LGA: Fire service funding needs to address increased "elderly risk" factor
Funding for fire and rescue services needs to address greater risks posed by the rising ageing population...
Friday, 27 October 2017 00:01
Treasury Committee publishes Report on EU insurance regulation
The Treasury Committee has today published its Report on the Solvency II Directive - a harmonised EU-wide insurance regulatory scheme...
Friday, 27 October 2017 00:01
Modern slavery victims to receive longer period of support
Measures designed to radically improve the identification and support for victims of human trafficking and modern slavery have been announced...
Thursday, 26 October 2017 20:19
New stats reveal veterans’ contribution to society, as Ministerial Board steps up support to Armed Forces
New figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed the contribution veterans make to the economy and society...
Thursday, 26 October 2017 20:16
National Education Union comment on accounts for academy schools in England
Commenting on the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report into the consolidated annual report and accounts for academy schools in England, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:38
Oral answer (Lords) on Housebuilding - Oct 26
Lord Greaves asked the Government, in the light of the comments by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 22 October about investment in housing, whether they intend to finance an increase in house building by councils and housing associations through increased borrowing; and if so, how many additional houses they intend should be built within the next five years...
Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:36
Oral answer (Lords) on Police: Funding - Oct 26
Lord Harris of Haringey asked the Government what assessment they have made of the sustainability of the current level of funding available for police forces in England and Wales...
Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:33
Urgent question (Commons) on Leaving the EU: Parliamentary Vote - Oct 26
Keir Starmer (Holborn and St Pancras) (Lab): (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union if he will make a statement on the Government’s policy of a meaningful vote in Parliament to agree the final withdrawal agreement with the European Union.
Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:32
Oral answers to questions: Church Commissioners - Oct 26
The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Dame Caroline Spelman) was answering questions on behalf of the Church Commissioners...
Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:29
Oral answers to questions: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Oct 26
DEFRA ministers were taking questions in the Commons today...
Thursday, 26 October 2017 16:27