National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee transcript for June 30
The National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee is appointed to consider the effectiveness of current sport and recreation policies and initiatives, and the case for a national plan for sport and recreation...
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 09:47
Resource pack launched to educate young generation on the Countryside Code
Two rural organisations have teamed up to educate children how to act safely and responsibly in the countryside with the launch of a new resource pack...
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 09:11
Labour demands publication of VIP testing “racket” emails
Labour has today demanded the publication of all emails and correspondence relating to Covid testing contracts to stop “the cover up” of a “racket”, after evidence emerged of a “fast-track” for VIP contacts of Conservative Ministers seeking government contracts...
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 09:06
Committee stage (Lords) (day 1) of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill - July 6
Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con): My Lords, I am moving this amendment because my noble friend Lord Forsyth is putting the report on quantitative easing to bed at his Economic Affairs Committee, just across the Corridor, so he has asked me to move it for him...
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 09:03
Committee stage (Lords) (day 1) of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill - July 6
Lord Lucas (Con) [V]:...I welcome the local skills improvement plans. A strong link between local business and local skills provision for local people is a very good idea...
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 09:00
Second reading (Commons) of the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill - July 6
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Michael Gove): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time...
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 08:42
Commons statement on Covid-19: Education Settings - July 6
The Secretary of State for Education (Gavin Williamson): With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on restrictions that will be lifted for schools, early years, childcare, colleges and universities when we move to step 4...
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 08:40
Extract from Commons statement on Covid-19: Education Settings - July 6
Tom Hunt (Ipswich) (Con): While all these huge issues are going on, the largest teaching union in the country, the National Education Union has said there is an “urgent” need to “decolonise” the curriculum...
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 08:26
Extracts from committee stage (Commons) of the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill - July 6
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op): Thank you for your evidence today, Mr Pegge...
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 08:17
Extracts from committee stage (Lords) (day 1) of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill - July 6
Lord Etherton (CB):...It is not necessary for present purposes to go into the nature of religious animal slaughter in the form of shechita or its Muslim equivalent...
Wednesday, 7 July 2021 08:16