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Clocking up cycle miles by pumping funding into coastal scheme

Cyclists in North Somerset are set to finally enjoy the full benefits of a picturesque 24-mile coastal cycleway, thanks to Highways England...

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 11:07

Graham Stuart MP gets coronavirus update from Hull Trains

Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart has held an urgent meeting with the Managing Director of Hull Trains, Louise Cheeseman, to get an update on the train operator’s situation as a result of the coronavirus crisis...

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 11:04

Written statement on Transport update - May 20

Andrew Stephenson (Minister of State for Transport): I have been asked by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, to make this Written Ministerial Statement...

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 11:01

Health and Social Care Committee announcement: inquiry to identify social care funding gap reopens

The reopened Social care: funding and workforce inquiry seeks to establish how much extra money would need to be spent by government in each of the next five years to counteract the impact of a shortage of care on the NHS...

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:59

Keir Starmer and Doreen Lawrence call for “swift action” from government to protect BAME communities from Covid-19

Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Labour’s race relations adviser, have called for “swift action” from the Government to protect Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) workers from the Covid-19 pandemic..

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:58

Liz Kendall responds to Robert Buckland admission that Government prioritised NHS testing over care homes

Liz Kendall MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Social Care, responding to Robert Buckland admitting on Sky News that the Government made a choice to prioritise the NHS for testing over care homes, said...

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:36

ACS: New Tobacco Regulations Now in Force

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is reminding retailers about the tobacco changes in force from today...

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:08

Director of Public Prosecutions to be quizzed on reports of rising domestic abuse

A reported increase in lockdown domestic abuse cases will be a key subject of questioning at a Justice Committee evidence session with the Director of Public Prosecutions and head of the Crown Prosecution Service, Max Hill QC, on Thursday May 21 at 0930 HRS...

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:51

Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy - Inquiry Launch: Biosecurity and national security

Following up the previous Committee’s partially completed inquiry into biosecurity in 2019, and the continued salience of such pandemic risks with Covid-19...

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:49

UK House Price Index for March 2020

The UK HPI shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland...

Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:34