House of Commons news

Big Ben to fall silent while essential conservation works take place

On Monday 21 August at noon, Big Ben’s famous bongs will sound for the last time before major conservation works are carried out.

60 UK Businesses join Mr Speaker to address BAME inequality

On Wednesday 19 July Mr Speaker was joined by representatives from 60 UK businesses and staff from the House of Commons to pledge their support for the Speaker’s BAME Challenge

This week in the Commons: 17 July - 20 July

A round up of this week’s business in the Chamber and Westminster Hall

Update following cyber security incident

Investigations following the cyber-attack on Parliament on 23 June 2017 have confirmed that fewer than 0.5% of the 9,000 accounts on the parliamentary network were compromised

Statement on Grenfell Tower and fire safety: 20 July 2017

MPs questioned Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid

More house of commons news

Title Date
Statement on proposed Fox-Sky merger process: 20 July 2017 20.07.2017
Urgent Question on the inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal 20.07.2017
MPs debate matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment 20.07.2017
Statement on pensions: 19 July 2017 19.07.2017
Urgent Question on unaccompanied refugee children: 19 July 2017 19.07.2017
Urgent Question on safety in prisons: 19 July 2017 19.07.2017