The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is conducting an inquiry into engineering biology. The committee will explore engineering biology’s potential, particularly in delivering UK economic growth through commercialisation and for improvements to public services; which areas of engineering biology the UK is well placed to exploit and where …

In Wales, the number of bank and building society branches fell from 695 in 2012 to just 435 in 2022, and already 22 high street bank branch closures have been announced for 2024.

This inquiry will explore the future provision of high street banking, which groups are most adversely affected …

This cross-party inquiry will examine the transaction process, the information available to buyers, and the role of conveyancers and estate agents.

The Environmental Audit Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the interaction of climate change and security issues and the UK Government’s approach to anticipating, preventing, and responding to the security threats posed by climate change.

Read the call for evidence for more information about this inquiry.

This inquiry will scrutinise the progress and operation of City Region and Growth deals, following up on the Committee’s previous work examining them in 2021. We will explore the lessons learned since the deals launched to understand what has been delivered so far and barriers to their success. We will …

The Committee has launched an inquiry which will assess how the UK could best use its trade policy to help meet its net zero goals. 

The inquiry will examine whether current UK trade policy is consistent with emission cutting targets and whether it might go further in pursuit of net …

In our July 2023 Report Plan for Jobs and employment support, we considered DWP’s employment support provision following the Covid-19 pandemic, at which point UK labour statistics showed a substantial increase in the number of people who were economically inactive. 

During that inquiry, we found that increased devolution of …