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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Constitutional aspects examined by Lords committee

The House of Lords Constitution Committee has published its report on the constitutional aspects of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill...

Friday, 10 December 2021 16:04

Plastic Packaging Tax to come into effect in April

Regulations have been laid in Parliament enabling the  Plastic Packaging Tax to come into effect on April 1..

Friday, 10 December 2021 15:56

UK agrees 2022 fishing catch limits with EU and Norway

All Parties agree to set catch levels in line with, or lower than, those advised by ICES in bid to champion sustainability and help protect fish stocks...

Friday, 10 December 2021 15:46

Guidance published on the management of acute respiratory illness in prisons and places of detention

UK Health Security Agency has published supplementary guidance on managing outbreaks of acute respiratory illness, including coronavirus...

Friday, 10 December 2021 15:10

Change to maximum Plan 2 and Plan 3 student loan interest rates

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced a change to maximum Plan 2 and Plan 3 student loan interest rates...

Friday, 10 December 2021 14:35

Transport committee transcript: Road freight supply chain - Dec 8

The Transport Committee is examining road freight. The Committee's objectives are to explore the immediate and systemic challenges to the effective operation of the road freight supply chain and to assess the effectiveness of the Government’s policies to meet them...

Friday, 10 December 2021 14:20

Written statement on Update on supply chains - Dec 10

Minister of State for Housing (Christopher Pincher): I wish to update the House on the measures the Government is taking to facilitate flexibility within the delivery supply chain and mitigate challenges faced by construction sites...

Friday, 10 December 2021 14:15

Cambo oil field pause "surrender of national interest" - GMB

GMB, the energy union, says the decision to pause the Cambo oil field project amounts to a ‘surrender of the national interest.’..

Friday, 10 December 2021 12:54

Cambo oilfield project paused - Greenpeace comments

Responding to reports that the Cambo oilfield development off Shetland is being paused, Sam Chetan-Welsh, political campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said...

Friday, 10 December 2021 12:18

Greens respond to Cambo statement

Responding to the statement from Cambo developer Siccar that it is ‘pausing’ plans to develop the vast new oil field, Scottish Greens climate spokesperson Mark Ruskell said...

Friday, 10 December 2021 12:02