Responding to a select committee is an easy way to get your feet on the pathway to policy influence and impact.
Below are the most recently opened inquiries. There will be other inquiries accepting evidence too – all inquiries currently accepting evidence are here .
The Myanmar Crisis | Foreign Affairs Committee | Deadline for evidence submission: Tuesday 18 May 2021
Pension stewardship and COP26 | Work and Pensions Committee | Deadline for evidence submission: Friday 18 June 2021
An Equal Recovery | Treasury Committee | Deadline for evidence submission: Monday 28 June 2021
Overview of costs in the English rail system | Public Accounts Committee | Deadline for evidence submission: Thursday 6 May 2021
Liberty Steel and the Future of the UK Steel Industry |Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee | Deadline for evidence submission: Friday 14 May 2021
The Navy: purpose and procurement | Defence Committee | Deadline for evidence submission: Sunday 30 May 2021
Women in Prison | Justice Committee | Deadline for evidence submission: Monday 7 June 2021
Implementing the Integrated Review in Nigeria | Foreign Affairs Committee | Deadline for evidence submission: Monday 7 June 2021
UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure | Science and Technology Committee | Deadline for evidence submission: Wednesday 23 June 2021
Why should I engage? Submitting evidence to a select committee can lead to further engagement, such as an invite 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.
More information: all inquiries currently accepting evidence are found here
Support resources: find guidance on submitting evidence to select committees on the KEU’s ‘how to guides’ page
Support: Please engage with BU’s policy team before submitting evidence to a select committee. We can provide guidance and templates for colleagues who are new to responding to inquiries and we read through a substantial draft before all colleagues submit their response. Contact us – policy@bournemouth.ac.uk











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