Andy McDonald responds to Public Accounts Committee report on Great Western upgrade
Andy McDonald MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to Public Accounts Committee Report on Great Western upgrade failings, said: “The Tories talk up their investment into Britain's railways..."
Friday, 3 March 2017 00:01
28-day pre-charge bail limit comes into force
The Government today brings an end to the injustice of people being left to languish on very lengthy periods of pre-charge bail, by introducing a limit of 28 days...
Friday, 3 March 2017 00:01
Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order approved by Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament today agreed that the Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 [draft] be approved...
Thursday, 2 March 2017 23:32
Angela Rayner comments on reports the Government is set to accept Labour amendments on Children & Social Work Bill
Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, commenting on reports that the Government is set to accept Labour amendments on the Children and Social Work Bill, said...
Thursday, 2 March 2017 16:11
Written statement on Policing
Brandon Lewis (Home Office): I want to update the House on work by the police to improve transparency on how they use force and on their use of conductive energy devices, commonly known as TASER...
Thursday, 2 March 2017 13:57
Written statement on Qualifications in modern languages with smaller cohorts, and Biblical Hebrew
Nick Gibb (Minister for Schools): The government is tomorrow publishing subject content for AS and A levels in a range of languages with smaller cohorts...
Thursday, 2 March 2017 12:44
Committee publishes Ministers’ answers on tackling modern slavery
Minister admits that there were only 113 convictions for modern slavery offences last year...
Thursday, 2 March 2017 12:27
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Peru
Ms Kate Harrisson has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Peru...
Thursday, 2 March 2017 12:24
John McDonnell MP pre-Budget speech
John McDonnell MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, speaking at the South Bank Centre ahead of next week’s Budget, said...
Thursday, 2 March 2017 11:31
Conservative Ministers are out of ideas and have no long-term plan to fix the cost of housing crisis - Healey
John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, responding to new figures released today showing that home-ownership has fallen to the lowest rate in 30 years, said...
Thursday, 2 March 2017 10:57