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House of Commons news from UK Parliament.
Amir of Qatar visits Parliament
The Amir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, addressed Parliament on Tuesday 3 December. Find out more
03 December 2024
ONS ‘paints a daunting picture’ on official data in letter to Treasury Committee
A letter from the Office for National Statistics sets out an updated position on the Labour Force Survey in response to major concerns raised by the Chair of the Treasury Committee
03 December 2024
Leader of the House of Commons to give evidence to the Procedure Committee
The Commons Procedure Committee will hear from the Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP for a one-off evidence session on her work as Leader of the House of Commons.
03 December 2024
New inquiry to examine resilience of UK electoral system
A new PACAC inquiry will look at the resilience of UK general elections following the implementation of the Elections Act 2022.
03 December 2024
MPs to hold a debate on Pelvic mesh and the Cumberlege Review
On Thursday 5 December in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on Pelvic mesh and the Cumberlege Review.
02 December 2024
MPs to hold a debate on financial sustainability of higher education
On Thursday 5 December in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on financial sustainability of higher education.
02 December 2024
BBC funding: Comment from CMS Committee Chair Dame Caroline Dinenage MP
Chair of the CMS Committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, responds to the Government announcement on the future funding of the BBC
02 December 2024
Director of Public Prosecutions to take questions from Justice Committee
Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will take questions from the Justice Committee
29 November 2024
Coming up in the Commons 2-6 December
Find out what's coming up in the House of Commons 2-6 December
29 November 2024
Speaker celebrates 25 years of House of Commons Westminster Hall debates
MPs celebrate 25 years of the House of Commons parallel Chamber
28 November 2024
Regulator of Social Housing response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government on the Finances and Sustainability of the Social Housing Sector
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.
28 November 2024
Scottish Affairs Committee visits Grangemouth as it launches inquiry into GB Energy and the net zero transition
Today the Scottish Affairs Committee launches an inquiry into GB Energy and the net zero transition
28 November 2024
Game On: Community and school sport – CMS Committee launches inquiry
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
28 November 2024
Buses connecting communities: Transport Committee launches new inquiry
Buses remain the most used form of public transport, but in many areas of England, services and passenger numbers are in decline
28 November 2024
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 26 November 2024
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.
27 November 2024