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Current Inquiries

Inquiries

List of inquiries, consultations & calls for evidence

The Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish and UK legislatures and governments hold inquiries and consultations on a wide range of topics that accept evidence from academics and others. Below is a full list of inquiries at all of those institutions that are currently accepting written evidence. In each case, the link will usually take you to the page for that particular inquiry, which will provide a fuller scope and guidance on how to submit evidence.

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Name of consultation Institution Committee or Department Deadline
Interest on Lawyers' Client Accounts Scheme UK Government Ministry of Justice 2026-03-09
Affordability of the Defence Investment Plan UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee 2026-03-09
Cage reform: proposed ban on keeping laying hens, pullets and breeder layers in cages UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2026-03-09
Laying hen welfare: proposal to ban keeping laying hens, pullets and breeder layers in cages Welsh Government 2026-03-09
Expanding access to naloxone: supply and emergency use UK Government Department of Health and Social Care, The Scottish Government, Welsh Government, Department of Health (Northern Ireland) 2026-03-09
Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee 2026-03-09
Programme of measures for Upper Costa Beck 2026 UK Government Environment Agency 2026-03-09
Lamb welfare: proposed changes to castration and tail docking methods Welsh Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2026-03-09
National Planning Policy Framework: proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2026-03-10
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - the BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2026-03-10
The Road Races (Drumhorc Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-03-10
Graduated Driver Licensing Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-03-10
Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2026-03-10
The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-03-10
Proposals for permitting of waste motor vehicles: standard rules consultation 33 UK Government Environment Agency 2026-03-10
Future regulatory regime for benchmarks and benchmark administrators UK Government HM Treasury 2026-03-11
SL1 The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-03-11
The Guaranteed Minimum Pension Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-03-11
The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-03-11
11 Proposed Joint UK Fisheries Management Plans for Demersal Fish Stocks Scottish Government 2026-03-11