January 2018

Committee on Standards publishes Special Report: House of Commons standards landscape: how MPs' standards and conduct are regulated: Government response

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

The Defence Committee is today (Wednesday 22 January) publishing a letter to the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon. John Healey, regarding Harland & Wolff’s announcement that it intends to file for administration.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has launched an inquiry to look at how land value capture policies - which seek to capture the value uplift on land when it is granted planning permission - can contribute to the delivery of the Government’s house building plans and help fund affordable housing and public infrastructure.

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) has today published the Government’s response to its letter before the election outlining threats to UK democracy.

Customer service continues to deteriorate from last year’s all-time low as concerns raised over uncollectable debt and reduction in prosecutions

Dros y pedair wythnos nesaf, bydd y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig yn archwilio nifer o faterion proffil uchel sy’n effeithio ar Gymru, gan gynnwys gofal iechyd trawsffiniol, y seilwaith rheilffyrdd a Chaergybi.

The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) has today (21 January) published its decision dismissing an appeal by Colonel Bob Stewart

The inquiry will examine the UK’s legal and voluntary frameworks underpinning the UK’s response to forced labour in international supply chains.

The Justice Committee is today launching a new inquiry to examine the work of the County Court amid persistent concerns over capacity and resources

Economic Affairs Committee publishes letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

A lack of resources, a very short lifespan and high risk of duplication has left MPs on the Treasury Committee sceptical about the newly established Office for Value for Money

Find out what's coming up in the House of Commons 20-24 January  

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee will hold the first public evidence session of its inquiry into social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms.The inquiry follows riots in summer 2024, which are believed to have been driven in part by false claims spread on social media relating to an attack in Southport.