Urgent Question on HMP Birmingham - extract and exchange in full
Edward Vaizey (Wantage) (Con)...The great opportunity in our prisons is to work with prisoners and to use, for example, culture and sport to give them opportunities....
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 21:56
Tinkering won't change the fact that rail franchising has failed - McDonald
Andy McDonald, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to reports that Theresa May is planning a review of UK rail franchising...
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 21:55
Urgent Question on HMP Birmingham - Commons Hansard in full
Richard Burgon (Leeds East) (Lab): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on his Government’s plans for HMP Birmingham...
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 19:30
Primary school standards continue to rise
New statistics show that sponsored academies are helping drive up standards in primary schools...
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 19:26
New UK aid package to meet immediate needs of Palestinians through UN Relief and Works Agency
The UK will step up its support to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to help ensure vulnerable Palestinians are able to continue accessing vital healthcare and education services...
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 19:24
Public consultation marks next stage in development of UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre
A public exhibition and consultation of the latest designs for the new UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre has been launched today...
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 17:29
Minister answer questions in the Commons on HMP Birmingham
Rory Stewart MP, The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Penrith and The Border, Conservative), today replied to an Urgent Question by Labour's Rochard Burgon on HMP Birmingham...
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 17:22
Barclays launches major Midlands trade centre to boost UK exports
Following the launch of the government’s Export Strategy, Barclays has launched a new trade centre, providing export support to 1,000 UK businesses...
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 16:41
Phone line for farm payment information in Aberdeenshire down for almost a month
A north-east MSP has appealed to the Rural Economy Secretary after it emerged a phone line to help farmers navigate government payments has been down for almost a month...
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 15:41
Written statement on Social Housing Green Paper - Sep 4
James Brokenshire (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government): On 14 August, my Department published our Social Housing Green Paper ‘A new deal for social housing’...
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 15:34