Covid-19
Covid-19 news from UK Parliament.
COVID business support fraud: Government slow to take action to recover estimated £1.1bn losses
COVID business support fraud: Government slow to take action to recover estimated £1.1bn losses
06 September 2023
How have Scottish sectors recovered from covid-19 and was government support sufficient?
The Scottish Affairs Committee has today launched a follow-up inquiry to consider how Scottish industry and sectors have recovered from the covid-19 pandemic.
17 May 2023
How prepared is the UK for the next pandemic? MPs launch new inquiry
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee launches an inquiry into the Government’s preparedness for emerging diseases with pandemic potential
20 December 2022
Lords debates Long Covid
Members discuss the short and long term challenges presented by Long Covid. Catch up
22 November 2022
Report: Consumers ‘at risk’ if Digital Markets Unit not given teeth, say MPs
Consumers at risk if Digital Markets Unit not given teeth, say MPs
25 October 2022
General debate on the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on people with heart and circulatory diseases
Westminster Hall to hold a general debate on the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on people with heart and circulatory diseases.
22 June 2022
Health experts questioned on future pandemic threats
Science and Technology Committee examines the threat posed by superbugs and antimicrobial resistance compared against other diseases with the potential to become a pandemic
17 June 2022
Government accepts or partially accepts majority of MPs’ recommendations on response to coronavirus pandemic
Government accepts or partially accepts majority of MPs’ recommendations on response to coronavirus pandemic
16 June 2022
Government rejects call for integrated recovery plan to tackle backlog caused by pandemic
Chair criticises the Government’s rejection of a recommendation for a broad national health and care recovery plan to tackle the backlog caused by the pandemic
13 May 2022
MPs quiz experts on how to tackle inflation
Committee will seek experts’ views on how to tackle inflation
09 May 2022
Parliament concludes scrutiny of Health and Care Bill
Bill becomes an Act of Parliament. Catch up
27 April 2022
Government failure to tackle labour shortages will shrink food sector permanently, warn MPs
There can be no doubt about the seriousness of the issues facing the food and farming sector, warns EFRA Committee.
06 April 2022
MPs to hold a general debate on the impact of Long Covid on the UK workforce
MPs to hold a general debate on the impact of Long Covid on the UK workforce
25 March 2022
Parliament was not given enough of a say on Covid laws, conclude MPs
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee calls for more detail on the timetable for the UK Covid-19 inquiry
18 March 2022
Pandemic is a wake-up call: Lords Committee calls for new approach to resilience and wellbeing
The House of Lords COVID-19 Committee publishes its report on 'Living in a COVID World: A Long-term Approach to Resilience and Wellbeing'.
16 March 2022