Parliamentary engagement opportunities

Transforming Business Rates - HMT Consultation

Following the Budget, the Treasury are inviting representations on the priority areas it has set for reform of business rates, which are captured in chapter 3 of this report. 

Deadline: 15 November

Invest 2035: the UK's modern industrial strategy - DBT Consultation

The Department for Business and Trade are asking for views on their plans to create long term, inclusive, secure and sustainable growth and to ease the journey for investors into the UK through a new UK industrial strategy. 

Deadline: 24 November

Finance for Advanced Manufacturing Scale-ups - DBT Consultation

The Department for Business and Trade is asking for information about the investment landscape in the advanced manufacturing sector, including the number of scale-ups in the sector, the obstacles they face and the effectiveness of government support.

Deadline: 26 November 

Making Work Pay - DBT Consultation series

As part of its workplace reform package, the Government has opened consultations on a series of proposals including: 

• Collective Redundancy and Fire & Rehire (strengthening the collective redundancy framework and protections for employees against fire and rehire practices - Deadline: 2 December)

• Zero Hours Contracts and Agency Workers (measures to tackle one-sided flexibility in zero hours contracts through a right to guaranteed hours with a contract that reflects the number of hours regularly worked, and a right to reasonable notice of shifts with payment for shifts cancelled or curtailed at short notice - Deadline: 2 December)

• A Modern Framework for Industrial Relations (update trade union legislation, so it is fit for a modern economy, removing unnecessary restrictions on trade union activity and ensuring industrial relations are based around collaboration, proportionality, accountability, and balancing the interests of workers, businesses and the wider public - Deadline: 2 December)

• Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay (Deadline: 4 December)

Inheritance Tax on Pensions: Liability, Reporting and Payment - HMRC Consultation

His Majesty's Revenue and Customs are welcoming views on the process required to implement changes to inheritance tax rules for pension funds and death benefits. 

Deadline: 22 January

Clamping Down on Offshore Tax Avoidance - HMRC Consultation

His Majesty's Revenue and Customs are seeking evidence to understand and identify where rules against offshore personal tax avoidance could be improved or updated.

Deadline: 19 February

Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy - London Council Consultation

The London boroughs of Westminster and Southwark are looking for views on their proposed 2024-2029 Homelessness and Rough Sleeping strategies.

Westminster strategy is here, the deadline is 10 November

Southwark's strategy is here, the deadline is 20 November. 

Enabling Remote Attendance, Proxy Voting at LA meetings - MHCLG Consultation

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking feedback on the detail and practical implications of allowing remote and hybrid attendance at local authority meetings and, in some cases, allowing proxy voting.

Deadline: 19 December

Consultation on a New Direction to Social Housing Rent Policy - MHCLG Consultation

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government have asked for feedback on their proposal to create more stability in the social rent sector by improving confidence in the government's commitment to multi-year funding settlements. 

Deadline: 23 December

Judicial Review into Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - MoJ Consultation

The Ministry of Justice are seeking opinions on the reccomendations made in a recent review into legal challenges against nationally significant infrastructure projects.

Deadline: 30 December

Reforming Air Passenger Duty on Private Jets - HM Treasury

The Treasury are asking for views on their proposal to extend the scope of the higher rate of Air Passenger Duty to all private jets, including business jets. 

Deadline: 22 January

There are currently no open consultations or inquiries in this category, please check again later. 

There are currently no open consultations or inquiries in this category, please check again later. 

 Improving the Curriculum and Assessment System - DfE Consultation

The Department for Education has launched a review of the national curriculum and statutory assessment system in England. Their are looking for ideas for potential improvements as well as opinions on what does and doesn't work in the current system. 

Deadline: 22 November

Modern Slavery Guidance - CoP Consultation

The College of Policing is seeking feedback on its guidelines on identifying and tackling modern slavery. 

Deadline: 12 November

Family Visa Rules Requirements - MAC Consultation

The Migration Advisory Committee has been commissioned by the Home Secretary to review the financial requirements for family visas. 

Deadline: 11 December

There are currently no open consultations or inquiries in this category, please check again later. 

 There are currently no open consultations or inquiries in this category, please check again later. 

 Capacity Market: New Technologies 2024 - DESNZ Consultation

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is asking for information on new energy generating technologies that should be able to participate in future Capacity Market auctions. 

Deadline: 1 November 

Common Charger for Electrical Devices - OPSS Consultation

The Office for Product Safety and Standards is seeking views on the introduction of a common charger across the UK for mobile phones and other portable electrical and electronic devices.

Deadline: 4 December 

Capacity Market: Maintain Security and Enable Flexibility of Supply - DESNZ Call for Evidence

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are seeking views on their plans to maintain the security of the supply of electricity while also driving the decarbonisation of gas power plants. 

Deadline: 10 December