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Comment: JCHR Chair welcomes stronger forced labour supply chain safeguards in Immigration and Asylum Bill

Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Lord David Alton, has welcomed some of the measures in the Immigration and Asylum Bill.

New inquiry: Russia

The Foreign Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into Russia. The inquiry will consider the UK’s bilateral relationship and ask whether the UK’s long-term strategic approach to a post-conflict Russia is clearly defined.

What is needed to renew England’s high streets and town centres? MPs launch revitalising high streets inquiry

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has launched an inquiry looking at the action needed to revitalise the nation’s high streets.

Joint Committee publishes government response on political finance

Joint Committee publishes government response on political finance

Multibillion-pound government back-office savings programme set to fail without change

The government continues not to have a grip on managing the strategy to pool back-office functions between Departments. In a new report on the Government Shared Services strategy, the Public Accounts Committee highlights a string of issues with the scheme.

Y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig: mae cleifion gofal iechyd trawsffiniol yn "syrthio trwy'r bylchau”

Mae'r Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig yn pryderu am y diffyg brys wrth fynd i'r afael â'r problemau hirsefydlog sy'n effeithio ar gleifion gofal iechyd trawsffiniol, sydd mewn perygl o "syrthio trwy'r bylchau" rhwng dwy system gofal iechyd wahanol.

Welsh Affairs Committee: cross-border healthcare patients are “falling through the gaps”

The Welsh Affairs Committee is concerned by the lack of urgency in addressing long-standing issues affecting cross-border healthcare patients, who are at risk of “falling through the gaps” between two different healthcare systems.

Committee Chair responds to ‘30by30’ nature restoration delivery plan

Chair responding to the government’s delivery plan to protect 30% of land for nature by 2030 (‘30by30’)

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Privileges Committee publishes report on actions of Charity Commission

The Committee of Privileges publishes a report into the actions of the Charity Commission

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Committee on Standards Second Report of Session 2026-27: Andrew Gwynne

Committee on Standards releases a report on the conduct of former Member of Parliament Andrew Gwynne

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