Select Committees are composed of either MPs or Members of the House of Lords, and have the power to launch inquiries into any issue or Government actions. Evidence is received by the inquiry and the Committee publish a report of their findings.
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| 16 Jul 2025 |
Employment support for disabled people
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Work and Pensions Committee (Select) |
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With the disability employment gap persistently at nearly 30%, the Government has announced it will spend an additional £2.2 billion on employment support over the next four years. The Committee will explore the reasons behind the disability employment gap, scrutinise Government programmes to support disabled people into work and make recommendations for future support. |
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| 29 Jul 2025 |
Police transcription
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Public Services Committee (Select) |
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Equal access to justice is a cornerstone of our criminal justice system and it is vital that everyone involved at each stage in any criminal case is presented with a fair and accurate account of evidential proceedings. Transcripts are produced by the police and outsourced companies as a public service to the courts. They provide a written record of a police interview with a suspect or witness or to help in understanding unclear audio material. This inquiry will focus on how transcripts are produced, the training and guidance to services that produce transcripts, the standards and quality assurance of transcripts, and their use within court |
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| 23 Jul 2025 |
Access to Justice
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Justice Committee (Select) |
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This inquiry will examine how advice and legal services are adapting to secure access to justice across civil, criminal, and family law, and the impacts of the cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency.
In 2022-23, the Justice Committee undertook a broad inquiry on the Future of Legal Aid, looking at the challenges facing legal aid clients and providers and how they might be tackled. That inquiry built upon work undertaken by the Committee in 2015 on the impact of changes to civil legal aid under Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
This inquiry will consider how the provision of legal advice and representation, and supplementary advice services, have developed in response to the restrictions on the provision of legal aid. It will focus on the scope for future innovation in the nature of services, funding, regulation and technology to support effective access to justice in England and Wales.
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| 24 Jul 2025 |
Reproductive health conditions: girls and young women
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Women and Equalities Committee (Select) |
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The Committee is following up its previous work on women’s reproductive health, with a focus on better meeting the needs of girls and young women. It is assessing progress in diagnoses, treatments and pain management of conditions including endometriosis, adenomyosis and heavy menstrual bleeding. |
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| 17 Sep 2025 |
Draft Finance Bill 2025–26
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Finance Bill Sub-Committee (Select) |
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| 4 Sep 2025 |
Early Years: Improving support for children and parents
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Education Committee (Select) |
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The Education Committee’s ‘early years’ inquiry will examine a number of policy issues related to workforce sustainability in the sector, access and affordability of services for parents, and quality of provision and outcomes for young children in terms of their development. This inquiry follows significant reforms to the childcare sector in 2023, and the Government’s announcement in July 2025 of its Best Start in Life Strategy. |
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| 5 Sep 2025 |
The Environment in Focus
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Environmental Audit Committee (Select) |
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The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has launched an open call for potential topics of inquiry in the areas of climate change, the environment and nature. ‘The Environment in focus’ Inquiry invites proposals on what the Committee should investigate next and why. Up to 10 individuals will then be invited to pitch their proposal to MPs on the Committee in a public session. The winning proposal will form the basis of a new inquiry by the Committee. The Committee seeks ideas for inquiries from anyone with an interest in the environment and climate change, including members of the public. So far in this Parliament, we have published reports on the role of natural capital, the UK and the Antarctic and Governing the marine environment. We are currently running inquiries into Environmental sustainability and housing growth, Flood resilience in England, Airport expansion and Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Previously, in February 2023, the Committee conducted a ‘My EAC Inquiry’ exercise, which led to an inquiry into Heat resilience and sustainable cooling, and a subsequent report published in January 2024. This was based on similar past ‘My Science’ inquiries carried out by the former Science and Technology Committee in 2017 (Algorithms in decision-making), 2019 (E-cigarettes) and 2022 (bacteriophages). Deadline for proposals Friday 10 October Please submit a proposal of no more than 250 words for an inquiry to be carried out by the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee. This should set out what the inquiry should focus on, why it matters and what action is needed from the Government to address the issues identified in the proposal. Please note that the Committee does not look at specific local issues, but at matters that have wider relevance. The Committee will contact those whose proposals that have been selected for oral pitches. |
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| 2 Sep 2025 |
Afghan Data Breach and Resettlement Schemes
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Defence Committee (Select) |
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This inquiry will examine the circumstances behind and the consequences of a major data breach in February 2022 from the Ministry of Defence. The breach involved the personal data of thousands of Afghan applicants for resettlement to the UK and their families, potentially putting these people at risk of reprisals. The inquiry aims to understand how this breach could have been allowed to happen, and, once it had happened, whether successive Governments took well-informed and sensible decisions under cover of an unprecedented super-injunction. The inquiry will also examine the Government’s wider arrangements for the resettlement of eligible Afghans in the UK. While lived experience can inform the Committee's work, please be aware that the Committee does not consider or assist with individual cases. The deadline for written evidence is Tuesday 14 October 2025. |
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| 9 Sep 2025 |
UK-India Free Trade Agreement
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International Agreements Committee (Select) |
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Following the announcement of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement, the International Agreements Committee is opening an inquiry investigating the impacts and implications of the FTA for the UK. Our inquiry will investigate the terms of the FTA, any potential benefits and disadvantages to the UK, and examine how key provisions will work for important sectors. It will also take into account the bilateral relationship and the broader geopolitical context. |
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| 24 Jul 2025 |
Joined-up journeys: achieving and measuring transport integration
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Transport Committee (Select) |
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The Transport Committee is looking at how Government can mould transport services, networks and options around the journeys that people need and want to make in their daily lives. We want to find out what kinds of changes need to be made to bring this about, including in different parts of the country and for transport users with different needs. We will consider how the costs and benefits of integrating transport should be measured and understood, and how this information influences investment and policy decisions. |
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| 23 Sep 2025 |
The Seventh Carbon Budget
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Environmental Audit Committee (Select) |
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This Environmental Audit Committee inquiry will examine the Climate Change Committee's advice on the Seventh Carbon Budget. It will consider the assumptions and costs underpinning the CCC’s recommendations, explore the balance between emerging and established technologies, the policy choices facing Government, and the potential impacts on households, businesses and the wider economy. The inquiry will also look at how the Government should communicate choices and trade-offs, and how Parliament and the public can best scrutinise delivery plans and progress. Read the call for evidence for more information about this inquiry, and to find out how to submit written evidence through the Committee’s online evidence submission portal. |
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