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UK Commonwealth Minister visits Scotland ahead of April's summit

The UK’s Minister for the Commonwealth has visited Edinburgh today to explore the historical and present-day links between Scotland and other Commonwealth nations...

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 21:44

Tax break to help Black cabs go green

Britain’s black cabs will get a new boost to go green when a tax exemption for electric taxis comes into force this April...

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 17:57

Urgent question (Common) on Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre - Mar 6

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab) (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on the detention centre at Yarl’s Wood...

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 16:19

Oral answers to questions (Commons): Justice - Mar 6

Justice Ministers were answering questions in the Commons today...

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 16:17

Government urged to make changes to end homelessness among ex-servicemen and women

New research1 released today [Tuesday 6th March] highlights how some vulnerable former Servicemen and women slip through the net and end up homeless after leaving the Armed Forces..

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 15:52

Changes to UK anti-money laundering measures

Anti-money laundering measures changed on 26 June 2017...

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 15:37

Today’s evidence session exposed how the big bosses of Melrose could receive large pay outs - Long Bailey

Rebecca Long Bailey MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, commenting on Melrose’s appearance at the BEIS Select Committee this morning, said...

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 15:16

GKN – Rachel Reeves MP, BEIS Chair, writes to Melrose on pensions and post-offer undertakings

Following this morning’s BEIS Committee evidence session with witnesses from GKN, Melrose Industries, and Unite the union...

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 14:50

Commons Library briefing note on Brexit and air quality

This paper, produced by the House of Commons Library gives an overview of how EU air quality legislation and policy is currently enshrined in the UK legal framework...

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 14:48

Minister questioned in the Commons about hunger strike at Yarl's Wood

In an Urgent Question in the House of Commons today, Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott claimed she had been misled by the Home Office, G4S and Serco about a hunger strike at Yarl's Wood...

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 14:06