Government must urgently re-assess "benefits sanctions regime at times so counter-productive it just seems pointlessly cruel"
No evidence the Committee received was “more compelling than that against the imposition of conditionality and sanctions on people with a disability or health condition...
Tuesday, 6 November 2018 00:01
LGA responds to Environmental Audit Committee report on 25 year environment plan
Responding to the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on the Government’s 25 year Environment Plan, Cllr Martin Tett, LGA Environment spokesman, said...
Tuesday, 6 November 2018 00:01
Action still needed on Universal Credit wait says charity, as new figures show a 13% increase in foodbank use in just six months compared to this time last year
The Trussell Trust’s foodbank network provided 658,048 emergency supplies to people in crisis between April and September 2018, a 13% increase on the same period in 2017...
Tuesday, 6 November 2018 00:01
Trussell Trust figures show a 13% increase in foodbank use - Margaret Greenwood response
Margaret Greenwood MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to new figures from the Trussell Trust which suggest a 13% increase in foodbank use could be linked to Universal Credit, said...
Tuesday, 6 November 2018 00:01
Conservative response to Labour on childcare
Responding, Tom Pursglove MP, Conservative Party Vice Chairman for Youth, said...
Tuesday, 6 November 2018 00:01
Despite uncertainty, blockchains may still be compatible with data privacy laws according to new study
There is significant uncertainty as to how European data protection rules apply to blockchain technology, according to a new study...
Tuesday, 6 November 2018 00:01
Home Office publishes chart of police financial reserves 2018 as a share of funding
The Home Office has published a chart of police financial reserves as a share of funding...
Monday, 5 November 2018 23:48
Mims Davies appointed Sports Minister
Mims Davies MP has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...
Monday, 5 November 2018 21:17
UK cements position in Gulf with new joint base in Oman
The UK is cementing its deep and special relationship with Oman for generations to come with the opening of a new Omani-British Joint Training Base...
Monday, 5 November 2018 18:18
Minister updates Parliament on probate fees
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice Lucy Frazer QC MP, today provided the following update on probate fees...
Monday, 5 November 2018 18:15