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Lords 'tidies up' Data (Use and Access) Bill
Members vote on intimate images as Data Bill has its final checks in the Lords. Find out more
06 February 2025
International Agreements Committee visit to Cardiff
International Agreements Committee visists Cardiff for meetings with committees of the Senedd Cymru.
04 February 2025
UK risks becoming an ‘incubator economy’ if we don’t take action to support our tech companies to scale up
The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report 'AI and creative technology scaleups: less talk, more action'.
03 February 2025
Corporate profit shifting discussed in the Lords
Members debate tax implications of companies shifting to low and zero-tax jurisdictions. Catch up
31 January 2025
Three Select Committees call for funding certainty for BBC World Service
Three House of Commons Select Committees – the Culture, Media and Sport, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees – have called on the Government to sufficiently resource the BBC World Service so that it is less reliant on the licence fee and short-term funding cycles.
31 January 2025
Ticketmaster refuses invitation to appear in front of the Business and Trade Committee
The Committee is immediately publishing an exchange of correspondence with Ticketmaster regarding its requested appearance in Parliament next week. 
30 January 2025
Lords debates Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
Members discuss draft law to introduce new multiplier standards and remove relief rates from charitable private schools. Catch up
30 January 2025
Lords asks government to think again on Data (Use and Access) Bill
Members vote on data commissioner performance reviews and creation of 'data dictionary' as report stage concludes. Catch up
29 January 2025
The hunt for growth: can the Industrial Strategy deliver?
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. 
29 January 2025
Ripoff Britain: Is variable pricing good for business? Good for consumers? Good for UK growth?
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.
23 January 2025
Fisheries and the marine environment: EFRA launches its next thematic inquiry
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is today launching the next of its thematic inquiries, on fisheries and the marine environment.
23 January 2025
Defence Committee seeks clarity on Harland & Wolff administration announcement
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.
22 January 2025
BTC to question ministers on UK-EU trade reset as it launches new inquiry on export-led growth
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.
17 January 2025
Southern Water first to face MPs in series of water companies quizzed by EFRA Committee
MPs on the EFRA Committee will hold the first evidence session of their reforming the water sector inquiry, at 10am on Tuesday 21 January.
16 January 2025
Defence Committee: GCAP timescale is ambitious and Gov’t must keep pace
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.
14 January 2025
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