Parliament, government and politics

On Monday 6 January, MPs will debate a petition relating to a general election.

The Scottish Affairs Committee will question the new Director of BBC Scotland, Hayley Valentine, and other senior executives in a one-off session on BBC Scotland’s work. 

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: call for evidence

Find out what's coming up in the Commons 6-10 January

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) will hold the first public evidence session of their inquiry into the 2024 general election. 

In response to the announcement of a new independent commission on social care, the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee, Layla Moran MP, said:

Members of the Committee will seek an update of the situation facing claimants, and on DWP policies and processes under the new Government before it reports its findings

On Thursday 9 January in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on the impact of conflict on women and girls:

On Tuesday 7 January in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on pay gaps in the workplace.

On Monday 6 January, MPs will hold a debate on backlogs in the NHS.

On Monday 6 January, MPs will hold a debate on seizing frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine.

In a report today the Commons Business and Trade Committee calls again for legally binding timeframes on Government at each stage of processing claims under the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme – backed by financial penalties awarded to the claimant if the deadlines are missed.

The Government has laid out its plans for keeping the lights on and strengthening national energy infrastructure in response to a critical Commons report about UK energy resilience.

Transport Committee Chair, Ruth Cadbury MP, comments on Mandatory Seafarers’ Charter amendment

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