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Extracts from end of day adjournment debate on Dark Skies - Dec 14

Andrew Griffith (Arundel and South Downs) (Con):...Sadly, light pollution is growing exponentially in its geographic coverage and population reach...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 07:52

Written statement on Plan for Jobs Update - Dec 14

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Dr Thérèse Coffey): The Government’s plan for jobs is already supporting people back into employment...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 07:50

Extracts from Commons statement on the Energy White Paper - Dec 14

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con) [V]: I congratulate my right hon. Friend and his ministerial team on today’s significant statement...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 07:47

Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Climate Change - Dec 14

Baroness Sheehan (LD): My Lords, I welcome the fact that the Government are ending support for fossil-fuel projects in developing countries...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 07:44

Extract from Lords consideration of the UK Internal Market Bill: Shared Prosperity Fund - Dec 14

Baroness Penn (Con): My Lords, the other place has disagreed with Amendments 48B and 48C regarding the power to provide financial assistance which the Bill confers on the UK Government...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 07:40

Environment Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Dec 14

Environment Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at Dec 14..

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 07:38

Medicines and Medical Devices Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Lords as at Dec 14

Medicines and Medical Devices Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Lords as at Dec 14...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 07:37

£90bn cash gap puts scores of companies at risk of collapse without public equity injection, report warns

Think tanks call for £45bn of public investment in ownership stakes to support businesses through the pandemic and boost private investment...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01

New IEA research warns against "penalising" the self-employed

The self-employed have been particularly hard-hit during the Coronavirus...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01

Ofsted: COVID isolation having detrimental impact on children’s education and welfare, particularly the most vulnerable

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector today praised education and social care staff for their hard work and resilience against all the odds, as Ofsted published the third and final set of reports looking at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people...

Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01