Committees

Petitions Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Petitions Committee considers e-petitions submitted on Parliament’s petitions website and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons, engaging the public directly with the work of the House.

E-petitions website

For information about the work of committees before 2020 please visit committees before 2020, inquiries before 2020 or publications before 2020.

2 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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The Government's response to Coronavirus
Report:
Published
On 13 July 2020
Govt. response:
Published
On 13 October 2020
Opened 13 March 2020
Tackling Online Abuse
Opened 14 May 2020

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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Decisions of the Petitions committee, 20 October
Committee considers all e-petitions which reached over 10,000 signatures and received a Government response
21 October 2020
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MPs to debate petitions relating to immigration
MPs to debate a petition relating to immigration
14 October 2020
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Decisions of the Petitions Committee
Committee considers all e-petitions which have reached over 10,000 signatures
14 October 2020

Latest publications

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Letter to Cabinet Office Minister, Michael Gove MP, regarding overdue Government response to e-petition 328754
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Correspondence
Letter from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers & Labour Markets responding to the Committee's First Report: The impact of COVID-19 on maternity and parental leave.
Inquiry The Government's response to Coronavirus
Committees Petitions Committee
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HC 526
Correspondence
Letter to the Prime Minister regarding the impact of Covid-19 on maternity and parental leave
Inquiry The Government's response to Coronavirus
Committees Petitions Committee
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HC 252
Correspondence

Useful information

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