March 2021

The Business and Trade Committee is today taking the unusual step of asking the Government to ‘reflect and revise’ its response to its January 1st report on finally achieving long-delayed justice and redress for victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal – described as the greatest miscarriage of justice in UK history. 

The Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Crown Estate, Ric Lewis, has been approved by the Treasury Committee

The Treasury Committee is launching an inquiry into the NWF, aiming to understand if it has the tools and backing to drive meaningful growth in the UK economy

Following a one-off evidence session with the science minister, Lord Patrick Vallance, the Committee’s chair, Chi Onwurah, wrote to the minister to request further information on the diversity of the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology’s workforce.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver the 2025 Spring Statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday 26 March

The Women and Equalities Committee’s “invaluable” report on miscarriage bereavement leave highlighted “the gap in support for women and their partners who experience a pre-24-week pregnancy loss”, the Government response has said.

On Thursday 20 and Friday 21 March 2025, the Speaker of the House of Commons attended the European Conference of the Presidents of Parliament, held at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

Call for evidence launched into Social Mobility Policy.

The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee launches an inquiry into preparing for an ageing society.

Public Services Committee publishes its report Lost in translation? Interpreting services in the courts

Find out what's coming up in the House of Commons 24-28 March

Ten years after it became law, the Home Affairs Committee will examine the impact of the Modern Slavery Act in an evidence session on Tuesday 25 March.

The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) will hear from HR professionals, a best practice employer, and trade unions on the priorities for reform of paternity and shared parental leave during the second evidence session of its inquiry, in Parliament on Tuesday, 25 March.

The Defence Committee will question Luke Pollard MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces at the Ministry of Defence on grey zone threats, at 10.30am on Tuesday 25 March.

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 18 March 2025.