Extract from PMQs: Air Quality - Feb 21
Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab): On Monday, children and parents at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Chiswick told me of their concerns about air pollution affecting children’s health...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 14:49
BEIS Committee announce evidence session on GKN takeover – Tuesday 6 March
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has announced it will hold an evidence session on the morning of Tuesday 6 March on the proposed takeover of GKN by Melrose...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 14:39
Liam Fox highlights success of British manufacturing
Speech delivered by the Secretary of State for International Trade to delegates from the manufacturing industry at the EEF National Manufacturing Conference...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 13:57
Written statement on Public Service Pension Indexation and Revaluation 2018
Elizabeth Truss (Chief Secretary to the Treasury): Legislation governing public service pensions requires them to be increased annually by the same percentage as additional pensions...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 13:55
MEPs approve first EU programme dedicated to the defence industry
The new European Defence Industrial Development Programme, with a budget of 500 million euros for 2019-2020, was approved by the Industry and Research Committee on Wednesday...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 13:54
Anna Turley demands apology from PM on police cuts and rising crime
At Prime Minister’s Questions today (21st February 2018) Labour MP for Redcar Anna Turley confronted Theresa May on policing cuts which have seen crime on Teesside skyrocket....
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 13:33
Universities UK: Universities doing everything they can to protect students
Universities across the UK are making every effort to minimise the disruption to students from planned strike action by some University and College Union (UCU) members at 64 universities over pensions reform...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 12:25
Government response to today’s air quality judgment handed down by the High Court
A Government spokesperson said: “We are pleased that the judge dismissed two of the three complaints...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 11:57
Business Secretary calls for new tech revolution in agriculture
Business Secretary Greg Clark announces £90 million for agri-tech in a keynote speech to the National Farmers’ Union Conference...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 11:21
The rise in unemployment is further evidence of the Tories’ economic failure - Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on today’s Labour Market Statistics, said...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018 10:24