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

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Reports and government responses

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Second Report - The impact of Covid-19 on university students
Inquiry The Government's response to Coronavirus
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First Report: The impact of Covid-19 on maternity and parental leave
Inquiry The Government's response to Coronavirus
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Government Responses
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.
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Second Special Report - The impact of COVID-19 on maternity and parental leave: Government Response to the Committee's First Report
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The impact of COVID-19 on maternity and parental leave: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
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Oral evidence transcripts

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17 September 2020
Work E-petition session: Support for individuals and households during COVID-19 (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Members of Parliament (Members of Parliament at House of Commons), and HM Government
Committees Petitions Committee
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15 July 2020
Work E-petition session: Easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Petitions Committee
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Oral Evidence
2 July 2020
Inquiry Tackling Online Abuse
Witnesses Katie Price, and Amy Price
Committees Petitions Committee
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Written evidence

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Public engagement on e-petitions
Witnesses Dr Daniel Allen
Committees Petitions Committee
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Written Evidence
The Government's response to Coronavirus
Witnesses Institute of Health Visiting
Committees Petitions Committee
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Written Evidence
The Government's response to Coronavirus
Witnesses Adoption UK
Committees Petitions Committee
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Other publications

Government Response
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
1 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
53 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
2 published
Special Report
Special Reports are agreed formally by a committee and published by order of the House. They often include a Government Response to an earlier Report by the Committee.
3 published

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