Commons
Commons news from UK Parliament.

Chair comments on Secretary of State letters on Covid-19 loans & financial support
Comments come in response to Secretary of State's letters to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, regarding Bounce Back Business Loans, and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
26 October 2020

House of Commons rises for Autumn recess
The House of Commons adjourned on Friday 23 October for the 2020 Autumn recess.
26 October 2020

Legacy proposals ‘unilateral and unhelpful’, say MPs
Committee publish interim report on the Government's new proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland
26 October 2020

Sentencing Council consultation on sentencing guidelines for firearms offences
Committee to publish report on sentencing guidelines for firearms offences
23 October 2020

International Trade Committee launches inquiry into UK-Japan trade agreement
The International Trade Committee today launches an inquiry on the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
23 October 2020

Committee Chairs Question Powers of Stop-Gap 'Independent' Environmental Regulator
Letter comes in response to Government delays to the establishment of the new regulator in holding the Government to account on environmental protections
23 October 2020

Committee Chairs Question Powers of Stop-Gap 'Independent' Environmental Regulator
Letter comes in response to Government delays to the establishment of the new regulator in holding the Government to account on environmental protections
23 October 2020

Committee launches new Economic Crime inquiry
Inquiry will explore progress made on previously examined areas including money laundering and consumers as victims of economic crime
23 October 2020

Committee to question Ofcom and the National Cyber Security Centre
Committee to hold its fifth evidence session as part of its UK telecommunications infrastructure and the UK’s domestic capability inquiry
22 October 2020

Trains fit for the future: Transport Committee returns to rail inquiry
Inquiry will examine the use of alternative fuels in contributing to achieving 'net zero' greenhouse gas emissions
22 October 2020

Covid has had a huge impact on key Scottish sectors
Committee publish their report Coronavirus and Scotland
22 October 2020

Committee reports on Gibraltar-Spain border arrangements and European Investment Bank
In its latest report, the European Scrutiny Committee considers recent draft EU legislation and policy documents about EU identity cards and InvestEU deposited in Parliament by the Government.
21 October 2020

Decisions of the Petitions committee, 20 October
Committee considers all e-petitions which reached over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response
21 October 2020

Business Committee publish written evidence submissions
Committee publishes the written evidence submissions for its inquiry on Delivering Audit Reform
21 October 2020

Committee call for evidence on effectiveness of proposed deal
Committee launches a short call for evidence in order to scrutinise the proposed Fisheries Framework Agreement between the UK and Norway
21 October 2020