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Oral answer (Lords) on Covid-19: University Students - Nov 16

Lord Storey asked the Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the spread of Covid-19 of students returning to their universities...

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 09:32

Alzheimer’s Society launches first-ever dedicated sport and dementia campaign: Sport United Against Dementia

Charity Ambassador Robbie Savage backs ground-breaking campaign to bring the sporting world together for the first time in a truly coordinated effort to tackle dementia...

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 09:10

Labour calls for more powers for Government to intervene in foreign acquisitions that could damage UK economy

Labour is today calling on Ministers to keep high-growth and strategically important companies in the UK, as it reveals the Government has not spoken to key companies about a tech-focused industrial strategy...

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 08:56

Extracts from Commons proceedings: Zoom - Nov 16

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):...The contacts of the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) may well have been identified and isolated...

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 08:50

Extract from report stage (Commons) of the Pension Schemes Bill - Nov 16

Shaun Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Con):...Many of the organisations that perhaps would be impacted by this are actually the organisations that we need to lead on these new green challenges...

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 08:47

Extract from report stage (Commons) of the Pension Schemes Bill - Nov 16

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):...What is more, today’s amendment was developed and backed by a whole host of organisations across the public and private sectors...

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 08:44

Extract from Housing, Communities and Local Government topical questions - Nov 16

Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (Lab) [V]: Ealing Council is facing a funding shortfall of around £30 million even after efficiency savings and delaying investment...

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 08:39

Extract from report stage (Commons) of the Pension Schemes Bill - Nov 16

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):...The Bill was amended in the other place so that if a defined benefit transfer application raises one of the red flags on a prescribed list of features likely to indicate that a scam is going on...

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 08:34

Extract from Lords debate to consider the Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - Nov 16

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GP) [V]:...The debate on this SI is also a chance to think about the place of competition in our society...

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 08:29

Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Child Trafficking - Nov 16

Lord McColl of Dulwich (Con) [V]: My Lords, the importance of certainty and stability for victims of modern slavery cannot be underestimated...

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 08:26