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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
Contractual practice in the UK combinable crops sector UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2025-12-17
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Regional aviation connectivity UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Transport 2025-12-17
Government Statistical Service Harmonisation: Assessing user needs for additional response options for the new ethnicity harmonisation standard UK Government Office for National Statistics 2025-12-17
Consultation on the International Council for Harmonisation Guideline Q3E for Extractables and Leachables UK Government Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 2025-12-17
Local government reorganisation in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2025-12-17
Implementing inserts in cigarette and hand rolling tobacco packs UK Government Department of Health and Social Care 2025-12-17
Decarbonisation readiness: standard rules consultation 32 UK Government Environment Agency 2025-12-17
Electric vehicle charging: changes to permitted development rights UK Government Department for Transport 2025-12-17
Consultation on PSFA Civil Penalty Powers: Code of Practice UK Government Public Sector Fraud Authority 2025-12-17
Consultation on a Sustainable, Regional Approach for the production, storage, transport and use of Hydrogen as a fuel Northern Ireland Executive Department for the Economy 2025-12-18
Government use of data analytics on error and fraud UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee 2025-12-18
Youth Assembly - Big Youth Survey 2025 Northern Ireland Assembly 2025-12-19
Proposals for an approach to the UK Local Growth Fund in Wales Welsh Government Economic Strategy and Regulation Division 2025-12-19
Transition to State Pension age UK Parliament Work and Pensions Committee 2025-12-19
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Regional Aviation Connectivity Northern Ireland Executive DAERA 2025-12-19
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in New Housing Developments Northern Ireland Executive Department for Infrastructure 2025-12-19
The Glencairn Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Executive Department for Infrastructure 2025-12-19
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Implementing Part IV Scottish Government 2025-12-19
The Waiting Restrictions (Coalisland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Executive Department for Infrastructure 2025-12-19
Compulsory Purchase Reform in Scotland Scottish Government 2025-12-19