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Author of Standards in Public Life report questioned by Committee
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee questions Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
07 January 2022

Jacob Rees-Mogg questioned on proxy voting and written parliamentary questions
The Procedure Committee examines matters including proxy voting and performance in answering written parliamentary questions
07 January 2022

MPs to examine how culture can engineer the levelling up agenda
Committee launch new inquiry on Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda
07 January 2022

Health and Social Care Committee appoints cancer services experts
The Health and Social Care Committee has appointed five Cancer Advisers to its Expert Panel to evaluate the progress the Government has made against its own commitments in the area of cancer services
07 January 2022

Committee questions Schools Minister and Randstad director
The Education Committee hold two evidence sessions
06 January 2022

Committee to quiz Children’s Commissioner and Ofsted on outcomes for children in residential care
Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, to be questioned
06 January 2022

MPs to hear from Scottish airport bosses on issues ranging from covid-19 and airspace modernisation
Committee to hold its second evidence session as part of its Airports in Scotland inquiry
06 January 2022

UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure examined
Science and Technology Committee scrutinise the successes and failures of space strategies in other countries
06 January 2022

Committee holds evidence session on Post Office & Horizon and compensation for sub-postmasters
Committee to hold an evidence session looking into compensation for sub-postmasters who were prosecuted or otherwise affected by problems with the Post Office’s Horizon IT system
06 January 2022

Police powers to suspend driving licenses to be debated by MPs
MPs will debate a petition relating to police powers to suspend driving licenses
05 January 2022

Coming up in the Commons 5-7 January
Find out what’s happening this week in the House of Commons Chamber
04 January 2022

Committee to question OBR Chair and labour market policy experts
Committee to examine the Government’s approach to supporting people in employment in a one-off session
04 January 2022

Work and Pensions Committee publishes Government response to report
Committee publishes Government response to report on Pension stewardship and COP26
18 December 2021

House of Commons rises for Christmas recess
The House of Commons adjourned on Thursday 16 December for Christmas recess and will next sit on Wednesday 5 January at 2.30pm
16 December 2021

Treasury Committee consents to OBR appointment
Committee announces its consent to the appointment of Professor David Miles to the OBR Budget Responsibility Committee
16 December 2021