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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
Non-domestic smart meter rollout post-2025 UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 2025-11-02
Make Work Pay: trade union right of access UK Government Department for Business and Trade, Kate Dearden MP, The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP 2025-11-02
Consultation on Category D gaming machines and licensing for bingo premises UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2025-11-02
Vets market investigation: consultation on provisional decision UK Government Competition and Markets Authority 2025-11-02
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance fee for 2025 UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2025-11-02
Consultation on the proposed rate per loan for the 2024 to 2025 Public Lending Right scheme year UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Baroness Twycross 2025-11-02
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Regional aviation connectivity UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Transport 2025-11-02
Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional response options for the new ethnicity harmonisation standard UK Government Office for National Statistics 2025-11-02
Decarbonisation readiness: standard rules consultation 32 UK Government Environment Agency 2025-11-02
Make Work Pay: duty to inform workers of right to join a union UK Government Department for Business and Trade, Kate Dearden MP, The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP 2025-11-02
Make Work Pay: enhanced dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers UK Government Department for Business and Trade, Kate Dearden MP, The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP 2025-11-02
Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme: indexation changes UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, The Scottish Government, Northern Ireland Executive 2025-11-02
Feed-in Tariffs (FiT) scheme: indexation changes UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 2025-11-02
Consultation: Proposed changes to the infected blood compensation scheme UK Government Infected Blood Compensation Authority, Cabinet Office 2025-11-02
The Comber Road Dundonald (Abandonment and Stopping-Up) Order 2025 Northern Ireland Executive Department for Infrastructure 2025-11-03
Consultation on Support Framework for Independent Advice and Debt Services Northern Ireland Executive Department for Communities 2025-11-03
Consultation on Temporary Variation (TV) Policy Review Northern Ireland Executive Department for Education 2025-11-03
Exceptions to childcare registration and the proposal for a Voluntary Approval Scheme Welsh Government Early Years, Childcare and Play Division 2025-11-03
The Seventh Carbon Budget UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee 2025-11-04
The Parking Places (Disabled Persons' Vehicles) (Amendment No.6) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 Northern Ireland Executive Department for Infrastructure 2025-11-06