31 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
Antimicrobial resistance: addressing the risks
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 January 2025
Condition of Government properties
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 January 2025
DHSC Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 January 2025
Fixing NHS Dentistry
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 January 2025
Governance and decision-making on major projects
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 January 2025
Government cyber resilience
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 January 2025
Government’s relationship with digital technology suppliers
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 January 2025
Local Government Financial Sustainability
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 January 2025
Tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 January 2025
The cost of the tax system
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 15 January 2025
NAO Main Estimate 2025-2026
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 24 January 2025
Opened 9 December 2024
Energy Bills Support
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 23 January 2025
Opened 29 November 2024
Public charge points for electric vehicles
Opened 29 November 2024
Asylum accommodation: Home Office acquisition of former HMP Northeye
Opened 31 October 2024
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
Opened 31 October 2024
Condition and maintenance of Local Roads in England
Report:
Published
On 17 January 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 17 March 2025
Opened 31 October 2024
Crown Court backlogs
Opened 31 October 2024
DCMS management of COVID-19 loans
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 27 January 2025
Opened 31 October 2024
Decommissioning Sellafield
Written evidence:
Accepting
Open for submissions
Opened 31 October 2024
DWP Customer Service and Accounts 2023-24
Opened 31 October 2024
HMRC Customer Service and Accounts 2023-24
Opened 31 October 2024
HS2: Update following Northern leg cancellation
Opened 31 October 2024
Improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged children
Opened 31 October 2024
NHS financial sustainability
Opened 31 October 2024
Prison estate capacity
Opened 31 October 2024
Support for children and young people with special educational needs
Report:
Published
On 15 January 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 15 March 2025
Opened 31 October 2024
Tackling homelessness
Opened 31 October 2024
Tax evasion in the retail sector
Opened 31 October 2024
The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 20 January 2025
Opened 31 October 2024
Use of AI in Government
Opened 31 October 2024
Whole of Government Accounts 2022-23
Opened 31 October 2024
Latest news
Local roads branded “national embarrassment” as Govt urged to tackle £15bn repair backlog
As disrepair and damage to vehicles from potholes increase, PAC calls out the DfT for not taking its use of public money on local roads sufficiently seriously
17 January 2025
SEND emergency: Unviable system will end in lost generation of children without reform
With outcomes for children stalled, families’ confidence undermined and two-fifths of local authorities staring down bankruptcy, PAC report issues urgent warning
15 January 2025
Comment: Storm Bert – flood resilience
PAC Chair Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown reacts to the widespread flooding following Storm Bert
27 November 2024
Upcoming events
Monday
10 February 2025
3:00pm
Private
3:30pm
Public
Oral evidence session
10 February 2025
NAO Main Estimate 2025-2026 - Oral evidence
3:30pm
- Gareth Davies (Comptroller and Auditor General at National Audit Office)
- Rebecca Sheeran (Chief Operating Officer at National Audit Office)
- Max Tse (Executive Director at National Audit Office)
DCMS management of COVID-19 loans - Oral evidence
4:15pm
- Susannah Storey (Permanent Secretary at Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- Polly Payne (Director General - Policy at Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- Nicola Hewer (Director - Cultural Diplomacy, Loans and Visitor Economy at Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Physical
Thursday
6 February 2025
9:30am
Private
10:00am
Public
Energy Bills Support - Oral evidence
6 February 2025
10:00am
- Jeremy Pocklington CB (Permanent Secretary at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
- Jonathan Mills (Director General, Energy Market and Supply at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Physical
Monday
3 February 2025
4:30pm
Public
The Remediation of Dangerous Cladding - Oral evidence
3 February 2025
4:30pm
- Sarah Healey CB CVO (Permanent Secretary at MHCLG)
- Ben Llewelyn (Director for Remediation policy at MHCLG)
- Richard Goodman (Director General, Safer Greener Buildings and SRO remediation portfolio at MHCLG)
- Helen Fisher (Programme Director, Cladding Safety Scheme at Homes England)
3:30pm
- David O'Leary (Executive Director at Home Builders Federation)
- Rhys Moore (Executive Director of Public Impact at National Housing Federation)
- Councillor Adam Hug (Chair of Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board at Local Government Association, and Leader at Westminster Council)
- Giles Grover (Co-Lead at End Our Cladding Scandal)
Physical
Thursday
30 January 2025
9:30am
Private
10:00am
Public
Use of AI in Government - Oral evidence
30 January 2025
10:00am
- Sarah Munby (Permanent Secretary at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- Cat Little (Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office)
- David Knott (Chief Technology Officer for the UK Government at Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), Cabinet Office)
Physical
Monday
27 January 2025
3:00pm
Private
3:30pm
Public
Prison estate capacity - Oral evidence
27 January 2025
3:30pm
- Dame Antonia Romeo DCB (Permanent Secretary and the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery at MOJ)
- Ross Gribbin (Director General, Prisons, Offenders and International Justice at MOJ)
- Amy Rees (Director General Chief Executive at HMPPS)
- Jim Barton (Executive Director HMPPS Change at HMPPS)
Physical
Thursday
23 January 2025
9:30am
Private
10:00am
Public
Whole of Government Accounts 2022-23 - Oral evidence
23 January 2025
10:00am
- James Bowler CB (Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury)
- Conrad Smewing (Director General, Public Spending and Joint Head of the Government Finance Function at HM Treasury)
- Andrew Carter (Director, Public Spending and Deputy Head of the Government Finance Function at HM Treasury)
- Will Garton (Director General for Local Government, Growth and Communities at Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Director General for Local Government, Growth and Communities at Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- Rosie Seymour (Deputy Director for Local Government Accountability and Audit and Deputy Director at Local Government Accountability and Audit)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday
20 January 2025
3:00pm
Private
3:30pm
Public
Public charge points for electric vehicles - Oral evidence
20 January 2025
3:30pm
- Jo Shanmugalingam (Second Permanent Secretary at Department for Transport)
- Nick Shaw (Deputy Director, Joint Head at Office for Zero Emission Vehicles)
- Richard Bruce CBE (Director at Office for Zero Emission Vehicles Directorate)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
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