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Mayor and Commissioner set out new plans to tackle violence and burglary

The Mayor of London and the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police have today set out plans to spend £85 million of new City Hall funding to tackle violent crime and burglary in the capital...

Thursday, 24 January 2019 10:27

Antimicrobial resistance: UK launches 5-year action plan and 20-year vision

The plans outline the UK's contribution to containing and controlling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in health, animals, the environment and the food chain...

Thursday, 24 January 2019 10:02

Secondary school performance tables are inherently flawed says ASCL

Commenting on the publication today of the secondary school performance tables, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Thursday, 24 January 2019 10:00

Universities lack of transparency on clinical trials ‘deeply disappointing’

The Chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee, Norman Lamb MP, has written to over forty UK universities to ensure they are complying with clinical trials transparency requirements...

Thursday, 24 January 2019 08:58

UK to lead charge in emerging maritime technology

Maritime 2050 strategy outlines proposals to keep the maritime industry in the UK flourishing....

Thursday, 24 January 2019 08:02

Question for Short Debate (Lords) on Brexit: Foreign Language Teaching and Public Service Interpreting - Jan 23

Baroness Coussins asked the Government how immigration policy post-Brexit will take account of the recruitment of European Union and other foreign nationals to jobs in teaching modern foreign languages and public service interpreting...

Thursday, 24 January 2019 07:57

Committee stage (Lords) (day 2) of the Trade Bill - Jan 23

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab): My Lords, Amendment 16 in my name deals with state aid and whether it will continue under any new arrangements brought forward by the Government...

Thursday, 24 January 2019 07:54

Urgent Question (Commons) and statement (Lords) on Courts IT System - Jan 23

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab)(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the failure of the central courts IT system...

Thursday, 24 January 2019 07:50

Oral answer (Lords) on Railways: Reliability - Jan 23

Lord Teverson (LD) asked the Government what steps they are taking to improve rail service reliability in 2019...

Thursday, 24 January 2019 07:49

End of day adjournment debate on Fire Safety and Cladding - Jan 23

Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North) (Lab/Co-op): I am grateful for the opportunity to raise the issue of fire safety, which is of great concern to many people in my constituency and throughout the country...

Thursday, 24 January 2019 07:44