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Division Votes
3 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 313 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 317 Noes - 185
3 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 101
3 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 184
3 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 315 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 180
4 Jun 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 266 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 273
4 Jun 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 258 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 264 Noes - 99
4 Jun 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 267 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 339
4 Jun 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 269 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 274
9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 326 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 113 Noes - 335
9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour No votes vs 15 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 180 Noes - 307
9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 323
9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 326 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 334
10 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 174
10 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 107 Noes - 314
10 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 312
10 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 309
10 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 189
11 Jun 2025 - Electricity - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 344 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 350 Noes - 176

Speeches
Michelle Welsh speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions Michelle Welsh contributed 2 speeches (98 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Michelle Welsh speeches from: Disadvantaged Communities Michelle Welsh contributed 2 speeches (292 words) Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Written Answers
Litter Asked by: Michelle Welsh (Labour - Sherwood Forest) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle littering; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging companies to increase (a) customer education on littering and (b) development of biodegradable packing. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Litter is a blight on our communities and the environment. Local councils are responsible for keeping streets clear of litter and have been given enforcement powers to help them do so. The Government is targeting some of the most commonly littered items to reduce the presence of these on our streets. The sale of single-use vapes was banned on 1 June and a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will go live in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland in October 2027. The DRS will introduce a redeemable deposit on single-use in-scope drinks containers which can be redeemed when the empty container is returned. Litter composition data indicates that 55% of litter by volume is made up of containers in-scope of DRS. DRS will significantly reduce this form of litter. The UK is a leading voice in the negotiations for a new international, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution and has taken an ambitious stance at all sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC). We have called for an agreement that addresses the full lifecycle of plastics, in order to end plastic pollution by 2040. The UK will continue to work with other countries, including as a member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, to reach an ambitious agreement at the resumed session in August 2025. We have not made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging companies to increase customer education on littering or on developing more biodegradable packaging. We remain concerned that many types of plastic labelled as biodegradable do not actually break down in the natural environment, and that people may be more likely to litter these items.

Written Answers

Litter
Asked by: Michelle Welsh (Labour - Sherwood Forest)
Monday 9th June 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle littering; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging companies to increase (a) customer education on littering and (b) development of biodegradable packing.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Litter is a blight on our communities and the environment. Local councils are responsible for keeping streets clear of litter and have been given enforcement powers to help them do so.

The Government is targeting some of the most commonly littered items to reduce the presence of these on our streets. The sale of single-use vapes was banned on 1 June and a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will go live in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland in October 2027. The DRS will introduce a redeemable deposit on single-use in-scope drinks containers which can be redeemed when the empty container is returned. Litter composition data indicates that 55% of litter by volume is made up of containers in-scope of DRS. DRS will significantly reduce this form of litter.

The UK is a leading voice in the negotiations for a new international, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution and has taken an ambitious stance at all sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC). We have called for an agreement that addresses the full lifecycle of plastics, in order to end plastic pollution by 2040. The UK will continue to work with other countries, including as a member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, to reach an ambitious agreement at the resumed session in August 2025.

We have not made an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging companies to increase customer education on littering or on developing more biodegradable packaging. We remain concerned that many types of plastic labelled as biodegradable do not actually break down in the natural environment, and that people may be more likely to litter these items.

Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 23rd June Michelle Welsh signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 24th June 2025 Baby loss kits 5 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Jo White (Labour - Bassetlaw) That this House notes that over 500 miscarriages occur daily in the UK and that many women have to resort to using makeshift materials to collect baby loss remains; further notes the recommendations of the 2023 Pregnancy Loss Review that the NHS should develop and deliver a Compassionate Clinical Care …
Wednesday 12th March Michelle Welsh signed this EDM on Monday 16th June 2025 Workplace disabilities and sickle cell disease 28 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill) That this House regrets that despite being a serious lifelong condition, sickle cell disease is not consistently recognised in workplaces; notes that many employers still lack awareness of how the condition affects daily life, resulting in individuals living with sickle cell disease finding it difficult to secure flexible working, reasonable …

