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UK Parliament

September 2022

Read all the UK Parliament news for September 2022

Uphill struggle ahead for Govt’s use of AI as PAC report reveals the scale of the challenge

Out of date tech and poor-quality data put public sector adoption at risk as public trust jeopardised over transparency in use of algorithms

Chair comment: Government's candidate for Innovate UK chair

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

National Insurance Contributions bill returns to the Lords

Members vote on healthcare providers, small workforces and impact reviews in 'ping pong'. Catch up

Lords completes examination of non-domestic rating bill

Final chance to 'tidy-up' bill. Catch up

Planning and Infrastructure bill: call for evidence

Planning and Infrastructure bill: call for evidence

How far can a redeployed oil and gas workforce take us toward clean, secure energy?

Evidence in this inquiry has revealed the scale of the challenge to create the UK workforce to deliver the Clean Energy Mission and to de-carbonise homes and businesses.

What's on in the Lords 24-28 March

Discover what's coming up in the House of Lords this week

Lords scrutiny of Church of Scotland bill concludes

Consideration completed on draft law to allow Roman Catholics to be appointed as Church of Scotland Lord High Commissioners. Catch up

Lords conclude Armed Forces Commissioner Bill checks

Members considered changes to draft law. Catch up

Still unfinished business: BTC asks Government to ‘reflect and revise’ Post Office Horizon redress plan

The Business and Trade Committee is today taking the unusual step of asking the Government to ‘reflect and revise’ its response to its January 1st report on finally achieving long-delayed justice and redress for victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal – described as the greatest miscarriage of justice in UK history.

MPs approve preferred candidate for Crown Estate Chair

The Government’s preferred candidate for the role of Chair of the Crown Estate, Ric Lewis, has been approved by the Treasury Committee

Can the National Wealth Fund move the dial on growth? New inquiry launched

The Treasury Committee is launching an inquiry into the NWF, aiming to understand if it has the tools and backing to drive meaningful growth in the UK economy

More women than men in DSIT science and engineering roles

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.

Spring Statement 2025

The Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver the 2025 Spring Statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday 26 March

Women and Equalities Committee's call for statutory miscarriage bereavement leave to progress in the Lords, Government says

The Women and Equalities Committee’s “invaluable” report on miscarriage bereavement leave highlighted “the gap in support for women and their partners who experience a pre-24-week pregnancy loss”, the Government response has said.