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Chancellor meets with industry to progress Solvency II reforms

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and Economic Secretary, John Glen, met with executives from the insurance industry today (27th June) as part of its ongoing consultation on post-Brexit reforms to Solvency II insurance regulations...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 10:37

Chris Boardman named permanent National Active Travel Commissioner alongside other senior Active Travel England appointments

Chris Boardman will continue to inspire the nation into getting about on foot and by bike after being appointed as permanent National Active Travel Commissioner alongside several other senior officials...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:38

Crisis: New figures for London show biggest year-on-year fall in rough sleeping for 10 years

New figures released today (28 June 2022) by the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) show a significant drop in rough sleeping across London...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:35

Mayor welcomes significant drop in the number of people sleeping rough in the capital 

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has welcomed new data showing the number of people seen sleeping rough in London has fallen by 24 per cent compared to last year...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:16

Readout of the Prime Minister’s meeting with the Japanese PM

Here is a readout of the Prime Minister’s meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the G7 Summit in Germany this morning...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:14

New UK package offers a lifeline to Ukrainian researchers and entrepreneurs

The PM has announced a series of measures to support Ukraine’s science & technology and research sectors...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:13

Committee stage (Lords) (day 6) of the Schools Bill - June 27

Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab): My Lords, it is good to be back here; I hope we can finish the last three groups this evening...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 07:59

Second reading (Lords) and remaining stages of the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill - June 27

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Stedman-Scott) (Con): My Lords, the Government are fully aware of the acute pressures that families across the UK are under due to the rising cost of living...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 07:57

Second reading (Lords) of the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill - June 27

The Minister of State, Home Office and Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (Lord Greenhalgh) (Con): My Lords, I am proud to be here today to open this Second Reading debate of the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 07:53

Oral answer (Lords) on Gender Pensions Gap - June 27

Lord Davies of Brixton asked the Government what steps they are taking, if any, to address the gender pensions gap...

Tuesday, 28 June 2022 07:50