House of Commons

With outcomes for children stalled, families’ confidence undermined and two-fifths of local authorities staring down bankruptcy, PAC report issues urgent warning

The Foreign Affairs Committee has today launched a new inquiry into the threat that disinformation campaigns pose to the UK and UK interests.

MPs on the cross-party committee raised concerns that progress towards recognising the grief of those who experience pre-24 week pregnancy losses “does not go far enough”

The Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, Layla Moran MP, and the Chair of the Committee’s Expert Panel, Professor Dame Jane Dacre, have written to the Health and Social Care Secretary, to inform him that the Expert Panel will be conducting an independent evaluation of the state of palliative care in England.

The House of Commons Procedure Committee has today published its report on timeliness of responses to Written Parliamentary Questions (WPQs) in the last Parliamentary Session (2023-24)

The Foreign Affairs Committee is today (Tuesday 14 January) publishing three letters received by the Committee – one from UNRWA and two from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) – as part of its inquiry into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The Defence Committee has today (14 January) published a report on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), welcoming the programme’s progress but cautioning the need to stay on track to meet the in-service target date of 2035.

On Tuesday 14 January in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on railway services in the South West

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero states its mission as being “responsible for UK energy security, protecting bill payers and reaching net zero”. Rt Hon Ed Miliband will face Committee questions on the UK’s clean energy transition and progress towards its legally binding target of a net zero economy by 2050.

The new inquiry will examine what obligations the UK Government has under human rights law to respond to international crimes

The Scottish Affairs Committee launches an inquiry examining the pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facility (SDCF) which opens in Glasgow’s East End today.  

Look back at some highlights from the week commencing 6 January from the Speaker of the House of Commons.

On Tuesday the BTC will hold the final evidence session in its current inquiry Making Work Pay: The Employment Rights Bill, with a look at the reality of employment status, the gig economy and zero-hours contracts.  

Find out what's coming up in the Commons 13-17 January

On Monday 20 January, MPs will hold a debate on the impact of food and diet on obesity