May 2018

Coronavirus: pandemic has had “profoundly adverse effects” on disabled people’s access to services
Disabled people have suffered a range of profoundly adverse effects from the pandemic, including starkly disproportionate deaths, says a report published today by the Women and Equalities Committee.
22 December 2020

Government risks failing to meet latest, less ambitious 2025 gigabit-capable broadband target, warn MPs
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes report on Broadband and the Road to 5G
22 December 2020

Report warns food prices may rise as a result of curbs on workers in the food supply chain
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee publishes the conclusion to its Labour in the Food Supply Chain inquiry
22 December 2020

MPs turn up the heat on Government’s ambitions to install 600,000 heat pumps every year
Environmental Audit Committee Chair writes to energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng MP about heat pumps
21 December 2020

Lords pauses for recess following a packed 2020
This year the House has adapted to ensure its crucial work checking and challenging government action continues
21 December 2020

Health and Social Care Committee names core members of Expert Panel
Committee names six core members of its Expert Panel that will carry out independent evaluation on Government progress in meeting ministerial pledges on a range of health and social care targets
21 December 2020

Committee Chair urges Government to reveal plans to tackle child food poverty
Chair writes to the Government urging them to provide clarity on plans to tackle food poverty
21 December 2020

Committee welcomes progress in the polling industry but calls for ongoing vigilance
The House of Lords Liaison Committee publishes its second follow-up report The politics of polling: an update.
21 December 2020

Name companies that have taken furlough money, says Committee
Public Accounts Committee publishes Covid-19: Support for jobs report
20 December 2020

Government must keep working to tackle tax avoidance promoters, says Lords committee report
Finance Bill Sub-Committee publish report on new powers for HMRC
19 December 2020

Concerns remain as the UK prepares for new arrangements from 1 January, warns Committee
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union publishes report on Preparation for the end of the Transition Period
19 December 2020

MPs call for adult skills revolution to foster new culture of lifelong learning
A community learning centre in every town, individual learning accounts and boosting part-time Higher Education and employer-led training should be at the centre of an adult education revolution to tackle social injustice and revitalise the country’s economy, the Education Committee has said.
18 December 2020

Last week in the Commons: 14-18 December
The House adjourned for Christmas recess on Thursday. Ministers made statements on Coronavirus, the Online Harms Consultation, the Energy White Paper and more.
18 December 2020

International Trade Committee launches inquiry into inward foreign direct investment
International Trade Committee launches inquiry into inward foreign direct investment
18 December 2020

Violence and abuse towards retail workers inquiry launched
The Home Affairs Committee announces a new inquiry to explore the police response to incidents of violence and abuse experienced by retail workers
18 December 2020
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2018
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May 2018
- Third reading: 'tidy up' of EU (Withdrawal) Bill
- Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill: Lords third reading
- Report stage: further check and change of EU (Withdrawal) Bill
- Committee stage: line by line check of EU (Withdrawal) Bill
- This week in the Commons: 25 May 2018
- Bercow: When it comes to diversity… first impressions count
- Second reading: debate on key prupose of EU (Withdrawal) Bill
- Urgent question on Marks and Spencer branch closures
- Prime Minister's Questions: 23 May 2018
- MPs debate the East Coast franchise and privatisation in the NHS
- Urgent question on the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
- Urgent Question on transport emissions in urban areas
- Have your say on the Tenant Fees Bill
- Lord Speaker comments on appointment of new members of the Lords
- Urgent question on Government abstention on the UN Gaza vote
- Urgent question on tower blocks with dangerous cladding
- Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill returns to the Lords
- Emergency debate: Money resolutions for Private Members' Bills
- Lords debates nursing student support
- This week in the Commons: 18 May 2018
- Statement on independent review of building regulations and fire safety
- Statement: Government Response to proposals for changes to Gaming Machines
- MPs debate Grenfell Tower and customs arrangements after Brexit
- Rail update statement: 16 May 2018
- Prime Minister's Questions: 16 May 2018
- Urgent Question on violence at the Gaza border: 15 May 2018
- Have your say on the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill
- Urgent Question on the "Schools that work for everyone" consultation
- Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill: Commons remaining stages
- This week in the Commons: 11 May 2018
- Speaker urges Grenfell families to keep fighting for the truth
- Order! Order! Commons Speaker visits University of Hull
- Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill: Lords third reading
- Creditworthiness Assessment Bill: Lords third reading
- Urgent Question: money resolutions for Private Members' Bills
- Statement: Litigation update in the case of Belhaj and Boudchar
- Commons Private Members' Bills: 11 May 2018
- Statement: Iran Nuclear Deal: 9 May 2018
- Five short debates in the Lords
- Prime Minister's Questions: 9 May 2018
- Heidi Alexander resigns as MP for Lewisham East
- Urgent Question: G4S contract to run immigration removal centres
- Urgent Question: Learning Disabilities Mortality Review: 8 May 2018
- New Member of Parliament for West Tyrone
- This week in the Commons: 4 May 2018
- MPs debate the Windrush generation: 2 May 2018
- Statement: Breast cancer screening: 2 May 2018
- Prime Minister's Questions: 2 May 2018
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May 2018