Strict new measures to protect vulnerable children in care
Ban on under-16s being placed in unregulated accommodation, consultation proposes...
Wednesday, 12 February 2020 06:51
Ofgem: New customer compensation payments to further improve switching
Customers will receive an automatic £30 payment from suppliers if they are switched by mistake, if their switch takes longer than 15 working days, or if their final bill doesn’t arrive within 6 weeks..
Wednesday, 12 February 2020 00:01
Millions at risk of Universal Credit ‘lock out’ warns The Salvation Army
Two million sickness benefit claimants could struggle to access digital system...
Wednesday, 12 February 2020 00:01
HMI Prisons - annual report on perceptions of experiences of children in custody
Children in the five Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) in England and Wales are more negative about their treatment by staff, time out of cell and access to everyday essentials than those held in Secure Training Centres (STC), according to an analysis of the perceptions of their experiences in 2018-19...
Wednesday, 12 February 2020 00:01
UN underlines need for dialogue to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict
Rising tensions and instability across the globe, particularly in the Middle East, underscore the need to resolve the decades-long conflict...
Tuesday, 11 February 2020 23:24
Mark Carney gives evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee
Mark Carney, the outgoing Governor of the Bank of England, today gave evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee...
Tuesday, 11 February 2020 22:36
Oral answers to questions (Commons): Treasury - Feb 10
Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington) (Lab): What assessment the Government have made of the potential effect on the (a) manufacturing sector and (b) economy of the UK not having access to the EU single market...
Tuesday, 11 February 2020 16:52
Commons statement on Wuhan Coronavirus - Feb 11
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock): With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will update the House on the response to the Wuhan coronavirus...
Tuesday, 11 February 2020 16:51
PM statement on Transport Infrastructure - Feb 11
The Prime Minister (Boris Johnson): With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the transport revolution that we intend to bring about...
Tuesday, 11 February 2020 16:49
NHS Funding Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the NHS Funding Bill in advance of its second reading and remaining stages, due to take place in the House of Lords on 26 February 2020...
Tuesday, 11 February 2020 16:43