Committees

Responding to Covid-19 and the Coronavirus Act 2020

Inquiry

The Coronavirus Act 2020 was emergency legislation passed by Parliament on 25 March, to provide the Government with the powers it wanted to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK.

PACAC has launched this inquiry to scrutinise the constitutional and public administration aspects of the Act, with the goal of supporting and informing that debate.

This inquiry is currently accepting evidence

The committee wants to hear your views. We welcome submissions from anyone with answers to the questions in the call for evidence. You can submit evidence until Monday 13 July 2020.

Read the call for evidence before submitting

The next oral evidence session for this inquiry is currently scheduled for Tuesday 14 July 2020.

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
14 July 2020 - 8:55am to 11:30am
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Next activity

Oral evidence, 9:30am to 11:30am

Witnesses: Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, Edward Argar MP, and Katharine Hammond

Past events

Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
23 June 2020 - 8:55am to 11:30am
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
16 June 2020 - 8:45am to 11:30am
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

  • Email: pacac@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3268 (General Enquiries) / 020 7219 8430, 07834 172 099 (Media Enquiries)
  • Address: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA