Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee questions Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP on his work as the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Witnesses:
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP – Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at Northern Ireland Office
Matthew Patrick MP – Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at Northern Ireland Office
Ruth Sloan – Director of Strategy at Northern Ireland Office
Fleur Johnson – Windsor Framework Director at Cabinet Office
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee questions former Secretaries of State Angela Rayner MP and Lord Michael Gove as the Committee begins the evidence sessions for its inquiry examining the Government’s Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.
Witnesses:
Catherine Williams OBE – Co-Founder at National Leasehold Campaign (NLC)
Liam Spender – Lawyer and Campaigner at Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
Harry Scoffin – Founder at Free Leaseholders
Halima Ali – Joint Campaign Co-Ordinator at HorNets
Charmaine McQueen-Prince – Chair of the Leasehold Reform Subcommittee at Residential Freehold Association
The Rt Hon Lord Michael Gove – Former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP – Former Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to the Secretary of State’s power to cancel local elections.
Jamie Stone MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.
Read the petitions:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/747234
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
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate relating to the public being given a right to a vote of no confidence.
John Lamont MP has been asked by the Committee to open the debate. The Government will send a Minister to respond.
Read the petitions:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/734311
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
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Home Affairs Committee hears evidence from MPs as part of its inquiry into harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification.
Witnesses:
Mike Tapp MP – Minister for Migration and Citizenship at Home Office
Rt Hon Darren Jones MP – Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at Cabinet Office
Dan Hobbs – Director General, Migration and Borders Group at Home Office
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Education Committee hears evidence from witnesses on the decline in the number of children reading for pleasure.
Witnesses:
Jonathan Douglas – Chief Executive at The National Literacy Trust
Annie Crombie – Co-Chief Executive at Booktrust
Mrs Debbie Hicks – Creative Director at The Reading Agency
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Joint Committee on Human Rights question witnesses for their inquiry, Human Rights and Regulation of AI
Witnesses:
Rob Sherman – VP and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Policy at Meta
Ginny Badanes – General Manager – Tech for Society at Microsoft
Kanishka Narayan MP – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Minister for AI at Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
