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Oral answers to Questions (Commons): Church Commissioners - Apr 28

Robin Millar (Aberconwy) (Con): To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to strengthen its parish ministry...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 14:24

Oral answers to Questions (Commons): Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Apr 28

Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham) (Lab): What recent assessment his Department has made of the level of pollution in the River Wear...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 14:21

LGA responds to quarterly homelessness statistics

Responding to the latest quarterly homelessness statistics that show a rise in the number of households threatened with homelessness due to the service of a Section 21 notice...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 13:55

Boost for public safety as four justice bills receive Royal Assent

The government delivers on its pledge to protect the public better and restore confidence in the criminal justice system as four major bills became law today (28 April)...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 13:54

Skills Bill Becomes Law

New laws have been passed today through the Skills and Post-16 Education Act that will help transform the skills and training landscape and level up opportunities across the country...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 13:52

Animal health and welfare bills receive Royal Assent

Protections for animals were boosted today (Thursday 28th April) as pieces of legislation banning the use of cruel glue traps and introducing fines for people who fail to provide the proper levels of care to their pets, zoo animals and livestock became law...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 13:39

Greater protections for voters as government’s Elections Bill achieves Royal Assent

Voters across the UK will benefit from greater protection against election fraud, more support for disabled people at the polling booth, and measures to prevent intimidation at the ballot box...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 13:36

Labour reacts to Chancellor conceding the case for a windfall tax on oil gas firms

Ed Miliband MP, Labour's Shadow Climate Change and Net Zero Secretary,commenting on Rishi Sunak conceding the case for a windfall tax, said...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 13:34

168% increase in people facing eviction ahead of cost of living crisis - Crisis response

New figures released by the government today show an alarming rise in the number of families and individuals in England facing homelessness...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 12:53

Shocking new figures show crime is up, prosecutions are down, and more criminals are getting away with it under the Tories

Today’s crime statistics show an 18% rise in crime over the last two years, driven by a 54% increase in fraud & computer misuse - up to a shocking 7 million incidents over the past year...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 12:14