BCC: Inflation remains a risk to UK’s growth prospects this year
Commenting on the inflation statistics for June 2017, published today by the Office for National Statistics, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 09:59
ASH Welcomes New Tobacco Control Plan for England: Funding needed for it to succeed
Action on Smoking and Health has welcomed the Government’s new Tobacco Control Plan for England, “Towards a Smokefree Generation”, published today...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 09:58
Towards a smoke-free generation: tobacco control plan for England
Outlining plans to reduce smoking in England, with the aim of creating a smoke-free generation...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 09:55
Home Secretary takes further action to tackle knife crime
The Home Secretary has today (18 July) announced plans to consult on new offences to toughen up knife crime laws...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 09:43
Lords debate on Brexit: UK-EU Movement of People (EUC Report) - July 17
Baroness Prashar (CB): My Lords, this report was published in March of this year when I was the chair of the European Union Sub-Committee on Home Affairs..
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 07:55
Oral answer (Lords) on Mental Health Services: Children and Adolescents - July 17
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon asked the Government when they intend to bring forward proposals to reform Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services as outlined in their 2017 manifesto...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 07:53
Oral answer (Lords) on Children in Need - July 17
Lord Farmer asked the Government what steps they are taking to ensure that local authorities put an action plan in place for all children in need that will improve their family relationships and resolve other difficulties sufficiently for them to be stepped down from that status...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 07:51
End of day adjournment debate on Acid Attacks - July 17
Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab): Thank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing this, as it turns out, extremely timely debate to discuss our response to the rapid rise in the number of acid attacks...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 07:49
Urgent question (Commons) on Saudi Arabia: Anticipated Executions - July 17
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD): (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on what steps are being taken to intervene in the anticipated execution of 14 people in Saudi Arabia...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 07:43
Commons statement on HS2 Update - July 17
The Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling):...Today marks a major milestone in the Government’s plans to deliver High Speed 2. High Speed 2 will deliver economic growth across the United Kingdom. It will provide the rail network with the capacity we need for the next century, faster journeys and better connections between cities across the UK...
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 07:39