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Government to consult on ban on 10-year-old tyres to boost road safety

Government to consult on options on banning older tyres...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 14:26

Almost half a million new keys exchanged with Help to Buy

Almost half a million completions have taken place since 2013 using one or more of the government’s Help to Buy schemes, new figures out today (26 February 2019) show...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 14:24

Jeremy Corbyn responding to the Prime Minister's Brexit statement

Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Labour Party, speaking in the House of Commons, said...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 13:17

Prime Minister's statement to the Commons on Brexit

With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the Government’s work to secure a Withdrawal Agreement that can command the support of this House...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 13:15

New ambassadors to champion green action

Leading environmentalists have today pledged to champion and promote the Year of Green Action...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 12:27

HMICFRS: The police response to victims of domestic abuse continues to improve

HMICFRS’s fourth report on the police response to domestic abuse found continued improvement in how the police identify, respond to and support victims of domestic abuse...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 12:01

UK doesn't have the right pallets for exporting to the EU - Sue Hayman comment

Sue Hayman MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, commenting on reports that the UK doesn't have the right pallets for exporting to the EU in a no-deal scenario, said...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 11:50

Police forces must be representative of communities they serve – Diane Abbott

Diane Abbott MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, speaking about the lack of BAME representation within police forces twenty years after the Macpherson Report, said...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 11:26

Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Natural England

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and the Environmental Audit Committee will be jointly conducting the pre-appointment hearing for the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of Natural England...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 09:44

Commons debate on the Macpherson Report: 20th Anniversary - Feb 25

Alex Norris (Nottingham North) (Lab/Co-op): I beg to move, that this House notes the twentieth anniversary of the publication of the Macpherson Report on the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry on 24 February 2019; and calls on the Government and all in public life to renew their commitment to fulfilling the recommendations of the Macpherson Report...

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 08:41