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Commenting on the announcement of the Government’s preferred candidate for the next executive chair of Innovate UK.

Following a one-off evidence session with the science minister, Lord Patrick Vallance, the Committee’s chair, Chi Onwurah, wrote to the minister to request further information on the diversity of the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology’s workforce.

The Defence Committee will question Luke Pollard MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces at the Ministry of Defence on grey zone threats, at 10.30am on Tuesday 25 March.

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee will question former government officials and public service experts in the first evidence session of its inquiry into the Digital Centre of Government.

The International Development Committee has published a report on its In Development inquiry, a call for inquiry ideas from the aid and development sector.

At a time of heightened speculation regarding the Government’s commitment to nature and the environment, the Environment Secretary will next week face the Environmental Audit Committee.

Multipliers and Private Schools legislation further examined by members. Catch up

The EFRA Committee has today written to the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner MP, detailing its findings so far from its inquiry into ‘Fairness in the food supply chain’.

Today, Minister for Democracy, Rushanara Ali MP, will be questioned as part of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) review of the 2024 general election.

The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee will scrutinise the practice of back-billing by energy companies with Martin Lewis and Ofgem before hearing from the Energy Consumers Minister on this issue and retrofit failures on Wednesday, 19th March.

The Defence Committee is assessing progress on its predecessor Committee’s work on women in the Armed Forces, hearing from witnesses across the Ministry of Defence (MOD) including the chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force.

Chi Onwurah, chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, has written to Google and OpenAI requesting information on their response to the government’s consultation on AI and copyright.

Alistair Carmichael, Chair of the EFRA Committee has today written to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Baroness Hayman of Ullock, to seek answers on the outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Germany in January.

Inquiry launch: UK at the United Nations Security Council

Liaison Committee sets date for Spring session with the Prime Minister