Consumers
Consumers news from UK Parliament.

National Security and Investment Bill completes final stage
Bill awaits Royal Assent
28 April 2021

Government strategy and increased FCA powers needed to prevent financial exclusion
Liaison Committee follow up report on financial exclusion published
23 April 2021

Lords debates the Budget statement
Members debate the economy
15 March 2021

Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill completes passage through Parliament
Members discuss definition of leases and Electronic Communications Code
05 March 2021

House of Lords Thursday debates
Members debate anti-slavery projects, NHS staffing, hauliers and the space industry
04 March 2021

Lords debates UK-Kenya future trading relationship
Members, including former leading diplomats, debate the trade agreement and International Agreements Committee report drawing it to the attention of the House
03 March 2021

New inquiry: What role could ‘community energy’ play in decarbonising energy and heat?
Community Energy is the latest topic the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will investigate within the workstream considering technological innovation and climate change.
18 February 2021

Committee examines the Energy White Paper
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examines areas such as net-zero and issues relating to costs and consumers and public engagement
08 January 2021

Digital inequality compounding the economic inequality “harshly” exposed by covid-19
Committee publishes their report Improving Broadband
08 January 2021

Lords debates Spending Review
Members discuss Chancellor's statement on 25 November
04 December 2020

Body image inquiry to hear from Sport England, L’Oreal, Dove, Boohoo, ASA and TfL
The Women and Equalities Committee will take evidence from Dove, L’Oreal, Boohoo, Sport England, the Advertising Standards Authority and Transport for London.
01 December 2020

Lords debates UK-Japan Trade Agreement
Members discuss new Comprehensive Economic Partnership
27 November 2020

Chair urges clarity on Covid-19 rules to help protect jobs
Darren Jones, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has written to Alok Sharma, Secretary of State, to call for the Government to provide urgent clarity over Covid-19 restrictions and the rules
20 November 2020

Lords accepts trade standards compromise
Members discuss new free trade agreements as Agriculture Bill scrutiny concludes
10 November 2020

Minister questioned on future of carbon pricing
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee looks at carbon trading, emissions trading & Ofgem’s “RIIO 2” price-controls
09 November 2020