC Scotland’s work. 

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: call for evidence

Find out what's coming up in the Commons 6-10 January

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) will hold the first public evidence session of their inquiry into the 2024 general election. 

In response to the announcement of a new independent commission on social care, the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, Layla Moran MP, said:

Members of the Committee will seek an update of the situation facing claimants, and on DWP policies and processes under the new Government before it reports its findings

On Thursday 9 January in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on the impact of conflict on women and girls:

On Tuesday 7 January in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on pay gaps in the workplace.