Parliamentary engagement opportunities

Helping your research shape policy

Below are current opportunities for engagement with UK Parliament and the Government.

CALLS FOR EVIDENCE
You can find our top ten tips for giving written and oral evidence to Select Committees here. General guidance from Parliament can be found here.

Let us know if you intend to submit evidence to the committee inquiries or government consultations listed below, and if we can help in any way, via comms.publicaffairs@lse.ac.uk.

Calls for evidence by topic:

Business, Energy and the Economy

There are currently no relevant opportunities, please check back later.

 

Communities, Housing, Local Government and Transport

Home buying and selling reform - MHCLG Consultation

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is consulting on proposals to simplify and shorten the processes required to buy and sell a home. 

Deadline: 29 December

Technology, Culture, Media and Sport

AI Growth Lab - DSIT Call for Evidence

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is seeking views on the proposed AI Growth Lab that would support growth and responsible AI innovation by making targeted regulatory modifications under robust safeguards and with careful monitoring.

Deadline: 2 January

Health and Social Care

Banning the sale of energy drinks to children - DHSC Consultation

The Department for Health and Social Care is seeking views on the proposed ban on the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under the age of 16 years in England. The consultation document outlines the background on high-caffeine energy drinks, why government is concerned about children consuming them and provisional assessment of the impact of the proposals.

Deadline: 26 November

Evidence to support legislation on Tobacco and Vapes - DHSC Consultation

The Department for Health and Social Care is asking for evidence to help inform legislation to create a smoke-free UK and protect future generations from the harms of nicotine. 

Deadline: 3 December

Down Syndrome Act 2022 Draft Statutory Guidance - DHSC Consultation

The Department for Health and Social Care are inviting responses to test the draft statutory guidance for the Down Syndrome Act 2022. 

Deadline: 28 January

Children and Education

Post-16 level 3 and below pathways - DfE Consultation

The Department for Education is seeking views on the design and implementation of a third, vocational pathway at level 3 and two new pathways at level 2 in post-16 education.

Deadline: 12 January

Home Affairs, Work and Pensions

Routes to Settlement - Home Affairs Committee

The Home Affairs Committee is evaluating the evidence for, and potential impact of, the Government's planned changes to eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (also known as settlement). The Committee is also interested in examples of other countries which have implemented a contribution-based system for settlement.

Deadline: 2 December

Retirement Collective Defined Contribution pension schemes - DWP Consultation

The Department for Work and Pensions is seeking views on policy proposals for the creation of a new type of Collective Money Purchase Scheme (commonly referred to as a Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) scheme), which is to be used only by pensioner members – a “Retirement CDC scheme”.

Deadline: 4 December

Transition to State Pension Age - Select Committee Inquiry

The Work and Pensions Committee is launching an inquiry  to consider the case for providing additional support for people in the pre-pensioner age group to bridge the income gap as the State Pension age starts to rise from 66 to 67 in April.

Deadline: 19 December

Earned Settlement - Home Office and others consultation

The Home Office, DCMS, DWP and the Treasury are consulting on how the current settlement system, which gives someone the permanent right to live in the UK, should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.

Deadline: 12 February

International and Defense

There are currently no relevant opportunities, please check back later.

Legal and Constitution

Census 2031 Topics - ONS Consultation

The Office for National Statistics is seeking views on how census data is currently used and how the 2031 census can ask questions to better reflect that. 

Deadline: 4 February. 

Sustainability, Net Zero and Environment

New Penalties for water company offences - DEFRA Consultation

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is asking for views on the changes it is proposing to strengthen the penalties for offences committed by water companies. 

Deadline: 3 December

International Climate Policy - Select Committee Inquiry

The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee is launching an inquiry to investigate how the Government can best demonstrate international leadership on climate policy.  

Deadline: 7 January

Managing the future of UK Oil and Gas - Select Committee Inquiry

The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee is launching an inquiry into the role of oil and gas in the energy transition, the management of the UK’s North Sea energy basin and how the transition away from gas in home heating might be achieved.

Deadline: 7 January

Exploring the role of alternative clean heating solutions - DESNZ Consultation

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are seeking views on low carbon heating technologies that could be used to decarbonise heat in the small number of properties that may not be suitable for heat pumps and heat networks.

Deadline: 10 February

 

 

POLICY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES 

Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST) Notes

Information on the new POST notes, which are used in Parliament by MPs, the House Libraries and members of the Lords, can be found here along with links to other notes that POST are developing and plan to develop in the future. 

Parliament for Researchers: free online training sessions from UK Parliament

The UK Parliament's Knowledge Exchange Unit holds online training sessions on how to use research to engage with Parliament. Sessions are tailored both to different roles and career stages, and to the varied ways in which academics can engage with the policymaking process - for example, how to engage with Select Committees, and how to write for a parliamentary audience. You can watch previous sessions here