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Environment Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at May 19

Environment Bill: Amendments tabled for report stage in the Commons as at May 19...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:47

Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Defence on May 24

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What steps his Department is taking to support defence jobs across the UK...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:18

Urgent question from Labour MP Wayne David on the UK Government’s efforts to secure a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza

The Speaker has granted an Urgent Question today to Labour's Wayne David who is asking about the UK Government’s efforts to secure a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:03

National Audit Office report on Initial learning from the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Over the last year, the National Audit Office has reported on the breadth of government's response to COVID-19...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 00:01

‘Two-tier world of work’ exposed as Labour calls for legislation to ensure benefits of flexible working are felt by all

Labour analysis of new ONS statistics has revealed that chief executives and people in London are the most likely to work from home...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 00:01

From 11% to 100% zero emission cars in 14 years: Government lacks plan for “huge challenge” of social and economic transition

In a report published today the Public Accounts Committee says Government has set ambitious targets to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 00:01

9 in 10 councils expect wave of homelessness if plug pulled on all emergency measures, say District Councils' Network

Protections for families on the breadline during the pandemic should be withdrawn cautiously to avoid derailing the national recovery and prevent a surge in households unable to pay their bills or rent...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 00:01

Conservative failures on further education see rising vacancies in key industries, say Labour

Labour is today [Wednesday] warning that Conservative failures on further education are leading to rising vacancies in key industries such as health and care while the number of further education students in these subjects in declining...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 00:01

Government urged to promote public transport as new campaign is launched to get people back on board

A national campaign to help get people back on board public transport is being launched outside the House of Lords and across social media today (19 May) by sustainable transport charity, Campaign for Better Transport...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 00:01

Labour tables motion to require Government to publish lessons learned from t he pandemic to protect June 21 unlocking

In the final debate on the Queen’s Speech, Labour have tabled a humble address calling on the Government to publish their internal review of the handling of the pandemic...

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 00:01