EFRA committee: Government must drag public food procurement standards into the new decade
The Government is missing the opportunity to support small businesses, improve animal welfare and promote sustainability within public sector rules for buying food...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 10:13
Battery technology is driving electric vehicle industry: NTree and University of Warwick webinar
Battery technology improvements are driving the expansion of the electric vehicle industry with vans, ships and aircraft becoming increasingly viable as battery weight and size issues and efficiency improve...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 10:09
Home Office rules come into force for non-UK nationals sleeping rough – Crisis response
Yesterday afternoon, the Home Office published guidance on their website setting out how to implement new immigration rules...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 10:08
Australian healthtech firm chooses UK to scale up and grow
Australian healthtech firm sets up global HQ in the UK following support from DIT...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 10:06
TFA: DEFRA is Failing to Address the Management of Common Land in the Development of its New Farm Environmental Schemes
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) and the Foundation for Common Land (FCL) have joined forces to warn DEFRA that it’s new Environmental Land Management (ELM) Scheme risks failing in its application to common land...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 09:25
Committee stage proceedings on the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill - Apr 20
Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab): I look forward to a fascinating discussion about a very important set of issues...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 08:28
Westminster Hall debate on Turing Scheme - Apr 20
Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) (Lab): I beg to move, that this House has considered the scope of the proposed Turing scheme...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 08:25
Committee stage (Commons) (day 2) of the Finance (No. 2) Bill - Apr 20
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jesse Norman): The Government remain committed to tackling tax avoidance, evasion and other forms of non-compliance...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 08:23
Ten minute rule motion on Planning (Local Authority Housing Developments) - Apr 20
Paul Holmes (Eastleigh) (Con): I beg to move, that leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish independent local planning processes to determine housing development planning applications submitted by local authorities...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 08:21
Commons statement on Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities - Apr 20
The Minister for Equalities (Kemi Badenoch): With permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on our work to examine inequality across the population and set out a new, positive agenda for change...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 08:16