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PM's statement on COVID-19

Mr Speaker, with permission I will make a statement on our progress against Omicron and the review of our Plan B measures...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 13:28

£25 million funding for high tech machinery on farms

Farmers and growers in England can apply for up to £500,000 in Government funding from today to invest in cutting edge robotics and technology to boost food production...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 12:33

Proposal for legislation to improve the UK’s cyber resilience

The government is consulting on proposals for new laws to improve the cyber resilience of organisations which are important to the UK economy...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 11:58

Building safety funding inquiry launched

The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has today launched a new inquiry into building safety and issues relating to funding and remediation...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 11:21

Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary travel to Australia to forge close defence and security ties

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will visit Australia this week, as the UK forges closer defence and security ties with the nation...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 11:19

First Manchester bus drivers announce fresh strikes in pay dispute

Bus drivers employed by First Manchester, have announced fresh strike action in the dispute over pay. The new dates for industrial action are a direct consequence of the company’s failure to make an improved offer to resolve the dispute...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 11:14

New digital identity checking for landlords and employers to tackle immigration abuse

New digital identity checking technology will make it quicker, safer and more convenient for landlords and employers to carry out right to rent, right to work and DBS identity checks...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 10:36

Care leavers feel they left care too early, Ofsted finds

More than a third of care leavers feel that they left care too early, according to a report by Ofsted...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 09:40

Health and Social Care Committee approves appointment of Richard Meddings as NHSE Chair

MPs have confirmed the appointment of Richard Meddings as the new Chair of NHS England following his appearance before the Health and Social Care Committee...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 09:10

Labour comments on research by the Emergency Medicine Journal finding that patients ‘more likely to die’ if they endure long waits in A&E

Wes Streeting MP, Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary, commenting on research by the Emergency Medicine Journal finding that patients ‘more likely to die’ if they endure long waits in A&E, said...

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 08:14