Is the government paying attention to the needs of rural areas? Lords to ask local councils and Local Enterprise Partnerships
Over two evidence sessions on Tuesday 23rd October, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy will question witnesses from local government and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) on their role in the rural economy...
Friday, 19 October 2018 15:49
Concerns over DWP's "disingenuous" Universal Credit ad raised by Committee chairman
Committee Chair Rt Hon Frank Field MP has written to Universal Credit Programme Director Neil Couling...
Friday, 19 October 2018 14:33
What will a “no-deal” Brexit mean for the UK’s energy market? Lords to ask BEIS Minister
The House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee will scrutinise BEIS’s preparations for a ‘no deal’ Brexit in relation to energy and climate change on Tuesday 23rd October...
Friday, 19 October 2018 14:32
How can the Criminal Justice System be equipped with robust, accurate and transparent forensic science? Lords Science and Technology Committee to hear evidence
On Tuesday 23nd October the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee will ask experts what would make the greatest impact in improving the quality of forensic science...
Friday, 19 October 2018 14:10
Funding to support creation of 1,200 additional apprenticeships in Greater Manchester
Friday, 19 October 2018 13:50
Tree Champion: we must preserve our urban trees
The government’s Tree Champion, Sir William Worsley, has called for stronger protections for England’s street trees with the launch of an ‘Urban Tree Manual’...
Friday, 19 October 2018 13:46
Aberdeen to host Summer 2019 Energy Export Conference
Minister of State for International Trade, Baroness Fairhead, today meets prominent figures in the Scottish oil and gas industry in Aberdeen...
Friday, 19 October 2018 13:44
Home Office reopens fund to help communities tackle hate crime
The Hate Crime Community Projects Fund has been launched for the third year so organisations in England and Wales could secure up to £75,000 to tackle hate crime...
Friday, 19 October 2018 13:43
Read-out of the Prime Minister’s meeting with Premier Li of China
Prime Minister Theresa May today held a bilateral meeting with Premier Li of China at the Asem summit in Brussels...
Friday, 19 October 2018 13:06
Read-out of the Prime Minister’s meeting with President Moon of South Korea
Prime Minister Theresa May today held a bilateral meeting with President Moon of South Korea at the Asem summit in Brussels...
Friday, 19 October 2018 12:49