Early Day Motions Signed

Monday 23rd June
Michelle Welsh signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 24th June 2025

Baby loss kits

5 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Jo White (Labour - Bassetlaw)
That this House notes that over 500 miscarriages occur daily in the UK and that many women have to resort to using makeshift materials to collect baby loss remains; further notes the recommendations of the 2023 Pregnancy Loss Review that the NHS should develop and deliver a Compassionate Clinical Care …

Wednesday 12th March
Michelle Welsh signed this EDM on Monday 16th June 2025

Workplace disabilities and sickle cell disease

28 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
That this House regrets that despite being a serious lifelong condition, sickle cell disease is not consistently recognised in workplaces; notes that many employers still lack awareness of how the condition affects daily life, resulting in individuals living with sickle cell disease finding it difficult to secure flexible working, reasonable …

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Bill Documents
Jun. 11 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 11 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: June 2025 52 Mrs Elsie Blundell Rosie Duffield Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Siân Berry Karl Turner Michelle Welsh
Jun. 10 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Newbury Helen Hayes Jon Trickett Sarah Dyke Emily Darlington Rachel Taylor Will Stone Michelle Welsh
Jun. 09 2025 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 9 June 2025 - large print Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Caroline Voaden Siân Berry Manuela Perteghella Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane Perran Moon Michelle Welsh
Jun. 09 2025 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 9 June 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Caroline Voaden Siân Berry Manuela Perteghella Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane Perran Moon Michelle Welsh
Jun. 09 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 9 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Newbury Helen Hayes Jon Trickett Sarah Dyke Emily Darlington Rachel Taylor Will Stone Michelle Welsh
Jun. 06 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 6 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Newbury Helen Hayes Jon Trickett Sarah Dyke Emily Darlington Rachel Taylor Will Stone Michelle Welsh
Jun. 05 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 5 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Newbury Helen Hayes Jon Trickett Sarah Dyke Emily Darlington Rachel Taylor Will Stone Michelle Welsh

APPG Publications
Baby Loss APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: 3 February 2025 Found: Andy MacNae MP NOTES Members and representatives in attendance: • Andy MacNae MP • Michelle Welsh
Future of Financial Services APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: APPG FoFS – GM Minutes \| October 2024 Found: and Winchmore Hill) Gregor Poynton MP (Lab, Livingston) Patrick Hurley MP (Lab, Southport) Michelle Welsh
Future of Financial Services APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: 24-10-08-APPG-on-Future-Of-Financial-Services-Membership-List Found: Michelle Welsh MP (Lab, Sherwood Forest) 17. Julia Lopez MP (Con, Hornchurch and Upminster) 18.

APPG Publications

Baby Loss APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: 3 February 2025

Found: Andy MacNae MP NOTES Members and representatives in attendance: • Andy MacNae MP • Michelle Welsh

Future of Financial Services APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: APPG FoFS – GM Minutes | October 2024

Found: and Winchmore Hill) Gregor Poynton MP (Lab, Livingston) Patrick Hurley MP (Lab, Southport) Michelle Welsh

Future of Financial Services APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: 24-10-08-APPG-on-Future-Of-Financial-Services-Membership-List

Found: Michelle Welsh MP (Lab, Sherwood Forest) 17. Julia Lopez MP (Con, Hornchurch and Upminster) 18.

