Commons
Commons news from UK Parliament.
MPs to examine how culture can engineer the levelling up agenda
Committee launch new inquiry on Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda
07 January 2022
Health and Social Care Committee appoints cancer services experts
The Health and Social Care Committee has appointed five Cancer Advisers to its Expert Panel to evaluate the progress the Government has made against its own commitments in the area of cancer services
07 January 2022
Committee questions Schools Minister and Randstad director
The Education Committee hold two evidence sessions
06 January 2022
Committee to quiz Children’s Commissioner and Ofsted on outcomes for children in residential care
Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, to be questioned
06 January 2022
MPs to hear from Scottish airport bosses on issues ranging from covid-19 and airspace modernisation
Committee to hold its second evidence session as part of its Airports in Scotland inquiry
06 January 2022
UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure examined
Science and Technology Committee scrutinise the successes and failures of space strategies in other countries
06 January 2022
Committee holds evidence session on Post Office & Horizon and compensation for sub-postmasters
Committee to hold an evidence session looking into compensation for sub-postmasters who were prosecuted or otherwise affected by problems with the Post Office’s Horizon IT system
06 January 2022
Police powers to suspend driving licenses to be debated by MPs
MPs will debate a petition relating to police powers to suspend driving licenses
05 January 2022
Coming up in the Commons 5-7 January
Find out what’s happening this week in the House of Commons Chamber
04 January 2022
Committee to question OBR Chair and labour market policy experts
Committee to examine the Government’s approach to supporting people in employment in a one-off session
04 January 2022
Work and Pensions Committee publishes Government response to report
Committee publishes Government response to report on Pension stewardship and COP26
18 December 2021
New Member of Parliament for North Shropshire
Helen Morgan was elected as the new Member of Parliament for North Shropshire in the by-election held in that constituency on Thursday 16 December 2021
17 December 2021
House of Commons rises for Christmas recess
The House of Commons adjourned on Thursday 16 December for Christmas recess and will next sit on Wednesday 5 January at 2.30pm
16 December 2021
Treasury Committee consents to OBR appointment
Committee announces its consent to the appointment of Professor David Miles to the OBR Budget Responsibility Committee
16 December 2021
Disabled people’s experiences of the benefits system: Work and Pensions Secretary given ‘final chance’ to publish report
Committee Chair writes to the Work and Pensions Secretary
16 December 2021