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 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 Friday 9 May 2025.

Read the call for evidence before submitting

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
TBC
Tuesday 17 June 2025
11:30am Private
11:45am Public
Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures - Oral evidence 17 June 2025
TBC
Tuesday 10 June 2025
11:30am Private
11:45am Public
Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures - Oral evidence 10 June 2025
TBC

Past events

Tuesday 1 April 2025
2:30pm Private
2:45pm Public
Access to the House of Commons and its Procedures - Oral evidence 1 April 2025
2:45pm
  • Robert Halfon, former Member of Parliament
  • Dr Marie Tidball MP
  • Sarah Bool MP
  • Steve Darling MP
  • Marsha De Cordova MP
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

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