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House of Commons and House of Lords select committees, with their inquiries, published reports, numbered conclusions and recommendations, and the government's formal responses.

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Built Environment Committee

Current inquiry: Maintenance and enforcement in public spaces (open) 15 inquiries 13 reports 725 recommendations

Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee

Current inquiry: UK export support services (open) 148 inquiries 148 reports 1,056 recommendations

Childhood Vaccinations Committee

Current inquiry: Childhood Vaccinations (open) 1 inquiry 0 reports 0 recommendations

Committees on Arms Export Controls

Latest inquiry: Strategic Export Controls and Russia 11 inquiries 14 reports 46 recommendations

Communications and Digital Committee

Current inquiry: The Online Safety Act: implementation and impact (open) 46 inquiries 56 reports 348 recommendations

Constitution Committee

Current inquiry: Representation of the People Bill (open) 129 inquiries 268 reports 359 recommendations

Defence Committee

Department: Ministry of Defence 187 inquiries 216 reports 669 recommendations

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Latest inquiry: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill 3 inquiries 418 reports 49 recommendations

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport 110 inquiries 124 reports 673 recommendations

Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee

Current inquiry: Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (open) 1 inquiry 0 reports 0 recommendations

Economic Affairs Committee

Current inquiry: OBR: Fiscal risks and sustainability 2026 (open) 45 inquiries 66 reports 170 recommendations

Education Committee

Department: Department for Education 149 inquiries 182 reports 1,049 recommendations

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Department: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 36 inquiries 20 reports 238 recommendations

Environmental Audit Committee

Current inquiry: Climate adaptation (open) 185 inquiries 211 reports 1,174 recommendations

Environment and Climate Change Committee

Current inquiry: Dunkelflaute and the risks of electricity intermittency (open) 21 inquiries 14 reports 326 recommendations

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 175 inquiries 198 reports 700 recommendations

European Affairs Committee

Current inquiry: UK touring artists in the EU (open) 22 inquiries 21 reports 271 recommendations

Finance Bill Sub-Committee

Current inquiry: Draft Finance Bill 2026–27 (open) 13 inquiries 21 reports 273 recommendations

Finance Committee (Lords)

Committee type: Select 0 inquiries 0 reports 0 recommendations

Financial Services Regulation Committee

Current inquiry: Regulatory sandboxes in financial services (open) 8 inquiries 11 reports 259 recommendations

Foreign Affairs Committee

Department: Foreign and Commonwealth Office 153 inquiries 190 reports 671 recommendations

General Cemetery Bill [HL] Committee (Jan 2025)

Current inquiry: General Cemetery Bill [HL] (open) 2 inquiries 0 reports 0 recommendations

Health and Social Care Committee

Department: Department of Health and Social Care 205 inquiries 202 reports 847 recommendations

Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (Lords)

Current inquiry: Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (open) 2 inquiries 2 reports 0 recommendations

Home Affairs Committee

Department: Home Office 217 inquiries 247 reports 1,042 recommendations

House of Commons Commission

Current inquiry: Monday 20 July 2020 - House of Commons Commission/MEC meeting (open) 25 inquiries 61 reports 1 recommendation

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 185 inquiries 199 reports 1,014 recommendations

Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Department: Ministry of Justice 253 inquiries 206 reports 1,293 recommendations

Industry and Regulators Committee

Current inquiry: The relationship between the Government and the defence industry (open) 20 inquiries 14 reports 220 recommendations

International Agreements Committee

Current inquiry: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (open) 44 inquiries 123 reports 285 recommendations

International Development Committee

Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 191 inquiries 246 reports 847 recommendations

International Relations and Defence Committee

Current inquiry: Multilateralism (open) 41 inquiries 34 reports 670 recommendations

Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Current inquiry: Support for Jurors (open) 21 inquiries 9 reports 299 recommendations

Justice Committee

Department: Ministry of Justice 200 inquiries 293 reports 906 recommendations

Liaison Committee (Commons)

Current inquiry: The Work of the Prime Minister (Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP) (open) 15 inquiries 39 reports 2 recommendations

Malvern Hills Bill [HL] Committee

Current inquiry: Malvern Hills Bill [HL] (open) 2 inquiries 2 reports 0 recommendations

National Resilience Committee

Current inquiry: National Resilience (open) 1 inquiry 0 reports 0 recommendations

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Department: Cabinet Office 42 inquiries 34 reports 238 recommendations

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Department: Northern Ireland Office 91 inquiries 67 reports 232 recommendations

Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee

Current inquiry: Article 2 of the Protocol/Windsor Framework (open) 4 inquiries 2 reports 0 recommendations

Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL] Committee (Jan 2025)

Latest inquiry: Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL] 2 inquiries 0 reports 0 recommendations

Numeracy for Life Committee

Current inquiry: Numeracy for Life (open) 1 inquiry 0 reports 0 recommendations

Petitions Committee

Current inquiry: Public engagement on e-petitions (open) 21 inquiries 18 reports 96 recommendations

Public Accounts Committee

Department: HM Treasury 697 inquiries 1,279 reports 8,592 recommendations

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Current inquiry: Pre-appointment Hearing: Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) Enforcement Independent Reviewer (open) 150 inquiries 133 reports 712 recommendations

Public Services Committee

Current inquiry: Children’s social care (open) 28 inquiries 22 reports 283 recommendations

Retirement and Participation Committee

Current inquiry: Retirement and participation (open) 1 inquiry 1 report 0 recommendations

Science and Technology Committee

Current inquiry: Session with UK Research and Innovation (open) 65 inquiries 65 reports 312 recommendations

Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

Department: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 190 inquiries 205 reports 1,012 recommendations

Scottish Affairs Committee

Department: Scotland Office 126 inquiries 127 reports 841 recommendations

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Current inquiry: Poor explanatory material accompanying Home Office immigration rules changes (open) 23 inquiries 559 reports 2 recommendations

Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)

Committee type: Select 0 inquiries 475 reports 0 recommendations

Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence

Committee type: Select 0 inquiries 0 reports 0 recommendations

Transport Committee

Department: Department for Transport 210 inquiries 241 reports 561 recommendations

Treasury Committee

Department: HM Treasury 374 inquiries 319 reports 556 recommendations

Welsh Affairs Committee

Department: Wales Office 131 inquiries 120 reports 361 recommendations

Women and Equalities Committee

Department: Government Equalities Office 122 inquiries 114 reports 699 recommendations

Work and Pensions Committee

Department: Department for Work and Pensions 161 inquiries 209 reports 849 recommendations

What this collection currently holds

This is an inventory of records held locally, including inactive committees, before filters. Dates show the earliest and latest held publications; gaps may exist between them. It is not a claim of complete official historical coverage. A linked government response is a response document that Parliament declares, or this site links, for that publication.

House	Publication dates	Publications	Findings	With a linked government response
House of Commons	Mar 1997 to Oct 2026	5,512	25,446	1,532
House of Lords	Jun 2010 to Oct 2026	1,733	4,948	247
Joint Committee	Dec 2001 to Oct 2026	715	1,531	63

Session counts in the session filter include all indexed reports in that session, before search or committee filters. Selecting a session narrows the selected committee set and its inquiry, report and recommendation counts.