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Lords debate on Industrial Strategy - Feb 1

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Lab): My Lords, I draw attention to my entries in the register, particularly for UK Music and Windward Global...

Friday, 2 February 2024 07:57

Question for Short Debate (Lords) on Schools: RAAC - Feb 1

Lord Addington asked the Government how they plan to mitigate the safety risks of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in schools and to ensure the swift deployment of financial assistance for necessary maintenance and construction upgrades...

Friday, 2 February 2024 07:56

Oral answer (Lords) on Russell Group Universities: Foreign Student Admissions - Feb 1

Baroness Falkner of Margravine asked the Government, following reporting by The Sunday Times on 28 January, what assessment they have made of admission policies for foreign students at Russell Group Universities...

Friday, 2 February 2024 07:54

Oral answer (Lords) on Child Obesity - Feb 1

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe asked the Government whether they have plans to require reformulation of children’s food and drink to reduce child obesity...

Friday, 2 February 2024 07:52

Extract from Lords question for short debate on Schools: RAAC - Feb 1

Baroness Brinton (LD):...Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the National Education Union  said that government spending on schools is a third of that spent in 2010...

Friday, 2 February 2024 07:45

Extract from Lords question for short debate on Schools: RAAC - Feb 1

The Lord Bishop of St Albans: ...The Association of School and College Leaders has pointed out that parents are taking their children out of those schools that are affected by RAAC over concerns about disruption to their education and a lack of access to facilities such as science labs...

Friday, 2 February 2024 07:42

Lords debate on Arts - Feb 1

Lord Bragg (Lab): The creative arts generate more revenue than the life sciences and the aerospace and construction industries combined...

Friday, 2 February 2024 07:38

Extracts from Commons proceedings: Israel - Feb 1

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury) (Lab): We have all read with deep concern last week’s interim ruling from the International Court of Justice regarding the situation in Gaza...

Friday, 2 February 2024 07:34

Extract from Lords debate on Industrial Strategy - Feb 1

The Earl of Effingham (Con):...I spent 20 years advising and winning business from over a third of the companies in the FTSE 100, and I now try to help SMEs...

Friday, 2 February 2024 07:23

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Feb 1

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Feb 1...

Friday, 2 February 2024 07:18