Parliamentary engagement opportunities

Future of the UK downstream Oil Sector - DESNZ Consultation

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

Modernising Elections in the UK – Committee Inquiry

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is looking into the “health of electoral democracy in the UK today”, and how to reform election processes for the modern age. It comes off the back of the presentation of the Representation of the People Bill, and asks questions about democratic engagement, modernisation of elections, and foreign political donations.  

Deadline: 22 April

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: TBC

Innovation in the NHS: Personalised Medicine and AI - Select Committee Inquiry
This call for evidence, from the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, explores a broad question: why does the NHS adoption of the UK’s cutting-edge life sciences innovations often fail, and what could be done to fix it?
Advances in artificial intelligence and genomics offer the prospect of developing truly personalised medicine across prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. This inquiry will seek to use this as an example to explore a broader question: why does the NHS adoption of the UK’s cutting-edge life sciences innovations often fail, and what could be done to fix it?
Deadline: 20 April 

Student Loans and Taxing Graduates - Commitee Inquiry

Responding to recent political pressure, the Treasury Committee is examining the student loans system - the terms and conditions under which loans are taken out, and the level of interest levied. They will also focus on the interaction between the loan system and the taxation system, as well as the fiscal implications of the student loan system.

Deadline: 14 April

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 

The Use of Artificial Intelligence and EdTech in Education - Select Committee Inquiry

The Education Committee is looking to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) and EdTech are reshaping education across England, from early years settings to schools, colleges and universities. The Committee will explore the opportunities these technologies present for improving learning and teaching, as well as the risks they pose - including their potential impact on children’s digital rights, safeguarding, inequalities and assessment.

Deadline: 10 April

The Use of AI in Children's Social Care - DfE 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

SEND reform: putting children and young people first - DfE consultation 

The Department of Education are 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

Children's Digital Wellbeing - Government Consultation

The Government has launched its major consultation which 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 if so, 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

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 and reduce the frequency of some of our routine administrative-based benefit Official Statistics, including Universal Credit. Proposal one on reducing the frequency of Universal Credit statistics from monthly to quarterly and improve alignment of key metrics has a deadline of 31 March. The remaining four have a deadline of 12 May.

Deadline: 31 March & 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

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 

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

Future of the UK downstream Oil Sector - DESNZ Consultation

The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero are seeking evidence to inform an upcoming strategy for the downstream oil sector that promotes economic growth, energy security and ensures that the sector can support the UK’s energy transition.

Deadline: 20 April

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