MPs consult public on draft select committee recommendations in parliamentary first
For the first time, a House of Commons Select Committee is consulting the public on its draft recommendations to the Government before publishing its final report...
Friday, 3 August 2018 00:01
Round-up of Members Lobby contact changes
Appointments/contact changes since June 14...
Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:54
Community groups provided with additional funding to tackle knife crime
Today Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability Victoria Atkins confirmed that 67 charities across England and Wales will be provided extra funding...
Thursday, 2 August 2018 14:32
Water for Gaza: EU switches on the biggest solar energy field in the Gaza strip to fuel projects providing drinking water to people in dire needs
This week, the EU has completed the biggest photovoltaic solar field in Gaza. It will provide 0.5 Megawatts of electricity per day to fuel the Southern Gaza Desalination Plant...
Thursday, 2 August 2018 14:29
Closing the gender pay gap – businesses must drive change, say MPs
The UK has one of the highest gender pay gaps in Europe and pay reporting can only be the first step in closing it, says the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee...
Thursday, 2 August 2018 00:01
Gove gives the green light to environmental farming project
The Environment Secretary has today announced that the Payment by Results (PBR) project will be the first agri-environment scheme directly funded by the UK...
Thursday, 2 August 2018 00:01
UK Armed Forces on high alert for hurricane season
The UK’s Overseas Territories will have unwavering military support throughout the 2018 hurricane season, a Defence minister has confirmed...
Wednesday, 1 August 2018 22:38
UN officials call for children’s rights to be respected in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel
Children’s rights continue to be violated in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, according to three leading UN officials in the region...
Wednesday, 1 August 2018 17:11
Environment Agency announces support for farmers during dry weather
Following the driest June since 1925 and a dry July, farmers have reported water supply concerns which could affect the irrigation of crops and welfare of livestock...
Wednesday, 1 August 2018 14:32
Research reveals UK's most 'electric car friendly' towns and cities
Poole, in Dorset, is the most electric car-friendly town in the UK, while London, not surprisingly, is the least friendly, according to research into home car charging...
Wednesday, 1 August 2018 13:48