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Social media ban: Education Committee Chair responds

Responding to news that the government will ban under-16s from social media

Cultural touring in the EU: MPs call on government to work with EU to break down barriers and boost domestic support for performers

The government must work with the EU and individual member states to support artists looking to perform in Europe, MPs say, in a report that highlights the financial struggles and missed opportunities they face post-Brexit.

WEC Chair calls out Health Minister’s delay on banning BBLs and other harmful cosmetic procedures

The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has today published a letter from Health Minister Karin Smyth following the delay in Government responding to the Committee’s report on Cosmetic procedures.

Belfast unrest: Government have not done enough to tackle online misinformation, committee warns

The Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Chair, Dame Chi Onwurah, has written to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Liz Kendall, to warn that the government hasn’t done enough to tackle the amplification of misinformation online.

Appointment of Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission

The Justice Committee has published its report following the pre-appointment hearing on Wednesday, 10 June with Lynne Berry CBE

How can the UK deter Russian aggression by imposing costs and constraints? New parliamentary inquiry launches

Today the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy launches a new inquiry on the UK’s approach to deterring Russian aggression, with a focus on imposing costs and constraints.

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Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 9 June 2026

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 9 June 2026

Coming up in the Commons 15–19 June

Find out what's coming up in the Commons 15–19 June

IDC Chair welcomes NAO report on FCDO humanitarian crisis response

The Chair of the International Development Committee has welcomed a new report by the National Audit Office looking into how the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) responds to sudden-onset humanitarian crises.

SEND, mental health and prevention overlooked in NHS reforms, say MPs preparing amendments to Health Bill

The Health and Social Care Committee has today published a report outlining amendments to the Health Bill

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