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Written statement on Shipbuilding - Nov 5

Ben Wallace (Secretary of State for Defence): I have today published Sir John Parker's review of the implementation of the National Shipbuilding Strategy...

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 15:58

Written statement on DBEIS Departmental Update - Nov 5

Andrea Leadsom (Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy): I would like to update the house on some of the key achievements of the Department for Business, Energy and the Industrial Strategy since it was created in July 2016...

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 15:47

Minister encourages forestry stakeholders to plant trees now

Ministerial statement to forestry stakeholders from Zac Goldsmith encouraging them to plant trees now and not wait...

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 14:38

Guidance published on character education framework

The Department for Education has published non-statutory guidance to schools on character education and development for pupils...

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 14:34

Guidance published on managing England’s woodlands in a climate emergency

The Forestry Commission has published new climate change management guidance to provide practical advice to landowners...

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 14:26

Chancellor responds to OTS report on simplifying everyday tax for smaller businesses

Today the OTS has published a letter it has received from the Chancellor and the Financial Secretary to the Treasury in response to its report...

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 13:54

Lords PNQ: Wrongful detention of people with Autism and learning disabilities

The Lord Speaker has allowed Lord Touhig to ask the Government a Private Notice Question straight after oral questions...

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 13:51

International GCSEs: letter from Nick Gibb

School standards Minister Nick Gibb writes to the Education Select committee about standards in international GCSEs....

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 12:48

Government chose to waste thousands of pounds on misleading ads about Universal Credit – Margaret Greenwood

Margaret Greenwood MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to the news that a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority about the Department for Work and Pensions’ Universal Credit advertising campaign will be upheld, said...

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 12:47

Written statement on FCO Departmental Update - Nov 5

Dominic Raab (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs): The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) uses its global platform to promote a truly Global Britain and support the UK’s values and interests...

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 12:43