Report stage (Lords) (day 3) of the Higher Education and Research Bill - March 13
Lord Sharkey (LD): My Lords, Islamic law forbids interest-bearing loans and that prohibition can be a barrier to Muslim students going on to attend our universities...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:37
Oral answer (Lords) on Council Housing - March 13
Lord Kennedy of Southwark asked the Government what is their assessment of the role of council housing in addressing the issues raised in the White Paper Fixing our broken housing market...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:36
Extract from Budget debate (Commons) - March 13
Maggie Throup (Erewash) (Con):...After my first year of trading, I was quite surprised to see just how little national insurance I was paying...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:13
Extracts from Defence Questions 0 March 13
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con): What international operations the Royal Navy is conducting in support of UK economic interests and the Global Britain campaign...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:09
Extracts from Parliamentary Proceedings - March 13
Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD): My Lords, the United Kingdom currently enjoys free trade agreements with 32 out of the 52 Commonwealth countries by virtue of our membership of the European Union customs union...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:07
Extract from Budget debate (Commons) - March 13
Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):...I have spoken to the CBI, particularly in Wales...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:07
Extracts from Parliamentary Proceedings - March 13
Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD):My Lords, the United Kingdom currently enjoys free trade agreements with 32 out of the 52 Commonwealth countries by virtue of our membership of the European Union customs union...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 07:49
Extracts from Parliamentary Proceedings - March 13
Lord Harris of Haringey asked the Government what plans they have to increase the physical and human resources available to Border Force, Her Majesty’s Coastguard, the National Crime Agency...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 07:48
Early sight of oral questions to the Attorney General - Mar 16
Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the requirement for legislative consent motions for the proposed Great Repeal Bill...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 07:12
Government has yet to set out a plan for achieving its commitments on equality, say MPs
The Government must publish a plan on how it intends to achieve gender equality, a new report from the Women and Equalities Committee says today...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017 00:01