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Oral answer (Lords) on Yemen - Mar 25

Lord Roberts of Llandudno asked the Government what steps they are taking to resolve the famine in Yemen...

Thursday, 25 March 2021 16:08

Oral answer (Lords) on Child Trust Funds: Children with Learning Disabilities - Mar 25

Lord Young of Cookham asked the Government what progress they have made towards enabling children with learning disabilities to access their Child Trust Funds...

Thursday, 25 March 2021 16:06

Oral answer (Lords) on Bahrain: Human Rights Abuses - Mar 25

Lord Scriven asked the Government what evidence they have, if any, that the number of human rights abuses in Bahrain has declined in the last two years; and what assessment they have made of the impact of their Integrated Activity Fund on human rights in that country...

Thursday, 25 March 2021 16:05

Sam Tarry comments on Greater Manchester bus services entering public control

Sam Tarry MP, Labour’s Shadow Buses Minister, responding to Greater Manchester’s bus services entering public control, said...

Thursday, 25 March 2021 15:51

Jenrick announces extended daily opening hours for non-essential retail to continue

Opening hours are to be extended to help people stay safe when non-essential shops re-open after lockdown is eased...

Thursday, 25 March 2021 15:49

REA: Government urged to reallocate £100 million to heat decarbonisation projects and save 31,000 tonnes of CO2

The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) have today urged government to reallocate some of the £100 million of unspent budget to save more than 31,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum...

Thursday, 25 March 2021 15:48

Unite: Greater Manchester bus franchising a major step in the right direction

Unite, the UK’s leading union, has welcomed the announcement today (Thursday 25 March) by Andy Burnham that Greater Manchester will adopt a system of bus franchising...

Thursday, 25 March 2021 15:18

Full text of Anneliese Dodds' speech to the SMMT Electrified conference

Anneliese Dodds MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, in a speech to the SMMT Electrified conference, said...

Thursday, 25 March 2021 15:04

Urgent question on UK Steel Production: Greensill Capital - Mar 25

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op)(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make a statement on the future of UK steel production following Greensill Capital’s recent insolvency...

Thursday, 25 March 2021 14:27

Business rates relief boosted with new £1.5 billion pot

Business ratepayers adversely affected by COVID-19 are to get a £1.5 billion discount on their bills...

Thursday, 25 March 2021 14:06