Social services
Social services news from UK Parliament.
Lords debates people’s ability to afford to stay in their homes
Members debate combined impact of the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, reduction in Universal Credit and the upcoming rise in fuel prices. Catch up
28 October 2021
European Statutory Instruments Committee publishes fifth report
European Statutory Instruments Committee publishes fifth report
28 October 2021
Lords debates planning system and land use
Land use in spotlight as members debate integrating the planning system with other infrastructure, landscape and agricultural land processes. Catch up
28 October 2021
Proxy voting in the House of Commons examined with MPs
Procedure Committee hears evidence from Tracey Crouch MP and Amy Callaghan MP
28 October 2021
Have your say on the Judicial Review and Courts Bill
28 October 2021
MPs to debate petition relating to charges on carbon emissions
MPs to debate a petition relating to charges on carbon emissions
28 October 2021
MPs urge Government to assess risks of phasing out farm payments
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee publish Environmental Land Management and the Agricultural Transition report
27 October 2021
Budget 2021: R&D funding announcement welcomed by Science and Technology Committee Chair
27 October 2021
Budget – Darren Jones, Business Committee Chair, comment
27 October 2021
Speaker and Sri Lankan minister share vision for Commonwealth future
Reviving the Commonwealth to meet the needs of a modern world, was a central topic of discussion during a visit by Sri Lanka’s foreign minister to the Speaker of the House of Commons
27 October 2021
Members raise topical and current issues in Grand Committee debates
Lords debates social care, the treatment of people with autism, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and UK business with Africa. Learn more
27 October 2021
Additional support for new parents’ mental health is welcome, say MPs
Catherine McKinnell MP, Chair of the Petitions Committee, has welcomed the announcement of additional funding for mental health support for new parents
27 October 2021
Environment Agency asked to revisit organic manure rules
Neil Parish MP has written to the Environment Agency
27 October 2021
New inquiry: Road Freight
The Transport Committee looks into the immediate challenges to UK’s road freight supply chain
27 October 2021
Speaker hails UK-India friendship: "We have so much we can share and build on."
The High Commissioner for India thanked the Speaker of the House of Commons for the UK’s generous support to her country when it was hit by a virulent second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic
27 October 2021