Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
UK Football Policing: Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv – Home Affairs Committee
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Home Affairs Committee will hear further evidence relating to decision making around the policing of the football match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Senior officers from West Midlands Police and representatives of Birmingham City Council and the UK Football Policing Unit will face further questions on the intelligence gathering, cross-body liaison and community engagement relating to the fixture.
Witnesses:
Craig Guildford – Chief Constable at West Midlands Police
Mike O’Hara – Assistant Chief Constable at West Midlands Police
Mick Wilkinson – Chief Inspector at West Midlands Police
Chief Constable Mark Roberts – National Lead for Football Policing at UK Football Policing Unit
Councillor John Cotton – Leader at Birmingham City Council
Richard Brooks – Executive Director of City Operations at Birmingham City Council
Anthony Cox – Director of Law and Governance at Birmingham City Council
UK Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for the sub-postmasters – Business and Trade Committee
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Business and Trade Committee hears from a range of witnesses on the Post Office Horizon scandal.
Witnesses:
Mr David Eaton – Former Sub-postmaster
Mrs Glenys Eaton – Former Sub-postmaster
Dr Neil Hudgell – Director at Hudgell Solicitors
David Enright – Partner at Howe & Co Solicitors
Kieran O’Rourke – Partner at Howe & Co Solicitors
Paul Patterson – Director at Fujitsu Services Ltd
Nigel Railton – Chair at Post Office Ltd
Joanne Hanley – Remediation Unit Director at Post Office Ltd
Amanda Pearce – Casework Operations Director and Interim Chief Executive at Criminal Cases Review Commission
Blair McDougall MP – Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation at Department for Business and Trade
Carl Creswell – Director of Post Office Policy at Department for Business and Trade
Alex Davies-Jones MP – Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls at Ministry of Justice
Christina Pride – Deputy Director, Criminal Appeals and Miscarriages of Justice Policy at Ministry of Justice
UK South East Water Chief faces Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee on Tunbridge Wells failure
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
After tens of thousands of residents in Kent were left without drinking water for 14 days due to failures at a treatment centre, David Hinton, the Chief Executive of the water company that oversaw the problems, will face questions from MPs on the EFRA Committee.
Also appearing will be Marcus Rink, Chief Inspector of the Drinking Water Inspectorate, which launched an ongoing investigation on 4 December. The organisation warned South East Water in 2024 of a significant risk of failure at the Pembury treatment centre.
In this session, the witnesses are likely to be asked questions about the planning, resilience and capacity of the supplier’s infrastructure, as well as communications with the public and leadership.
The Committee is undertaking a long-term inquiry and last year published a report, Priorities for water sector reform. The Committee recently wrote to water companies about their approaches to recovering debts from vulnerable customers.
UK E-petition debate relating to the length of the school week – Monday 5 January 2025.
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to the length of the school week.
Dave Robertson MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.
Read the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727514
Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/
What are petition debates?
Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers.
Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate.
The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk
Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work/
Stay up-to-date
Follow the Committee on Twitter for real-time updates on its work: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions
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UK E-petition debate relating to free bus travel for people over 60 – Monday 5 January 2025.
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to free bus travel for people over 60.
Tony Vaughan MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.
Read the petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702845
Find petitions you agree with, and sign them: https://petition.parliament.uk/
What are petition debates?
Petition debates are ‘general’ debates which allow MPs from all parties to discuss the important issues raised by one or more petitions, and put their concerns to Government Ministers.
Petition debates don’t end with a vote to implement the request of a petition. This means that MPs will not vote on the issues raised in the petition at the end of the debate.
The Petitions Committee can only schedule debates on petitions to parliament started on petition.parliament.uk
Find out more about how petition debates work: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/content/194347/how-petitions-debates-work/
Stay up-to-date
Follow the Committee on Twitter for real-time updates on its work: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions
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UK Both Houses return from Christmas recess today
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
Today the House of Commons and the @HouseofLords will return from Christmas recess and resume business at 2.30pm.
Business in the House of Commons will start with questions to the Home Secretary.
Members of the House of Lords will discuss topics, including support for parents to toilet train their children, sudden cardiac death in young people, and Government use of social media platform X.
Watch today’s business as it happens on Parliament Live TV: https://parliamentlive.tv
UK Investigating housing conditions in England
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee recently held a roundtable event as part of its inquiry into housing conditions in England. Bringing together tenants and housing providers across the private rented sector, social housing and temporary accommodation, the session gathered a range of perspectives which will contribute to the evidence gathered for the Committee’s findings and report.
UK Parliament in 2025 wrapped 🎬
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
A look back at the year and the people who make Parliament happen.
UK Parliament’s colours aren’t just for Christmas 🎄
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
Parliament is full of red and green, and not just because it’s Christmas. The colours hold special significance for the House of Commons and @HouseofLords