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DCMS publishes update to the 5G Strategy for the UK

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has published a document summarising the progress made by the government to deliver against the goals outlined in the 5G Strategy...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 09:41

UKIP: Compulsory Sex and Relationship Education in Schools is Wrong

The government’s plans to introduce Sex and Relationships Education to all children including at primary schools is 'absolutely wrong' say UKIP...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 09:08

Committee stage (Commons) (day 1) of the Finance (No. 2) Bill - Dec 18

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mel Stride): The Finance Bill makes changes to the bank levy, in particular restricting its scope to UK activities...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 08:09

Statement (Commons and Lords) on Grenfell Tower and Building Safety - Dec 18

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid made a statement updating MPs on the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire and building safety...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 08:05

Oral answers to questions (Commons): Work and Pensions - Dec 18

Work and Pensions Ministers were taking questions in the Commons...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 08:03

Oral answer (Lords) on Children: Mental Health Assessments - Dec 18

Baroness Tyler of Enfield asked the Government, further to the remarks by Lord Nash on 23 November 2016 (HL Deb, col 1947), what progress they have made with testing new approaches to mental health assessments for looked-after children which were due to commence in April or May this year...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 07:57

Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Enslavement of Black Africans (Libya) - Dec 18

The Minister for the Middle East (Alistair Burt):...The UK is committed to addressing illegal migration across the Mediterranean...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 07:54

Extracts from Lords proceedings - Dec 18

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) (Con):...As I and other noble Lords have mentioned, this whole area needs to be dealt with in collaboration internationally...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 07:53

Lords debate on Brexit: Trade in Non-financial Services (EUC Report) - Dec 18

Baroness Noakes (Con):...If we look at wider forces at work, one thing we can be sure about is that doing business in the UK, Europe and globally will change...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 07:46

Extracts from Parliamentary Proceedings - Dec 18

The Prime Minister (Mrs Theresa May):...Before turning to the progress on our negotiations to leave the European Union...

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 07:40