Parliamentary engagement opportunities

Regulation of water, energy and broadband - Select Committee Inquiry

The Public Accounts Committee is seeking views on the extent to which the regulators Ofwat, Ofgem and Ofcom define and communicate the customer experience they expect suppliers to deliver. The committee will also examine how the regulators monitor and ensure compliance with those expectations and how they identify and address problems customers who are at a higher risk of experiencing harm face.

Deadline: 1 June

Reformed National Pricing: reforms to siting and investment levers - Government Consultation

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is consulting on the proposed reforms to the electricity market and their implementation, as the Reformed National Pricing programme replaces the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA).

Deadline: 2 June

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

Tourism - Select Committee Inquiry

The Culture Committee is investigating the state of UK tourism - including the effectiveness of Government support and structures, inward investment into tourism infrastructure, recovery from COVID-19, demand and recovery across the country, and how tourism can support economic growth.    

Deadline: 18 May

Trade with the EU and USA- Select Committee Inquiries

The Business and Trade Committee has launched two inquiries - on UK trade with the EU, and with the USA. The EU inquiry will look specifically at the Government's resent with the bloc, assessing the delivery and expected benefits. The USA inquiry wil consider what has been delivered since their last report, and priorities for future collaboration. 

Deadlines: 18 May

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

Make Work pay: draft code of practice on trade union right of access - DBT Consultation

The Department for Business and Trade is seeking views on a draft code of practice on the new legal framework for trade unions’ access to workplaces. This new code will be the main source of practical guidance on the new statutory access framework. It will include:

• how access requests should be made
• how access agreements should be negotiated and implemented across different types of workplaces
• best practice examples to support effective engagement

Deadline: 20 May

Fiscal devolution in England - Select Committee Inquiry

The Economic Affairs Committee is seeking views on fiscal devolution in England. This includes what form fiscal devolution might take, its distributional consequences, and what governance arrangements might be needed as more powers are devolved to local areas.

Deadline: 5 June

Reconciliation - Select Committee Inquiry

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is seeking views on reconciliation in Northern Ireland, as one of the most complex aspects of the peace process. Following their previous inquiry into the legacy of the past, the committee will examine societal reconciliation in greater depth. 
Deadline: 1 June

New Towns Draft Plan - Government Consultation

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking views on the draft New Towns Programme and its environmental implications, which the government has been developing since the publication of the New Towns Taskforce report in September 2025. This consultation invites views on:

• How the new towns draft programme could operate the 7 proposed locations
• How new towns could be delivered and planned
• The proposed approach to design and planning policy
• The government’s offer to locations

Deadline: 19 May

Ending Child Poverty in Wales - Committee Inquiry

This Welsh Affairs Committee inquiry seeks to understand how the UK and Welsh governments work together towards ending child poverty, and examine what barriers might prevent Wales from realising the ambitions set out in the UK Government's child poverty strategy.

Deadline: 4 May 

Investment in Research Infrastructure - Committee Inquiry

The Public Accounts Committee, which examines value for money from government spending, will request written evidence on how UKRI is delivering on the ambition for the UK to be “one of the top three places in the world to create, invest in and scale-up a fast-growing technology business by 2035”. A 2025 PAC report noted a lack of clearly defined objectives for UKRI making it difficult for DSIT to hold it accountable and inability to unable to demonstrate how UKRI monitors and manages its risk appetite in relation to its investment portfolio.  

Deadline: 14 May

The Use of AI in Children's Social Care - Government Consultation

To help understand how Government can support the use of AI and other digital technology in the delivery of children's social care, DfE is consulting on: where AI and other technology are being used and developed; the impact it’s having; and barriers local authorities face in implementing new tech.

Deadline: 1 May

Ending Child Poverty in Wales - Committee Inquiry

This Welsh Affairs Committee inquiry seeks to understand how the UK and Welsh governments work together towards ending child poverty, and examine what barriers might prevent Wales from realising the ambitions set out in the UK Government's child poverty strategy.

Deadline: 4 May 

Children's Digital Wellbeing - Government Consultation

The Government's consultation 'Growing up in the online world' will examine children's use of social media, AI, and gaming platforms to determine if policy interventions are needed. Key questions include: whether there should be a minimum age for social media, and what it should be; whether platforms should be required to switch off addictive features; whether mandatory overnight curfews should be applied; and whether children should be able to use AI chatbots without restriction.

Deadline: 26 May 

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

Post-16 L2 and L3 qualifications: 2027 proposed subject content - Government Consultation

The Department for Education is seeking views on proposed subject content for new V levels, foundation certificates and occupational certificates to be first taught from September 2027.

Deadline: 4 June

SEND reform: putting children and young people first - Government Consultation 

The Department of Education is seeking views on their proposed changes to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND, including: early, local and fair support, effectively grounded in evidence, and with shared accountabilities across local partners.

Deadline: 10 May

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

DWP Administrative-based Benefit statistics - DWP Consultation

 User views are sought on the Department for Work and Pension's plans to change the scheduling and alignment of some of our routine administrative-based benefit Official Statistics, including Universal Credit. 

Deadline: 12 May

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

Financial sustainability of the British Council - Select Committee Inquiry

The Public Accounts Committee is seeking views to assist them in assessing the financial position of the British Council and the impact of the post-Covid Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO) loan, which comes to the end of its term in September 2026. The committee will also examined the sustainability of ongoing financial support, including FCDO-British Council loan negotiations.

Deadline: 5 June

How the UK Employs its Trade Instruments - Committee Inquiry

The Lords International Agreements Committee is looking at the future of rules-based trade; the success, scope and flexiblity of the UK's trade policy objectives; the use of non-binding instruments in trade policy; options for WTO reform; and related matters.
Deadline: 22 May

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. 

Security, safety and protest: the role of Human Rights - Committee Inquiry

The Joint Committee on Human Rights is examining recent changes to laws relating to protest, including if the Government has struck the right balance between its duty to protect the public and its duty to respect the right to protest. It will also examine the reforms meet the UK’s human rights obligations. 

Deadline: 13 May 

HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature - Select Committee Inquiry

The Environmental Audit Committee is examining the role of HM Treasury in influencing the Government's approach to climate change, nature loss and wider environmental sustainability through economic policy, appraisal frameworks and funding decisions. 

Deadline: 21 May

Marketing Fertiliser Products - Government Consultation
All four UK governments are consulting on proposals to repeal existing fertiliser product legislation and replace it with a new regulatory framework – the UK Fertilising Product Regulations (UK FPR) – for placing products on the market in the UK. They are seeking views on: basing UK FPR on conformity assessment; technical requirements for fertilising products marketed under UK FPR; detailed parameters which would apply to products and the more technical aspects of UK FPR; proposals for enforcement; and transitional arrangements.

Deadline: 13 May

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