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Speaker celebrates 25 years of House of Commons Westminster Hall debates
MPs celebrate 25 years of the House of Commons parallel Chamber
28 November 2024

Regulator of Social Housing response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government on the Finances and Sustainability of the Social Housing Sector
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published the Regulator of Social Housing’s response to the predecessor Committee’s report on the Finances and Sustainability of the Social Housing Sector.
28 November 2024

Scottish Affairs Committee visits Grangemouth as it launches inquiry into GB Energy and the net zero transition
Today the Scottish Affairs Committee launches an inquiry into GB Energy and the net zero transition
28 November 2024

Game On: Community and school sport – CMS Committee launches inquiry
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the health of sport in local communities and schools and whether more can be done to sustain and grow sporting opportunities for all
28 November 2024

Buses connecting communities: Transport Committee launches new inquiry
Buses remain the most used form of public transport, but in many areas of England, services and passenger numbers are in decline
28 November 2024

Israeli UNRWA ban risks violating multiple international laws – International Development Committee Chair
The Chair of the International Development Committee has asked the Foreign Secretary how the Government will respond to Israel’s planned ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) which comes into effect on 28 January 2025.
28 November 2024

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 26 November 2024
On 26 November 2024 the Committee considered e-petitions that had received over 100,000 signatures. The Committee also considered e-petitions that had received over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response, and public petitions that had received a Government observation.
27 November 2024

BTC Chair writes to business secretary on Stellantis Luton plant closure
Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds appeared before the Committee yesterday, Tuesday 26 November, just as the closure of the Vauxhall plant in Luton was publicly announced.
27 November 2024

MPs to debate children and bereavement
On Monday 2 December, MPs will debate two petitions relating to children and bereavement.
27 November 2024

Gambling levy: Comment from CMS Committee Chair Dame Caroline Dinenage MP
Chair of the CMS Committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, comments on the announcement of a new statutory levy on the profits of gambling operators
27 November 2024

WEC to hear evidence on the need for statutory miscarriage bereavement leave
The Women and Equalities Committee will examine the workplace impacts of miscarriage and early pregnancy losses
27 November 2024

Lords concludes detailed check of apprenticeships bill
Members consider changes on public body engagement and employer approval on final day of committee stage. Catch up
27 November 2024

Lords highlights importance of rule of law
Members discuss legal framework as 'bedrock of democracy'. Catch up
27 November 2024

Lords concludes examination of Water (Special Measures) Bill
Members discuss progress of bill at final stage in the Lords. Catch up
27 November 2024

Tobacco and Vapes Bill: call for evidence
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: call for evidence
27 November 2024