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LGA: Councils playing leading local role in vaccine rollout success

Sports stadiums, places of worship and even a former nightclub are among the venues secured by councils to help boost COVID-19 vaccination efforts, alongside offers of free parking, transport and friendly advice to get people protected as soon as possible...

Friday, 12 February 2021 10:17

Labour urges Government to take action on smart motorways to prevent more deaths

Labour has once again demanded the Government take action on smart motorways to prevent more fatalities, after it emerged Highways England could face charges over the death of a woman...

Friday, 12 February 2021 09:42

Anneliese Dodds responds to new GDP figures showing the UK economy shrank by a record 9.9% last year

Anneliese Dodds MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, responding to new GDP figures that show the UK economy shrank by a record 9.9% last year, said...

Friday, 12 February 2021 09:41

GDP first quarterly estimate, UK: October to December 2020

Over the year 2020 as a whole, GDP contracted by 9.9%, marking the largest annual fall in UK GDP on record...

Friday, 12 February 2021 09:39

Lords debate on a motion to regret the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Claimants previously entitled to a severe disability premium) Amendment Regulations 2021 - Feb 11

Baroness Sherlock (Lab) [V]: My Lords, I am pleased to move this Motion standing in my name...

Friday, 12 February 2021 09:06

Oral answer (Lords) on Schools: Online Teaching - Feb 11

Lord Blunkett asked the Government what estimate they have made of the number of children who are not eligible for face-to-face teaching...

Friday, 12 February 2021 09:03

Oral answer (Lords) on Learning Disabilities: Child Trust Funds - Feb 11

Lord Young of Cookham asked the Government what progress they have made towards enabling access to Child Trust Funds by those with a learning disability...

Friday, 12 February 2021 09:02

Extract from Lords motion to approve the Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2021 - Feb 11

Lord Rogan (UUP) [V]:...Later, when the UK Government finally got their act together to launch the national Covid testing programme...

Friday, 12 February 2021 08:54

Extrac6t from Lords motion to regret the Town and Country Planning (Border Facilities and Infrastructure) (EU Exit) (England) Special Development Order 2020 (SI 2020/928) - Feb 11

Lord Bradshaw (LD) [V]:...Organisations such as the CPRE the National Trust, the Wildlife Trusts and other bodies concerned with the environment...

Friday, 12 February 2021 08:51

Extracts from Parliamentary Proceedings: Israel - Feb 11

Lord Winston (Lab) [V]: My Lords, the Minister knows that I have great respect for him, but I want to put a slightly colder note into this debate...

Friday, 12 February 2021 08:43