Extract from Lords debate on Sri Lanka - Oct 12
Lord Naseby (Con):...I hope and pray that, as a result of this debate, the UK will recognise the truth that no one in the Sri Lankan Government ever wanted to kill Tamil civilians...
Friday, 13 October 2017 07:53
Extracts from Lords debate on the "Future of Work" - Oct 12
Lord Patten (Con):...I am much more concerned about the impact of this stuff on what Matthew Taylor—I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Knight of Weymouth, about this—calls “good work” than about some new banking crisis...
Friday, 13 October 2017 07:44
Oral answer (Lords) on Railways: Capacity - Oct 12
Lord Berkeley asked the Government whether they intend to bring forward proposals to create extra capacity on the railways, as outlined in their 2017 manifesto; and if so, when..
Friday, 13 October 2017 07:40
Oral answer (Lords) on Nuclear Energy: Small Modular Reactor - Oct 12
Viscount Hanworth asked the Government when they intend to report on the progress of the competition to design a Small Modular Reactor for the United Kingdom...
Friday, 13 October 2017 07:38
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Amendments to be moved in Committee - Oct 13
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Amendments to be moved in Committee - Oct 13...
Friday, 13 October 2017 07:36
Space Industry Bill: Marshalled list of amendments to be moved in committee as at Oct 13
Space Industry Bill: Marshalled list of amendments to be moved in committee as at Oct 13...
Friday, 13 October 2017 07:35
600,000 more people facing rent shortfalls shows why Government must end the benefits freeze and uprate Local Housing Allowance - JRF
Today’s IFS report, The cost of housing for low-income renters, highlights how 600,000 people in the private rented sector...
Friday, 13 October 2017 00:01
These new figures are yet another indictment of the Government’s failing housing policy - Healey
John Healey MP, Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, responding to IFS figures showing low-income households are increasingly exposed to rent increases, said...
Friday, 13 October 2017 00:01
Veterans’ charities reminded to prioritise safeguarding
The charity regulator is writing to recently registered veterans’ charities, reminding them to ensure they are safeguarding people in their care...
Thursday, 12 October 2017 23:10
Justice Committee launches inquiry into transforming rehabilitation
Justice Committee launches an inquiry into the Government’s Transforming Rehabilitation Programme. The inquiry will focus on how current Government measures...
Thursday, 12 October 2017 19:33