May 2021

Discover the business in the House of Lords between 31 March - 3 April.

Verdict delivered on dental contract as not fit for purpose as patients continue to suffer and PAC calls for transparency on necessary fundamental reform

As President Trump sets out sweeping global tariff barriers and ahead of the May summit between Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen aimed at resetting UK-EU relations, the BTC is publishing a draft ‘Green Paper’ setting out twenty ways the UK and the EU can reset their relationship for mutual benefit. 

Sixth form students and college students contribute to EAC inquiry on balancing housing need with protecting the environment

On Tuesday 8 April, MPs will question the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the Government's plan to abolish NHS England (NHSE) and merge it with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

The cross-party Work and Pensions Committee has today launched its new inquiry on the Government’s welfare reform proposals, Pathways to Work. 

House of Commons Administration and Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) have published pay gap reports including gender and ethnicity figures for pay and bonus payments in 2024

Today the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launches an inquiry into science diplomacy.

The Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee has written to the leadership of Parc prison, raising concerns about reports that prison officers sent messages joking about violence towards prisoners.

Members vote on local services, bus safety and violent behaviour as further scrutiny concludes. Catch up

Members of the House of Lords continue to make further checks to the Mental Health Bill at report stage. Catch up

A crisis in temporary accommodation in England is leaving record high numbers of children without a permanent home. Many of these children are living in appalling conditions, with significant impacts to their health and education, says the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee in a report published today.

Former leader of the Labour party Neil Kinnock is the latest guest on Lord Speaker’s Corner

Today the Defence Committee launches an inquiry into AUKUS, the trilateral security partnership between the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Australia.

Members discuss changes on life peers, future composition and effectiveness of the House as line by line scrutiny concludes. Catch up