December 2023
Read all the UK Parliament news for December 2023.
Arrival of Parliament's Christmas tree
08 December 2022
UK Parliament’s shop partners with Yorkshire business to create a range of exclusive Parliamentary preserves
08 December 2022
School events, tea parties, and Build Your Own Big Ben competition kicks start UK Parliament Week
08 December 2022
Minister questioned on failures over epilepsy drug use in pregnancy
Health and Social Care Committee examines government progress on the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety (IMMDS) Review
08 December 2022
Sut gallai'r economi leol elwa ar Wylfa Newydd?
Bydd y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig yn cynnal sesiwn dystiolaeth bellach ar ynni niwclear yng Nghymru, gan glywed gan arbenigwyr yn y sector ynni niwclear ac undeb llafur.
08 December 2022
Lords debates UK asylum and refugee policy
Members discuss principles behind current policy and response to forced migration. Catch up
08 December 2022
Parliament, gas and fish on menu during Speaker meeting with Norway’s ambassador
The Speaker of the House of Commons joked that he would "fit right in" to Norway’s parliamentary system – because of its focus on geography over political affiliation.
08 December 2022
House of Lords Podcast: adult social care, and children and families
This month we speak to two members who have been leading investigations into improving adult social care and how the government has incompletely implemented the Children and Families Act.
08 December 2022
Levelling-Up funds inquiry questions Metro Mayors, Welsh Government, and NI officials
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee questions Tracy Brabin, Andy Burnham, and Andy Street
08 December 2022
HMRC responds to Treasury Committee on recent customer service outage
Treasury Committee publishes response from HMRC
08 December 2022
MPs to examine struggle to access NHS dentistry services
Health and Social Care Committee launches inquiry into NHS dentistry
08 December 2022
Committee Corridor: Government needs to reflect public desire for action on climate change, says climate chief
Chris Stark tells our podcast host that the public wants to see action on climate change
08 December 2022
Adult Social Care Committee challenges government to urgent reforms in adult social care
Adult Social Care Committee publishes report A “gloriously ordinary life’’: spotlight on adult social care
08 December 2022
New Lords committee reports
House of Lords special investigative committees publish reports on fraud, the Children and Families Act 2014 and adult social care. Find out more
08 December 2022
Lord Speaker's speech on future of the House of Lords
On Wednesday 7 December, the Lord Speaker gave the Hansard Society Parliamentary Affairs Anniversary Lecture.
07 December 2022