Committees

Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures

Inquiry

One of the most frequently raised areas of interests during the committee’s call for views has been accessibility.  

This inquiry will consider the accessibility of the physical parliamentary estate and of Parliamentary procedures, language and information. The committee’s work will be focused on finding new ways of ensuring the work of the House of Commons is inclusive and more easily understood.  

There is currently work in progress to consider the plan for the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster and other parts of the Parliamentary estate, which this inquiry will not cover. This inquiry will not consider individual cases or complaints.  

The committee’s work on accessibility will be covering: 

  • Access to the Parliamentary estate and its services.  
  • Access to the House of Commons procedures and processes, and barriers to participation. 
  • Access to Parliamentary information for MPs and the public.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 9 May 2025.

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 8 July 2025
11:30am Private
11:45am Public
Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures - Oral evidence 8 July 2025
TBC
Tuesday 24 June 2025
11:30am Private
11:45am Public
Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures - Oral evidence 24 June 2025
11:45am
  • Gillian Rudd (Representative at Inclusive Parliament coalition)
  • Fazilet Hadi (Head of Policy at Disability Rights UK)
  • Ismail Kaji (Parliamentary and Government Engagement Officer at Mencap)
The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

Past events

Tuesday 17 June 2025
11:30am Private
11:45am Public
Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures - Oral evidence 17 June 2025
11:45am
  • Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira, University of Leeds
  • Dr Ekaterina Kolpinskaya, Senior Lecturer in British Politics, University of Exeter (Cornwall)
  • Professor Elizabeth Evans, University of Southampton
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 10 June 2025
11:30am Private
11:40am Public
Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures - Oral evidence 10 June 2025
11:40am
  • Dr Ruth Fox (Director at Hansard Society)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 20 May 2025
11:30am Private
11:45am Public
Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures - Oral evidence 20 May 2025
11:45am
  • Baroness Sal Brinton
  • Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE
  • Lord Shinkwin
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 13 May 2025
11:30am Private
11:45am Public
Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures - Oral evidence 13 May 2025
11:45am
  • Esther Webber (Journalist at Politico)
  • Dr Mike Everett, Select Committee Clerk, House of Commons
  • Harry Gable, MP's staff and representative for GMB Union
  • Sunara Bint Ali, MP's staff and representative for Unite the Union
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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