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Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Germany: November 2020

Ms Jill Gallard CMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in succession to Sir Sebastian Wood KCMG...

Friday, 17 July 2020 09:55

Opportunity Areas programme to support young people hit hardest by pandemic

Thousands of young people in the most disadvantaged parts of England are to benefit from a new focus on making up lost learning time due to the pandemic...

Friday, 17 July 2020 09:21

Mayor moves forward with plans to power the TfL Tube network with renewable energy

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan’s ambition for a zero-carbon railway by 2030 moved a significant step closer today with the publication to market of Transport for London’s (TfL’s) renewable energy requirements..

Friday, 17 July 2020 08:47

Bridget Phillipson calls for National Audit Office probe value of Job Retention Bonus

Bridget Phillipson MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has called on the UK’s public spending watchdog to launch an inquiry into the Chancellor's Job Retention Bonus scheme...

Friday, 17 July 2020 08:45

Labour calls on UK to show global leadership on Covid-19 crisis

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor and Shadow Foreign Secretary have called on the UK government to step up and lead the international response to Covid-19 at this weekend’s G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting...

Friday, 17 July 2020 08:44

Committee stage (Lords) (day 4) of the Agriculture Bill - July 16

The Earl of Caithness (Con) [V]: My Lords, Amendment 73 stands in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Worthington..

Friday, 17 July 2020 08:37

Debate on a Lords motion to approve the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 - July 16

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Williams of Trafford) (Con): My Lords, the threat level in the UK, which is set by the independent Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, remains at “substantial”...

Friday, 17 July 2020 08:34

End of day adjournment debate on Historic Churches: Covid-19 - July 16

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP): First, let me say what a pleasure it is to have you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker...

Friday, 17 July 2020 08:31

Extract from Business Questions - July 16

Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset) (Con) [V]: My right hon. Friend knows how good Sedgemoor District Council is...

Friday, 17 July 2020 08:28

Extracts from Commons proceedings - July 16

Rachel Hopkins (Luton South) (Lab): The House rises next Wednesday, but just two weeks later, on 5 August, it will be one year since the Indian Government revoked article 370 of the constitution...

Friday, 17 July 2020 08:24