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UK Parliament

February 2018

Sizewell Nuclear Power Station

Call for evidence on building nuclear for a new UK “golden age of clean energy abundance”

Call for evidence on building nuclear for a new UK “golden age of clean energy abundance”

EFRA Committee launches calls for evidence on fisheries and the UK-EU SPS agreement

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has today launched two calls for evidence, in response to announcements made on 19 May, when leaders from the UK and EU met in London for the first formal bilateral meeting since the UK’s departure from the EU.

Lords votes for changes to Employment Rights Bill

Members ask the government to think again on unfair dismissal, whistleblowers, disciplinary hearings, and seasonal work. Find out more

Violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland: MPs call for funding to tackle online abuse and more joined-up response across UK

More funding to address online abuse, financial backing for community and support services, and better co-ordination of learning and information across the UK should be part of the Government’s approach to tackling VAWG, MPs say today.

Liaison Committee to focus on poverty in questions to the Prime Minister

The Liaison Committee is to question the Prime Minister on his Government’s priorities for dealing with poverty in the UK. There will also be questions on international affairs.

What's on in the Lords 14-18 July

Discover what's on in the House of Lords from 14-18 July

UK aid to Nigeria: Partnership or paternalism? Committee launches inquiry

Today the International Development launches a new inquiry into the UK’s development relationship with Nigeria.

Getting first-time buyers onto the housing ladder - Housing Committee launches inquiry on the affordability of home ownership

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has today launched a new inquiry examining barriers to first-time buyers, especially those on lower incomes, owning their own homes.

How can the Government tackle the obesity epidemic? MPs’ new inquiry to cover access to nutritious food and weight management medications

Prevention and treatment of obesity will be the focus of a new inquiry by Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee.

“We’ve got to keep up with the rest of the world”: Chris Skidmore on UK’s clean power ambitions

The latest episode of Committee Corridor, the podcast from Select Committees at the House of Commons, examines the Government’s ambitious targets for clean power.

Defence Committee reacts to disclosure of data protection breach relating to Afghanistan

The Defence Committee has reacted to the Secretary of State for Defence’s statement on the data breach relating to Afghanistan.

MPs urge Government to push for targets to reduce plastic production at international negotiations next month

The EFRA Committee has today written to DEFRA Minister Emma Hardy, with recommendations to the Government, in the run-up to the international treaty negotiations taking place in Geneva in August aimed at reaching a Global Plastics Treaty.

Government response: Adult social care reform and the cost of inaction

The Health and Social Care Committee has today (Wednesday 16 July) written to the Secretary of State, Wes Streeting, following the Government’s publication of its response to the Committee’s ‘Adult Social Care Reform: the cost of inaction’ report.

Football stadium

Football Governance Bill completes passage through Parliament

Lords members consider Commons changes on proposals to the independent regulator and consultation with the FA, as draft legislation set to become law. Catch up

WEC to examine standards and regulation around cosmetic procedures

The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) will hear from medical professionals and experts during the third evidence session of its inquiry into the health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures.

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