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. You can follow the committee on X (formerly Twitter) @HoCpetitions.

E-petitions website

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Second Report - Tackling online abuse
Inquiry Tackling Online Abuse
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HC 766
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Response to this report
Second Special Report - Tackling Online Abuse: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report
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HC 1224
Special Report
Second Special Report - Tackling Online Abuse: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report
Inquiry Tackling Online Abuse
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HC 1224
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First Report - Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on
Work Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on (Non-inquiry session)
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HC 479
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First Special Report - Impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
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HC 1132
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Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Vaccines and Public Health relating to the Committee’s inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on new parents: one year on
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HC 479
Correspondence

Oral evidence transcripts

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16 May 2023
Work A statutory duty of care for higher education students (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses AMOSSHE, and Universities UK
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Oral Evidence
16 May 2023
Work A statutory duty of care for higher education students (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses PAPYRUS, Student Minds, and NUS UK
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Oral Evidence
16 May 2023
Work A statutory duty of care for higher education students (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Lee Fryatt, petition creator, Ben West, Hilary Grime, and Mark Shanahan
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Written evidence

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Petitions Committee (PEE0023)
Work Public engagement on e-petitions (Non-inquiry session)
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House of Commons (PEE0022)
Work Public engagement on e-petitions (Non-inquiry session)
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House of Commons (PEE0021)
Work Public engagement on e-petitions (Non-inquiry session)
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Other publications

Government Responses
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.
170 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
12 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
2 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
6 published
Engagement documents
Documents relating to committee engagement activities, such as forums, surveys or ‘roundtable’ events with experts and stakeholders that the committee has chosen to make public.
1 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
1 published
Other documents
Other documents connected to the committee's work.
2 published

Contact us

  • Email: petitionscommittee@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General) 0207 219 4887 / For media enquiries contact Charles White, Senior Media Officer, at hocmediacorporate@parliament.uk and 0207 219 0969