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Remaining stages (Commons) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill - May 1

The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill completed all its stages in the Commons, and now will return to the Lords for their considertion of Commons amendments...

Wednesday, 2 May 2018 07:09

Extract from Lords motion to approve the Enterprise Act 2002 (Share of Supply Test) (Amendment) Order 2018 - May 1

Baroness Burt of Solihull (LD):...While the Government are not doing it at present, we need to be wary of significantly expanding the national security grounds for intervention...

Wednesday, 2 May 2018 07:06

Modern slavery: Co-ordinated action critical to helping victims says PAC

Government still lacks data and systems to properly understand the crime, its victims and perpetrators...

Wednesday, 2 May 2018 00:01

Motorists have spent over £181m replacing lost car keys says RAC research

Sixteen million drivers admit to regularly mislaying their car keys, 10 million confess to locking them in their car and almost two million have lost them for good...

Wednesday, 2 May 2018 00:01

LGA responds to PAC modern slavery report

Responding to a report by the Public Accounts Committee on modern slavery, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board, Cllr Simon Blackburn, said..

Wednesday, 2 May 2018 00:01

86,000 young people in the UK are homeless or at risk as councils struggle to meet demand says Centrepoint research

At least 86,000 young people across the UK are estimated to have sought help from local authorities in 2016-2017 because they were homeless or at risk of homelessness, according to new research by the youth homelessness charity Centrepoint...

Wednesday, 2 May 2018 00:01

Combating ‘scourge’ of sexual abuse allegations remains ‘key’ UN priority, as 54 new allegations emerge

More than 50 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving personnel serving with the United Nations and its partners in the field were received in the first three months of this year, the global organization said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 1 May 2018 23:14

Improving Infrastructure Delivery - speech by Exchequer Secretary Robert Jenrick

"Infrastructure is essential as we begin to tackle our age old productivity challenge and prepare the wider economy for the future", says Robert Jenrick MP...

Tuesday, 1 May 2018 16:37

Westminster Hall debate on Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport - May 1

Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate) (Lab): I beg to move, that this House has considered the safeguarding of children and young people in sport...

Tuesday, 1 May 2018 16:31

Ten minute rule motion on Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences Etc.) - May 1

Mr Alister Jack (Dumfries and Galloway) (Con): I beg to move, that leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the surrender, production or other delivery up of driving licences..

Tuesday, 1 May 2018 16:28