Select committees currently accepting written evidence (compiled 29 October 2025)

Please click the title of any inquiry listed below to be taken to a summary of that inquiry and the full call for evidence. Remember that you don’t have to answer every question posed in each call for evidence.

New calls for evidence:

All other inquiries currently accepting written evidence:

Why should I engage? Submitting evidence to a select committee can lead to further engagement, such as an invitation to give oral evidence. Your submission will be published on the Committee webpage. Your insights may inform the Committee’s conclusions or recommendations it makes to the Government. Find out more about why to engage with Parliament here. And find more on engagement for impact here.  

What should I expect? All evidence will be read and taken into consideration, but you may not receive a direct response from us or the Committee. To stay informed, we encourage you to follow the progress on the respective committee / inquiry webpages.

More information: all inquiries currently accepting evidence are found here  
Guidance on submitting evidence to Commons select committees
Guidance on submitting evidence to Lords select committees

Register your interest in the Commons Library Open Day 2026

Save the date: the House of Commons Library is holding an open day on Wednesday 18 February 2026. During this full day event, visitors will have the chance to learn more about the impartial and important work of the House of Commons Library. Who can attend the open day?

The open day is specifically aimed at people working in the library and information field, including:

  • Librarians and Assistant Librarians
  • Information Officers/Advisors/Analysts
  • Knowledge Management Officers
  • Researchers

As there are a limited number of places available, successful applications will be selected based on their strength and sector to achieve a diverse and inclusive group.Cost

The cost of the open day will be £26 and will include refreshments and a light lunch.To register your interest

To register your interest, please complete the application form and submit it by 11pm Monday 24 November 2025.

To find out more, visit the Commons Library website.

Why should I engage? 
The day will include talks, networking opportunities and the rare chance to see the House of Commons Library in its Palace of Westminster setting. It’s a great opportunity see behind the scenes at the Library and learn more about how it supports MPs.

What should I expect?
Successful applicants will be notified by Tuesday 2 December 2025 and sent a link to confirm their place and make the payment by either credit or debit card. If you have not heard anything by then, please assume that unfortunately you have not been offered a place on this occasion.

More information 
Click here for more information on the 2026 Open Day. Find out more about the work of the House of Commons Library here.

Petitions in Parliament: Black History and cultural diversity in the curriculum

This July marked 10 years since the UK Government and Parliament e-petitions system was established. In the UK Parliament, both e-petitions submitted on Parliament’s petitions website and public (paper) petitions are considered by the Petitions Committee.

In 2020, the Petitions Committee received a number of petitions relating to Black History and ethnic and cultural diversity in the national curriculum. One of these, ‘Teach Britain’s colonial past as part of the UK’s compulsory curriculum’, received over 268,000 signatures. In response, ahead of scheduling a debate on these petitions, the Petitions Committee agreed to work jointly with the Women and Equalities Committee to hear oral evidence on the issues raised.

So what?
Petitions can be a highly effective mechanism for engagement, particularly on matters of high public interest. Significant activity followed this petition: the two Committees held oral evidence sessions, surveyed primary and secondary school staff, and questioned the government and then Education Minister, Nick Gibbs; the petition was debated in Parliament, and the government launched a public consultation on ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK. All petitions which receive over 10,000 signatures get a response from the government, and at 100,000 signatures, petitions are considered for a debate in Parliament. Petitions which reach 100,000 signatures are almost always debated, unless the issue has already been debated recently or there’s a debate scheduled for the near future.

Top tip: if you would like to engage Parliament with your petition, remember to use the UK Government and Parliament petitions site, as petitions on other websites do not require a government response or parliamentary consideration.

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