Committee
Committee news from UK Parliament.
Government’s welfare reform proposals subject of new Committee inquiry
The cross-party Work and Pensions Committee has today launched its new inquiry on the Government’s welfare reform proposals, Pathways to Work.
03 April 2025
Committee launches inquiry into science diplomacy after visit to CERN
Today the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launches an inquiry into science diplomacy.
03 April 2025
HMP Parc: Welsh Affairs Chair “deeply concerned” by “abusive” behaviour
The Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee has written to the leadership of Parc prison, raising concerns about reports that prison officers sent messages joking about violence towards prisoners.
03 April 2025
England’s Homeless Children – Government must tackle crisis in temporary accommodation, say MPs
A crisis in temporary accommodation in England is leaving record high numbers of children without a permanent home. Many of these children are living in appalling conditions, with significant impacts to their health and education, says the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee in a report published today.
02 April 2025
Defence Committee launches inquiry into AUKUS
Today the Defence Committee launches an inquiry into AUKUS, the trilateral security partnership between the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Australia.
02 April 2025
Call for evidence launched to mark World Autism Acceptance Day
Call for evidence launched by Committee looking into the Autism Act 2009
02 April 2025
DCMS handling of COVID loans criticised as PAC warns of rugby union accountability gap
Report finds DCMS overly optimistic in expectation that all funds will be recouped amid high uncertainty over repayments
01 April 2025
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 25 March 2025
Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 25 March 2025.
01 April 2025
Business and Trade Committee’s ‘5 tests’ for a strategy to secure British steel
The Committee has written urgently to Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds to set out 5 tests for a strategy to support the UK steel industry ahead of Donald Trump’s self-styled “Liberation Day” potentially imposing widespread tariff barriers to global trade.
01 April 2025
Procedure and Privileges Committee publishes Second Report
Procedure and Privileges Committee reports on the revised text to the Companion to the Standing Orders
01 April 2025
Stand up comics set to headline Committee’s State of Play opening
The state of live comedy will be the focus of the opening session of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s work aimed at spotlighting previously unheard issues and challenges
01 April 2025
Community energy like rooftop solar could power homes and make money locally - what’s stopping it?
In this second session of its inquiry into community energy, the Committee will question local energy suppliers and energy major OVO on making community energy financially viable and unlocking local energy supply.
31 March 2025
GIG: Pwyllgor yn gofyn am gynlluniau'r llywodraeth i atal oedi mewn gofal iechyd trawsffiniol
Mae'r Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig wedi gofyn i Lywodraethau'r DU a Chymru am ragor o fanylion am eu cynlluniau i wella gofal iechyd trawsffiniol rhwng Cymru a Lloegr.
31 March 2025
Attorney General questioned on Government’s human rights priorities
The Joint Committee on Human Rights will question the Attorney General, Lord Hermer KC on the work of the Attorney General’s Office.
31 March 2025
Speaker’s Conference to hear evidence from Home Office and Housing, Communities & Local Government ministers
The Speaker’s Conference (2024) will on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 hear from government ministers and officials in its second public evidence session.
31 March 2025