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Lords debates welfare reforms and youth unemployment
Members consider youth unemployment. Catch up
12 June 2026
Student loans: More than 52,000 responses to Treasury Committee call for evidence
The Treasury Committee has published a summary of the results of its public survey on student loans and the taxation of graduates.
27 May 2026
AI and EdTech: MPs launch new inquiry examining technology’s role in education
MPs will examine the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and EdTech in education, in a new inquiry launched today.
26 February 2026
England’s fragile school estate needs permanent solutions despite progress on RAAC, MPs say
Despite government progress towards removing RAAC from schools, significant concerns remain about the condition of England’s school estate, MPs warn today.
11 February 2026
Lords asks government to reconsider on Children's bill
Members vote on admission numbers, allergy policies and smartphone bans as report stage concludes. Catch up
04 February 2026
Safeguarding in early years sector: Education Committee launches new call for evidence
The Education Committee has expanded its ongoing inquiry into the early years sector to examine how safeguarding can be strengthened in nurseries, for childminders and other early years settings.
17 December 2025
Education Committee publishes Govt’s response to landmark SEND report
The Education Committee has published the Government’s response to its report ‘Solving the SEND crisis’.
11 December 2025
Can a university still function if it becomes insolvent? MPs write to Minister
The Education Committee has today published a letter to the Higher Education Minister, Baroness Jacqui Smith, seeking clarification on the Government’s stance on what should happen if a university becomes insolvent.
10 December 2025
Reading for pleasure – MPs launch new inquiry to explore how to keep joy of reading alive
Amid a worrying decline in the number of children reading for pleasure, the Education Committee has launched a new inquiry to understand how reading can be nurtured, and what its benefits are.
23 November 2025
Education Committee comments on Curriculum and Assessment Review and Govt’s response
The Chair of the Education Committee Helen Hayes MP has commented on the Government’s response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review report. Both documents were due to be published on 5 November.
05 November 2025
Lords concludes committee stage of Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Members finish their detailed examination of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill at committee stage. Catch up
19 September 2025
Education Committee launches new inquiry into early years sector
The Education Committee has today launched an inquiry into the early years sector, looking at issues around the sustainability of its workforce, families’ access to services and the quality of outcomes for young children.
03 September 2025
Autism and ADHD diagnostic pathways for children and young people: MPs write to DHSC with recommendations
The Health and Social Care Committee has today written to the Health Minister Stephen Kinnock, on the subject of the autism and ADHD diagnostic pathways for children and young people, following the Committee’s evidence session on the subject on 25 June.
21 July 2025
How to fix children’s social care and restore care leavers’ life chances – report
Overstretched children’s social care services, in the face of rising need, has led to an alarming number of children leaving the care system and becoming homeless, not in employment or not in education.
09 July 2025
Why are so many children still missing school? Education Committee announces evidence session
The Education Committee will hold a deep-dive evidence session on Tuesday 22 July to examine whether the Government has the right strategies in place to tackle school absence.
04 July 2025