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Duty Free extended to the EU from January 2021

British passengers travelling to EU countries will be able to take advantage of duty-free shopping from January 2021...

Friday, 11 September 2020 11:35

Defence Committee to hold evidence session on MoD and Armed Forces’ progress on F-35 and Carrier Strike programmes

On Tuesday 15 September, at 13.15, the Defence Committee will hold an evidence session hearing from expert commentators on the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces’ progress on the F-35 and Carrier Strike programmes...

Friday, 11 September 2020 11:18

Robert Jenrick's speech to Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) 2020 - Sep 10

The Secretary of State's speech to the CIH virtual event Housing 2020...

Friday, 11 September 2020 10:54

School governors and trustees say they are prepared for COVID impact

Ofsted and the National Governance Association (NGA) publish a study that shows the business of school governance has continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic...

Friday, 11 September 2020 10:00

IoD welcomes UK-Japan trade announcement

Responding to news that the UK and Japan have reached an agreement in principle on replacing the EU's trade deal, Allie Renison, Head of Europe and Trade Policy at the Institute of Directors, said...

Friday, 11 September 2020 09:27

UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement

The UK has today secured a free trade agreement with Japan, which is the UK’s first major trade deal as an independent trading nation...

Friday, 11 September 2020 09:24

Lords motion to approve the Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - Sep 10

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Lord Callanan) (Con): My Lords, when the transition period ends, direct EU legislation and EU-derived domestic legislation that forms part of the legal framework governing our energy markets...

Friday, 11 September 2020 09:22

Lords motion to approve the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 - Sep 10

The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Keen of Elie) (Con): My Lords, I beg to move that the House considers the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020...

Friday, 11 September 2020 09:19

Private Notice Question (Lords) on Rule of Law - Sep 10

Lord Falconer of Thoroton asked the Government, further to the remarks made by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 8 September...

Friday, 11 September 2020 09:17

Oral answer (Lords) on Music Industry - Sep 10

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley asked the Government what steps they are taking to support the music industry, particularly the self-employed and sole traders, for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021...

Friday, 11 September 2020 09:14