High speed broadband to become a legal right
Universal Service Obligation will deliver high speed broadband across the UK...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 09:55
Government pledges to secure the future of the Post Office
£370m funding will help to extend opening hours, cut queue times and protect rural branches...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 09:53
Detainees in Gwent police custody suites treated with respect in good conditions - Criminal Justice Inspectorates find
Most detainees in Gwent police custody suites were treated with respect and consideration, and were held safely in good conditions, independent criminal justice inspectorates found in a joint report published today...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 09:44
Biometrics Strategy: S&T Chair writes to Government to demand clarity on police use of facial recognition and publication date
The Chair of the Commons Science and Technology Committee, Norman Lamb MP, has written to Baroness Williams of Trafford, Minister of State for Countering Extremism...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 09:26
Oral answer (Lords) on Homelessness: Temporary Accommodation - Dec 19
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked the Government what action they plan to take to address increasing homelessness and demand for temporary accommodation..
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 08:37
Conclusion of committee stage of the whole House for the Finance (No. 2) Bill - Dec 19
Dawn Butler (Brent Central) (Lab): This new clause requires the Office for Budget Responsibility to carry out a review of the effects of the provisions of the Bill on equality in relation to households with different levels of income, people with protected characteristics, the Treasury’s public sector equality duty and on a regional basis...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 08:34
Ten minute rule motion n Emergency Response Drivers (Protections) - Dec 19
Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk) (Con) is looking to introduce a bill via the "Ten minute Rule procedure" to provide protection for drivers of emergency vehicles responding to emergencies from civil liability and criminal prosecution in specified circumstances...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 08:31
Extract from Commons proceedings - Dec 19
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):...This country is too closed. It is a country where too often people’s life chances are defined by where they are born and who they are born to...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 08:21
Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Sector Deal for Steel - Dec 19
Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):...Some of the companies are in my constituency...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 08:15
Extracts from Lords statement on the Local Government Finance Settlement - Dec 19
Lord Beecham (Lab):...First, how far have the Government got in developing a system for equalising—or, at any rate, balancing—the distribution of business rates...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 08:14