REA: More government subsidies to fossils whilst renewables remain blocked to market
The provisional results of the T-1 Capacity Market Auction, released today by National Grid, show that the overwhelming majority of back-up power generation capacity secured is from fossil sources...
Friday, 2 February 2018 10:56
NEU: Government jeopardising fire safety in schools
The National Education Union and the Fire Brigades Union have today written to the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds, about the schools being rebuilt without fire sprinklers...
Friday, 2 February 2018 08:52
NEU calls for a significant increase in teacher pay
The National Education Union is calling for a significant pay increase for teachers to help address the growing crisis in teacher recruitment and retention, pay teachers fairly and help deliver the best possible education for pupils...
Friday, 2 February 2018 08:50
Extract from Exiting the EU oral questions: Customs Union: Free Trade Agreements - Feb 1
Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con): As my hon. Friend will know well, in Harrow, we have a thriving Indian diaspora...
Friday, 2 February 2018 07:50
Extract from the Public Bill committee sitting for the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill - Feb 1
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab): My apologies, Mr Stringer, for getting things in the wrong order...
Friday, 2 February 2018 07:48
Extract from Urgent Question (Commons) on Capita - Feb 1 (full version sent yesterday)
Sir Vince Cable (Twickenham) (LD): Yesterday, the chief executive of Capita said that his organisation was “far too complex”...
Friday, 2 February 2018 07:45
Extract from Lords motion to approve the Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2018 - Feb 1
Lord Paddick (LD):...Noble Lords may wonder what this has to do with the regulations before the House today...
Friday, 2 February 2018 07:30
Extract from General Question Time in the Scottish Parliament: Wind Farms (Community Benefit) - Feb 1
Richard Lochhead (Moray) (SNP) asked the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to ensure that wind farm companies deliver adequate levels of community benefit to provide income streams for local communities..
Friday, 2 February 2018 07:09
Scottish Parliament debate on World Cancer Day - Feb 1
Tom Mason (North East Scotland) (Con): I thank Richard Lochhead for lodging his motion to discuss something that, despite great work by healthcare professionals and the third sector, affects too many people across Scotland...
Friday, 2 February 2018 07:06
Extract from Scottish Parliament debate on ScotRail Services (Mid Scotland and Fife) - Feb 1
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) asked the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with ScotRail regarding train punctuality and stop-skipping in the Mid Scotland and Fife region
Friday, 2 February 2018 07:04