New law passed will make voting in UK General Elections fairer
Every vote cast in a general election will carry equal weight, after new legislation passed today will make constituencies across the UK more equal in size...
Monday, 14 December 2020 14:44
More Nightingale courtrooms to be delivered
Additional Nightingale courtrooms will bolster the national effort to tackle the impact of coronavirus on the justice system...
Monday, 14 December 2020 14:12
Government's green jobs boom "nothing but hot air" without facilities to make required wind turbines says GMB Union
Politicians are parroting familiar fantasy that when taxpayers’ money is invested in renewables, jobs in the UK will automatically follow says GMB Union...
Monday, 14 December 2020 14:05
Dowden to give Government response on the online harms consultation to MPs
DCMS Secretary Oliver Dowden will make a statement in the Commons tomorrow (Tuesday) on the full Government response to the Online Harms consultation...
Monday, 14 December 2020 13:54
Iran and the UK: "No prosperity without justice" say MPs
The Foreign Affairs Committee is today publishing its report “No prosperity without justice: the UK’s relationship with Iran”...
Monday, 14 December 2020 12:50
Ed Miliband comments on Government's Energy White Paper
Ed Miliband MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, commenting on the publication of the Government's Energy White Paper, said...
Monday, 14 December 2020 12:49
REA responds to publication of Energy White Paper
The REA has responded to the Government’s publication of the Energy White Paper, supporting a number of commitments, while offering caution about the significant progress that still needs to be made for the UK’s net zero ambitions...
Monday, 14 December 2020 12:26
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee: Evidence session on Covid-19 data and the leisure and retail sectors – RFU, British Beer & Pub Association and British Independent Retailers Association to give evidence
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee continues its inquiry into data transparency and accountability during the Covid-19 pandemic on Wednesday 16 December...
Monday, 14 December 2020 12:26
Written statement: Energy White Paper - Dec 14
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Alok Sharma MP): Today the Government has published the Energy White Paper which sets out the strategic vision for how we will transform our energy system to build a cleaner, greener future for our country, people and planet
Monday, 14 December 2020 12:22
Written statement: Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Update - Dec 14
Kelly Tolhurst (PUS for Rough Sleeping and Homelessness): At Spring Budget 2020, the Chancellor announced funding for substance misuse treatment and recovery services for vulnerable people sleeping rough in England...
Monday, 14 December 2020 12:20