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Today's events - Tuesday 21 January 2025

09:00
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 9am to midday
Committees Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Inquiries Innovation showcase, and Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
09:25
Formal meeting
21 January 2025 - 9:25am to 3:25pm
Committees Second Delegated Legislation Committee
Work The draft Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (Legislative scrutiny), The draft Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025 (Legislative scrutiny), The draft Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2025 (Legislative scrutiny), and The draft Lancashire Combined County Authority Regulations 2024 (Legislative scrutiny)
Room 11, Palace of Westminster
09:25
Formal meeting
21 January 2025 - 9:25am to 11:25am
Committees Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Work Further to consider the Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
Room 14, Palace of Westminster
09:25
Formal meeting
21 January 2025 - 9:25am to 11:25am
Committees Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Work To consider the Bill (Legislative scrutiny), and Further to consider the Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
09:30
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Inquiry Reforming the water sector
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
09:30
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
Committees Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Inquiry Review of the 2024 general election
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
09:30
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Committees Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Inquiries Children in Temporary Accommodation, and Rough Sleeping
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
09:30
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
Committees Education Committee
Inquiry Children’s social care
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
09:45
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 9:45am to 12:30pm
Committees Home Affairs Committee
Work Implementation of Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (Non-inquiry session)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
10:00
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 10am to 12:30pm
Committees Defence Committee
Inquiry Defence in the Grey Zone
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
10:00
Formal meeting (private meeting)
21 January 2025 - 10am to 11:30am
Committees Administration Committee
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
10:30
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 10:30am to 1pm
Committees Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Inquiry Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
Room 3, Palace of Westminster
10:30
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 10:30am to 1pm
Committees Industry and Regulators Committee
Inquiry The energy grid and grid connections
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
10:30
Formal meeting (private meeting)
21 January 2025 - 10:30am to 12:30pm
Committees Built Environment Committee
Inquiry The Grey Belt
Room 1, Palace of Westminster
13:00
Informal meeting
21 January 2025 - 1pm to 3pm
Committees Health and Social Care Committee
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
14:00
Formal meeting
21 January 2025 - 2pm to 5pm
Committees Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Work Further to consider the Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
Room 14, Palace of Westminster
14:00
Formal meeting
21 January 2025 - 2pm to 5:45pm
Committees Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Work Further to consider the Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
14:00
Formal meeting
21 January 2025 - 2pm to 6pm
Committees Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Work To consider the sittings motion (Legislative scrutiny)
Room 9, Palace of Westminster
14:00
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 2pm to 5pm
Committees Business and Trade Committee
Inquiry Export led growth
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
14:00
Formal meeting (private meeting)
21 January 2025 - 2pm to 4:30pm
Committees Communications and Digital Committee
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
15:30
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Committees Environment and Climate Change Committee, and Science and Technology Committee
Work Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Non-inquiry session)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
15:45
Formal meeting (private meeting)
21 January 2025 - 3:45pm to 5:30pm
Committees Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Room 1, Palace of Westminster
16:00
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 4pm to 6:30pm
Committees European Affairs Committee
Inquiry The UK-EU reset
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
16:00
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
21 January 2025 - 4pm to 5pm
Committees Backbench Business Committee
Inquiry Proposals for backbench debates
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
16:00
Formal meeting (private meeting)
21 January 2025 - 4pm to 5pm
Committees Transport Committee
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
16:00
Formal meeting (private meeting)
21 January 2025 - 4pm to 6pm
Committees International Agreements Committee
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
18:15
Formal meeting (private meeting)
21 January 2025 - 6:15pm to 7pm
Committees Liaison Committee (Commons)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House