Michelle Welsh - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 10th June 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments At 10:00am: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. the Lord Pickles - Former Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 17th June 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 24th June 2025 9 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 1st July 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the UK Statistics Authority At 10:00am: Oral evidence Sir Robert Chote - Chair at UK Statistics Authority Emma Rourke - Interim National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority and Office for National Statistics Ed Humpherson - Head of the Office for Statistics Regulation View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Estimate memoranda - Main Estimate Memoranda 2025-26 - Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Estimate memoranda - Main Estimate Memoranda 2025-26 - PHSO Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Estimate memoranda - Main Estimate Memoranda 2025-26 - The Statistics Board Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Estimate memoranda - Main Estimate Memoranda 2025-26 - Cabinet Office Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Estimate memoranda - Main Estimate Memoranda 2025-26 - Civil Superannuation Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Written Evidence - London Borough of Camden MIG0025 - Mission Government Mission Government - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Written Evidence - Cabinet Office PBI0020 - Public Bodies Public Bodies - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Written Evidence - UK Open Government Network MIG0026 - Mission Government Mission Government - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Thursday 12th June 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Speaker of the House of Commons on Paragraph 9.1 of the Ministerial Code, dated 23.5.25 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Oral Evidence - Lord Pickles Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Oral Evidence - Lord Pickles Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Manchester Metropolitan University, and Queen’s University Belfast UKSA0013 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - SOCial ECONomic RESearch UKSA0009 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - medConfidential UKSA0010 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Better Statistics CIC UKSA0018 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - University of Reading, and University of Reading UKSA0022 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Newcastle University UKSA0020 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Carnegie UK UKSA0023 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Simon Briscoe UKSA0021 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Centre for Longitudinal Study Information and User Support (CeLSIUS) UKSA0017 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - UK Data Service (Census) UKSA0019 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Thomas King UKSA0004 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Women's Budget Group UKSA0002 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - University College London (UCL) UKSA0003 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Market Research Society UKSA0007 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Care England UKSA0005 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Scottish Government - Office of the Chief Economic Adviser (OCEA) UKSA0008 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - British Society for Population Studies UKSA0015 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Welsh Government UKSA0014 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Notayesmanseconomics UKSA0016 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - UK Statistics Authority UKSA0026 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - The Board of Deputies of British Jews UKSA0028 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Preet Kaur Gill MP UKSA0030 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Retired Government statistician UKSA0025 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Royal Statistical Society (RSS) UKSA0024 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Sikh Federation (UK) UKSA0027 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Newcastle University UKSA0020 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - University of Reading, and University of Reading UKSA0022 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Carnegie UK UKSA0023 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Cllr Abi Brown OBE, Chairman, LGA Improvement and Innovation Board on concerns regarding future census methodology and lack of sector engagement, dated 6.6.25 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Catherine Little CB, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary on follow-up to evidence session on the Cabinet Office’s Annual Reports and Accounts, dated 6.6.25 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Tuesday 17th June 2025 Written Evidence - Simon Briscoe UKSA0021 - The work of the UK Statistics Authority The work of the UK Statistics Authority - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
3 Jun 2025 Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 26 Aug 2025) The Government has a manifesto commitment to “restore confidence in government and ensure ministers are held to the highest standards". Trust in government and the political system more widely is essential to the proper functioning and prosperity of a democratic state. Concerns with ethical standards are not new, however controversy surrounding the propriety of conduct of those in public life was a particularly prominent part of political life during the last parliament. This has raised questions as to whether the current system of ethical standards regulation is sufficient or even fit for purpose. Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.
12 Jun 2025 Ministerial Statements and the Ministerial Code Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 11 Jul 2025) This inquiry will consider whether the Ministerial Code adequately sets out what the House should expect of Ministers making the most important announcements of government policy. We will ask whether those requirements are observed with sufficient rigour by Ministers. Additionally, we will consider the appropriate balance in deciding between a written or oral statement. Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

Select Committee Inquiry

3 Jun 2025
Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 26 Aug 2025)

The Government has a manifesto commitment to “restore confidence in government and ensure ministers are held to the highest standards".

Trust in government and the political system more widely is essential to the proper functioning and prosperity of a democratic state. Concerns with ethical standards are not new, however controversy surrounding the propriety of conduct of those in public life was a particularly prominent part of political life during the last parliament. This has raised questions as to whether the current system of ethical standards regulation is sufficient or even fit for purpose.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

12 Jun 2025
Ministerial Statements and the Ministerial Code
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 11 Jul 2025)

This inquiry will consider whether the Ministerial Code adequately sets out what the House should expect of Ministers making the most important announcements of government policy.

We will ask whether those requirements are observed with sufficient rigour by Ministers. Additionally, we will consider the appropriate balance in deciding between a written or oral statement.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.