Lords committee warns of "inappropriate powers" in first brexit bill
The House of Lords Constitution Committee has today warned that the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, the first Brexit Bill to be scrutinised by the House of Lords, contains inappropriately broad powers for ministers...
Friday, 17 November 2017 10:53
Statement by the Foreign Secretary after the Security Council vote on Syria Chemical Weapons
Speaking following the United Nations Security Council vote, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said...
Friday, 17 November 2017 09:14
Lords debate on Universal Credit - Nov 16
Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Lab): My Lords, I am sure that we all want—wanted—universal credit to succeed, so in opening this debate I first pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Freud, who has heroically sought to build UC...
Friday, 17 November 2017 07:45
Question for Short Debate (Lords) on Schools - Nov 16
Lord Bird asked the Government what new resources and strategies they will implement to ensure that every child has the opportunity to attend a good school and that all schools are fairly funded, as announced in the Queen’s Speech...
Friday, 17 November 2017 07:44
Commons Backbench Business Committee debate on Defence Aerospace Industrial Strategy - Nov 16
Ruth Smeeth (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab): I beg to move, that this House has considered defence aerospace industrial strategy...
Friday, 17 November 2017 07:38
Commons Backbench Business Committee debate on Universal Credit Roll-out - Nov 16
Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab): I beg to move, that this House notes the First Report of the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2017-19, Universal Credit: the six week wait, HC 336; and calls on the Government to reduce the standard initial wait for a first Universal Credit payment to one month...
Friday, 17 November 2017 07:35
Oral answers to questions (Commons): Attorney General - Nov 16
Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (Con): What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to improve the prosecution of terrorism offences...
Friday, 17 November 2017 07:32
Extract from Attorney General Questions: Terrorism Offences: Prosecution - Nov 16
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen) (Lab): It is vital that we maintain the advantages of our current prosecution toolbox when we leave the EU...
Friday, 17 November 2017 07:28
Extract from Lords debate on Universal Credit - Nov 16
Lord Morris of Handsworth (Lab):...Some problems—such as the six-week wait for benefit—were known about four years ago...
Friday, 17 November 2017 07:25
Extracts from Parliamentary proceedings - Nov 16
Lord Jordan (Lab):...I remember meeting Dr Manmohan Singh when he was the Finance Minister...
Friday, 17 November 2017 07:17