Second reading (Commons) of the Public Order Bill - May 23
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel):...From day one, this Government have put the safety and the interests of the law-abiding majority first. We have put 13,500 more police on the streets, and we are on track to reach nearly 20,000 new police officers by March next year...
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 07:58
Commons statement on Independent Review of Children’s Social Care - May 23
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Will Quince): With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on how the Government are responding to “The independent review of children’s social care” and the Competition and Markets Authority’s children’s social care report..
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 07:55
Oral answers to questions (Commons): Education - May 23
Scott Benton (Blackpool South) (Con): What steps his Department is taking to increase funding for education in low-performing areas...
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 07:51
Extracts from Commons proceedings: Shell - May 23
Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (Lab):...What is so different between, on the one hand, the suffragettes, and on the other, protesters such as the esteemed international climate lawyer Farhana Yamin...
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 07:44
Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Taxes on Motor Fuel - May 23
Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) (Lab):...The AA has calculated that the cost of filling a typical 55-litre tank has risen during the year from £70.61 to £92.20 for petrol...
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 07:38
Extract from Education Questions: Political Impartiality in Schools - May 23
Gareth Bacon (Orpington) (Con): What steps his Department is taking to help ensure political impartiality in schools...
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 07:35
Extracts from second reading debate (Lords) of the Schools Bill - May 23
Lord Storey (LD): My Lords, I remind the House that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association...
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 07:32
Police action plan released to address race disparities affecting Black people, changing a legacy of distrust
The Police Race Action Plan released by National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing sets out the commitment of Chief Constables in England and Wales to become an anti-racist police service and to explain or reform race disparities...
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 00:01
Cheaper tickets and quicker journeys as Government funded Elizabeth line officially opens
Thousands of commuters across London will see their travel costs reduced by over a third and journey times massively reduced from today (24th May) as the Elizabeth line officially opens to the public...
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 00:01
Industry calls for chargepoint ‘van plan’ to switch owners to electric
More than half of van owners say they are discouraged from switching to an electric van due to a lack of chargepoint infrastructure...
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 00:01