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Oral answer (Lords) on Apprenticeships - Feb 20

The Lord Bishop of Winchester asked the Government what steps they are taking to ensure that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are not put off taking up apprenticeship scheme places...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 08:53

Oral answer (Lords) on Commonwealth Summit - Feb 20

Baroness Berridge asked the Government what steps they have taken to promote the forthcoming Commonwealth Summit with schools, universities, non-governmental organisations, and businesses...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 08:51

Extract from second reading debate (Commons) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill - Feb 20

Dame Margaret Hodge (Barking) (Lab):...Ironically, the British Government have accepted that argument, because we are ourselves publishing our national register of beneficial ownership...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 08:29

Extract from Commons motion to consider the Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 - Feb 20

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):...When people who suffer from such a disease get involved in the system...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 08:26

Extracts from Parliamentary Proceedings - Feb 20

Baroness Randerson (LD):...Let us start with the Title, which is overly specific...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 08:25

Extracts from Parliamentary Proceedings - Feb 20

Lord Young of Cookham (Con):...My noble friend Lord Robathan asked what we were doing to stop Russian criminals from exploiting the UK financial system...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 08:14

Extract from Lords debate on Nuclear Weapons - Feb 20

Lord Patten (Con):...To continue this process of measured nuclear disarmament is, as I know the noble Baroness recognises, grinding, difficult and long-term work...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 08:14

Extracts from second reading debate (Lords) of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill - Feb 20

Lord Campbell-Savours (Lab):...We will end up in trench warfare between the likes of Microsoft, Tesla, Dyson, Ford, Mitsubishi and the big insurance companies and poor old Joe Bloggs...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 07:55

Extract from Scottish Parliament debate on Tackling Fuel Poverty (Quick Credit Voucher Scheme) - Feb 20

Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con):...Changes to fuel legislation have been proposed...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 07:42

Finance (No.2) Bill: Amendments to be moved at report stage in the Commons - Feb 21

Finance (No.2) Bill: Amendments to be moved at report stage in the Commons - Feb 21...

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 07:40