Parliamentary engagement opportunities

Protecting the UK from Adverse Economic Pressure - Government Consulation

The Department for Business and Trade is consulting on the development of new powers to respond to acts of adverse economic pressure against the UK. Measures under consideration to allow the UK to respond appropriately to harm or threatened harm relate to: trade in goods; procurement; intellectual property; investment; and trade in services.

Deadline: 18 June

Low Pay Commission Consultation 2026 - Government Consultation

The Government has asked the Low Pay Commission to recommend minimum wage rates for April 2027. The Commission is seeking written submissions to inform these recommendations, including evidence on the impacts of recent minimum wage increases on employers and workers, and views on the economic and labour market conditions that workers and businesses are facing, as well as impacts of the rates themselves.

Deadline: 26 June

Regulation of the consumer insurance market - Select Committee Inquiry
The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee is investigating how the consumer market for home and travel insurance is regulated. This includes the regulation of insurance distribution and insurance claims handling, as well as the enforcement of these regulations and the resolution of disputes between insurance firms and consumers.
Deadline: 26 June

Draft Guidance on Mergers - CMA consultation 
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on draft revised guidance on their approach to assessing rivalry-enhancing efficiencies in mergers.
Deadline: 1 July 

Delivering HS2 and Euston - Select Committee Inquiry

The Public Accounts Committee is examining how the HS2 programme is responding to change and managing risks, the progress that has been made to improve governance and integration arrangements and whether there are now appropriate arrangements in place to achieve value for money, manage community impact and realise benefits. 
Deadline: 26 June

High Value Council Tax Surcharge - Government Consultation
The Treasury, HM Revenue & Customs and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are seeking views on the design and delivery of the High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS). This is a new charge on residential properties worth £2 million and above in England. 
Deadline: 14 July

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Strengthening the regulation of commercial sunbeds in England - Government Consultation
The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking views on proposals to introduce new safeguards using powers under the Sunbeds Act in England. The proposals will promote responsible practices among businesses providing use of sunbed services.
Deadline: 14 August

Draft rare disease therapies regulatory framework - Government Consultation
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is seeking feedback on a proposed framework for rare disease therapies. The draft framework outlines a clear regulatory path covering eligibility for the route, evidence requirements, patient engagement expectations, lifecycle oversight, and the process for transitioning to a full Market Authorisation where appropriate.
Deadline: 30 July

Regulating post-16 vocational and technical qualifications at levels 2 and 3 - Government Consultation

Ofqual is seeking views on the proposed regulatory approach, conditions, requirements and guidance for a range of vocational and technical qualifications:

• Level 3 V Levels
• Level 2 Foundation Certificates
• Level 2 Occupational Certificates
• Retaking Core Exams in Technical Qualifications within T Levels

Deadline: 2 July

Proposed outline content for T Levels in sport and social care - Government Consultation
The Department for Education is consulting on the proposed outline content for T Levels in sport and social care for first teach in September 2028. Specifically, they are seeking views on:

• the areas covered in the content, as well as breadth and depth
• the proposed structures for the sport T Level

Deadline: 9 August

GCSE natural history proposed subject content - Government Consultation
The Department for Education is seeking views on the proposed subject content for a new GCSE in natural history. The GCSE will allow students to engage with and study specific organisms, including plants and animals and the contexts in which they live. Ofqual will consult on assessment arrangements later this year.
Deadline: 4 September

HMRC's anti-fraud intervention on child benefit - Select Committee Inquiry

The Public Accounts Committee is examining the strategy and governance, design, implementation, management and performance of HMRC's Child Benefit anti-fraud-and-error intervention in 2025. The committee will also explore lessons from the intervention. 

Deadline: 3 July

Northern Ireland Local Growth Fund Consultation - Government Consultation
The Northern Ireland Office is seeking views on the proposed three-year investment plan for the new Local Growth Fund in Northern Ireland. The responses will help to develop a new model for local growth funding, focused on targeted, long-term interventions.
Deadline: 26 June

Low Pay Commission Consultation 2026 - Government Consultation

The Government has asked the Low Pay Commission to recommend minimum wage rates for April 2027. The Commission is seeking written submissions to inform these recommendations, including evidence on the impacts of recent minimum wage increases on employers and workers, and views on the economic and labour market conditions that workers and businesses are facing, as well as impacts of the rates themselves.

