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Online payment plans help almost 21,600 customers pay their Self Assessment bill

Self Assessment customers are using the self-serve Time to Pay facility to spread the cost of their tax bill into manageable monthly payments....

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 10:54

UK steps up climate finance support for African countries

The Foreign Secretary has announced a significant increase in the UK’s financial support to African countries on the frontline of climate change...

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 10:53

Written statement on Government Response to the House of Lords Liaison Committee Report on the Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Licensing Act 2003 – Follow Up Report - Nov 8

Minister of State (Chris Philp): This Government recognises that the majority of people drink at lower-risk levels and enjoy alcohol as part of socialising both at home and out and about...

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 10:28

Written statement: Local Government update - Nov 8

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Michael Gove): On 19 August 2022 my Rt Hon. Friend, the then Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Greg Clark) announced he was minded to expand the intervention into Liverpool City Council...

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 10:25

Anneliese Dodds comments on reports that a complaint against Gavin Williamson has been referred to an independent parliamentary scheme

Anneliese Dodds MP, Chair of the Labour Party, commenting on reports that the former chief whip has referred a complaint against Gavin Williamson to Parliament's Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme, said...

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 10:23

Accommodation merger could mean worse deal for students in Birmingham

The purchase of student accommodation provider Student Roost by GIC and Greystar could lead to higher rent and lower quality housing for students in Birmingham...

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 10:10

MPs call for ban on all plastic waste exports

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has called for a ban on the export of all plastic waste from the UK by 2027 to reduce the country’s contribution to global plastic waste pollution...

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 09:43

Joint Committee investigates impact of draft Mental Health Bill on children and young people, and people with learning disabilities or autism

The Joint Committee continues its scrutiny of the draft Mental Health Bill...

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 09:33

SNP: Fears grow for music industry within brexit Britain: Only independence can protect Scotland’s artists

The SNP has warned “only independence can protect Scotland’s artists” – as fears grow of mass unemployment within the music industry due to Brexit...

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 09:17

Second reading committee consideration (Lords) of the Electronic Trade Documents Bill - Nov 7

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay) (Con): The Bill allows for the use in electronic form of certain trade documents, such as bills of lading and bills of exchange, which currently have to be on paper and physically possessed...

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 08:36