21 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
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
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 6 January 2025
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
Crown Court backlogs
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 2 January 2025
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
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 3 January 2025
Opened 31 October 2024
Local roads in England
Opened 31 October 2024
NHS financial sustainability
Opened 31 October 2024
Prison estate capacity
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 13 January 2025
Opened 31 October 2024
Support for children and young people with special educational needs
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
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 16 January 2025
Opened 31 October 2024
Whole of Government Accounts 2022-23
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 9 January 2025
Opened 31 October 2024
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Upcoming events
Monday
13 January 2025
3:00pm
Oral evidence session
13 January 2025
Physical
Thursday
9 January 2025
9:30am
Oral evidence session
9 January 2025
Physical
Thursday
19 December 2024
9:30am
Private
10:00am
Public
HS2: Update following Northern leg cancellation - Oral evidence
19 December 2024
10:00am
- Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB (Permanent Secretary at Department for Transport)
- Alan Over (Director General, Major Rail Projects Group, Senior Responsible Owner for High Speed 2 Programme at Department for Transport)
- Mark Wild (Chief Executive Officer at HS2 Ltd)
- Alan Foster (Chief Financial Officer and Interim CEO at HS2 Ltd)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday
16 December 2024
3:00pm
Private
3:30pm
Public
Tax evasion in the retail sector - Oral evidence
16 December 2024
3:30pm
- Sir Jim Harra (First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive at HMRC)
- Penny Ciniewicz (Director General Customer Compliance Group at HMRC)
- Dean Beale (Chief Executive at The Insolvency Service)
- Louise Smyth (Chief Executive and Registrar of Companies at Companies House)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
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