Deadline: 26 June

Equality at work: flexible working and disability - Select Committee Inquiry
The Women and Equalities Committee is considering experiences of flexible working across different groups of disabled people and sectors in the labour market. The committee will also examine associated schemes, such as Access to Work. 
Deadline: 26 June

Make Work Pay: misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) - Government Consultation
The Department for Business and Trade is seeking views on proposals to prevent the misuse of non-disclosure agreements in cases of workplace harassment and discrimination. This includes expanding the types of individuals the legislation applies to beyond the definitions of employee and worker used in the Employment Rights Act 1996, including some types of self-employed individuals.
Deadline: 8 July

Make Work Pay: employment rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children - Government Consultation
The Department of Business and Trade are consulting on the employment rights that are available to people with unpaid caring responsibilities and parents who have a seriously ill child. Specifically, they are seeking views on:

• the information and guidance that is available to support unpaid carers
• the potential need for further support
• what forms of support would be helpful for both unpaid carers and parents with a seriously ill child

Deadline: 1 September

Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression  - Select Committee

The National Security Strategy Joint Committee is holding an inquiry on the UK's deterrence posture in relation to Russia. It will focus on the UK’s ability to impose costs to deter Russia’s aggressive activity, both directly and through working with allies and partners.
Deadline: 8 July 

 The relationship between the Government and defence industry - Select Committee
The Industry and Regulators Committee will question how defence procurement and regulatory processes need to change to adapt to the pace of new technologies, such as drone and anti-drone capabilities, and to enable smaller, more technology-focused companies to supply the needs of the UK defence industry. The Committee will also consider how the Defence Industrial Strategy and its implementation are taking this forward, including how these processes will ensure sufficient industry capacity to engage in or deter military action.
Deadline: 21 July

Courts and Tribuals Bill - Public Bill Committee

The Committee of MPs gathered to scrutinise the new, and controversial, Courts and Tribunals Bill - which will restrict trial by jury amongst other reforms in an attempt to slash the backlog - has opened a call for written evidence. The Committee begins its scrutiny this week, so the deadline for submissions is imminent. You can read the explanatory notes on the Bill here. Please let the Public Affairs team know if you would like to submit evidence. 

Legal aid for inquests: changes to free schemes - Government Consultation
The Ministry of Justice is seeking views on changes to fee scheme arrangements for legal aid in relation to inquests. The consultation proposes that the scheme moves to a single fee model for legal help, and fee rates are used for the service elements of legal help alongside the existing fee rates for advocacy related work, within other legal services.
Deadline: 19 June

Possible amendments to the costs/expenses rules in the First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Employment Tribunals - Government Consultation
The Tribunal Procedure Committee is seeking views on proposed changes to the rules governing when and how costs (or expenses in Scotland) may be awarded in the First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Employment Tribunals.
Deadline: 29 July

Stop and search authorised professional practice (APP) - Government Consultation
The College of Policing is seeking views on updated guidance that will help police officers across the country conduct stop and searches. The updated APP is child-centred and addresses disproportionality affecting children, young people and other vulnerable groups.
Deadline: 6 July

A fairer end to relationships - Government Consultation
The Ministry of Justice is consulting on plans for reforming financial remedies on divorce and strengthening protections for cohabitants at the end of their relationship. This includes inviting views on a “codification-plus” model of reform, which would bring settled case law principles, such as those of “needs” and “sharing”, into statutory form. It also includes reform of rights and protections for cohabitants.  
Deadline: 14 August 

Land Use and Nature - Committee Inquiry 

The Environment Committee has launched a long-term, multi-stranded inquiry looking at trade-offs between growth, net-zero and conservation, and how the Government and other public bodies manage them. It will consider how the Government is looking to restore habitats and make progress towards international commitments to protect 30% of land by 2030. The Committee will call for evidence on a regular basis - topics may include: restoration of different habitats, such as heathland, wetlands and forest; protected sites; national parks and landscapes; the design and implementation of the Land Use Framework; urban green spaces; and land use in the agricultural sector.

Deadline: ongoing