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Fund opens to reduce waste from plastic packaging and textiles

The government is inviting organisations to apply for funding under a £4.7 million pound grant scheme to help boost the recycling of plastic packaging and textiles...

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 10:57

NASUWT calls upon employers to demonstrate their commitment to teachers' safety

The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union is calling on employers of teachers to make a clear commitment to protecting them from verbal and physical abuse from pupils, parents and other visitors to school sites...

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 10:29

£5 million fund to develop support for unpaid carers

The Carers Innovation Fund will invest in new projects to improve carers’ wellbeing...

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 09:25

Question for Short Debate (Lords) on the Theatre Market - Jun 11

The Earl of Glasgow asked the Government what assessment they have made of the operation of the theatre market in (1) London, and (2) elsewhere in the United Kingdom...

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 08:46

Question for Short Debate (Lords) on Children’s Health: Vehicle Emissions - Jun 11

Baroness Randerson (LD): My Lords, I am very pleased indeed to have the opportunity to help raise the profile of this issue which is, in my view, a major child healthcare crisis...

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 08:44

Second Reading (and remaining stages) (Lords) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) Bill - Jun 11

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Wales Office (Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth) (Con): My Lords, the Government are committed to ensuring that our tax system is in step with the digital age...

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 08:42

Oral answer (Lords) on Defence: Expenditure - Jun 11

Lord Robathan asked the Government whether the Foreign Secretary’s speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet on 13 May represented a change in their policy on defence expenditure...

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 08:39

Oral answer (Lords) on GDP per Capita - Jun 11

Lord Wigley asked the Government what are the latest figures for the gross domestic product per capita for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; and what is the percentage increase for each such figure since 1999...

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 08:35

Extracts from Parliamentary Proceedings - Jun 11

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):...We are doing everything we can in Birmingham, but the Government have a responsibility...

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 08:28

Extracts from Wales Assembly Business Statement - Jun 11

Dai Lloyd AM: Trefnydd—and I speak now as a Member of the cross-party group on haemophilia and contaminated blood...

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 08:25