Transport Select Committee: Evidence session on High Speed Two: update
This is the second of the Committee’s six-monthly oral evidence sessions on the progress of the High Speed Two (HS2), which are planned to take place over the course of this Parliament...
Friday, 18 December 2020 14:08
Education Secretary selects preferred candidate for new Office for Students Chair
The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has named Lord Wharton of Yarm as his preferred candidate to be the next Chair of the Office for Students, following approval by the Prime Minister...
Friday, 18 December 2020 14:05
The Secretary of State has reappointed Richard Johnston, Paul Cartwright, and Gary Kemp as Trustees for the Theatres Trust.
Richard Johnston, Paul Cartwright, and Gary Kemp have been reappointed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as Trustees for the Theatres Trust for a three year period from 31 December 2020 to 30 December 2023...
Friday, 18 December 2020 12:38
DCMS committee transcript: The future of public service broadcasting - Dec 15
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee announces an inquiry into ‘The future of public service broadcasting’...
Friday, 18 December 2020 12:36
Transport Select Committee - New inquiry: Zero emission vehicles and road pricing
The Government commitment to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030 could deliver significant carbon savings towards its target to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050...
Friday, 18 December 2020 11:22
REA Responds to Publication of HM Treasury Net Zero Review: Interim Report
Responding to the report, Dr Nina Skorupska, Chief Executive of the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA), said...
Friday, 18 December 2020 10:34
Blog from LabourList on EHRC report
Labour released the action plan sent to the Equality and Human Rights Commission yesterday...
Friday, 18 December 2020 10:30
Action on Smoking and Health: Smokers who quit in 2020 tell their stories in a powerful new film
For smokers 2020 was a great year to quit. One estimate found a million people had quit during the first lock down and hundreds of thousands have maintained that success...
Friday, 18 December 2020 10:24
Westminster Hall debate on UK Hydrogen Economy - Dec 17
Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con): I beg to move, that this House has considered the UK hydrogen economy...
Friday, 18 December 2020 10:02
Commons statement on Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement - Dec 17
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Robert Jenrick): Today I have written to all local authorities in England thanking their councillors, officers and employees for their exceptional service this year...
Friday, 18 December 2020 10:01