Inquiries - Open for Submission

Inquiry Opened	Select Committee	Status
23 Apr 2024	Future funding of the BBC World Service View sample International Development Committee (Select)	Submit Evidence 20 May 2024
BBC World Service provides trusted news to radio, TV and digital audiences around the world in 42 languages including English, reaching a global audience of 318m. It is chiefly funded by the UK Licence Fee with additional grant funding of £104.4m [FY 23/24 and 24/25 respectively] from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Under this arrangement, the BBC World Service has agreed not to close any language services – a condition set to be lifted in 2025. BBC Director General, Tim Davie, made it clear in a speech in March 2024 that:… we cannot keep asking UK Licence Fee payers to invest in (the World Service) when we face cuts to UK services. We will need to discuss a long-term funding solution for the World Service that comes from central government budgets. Given its impact on the UK’s development goals, and the projection of the UK’s values across the world, the International Development Committee is launching a short inquiry to establish the case for increased Government support and make recommendations beyond the current support package finishing in 2025. The inquiry would focus on the BBC’s offering to ODA eligible countries and the positive influence of the service as part of the UK’s Soft Power offering Read the call for evidence for more details about the inquiry
26 Apr 2024	International students in English universities View sample Education Committee (Select)	Submit Evidence 24 May 2024
The Education Committee has launched an inquiry into international students in English universities. The inquiry will examine the changes in numbers of international students in recent years, the impact of international students on university funding and availability of places for domestic students, and whether universities are achieving an appropriate balance between international and domestic students. The Committee will also look at recent and proposed changes to student visas and the Graduate Route to understand the impact of these changes on international student numbers, as well as the effectiveness of the Government’s International Education Strategy. Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry. You can submit evidence until 23:59 on 24 May 2024. Please read Parliament's guidance on giving evidence to select committees before writing your submission. Your submission should be no more than 3000 words.
9 May 2024	The UK Government’s support of security in the Caribbean Overseas Territories View sample Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories (Select)	Submit Evidence 4 Jun 2024
This is an opportunity for the Committee to receive oral and written evidence on how the UK Government supports the security in the Caribbean Overseas Territories
13 May 2024	Tackling Shoplifting View sample Justice and Home Affairs Committee (Select)	Submit Evidence 16 Jun 2024
The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee is undertaking a short inquiry into responses to shoplifting, including the Pegasus initiative.

Select Committee Inquiries Select Committees are composed of either MPs or Members of the House of Lords, and have the power to launch inquiries into any issue or Government actions. Evidence is received by the inquiry and the Committee publish a report of their findings.

Select Committee Inquiries
Select Committees are composed of either MPs or Members of the House of Lords, and have the power to launch inquiries into any issue or Government actions. Evidence is received by the inquiry and the Committee publish a report of their findings.