February 2018

Discover what's coming up in the House of Lords this week.

The newly-formed Education Committee has re-opened the inquiry into children’s social care that was brought to an early close by the General Election. 

At COP29, the Prime Minister announced that the UK is to reduce its climate emissions by 81% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. The Prime Minister was clear that he would not “tell people how to run their lives and instruct them how to behave” to meet the pledge. But can such an ambitious pledge be met without behaviour change?

Florence Eshalomi, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, has commented on today’s Written Ministerial Statement on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform.

The 2024 Youth Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the link between social media and youth violence

International Development Committee takes evidence on Tuesday 26 November at 2.00pm

The Procedure Committee has launched a new inquiry into the departmental performance of Written Parliamentary Questions (WPQs) in the 2023-24 parliamentary session.

The Scottish Affairs Committee today launches an inquiry into how the Scottish Government is funded within the UK.  

Lords vote on financial reporting, Ofwat governance rules and performance-related pay as report stage concludes. Catch up

Outgoing Chancellor of the University of Oxford and former Governor of Hong Kong, Lord Patten of Barnes speaks to the Lord Speaker

The Business and Trade Committee is today launching its new engagement programme, aimed at building a different kind of relationship between business and Parliament. The Committee’s role is to shine a light on issues in business and trade policy and the engagement programme is an opportunity to inform its work and tell it where to look.

Members discuss draft law on using digital technology to support economic growth and livelihoods. Catch up

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has launched a new inquiry to investigate the relationship between algorithms used by social media and search engines, generative AI, and the spread of harmful and false content online.

On Monday 25 November, MPs will debate a petition relating to holidays during school term time.