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Westminster Hall debate on Vaccine Passports - Mar 15

Mike Hill (Hartlepool) (Lab) [V]: I beg to move, that this House has considered e-petition 569957, relating to vaccine passports...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 07:25

EDM 1640: Peace and accountability in Libya

That this House welcomes the UN-sponsored intra-Libyan political talks to agree a unified governance framework and ensure a lasting peace...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 07:24

End of day adjournment debate on UK Renewables: Critical Minerals - Mar 15

Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con): I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 07:22

New Children’s Commissioner launches a once in a generation “Beveridge Report for children” with an ambitious call to rebuild childhood after the Covid-19 pandemic

Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England, is today (Tuesday) launching a once-in-a-generation review of the future of childhood by the Children’s Commissioner’s Office...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:01

Reaching net zero “not enough” to save our planet, Environment Agency warns

Focusing efforts solely on reducing and offsetting emissions will not be enough to properly combat the climate emergency, Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan will warn businesses and government today...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:01

Pandemic leaves six million people more afraid of becoming homeless: Shelter’s helpline braces for deepening crisis in the year ahead

One in seven adults (14%) – equivalent to more than six million people - in England are more worried about becoming homeless due to the pandemic, new research by Shelter reveals...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:01

New defence money potentially lost in “funding black hole” at centre of UK defence equipment plan, say MPs

The Ministry of Defence has once again published a ten-year military equipment and capabilities Plan with a funding “black hole” at its centre, potentially as big as £17.4 billion...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:01

COVID-19 death rate among people in prison three times higher than public, says UCL research

People in prisons are at an increased risk of COVID-19 - with a death rate over three times higher than that of the general population - and should be made a vaccine priority, according to a team of UCL researchers...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:01

National Audit Office report on timeliness of local auditor reporting on local government in England, 2020

The National Audit Office (NAO) today reports that less than half of local councils, local police and local fire bodies' 2019-20 audits were completed by the revised deadline of 30 November 2020...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:01

PM to publish review defining the UK’s place in the world

Today (Tuesday) the Prime Minister will set out the conclusions of his Integrated Review of security, defence, development and foreign policy...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 00:01