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Mayor of London statement on London being placed in Tier 2

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “Londoners have done exactly what has been asked of them since the start of this pandemic...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 12:03

South East Wales Transport Commission recommends major improvements for transport in the region

The South East Wales Transport Commission has today (26 November) published its final recommendations...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 12:00

Covid-19 Update

Matt Hancock (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care): On 23 November, the Prime Minister set out our COVID-19 Winter Plan in Parliament...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 11:47

Full list of local restriction tiers by area

This page sets out the full list of local restriction tiers by area from Wednesday 2 December 2020....

Thursday, 26 November 2020 11:46

Treasury Committee Evidence Sessions: Spending Review 2020: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)

The Treasury Committee will be holding evidence sessions on the spending review 2020...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 11:26

Pandemic leads to 115% rise in people being hit by the benefit cap – Crisis response

Today, the Department for Work and Pensions has released the latest experimental statistics on how many households have had their benefits capped between April 2013 and August 2020...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 10:54

Caroline Rookes appointed permanent Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Caroline Rookes as the new permanent Chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO)...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 10:31

CFI Vice-Chairman Andrew Percy MP expresses concern over Amazon Alexa responses which “lend credibility to antisemitic views”

Conservative Friends of Israel Vice-Chairman Andrew Percy MP has urged Home Secretary Priti Patel to “immediately investigate” how cloud-based voice services “select their material and sources”, after learning that responses given by the Amazon Alexa device “lend credibility to antisemitic views”

Thursday, 26 November 2020 10:00

Labour urges ministers to end uncertainty for football fans

Alison McGovern MP, Labour’s Shadow Sports Minister has asked the Conservatives to answer 10 essential questions ahead of football fans returning to ground...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 09:28

HS2 Ltd response to Construction Commissioner's 14th report

High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd responds to the fourteenth Construction Commissioner’s report published in August 2020...

Thursday, 26 November 2020 09:21