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Full Hansard of today's questions on smart motorways

Questions answered orally in the House of Commons today: Road Safety...

Thursday, 30 January 2020 14:04

PM and Javid "caught lying again" - McDonnell

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has accused the Tories of planning billions of pounds of post-election cuts to public services...

Thursday, 30 January 2020 13:45

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Jordan, April 2020

Ms Bridget Brind OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...

Thursday, 30 January 2020 13:11

Written statement on Local line update - Jan 30

Grant Shapps (Secretary of State for Transport): Today I am announcing the preferred route for the Bedford to Cambridge section of the East West Rail line between Oxford and Cambridge...

Thursday, 30 January 2020 13:09

LGA responds to "Building Better, Building Beautiful" report

Responding to the launch of the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission’s final report, Cllr David Renard, the Local Government Association’s planning spokesman, said...

Thursday, 30 January 2020 13:05

LGA responds to youth accelerator fund announcement

Responding to the Government’s Youth Accelerator Fund, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Chair of the LGA’s Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, said...

Thursday, 30 January 2020 13:03

LGA responds to reintroduction of Environment Bill

Responding to the reintroduction of the Environment Bill to Parliament today, the Local Government Association’s Environment spokesman, Cllr David Renard, said...

Thursday, 30 January 2020 12:34

Over £1m to fund food waste fight

£1.15 million of government funding announced to tackle food waste in households and supply chains...

Thursday, 30 January 2020 12:30

Aspiring teachers to benefit from simpler application process

New service will be piloted across England, starting in the South West, and will be easier to use for both candidates and training providers...

Thursday, 30 January 2020 11:56

NEU comment on Government's data release on school funding

Commenting on the latest school funding data announcements from Government, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...

Thursday, 30 January 2020 11:55