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On Tuesday 11 February, the Home Affairs Committee held a pre-appointment hearing for the role of Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration with the Government’s preferred candidate, John Tuckett.
The Committee has published its report following the hearing and finds that
Demonstrating a welcome shift in attitude from the Government on water quality, Ministers have agreed with the majority of the recommendations in the Environmental Audit Committee report, Water quality in rivers.
The Government and the water industry regulator Ofwat accept that the next water industry price review process has needed to prioritise long term investment in the sewerage
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has today published its long-term plan for UK aid, the ‘International Development Strategy.’
"This scant document is little more than a rehash of existing slogans when what
The Joint Committee on Human Rights takes evidence from Minister for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan MP, in the final session of its inquiry into protecting human rights in care settings.
The Foreign Affairs Committee Committee hosts an evidence session with two former Foreign Office ministers.
On 17 March 2022 British citizens, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori, landed at RAF Brize Norton having been detained by the Iranian authorities for
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) has been the subject of a number of inquiries, consultations and reviews in recent years, including the predecessor Committee's 2018 sexual harassment inquiries (in the workplace, public places, and everyday experiences), 2016 inquiry into sexual harassment and violence in schools, and the Home Affairs Committee’s inquiry Violence Against Women and Girls.
This inquiry is a separate programme of work, focussing on the areas where the
The following are Specialist Advisers for this inquiry:
Dr Christine Barter, Professor of Interpersonal Violence Prevention, University of Central Lancashire
Professor Barter is Co-Director of the Connect Centre for International Research on Interpersonal Violence and Harm. Her work has mainly focused on preventing VAWG including sexual violence and exploitation, violence and abuse in young people’s
The Work and Pensions Committee will take evidence from charities and policy specialists on the process of moving people claiming benefits onto Universal Credit.
The DWP resumed the managed migration of people currently on legacy benefits last week after it was put on hold during the pandemic. The session will examine the implications of the resumption, looking at the lessons that could be learnt from the general role out of UC and the first wave of managed migration, which was piloted in Harrogate.
The hearing will also look at the impact of the rising cost of living on those claiming benefits and explore potential changes to the regulations governing further managed migration.
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Backbench MPs will have the chance to make their mark on the law if they are successful in Thursday’s Private Members’ Bill ballot.
The ballot, which takes place at the start of every parliamentary session, will be held at 9am, and will be streamed live on parliamentlive.tv.
Private Members’ Bills are Public Bills introduced by MPs who are not Government
Welsh Secretary tells Parliament that UK Government is exploring ways to establish the first ever Veterans Commissioner for Wales.
From: Office of the Secretary of State for Wales and The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP
Secretary of State for Wales Simon Hart has announced plans for the appointment of a Veterans Commissioner for Wales.
Speaking at the annual St David’s Day debate in Parliament on Thursday 25 February the Welsh Secretary told MPs the UK Government was actively exploring ways to establish Wales’ first Veterans Commissioner.
Veterans Commissioners aim to improve the
Network Rail, Transport for Wales and operators of train services in Wales will give evidence to the Welsh Affairs Committee as the Committee considers the infrastructure needs, and future requirements, of the Welsh rail network.
Witnesses will be split across two panels. In the first panel with Network Rail and Transport for Wales MPs are likely to address:
Among the subjects the Committee are likely to explore on the second panel with senior figures from Great Western, West Coast and CrossCountry railways are:
Thursday’s evidence session will be the second oral evidence session of the Committee’s railway infrastructure in Wales inquiry.
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The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (NIAC) will take evidence from businesses involved in moving goods across the Irish Sea to examine the challenges they have faced since the Northern Ireland Protocol came into effect on 1 January.
Representatives from port operator Stena Line,
In its fifth session in the economics of music streaming inquiry, the DCMS Committee will hear from online platforms that host user-generated content.
MPs will consider how artists, songwriters and
The House of Commons Justice Committee, which scrutinises the policies and work of the Ministry of Justice, is to hold a third evidence session in its inquiries into Court Capacity and The Future of Legal Aid at 2.30pm on Tuesday, 9 February 2021.
The number and length of delays in court
The Government's vague flood defence objectives are leaving English homes and businesses vulnerable to climate change.
In a report published today, MPs from the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee call on Ministers to commit to a clearly defined flood resilience objective, ensuring better protection of the 5.2 million properties currently at risk from flooding.
In light of ever more frequent and severe
In response to concerns raised by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) on the operation of the Green Homes Grant, BEIS Minister Lord Callanan has admitted that only 20,000 vouchers towards the cost of installing energy efficient improvements have been issued to homeowners or residential landlords.
At the current rate, it would take over 10 years to meet the Government’s target to issue vouchers to 600,000 households.
The EAC conducted an online survey on the
