Extracts from second reading debate (Lords) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Jan 13
Lord Paddick (LD):...At a briefing given by the National Crime Agency lead on Brexit to the APPG on policing in 2017...
Tuesday, 14 January 2020 08:18
Extracts from Parliamentary proceedings - Jan 13
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab): My Lords, today will be a bit like a wedding, where brides are encouraged to wear something old and something new for luck...
Tuesday, 14 January 2020 08:17
Early sight of oral questions to the Attorney General - Jan 16
Dame Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the effectiveness of the CPS in prosecuting cases involving domestic violence...
Tuesday, 14 January 2020 07:43
Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport - Jan 16
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): What steps her Department is taking to roll out full-fibre and gigabit-capable broadband to every home and business throughout the UK by 2025...
Tuesday, 14 January 2020 07:40
Government announces £8 million cash boost for vibrant new communities
Funds allocated to deliver up to 200,000 new homes in garden towns and villages and for councils to support new neighbourhood plans...
Tuesday, 14 January 2020 07:24
HM Inspectorate of Prisons - report on inspection of HMP Liverpool
HMP Liverpool was assessed by inspectors to have improved dramatically in the two years since an inspection in 2017 found an “abject failure” to deliver safe, decent and purposeful treatment and conditions...
Tuesday, 14 January 2020 00:01
LGA responds to end of local housing allowance freeze
Responding to the end of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) freeze this April, which was first introduced by government in 2016, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the LGA’s Resources Board, said...
Monday, 13 January 2020 21:39
A letter from Sajid Javid to Lord Forsyth on the launch date of the upcoming joint consultation on the Retail Prices Index
A letter from the Chancellor to the Chair of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee announcing that the joint consultation between the Government and UK Statistics Authority on the latter’s proposed change to RPI will be launched at Budget 2020...
Monday, 13 January 2020 21:38
JRF responds to Local Housing Allowance increase
Helen Barnard, Deputy Director of Policy and Partnerships said...
Monday, 13 January 2020 16:24
Foreign Secretary statement on Iran
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: Mr. Speaker, further to the oral statement on the 7 January by the Defence Secretary...
Monday, 13 January 2020 16:01