February 2018

Chair comments on Response to Government announcement on intergovernmental relations

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee looks at the additional challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic and the quality of support provided by central government

Questions will be put to Norwegian immigration and legal experts, and Australian academics

Chair welcomes the decision to introduce the asymptomatic testing of all patient-facing NHS staff.

The Science and Technology Committee  explores how the proposed new funding agency—‘UK ARPA’—will fit into the existing UK research and innovation landscape

Committee will question representatives of the logistics sector, freight software suppliers, and the Local Government Association

Women and Equalities Committee and Joint Committee on Human Rights hold joint evidence session

European Scrutiny Committee considers recent draft EU legislation and policy documents deposited in Parliament by the Government

Members discuss new free trade agreements as Agriculture Bill scrutiny concludes

Lords seeks assurances on child refugees

Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill does not do enough to safeguard human rights against state-sanctioned crime, says Joint Committee on Human Rights

Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee welcomes the publication by the Financial Reporting Council of a review 

Questions will be put to senior officials from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Committee to take evidence as part of its inquiry into how DWP is preparing for changes in the world of work.