UK Chief of the Defence Staff visits India to strengthen military ties
The UK's Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, is taking part in a series of high-level meetings in India this week, continuing momentum in building strategic ties between the two countries....
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 13:10
Written statement on Online Safety Bill - Government Amendments at Lords Committee Stage - Apr 19
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Michelle Donelan): I am repeating the following Written Ministerial Statement made today in the other place by My Noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 12:50
Withdrawing Day Travelcards will be ‘a step backwards’, says transport charity
Responding to the news that Transport for London is exploring the option to withdraw Day Travelcards, Norman Baker at Campaign for Better Transport said...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 12:40
TUC - Food inflation is rising nearly three times faster than wages
Food inflation is rising nearly three (2.7) times faster than wages – according to new TUC analysis published today...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 11:44
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office honours its first Jewish career ambassador with a room named in his memory
The ‘Phillips Room’ in the FCDO’s King Charles Street dedicated to Sir Horace Phillips KCMG, the first British Jewish career ambassador...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 10:02
Fastest EV charging costs drop for second month in a row – AA EV Recharge Report
The March 2023 AA EV Recharge Report shows a 15.6% reduction in off-peak ultra-rapid charging since the start of the year...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 10:01
Firefighters to donate fire appliance to Palestine
Fire Brigades Union representatives attending the Scottish Trade Union Congress took delivery of a fire appliance donated by the Scottish and Fire and rescue service...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 09:59
Committee stage (Lords) (day 2) of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill - Apr 18
Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con): My Lords, I confess that these amendments essentially offer me another bite of the cherry because they are almost exactly the same as amendments that appeared last time in respect of non-micro accounts, but for completeness I had to put them in here again to cover micro-companies...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 09:16
Committee stage (Lords) (day 9) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Apr 18
Lord Lansley (Con): My Lords, the first group today relates to the ways in which planning contributes to our objectives in respect of climate change...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 09:13
Oral answer (Lords) on Universal Credit - Apr 18
Baroness Thornhill asked the Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation An Essentials Guarantee: Reforming Universal Credit to ensure we can all afford the essentials in hard times...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023 09:09