Committees

Home Affairs Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Home Affairs Committee is a cross-party committee of MPs responsible for scrutinising the work of the Home Office and its associated bodies. It examines government policy, spending and the law in areas including immigration, security and policing.

These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Sixth Report: Appointment of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
Work Pre-appointment hearing: Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (Pre-appointment hearing)
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Third Report: Home Office preparedness for Covid-19 (coronavirus): immigration and visas
Inquiry Home Office preparedness for Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
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HC 362
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Response to this report
Fourth Special Report - Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): immigration and visas: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report
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Fourth Report: Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (Coronavirus): institutional accommodation
Inquiry Home Office preparedness for Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
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HC 562
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Response to this report
Fifth Special Report: Home Office preparedness for COVID-19 (coronavirus): institutional accommodation: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report
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HC 973
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Oral evidence transcripts

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28 April 2021
Inquiry Violence and abuse towards retail workers
Witnesses Amanda Blakeman (Deputy Chief Constable at Gwent Police), Ian Dyson QPM (Commissioner at City of London Police), Patrick Holdaway (Chief Inspector at Hampshire Constabulary), and David Jamieson (Commissioner at West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner)
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6 January 2021
Inquiry The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong
Witnesses Witness A, Witness B (Hongkongers in Britain), Witness C (Hongkongers in Britain), Witness D, Witness E (Solicitor), and Witness F
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14 April 2021
Inquiry Violence and abuse towards retail workers
Witnesses Joanne Cairns (Head of Research and Economics at Union of Shop Distributive and Allies Workers (USDAW)), James Lowman (Chief Executive at ACS (The Association of Convenience Stores)), Tom Ironside, Iona Blake, and Paul Gerrard
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Written evidence

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PCO0057 - Police conduct and complaints
Witnesses Colin Snook
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VIS0001 - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong
Witnesses Witness B
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VIS0002 - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong
Witnesses Witness E
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Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
122 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
3 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
1 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
7 published

Contact us

  • Email: homeaffcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General) 020 7219 6856/3282 (Media) 020 7219 8430/07834 172 099 perryg@parliament.uk