Below is a list of committee inquiries with current open calls for evidence. Please contact Emma Bambury-Whitton if you would like to discuss submitting evidence
Commons Select Committee inquiries
- Child Maintenance Service | Work and Pensions Committee | Deadline: Monday 5 September 2016 (extended to Friday 30 September 2016)
- Role and effectiveness of ACoBA and Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests | Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | Deadline: Monday 12 September 2016 (extended to Friday 16 September 2016)
- Women in the House of Commons | Women and Equalities Committee | Deadline: Monday 12 September 2016 (extended to Friday 30 September)
- Managing intellectual property and technology transfer | Science and Technology Committee | Deadline: Thursday 15 September 2016
- DFID’s work on education: Leaving no-one behind? | International Development Committee | Deadline: Friday 16 September 2016
- The Sustainable Development Goals in the UK | Environmental Audit Committee | Deadline: Friday 16 September 2016
- Industrial strategy | Business, Innovation and Skills Committee | Deadline: Tuesday 27 September 2016
- Post Referendum Consultation | European Scrutiny Committee | Deadline: Friday 30 September 2016
- Public parks | Communities and Local Government Committee | Deadline: Friday 30 September 2016
- Post-16 education area reviews | Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy | Deadline: Friday 30 September 2016
- Prison reform | Justice Committee | Deadline: Friday 30 September 2016
- Marine Protected Areas Revisited | Environmental Audit Committee | Deadline: Friday 7 October 2016
- Disability and the built environment | Women and Equalities Committee | Deadline: Wednesday 12 October 2016
- Forestry in England | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | Deadline: Tuesday 18 October 2016
- UK’s relations with Turkey | Foreign Affairs Committee | Deadline: Thursday 20 October 2016
- Rail safety | Transport Committee | Deadline: Friday 21 October 2016
- Election Planning and Services | Administration Committee | Deadline: Friday 28 October 2016
- Implications for Wales of the EU referendum result | Welsh Affairs Committee | Deadline: Rolling
Lords Select Committee inquiries
- Long-term sustainability of the NHS | Long-term sustainability of the NHS Committee | Deadline: Friday 23 September 2016
- The Economics of UK Energy Policy | Economic Affairs Committee | Deadline: Friday 30 September 2016
- Autonomous vehicles | Science and Technology Committee | Deadline: Wednesday 26 October 2016
Joint Committee inquiries
- Conflict, Stability and Security Fund | Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy | Deadline: Thursday 15 September 2016
- What are the human rights implications of Brexit? | Joint Committee on Human Rights | Deadline: Monday 10 October 2016
Public Bill Committees
- Higher Education and Research Bill | expected date the Bill Committee is due to Report: 5.00pm on Tuesday 18 October 2016*











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