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Committee Corridor podcast

The work of the Liaison Committee

At least three times per year, chairs of select committees question the Prime Minister in a sit-down session lasting 90 minutes

Committee Corridor - the podcast for select committees - returns

Latest episode showcases Defence Committee's landmark Women in Armed Forces report and asks new MPs for their take on joining Parliament's select committees

Violence against women and girls

In the final podcast of this season’s Committee Corridor, host Caroline Nokes MP hears from three women who have taken part in select committee inquiries which consider different aspects of violence against women and girls.

The podcast from select committees, Committee Corridor, makes a return with new episodes to run to July 2025. Join our host, Dame Meg Hillier MP (Chair, Treasury and Liaison Committees) as she introduces the new season.

Committee Corridor opens a door into the world of parliamentary scrutiny through the lens of some of the UK’s most pressing concerns.

Hosted by select committee chairs, each episode features insight interviews with leading figures combined with updates from MPs on the work of their different select committees across Parliament.

Take your pick from four past seasons, ranging across international affairs, the cost of living crisis, matters of human rights and justice and issues of equality and democracy.

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What happens to Parliamentary Petitions?

Podcast host Catherine McKinnell MP, unwraps how the petitions process works and asks how petitions can make a difference, through the experience of Andy Airey.

What's next for Voter ID?

Committee Corridor is back with a new episode on Voter ID in the UK.

Women's sport is going from strength to strength, and it's really exciting, but behind the scenes, other battles are being fought.

Local journalism: a story not to be told?

How would we hold local government and public services to account for the decisions that affect our everyday lives? What does it mean for our understanding of institutions like the courts if we don't engage with coverage?

Education report card, post-pandemic

Caroline Nokes MP, Chair of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee, speaks with Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children’s Commissioner for England, about the effects the Covid-19 pandemic had on education.

Rights at work and season update

Today, we’re updating you on the different issues we covered: modern slavery in the UK, the forced adoption of the children from unmarried mothers from the1940s-1970s, plans to reform the Human Rights Act and the critical issues facing the criminal justice system in England and Wales.

Marking 25 years of environmental scrutiny: a Committee Corridor special

Welcome to a special episode of Committee Corridor. Today, we're sharing the highlights from a special event to mark 25 years of the Environmental Audit Committee, recorded live at Imperial College London.

A criminal justice system in crisis?

A significant backlog of Crown Court cases hitting more than 60,000 by September 2022; the highest rate of prisoners on remand for 50 years and court buildings in poor repair. Committee Corridor continues its series on human rights and justice, asking whether the criminal justice system in England and Wales in crisis.

Does the Human Rights Act need to be reformed?

In the latest episode of Committee Corridor, host and SNP Member of Parliament, Joanna Cherry is joined by guests Professor Francesca Klug; Liberal Democrat Peer, Baroness Sarah Ludford; and Conservative MP David Simmonds to discuss the impact of the landmark 1998 Human Rights Act and Government proposals to reform how human rights are protected in the UK. Its focus is the question: does the Human Rights Act need to be reformed?

Adoption of the children of unmarried mothers from the 1940s-1970s

In this week's episode of Committee Corridor, we hear stories of great pain and loss after mothers had to give up their babies, even when they didn't want to.

16 February 2023

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