Petitions Committee

Chair invites select committee Chairs to collaborate on coronavirus scrutiny

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Friday, April 24, 2020

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The Chair of the Petitions Committee, Catherine McKinnell MP, has written to all House of Commons Select Committee Chairs in relation to the unprecedented number of e-petitions the Petitions Committee has received on the Coronavirus outbreak.

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The Chair of the Petitions Committee, Catherine McKinnell MP, has written to all House of Commons Select Committee Chairs in relation to the unprecedented number of e-petitions the Petitions Committee has received on the Coronavirus outbreak.
The letter sets out how the Petitions Committee has already been supporting other Committees to conduct their own work into coronavirus, where this would benefit from the input of people who have signed e-petitions.
Mark Pawsey MP, Acting Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
All live petitions relating to COVID-19 remain open.
You can find committee correspondence and details of the Committees virtual evidence session , including a video and transcript, on the Petitions Committee website.

Chair invites select committee Chairs to collaborate on coronavirus scrutiny

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Friday, April 24, 2020

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The Chair of the Petitions Committee, Catherine McKinnell MP, has written to all House of Commons Select Committee Chairs in relation to the unprecedented number of e-petitions the Petitions Committee has received on the Coronavirus outbreak.

Key Points:

The Chair of the Petitions Committee, Catherine McKinnell MP, has written to all House of Commons Select Committee Chairs in relation to the unprecedented number of e-petitions the Petitions Committee has received on the Coronavirus outbreak.
The letter sets out how the Petitions Committee has already been supporting other Committees to conduct their own work into coronavirus, where this would benefit from the input of people who have signed e-petitions.
Mark Pawsey MP, Acting Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
All live petitions relating to COVID-19 remain open.
You can find committee correspondence and details of the Committees virtual evidence session , including a video and transcript, on the Petitions Committee website.

Chair invites select committee Chairs to collaborate on coronavirus scrutiny

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Friday, April 24, 2020

House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Petitions Committee, Coronaviridae, Online petition, European Parliament Committee on Petitions, Coronavirus, Mark Pawsey, Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Chair of the Petitions Committee, Catherine McKinnell MP, has written to all House of Commons Select Committee Chairs in relation to the unprecedented number of e-petitions the Petitions Committee has received on the Coronavirus outbreak.

Key Points:

The Chair of the Petitions Committee, Catherine McKinnell MP, has written to all House of Commons Select Committee Chairs in relation to the unprecedented number of e-petitions the Petitions Committee has received on the Coronavirus outbreak.
The letter sets out how the Petitions Committee has already been supporting other Committees to conduct their own work into coronavirus, where this would benefit from the input of people who have signed e-petitions.
Mark Pawsey MP, Acting Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
All live petitions relating to COVID-19 remain open.
You can find committee correspondence and details of the Committees virtual evidence session , including a video and transcript, on the Petitions Committee website.

Funding for charities and other voluntary organisations

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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Read our selection of research publications for this week’s debates in the House of Commons.

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Read our selection of research publications for this week’s debates in the House of Commons.
This series of Insights covers a range of topics that will take centre stage in UK and international politics in the new Parliament.

Petitioning Parliament and Government

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Friday, April 3, 2020

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Petitions to Parliament and Government and the work of the Petitions Committee.

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Petitions to Parliament and Government and the work of the Petitions Committee.
The current system for petitioning Parliament and the Government was established at the start of the 2015 Parliament.
The joint e-petitions system allows the public to create a petition online calling for action from the Government or Parliament.
This paper looks at the current system of petitioning Parliament and the Government and therole of the Petitions Committee established in 2015.

Committee question Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Ministers on Coronavirus response

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Friday, March 27, 2020

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The Petitions Committee have released recordings from their landmark online evidence session questioning Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on the Governments response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

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The Petitions Committee have released recordings from their landmark online evidence session questioning Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on the Governments response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The unprecedented response came after more than 2 million people signed parliamentary petitions relating to COVID-19.
The evidence session, which was led by Petitions Committee Chair Catherine McKinnell MP, saw MPs challenge the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Dr Jenny Harries OBE and the Minister of State for School Standards Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP on the Government response to the outbreak.
The Petitions Committee were joined in the evidence session by Stephen Timms MP, Chair, and Selaine Saxby, a member, of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.

Committee question Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Ministers on Coronavirus response

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Friday, March 27, 2020

Petitions Committee, Jenny Harries, 41st Canadian Parliament, Parliament of Singapore, European Parliament Committee on Petitions

The Petitions Committee have released recordings from their landmark online evidence session questioning Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on the Governments response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Key Points:

The Petitions Committee have released recordings from their landmark online evidence session questioning Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on the Governments response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The unprecedented response came after more than 2 million people signed parliamentary petitions relating to COVID-19.
The evidence session, which was led by Petitions Committee Chair Catherine McKinnell MP, saw MPs challenge the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Dr Jenny Harries OBE and the Minister of State for School Standards Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP on the Government response to the outbreak.
The Petitions Committee were joined in the evidence session by Stephen Timms MP, Chair, and Selaine Saxby, a member, of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.

Committee question Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Ministers on Coronavirus response

Retrieved on:

Friday, March 27, 2020

Petitions Committee, Jenny Harries, 41st Canadian Parliament, Parliament of Singapore, European Parliament Committee on Petitions

The Petitions Committee have released recordings from their landmark online evidence session questioning Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on the Governments response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Key Points:

The Petitions Committee have released recordings from their landmark online evidence session questioning Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on the Governments response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The unprecedented response came after more than 2 million people signed parliamentary petitions relating to COVID-19.
The evidence session, which was led by Petitions Committee Chair Catherine McKinnell MP, saw MPs challenge the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Dr Jenny Harries OBE and the Minister of State for School Standards Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP on the Government response to the outbreak.
The Petitions Committee were joined in the evidence session by Stephen Timms MP, Chair, and Selaine Saxby, a member, of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.