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Jonathan Ashworth responds to the latest ONS statistics on excess deaths

Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, responding to the latest ONS statistics on excess deaths, said...

Thursday, 30 July 2020 11:11

Actions to support Welsh food and drink industry recovery from impact of Covid19 published

A series of priority actions to support Wales’ world class food and drink industry recover from the impact of Covid19 have today [Wednesday 29 July] been jointly published by the Welsh Government and the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board...

Thursday, 30 July 2020 11:08

Lords motion to approve the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 - July 29

The Minister of State, Home Office and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Lord Greenhalgh) (Con): My Lords, the regulations we are considering today were laid in draft before this House on 6 July...

Thursday, 30 July 2020 11:04

Private Notice Question (Lords) on EU: Future Trade Agreement - July 29

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town asked the Government, following the last round of negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union, whether a future trade agreement will be secured by September....

Thursday, 30 July 2020 11:03

Oral answer (Lords) on Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa - July 30

Lord Balfe asked the Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 22 July (HLWS415), what is their (1) upper, and (2) lower, estimate for the numbers of people who could participate in the new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa...

Thursday, 30 July 2020 11:01

Oral answer (Lords) on Domestic Abuse - July 30

Baroness Gale asked the Government what plans they have to ensure that any data collected on domestic abuse includes the abuse of people over the age of 74..

Thursday, 30 July 2020 10:59

Oral answer (Lords) on Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 - July 30

Lord Leigh of Hurley asked the Government what assessment they have made of (1) the operation of the moratorium process set out in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, and (2) whether that process has led to businesses being saved from closure...

Thursday, 30 July 2020 10:55

Extracts from Lords motion to approve the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 - July 29

Lord Hain (Lab) [V]:...Why are not British sanctions also being applied to the Gupta brothers over their role in a massive corruption and money laundering operation...

Thursday, 30 July 2020 10:49

Lords motion to agree a Liaison Committee Report: New special inquiry committees 2020–21 - July 29

The Senior Deputy Speaker moved that the Report from the Select Committee New special inquiry committees 2020–21 (2nd Report, HL Paper 102) be agreed to

Thursday, 30 July 2020 10:46

Extract from Lords motion to approve the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 - July 29

Lord Garnier (Con) [V]:...If I have the slightest doubt about their effectiveness, it is based on the claims for unexplained wealth orders, or UWOs, which have not proved to be as workable as intended...

Thursday, 30 July 2020 10:44