Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Yemen
Michael Aron has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Yemen in succession to Simon Shercliff, who has been appointed Director of National Security...
Friday, 23 February 2018 17:17
Commonwealth MPs Come Together in London for the Inaugural Forum Ahead of UK-Hosted Heads of Government Meeting
Over 80 parliamentarians from 25 Commonwealth countries will attend the first Commonwealth Parliamentarians’ Forum in London next week...
Friday, 23 February 2018 16:12
Tom Brake MP secures meeting between Pakistani High Commission and Ahmadiyya representatives
Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake secured a commitment from the Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner that he will meet representatives of the Ahmadiyya Community...
Friday, 23 February 2018 13:52
Written statement on Council of Europe Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions – Justice and Home Affairs opt-in decision on EU approval
Tracey Crouch (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport): The Council of Europe's Convention on the Manipulations of Sports Competitions seeks to combat the threat of match-fixing and protect the integrity of sport...
Friday, 23 February 2018 13:50
Education ministers from across the Commonwealth meet in Fiji
Minister for School Standards Nick Gibb speaks at the Conference for Commonwealth Education Ministers...
Friday, 23 February 2018 11:45
Government commits £1.8 million to fund innovation in aviation security
New technology could bolster airport security and speed up passenger screening...
Friday, 23 February 2018 11:14
BEIS Committee releases written evidence ahead of first public evidence session on electric vehicles inquiry
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has today published written evidence for its inquiry into electric vehicles...
Friday, 23 February 2018 10:18
Lords statement on Air Quality - Feb 22
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) (Con): My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat as a Statement an Answer given to an Urgent Question in the other place by my honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment on the air quality plan..
Friday, 23 February 2018 08:42
Committee stage (Lords) (day 1) of the Nuclear Safeguards Bill - Feb 22
Baroness Featherstone (LD): My Lords, I am sure that the Minister, in listening to the Second Reading debate in this House, could not have failed to get the message that leaving Euratom, necessitating the re-creation of its safeguarding capabilities and duties in another body set up to mimic it exactly, is an absurdity and a folly...
Friday, 23 February 2018 08:40
Oral answer (Lords) on Prisons - Feb 22
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked the Government what is their vision for the long-term future of the prison system...
Friday, 23 February 2018 08:35