Dangerous Government cuts to police and fire services leave Mayor no choice but to propose 27p per week council tax increase
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced proposals to increase his share of council tax from April 2018 by an average of 27p a week...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 09:09
Oral answer (Lords) on Syria - Dec 20
Baroness Cox asked the Government what is their assessment of the current situation in Syria...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 07:57
Oral answer (Lords) on Carbon Capture and Storage - Dec 20
Lord Oxburgh asked the Government when and how they intend to respond to the September 2016 report of the Parliamentary Advisory Group on Carbon Capture and Storage...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 07:54
Committee stage proceedings (Commons) (day 8) on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Dec 20
Mr Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op): Under the peculiar vagaries of the Government’s programme motion, we have ended up with a peculiar day 8 in Committee...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 07:48
Extracts from committee stage proceedings (Commons) (day 8) on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Dec 20
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op): I may give way, because we have been talking about the USA, and some people have speculated about a trade deal with India...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 07:46
Petition presented to the Commons on Policing Orgreave
The petition of residents of the United Kingdom, Declares that the events of Orgreave Coking Plant in June 1984 and the aftermath, had a huge and lasting impact upon coal field communities...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 07:32
Extracts from Lords debate on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (Science and Technology Report) - Dec 20
The Earl of Selborne (Con): My Lords, any committee report which attempts to forecast the pace of technological change will inevitably look rather stupid in years to come...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 07:31
Extract from Lords debate on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (Science and Technology Report) - Dec 20
Lord Fox (LD):...For anybody who did not sit on the committee, it must be clear by now that this report was not prepared autonomously...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 07:23
Extract from Lords debate on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (Science and Technology Report) - Dec 20
Lord Cameron of Dillington (CB):...Turning back to automated cars, the advantages, particularly when combined with electric power, are enormous...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 07:18
Extracts from Parliamentary Proceedings - Dec 20
Lord Cameron of Dillington (CB):...Another non-road field for AVs is the high seas, as has been mentioned...
Thursday, 21 December 2017 07:12