January 2022
Read all the UK Parliament news for January 2022

House of Commons rises for Christmas Recess
The House of Commons adjourned on Tuesday 20 December for Christmas recess and will next sit on Monday 9 January at 2.30pm.
21 December 2022

Government plans to manage UK-wide property portfolio lacking ambition and out of date
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on Managing central government property
21 December 2022

Treasury Sub-Committee’s work so far on financial services regulations
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations publishes report detailing its work to date
21 December 2022

Universal Credit childcare costs support acting as barrier to work, MPs warn
Work and Pensions Committee publishes report on Universal Credit and
childcare costs
20 December 2022

Seafarers' Wages Bill: call for evidence
Seafarers' Wages Bill: call for evidence
20 December 2022

Independent Expert Panel dismisses appeal by Andrew Bridgen MP
The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) has today [20th December 2022] published its decision dismissing an appeal by Andrew Bridgen MP against the decision of the House of Commons Committee on Standards that he had breached the Code of Conduct for MPs.
20 December 2022

Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into critical minerals
Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into critical minerals
20 December 2022

Ukrainian refugees and risks of homelessness - Chair, writes to Government Ministers
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee publishes correspondence to Felicity Buchan MP and Baroness Scott of Bybrook
20 December 2022

How prepared is the UK for the next pandemic? MPs launch new inquiry
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee launches an inquiry into the Government’s preparedness for emerging diseases with pandemic potential
20 December 2022

Inquiry launched into Strategic Road Investment in England
Inquiry launched into Strategic Road Investment in England
20 December 2022

Geothermal technologies considered for Government funding
Geothermal technologies considered for Government funding
20 December 2022

Early retirement and our ageing population are causing labour shortages, says Lords report
Economic Affairs Committee publishes report into the UK labour supply
20 December 2022

Comment: Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, comments on the agreement struck at COP15
19 December 2022

Westminster Hall to hold a debate on the contribution of family businesses to their local communities
19 December 2022

2022 in the House of Lords
Catch up on a packed year in the Lords with 5,244 changes to 100 bills, plus questions and debates in over 3,350 hours of business.
19 December 2022