Human rights of many young people with a learning disability and/or autism are being breached in mental health hospitals, says Joint Committee
Committee calls for overhaul of inspections and changes to Mental Health Act to protect those detained from “horrific reality” of conditions...
Friday, 1 November 2019 00:01
Banks must do more to protect and reimburse consumers exposed to economic crime, warns Treasury Committee
The Treasury Committee has today published a unanimously-agreed report on Economic Crime: Consumer View...
Friday, 1 November 2019 00:01
Driving using your mobile: Government accepts call by MPs for offence review
The Government has pledged to take forward, as a matter of urgency, work to review the offence of driving with a handheld mobile device...
Friday, 1 November 2019 00:01
Government acts to improve road safety by closing mobile phone loophole – AA comments
Commenting on the announcement that tighter legislation will be introduced to tackle using a hand-held mobile phone behind the wheel...
Friday, 1 November 2019 00:01
£35m fund to grow rural businesses
Rural businesses across the country are set to benefit from a guaranteed £35 million in government funding to create new jobs, boost tourism, and unlock growth in rural areas...
Friday, 1 November 2019 00:01
“You can’t trust the Tories to save our planet,” says Labour
Today, the government has failed to bring urgent plans to tackle the climate and environment emergency in time to meet the six-month deadline...
Friday, 1 November 2019 00:01
Conservative response to Labour claim on climate emergency
Responding, Andrea Leadsom, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, said...
Friday, 1 November 2019 00:01
Independent antisemitism adviser: terms of reference published
In July 2019 the Prime Minister appointed John Mann as independent adviser on antisemitism...
Thursday, 31 October 2019 20:58
Guidance on teaching internship scheme: summer 2020
How to apply for funding to provide teaching internships in mathematics and physics...
Thursday, 31 October 2019 17:29
Proposed upheaval in the way courts deliver justice could leave vulnerable people unable to get the legal advice - or decisions - they need
The Justice Committee today reports serious concerns that the courts and tribunals modernisation programme risks excluding the most vulnerable in our society from access to justice...
Thursday, 31 October 2019 16:00