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Ahead of the upcoming Spending Review, the BTC is today launching the first inquiry in a programme of work over this Parliament on the Industrial Strategy, seeking views on the best mix of public investment and the basis for Government investment decisions. 

The Business and Trade Committee is making a quick call for evidence on variable pricing - practices like the ‘dynamic’ pricing that recently came to major public attention when fans queued online for hours to secure Oasis concert tickets, only to find the price had rocketed out of reach while they waited.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is today launching the next of its thematic inquiries, on fisheries and the marine environment.

The Defence Committee is today (Wednesday 22 January) publishing a letter to the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon. John Healey, regarding Harland & Wolff’s announcement that it intends to file for administration.

As leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch states that the former Government did not have a plan for growth outside the EU, BTC will question trade and Cabinet Office ministers on the UK-EU trade reset.

MPs on the EFRA Committee will hold the first evidence session of their reforming the water sector inquiry, at 10am on Tuesday 21 January.

The Defence Committee has today (14 January) published a report on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), welcoming the programme’s progress but cautioning the need to stay on track to meet the in-service target date of 2035.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero states its mission as being “responsible for UK energy security, protecting bill payers and reaching net zero”. Rt Hon Ed Miliband will face Committee questions on the UK’s clean energy transition and progress towards its legally binding target of a net zero economy by 2050.

On Tuesday the BTC will hold the final evidence session in its current inquiry Making Work Pay: The Employment Rights Bill, with a look at the reality of employment status, the gig economy and zero-hours contracts.  

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is today inviting written evidence submissions to examine biosecurity measures for animal and plant imports to the UK.

The BTC will hold the second evidence session in its inquiry Making Work Pay: The Employment Rights Bill, questioning McDonalds, Tesco and the British Retail Consortium as well as Chinese global online retailers Shein and Temu on labour rights in their national operations and international supply chains. 

In a report today the Commons Business and Trade Committee calls again for legally binding timeframes on Government at each stage of processing claims under the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme – backed by financial penalties awarded to the claimant if the deadlines are missed.

Members debate the economic advancement of agricultural business. Catch up