Oral answer (Lords) on HMP Liverpool - Dec 21
Lord Beecham asked the Government whether, and if so when, they will publish the recent report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons on Her Majesty’s Prison Liverpool; and what steps they are taking to address the problems identified in that report in order to prevent serious harm to prisoners...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 15:23
Oral answer (Lords) on Budget Statement: Social Housing - Dec 21
Lord Shipley asked the Government what is their estimate of the number of social homes that will be built as a consequence of the Budget Statement...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 15:22
Oral answer (Lords) on Brexit: Affordable Housing - Dec 21
Lord Greaves asked the Government what is their assessment of the impact of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union on the provision of housing that people can afford...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 15:17
Oral answers to questions (Commons): Attorney General - Dec 21
The Law Officers were taking questions in the Commons today...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 15:16
Lords Library briefing note on the Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Bill
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Bill [HL] on 9 January 2018...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 15:04
Lords Library briefing note on Rehabilitation in Prisons
This House of Lords Library briefing discusses the measures that prisons in England and Wales implement with the aim of reducing reoffending, together with the Government’s policies on the use of those measure...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 15:02
Protecting the future of peer-to-peer lending
Draft legislation clarifies that no business borrowing through a peer-to-peer platform needs to be regulated as a ‘deposit taker’ unless that is their core business...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 14:42
Assembly wants body worn cameras for all taser-equipped officers
Tasers should never be used in an unwitnessed and unaccountable way...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 13:46
UK establishes new money laundering watchdog
A new watchdog has been created to further tighten the UK’s defences against money laundering and terrorist financing...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 13:44
Update on the future of DWP jobcentres
DWP confirms that some smaller jobcentres will merge with larger ones, and others will be co-located within local government premises...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 13:42