Lords debate on Businesses and SMEs - July 6
Lord Leigh of Hurley moved that this House takes note of the role that businesses, including SMEs, play in creating and spreading wealth, improving life chances, and contributing to the communities in which they operate...
Friday, 7 July 2017 08:36
Oral answer (Lords) on Vulnerable Children - July 6
Baroness Eaton asked the Government, in the light of the Children’s Commissioner’s Report on Vulnerability, published on 4 July, which estimates that 670,000 children in England are growing up in high risk families, what further action they are taking to support families...
Friday, 7 July 2017 08:35
Commons debate on Exiting the European Union and Global Trade - July 6
The Commons debated the subject of Exiting the European Union and Global Trade. No vote was taken at the conclusion of the debate...
Friday, 7 July 2017 08:29
Urgent question (Commons) on Jobcentre Plus: Closures - July 6
Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West) (Lab): (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to make a statement on his plans to close Jobcentre Plus offices, and the impact on local communities and Department for Work and Pensions jobs...
Friday, 7 July 2017 08:27
Urgent question (Commons) and Statement (Lords) on Adult Social Care Funding - July 6
Barbara Keeley: (Urgent Question): To ask the Minister to respond to the Care Quality Commission report on the state of adult social care and on issues of funding social care...
Friday, 7 July 2017 08:24
Oral Answers to Questions: International Trade - July 6
James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) (Con): What recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in other Commonwealth countries on the future of trade and investment between the UK and those countries.
Friday, 7 July 2017 08:21
Extract from Business Questions - July 6
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab): The “Companies & Markets” section of the Financial Times carried an article this Monday on how investment in the car industry has slumped amid Brexit concerns...
Friday, 7 July 2017 08:19
Extract from Women and Equalities questions - July 6
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab): Yesterday, in response to the Westminster Hall debate, the Minister made the well-intentioned but ill-judged suggestion...
Friday, 7 July 2017 08:14
Extracts from Parliamentary proceedings - July 6
Baroness McGregor-Smith (Con):...I came to the UK when I was two from Allahabad in northern India...
Friday, 7 July 2017 08:10
Extract from Lords debate on Businesses and SMEs - July 6
Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab): ...The Gig economy is a worry...
Friday, 7 July 2017 08:10