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Industry news from UK Parliament.

Committee writes to Biosecurity Minister on the Government’s response to FMD outbreak in Germany and urges continued funding for Dover meat inspections
Correspondence: preventing outbreaks of foot and mouth disease and African swine fever in the UK
11 February 2025

Lords 'tidies up' Data (Use and Access) Bill
Members vote on intimate images as Data Bill has its final checks in the Lords. Find out more
06 February 2025

UK risks becoming an ‘incubator economy’ if we don’t take action to support our tech companies to scale up
The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report 'AI and creative technology scaleups: less talk, more action'.
03 February 2025

Corporate profit shifting discussed in the Lords
Members debate tax implications of companies shifting to low and zero-tax jurisdictions. Catch up
31 January 2025

Three Select Committees call for funding certainty for BBC World Service
Three House of Commons Select Committees – the Culture, Media and Sport, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees – have called on the Government to sufficiently resource the BBC World Service so that it is less reliant on the licence fee and short-term funding cycles.
31 January 2025

Lords asks government to think again on Data (Use and Access) Bill
Members vote on data commissioner performance reviews and creation of 'data dictionary' as report stage concludes. Catch up
29 January 2025

The hunt for growth: can the Industrial Strategy deliver?
Ahead of the upcoming Spending Review, the BTC is today launching the first inquiry in a programme of work over this Parliament on the Industrial Strategy, seeking views on the best mix of public investment and the basis for Government investment decisions.
29 January 2025

Fisheries and the marine environment: EFRA launches its next thematic inquiry
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is today launching the next of its thematic inquiries, on fisheries and the marine environment.
23 January 2025

Defence Committee seeks clarity on Harland & Wolff administration announcement
The Defence Committee is today (Wednesday 22 January) publishing a letter to the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon. John Healey, regarding Harland & Wolff’s announcement that it intends to file for administration.
22 January 2025

Defence Committee: GCAP timescale is ambitious and Gov’t must keep pace
The Defence Committee has today (14 January) published a report on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), welcoming the programme’s progress but cautioning the need to stay on track to meet the in-service target date of 2035.
14 January 2025

Southern Water to face EFRA committee following price review and water outages
Southern Water will be the first water company to appear before MPs to discuss the reasons for, and its response to, the water outages currently seeing schools close, and hospitals struggle in southern England.
19 December 2024

Lords concludes detailed check of Data (Use and Access) Bill
Members discuss changes on children and AI rules and regulatory reporting across the UK as committee stage concludes. Find out more
19 December 2024

How can science and tech innovation boost regional economic growth?
Today, the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launches an inquiry to assess the role of the UK’s innovation ecosystem in achieving the government's mission to kickstart economic growth across the country.
10 December 2024

Lord debates impact of retail crime
Members discuss consequences of shop theft on workers, the community and local economies. Catch up
06 December 2024

MPs to hold a debate on domestic production of critical minerals
On Tuesday 3 December, MPs will hold a debate on domestic production of critical minerals.
02 December 2024