Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee transcript: Scrutiny of the draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill inquiry - Feb 6
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and the Environmental Audit Committee launch a joint call for written evidence for pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill...
Monday, 11 February 2019 13:42
Natural England: Newly protected sites safeguard fabulous fungi
Some of the country’s rarest and most threatened fungi will be better protected after Natural England announced the notification of two Sites of Special Scientific Interest...
Monday, 11 February 2019 11:54
Govt immigration white paper - an enormous red tape threat to UK businesses
Responding to a report by Global Future which shows the deep costs to our economy of the Government's immigration white paper, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Ed Davey said...
Monday, 11 February 2019 10:12
FAWC opinion on the welfare of cattle kept for beef production
This opinion reviews the welfare of cattle kept for beef production, from rearing to finishing, in a range of production systems...
Monday, 11 February 2019 09:20
Minister calls to dispel girls’ misconceptions of STEM subjects
School Standards Minister Nick Gibb has called on teachers, parents and society in general to challenge and dispel misconceptions some girls have about Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects...
Monday, 11 February 2019 09:18
Mayor announces knife crime offenders will be ‘tagged’
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced knife crime offenders will be subject to GPS tagging upon release from prison...
Monday, 11 February 2019 00:01
Nearly half of UK train passengers call for train operators to be transparent about what fuel powers their trains, says study
A study undertaken by pan-European train comparison and booking platform, Loco2, has revealed that 43 percent of people in the UK who regularly travel by train would like to know how each train is being powered, to enable them to make a more environmentally-conscious decision that could reduce their carbon footprint...
Monday, 11 February 2019 00:01
No respite for “victims of a sanctions regime at times so counter-productive it just seems pointlessly cruel” in Government’s response
The Work and Pensions Select Committee is today publishing the Government’s response to the report of its Benefit sanctions inquiry...
Monday, 11 February 2019 00:01
Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill - second reading in the House of Commons
Extract the second reading debate in the House of Commons...
Saturday, 9 February 2019 19:09
Written ministerial statement on rough sleeping
This Government are determined to get to the root of the problem, unique to every local authority, and tackle the complex range of reasons why people sleep rough, helping to prevent it from happening in the first place...
Saturday, 9 February 2019 19:07